snow_albedo

Author:

Keith Cherkauer

Date:

June 10, 1997

Description:

Computes the surface albedo of the snow pack based on snow age and season.

References

Input Variables:

Variable

Type

Units

Description

new_snowdoublemsnow water equivalent of new snowfall during current time step
swqdoublemmsnow water equivalent
cold_contentdoubleW/m^2cold content of the pack
dtdoublehourstime step
last_snowdoubledaysnumber of days since last snowfall

Output Variables:

Variable

Type

Units

Description

albedodoubledimensionlesssnow pack surface albedo

Subroutines Called:

Uses the external tables generated in snow_table_albedo.

Modifications and Limitations


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