Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960–2016)

By providing pore space for storage or refreezing of meltwater, the Greenland ice sheet firn layer strongly modulates runoff. Correctly representing the firn layer is therefore crucial for Greenland (surface) mass balance studies. Here, we present a simulation of the Greenland firn layer with the fi...

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Published in:The Cryosphere
Main Authors: S. R. M. Ligtenberg, P. Kuipers Munneke, B. P. Y. Noël, M. R. van den Broeke
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
Subjects:
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Geology
QE1-996.5
Greenland
Ice Sheet
The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1643-2018
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:982a4315fd59424c9ebacf93bbb04aa2 2023-05-15T16:23:26+02:00 Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960–2016) S. R. M. Ligtenberg P. Kuipers Munneke B. P. Y. Noël M. R. van den Broeke 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1643-2018 https://doaj.org/article/982a4315fd59424c9ebacf93bbb04aa2 EN eng Copernicus Publications https://www.the-cryosphere.net/12/1643/2018/tc-12-1643-2018.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0416 https://doaj.org/toc/1994-0424 doi:10.5194/tc-12-1643-2018 1994-0416 1994-0424 https://doaj.org/article/982a4315fd59424c9ebacf93bbb04aa2 The Cryosphere, Vol 12, Pp 1643-1649 (2018) Environmental sciences GE1-350 Geology QE1-996.5 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1643-2018 2022-12-31T06:53:20Z By providing pore space for storage or refreezing of meltwater, the Greenland ice sheet firn layer strongly modulates runoff. Correctly representing the firn layer is therefore crucial for Greenland (surface) mass balance studies. Here, we present a simulation of the Greenland firn layer with the firn model IMAU-FDM forced by the latest output of the regional climate model RACMO2, version 2.3p2. In the percolation zone, much improved agreement is found with firn density and temperature observations. A full simulation of Greenland firn at high temporal (10 days) and spatial (11 km) resolution is available for the period 1960–2016. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Ice Sheet The Cryosphere Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Greenland The Cryosphere 12 5 1643 1649
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GE1-350
Geology
QE1-996.5
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GE1-350
Geology
QE1-996.5
S. R. M. Ligtenberg
P. Kuipers Munneke
B. P. Y. Noël
M. R. van den Broeke
Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960–2016)
topic_facet Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Geology
QE1-996.5
description By providing pore space for storage or refreezing of meltwater, the Greenland ice sheet firn layer strongly modulates runoff. Correctly representing the firn layer is therefore crucial for Greenland (surface) mass balance studies. Here, we present a simulation of the Greenland firn layer with the firn model IMAU-FDM forced by the latest output of the regional climate model RACMO2, version 2.3p2. In the percolation zone, much improved agreement is found with firn density and temperature observations. A full simulation of Greenland firn at high temporal (10 days) and spatial (11 km) resolution is available for the period 1960–2016.
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author S. R. M. Ligtenberg
P. Kuipers Munneke
B. P. Y. Noël
M. R. van den Broeke
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title Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960–2016)
title_short Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960–2016)
title_full Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960–2016)
title_fullStr Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960–2016)
title_full_unstemmed Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960–2016)
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