Interannual Variability of Summer Surface Mass Balance and Surface Melting in the Amundsen Sector, West Antarctica

• Main Authors: Donat-Magnin, Marion, Jourdain, Nicolas C., Gallée, Hubert, Amory, Charles, Kittel, Christoph, Fettweis, Xavier, Wille, Jonathan D., Favier, Vincent, Drira, Amine, Agosta, Cécile
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Austral; Ross Sea; West Antarctica; Amundsen Sea; Thwaites Glacier; Getz; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2019-109; https://www.the-cryosphere-discuss.net/tc-2019-109/

Understanding the interannual variability of Surface Mass Balance (SMB) and surface melting in Antarctica is key to quantify the signal to noise ratio in climate trends, identify opportunities for multi-year climate predictions, and to assess the ability of climate models to respond to climate varia...