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SnowMIP2
Snow Model Intercomparison Project for forest snow processes |
SnowMIP2 intercomparison sites
Meteorological and hydrological data have been obtained from the following
sites for use in SnowMIP2:
Alptal, Switzerland
(47°03'N, 8°43'E, 1200 m). ~25 m
spruce and fir
with leaf area index 2.5 and a nearby
meadow.
Data supplied by Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL.
BERMS
Old Jack Pine and Harvested Jack Pine 2002, Saskatchewan, Canada
(53°55'N, 104°42'W, 579 m). 12 - 15 m jack pine forest with leaf area index 1.7 and a 2002 clearcut.
Data supplied by Environment Canada.
Fraser Experimental Forest, Colorado, USA
(39°53'N, 105°53'W, 2820 m). ~27 m pine, spruce and fir with leaf area index 3 and a 1985 clearcut.
Data supplied by the USDA Forest Service.
Hitsujigaoka Experimental Forest, Japan
(42°59'N, 141°23'E, 182 m). ~7 m fir with leaf area index 3. Data supplied by
JAMSTEC and the
National Agricultural Research Center for Hokkaido Region.
Hyytiälä, Finland
(61°51'N, 24°17'E, 181 m). ~15 m pine with leaf area index 2.4. Data supplied by the
University of Helsinki and the
Finnish Meteorological Institute.
Forest
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Alptal
BERMS
Fraser
Hitsujigaoka
Hyytiälä