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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3135-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3135-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Twentieth century global glacier mass change: an ensemble-based model reconstruction
Climate Lab, Institute of Geography, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Ben Marzeion
Climate Lab, Institute of Geography, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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Short summary
To better estimate the uncertainty in glacier mass change modeling during the 20th century we ran an established model with an ensemble of meteorological data sets. We find that the total ensemble uncertainty, especially in the early 20th century, when glaciological and meteorological observations at glacier locations were sparse, increases considerably compared to individual ensemble runs. This stems from regions with a lot of ice mass but few observations (e.g., Greenland periphery).
To better estimate the uncertainty in glacier mass change modeling during the 20th century we...