Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960-2016)
By providing pore space for storage or refreezing of meltwater, the Greenland ice sheet firn layer strongly modulates runoff. Correctly representing the firn layer is therefore crucial for Greenland (surface) mass balance studies. Here, we present a simulation of the Greenland firn layer with the fi...
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ftunivutrecht:oai:dspace.library.uu.nl:1874/364485 2023-11-12T04:17:36+01:00 Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960-2016) Ligtenberg, Stefan R. M. Munneke, Peter Kuipers Noel, Brice P. Y. van den Broeke, Michiel R. Sub Dynamics Meteorology Marine and Atmospheric Research 2018-05-08 image/pdf https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/364485 en eng 1994-0416 https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/364485 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess Article 2018 ftunivutrecht 2023-11-01T23:17:09Z By providing pore space for storage or refreezing of meltwater, the Greenland ice sheet firn layer strongly modulates runoff. Correctly representing the firn layer is therefore crucial for Greenland (surface) mass balance studies. Here, we present a simulation of the Greenland firn layer with the firn model IMAU-FDM forced by the latest output of the regional climate model RACMO2, version 2.3p2. In the percolation zone, much improved agreement is found with firn density and temperature observations. A full simulation of Greenland firn at high temporal (10 days) and spatial (11 km) resolution is available for the period 1960–2016. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Ice Sheet Utrecht University Repository Greenland |
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By providing pore space for storage or refreezing of meltwater, the Greenland ice sheet firn layer strongly modulates runoff. Correctly representing the firn layer is therefore crucial for Greenland (surface) mass balance studies. Here, we present a simulation of the Greenland firn layer with the firn model IMAU-FDM forced by the latest output of the regional climate model RACMO2, version 2.3p2. In the percolation zone, much improved agreement is found with firn density and temperature observations. A full simulation of Greenland firn at high temporal (10 days) and spatial (11 km) resolution is available for the period 1960–2016. |
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Sub Dynamics Meteorology Marine and Atmospheric Research |
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Ligtenberg, Stefan R. M. Munneke, Peter Kuipers Noel, Brice P. Y. van den Broeke, Michiel R. |
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Ligtenberg, Stefan R. M. Munneke, Peter Kuipers Noel, Brice P. Y. van den Broeke, Michiel R. Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960-2016) |
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Ligtenberg, Stefan R. M. Munneke, Peter Kuipers Noel, Brice P. Y. van den Broeke, Michiel R. |
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Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960-2016) |
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Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960-2016) |
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Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960-2016) |
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Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960-2016) |
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Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960-2016) |
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brief communication: improved simulation of the present-day greenland firn layer (1960-2016) |
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