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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-2083-2020
Research article
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28 Apr 2020
Research article |  | 28 Apr 2020

Satellite-derived products of solar and longwave irradiances used for snowpack modelling in mountainous terrain

Louis Quéno, Fatima Karbou, Vincent Vionnet, and Ingrid Dombrowski-Etchevers

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In mountainous terrain, the snowpack is strongly affected by incoming shortwave and longwave radiation. Satellite-derived products of incoming radiation were assessed in the French Alps and the Pyrenees and compared to meteorological forecasts, reanalyses and in situ measurements. We showed their good quality in mountains. The different radiation datasets were used as radiative forcing for snowpack simulations with the detailed model Crocus. Their impact on the snowpack evolution was explored.