Simulating the Greenland ice sheet under present-day and palaeo constraints including a new discharge parameterization

Calov, R.; Robinson, A.; Perrette, M.; Ganopolski, A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-179-2015

Articles | Volume 9, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-179-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-179-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 9, issue 1

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05 Feb 2015

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Simulating the Greenland ice sheet under present-day and palaeo constraints including a new discharge parameterization

R. Calov, A. Robinson, M. Perrette, and A. Ganopolski

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RC C208: 'review of "Simulating the Greenland ice sheet under present-day and palaeo constraints including a new discharge parameterization"', Anonymous Referee #1, 13 Mar 2014
- AC C1358: 'Respose see supplement', Reinhard Calov, 21 Jul 2014
RC C925: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 16 Jun 2014
- AC C1359: 'Respose see supplement', Reinhard Calov, 21 Jul 2014

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Ice discharge into the ocean from outlet glaciers is an important component of mass loss of the Greenland ice sheet. Here, we present a simple parameterization of ice discharge for coarse resolution ice sheet models, suitable for large ensembles or long-term palaeo simulations. This parameterization reproduces in a good approximation the present-day ice discharge compared with estimates, and the simulation of the present-day ice sheet elevation is considerably improved.