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Articles | Volume 16, issue 2
Articles | Volume 16, issue 2
The Cryosphere, 16, 711–718, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-711-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
The Cryosphere, 16, 711–718, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-711-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 2

Brief communication 25 Feb 2022

Brief communication | 25 Feb 2022

Brief communication: Impact of common ice mask in surface mass balance estimates over the Antarctic ice sheet

Nicolaj Hansen et al.

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Brief communication: Impact of common ice mask in surface mass balance estimates over the Antarctic ice sheet Nicolaj Hansen, Sebastian Bjerregaard Simonsen, Ruth Mottram, Andrew Orr, Fredrik Boberg, Christoph Kittel, J. Melchior van Wessem, and Niels Souverijns https://doi.org/10.11583/DTU.16438236.v1

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We investigate the impact of different ice masks when modelling surface mass balance over Antarctica. We used ice masks and data from five of the most used regional climate models and a common mask. We see large disagreement between the ice masks, which has a large impact on the surface mass balance, especially around the Antarctic Peninsula and some of the largest glaciers. We suggest a solution for creating a new, up-to-date, high-resolution ice mask that can be used in Antarctic modelling.
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