Pervasive ice sheet mass loss reflects competing ocean and atmosphere processes
Quantifying changes in Earth's ice sheets and identifying the climate drivers are central to
improving sea level projections. We provide unified estimates of grounded and floating ice …
improving sea level projections. We provide unified estimates of grounded and floating ice …
Extreme melt season ice layers reduce firn permeability across Greenland
Surface meltwater runoff dominates present-day mass loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet. In
Greenland's interior, porous firn can limit runoff by retaining meltwater unless perched low …
Greenland's interior, porous firn can limit runoff by retaining meltwater unless perched low …
[HTML][HTML] The firn meltwater Retention Model Intercomparison Project (RetMIP): evaluation of nine firn models at four weather station sites on the Greenland ice sheet
Perennial snow, or firn, covers 80% of the Greenland ice sheet and has the capacity to retain
surface meltwater, influencing the ice sheet mass balance and contribution to sea-level rise …
surface meltwater, influencing the ice sheet mass balance and contribution to sea-level rise …
Large interannual variability in supraglacial lakes around East Antarctica
Antarctic supraglacial lakes (SGLs) have been linked to ice shelf collapse and the
subsequent acceleration of inland ice flow, but observations of SGLs remain relatively …
subsequent acceleration of inland ice flow, but observations of SGLs remain relatively …
The community firn model (cfm) v1. 0
Models that simulate the evolution of polar firn are important for several applications in
glaciology, including converting ice-sheet elevation change measurements to mass change …
glaciology, including converting ice-sheet elevation change measurements to mass change …
[HTML][HTML] An evaluation of a physics-based firn model and a semi-empirical firn model across the Greenland Ice Sheet (1980–2020)
The Greenland Ice Sheet's (GrIS) firn layer buffers the ice sheet's contribution to sea level
rise by storing meltwater in its pore space. However, available pore space and meltwater …
rise by storing meltwater in its pore space. However, available pore space and meltwater …
[HTML][HTML] The CryoGrid community model (version 1.0)–a multi-physics toolbox for climate-driven simulations in the terrestrial cryosphere
S Westermann, T Ingeman-Nielsen… - Geoscientific Model …, 2023 - gmd.copernicus.org
The CryoGrid community model is a flexible toolbox for simulating the ground thermal
regime and the ice–water balance for permafrost and glaciers, extending a well-established …
regime and the ice–water balance for permafrost and glaciers, extending a well-established …
[HTML][HTML] Simulations of firn processes over the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets: 1980–2021
Conversion of altimetry-derived ice-sheet volume change to mass requires an
understanding of the evolution of the combined ice and air content within the firn column. In …
understanding of the evolution of the combined ice and air content within the firn column. In …
Firn cold content evolution at nine sites on the Greenland ice sheet between 1998 and 2017
Current sea-level rise partly stems from increased surface melting and meltwater runoff from
the Greenland ice sheet. Multi-year snow, also known as firn, covers about 80% of the ice …
the Greenland ice sheet. Multi-year snow, also known as firn, covers about 80% of the ice …
The Greenland firn compaction verification and reconnaissance (FirnCover) dataset, 2013–2019
MJ MacFerrin, CM Stevens… - Earth System …, 2021 - essd.copernicus.org
Assessing changes in the density of snow and firn is vital to convert volume changes into
mass changes on glaciers and ice sheets. Firn models simulate this process but typically …
mass changes on glaciers and ice sheets. Firn models simulate this process but typically …