The seasonal cycle and interannual variability of surface energy balance and melt in the ablation zone of the west Greenland ice sheet

We present the seasonal cycle and interannual variability of the surface energy balance (SEB) in the ablation zone of the west Greenland ice sheet, using seven years (September 2003–August 2010) of hourly observations from three automatic weather stations (AWS). The AWS are situated along the 67° N...

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Main Authors: M. R. van den Broeke, C. J. P. P. Smeets, R. S. W. van de Wal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-05-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/5/377/2011/tc-5-377-2011.pdf