CRYOWRF - a validation and the effect of blowing snow on the Antarctic SMB
Franziska Gerber, Varun Kumar Sharma, Michael Lehning
Abstract
Validation of the new coupled WRF and SNOWPACK model CRYOWRF, which includes a blowing snow module • Better representation of atmospheric conditions at a station level by CRYOWRF compared to WRF • Blowing snow is an important component of the Antarctic surface mass balance, especially in the katabatic regions of the continent
Topics & Concepts
Katabatic windSnowpackWeather Research and Forecasting ModelSnowEnvironmental scienceSnowmeltClimatologyMeteorologyAtmospheric sciencesGlacier mass balancePhysical geographyGeologyGeographyGlacierCryospheric studies and observationsArctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsClimate change and permafrost