Small patches of snow persist longer due to local microclimate and shading effects
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Local microclimates driven by topography, shading, and vegetation structure play a significant role in determining how long small patches of snow persist.
Evidence for · 3
Spatial heterogeneity in ecologically important climate variables at coarse and fine scales in a high-snow mountain landscape.
2013 · cited by 32
This study shows how fine-scale variations in vegetation structure and topography create microclimates that influence snow disappearance dates.
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Local terrain-topography and thermal-properties influence on energy and mass balance of a snow cover
2011 · cited by 7
The research demonstrates that local terrain, topography, and shading heavily influence the energy and mass balance of snow cover.
Canopy structure, topography and weather are equally important drivers of small-scale snow cover dynamics in sub-alpine forests
2022 · cited by 3
This paper highlights that canopy structure and terrain characteristics are critical drivers of small-scale snow cover dynamics and melt patterns.