ESS5
Prof.
Jin-Yi Yu
Changes in
Snow Cover
qNorthern Hemisphere annual snow-cover extent (SCE) has decreased by about 10% since 1966 largely due to decreases in spring and summer since the mid-1980s over both the Eurasian and American continents
qWinter and autumn SCE show no statistically significant change.
Anomalies of monthly SCE over N.H. Land