Chen Q-J, Gao B, Li W-J (2000) Studies on relationships among winter snow cover over the
Tibetan plateau and droughts/floods during Meiyu season in the middle and lower reaches of
the Changjiang river as well as in the atmosphere/ocean system. Acta Meteorol Sina
58:582–595
Cohen J, Entekhabi D (1999) Eurasian snow cover variability and northern hemisphere climate
predictability. Geophys Res Lett 26:345–348
Cohen J, Rind D (1991) The effect of snow cover on the climate. J Climate 4:689–706
Cohen JL, Saito K (2003) Eurasian snow cover, more skillful in predicting U.S. Winter climate
than the NAO/AO? Geophys Res Lett 30:CLM 3–1–CLM 3–4
Dash SK, Singh GP, Shekhar MS, Vernekar AD (2005) Response of the Indian summer monsoon
circulation and rainfall to seasonal snow depth anomaly over Eurasia. Clim Dyn 24:1–10
Dey B, Kumar B (1983) Himalayan winter snow cover area and summer monsoon rainfall over
India. J Geophys Res 88:5471–5474
Dickson RR (1984) Eurasian snow cover versus Indian monsoon rainfall: an extension of the hahnshukla results. J Appl Meteorol 23:171–173
Dong B, Valdes PJ (1998) Modelling the Asian summer monsoon rainfall and Eurasian winter/
spring snow mass. Q JR Meteorol Soc 124:2567–2596
Ferranti L, Molteni F (1999) Ensemble simulations of Eurasian snow-depth anomalies and their
influence on the summer Asian monsoon. Q J R Meteorol Soc 125:2597–2610
Gong G, Entekhabi D, Cohen J (2002) A large-ensemble model study of the wintertime AO–NAO
and the role of interannual snow perturbations. J Climate 15:3488–3499
Gong G, Entekhabi D, Cohen J (2004a) Orographic constraints on a modeled Siberian
snow–Tropospheric–Stratospheric teleconnection pathway. J Climate 17:1176–1189
Gong G, Entekhabi D, Cohen J, Robinson D (2004b) Sensitivity of atmospheric response to
modeled snow anomaly characteristics. J Geophys Res Atmos 109:13
Groisman PY, Karl TR, Knight RW, Stenchikov GL (1994) Changes of snow cover, temperature,
and radiative heat balance over the northern hemisphere. J Climate 7:1633–1656
Hahn DG, Shukla J (1976) An apparent relationship between Eurasian snow cover and Indian
monsoon rainfall. J Atmos Sci 33:2461–2462
Hall DK, Riggs GA, Salomonson VV (2001) Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) for
the MODIS snow and sea ice-mapping algorithms. NASA GSFC, Greenbelt
Hall DK, Riggs GA, Salomonson VV, DiGirolamo NE, Bayr KJ (2002) MODIS snow-cover
products. Remote Sens Environ 83:181–194
IPCC (2007) Climate change 2007: the scientific basis. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,
p 944
Kripalani RH, Kulkarni A (1999) Climatology and variability of historical Soviet snow depth data:
some new perspectives in snow-Indian monsoon teleconnections. Clim Dyn 15:475–489
Klein AG, Barnett AC (2003) Validation of daily MODIS snow cover maps of the Upper
Rio Grande River Basin for the 2000–2001 snow year. Remote Sens Environ 86:162–176
Li Q, Chen Y (2006) Impact of anomalous snow cover over Tibetan plateau on east Asian summer
monsoon climate. J PLA Univ Sci Technol 7:605–612
Pan M et al (2003) Snow process modeling in the North American Land Data Assimilation System
(NLDAS): 2. Evaluation of model simulated snow water equivalent. J Geophys ResAtmos
108:14
Parthasarathy B, Yang S (1995) Relationships between regional Indian summer monsoon rainfall
and Eurasian snow cover. Adv Atmos Sci 12:143–150
Pu Z, Xu L, Salomonson VV (2007) MODIS/Terra observed seasonal variations of snow cover
over the Tibetan Plateau. Geophys Res Lett 34:1–6
Ramsay BH (1998) The interactive multisensor snow and ice mapping system. Hydrol Processes
12:1537–1546
Riggs GA, Hall DK (2002) Reduction of cloud obscuration in the MODIS snow data product. In:
