Mass changes in Arctic ice caps and glaciers: implications of regionalizing elevation changes

Nilsson, J.; Sandberg Sørensen, L.; Barletta, V. R.; Forsberg, R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-139-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-139-2015

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27 Jan 2015

Research article |

| 27 Jan 2015

Mass changes in Arctic ice caps and glaciers: implications of regionalizing elevation changes

J. Nilsson, L. Sandberg Sørensen, V. R. Barletta, and R. Forsberg

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Final revised paper (published on 27 Jan 2015)
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RC C3411: 'Review of Nilsson et al.', Geir Moholdt, 12 Mar 2014
- AC C3540: 'Response to Geir Moholdt', Johan Nilsson, 04 Jun 2014
RC C3518: 'Comment on "Mass Change of Arctic Ice Caps...." by J.Nilsson et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 21 Apr 2014
- AC C3547: 'Response to anonymous reviewer', Johan Nilsson, 04 Jun 2014

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The aim of this study is to determine and quantify the impact of different regionalization schemes on surface elevation changes, and how they affect the estimated spread in mass balance of Arctic ice caps and glaciers. The study found that the choice of regionalization has an important effect in regions with maritime climate and high variability in elevation change. In these areas the spread in mass balance was in many cases larger than the estimated errors of the individual methods.