Understanding Greenland ice sheet hydrology using an integrated multi-scale approach
Improved understanding of Greenland ice sheet hydrology is critically important for assessing its impact on current and future ice sheet dynamics and global sea level rise. This has motivated the collection and integration of in situ observations, model development, and remote sensing efforts to qua...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:16c1d7aab5ec41e599aafaf7254ea968 2023-09-05T13:19:46+02:00 Understanding Greenland ice sheet hydrology using an integrated multi-scale approach A K Rennermalm S E Moustafa J Mioduszewski V W Chu R R Forster B Hagedorn J T Harper T L Mote D A Robinson C A Shuman L C Smith M Tedesco 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/015017 https://doaj.org/article/16c1d7aab5ec41e599aafaf7254ea968 EN eng IOP Publishing https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/015017 https://doaj.org/toc/1748-9326 doi:10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/015017 1748-9326 https://doaj.org/article/16c1d7aab5ec41e599aafaf7254ea968 Environmental Research Letters, Vol 8, Iss 1, p 015017 (2013) 92.40.-t 92.70.Ha 93.30.Sq 93.30.Kh ice sheet hydrology Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD1-1066 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Science Q Physics QC1-999 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/015017 2023-08-13T00:37:44Z Improved understanding of Greenland ice sheet hydrology is critically important for assessing its impact on current and future ice sheet dynamics and global sea level rise. This has motivated the collection and integration of in situ observations, model development, and remote sensing efforts to quantify meltwater production, as well as its phase changes, transport, and export. Particularly urgent is a better understanding of albedo feedbacks leading to enhanced surface melt, potential positive feedbacks between ice sheet hydrology and dynamics, and meltwater retention in firn. These processes are not isolated, but must be understood as part of a continuum of processes within an integrated system. This letter describes a systems approach to the study of Greenland ice sheet hydrology, emphasizing component interconnections and feedbacks, and highlighting research and observational needs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Ice Sheet Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Greenland Environmental Research Letters 8 1 015017 |
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92.40.-t 92.70.Ha 93.30.Sq 93.30.Kh ice sheet hydrology Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD1-1066 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Science Q Physics QC1-999 A K Rennermalm S E Moustafa J Mioduszewski V W Chu R R Forster B Hagedorn J T Harper T L Mote D A Robinson C A Shuman L C Smith M Tedesco Understanding Greenland ice sheet hydrology using an integrated multi-scale approach |
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Improved understanding of Greenland ice sheet hydrology is critically important for assessing its impact on current and future ice sheet dynamics and global sea level rise. This has motivated the collection and integration of in situ observations, model development, and remote sensing efforts to quantify meltwater production, as well as its phase changes, transport, and export. Particularly urgent is a better understanding of albedo feedbacks leading to enhanced surface melt, potential positive feedbacks between ice sheet hydrology and dynamics, and meltwater retention in firn. These processes are not isolated, but must be understood as part of a continuum of processes within an integrated system. This letter describes a systems approach to the study of Greenland ice sheet hydrology, emphasizing component interconnections and feedbacks, and highlighting research and observational needs. |
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A K Rennermalm S E Moustafa J Mioduszewski V W Chu R R Forster B Hagedorn J T Harper T L Mote D A Robinson C A Shuman L C Smith M Tedesco |
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A K Rennermalm S E Moustafa J Mioduszewski V W Chu R R Forster B Hagedorn J T Harper T L Mote D A Robinson C A Shuman L C Smith M Tedesco |
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Understanding Greenland ice sheet hydrology using an integrated multi-scale approach |
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Understanding Greenland ice sheet hydrology using an integrated multi-scale approach |
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Understanding Greenland ice sheet hydrology using an integrated multi-scale approach |
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Understanding Greenland ice sheet hydrology using an integrated multi-scale approach |
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