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The output of snow albedo in CLM5

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zhangmeixin

mxzhang
Member
Hi! I want to find the variable of snow albedo in CLM5 (FHIST compset), but I can't find it...
Any one know how to calculate it?
Appreciate it!!
 
slevis

slevis

Moderator
An easy way to calculate albedo (not just in the clm) is
(reflected radiation) / (incident radiation)

The history output includes snow variables, so you should be able to isolate the snow albedo using the above formula.
 
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