[en] Winter snow accumulation was above average this year, but the Greenland Ice Sheet still lost 156 ± 22 Gt of mass from 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023 because discharge and melting exceeded accumulation.
Summer high-pressure systems brought warm temperatures, widespread melting, and exceptional rainfall volumes.
On 26 June 2023, Summit Station reached a temperature of 0.4°C and experienced melt for only the fifth time in its 34-year observational history.
Research Center/Unit :
SPHERES - ULiège [BE]
Disciplines :
Earth sciences & physical geography
Author, co-author :
Poinar, K
Mankoff, K.
Fausto, R.
Fettweis, Xavier ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géographie > Climatologie et Topoclimatologie ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sphères
Loomis, B.
Wehrlé, A.
Jensen, C.
Tedesco, M.
Box, J.
Mote, T.
Language :
English
Title :
Greenland Ice Sheet [in Arctic Report Card 2023]
Publication date :
November 2023
Tags :
CÉCI : Consortium des Équipements de Calcul Intensif