Ice sheet mass loss caused by dust and black carbon accumulation

Goelles, T.; Bøggild, C. E.; Greve, R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1845-2015

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22 Sep 2015

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| 22 Sep 2015

Ice sheet mass loss caused by dust and black carbon accumulation

T. Goelles, C. E. Bøggild, and R. Greve

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SC C625: 'Incorrect supplement link', Copernicus Publications, 29 Apr 2015
RC C802: 'Review of Goelles et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 20 May 2015
- AC C1236: 'Reply to Referee 1', Thomas Goelles, 17 Jul 2015
RC C860: 'Review', Xavier Fettweis, 22 May 2015
- AC C1237: 'Reply to Dr. Fettweis', Thomas Goelles, 17 Jul 2015

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AR by Thomas Goelles on behalf of the Authors (17 Jul 2015) Author's response

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (07 Aug 2015) by Jonathan Bamber

AR by Thomas Goelles on behalf of the Authors (18 Aug 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (24 Aug 2015) by Jonathan Bamber

AR by Thomas Goelles on behalf of the Authors (03 Sep 2015)

Short summary

Soot (black carbon) and dust particles darken the surface of ice sheets and glaciers as they accumulate. This causes more ice to melt, which releases more particles from within the ice. This positive feedback mechanism is studied with a new two-dimensional model, mimicking the conditions of Greenland, under different climate warming scenarios. In the warmest scenario, the additional ice sheet mass loss until the year 3000 is up to 7%.