Surface mass balance modelling of the Juneau Icefield highlights the potential for rapid ice loss by the mid-21st century

• Main Authors: Ing, Ryan N., Ely, Jeremy C., Jones, Julie M., Davies, Bethan J.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Juneau Icefield; glaciers; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2023-33; https://tc.copernicus.org/preprints/tc-2023-33/

Plateau icefields are large stores of freshwater, preconditioned to enhanced mass loss due to their gently sloping accumulation areas. Accurately modelling the mass-balance of these icefields is therefore vital for obtaining projections of their future contribution to sea-level rise. Here, we use th...