Surface energy balance and modeled firn density, Greenland ice sheet, 1998-2015

• Main Author: Baptiste Vandecrux
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Arctic Data Center 2018
• Subjects: Greenland; Climate; Firn; Modelling; Surface mass balance; Accumulation zone; Snow energy balance; Snow melt; Arctic; Crawford; Crawford Point; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.18739/A2TH8BM6X

Recent Arctic atmospheric warming induces more frequent surface melt in the accumulation area of the Greenland ice sheet. This increased melting modifies the near-surface firn structure and density and may reduce the firn’s capacity to retain meltwater. Yet, few long-term observational records are a...