Performance of MAR (v3.11) in simulating the drifting-snow climate and surface mass balance of Adélie Land, East Antarctica

Charles Amory, Christoph Kittel, Louis Le Toumelin, Cécile Agosta, Alison Delhasse, Vincent Favier, and Xavier Fettweis

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SC1: 'executive editor comment on gmd-2020-368', Astrid Kerkweg, 21 Dec 2020
- AC1: 'response to executive editor', Charles Amory, 21 Dec 2020
RC1: 'Review of the paper gmd-2020-368 by Amory et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 Feb 2021
- AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Charles Amory, 31 Mar 2021
RC2: 'review', Anonymous Referee #2, 23 Feb 2021
- AC3: 'Reply on RC2', Charles Amory, 31 Mar 2021

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This paper presents recent developments in the drifting-snow scheme of the regional climate model MAR and its application to simulate drifting snow and the surface mass balance of Adélie Land in East Antarctica. The model is extensively described and evaluated against a multi-year drifting-snow dataset and surface mass balance estimates available in the area. The model sensitivity to input parameters and improvements over a previously published version are also assessed.