Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960–2016)
By providing pore space for storage or refreezing of meltwater, the Greenland ice sheet firn layer strongly modulates runoff. Correctly representing the firn layer is therefore crucial for Greenland (surface) mass balance studies. Here, we present a simulation of the Greenland firn layer with the fi...
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ftcopernicus:oai:publications.copernicus.org:tc64965 2023-05-15T16:23:24+02:00 Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960–2016) Ligtenberg, Stefan R. M. Kuipers Munneke, Peter Noël, Brice P. Y. Broeke, Michiel R. 2019-01-10 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1643-2018 https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/12/1643/2018/ eng eng doi:10.5194/tc-12-1643-2018 https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/12/1643/2018/ eISSN: 1994-0424 Text 2019 ftcopernicus https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1643-2018 2020-07-20T16:23:18Z By providing pore space for storage or refreezing of meltwater, the Greenland ice sheet firn layer strongly modulates runoff. Correctly representing the firn layer is therefore crucial for Greenland (surface) mass balance studies. Here, we present a simulation of the Greenland firn layer with the firn model IMAU-FDM forced by the latest output of the regional climate model RACMO2, version 2.3p2. In the percolation zone, much improved agreement is found with firn density and temperature observations. A full simulation of Greenland firn at high temporal (10 days) and spatial (11 km) resolution is available for the period 1960–2016. Text Greenland Ice Sheet Copernicus Publications: E-Journals Greenland The Cryosphere 12 5 1643 1649 |
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By providing pore space for storage or refreezing of meltwater, the Greenland ice sheet firn layer strongly modulates runoff. Correctly representing the firn layer is therefore crucial for Greenland (surface) mass balance studies. Here, we present a simulation of the Greenland firn layer with the firn model IMAU-FDM forced by the latest output of the regional climate model RACMO2, version 2.3p2. In the percolation zone, much improved agreement is found with firn density and temperature observations. A full simulation of Greenland firn at high temporal (10 days) and spatial (11 km) resolution is available for the period 1960–2016. |
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Ligtenberg, Stefan R. M. Kuipers Munneke, Peter Noël, Brice P. Y. Broeke, Michiel R. |
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Ligtenberg, Stefan R. M. Kuipers Munneke, Peter Noël, Brice P. Y. Broeke, Michiel R. Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960–2016) |
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