Greenland ice sheet surface mass loss: recent developments in observation and modeling

M van den Broeke, J Box, X Fettweis, E Hanna… - Current Climate Change …, 2017 - Springer
Surface processes currently dominate Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) mass loss. We review
recent developments in the observation and modeling of GrIS surface mass balance (SMB) …

[HTML][HTML] How does glacier discharge affect marine biogeochemistry and primary production in the Arctic?

MJ Hopwood, D Carroll, T Dunse, A Hodson… - The …, 2020 - tc.copernicus.org
Freshwater discharge from glaciers is increasing across the Arctic in response to
anthropogenic climate change, which raises questions about the potential downstream …

The case for a sustained Greenland Ice Sheet-ocean observing system (GrIOOS)

F Straneo, DA Sutherland, L Stearns… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Rapid mass loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) is affecting sea level and, through
increased freshwater and sediment discharge, ocean circulation, sea-ice, biogeochemistry …

Algae drive enhanced darkening of bare ice on the Greenland ice sheet

M Stibal, JE Box, KA Cameron… - Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Surface ablation of the Greenland ice sheet is amplified by surface darkening caused by
light‐absorbing impurities such as mineral dust, black carbon, and pigmented microbial …

[HTML][HTML] Greenland liquid water discharge from 1958 through 2019

KD Mankoff, B Noël, X Fettweis… - Earth System …, 2020 - essd.copernicus.org
Greenland runoff, from ice mass loss and increasing rainfall, is increasing. That runoff, as
discharge, impacts the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the adjacent fjords …

Ice sheet model intercomparison project (ISMIP6) contribution to CMIP6

SMJ Nowicki, A Payne, E Larour… - Geoscientific model …, 2016 - gmd.copernicus.org
Reducing the uncertainty in the past, present, and future contribution of ice sheets to sea-
level change requires a coordinated effort between the climate and glaciology communities …

Effect of near‐terminus subglacial hydrology on tidewater glacier submarine melt rates

DA Slater, PW Nienow, TR Cowton… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Submarine melting of Greenlandic tidewater glacier termini is proposed as a possible
mechanism driving their recent thinning and retreat. We use a general circulation model …

Liquid water flow and retention on the Greenland ice sheet in the regional climate model HIRHAM5: Local and large-scale impacts

PL Langen, RS Fausto, B Vandecrux… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
To improve Greenland Ice Sheet surface mass balance (SMB) simulation, the subsurface
scheme of the HIRHAM5 regional climate model was extended to include snow …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating Greenland tidewater glacier retreat driven by submarine melting

DA Slater, F Straneo, D Felikson, CM Little… - The …, 2019 - tc.copernicus.org
The effect of the North Atlantic Ocean on the Greenland Ice Sheet through submarine
melting of Greenland's tidewater glacier calving fronts is thought to be a key driver of …

Arctic archaeological sites threatened by climate change: A regional multi‐threat assessment of sites in south‐west Greenland

R Fenger‐Nielsen, B Elberling, A Kroon… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change threatens many well‐preserved archaeological sites in the Arctic. The paper
presents the first Arctic multi‐threat assessment focusing on the Nuuk region of Greenland …