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Research article
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11 May 2015
Research article |
| 11 May 2015
Numerical simulation of extreme snowmelt observed at the SIGMA-A site, northwest Greenland, during summer 2012
Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tsukuba, Japan
Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tsukuba, Japan
S. Matoba
Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
S. Yamaguchi
Snow and Ice Research Center, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Nagaoka, Japan
T. Tanikawa
Earth Observation Research Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tsukuba, Japan
K. Kuchiki
Meteorological Research Institute, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tsukuba, Japan
H. Motoyama
National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Japan
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- Cloud-driven modulations of Greenland ice sheet surface melt M. Niwano et al. 10.1038/s41598-019-46152-5
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- Application of PROMICE Q‐Transect in Situ Accumulation and Ablation Measurements (2000–2017) to Constrain Mass Balance at the Southern Tip of the Greenland Ice Sheet M. Hermann et al. 10.1029/2017JF004408
- Observations and modelling of algal growth on a snowpack in north-western Greenland Y. Onuma et al. 10.5194/tc-12-2147-2018
- Quality-controlled meteorological datasets from SIGMA automatic weather stations in northwest Greenland, 2012–2020 M. Nishimura et al. 10.5194/essd-15-5207-2023
- Review of the current polar ice sheet surface mass balance and its modelling: the 2020 summer edition M. NIWANO et al. 10.5331/seppyo.83.1_27
- Quantifying Relative Contributions of Light‐Absorbing Particles From Domestic and Foreign Sources on Snow Melt at Sapporo, Japan During the 2011–2012 Winter M. Niwano et al. 10.1029/2021GL093940
- Studies on Atmosphere, Snow/Ice, and Glacial Microbes on Greenland Ice Sheet by SIGMA and relevant projects T. AOKI et al. 10.5331/seppyo.83.2_169
- The K-transect on the western Greenland Ice Sheet: Surface energy balance (2003–2016) P. Kuipers Munneke et al. 10.1080/15230430.2017.1420952
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- West Antarctic Ice Sheet Cloud Cover and Surface Radiation Budget from NASA A-Train Satellites R. Scott et al. 10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0644.1
- Field activities at the SIGMA-A site, northwestern Greenland Ice Sheet, 2017 S. MATOBA et al. 10.5331/bgr.18R01
- Greenland Ice Sheet Rainfall, Heat and Albedo Feedback Impacts From the Mid‐August 2021 Atmospheric River J. Box et al. 10.1029/2021GL097356
- Modelling the development and decay of cryoconite holes in northwestern Greenland Y. Onuma et al. 10.5194/tc-17-3309-2023
- Rainfall on the Greenland Ice Sheet: Present‐Day Climatology From a High‐Resolution Non‐Hydrostatic Polar Regional Climate Model M. Niwano et al. 10.1029/2021GL092942
- Application of the physical snowpack model SMAP to Japan Meteorological Agencyʼs AMeDAS (Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System) sites in Niigata, Japan during the 2015-2016 winter M. NIWANO et al. 10.5331/seppyo.79.6_525
- Physically Based Summer Temperature Reconstruction From Melt Layers in Ice Cores K. Fujita et al. 10.1029/2020EA001590
- Field activities at the SIGMA-A site, northwestern Greenland ice sheet, 2023 M. NIWANO et al. 10.5331/bgr.24R03
- Clouds enhance Greenland ice sheet meltwater runoff K. Van Tricht et al. 10.1038/ncomms10266
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- Surface energy balance observed at the SIGMA-A site on the northwest Greenland ice sheet S. HIROSE et al. 10.5331/seppyo.83.2_143
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Short summary
A physical snowpack model SMAP and in situ meteorological and snow data obtained at site SIGMA-A on the northwest Greenland ice sheet are used to assess surface energy balance during the extreme near-surface snowmelt event around 12 July 2012. We determined that the main factor for the melt event observed at the SIGMA-A site was low-level clouds accompanied by a significant temperature increase, which induced surface heating via cloud radiative forcing in the polar region.
A physical snowpack model SMAP and in situ meteorological and snow data obtained at site SIGMA-A...
