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...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-08-01
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Series: | The Cryosphere |
Online Access: | https://www.the-cryosphere.net/11/1949/2017/tc-11-1949-2017.pdf |