Articles | Volume 18, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-3453-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-3453-2025
Development and technical paper
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13 Jun 2025
Development and technical paper |  | 13 Jun 2025

Improving winter condition simulations in SURFEX-TEB v9.0 with a multi-layer snow model and ice

Gabriel Colas, Valéry Masson, François Bouttier, Ludovic Bouilloud, Laura Pavan, and Virve Karsisto

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In winter, snow- and ice-covered artificial surfaces are important aspects of the urban climate. They may influence the magnitude of the urban heat island effect, but this is still unclear. In this study, we improved the representation of the snow and ice cover in the Town Energy Balance (TEB) urban climate model. Evaluations have shown that the results are promising for using TEB to study the climate of cold cities.
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