Sensitivity of Greenland Ice Sheet surface mass balance to surface albedo parameterization: a study with a regional climate model

We present a sensitivity study of the surface mass balance (SMB) of the Greenland Ice Sheet, as modeled using a regional atmospheric climate model, to various parameter settings in the albedo scheme. The snow albedo scheme uses grain size as a prognostic variable and further depends on cloud cover,...

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Published in:	The Cryosphere
Main Authors:	J. H. van Angelen, J. T. M. Lenaerts, S. Lhermitte, X. Fettweis, P. Kuipers Munneke, M. R. van den Broeke, E. van Meijgaard, C. J. P. P. Smeets
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Copernicus Publications 2012-10-01
Online Access:	http://www.the-cryosphere.net/6/1175/2012/tc-6-1175-2012.pdf