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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-1073-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-9-1073-2016
Development and technical paper
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17 Mar 2016
Development and technical paper |  | 17 Mar 2016

Parameterization of the snow-covered surface albedo in the Noah-MP Version 1.0 by implementing vegetation effects

Sojung Park and Seon Ki Park

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Snow albedo varies with snow grain size, snow cover thickness, etc. It also depends on the spatial characteristics of land cover and on the canopy density and structure. The Noah-MP model shows a bias error of albedo in winter due to no proper reflection of the vegetation effect. We developed new parameters, called leaf index and stem index, which reflect the vegetation effect on winter albedo. The Noah-MP's performance in albedo has prominently improved with about 69 % decrease in the RMSE.