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Research article
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15 May 2019
Research article |
| 15 May 2019
| 15 May 2019
Quantifying the snowmelt–albedo feedback at Neumayer Station, East Antarctica
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Carleen H. Reijmer
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Peter Kuipers Munneke
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Gert König-Langlo
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
Michiel R. van den Broeke
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Short summary
We use 24 years of observations at Neumayer Station, East Antarctica, to calculate the surface energy balance and the associated surface melt, which we find to be mainly driven by the absorption of solar radiation. Meltwater can refreeze in the subsurface snow layers, thereby decreasing the surface albedo and hence allowing for more absorption of solar radiation. By implementing an albedo parameterisation, we show that this feedback accounts for a threefold increase in surface melt at Neumayer.
We use 24 years of observations at Neumayer Station, East Antarctica, to calculate the surface...
