Articles | Volume 15, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5739-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-5739-2021
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20 Dec 2021
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Impact of the melt–albedo feedback on the future evolution of the Greenland Ice Sheet with PISM-dEBM-simple

Maria Zeitz, Ronja Reese, Johanna Beckmann, Uta Krebs-Kanzow, and Ricarda Winkelmann

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • AC1: 'Comment on tc-2021-91', Maria Zeitz, 01 Apr 2021
  • RC1: 'Comment on tc-2021-91', Signe Hillerup Larsen, 13 May 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC1', Maria Zeitz, 10 Aug 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on tc-2021-91', Mario Krapp, 21 Jun 2021
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC2', Maria Zeitz, 10 Aug 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (24 Aug 2021) by Kerim Nisancioglu
AR by Maria Zeitz on behalf of the Authors (24 Aug 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (26 Aug 2021) by Kerim Nisancioglu
RR by Mario Krapp (20 Sep 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (31 Oct 2021) by Kerim Nisancioglu
AR by Maria Zeitz on behalf of the Authors (03 Nov 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (08 Nov 2021) by Kerim Nisancioglu

Post-review adjustments

AA: Author's adjustment | EA: Editor approval
AA by Maria Zeitz on behalf of the Authors (08 Dec 2021)   Author's adjustment   Manuscript
EA: Adjustments approved (13 Dec 2021) by Kerim Nisancioglu
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Short summary
With the increasing melt of the Greenland Ice Sheet, which contributes to sea level rise, the surface of the ice darkens. The dark surfaces absorb more radiation and thus experience increased melt, resulting in the melt–albedo feedback. Using a simple surface melt model, we estimate that this positive feedback contributes to an additional 60 % ice loss in a high-warming scenario and additional 90 % ice loss for moderate warming. Albedo changes are important for Greenland’s future ice loss.