The spatial and temporal variability of the surface mass balance in Antarctica: results from a regional climate model

• Main Authors: Lipzig, N.P.M. van, Meijgaard, E. van, Oerlemans, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Natuur- en Sterrenkunde; Antarctica; surface mass balance; precipitation; regional atmospheric model; model evaluation; climate variability; ice core analysis; Antarctic; Dronning Maud Land; Ellsworth Land; The Antarctic; Wilkes Land; Antarc*; ice core; Ice Sheet; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/21552

A 14 year integration with a regional atmospheric model (RACMO) is used to obtain detailed information on the Antarctic surface mass balance and to understand the mechanisms that are responsible for the spatial and temporal distribution of the surface mass balance. The model (Δx = 55 km) uses the pa...