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How to change the albedo of the ice??

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LFL

LL
New Member
Hello,

Im new on CESM and I want to change the albedo of the ice to make it melt more easily or change the melting rate. Is that possible?? Can anyone tell me which is the routine I should modify.

Thanks in advance.
 
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dbailey

CSEG and Liaisons
Staff member
Have a look here:

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FAQ: Albedo/Radiation Tuning in CESM-CICE

A very common question I get is how to tune the "albedo" in the new delta-Eddington radiation scheme. One actually tunes the inherent optical properties of the snow, bare ice, or pond surfaces via the r_snw, r_ice, and r_pnd parameters respectively. One can also adjust the snow melt onset...
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