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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-1903-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-1903-2024
Development and technical paper
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01 Mar 2024
Development and technical paper |  | 01 Mar 2024

A novel numerical implementation for the surface energy budget of melting snowpacks and glaciers

Kévin Fourteau, Julien Brondex, Fanny Brun, and Marie Dumont

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