Adding a snow level parameter
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I would recommend adding a snow level parameter to determine the altitude at which temperatures are supportive for snowfall.
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@ramzik99
The Freezing altitude layer gives the altitude of 0°C.
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@idefix37 but freezing altitude is not the same as snow altitude
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@ramzik99
Yes, but it is roughly the same. Of course isothermal snowfalls are currently observed 200m and even 400m lower than the 0°C level. If you consider that 200m is an average for isothermal snowfalls you can deduct this altitude.
Then, I don’t know why you want this type of information and if a global weather model really provides this parameter. May be. -
@idefix37
Thanks for responding.. why do i care about this info because i live in a mountainous region, and yes there are several models like the ECMWF and ICON that provide the snow level: https://weather.us/model-charts/euro/usa/snowline.html -
@ramzik99
They call this parameter Snow line. But I am not sure it is the level limit between rainfall and snow fall.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_line
