The role of albedo and accumulation in the 2010 melting record in Greenland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15545960 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marco Tedesco (0000-0002-7549-9307, City College of New York, corresponding author), Xavier Fettweis (0000-0002-4140-3813, University of Liège), M R van den Broeke (0000-0003-4662-7565, Utrecht University), Roderik S W van de Wal (0000-0003-2543-3892, Utrecht University), C J P P Smeets (0000-0002-1746-7585, Utrecht University), Willem Jan van de Berg (0000-0002-8232-2040, Utrecht University), M Serreze (National Snow and Ice Data Center), M C Serreze, Jason E Box (0000-0003-0052-8705, The Ohio State University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 014005-014005 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/6/1/014005 |
| OpenAlex | W2128112636 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 18 |
Analyses of remote sensing data, surface observations and output from a regional atmosphere model point to new records in 2010 for surface melt and albedo, runoff, the number of days when bare ice is exposed and surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet, especially over its west and southwest regions. Early melt onset in spring, triggered by above-normal near-surface air temperatures, contributed to accelerated snowpack metamorphism and premature bare ice exposure, rapidly reducing the surface albedo. Warm conditions persisted through summer, with the positive albedo feedback mechanism being a major contributor to large negative surface mass balance anomalies. Summer snowfall was below average. This helped to maintain low albedo through the 2010 melting season, which also lasted longer than usual
Albedo (alchemy · Atmosphere (unit · Atmospheric sciences · Climatology · Cryosphere · Geography · Geomorphology · Glacier · Glacier mass balance · Greenland ice sheet · Ice sheet · Ice stream · Ice-albedo feedback · Meteorology · Sea ice · Snow · Snowpack · Surface runoff · Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics · Climate variability and models · Cryospheric studies and observations · Environmental Science · Geology
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| Citations per year | 0.4 |
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| Citation span | 2011 - 2018 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |