Researchers at Canada's University of Waterloo developed a model to improve understanding of the impact of climate change by accounting for various properties of snowpack and the crystalline makeup of snowpack grains. The light transport model, SPLITSnow, was designed to help researchers understand how snow affects sunlight, specifically how snow blocks or absorbs different wavelengths of light.
The new model will also allow the team to generate important data for climate scientists around the world. Their major goal is to simulate this essential part of the ecosystem to gain more insight into fundamental environmental processes as part of the university's overall objective of being a global leader in sustainability research, education and innovation to benefit the environment, economy and society.
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