Proceedings of the 59th eastern snow conference, Stowe, pp 4–6
192
L. Xu
Tibetan plateau and droughts/floods during Meiyu season in the middle and lower reaches of
the Changjiang river as well as in the atmosphere/ocean system. Acta Meteorol Sina
58:582–595
Cohen J, Entekhabi D (1999) Eurasian snow cover variability and northern hemisphere climate
predictability. Geophys Res Lett 26:345–348
Cohen J, Rind D (1991) The effect of snow cover on the climate. J Climate 4:689–706
Cohen JL, Saito K (2003) Eurasian snow cover, more skillful in predicting U.S. Winter climate
than the NAO/AO? Geophys Res Lett 30:CLM 3–1–CLM 3–4
Dash SK, Singh GP, Shekhar MS, Vernekar AD (2005) Response of the Indian summer monsoon
circulation and rainfall to seasonal snow depth anomaly over Eurasia. Clim Dyn 24:1–10
Dey B, Kumar B (1983) Himalayan winter snow cover area and summer monsoon rainfall over
India. J Geophys Res 88:5471–5474
Dickson RR (1984) Eurasian snow cover versus Indian monsoon rainfall: an extension of the hahnshukla results. J Appl Meteorol 23:171–173
Dong B, Valdes PJ (1998) Modelling the Asian summer monsoon rainfall and Eurasian winter/
spring snow mass. Q JR Meteorol Soc 124:2567–2596
Ferranti L, Molteni F (1999) Ensemble simulations of Eurasian snow-depth anomalies and their
influence on the summer Asian monsoon. Q J R Meteorol Soc 125:2597–2610
Gong G, Entekhabi D, Cohen J (2002) A large-ensemble model study of the wintertime AO–NAO
and the role of interannual snow perturbations. J Climate 15:3488–3499
Gong G, Entekhabi D, Cohen J (2004a) Orographic constraints on a modeled Siberian
snow–Tropospheric–Stratospheric teleconnection pathway. J Climate 17:1176–1189
Gong G, Entekhabi D, Cohen J, Robinson D (2004b) Sensitivity of atmospheric response to
modeled snow anomaly characteristics. J Geophys Res Atmos 109:13
Groisman PY, Karl TR, Knight RW, Stenchikov GL (1994) Changes of snow cover, temperature,
and radiative heat balance over the northern hemisphere. J Climate 7:1633–1656
Hahn DG, Shukla J (1976) An apparent relationship between Eurasian snow cover and Indian
monsoon rainfall. J Atmos Sci 33:2461–2462
Hall DK, Riggs GA, Salomonson VV (2001) Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) for
the MODIS snow and sea ice-mapping algorithms. NASA GSFC, Greenbelt
Hall DK, Riggs GA, Salomonson VV, DiGirolamo NE, Bayr KJ (2002) MODIS snow-cover
products. Remote Sens Environ 83:181–194
IPCC (2007) Climate change 2007: the scientific basis. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge,
p 944
Kripalani RH, Kulkarni A (1999) Climatology and variability of historical Soviet snow depth data:
some new perspectives in snow-Indian monsoon teleconnections. Clim Dyn 15:475–489
Klein AG, Barnett AC (2003) Validation of daily MODIS snow cover maps of the Upper
Rio Grande River Basin for the 2000–2001 snow year. Remote Sens Environ 86:162–176
Li Q, Chen Y (2006) Impact of anomalous snow cover over Tibetan plateau on east Asian summer
monsoon climate. J PLA Univ Sci Technol 7:605–612
Pan M et al (2003) Snow process modeling in the North American Land Data Assimilation System
(NLDAS): 2. Evaluation of model simulated snow water equivalent. J Geophys ResAtmos
108:14
Parthasarathy B, Yang S (1995) Relationships between regional Indian summer monsoon rainfall
and Eurasian snow cover. Adv Atmos Sci 12:143–150
Pu Z, Xu L, Salomonson VV (2007) MODIS/Terra observed seasonal variations of snow cover
over the Tibetan Plateau. Geophys Res Lett 34:1–6
Ramsay BH (1998) The interactive multisensor snow and ice mapping system. Hydrol Processes
12:1537–1546
Riggs GA, Hall DK (2002) Reduction of cloud obscuration in the MODIS snow data product. In:
Proceedings of the 59th eastern snow conference, Stowe, pp 4–6
192
L. Xu