Sensitivity of an annual mean diffusive energy balance model with an ice sheet

The sensitivity of a diffusive energy balance model that contains a simple ice sheet is compared with that of a model with snow cover only. The effect of the elevated ice sheet surface on the radiative cooling is calculated by using a radiative transfer model. Because the temperature in the atmosphe...

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Main Author: Kenneth P. Bowman
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
Published: 1982
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Ice Sheet
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spelling ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.579.9717 2023-05-15T16:39:35+02:00 Sensitivity of an annual mean diffusive energy balance model with an ice sheet Kenneth P. Bowman The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1982 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.579.9717 http://geotest.tamu.edu/userfiles/213/JC087iC12p09667.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.579.9717 http://geotest.tamu.edu/userfiles/213/JC087iC12p09667.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://geotest.tamu.edu/userfiles/213/JC087iC12p09667.pdf text 1982 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T12:56:15Z The sensitivity of a diffusive energy balance model that contains a simple ice sheet is compared with that of a model with snow cover only. The effect of the elevated ice sheet surface on the radiative cooling is calculated by using a radiative transfer model. Because the temperature in the atmosphere decreases with height, the main effect of the ice sheet elevation is to reduce the outgoing infrared radiation. This reduction in the radiative cooling decreases the sensitivity of the ice sheet size to changes in the solar constant by partially counteracting the albedo feedback. For a reasonable choice of parameters, this effect can reduce the strength of the albedo feedback by a factor of 2. 1. Text Ice Sheet Unknown
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description The sensitivity of a diffusive energy balance model that contains a simple ice sheet is compared with that of a model with snow cover only. The effect of the elevated ice sheet surface on the radiative cooling is calculated by using a radiative transfer model. Because the temperature in the atmosphere decreases with height, the main effect of the ice sheet elevation is to reduce the outgoing infrared radiation. This reduction in the radiative cooling decreases the sensitivity of the ice sheet size to changes in the solar constant by partially counteracting the albedo feedback. For a reasonable choice of parameters, this effect can reduce the strength of the albedo feedback by a factor of 2. 1.
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