On the influence of variability of snow cover parameters to the ground freezing by N. I. Osokin, A. V. Sosnovskiy, P. R. Nakalov

“…Dynamics of snow accumulation over two periods (1966–2000 and 2001–2010) was analyzed using data of snow surveys performed on the European part of Russia and in basins of rivers Ob and Yenisei (Siberia). …”
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Snow observation from space: An approach to improving snow cover detection using four decades of Landsat and Sentinel-2 imageries across Switzerland by Charlotte Poussin, Pascal Peduzzi, Gregory Giuliani

“…Landsat and Sentinel-2 satellites offer significant advantages for monitoring snow cover over mountainous countries like Switzerland. …”
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Impact of Snow on Vegetation Green-Up on the Mongolian Plateau by Xiang Zhang, Chula Sa, Fanhao Meng, Min Luo, Xulei Wang, Xin Tian, Endon Garmaev

“…In this study, we assessed spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of snow on the Mongolian Plateau over the period from 2001 to 2023. …”
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SnowQM 1.0: a fast R package for bias-correcting spatial fields of snow water equivalent using quantile mapping by A. Michel, A. Michel, J. Aschauer, T. Jonas, S. Gubler, S. Kotlarski, C. Marty

“…Parallel computing is implemented in the C<span class="inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M2" display="inline" overflow="scroll" dspmath="mathml"><mrow><mo>+</mo><mo>+</mo></mrow></math><span><svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="18pt" height="8pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="43e79436560eaf5cf0911b4f8898556a"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="gmd-17-8969-2024-ie00002.svg" width="18pt" height="8pt" src="gmd-17-8969-2024-ie00002.png"/></svg:svg></span></span> part of the code. In a case study over Switzerland, where a 60-year snow water equivalent climatology is produced at a resolution of 1 d and 1 km, SnowQM reduces the bias in snow water equivalent from <span class="inline-formula">−</span>9 to <span class="inline-formula">−</span>2 mm in winter and from <span class="inline-formula">−</span>41 to <span class="inline-formula">−</span>2 mm in spring. …”
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Experience in using high-frequency georadar for landscape snow survey in the vicinity of Kirovsk (the Khibiny Mountains) and Apatitу (the Kola Peninsula) by R. A. Chernov, A. Ya. Muraviev

“…Based on the results of processing the field data, a map of snow storage over the studying area during the period of maximum snow accumulation was constructed. …”
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Stability of snow cover on the territory of Russia in relation to climate change by A. N. Krenke, E. A. Cherenkova, M. M. Chernavskaya

“…The change of the snow cover stability characteristics over the Russian territory including regional and seasonal features of this change in the modern warming period of 1991–2008 in comparison with the period 1961–1990 are investigated in the paper using the data of 223 meteorological stations. …”
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Connecting Tibetan Plateau Snow Change With Arctic Sea‐Ice by Chao Zhang, Anmin Duan, XiaoJing Jia, Shizuo Liu

“…While Tibetan Plateau snow cover (TPSC) has been linked to Arctic sea‐ice variability, the spatiotemporal stability of this relationship remains unclear. …”
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The Varied Role of Atmospheric Rivers in Arctic Snow Depth Variations by Haili Li, Chang‐Qing Ke, Xiaoyi Shen, Qinghui Zhu, Yu Cai, Lanhua Luo

“…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. …”
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Isotope composition of winter precipitation and snow cover in the foothills of the Altai by N. S. Malygina, A. N. Eirikh, N. Yu. Kurepina, T. S. Papina

“…Over the past three decades, several general circulation models of the atmosphere and ocean (atmospheric and oceanic general circulation models  – GCMs) have been improved by modeling the hydrological cycle with the use of isotopologues (isotopes of water) HDO and H2 18O. …”
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Changes in Snow Drought and the Impacts on Streamflow Across Northern Catchments by Juntai Han, Yuting Yang, Yuhan Guo, Changming Li, Ziwei Liu, Zhuoyi Tu, Haiyang Xi

“…Here we present the first hemispheric‐scale, observation‐based assessment of snow drought patterns and the impacts on seasonal and annual streamflow (Q) across 3049 northern catchments over 1950–2020. …”
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Climatic characteristics of snow water equivalent in the Perm Krai area by N. A. Kalinin, A. D. Kryuchkov, I. A. Sidorov, R. K. Abdullin, A. N. Shikhov

