Estimation of the Antarctic surface mass balance using the regional climate model MAR (1979–2015) and identification of dominant processes

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: C. Agosta, C. Amory, C. Kittel, A. Orsi, V. Favier, H. Gallée, M. R. van den Broeke, J. T. M. Lenaerts, J. M. van Wessem, W. J. van de Berg, X. Fettweis
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2019
• Subjects: Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Geology; QE1-996.5; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Merra; Antarc*; Ice Sheet; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-281-2019; https://doaj.org/article/85ac8d38c6ae4927831899c19fc31f36

The Antarctic ice sheet mass balance is a major component of the sea level budget and results from the difference of two fluxes of a similar magnitude: ice flow discharging in the ocean and net snow accumulation on the ice sheet surface, i.e. the surface mass balance (SMB). Separately modelling ice...