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Research article
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29 Jun 2021
Research article |
| 29 Jun 2021
| 29 Jun 2021
Contrasting regional variability of buried meltwater extent over 2 years across the Greenland Ice Sheet
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, USA
Alison F. Banwell
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, USA
Nander Wever
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, USA
Jan T. M. Lenaerts
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, USA
Rajashree Tri Datta
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, USA
Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, College Park, MD, USA
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Cryospheric Science Laboratory, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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Short summary
Here, we automatically detect buried lakes (meltwater lakes buried below layers of snow) across the Greenland Ice Sheet, providing insight into a poorly studied meltwater feature. For 2018 and 2019, we compare areal extent of buried lakes. We find greater buried lake extent in 2019, especially in northern Greenland, which we attribute to late-summer surface melt and high autumn temperatures. We also provide evidence that buried lakes form via different processes across Greenland.
Here, we automatically detect buried lakes (meltwater lakes buried below layers of snow) across...
