Towards a re-assessment of the surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet
At present, the mass balance and especially the surface mass balance of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) are poorly known. Current methods to determine GrIS surface mass balance as well as the inherent uncertainties are discussed. Special emphasis is placed on the increasingly important role of region...
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ftunivutrecht:oai:dspace.library.uu.nl:1874/43667 2023-07-23T04:19:30+02:00 Towards a re-assessment of the surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet van den Broeke, M.R. Ettema, J. van de Berg, W.J. van Meijgaard, E. Marine and Atmospheric Research Sub Dynamics Meteorology Dep Natuurkunde 2009 image/pdf https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/43667 other unknown 2101-6275 https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/43667 info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess International (English) Article 2009 ftunivutrecht 2023-07-01T23:39:45Z At present, the mass balance and especially the surface mass balance of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) are poorly known. Current methods to determine GrIS surface mass balance as well as the inherent uncertainties are discussed. Special emphasis is placed on the increasingly important role of regional atmospheric climate models, which explicitly calculate the individual components of the surface mass balance: (solid) precipitation, melt and subsequent runoff, sublimation/deposition and refreezing in the snow. Especially the latter term is very uncertain, and poses a great challenge to modellers. Some recent advances in these fields of research are presented Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Ice Sheet Utrecht University Repository Greenland |
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At present, the mass balance and especially the surface mass balance of the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) are poorly known. Current methods to determine GrIS surface mass balance as well as the inherent uncertainties are discussed. Special emphasis is placed on the increasingly important role of regional atmospheric climate models, which explicitly calculate the individual components of the surface mass balance: (solid) precipitation, melt and subsequent runoff, sublimation/deposition and refreezing in the snow. Especially the latter term is very uncertain, and poses a great challenge to modellers. Some recent advances in these fields of research are presented |
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Marine and Atmospheric Research Sub Dynamics Meteorology Dep Natuurkunde |
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van den Broeke, M.R. Ettema, J. van de Berg, W.J. van Meijgaard, E. |
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Towards a re-assessment of the surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet |
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Towards a re-assessment of the surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet |
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Towards a re-assessment of the surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet |
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Towards a re-assessment of the surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet |
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