Simulation of seasonal snowfall over Colorado

被引:156
作者
Ikeda, Kyoko
Rasmussen, Roy
Liu, Changhai
Gochis, David
Yates, David
Chen, Fei
Tewari, Mukul
Barlage, Mike
Dudhia, Jimy
Miller, Kathy
Arsenault, Kristi [2 ]
Grubisic, Vanda [1 ]
Thompson, Greg
Guttman, Ethan
机构
[1] Univ Vienna, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
[2] George Mason Univ, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Snowfall; Seasonal; SNOTEL; Colorado; Headwaters; Rocky mountains; MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; IMPLEMENTATION; CLIMATE;
D O I
10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.04.010
中图分类号
P4 [大气科学(气象学)];
学科分类号
0706 ; 070601 ;
摘要
This paper presents results of four high resolution simulations of annual snowfall over Colorado, U.S.A. The results are verified using SNOTEL data. Sensitivity to model resolution is also explored. The results show that proper spatial and temporal depictions of snowfall adequate for water resource and climate change purposes can be achieved with the appropriate choice of model resolution and physical parameterizations. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:462 / 477
页数:16
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