In this work led by Stefan Hofer, we investigated the influence of snow storms (drifting snow) on the atmosphere in Antarctica. More specifically, we look at clouds, and how they are structured (liquid particles, solid particles…) when taking into account drifting-snow.

We use the model MAR, a complex atmospheric model that simulates most important atmospheric and surface processes occuring in cold regions, and compare two experiments: one with drifting snow and one without. Notably, we look at the impact of drifting snow on the all continent, and not only a small region.

See some modifications of the low atmospheric boundary layer with drifting snow:

For more information, please see: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2021GL094967