Articles | Volume 11, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2595-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2595-2017
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15 Nov 2017
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Basin-scale heterogeneity in Antarctic precipitation and its impact on surface mass variability

Jeremy Fyke, Jan T. M. Lenaerts, and Hailong Wang

Data sets

CESM Large Ensemble Preindustrial Control Simulation Kay et al. (2015) https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00255.1

Model code and software

Community Earth System Model Hurrell et al. (2013) https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00121.1

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In this CESM modeling study, we uncover regional relationships in snowfall across Antarctica that are corroborated by regional modeling and ice core records. These relationships are driven by variability in large-scale atmospheric moisture transport and dampen overall Antarctic snowfall variability, with implications for Antarctic-sourced sea level variability and detection of an emergent anthropogenic signal in Antarctic mass trends.