Weather stations in Norway suitable for SNOWPACK modelling in Norway in 2016

Abstract

A physical SNOWPACK model developed by Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, SLF, requires following meteorological observations as input data1 for the model simulations: - air temperature (TA) - relative humidity (RH) - wind speed (VW) - incoming short wave radiation (ISWR) or reflected short wave radiation (RSWR) - incoming long wave radiation (ILWR) or surface temperature (TSS) - precipitation (PSUM) or snow height (HS) - ground temperature (TSG, if available) - snow temperatures at various depths (TS1, TS2, etc. if available and only for comparisons) According to the data requirements specified for SNOWPACK model, above listed parameters must be available at least at an hourly time step.