Trends and spatial variation in rain-on-snow events over the Arctic Ocean during the early melt season

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: T. Dou, C. Xiao, J. Liu, Q. Wang, S. Pan, J. Su, X. Yuan, M. Ding, F. Zhang, K. Xue, P. A. Bieniek, H. Eicken
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2021
• Subjects: geo; envir; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Merra; Pacific; albedo; Arctic Archipelago; Sea ice; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-883-2021; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/883/2021/tc-15-883-2021.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/b5010163c1f74ad8a5b21d20e46021cd

Rain-on-snow (ROS) events can accelerate the surface ablation of sea ice, thus greatly influencing the ice–albedo feedback. However, the variability of ROS events over the Arctic Ocean is poorly understood due to limited historical station data in this region. In this study early melt season ROS eve...