The role of albedo and accumulation in the 2010 melting record in Greenland
peer reviewed Analyses of remote sensing data, surface observations and output from a regional atmosphere model point to new records in 2010 for surface melt and albedo, runoff, the number of days when bare ice is exposed and surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet, especially over its west...
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ftorbi:oai:orbi.ulg.ac.be:2268/82985 2024-04-21T08:03:22+00:00 The role of albedo and accumulation in the 2010 melting record in Greenland Tedesco, Marco Fettweis, Xavier van den Broeke, Michiel van de Wal, Roderik Smeets, Paul van de Berg, Willem Jan Serreze, Mark Box, Jason 2011-01-21 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/82985 https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/82985/1/1748-9326_6_1_014005.pdf https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/6/1/014005 en eng Institute of Physics Publishing http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/6/1/014005 urn:issn:1748-9326 https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/82985 info:hdl:2268/82985 https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/82985/1/1748-9326_6_1_014005.pdf doi:10.1088/1748-9326/6/1/014005 scopus-id:2-s2.0-79952511267 open access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Environmental Research Letters, 6 (1) (2011-01-21) 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 2011 ftorbi https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/6/1/014005 2024-03-27T14:53:33Z peer reviewed Analyses of remote sensing data, surface observations and output from a regional atmosphere model point to new records in 2010 for surface melt and albedo, runoff, the number of days when bare ice is exposed and surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet, especially over its west and southwest regions. Early melt onset in spring, triggered by above-normal near-surface air temperatures, contributed to accelerated snowpack metamorphism and premature bare ice exposure, rapidly reducing the surface albedo. Warm conditions persisted through summer, with the positive albedo feedback mechanism being a major contributor to large negative surface mass balance anomalies. Summer snowfall was below average. This helped to maintain low albedo through the 2010 melting season, which also lasted longer than usual. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Ice Sheet University of Liège: ORBi (Open Repository and Bibliography) Environmental Research Letters 6 1 014005 |
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peer reviewed Analyses of remote sensing data, surface observations and output from a regional atmosphere model point to new records in 2010 for surface melt and albedo, runoff, the number of days when bare ice is exposed and surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet, especially over its west and southwest regions. Early melt onset in spring, triggered by above-normal near-surface air temperatures, contributed to accelerated snowpack metamorphism and premature bare ice exposure, rapidly reducing the surface albedo. Warm conditions persisted through summer, with the positive albedo feedback mechanism being a major contributor to large negative surface mass balance anomalies. Summer snowfall was below average. This helped to maintain low albedo through the 2010 melting season, which also lasted longer than usual. |
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Tedesco, Marco Fettweis, Xavier van den Broeke, Michiel van de Wal, Roderik Smeets, Paul van de Berg, Willem Jan Serreze, Mark Box, Jason |
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Tedesco, Marco Fettweis, Xavier van den Broeke, Michiel van de Wal, Roderik Smeets, Paul van de Berg, Willem Jan Serreze, Mark Box, Jason |
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The role of albedo and accumulation in the 2010 melting record in Greenland |
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The role of albedo and accumulation in the 2010 melting record in Greenland |
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The role of albedo and accumulation in the 2010 melting record in Greenland |
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The role of albedo and accumulation in the 2010 melting record in Greenland |
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The role of albedo and accumulation in the 2010 melting record in Greenland |
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role of albedo and accumulation in the 2010 melting record in greenland |
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2011 |
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https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/82985 https://orbi.uliege.be/bitstream/2268/82985/1/1748-9326_6_1_014005.pdf https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/6/1/014005 |
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Greenland Ice Sheet |
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Greenland Ice Sheet |
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Environmental Research Letters, 6 (1) (2011-01-21) |
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