Impact of the radiation balance on snowmelt in a sparse deciduous birch forest

• Main Author: Turton, Rachael Heather
• Other Authors: Essery, Richard, Williams, Mathew, other
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Edinburgh 2017
• Subjects: radiation; sparse; forest; land surface model; snow; modelling; JULES; shaded gap; shortwave; longwave; snow melt; transmissivity; hemispherical photography; snow surveys; Arctic; surface processes; high latitude; canopy; birch; Global Change Research Institute; Abisko; Jules; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/29567

The representation of high-latitude surface processes and quantifying surface-climate feedbacks are some of the most serious shortcomings of present day Arctic land surface modelling. The energy balance of seasonally snow-covered sparse deciduous forests at high latitudes is poorly understood and in...