Modelling the effects of shrub-tundra on snow and runoff

• Main Author: Bauduin-Ménard, Cécile
• Other Authors: Clark, Douglas, Essery, Richard, CLASSIC network, Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), IP3 network
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Edinburgh 2010
• Subjects: snow; shrub-tundra; Arctic; hydrometeorology; energy-balance; Abisko; Canada; Jules; Kalix; Yukon; albedo; Tundra
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/4756

Observational and modelling studies show that the warming of the Arctic is leading to shrub expansion. This shift in vegetation cover is expected to significantly alter the distribution of snow across the landscape and the interactions between the land surface and the atmosphere. Shrubs capture wind...