Calibration of a frontal ablation parameterisation applied to Greenland's peripheral calving glaciers
peer reviewed We calibrate the calving parameterisation implemented in the Open Global Glacier Model via two methods (velocity constraint and surface mass balance (SMB) constraint) and assess the impact of accounting for frontal ablation on the ice volume estimate of Greenland tidewater peripheral g...
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ftorbi:oai:orbi.ulg.ac.be:2268/301945 2024-04-21T08:02:30+00:00 Calibration of a frontal ablation parameterisation applied to Greenland's peripheral calving glaciers Recinos, Beatriz Maussion, Fabien Noël, Brice Möller, Marco Marzeion, Ben 2021-12-07 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/301945 https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/301945/1/Recinoz_2021_JoG.pdf https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2021.63 en eng Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143021000630 urn:issn:0022-1430 urn:issn:1727-5652 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/301945 info:hdl:2268/301945 https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/301945/1/Recinoz_2021_JoG.pdf doi:10.1017/jog.2021.63 scopus-id:2-s2.0-85107870489 open access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Journal of Glaciology, 67 (266), 1177 - 1189 (2021-12-07) Glacier calving glacier volume ice dynamics Earth-Surface Processes Physical chemical mathematical & earth Sciences Earth sciences & physical geography Physique chimie mathématiques & sciences de la terre Sciences de la terre & géographie physique journal article http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 info:eu-repo/semantics/article peer reviewed 2021 ftorbi https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2021.63 2024-03-27T14:57:53Z peer reviewed We calibrate the calving parameterisation implemented in the Open Global Glacier Model via two methods (velocity constraint and surface mass balance (SMB) constraint) and assess the impact of accounting for frontal ablation on the ice volume estimate of Greenland tidewater peripheral glaciers (PGs). We estimate an average regional frontal ablation flux of 7.38±3.45 Gta-1 after calibrating the model with two different satellite velocity products, and of 0.69±0.49 Gta-1 if the model is constrained using frontal ablation fluxes derived from independent modelled SMB averaged over an equilibrium reference period (1961-90). This second method makes the assumption that most PGs during that time have an equilibrium between mass gain via SMB and mass loss via frontal ablation. This assumption serves as a basis to assess the order of magnitude of dynamic mass loss of glaciers when compared to the SMB imbalance. The differences between results from both methods indicate how strong the dynamic imbalance might have been for PGs during that reference period. Including frontal ablation increases the estimated regional ice volume of PGs, from 14.47 to 14.64±0.12 mm sea level equivalent when using the SMB method and to 15.84±0.32 mm sea level equivalent when using the velocity method. Article in Journal/Newspaper glacier Greenland Journal of Glaciology Tidewater University of Liège: ORBi (Open Repository and Bibliography) Journal of Glaciology 67 266 1177 1189 |
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Glacier calving glacier volume ice dynamics Earth-Surface Processes Physical chemical mathematical & earth Sciences Earth sciences & physical geography Physique chimie mathématiques & sciences de la terre Sciences de la terre & géographie physique Recinos, Beatriz Maussion, Fabien Noël, Brice Möller, Marco Marzeion, Ben Calibration of a frontal ablation parameterisation applied to Greenland's peripheral calving glaciers |
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peer reviewed We calibrate the calving parameterisation implemented in the Open Global Glacier Model via two methods (velocity constraint and surface mass balance (SMB) constraint) and assess the impact of accounting for frontal ablation on the ice volume estimate of Greenland tidewater peripheral glaciers (PGs). We estimate an average regional frontal ablation flux of 7.38±3.45 Gta-1 after calibrating the model with two different satellite velocity products, and of 0.69±0.49 Gta-1 if the model is constrained using frontal ablation fluxes derived from independent modelled SMB averaged over an equilibrium reference period (1961-90). This second method makes the assumption that most PGs during that time have an equilibrium between mass gain via SMB and mass loss via frontal ablation. This assumption serves as a basis to assess the order of magnitude of dynamic mass loss of glaciers when compared to the SMB imbalance. The differences between results from both methods indicate how strong the dynamic imbalance might have been for PGs during that reference period. Including frontal ablation increases the estimated regional ice volume of PGs, from 14.47 to 14.64±0.12 mm sea level equivalent when using the SMB method and to 15.84±0.32 mm sea level equivalent when using the velocity method. |
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Recinos, Beatriz Maussion, Fabien Noël, Brice Möller, Marco Marzeion, Ben |
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Recinos, Beatriz Maussion, Fabien Noël, Brice Möller, Marco Marzeion, Ben |
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Calibration of a frontal ablation parameterisation applied to Greenland's peripheral calving glaciers |
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Calibration of a frontal ablation parameterisation applied to Greenland's peripheral calving glaciers |
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Calibration of a frontal ablation parameterisation applied to Greenland's peripheral calving glaciers |
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Calibration of a frontal ablation parameterisation applied to Greenland's peripheral calving glaciers |
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Calibration of a frontal ablation parameterisation applied to Greenland's peripheral calving glaciers |
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calibration of a frontal ablation parameterisation applied to greenland's peripheral calving glaciers |
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