Temporal variability in snow accumulation and density at Summit Camp, Greenland ice sheet

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Author: Ian M. Howat
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2022
• Subjects: Accumulation; ice-sheet mass balance; snow/ice surface processes; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Greenland; Summit Camp; ice core; Ice Sheet; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2022.21; https://doaj.org/article/c1db0ab7277246e1a8833e404721cc66

A 3-year record of weekly snow water equivalent (SWE) accumulation at Summit Camp, central Greenland ice sheet, obtained by direct sampling, is presented. While the overall SWE accumulation of 24.2 cm w.e. a−1 matches long-term ice core estimates, variability increases at shorter timescales. Half of...