Insights into spatial sensitivities of ice mass response to environmental change from the SeaRISE ice sheet modeling project II: Greenland
The Sea-level Response to Ice Sheet Evolution (SeaRISE) effort explores the sensitivity of the current generation of ice sheet models to external forcing to gain insight into the potential future contribution to sea level from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. All participating models simulate...
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ftcdlib:qt2534g5w6 2023-05-15T13:50:53+02:00 Insights into spatial sensitivities of ice mass response to environmental change from the SeaRISE ice sheet modeling project II: Greenland Nowicki, S Bindschadler, RA Abe-Ouchi, A Aschwanden, A Bueler, E Choi, H Fastook, J Granzow, G Greve, R Gutowski, G Herzfeld, U Jackson, C Johnson, J Khroulev, C Larour, E Levermann, A Lipscomb, WH Martin, MA Morlighem, M Parizek, BR Pollard, D Price, SF Ren, D Rignot, E Saito, F Sato, T Seddik, H Seroussi, H Takahashi, K Walker, R Wang, WL 1025 - 1044 2013-06-01 application/pdf http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2534g5w6 english eng eScholarship, University of California qt2534g5w6 http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2534g5w6 Attribution (CC BY): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Nowicki, S; Bindschadler, RA; Abe-Ouchi, A; Aschwanden, A; Bueler, E; Choi, H; et al.(2013). Insights into spatial sensitivities of ice mass response to environmental change from the SeaRISE ice sheet modeling project II: Greenland. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 118(2), 1025 - 1044. doi:10.1002/jgrf.20076. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2534g5w6 article 2013 ftcdlib https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrf.20076 2018-07-13T22:53:29Z The Sea-level Response to Ice Sheet Evolution (SeaRISE) effort explores the sensitivity of the current generation of ice sheet models to external forcing to gain insight into the potential future contribution to sea level from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. All participating models simulated the ice sheet response to three types of external forcings: a change in oceanic condition, a warmer atmospheric environment, and enhanced basal lubrication. Here an analysis of the spatial response of the Greenland ice sheet is presented, and the impact of model physics and spin-up on the projections is explored. Although the modeled responses are not always homogeneous, consistent spatial trends emerge from the ensemble analysis, indicating distinct vulnerabilities of the Greenland ice sheet. There are clear response patterns associated with each forcing, and a similar mass loss at the full ice sheet scale will result in different mass losses at the regional scale, as well as distinct thickness changes over the ice sheet. All forcings lead to an increased mass loss for the coming centuries, with increased basal lubrication and warmer ocean conditions affecting mainly outlet glaciers, while the impacts of atmospheric forcings affect the whole ice sheet. Key Points Sensitivity study of Greenland to atmospheric, oceanic and subglacial forcings Each forcing result in a different regional thickness response All forcings lead to an increased mass loss for the coming centuries ©2013. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Greenland Ice Sheet University of California: eScholarship Antarctic Greenland Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 118 2 1025 1044 |
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The Sea-level Response to Ice Sheet Evolution (SeaRISE) effort explores the sensitivity of the current generation of ice sheet models to external forcing to gain insight into the potential future contribution to sea level from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. All participating models simulated the ice sheet response to three types of external forcings: a change in oceanic condition, a warmer atmospheric environment, and enhanced basal lubrication. Here an analysis of the spatial response of the Greenland ice sheet is presented, and the impact of model physics and spin-up on the projections is explored. Although the modeled responses are not always homogeneous, consistent spatial trends emerge from the ensemble analysis, indicating distinct vulnerabilities of the Greenland ice sheet. There are clear response patterns associated with each forcing, and a similar mass loss at the full ice sheet scale will result in different mass losses at the regional scale, as well as distinct thickness changes over the ice sheet. All forcings lead to an increased mass loss for the coming centuries, with increased basal lubrication and warmer ocean conditions affecting mainly outlet glaciers, while the impacts of atmospheric forcings affect the whole ice sheet. Key Points Sensitivity study of Greenland to atmospheric, oceanic and subglacial forcings Each forcing result in a different regional thickness response All forcings lead to an increased mass loss for the coming centuries ©2013. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. |
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Nowicki, S Bindschadler, RA Abe-Ouchi, A Aschwanden, A Bueler, E Choi, H Fastook, J Granzow, G Greve, R Gutowski, G Herzfeld, U Jackson, C Johnson, J Khroulev, C Larour, E Levermann, A Lipscomb, WH Martin, MA Morlighem, M Parizek, BR Pollard, D Price, SF Ren, D Rignot, E Saito, F Sato, T Seddik, H Seroussi, H Takahashi, K Walker, R Wang, WL |
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Nowicki, S Bindschadler, RA Abe-Ouchi, A Aschwanden, A Bueler, E Choi, H Fastook, J Granzow, G Greve, R Gutowski, G Herzfeld, U Jackson, C Johnson, J Khroulev, C Larour, E Levermann, A Lipscomb, WH Martin, MA Morlighem, M Parizek, BR Pollard, D Price, SF Ren, D Rignot, E Saito, F Sato, T Seddik, H Seroussi, H Takahashi, K Walker, R Wang, WL Insights into spatial sensitivities of ice mass response to environmental change from the SeaRISE ice sheet modeling project II: Greenland |
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Nowicki, S Bindschadler, RA Abe-Ouchi, A Aschwanden, A Bueler, E Choi, H Fastook, J Granzow, G Greve, R Gutowski, G Herzfeld, U Jackson, C Johnson, J Khroulev, C Larour, E Levermann, A Lipscomb, WH Martin, MA Morlighem, M Parizek, BR Pollard, D Price, SF Ren, D Rignot, E Saito, F Sato, T Seddik, H Seroussi, H Takahashi, K Walker, R Wang, WL |
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Insights into spatial sensitivities of ice mass response to environmental change from the SeaRISE ice sheet modeling project II: Greenland |
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Insights into spatial sensitivities of ice mass response to environmental change from the SeaRISE ice sheet modeling project II: Greenland |
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Insights into spatial sensitivities of ice mass response to environmental change from the SeaRISE ice sheet modeling project II: Greenland |
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Insights into spatial sensitivities of ice mass response to environmental change from the SeaRISE ice sheet modeling project II: Greenland |
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Insights into spatial sensitivities of ice mass response to environmental change from the SeaRISE ice sheet modeling project II: Greenland |
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insights into spatial sensitivities of ice mass response to environmental change from the searise ice sheet modeling project ii: greenland |
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Nowicki, S; Bindschadler, RA; Abe-Ouchi, A; Aschwanden, A; Bueler, E; Choi, H; et al.(2013). Insights into spatial sensitivities of ice mass response to environmental change from the SeaRISE ice sheet modeling project II: Greenland. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 118(2), 1025 - 1044. doi:10.1002/jgrf.20076. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2534g5w6 |
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