On the importance of the albedo parameterization for the mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet in EC-Earth

The albedo of the surface of ice sheets changes as a function of time due to the effects of deposition of new snow, ageing of dry snow, bare ice exposure, melting and run-off. Currently, the calculation of the albedo of ice sheets is highly parameterized within the earth system model EC-Earth by...

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Main Authors: M. M. Helsen, R. S. W. van de Wal, T. J. Reerink, R. Bintanja, M. S. Madsen, S. Yang, Q. Li, Q. Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-08-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://www.the-cryosphere.net/11/1949/2017/tc-11-1949-2017.pdf