The Varied Role of Atmospheric Rivers in Arctic Snow Depth Variations
Abstract The state and fate of snow on sea ice are crucial in the mass and energy balance of sea ice. The function of atmospheric rivers (ARs) on snow depth over sea ice has not been measured thus far, limiting the understanding of the mechanism of snow depth changes. Here, the effect of ARs on snow...
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| description | Abstract The state and fate of snow on sea ice are crucial in the mass and energy balance of sea ice. The function of atmospheric rivers (ARs) on snow depth over sea ice has not been measured thus far, limiting the understanding of the mechanism of snow depth changes. Here, the effect of ARs on snow depth changes was explored. We found that increased AR frequency is responsible for winter‐autumn snow accumulation and spring‐summer snow melting. The 2 m air temperature (T2m), rainfall, snowfall, mean net longwave radiation (NLR), mean net shortwave radiation (NSR) and cloud radiative effect (CRE) during ARs explain the changes in snow depth triggered by AR occurrence. This work helps us understand how ARs affect snow depth changes through related physical processes, promotes an understanding of climate systems and provides a theoretical basis for snow treatment in sea ice models. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-82b7b097876e4a458471beea7f496fce2025-08-20T02:31:42ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072024-07-015114n/an/a10.1029/2024GL110163The Varied Role of Atmospheric Rivers in Arctic Snow Depth VariationsHaili Li0Chang‐Qing Ke1Xiaoyi Shen2Qinghui Zhu3Yu Cai4Lanhua Luo5Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science and Technology Key Laboratory for Land Satellite Remote Sensing Applications of Ministry of Natural Resources School of Geography and Ocean Science Nanjing University Nanjing ChinaJiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science and Technology Key Laboratory for Land Satellite Remote Sensing Applications of Ministry of Natural Resources School of Geography and Ocean Science Nanjing University Nanjing ChinaSchool of Earth Sciences and Engineering Hohai University Nanjing ChinaSchool of Information Technology Nanjing Police University Nanjing ChinaJiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science and Technology Key Laboratory for Land Satellite Remote Sensing Applications of Ministry of Natural Resources School of Geography and Ocean Science Nanjing University Nanjing ChinaJiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science and Technology Key Laboratory for Land Satellite Remote Sensing Applications of Ministry of Natural Resources School of Geography and Ocean Science Nanjing University Nanjing ChinaAbstract The state and fate of snow on sea ice are crucial in the mass and energy balance of sea ice. The function of atmospheric rivers (ARs) on snow depth over sea ice has not been measured thus far, limiting the understanding of the mechanism of snow depth changes. Here, the effect of ARs on snow depth changes was explored. We found that increased AR frequency is responsible for winter‐autumn snow accumulation and spring‐summer snow melting. The 2 m air temperature (T2m), rainfall, snowfall, mean net longwave radiation (NLR), mean net shortwave radiation (NSR) and cloud radiative effect (CRE) during ARs explain the changes in snow depth triggered by AR occurrence. This work helps us understand how ARs affect snow depth changes through related physical processes, promotes an understanding of climate systems and provides a theoretical basis for snow treatment in sea ice models.https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL110163snow depthArctic sea iceatmospheric riversspatiotemporal variationscontributionphysical processes |
| spellingShingle | Haili Li Chang‐Qing Ke Xiaoyi Shen Qinghui Zhu Yu Cai Lanhua Luo The Varied Role of Atmospheric Rivers in Arctic Snow Depth Variations Geophysical Research Letters snow depth Arctic sea ice atmospheric rivers spatiotemporal variations contribution physical processes |
| title | The Varied Role of Atmospheric Rivers in Arctic Snow Depth Variations |
| title_full | The Varied Role of Atmospheric Rivers in Arctic Snow Depth Variations |
| title_fullStr | The Varied Role of Atmospheric Rivers in Arctic Snow Depth Variations |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Varied Role of Atmospheric Rivers in Arctic Snow Depth Variations |
| title_short | The Varied Role of Atmospheric Rivers in Arctic Snow Depth Variations |
| title_sort | varied role of atmospheric rivers in arctic snow depth variations |
| topic | snow depth Arctic sea ice atmospheric rivers spatiotemporal variations contribution physical processes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL110163 |
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