Empirical Snowmelt Model
Welcome to the Interactive Albedo Model.
Click anywhere on the map to query the nearest USGS (Red) or SNOTEL (Blue) weather station. The model will calculate current melt rates based on observed dust concentrations.
Scenario Testing
Surface Grain Type (Clean Albedo):
Use Station Default
New Snow (α = 0.98)
Old Dry Snow (α = 0.85)
Wet Snow (α = 0.70)
Mlet/Freeze Crust (α = 0.80)
Observed dust thickness ( >3 cm from surface):
Recalculate
Station:
Air Temp (T
air
):
Dust Concentration (C
d
):
Clean Albedo (α
0
):
Modeled Albedo (α
empirical
):
Clean Melt Energy (Q
m
):
Dusted Melt Energy (Q
m
):