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snow albedo feedback

Scope: climate
Papers: 3 | Mentions: 4

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Definition

The positive feedback mechanism where reduced snow cover lowers surface albedo, increasing absorption and further reducing snow cover

Publications (4)

article

Seasonality and albedo dependence of cloud radiative forcing in the Upper Colorado River Basin

2025Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospherescentral
article

Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome

2018Naturecontext
article

Terrestrial ecosytem feedbacks to global climate change

1997Annual Review Energy Environmentcontext
article

Terrestrial ecosytem feedbacks to global climate change

1997Annual Review Energy Environmentmeasured variable

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