A key factor initiating surface ablation of Arctic sea ice: earlier and increasing liquid precipitation

Dou, Tingfeng; Xiao, Cunde; Liu, Jiping; Han, Wei; Du, Zhiheng; Mahoney, Andrew R.; Jones, Joshua; Eicken, Hajo

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1233-2019

Articles | Volume 13, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1233-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1233-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 4

Research article

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15 Apr 2019

Research article |

| 15 Apr 2019

A key factor initiating surface ablation of Arctic sea ice: earlier and increasing liquid precipitation

Tingfeng Dou, Cunde Xiao, Jiping Liu, Wei Han, Zhiheng Du, Andrew R. Mahoney, Joshua Jones, and Hajo Eicken

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RC1: 'Reveiw: A key factor initiating surface ablation of Arctic sea ice: Earlier and increasing liquid precipitation', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Dec 2018
- AC1: 'Response to reviewer#1’s comments', Tingfeng Dou, 06 Feb 2019
RC2: 'Review of A key factor initiating surface ablation of Arctic sea ice: Earlier and increasing liquid precipitation', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 Jan 2019
- AC2: 'Response to reviewer#2’s comments', Tingfeng Dou, 06 Feb 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Tingfeng Dou on behalf of the Authors (06 Feb 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (19 Feb 2019) by John Yackel

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (27 Feb 2019)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (27 Feb 2019)

ED: Publish as is (11 Mar 2019) by John Yackel

AR by Tingfeng Dou on behalf of the Authors (20 Mar 2019) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

The variability and potential trends of rain-on-snow events over Arctic sea ice and their role in sea-ice losses are poorly understood. This study demonstrates that rain-on-snow events are a critical factor in initiating the onset of surface melt over Arctic sea ice, and onset of spring rainfall over sea ice has shifted to earlier dates since the 1970s, which may have profound impacts on ice melt through feedbacks involving earlier onset of surface melt.