Estimation of the Antarctic surface mass balance using the regional climate model MAR (1979–2015) and identification of dominant processes

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Agosta, Cécile, Amory, Charles, Kittel, Christoph, Orsi, Anais, Favier, Vincent, Gallée, Hubert, Broeke, Michiel R., Lenaerts, Jan T. M., Wessem, Jan Melchior, Berg, Willem Jan, Fettweis, Xavier
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Antarctic; Merra; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-281-2019; https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/13/281/2019/

The Antarctic ice sheet mass balance is a major component of the sea level budget and results from the difference of two fluxes of a similar magnitude: ice flow discharging in the ocean and net snow accumulation on the ice sheet surface, i.e. the surface mass balance (SMB). Separately modelling ice...