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 …
Recent advances in Arctic cloud and climate research
JE Kay, T L'Ecuyer, H Chepfer, N Loeb… - Current Climate Change …, 2016 - Springer
While the representation of clouds in climate models has become more sophisticated over
the last 30+ years, the vertical and seasonal fingerprints of Arctic greenhouse warming have …
the last 30+ years, the vertical and seasonal fingerprints of Arctic greenhouse warming have …
July 2012 Greenland melt extent enhanced by low-level liquid clouds
Melting of the world's major ice sheets can affect human and environmental conditions by
contributing to sea-level rise. In July 2012, an historically rare period of extended surface …
contributing to sea-level rise. In July 2012, an historically rare period of extended surface …
Clouds enhance Greenland ice sheet meltwater runoff
K Van Tricht, S Lhermitte, JTM Lenaerts… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The Greenland ice sheet has become one of the main contributors to global sea level rise,
predominantly through increased meltwater runoff. The main drivers of Greenland ice sheet …
predominantly through increased meltwater runoff. The main drivers of Greenland ice sheet …
Evaluating and improving cloud phase in the Community Atmosphere Model version 5 using spaceborne lidar observations
JE Kay, L Bourdages, NB Miller… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Spaceborne lidar observations from the Cloud‐Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder
Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) satellite are used to evaluate cloud amount and cloud …
Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) satellite are used to evaluate cloud amount and cloud …
Continental heat anomalies and the extreme melting of the Greenland ice surface in 2012 and 1889
W Neff, GP Compo, F Martin Ralph… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Recent decades have seen increased melting of the Greenland ice sheet. On 11 July 2012,
nearly the entire surface of the ice sheet melted; such rare events last occurred in 1889 and …
nearly the entire surface of the ice sheet melted; such rare events last occurred in 1889 and …
[HTML][HTML] Statistics on clouds and their relation to thermodynamic conditions at Ny-Ålesund using ground-based sensor synergy
T Nomokonova, K Ebell, U Löhnert… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Abstract The French–German Arctic research base AWIPEV (the Alfred Wegener Institute
Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research–AWI–and the French Polar Institute Paul …
Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research–AWI–and the French Polar Institute Paul …
A shallow cumuliform snowfall census using spaceborne radar
The first observationally based near-global shallow cumuliform snowfall census is
undertaken using multiyear CloudSat Cloud Profiling Radar observations. CloudSat …
undertaken using multiyear CloudSat Cloud Profiling Radar observations. CloudSat …
Cloud radiative forcing at Summit, Greenland
The surface energy budget plays a critical role in determining the mass balance of the
Greenland Ice Sheet, which in turn has significant implications for global sea levels. Nearly …
Greenland Ice Sheet, which in turn has significant implications for global sea levels. Nearly …
[HTML][HTML] Strong summer atmospheric rivers trigger Greenland Ice Sheet melt through spatially varying surface energy balance and cloud regimes
Mass loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) has accelerated over the past two decades,
coincident with rapid Arctic warming and increasing moisture transport over Greenland by …
coincident with rapid Arctic warming and increasing moisture transport over Greenland by …