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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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Deep ice layers may form in the snowpack due to preferential water flow with impacts on the snowpack mechanical, hydrological and thermodynamical properties. We studied their formation and evolution at a high-altitude alpine site, combining a comprehensive observation dataset at a daily frequency (with traditional snowpack observations, penetration resistance and radar measurements) and detailed snowpack modeling, including a new parameterization of ice formation in the 1-D SNOWPACK model.
Thore Kausch, Stef Lhermitte, Jan T. M. Lenaerts, Nander Wever, Mana Inoue, Frank Pattyn, Sainan Sun, Sarah Wauthy, Jean-Louis Tison, and Willem Jan van de Berg
The Cryosphere, 14, 3367–3380, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-3367-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-3367-2020, 2020
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Ice rises are elevated parts of the otherwise flat ice shelf. Here we study the impact of an Antarctic ice rise on the surrounding snow accumulation by combining field data and modeling. Our results show a clear difference in average yearly snow accumulation between the windward side, the leeward side and the peak of the ice rise due to differences in snowfall and wind erosion. This is relevant for the interpretation of ice core records, which are often drilled on the peak of an ice rise.
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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...
