Review of snow data assimilation methods for hydrological, land surface, meteorological and climate models: Results from a cost harmosnow survey

J Helmert, A Şensoy Şorman, R Alvarado Montero… - Geosciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
The European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action ES1404
“HarmoSnow”, entitled,“A European network for a harmonized monitoring of snow for the …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term trend of snow water equivalent in the Italian Alps

N Colombo, M Valt, E Romano, F Salerno, D Godone… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Snow stores a significant amount of water in mountain regions. The decrease of water
storage in the snowpack can have relevant impacts on water supply for mountain and …

Using a fixed-wing UAS to map snow depth distribution: an evaluation at peak accumulation

C De Michele, F Avanzi, D Passoni, R Barzaghi… - The …, 2016 - tc.copernicus.org
We investigate snow depth distribution at peak accumulation over a small Alpine area (∼
0.3 km 2) using photogrammetry-based surveys with a fixed-wing unmanned aerial system …

Evaluating snow models with varying process representations for hydrological applications

J Magnusson, N Wever, R Essery… - Water Resources …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Much effort has been invested in developing snow models over several decades, resulting
in a wide variety of empirical and physically based snow models. For the most part, these …

The impact of Saharan dust and black carbon on albedo and long-term mass balance of an Alpine glacier

J Gabbi, M Huss, A Bauder, F Cao… - The …, 2015 - tc.copernicus.org
Light-absorbing impurities in snow and ice control glacier melt as shortwave radiation
represents the main component of the surface energy balance. Here, we investigate the long …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal dynamics of Arctic soils: Capturing year-round processes in measurements and soil biogeochemical models

Z Lyu, P Sommers, SK Schmidt, M Magnani… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Arctic is undergoing rapid changes in climate, altering the status and functioning of high-
latitude soils and permafrost. The vast majority of studies on Arctic soils and permafrost are …

Centimetric accuracy in snow depth using unmanned aerial system photogrammetry and a multistation

F Avanzi, A Bianchi, A Cina, C De Michele, P Maschio… - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
Performing two independent surveys in 2016 and 2017 over a flat sample plot (6700 m 2),
we compare snow-depth measurements from Unmanned-Aerial-System (UAS) …

Modeling bulk density and snow water equivalent using daily snow depth observations.

JL Mccreight, EE Small - The Cryosphere Discussions, 2013 - tc.copernicus.org
Bulk density is a fundamental property of snow relating its depth and mass. Previously, two
simple models of bulk density (depending on snow depth, date, and location) have been …

Assessing glacier melt contribution to streamflow at Universidad Glacier, central Andes of Chile

C Bravo, T Loriaux, A Rivera… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2017 - hess.copernicus.org
Glacier melt is an important source of water for high Andean rivers in central Chile,
especially in dry years, when it can be an important contributor to flows during late summer …

Seasonal and diurnal cycles of liquid water in snow—Measurements and modeling

A Heilig, C Mitterer, L Schmid, N Wever… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Evaluating and improving snow models and outflow predictions for hydrological applications
is hindered by the lack of continuous data on bulk volumetric liquid water content (θw) and …