A first constraint on basal melt-water production of the Greenland ice sheet

Melting at the base of the Greenland Ice Sheet is often disregarded as a source of quantifiable mass loss. In this study, the authors find the basal mass loss is equivalent to 8% of the ice sheet’s present imbalance, and that the loss of mass from basal melt is likely to increase in the future.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Nanna B. Karlsson, Anne M. Solgaard, Kenneth D. Mankoff, Fabien Gillet-Chaulet, Joseph A. MacGregor, Jason E. Box, Michele Citterio, William T. Colgan, Signe H. Larsen, Kristian K. Kjeldsen, Niels J. Korsgaard, Douglas I. Benn, Ian J. Hewitt, Robert S. Fausto
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
Subjects:
Science
Q
Greenland
Ice Sheet
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23739-z
https://doaj.org/article/82d1dd641a264fc68729582276cdbe59
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Summary:Melting at the base of the Greenland Ice Sheet is often disregarded as a source of quantifiable mass loss. In this study, the authors find the basal mass loss is equivalent to 8% of the ice sheet’s present imbalance, and that the loss of mass from basal melt is likely to increase in the future.

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