Numerical simulation of extreme snowmelt observed at the SIGMA-A site, northwest Greenland, during summer 2012

The surface energy balance (SEB) from 30 June to 14 July 2012 at site SIGMA (Snow Impurity and Glacial Microbe effects on abrupt warming in the Arctic)-A, (78°03' N, 67°38' W; 1490 m a.s.l.) on the northwest Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) was investigated by using in situ atmospheric...

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Main Authors: M. Niwano, T. Aoki, S. Matoba, S. Yamaguchi, T. Tanikawa, K. Kuchiki, H. Motoyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-05-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/971/2015/tc-9-971-2015.pdf