A wind-driven snow redistribution module for Alpine3D v3.3.0: Adaptations designed for downscaling ice sheet surface mass balance

• Main Authors: Keenan, Eric, Wever, Nander, Lenaerts, Jan T. M., Medley, Brooke
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Antarctic; Merra; Pine Island Glacier; The Antarctic; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice core; Ice Sheet; Pine Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2022-28; https://gmd.copernicus.org/preprints/gmd-2022-28/

Ice sheets gain mass via snow accumulation at the ice sheet surface, which is the primary component of surface mass balance. On the Antarctic ice sheet, winds redistribute snow resulting in surface mass balance that is variable in both space and time. Representing wind-driven snow redistribution pro...