Sensitivity, stability and future evolution of the world's northernmost ice cap, Hans Tausen Iskappe (Greenland)

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: H. Zekollari, P. Huybrechts, B. Noël, W. J. van de Berg, M. R. van den Broeke
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2017
• Subjects: geo; envir; Greenland; Hans Tausen Iskappe; Peary; Peary Land; Hans Tausen iskappe; Ice cap; Sea ice; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-805-2017; http://www.the-cryosphere.net/11/805/2017/tc-11-805-2017.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/4a5a060e24f14727aee78f1b74b5b4e3

In this study the dynamics and sensitivity of Hans Tausen Iskappe (western Peary Land, Greenland) to climatic forcing is investigated with a coupled ice flow–mass balance model. The surface mass balance (SMB) is calculated from a precipitation field obtained from the Regional Atmospheric Climate Mod...