Sub-regional snow cover distribution across the southern Appalachian Mountains
| Autor: | Christopher M. Fuhrmann, Dorothy K. Hall, Charles E. Konrad, Johnathan W. Sugg, L. Baker Perry |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Atmospheric Science
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences business.industry 0208 environmental biotechnology Types of snow Lead (sea ice) Distribution (economics) 02 engineering and technology Snow field Snow 01 natural sciences 020801 environmental engineering Spectroradiometer Climatology Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Snow line General Earth and Planetary Sciences Environmental science business Snow cover 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Physical Geography. 38:105-123 |
| ISSN: | 1930-0557 0272-3646 |
| Popis: | Snowfall in the Southern Appalachian Mountain region of the eastern US is characterized by much spatiotemporal variability. Annual snowfall totals vary by up to 75 cm, and variations in snowfall intensity can lead to large differences in the local snowfall distribution. Research has shown that the synoptic pattern associated with the snowfall strongly influences the regional-scale distribution of snow cover. However, topographic variability results in locally complex snow cover patterns that are not well understood or documented. In this study, we characterize the snow covered area (SCA) and fractional snow cover associated with different synoptic patterns in 14 individual sub-regions. We analyze 63 snow events using Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer standard snow cover products to ascertain both qualitative and quantitative differences in snow cover across sub-regions. Among sub-regions, there is significant variation in the snow cover pattern from individual synoptic classes. Further... |
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