Large surface meltwater discharge from the Kangerlussuaq sector of the Greenland ice sheet during the record-warm year 2010 explained by detailed energy balance observations

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: D. van As, A. L. Hubbard, B. Hasholt, A. B. Mikkelsen, M. R. van den Broeke, R. S. Fausto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2012
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; Ice Sheet; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-199-2012; https://doaj.org/article/357d4a8f8fc146d4b8ce5ba73f4dc89a

This study uses data from six on-ice weather stations, calibrated MODIS-derived albedo and proglacial river gauging measurements to drive and validate an energy balance model. We aim to quantify the record-setting positive temperature anomaly in 2010 and its effect on mass balance and runoff from th...