Estimation of the Antarctic surface mass balance using the regional climate model MAR (1979-2015) and identification of dominant processes

• Main Authors: Agosta, Cecile, Amory, Charles, Kittel, Christoph, Orsi, Anais, Favier, Vincent, Gallee, Hubert, van den Broeke, Michiel R., Lenaerts, Jan T. M., van Wessem, Jan Melchior, van de Berg, Willem Jan, Fettweis, Xavier
• Other Authors: Sub Dynamics Meteorology, Marine and Atmospheric Research
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Antarctic; Merra; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/378182

The Antarctic ice sheet mass balance is a major component of the sea level budget and results from the difference of two fluxes of a similar magnitude: ice flow discharging in the ocean and net snow accumulation on the ice sheet surface, i.e. the surface mass balance (SMB). Separately modelling ice...