Articles | Volume 7, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-7-3037-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-7-3037-2014
Development and technical paper
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18 Dec 2014
Development and technical paper |  | 18 Dec 2014

Evaluation of North Eurasian snow-off dates in the ECHAM5.4 atmospheric general circulation model

P. Räisänen, A. Luomaranta, H. Järvinen, M. Takala, K. Jylhä, O. N. Bulygina, K. Luojus, A. Riihelä, A. Laaksonen, J. Koskinen, and J. Pulliainen

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Short summary
Snowmelt influences greatly the climatic conditions in spring. This study evaluates the timing of springtime end of snowmelt in the ECHAM5 model. A key finding is that, in much of northern Eurasia, snow disappears too early in ECHAM5, in spite of a slight cold bias in spring. This points to the need for a more comprehensive treatment of the surface energy budget. In particular, the surface temperature for the snow-covered and snow-free parts of a climate model grid cell should be separated.