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Articles | Volume 23, issue 10
Articles | Volume 23, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-4097-2019
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Research article
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02 Oct 2019
Research article |  | 02 Oct 2019

Role of sublimation and riming in the precipitation distribution in the Kananaskis Valley, Alberta, Canada

Émilie Poirier, Julie M. Thériault, and Maud Leriche

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The impact of phase changes aloft on the precipitation distribution in the Kananaskis Valley, Alberta, was studied. The model reproduces well the atmospheric conditions and precipitation pattern. In this region, sublimation has a greater impact on the evolution of the precipitation than melting. The trajectories of hydrometeors explain the precipitation distribution in the valley, which can impact snowpacks. The amount of snow at the surface also depends on the strength of the downslope flow.
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