Understanding snow bedform formation by adding sintering to a cellular automata model

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: V. Sharma, L. Braud, M. Lehning
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2019
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Barchans; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-3239-2019; https://doaj.org/article/cceac27a6e11449a8fd1cd74ea683950

Cellular-automata-based modelling for simulating snow bedforms and snow deposition is introduced in this study. The well-known ReSCAL model, previously used for sand bedforms, is adapted for this purpose by implementing a simple sintering mechanism. The effect of sintering is first explored for soli...