On the recent contribution of the Greenland ice sheet to sea level change

van den Broeke, Michiel R.; Enderlin, Ellyn M.; Howat, Ian M.; Kuipers Munneke, Peter; Noël, Brice P. Y.; van de Berg, Willem Jan; van Meijgaard, Erik; Wouters, Bert

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1933-2016

Articles | Volume 10, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1933-2016

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Mass balance of the Greenland Ice Sheet

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1933-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 10, issue 5

Research article

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06 Sep 2016

Research article |

| 06 Sep 2016

On the recent contribution of the Greenland ice sheet to sea level change

Michiel R. van den Broeke, Ellyn M. Enderlin, Ian M. Howat, Peter Kuipers Munneke, Brice P. Y. Noël, Willem Jan van de Berg, Erik van Meijgaard, and Bert Wouters

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Short summary

We present recent (1958–2015) mass balance time series for the Greenland ice sheet. We show that recent mass loss is caused by a combination of increased surface meltwater runoff and solid ice discharge. Most meltwater above 2000 m a.s.l. refreezes in the cold firn and does not leave the ice sheet, but this goes at the expense of firn heating and densifying. In spite of a temporary rebound in 2013, it appears that the ice sheet remains in a state of persistent mass loss.