Global climate models suggest that Antarctic snowfall should increase in a warming climate
and mitigate rises in the sea level. Several processes affect surface mass balance (SMB) …

We review recent literature on atmospheric, surface ocean and sea-ice observations and
modeling results in the Antarctic sector and relate the observed climatic trends with the …

Many challenges remain for estimating the Antarctic ice sheet surface mass balance (SMB),
which represents a major uncertainty in predictions of future sea‐level rise. Validating …

We compare the performance of five different regional climate models (RCMs)(COSMO-CLM
2, HIRHAM5, MAR3. 10, MetUM, and RACMO2. 3p2), forced by ERA-Interim reanalysis, in …

Ice cores provide temporal records of surface mass balance (SMB). Coastal areas of
Antarctica have relatively high and variable SMB, but are under-represented in records …

A new, high resolution (27 km) surface mass balance (SMB) map of the Antarctic ice sheet is
presented, based on output of a regional atmospheric climate model that includes snowdrift …

Antarctic surface mass balance (SMB) is largely determined by precipitation over the
continent and subject to regional climate variability related to the Southern Annular Mode …

A comprehensive compilation of observed records is needed for accurate quantification of
surface mass balance (SMB) over Antarctica, which is a key challenge for calculation of …

The East Antarctic Ice Sheet is the largest, highest, coldest, driest, and windiest ice sheet on
Earth. Understanding of the surface mass balance (SMB) of Antarctica is necessary to …

About 75% of the Antarctic surface mass gain occurs over areas below 2,000 m asl, which
cover 40% of the grounded ice-sheet. As the topography is complex in many of these …