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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-2745-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-2745-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
How does a warm and low-snow winter impact the snow cover dynamics in a humid and discontinuous boreal forest? Insights from observations and modeling in eastern Canada
Benjamin Bouchard
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Civil and Water Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
CentrEau – Water Research Centre, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
Centre d'Études Nordiques, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
Daniel F. Nadeau
Department of Civil and Water Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
CentrEau – Water Research Centre, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
Florent Domine
Centre d'Études Nordiques, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
Department of Chemistry, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
Takuvik Joint International Laboratory, Université Laval (Canada) and CNRS-INSU (France), Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
François Anctil
Department of Civil and Water Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
CentrEau – Water Research Centre, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
Tobias Jonas
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF), 7260 Davos Dorf, Switzerland
Étienne Tremblay
Department of Civil and Water Engineering, Université Laval, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
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Short summary
Observations and simulations from an exceptionally low-snow and warm winter, which may become the new norm in the boreal forest of eastern Canada, show an earlier and slower snowmelt, reduced soil temperature, stronger vertical temperature gradients in the snowpack, and a significantly lower spring streamflow. The magnitude of these effects is either amplified or reduced with regard to the complex structure of the canopy.
Observations and simulations from an exceptionally low-snow and warm winter, which may become...