Evaluation of a new snow albedo scheme for the Greenland ice sheet in the Regional Atmospheric Climate Model (RACMO2)

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: C. T. van Dalum, W. J. van de Berg, S. Lhermitte, M. R. van den Broeke
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2020
• Subjects: geo; envir; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; Ice Sheet; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-3645-2020; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/14/3645/2020/tc-14-3645-2020.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/1ad69614e75d402e87ebfb0ab7784c43

Snow and ice albedo schemes in present-day climate models often lack a sophisticated radiation penetration scheme and do not explicitly include spectral albedo variations. In this study, we evaluate a new snow albedo scheme in the Regional Atmospheric Climate Model (RACMO2) for the Greenland ice she...