How much snow falls in the world's mountains? A first look at mountain snowfall estimates in A-train observations and reanalyses

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: A. S. Daloz, M. Mateling, T. L'Ecuyer, M. Kulie, N. B. Wood, M. Durand, M. Wrzesien, C. W. Stjern, A. P. Dimri
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2020
• Subjects: geo; info; Merra; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-3195-2020; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/14/3195/2020/tc-14-3195-2020.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/d9b146e751c841f49e3eefcb7a3cdefc

CloudSat estimates that 1773 km3 of snow falls, on average, each year over the world's mountains. This amounts to 5 % of the global snowfall accumulations. This study synthetizes mountain snowfall estimates over the four continents containing mountains (Eurasia, North America, South America and...