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In the
northern hemisphere the snow cover ranges from 7% to 40% during the annual
cycle.
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The high
albedo, low thermal conductivity and large spatial/temporal variability
impact both the
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energy
and water budgets.
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Snow
adjacent to bare soil causes mesoscale wind circulations.
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Direct
replacement does not account for model bias.
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