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Snow cover plays an important role in climatic processes and weather forecasting. It affects surface and air temperature, atmospheric circulation patterns, storm tracks, cloudiness, surface albedo, evaporation, precipitation, water storage, and soild moisture (Kukla, 1981; Walsh, 1984), as well as energy requirements, transportation systems, food supplies, and winter recreation.
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Rao, P.K., Holmes, S.J., Anderson, R.K., Winston, J.S., Lehr, P.E. (1990). Snow Cover. In: Rao, P.K., Holmes, S.J., Anderson, R.K., Winston, J.S., Lehr, P.E. (eds) Weather Satellites: Systems, Data, and Environmental Applications. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-944970-16-1_32
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