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fresh snow grain size is temperature dependent in CLM5
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lvankampenhout authored Feb 1, 2018
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Expand Up @@ -956,8 +956,13 @@ each time step *t* as
r_{e} \left(t\right)=\left[r_{e} \left(t-1\right)+dr_{e,\, dry} +dr_{e,\, wet} \right]f_{old} +r_{e,\, 0} f_{new} +r_{e,\, rfz} f_{rfrz}
Here, the effective radius of freshly-fallen snow
(:math:`r_{e,0}`) is fixed globally at 54.5 :math:`\mu` m (corresponding to a specific surface area of 60 m\ :sup:`2` kg\ :sup:`-1`), and the effective
radius of refrozen liquid water (:math:`r_{e,rfz}`) is set to 1000\ :math:`\mu` m.
(:math:`r_{e,0}`) is based on a simple linear temperature-relationship.
Below -30 degrees Celcius, a minimum value is enforced of 54.5 :math:`\mu` m
(corresponding to a specific surface area of 60 m\ :sup:`2` kg\ :sup:`-1`).
Above 0 degrees Celcius, a maximum value is enforced of 204.5 :math:`\mu` m.
Between -30 and 0 a linear ramp is used.

The effective radius of refrozen liquid water (:math:`r_{e,rfz}`) is set to 1000\ :math:`\mu` m.

Dry snow aging is based on a microphysical model described by :ref:`Flanner
and Zender (2006) <FlannerZender2006>`. This model simulates diffusive vapor flux
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