The darkening of the Greenland ice sheet: trends, drivers, and projections (1981–2100)

The surface energy balance and meltwater production of the Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) are modulated by snow and ice albedo through the amount of absorbed solar radiation. Here we show, using space-borne multispectral data collected during the 3 decades from 1981 to 2012, that summertime surface albe...

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Main Authors: M. Tedesco, S. Doherty, X. Fettweis, P. Alexander, J. Jeyaratnam, J. Stroeve
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-03-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:http://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/477/2016/tc-10-477-2016.pdf