“…As it follows the ERA5-Land data, average date of formation of the SWE maximum in the southern part of the region is close to March 25, and in the eastern mountainous part it falls on the second decade of April, which is 4–7 days later than according to snow surveys in the forest. According to the ERA5-Land data and observations, a statistically significant negative trend of SWE was revealed all over the territory in the first half of the cold season, especially pronounced in November. …”
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Intercomparison and Validation of MIRS, MSPPS, and IMS Snow Cover Products by Jessica Chiu, Stephany Paredes-Mesa, Tarendra Lakhankar, Peter Romanov, Nir Krakauer, Reza Khanbilvardi, Ralph Ferraro

“…We evaluate the agreement between automated snow products generated from satellite observations in the microwave bands within NESDIS Microwave Integrated Retrieval System (MIRS) and Microwave Surface and Precipitation Products System (MSPPS), on the one hand, and snow cover maps produced with manual input by the NOAA’s Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS), on the other. …”
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Determination of Ground Subsidence Around Snow Fences in the Arctic Region by Kwansoo Kim, Hyeontae Ju, Junhwa Chi, Ji Young Jung, Sungjin Nam, Sang-Jong Park, Baptiste Dafflon, Joohan Lee, Won-Ki Kim

“…The runoff also formed channels flowing eastward over the SF. This study highlights how changes in snow cover can influence active layer properties, leading to localized environmental changes and ground subsidence.…”
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Marine snow morphology drives sinking and attenuation in the ocean interior by Y. D. Soviadan, Y. D. Soviadan, Y. D. Soviadan, M. Beck, M. Beck, J. Habib, A. Baudena, A. Baudena, L. Drago, L. Drago, A. Accardo, R. Laxenaire, R. Laxenaire, S. Speich, P. Brandt, P. Brandt, R. Kiko, R. Kiko, R. Kiko, S. Lars, S. Lars

“…The different morphological categories of marine snow had different sinking speeds and attenuation for a similar size, indicating the effect of morphology on sinking speed. …”
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Impact of shrub branches on the shortwave vertical irradiance profile in snow by F. Domine, F. Domine, F. Domine, M. Quémener, M. Quémener, M. Quémener, L. Bégin, L. Bégin, L. Bégin, B. Bouchard, B. Bouchard, B. Bouchard, V. Dionne, V. Dionne, S. Jerczynski, S. Jerczynski, S. Jerczynski, R. Larouche, R. Larouche, F. Lévesque-Desrosiers, F. Lévesque-Desrosiers, F. Lévesque-Desrosiers, S.-O. Philibert, S.-O. Philibert, M.-A. Vigneault, M.-A. Vigneault, M.-A. Vigneault, G. Picard, D. C. Côté, D. C. Côté, D. C. Côté

“…<p>In the Arctic, shrubs are expanding and are covered by snow most of the year. Shrub branches buried in snow absorb solar radiation, reducing irradiance. …”
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Investigating snow cover duration changes based on a cloud-free snow cover product developed using a spatiotemporal cloud removal method for Northeast China by Dajiang Yan, Yinsheng Zhang

“…A 21-year daily gap-filled snow cover dataset over Northeast China from the snow years of 2000–2020 is generated and validated against China Meteorological Administration-classified snow depth observations and Landsat images, achieving mean overall accuracies of 92.47% and 90.54%, respectively. …”
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FEATURES OF SPATIAL DIFFERENTIATION OF SNOW COVER IN LOW-MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPES OF THE RUSSIAN ALTAI (CASE STUDY OF THE MAIMA RIVER BASIN) by L. F. Lubenets, D. V. Chernykh, D. K. Pershin

“…The paper presents results of snow route measurements carried out during two winter seasons (2014/15 and 2015/16) over the period of maximum snow accumulation. …”
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Pot losses and associated implications in Barents sea snow crab fishery by Kristine Cerbule, Roger B. Larsen, Astrīda Rijkure

“…The estimated amounts of ghost fishing in this study ranged from 11.5 to nearly 70 tonnes of ghost-fished crabs over a 3-year period, assuming 0.5–3.0% pot loss scenarios, resulting in significant differences in the amount of ghost-fished snow crabs and the value of the ghost fishing catch. …”
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Mapping seasonal snow melting in Karakoram using SAR and topographic data by S. Li, L. Huang, L. Huang, P. Bernhard, I. Hajnsek, I. Hajnsek

“…This study offers a practical and robust method for snow melting monitoring over challenging terrains. …”
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Dust on Snow Radiative Forcing and Contribution to Melt in the Colorado River Basin by Patrick Naple, S. McKenzie Skiles, Otto I. Lang, Karl Rittger, Sebastien J. P. Lenard, Annie Burgess, Thomas H. Painter

“…To fill this gap daily remotely sensed retrievals of radiative forcing and contribution to melt were analyzed over the MODIS period of record (2001–2023) to quantify spatiotemporal impacts of snow darkening. …”
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