Reanalysis Surface Mass Balance of the Greenland Ice Sheet along K-transect (2000-2014)

[en] Accurate estimates of surface mass balance over the Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) would contribute to understanding the cause of recent changes and would help to better estimate the future contribution of the GrIS to sea-level rise. Given the limitations of in-situ measurement, modeling, and remote sensing, it is critical to explore the opportunity to merge the available data to better characterize the spatial and temporal variation of the GrIS surface mass balance (SMB). This work utilizes a particle batch smoother data assimilation technique that yields SMB estimates that benefit from the snow model Crocus and a 16-day albedo product derived from satellite remote sensing data. Comparison of the results against in-situ SMB measurements shows that the assimilation of the albedo product reduces the root mean square error (RMSE) of the posterior estimates of SMB by 51% and reduces bias by 95%.

Research Center/Unit :

Sphères - SPHERES

Disciplines :

Earth sciences & physical geography

Author, co-author :

Navari, M.

Margulis, S.

Tedesco, M.

Fettweis, Xavier ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géographie > Climatologie et Topoclimatologie

van de wal, R.

Language :

English

Title :

Reanalysis Surface Mass Balance of the Greenland Ice Sheet along K-transect (2000-2014)

Publication date :

August 2021

Journal title :

Geophysical Research Letters

ISSN :

0094-8276

eISSN :

1944-8007

Publisher :

Wiley, Washington, United States - District of Columbia

Volume :

Pages :

e2021GL094602

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Additional URL :

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2021GL094602

Funders :

F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique

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