Historical evolution and future trend of Northern Hemisphere snow cover in CMIP5 and CMIP6 models
Historical snow cover over the Northern Hemisphere was examined in the satellite-based NOAA-CDR data for the period of 1970–2019. Observed annual snow cover fraction (SNF) has reduced over most areas by up to 2%/decade, while annual snow cover area (SCA) has reduced by 2 × 10 ^5 km ^2 /decade. Howev...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2021-01-01
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Series: | Environmental Research Letters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac0662 |