Energetics of surface melt in West Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: Ghiz, Madison L., Scott, Ryan C., Vogelmann, Andrew M., Lenaerts, Jan T. M., Lazzara, Matthew, Lubin, Dan
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Antarctic; West Antarctica; Ross Ice Shelf; Transantarctic Mountains; Siple; Siple Dome; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; Ice Shelf; Ice Shelves; Pine Island
• Online Access: http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1787818; https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1787818; https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3459-2021

We use reanalysis data and satellite remote sensing of cloud properties to examine how meteorological conditions alter the surface energy balance to cause surface melt that is detectable in satellite passive microwave imagery over West Antarctica. This analysis can detect each of the three primary m...