Interannual variability of summer surface mass balance and surface melting in the Amundsen sector, West Antarctica

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: M. Donat-Magnin, N. C. Jourdain, H. Gallée, C. Amory, C. Kittel, X. Fettweis, J. D. Wille, V. Favier, A. Drira, C. Agosta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2020
• Subjects: geo; envir; Amundsen Sea; Austral; Getz; Soi; Thwaites Glacier; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet; The Cryosphere
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-229-2020; https://www.the-cryosphere.net/14/229/2020/tc-14-229-2020.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/6c1e7fbdf89043e680fc31aa0a60e466

Understanding the interannual variability of surface mass balance (SMB) and surface melting in Antarctica is key to quantify the signal-to-noise ratio in climate trends, identify opportunities for multi-year climate predictions and assess the ability of climate models to respond to climate variabili...