Greenland ice sheet surface mass loss: recent developments in observation and modeling

M van den Broeke, J Box, X Fettweis, E Hanna… - Current Climate Change …, 2017 - Springer
Surface processes currently dominate Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) mass loss. We review
recent developments in the observation and modeling of GrIS surface mass balance (SMB) …

Polar regions

MP Meredith, M Sommerkorn… - The ocean and …, 2019 - research.monash.edu
This chapter assesses the state of physical, biological and social knowledge concerning the
Arctic and Antarctic ocean and cryosphere, how they are affected by climate change, and …

Increasing extreme melt in northeast Greenland linked to foehn winds and atmospheric rivers

KS Mattingly, JV Turton, JD Wille, B Noël… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Greenland Ice Sheet has been losing mass at an increased rate in recent
decades. In northeast Greenland, increasing surface melt has accompanied speed-ups in …

[HTML][HTML] Unprecedented atmospheric conditions (1948–2019) drive the 2019 exceptional melting season over the Greenland ice sheet

M Tedesco, X Fettweis - The Cryosphere, 2020 - tc.copernicus.org
Understanding the role of atmospheric circulation anomalies on the surface mass balance of
the Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) is fundamental for improving estimates of its current and …

Sixfold increase in historical Northern Hemisphere concurrent large heatwaves driven by warming and changing atmospheric circulations

CDW Rogers, K Kornhuber… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Simultaneous heatwaves affecting multiple regions (referred to as concurrent heatwaves)
pose compounding threats to various natural and societal systems, including global food …

Atmospheric river impacts on Greenland Ice Sheet surface mass balance

KS Mattingly, TL Mote, X Fettweis - Journal of Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) mass loss has accelerated since the turn of the twenty‐
first century. Several recent episodes of rapid GrIS ablation coincided with intense moisture …

[PDF][PDF] Polar regions. chapter 3, ipcc special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate

M Meredith, M Sommerkorn, S Cassotta, C Derksen… - 2019 - repository.library.noaa.gov
This chapter assesses the state of physical, biological and social knowledge concerning the
Arctic and Antarctic ocean and cryosphere, how they are affected by climate change, and …

Increasing water vapor transport to the Greenland Ice Sheet revealed using self‐organizing maps

KS Mattingly, CA Ramseyer, JJ Rosen… - Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) has been losing mass in recent decades, with an
acceleration in mass loss since 2000. In this study, we apply a self‐organizing map …

An internal atmospheric process determining summertime Arctic sea ice melting in the next three decades: Lessons learned from five large ensembles and multiple …

D Topál, Q Ding, J Mitchell, I Baxter… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Arctic sea ice melting processes in summer due to internal atmospheric variability have
recently received considerable attention. A regional barotropic atmospheric process over …

Arctic sea ice melt onset favored by an atmospheric pressure pattern reminiscent of the North American-Eurasian Arctic pattern

S Horvath, J Stroeve, B Rajagopalan, A Jahn - Climate Dynamics, 2021 - Springer
The timing of melt onset in the Arctic plays a key role in the evolution of sea ice throughout
Spring, Summer and Autumn. A major catalyst of early melt onset is increased downwelling …