Higher surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet revealed by high-resolution climate modeling Export

@article{citeulike:5425708, abstract = {High-resolution (∼11 km) regional climate modeling shows total annual precipitation on the Greenland ice sheet for 1958–2007 to be up to 24\% and surface mass balance up to 63\% higher than previously thought. The largest differences occur in coastal southeast Greenland, where the much higher resolution facilitates capturing snow accumulation peaks that past five-fold coarser resolution regional climate models missed. The surface mass balance trend over the full 1958–2007 period reveals the classic pattern expected in a warming climate, with increased snowfall in the interior and enhanced runoff from the marginal ablation zone. In the period 1990–2007, total runoff increased significantly, 3\% per year. The absolute increase in runoff is especially pronounced in the southeast, where several outlet glaciers have recently accelerated. This detailed knowledge of Greenland's surface mass balance provides the foundation for estimating and predicting the overall mass balance and freshwater discharge of the ice sheet. }, author = {Ettema, Janneke and van den Broeke, Michiel R. and van Meijgaard, Erik and van de Berg, Willem J. and Bamber, Jonathan L. and Box, Jason E. and Bales, Roger C.}, citeulike-article-id = {5425708}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2009/2009GL038110.shtml}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2009GL038110}, day = {16}, doi = {10.1029/2009GL038110}, issn = {0094-8276}, journal = {Geophysical Research Letters}, keywords = {climate, greenland, mass, model, precipitation, regional, sea-level-rise}, month = {June}, number = {12}, pages = {L12501+}, posted-at = {2009-11-09 16:55:34}, priority = {2}, title = {Higher surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet revealed by high-resolution climate modeling}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2009GL038110}, volume = {36}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5425708 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5425708 N2 - High-resolution (∼11 km) regional climate modeling shows total annual precipitation on the Greenland ice sheet for 1958–2007 to be up to 24% and surface mass balance up to 63% higher than previously thought. The largest differences occur in coastal southeast Greenland, where the much higher resolution facilitates capturing snow accumulation peaks that past five-fold coarser resolution regional climate models missed. The surface mass balance trend over the full 1958–2007 period reveals the classic pattern expected in a warming climate, with increased snowfall in the interior and enhanced runoff from the marginal ablation zone. In the period 1990–2007, total runoff increased significantly, 3% per year. The absolute increase in runoff is especially pronounced in the southeast, where several outlet glaciers have recently accelerated. This detailed knowledge of Greenland's surface mass balance provides the foundation for estimating and predicting the overall mass balance and freshwater discharge of the ice sheet. IS - 12 JF - Geophysical Research Letters SN - 0094-8276 TI - Higher surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet revealed by high-resolution climate modeling VL - 36 SP - L12501 KW - climate KW - greenland KW - mass KW - model KW - precipitation KW - regional KW - sea-level-rise AU - Ettema, Janneke AU - van den Broeke, Michiel AU - van Meijgaard, Erik AU - van de Berg, Willem AU - Bamber, Jonathan AU - Box, Jason AU - Bales, Roger PY - 2009/06/16/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2009GL038110 ER -