Characteristics of the 1979–2020 Antarctic firn layer simulated with IMAU-FDM v1.2A

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: S. B. M. Veldhuijsen, W. J. van de Berg, M. Brils, P. Kuipers Munneke, M. R. van den Broeke
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2023
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Dronning Maud Land; Ellsworth Land; The Antarctic; Wilkes Land; Antarc*; ice core; Ice Sheet; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-1675-2023; https://doaj.org/article/5abd58083fe4468ca4db672bc7970415

Firn simulations are essential for understanding Antarctic ice sheet mass change, as they enable us to convert satellite altimetry observed volume changes to mass changes and column thickness to ice thickness and to quantify the meltwater buffering capacity of firn. Here, we present and evaluate a s...