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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5067-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-18-5067-2024
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08 Nov 2024
Research article |  | 08 Nov 2024

Modelling snowpack on ice surfaces with the ORCHIDEE land surface model: application to the Greenland ice sheet

Sylvie Charbit, Christophe Dumas, Fabienne Maignan, Catherine Ottlé, Nina Raoult, Xavier Fettweis, and Philippe Conesa

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The evolution of the Greenland ice sheet is highly dependent on surface melting and therefore on the processes operating at the snow–atmosphere interface and within the snow cover. Here we present new developments to apply a snow model to the Greenland ice sheet. The performance of this model is analysed in terms of its ability to simulate ablation processes. Our analysis shows that the model performs well when compared with the MAR regional polar atmospheric model.