Observing and modeling ice sheet surface mass balance
JTM Lenaerts, B Medley… - Reviews of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Surface mass balance (SMB) provides mass input to the surface of the Antarctic and
Greenland Ice Sheets and therefore comprises an important control on ice sheet mass …
Greenland Ice Sheets and therefore comprises an important control on ice sheet mass …
How much, how fast?: A science review and outlook for research on the instability of Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier in the 21st century
Constraining how much and how fast the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) will change in the
coming decades has recently been identified as the highest priority in Antarctic research …
coming decades has recently been identified as the highest priority in Antarctic research …
Modelling the climate and surface mass balance of polar ice sheets using RACMO2–Part 2: Antarctica (1979–2016)
We evaluate modelled Antarctic ice sheet (AIS) near-surface climate, surface mass balance
(SMB) and surface energy balance (SEB) from the updated polar version of the regional …
(SMB) and surface energy balance (SEB) from the updated polar version of the regional …
Estimation of the Antarctic surface mass balance using the regional climate model MAR (1979–2015) and identification of dominant processes
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 …
results from the difference of two fluxes of a similar magnitude: ice flow discharging in the …
Increased snowfall over the Antarctic Ice Sheet mitigated twentieth-century sea-level rise
Abstract Changes in accumulated snowfall over the Antarctic Ice Sheet have an immediate
and time-delayed impact on global mean sea level. The immediate impact is due to the …
and time-delayed impact on global mean sea level. The immediate impact is due to the …
The scientific legacy of NASA's Operation IceBridge
Abstract The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Operation IceBridge
(OIB) was a 13‐year (2009–2021) airborne mission to survey land and sea ice across the …
(OIB) was a 13‐year (2009–2021) airborne mission to survey land and sea ice across the …
[HTML][HTML] An evaluation of surface climatology in state-of-the-art reanalyses over the Antarctic Ice Sheet
A Gossart, S Helsen, JTM Lenaerts… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.ametsoc.org
In this study, we evaluate output of near-surface atmospheric variables over the Antarctic Ice
Sheet from four reanalyses: the new European Centre for Medium-Range Weather …
Sheet from four reanalyses: the new European Centre for Medium-Range Weather …
Improved representation of East Antarctic surface mass balance in a regional atmospheric climate model
This study evaluates the impact of a recent upgrade in the physics package of the regional
atmospheric climate model RACMO2 on the simulated surface mass balance (SMB) of the …
atmospheric climate model RACMO2 on the simulated surface mass balance (SMB) of the …
Regional Antarctic snow accumulation over the past 1000 years
Here we present Antarctic snow accumulation variability at the regional scale over the past
1000 years. A total of 79 ice core snow accumulation records were gathered and assigned …
1000 years. A total of 79 ice core snow accumulation records were gathered and assigned …
Response of Pacific-sector Antarctic ice shelves to the El Niño/Southern oscillation
Satellite observations over the past two decades have revealed increasing loss of grounded
ice in West Antarctica, associated with floating ice shelves that have been thinning. Thinning …
ice in West Antarctica, associated with floating ice shelves that have been thinning. Thinning …