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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-3193-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-3193-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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04 Dec 2019
Research article |
| 04 Dec 2019
| 04 Dec 2019
Surface mass balance downscaling through elevation classes in an Earth system model: application to the Greenland ice sheet
Raymond Sellevold
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Leonardus van Kampenhout
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Jan T. M. Lenaerts
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Brice Noël
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
William H. Lipscomb
Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, USA
Miren Vizcaino
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
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Short summary
We evaluate a downscaling method to calculate ice sheet surface mass balance with global climate models, despite their coarse resolution. We compare it with high-resolution climate modeling. Despite absence of fine-scale simulation of individual energy and mass contributors, the method provides realistic vertical SMB gradients that can be used in forcing of ice sheet models, e.g., for sea level projections. Also, the climate model simulation is improved with the method implemented interactively.
We evaluate a downscaling method to calculate ice sheet surface mass balance with global climate...
