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Research article
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07 Mar 2019
Research article |
| 07 Mar 2019
| 07 Mar 2019
Increased Greenland melt triggered by large-scale, year-round cyclonic moisture intrusions
Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Fiammetta Straneo
Climate, Atmospheric Science and Physical Oceanography, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Marco Tedesco
Marine Geology and Geophysics, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, USA
Sciences and Exploration Directorate, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, USA
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Short summary
By combining reanalysis, weather station and satellite data, we show that increases in surface melt over Greenland are initiated by large-scale precipitation events year-round. Estimates from a regional climate model suggest that the initiated melting more than doubled between 1988 and 2012, amounting to ~28 % of the overall melt and revealing that, despite the involved mass gain, precipitation events are contributing to the ice sheet's decline.
By combining reanalysis, weather station and satellite data, we show that increases in surface...
