Record Summer Melt in Greenland in 2010
As Arctic temperatures increase, there is growing concern about the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, which reached a new record during the summer of 2010. Understanding the changing surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet requires appreciation of the close links among changes in surface a...
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ftunivutrecht:oai:dspace.library.uu.nl:1874/231646 2023-07-23T04:12:59+02:00 Record Summer Melt in Greenland in 2010 Tedesco, M. Fettweis, X. van den Broeke, M.R. van de Wal, R.S.W. Smeets, C.J.P.P. van de Berg, W.J. Serreze, M.C. Box, J.E. Marine and Atmospheric Research Dep Natuurkunde Sub Dynamics Meteorology 2011 image/pdf https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/231646 en eng 0096-3941 https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/231646 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess Article 2011 ftunivutrecht 2023-07-02T00:04:47Z As Arctic temperatures increase, there is growing concern about the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, which reached a new record during the summer of 2010. Understanding the changing surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet requires appreciation of the close links among changes in surface air temperature, surface melting, albedo, and snow accumulation. Increased melting accelerates surface snow grain growth, leading to a decrease in surface albedo, which then fosters further melt. In turn, winter accumulation contributes to determining how much snow is required before a dark (e.g., lower albedo), bare ice surface is exposed in spring Article in Journal/Newspaper albedo Arctic Greenland Ice Sheet Utrecht University Repository Arctic Greenland |
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As Arctic temperatures increase, there is growing concern about the melting of the Greenland ice sheet, which reached a new record during the summer of 2010. Understanding the changing surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet requires appreciation of the close links among changes in surface air temperature, surface melting, albedo, and snow accumulation. Increased melting accelerates surface snow grain growth, leading to a decrease in surface albedo, which then fosters further melt. In turn, winter accumulation contributes to determining how much snow is required before a dark (e.g., lower albedo), bare ice surface is exposed in spring |
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Marine and Atmospheric Research Dep Natuurkunde Sub Dynamics Meteorology |
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Tedesco, M. Fettweis, X. van den Broeke, M.R. van de Wal, R.S.W. Smeets, C.J.P.P. van de Berg, W.J. Serreze, M.C. Box, J.E. |
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Tedesco, M. Fettweis, X. van den Broeke, M.R. van de Wal, R.S.W. Smeets, C.J.P.P. van de Berg, W.J. Serreze, M.C. Box, J.E. Record Summer Melt in Greenland in 2010 |
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Tedesco, M. Fettweis, X. van den Broeke, M.R. van de Wal, R.S.W. Smeets, C.J.P.P. van de Berg, W.J. Serreze, M.C. Box, J.E. |
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Record Summer Melt in Greenland in 2010 |
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Record Summer Melt in Greenland in 2010 |
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Record Summer Melt in Greenland in 2010 |
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Record Summer Melt in Greenland in 2010 |
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Record Summer Melt in Greenland in 2010 |
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record summer melt in greenland in 2010 |
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