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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-3083-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-3083-2023
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Research article
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27 Jul 2023
Research article |
| 27 Jul 2023
| 27 Jul 2023
Effects of extreme melt events on ice flow and sea level rise of the Greenland Ice Sheet
Johanna Beckmann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany
Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future, Monash University, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Clayton VIC 3800, Australia
Ricarda Winkelmann
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association, P.O. Box 60 12 03, 14412 Potsdam, Germany
Institute of Physics and Astronomy, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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Short summary
Over the past decade, Greenland has experienced several extreme melt events.
With progressing climate change, such extreme melt events can be expected to occur more frequently and potentially become more severe and persistent.
Strong melt events may considerably contribute to Greenland's mass loss, which in turn strongly determines future sea level rise. How important these extreme melt events could be in the future is assessed in this study for the first time.
Over the past decade, Greenland has experienced several extreme melt events.
With progressing...
