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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Main Authors: Xian Zhu, Shao-Yi Lee, Xiaohang Wen, Zhigang Wei, Zhenming Ji, Zhiyuan Zheng, Wenjie Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac0662