Twenty-one years of mass balance observations along the K-transect, West Greenland

Twenty-one years of mass balance observations along the K-transect, West Greenland

A 21-yr record is presented of surface mass balance measurements along the K-transect. The series covers the period 1990–2011. Data are available at eight sites along a transect over an altitude range of 380–1850 m at approximately 67° N in West Greenland. The...

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Main Authors: R. S. W. van de Wal, W. Boot, C. J. P. P. Smeets, H. Snellen, M. R. van den Broeke, J. Oerlemans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-08-01
Series:Earth System Science Data
Online Access:http://www.earth-syst-sci-data.net/4/31/2012/essd-4-31-2012.pdf
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spelling doaj-48c819e7725b4dcca8494877476591742020-11-24T22:49:09ZengCopernicus PublicationsEarth System Science Data1866-35081866-35162012-08-0141313510.5194/essd-4-31-2012Twenty-one years of mass balance observations along the K-transect, West GreenlandR. S. W. van de WalW. BootC. J. P. P. SmeetsH. SnellenM. R. van den BroekeJ. OerlemansA 21-yr record is presented of surface mass balance measurements along the K-transect. The series covers the period 1990–2011. Data are available at eight sites along a transect over an altitude range of 380–1850 m at approximately 67° N in West Greenland. The surface mass balance gradient is on average 3.8 × 10<sup>−3</sup> m w.e. m<sup>−1</sup>, and the mean equilibrium line altitude is 1553 m a.s.l. Only the lower three sites within 10 km of the margin up to an elevation of 700 m experience a significant increasing trend in the ablation over the entire period. Data are available at: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.779181"target="_blank">doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.779181</a>.http://www.earth-syst-sci-data.net/4/31/2012/essd-4-31-2012.pdf
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W. Boot
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H. Snellen
M. R. van den Broeke
J. Oerlemans
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W. Boot
C. J. P. P. Smeets
H. Snellen
M. R. van den Broeke
J. Oerlemans
Twenty-one years of mass balance observations along the K-transect, West Greenland
Earth System Science Data
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W. Boot
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title Twenty-one years of mass balance observations along the K-transect, West Greenland
title_short Twenty-one years of mass balance observations along the K-transect, West Greenland
title_full Twenty-one years of mass balance observations along the K-transect, West Greenland
title_fullStr Twenty-one years of mass balance observations along the K-transect, West Greenland
title_full_unstemmed Twenty-one years of mass balance observations along the K-transect, West Greenland
title_sort twenty-one years of mass balance observations along the k-transect, west greenland
publisher Copernicus Publications
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publishDate 2012-08-01
description A 21-yr record is presented of surface mass balance measurements along the K-transect. The series covers the period 1990–2011. Data are available at eight sites along a transect over an altitude range of 380–1850 m at approximately 67° N in West Greenland. The surface mass balance gradient is on average 3.8 × 10<sup>−3</sup> m w.e. m<sup>−1</sup>, and the mean equilibrium line altitude is 1553 m a.s.l. Only the lower three sites within 10 km of the margin up to an elevation of 700 m experience a significant increasing trend in the ablation over the entire period. Data are available at: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.779181"target="_blank">doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.779181</a>.
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