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Climatology and Surface Impacts of Atmospheric Rivers on West Antarctica

Atmospheric rivers (ARs) transport large amounts of moisture from the mid- to high-latitudes and they are a primary driver of the most extreme snowfall events, along with surface melting, in Antarctica. In this study, we characterize the climatology and surface impacts of ARs on West Antarctica, focusing on the Amundsen Sea Embayment and Marie Byrd Land and analyze an

Four decades of Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance from

Using revised inventories, improved thickness mapping, and time series of velocity and SMB, we present four decades of mass balance in Antarctica that reveal a mass loss during the entire period and a rapid increase over the last

ISMIP6 Antarctica: a multi-model ensemble of the Antarctic ice

Ice flow models of the Antarctic ice sheet are commonly used to simulate its future evolution in response to different climate scenarios and assess the mass loss that would contribute to future sea level rise. However, there is currently no consensus on estimates of the future mass balance of the ice sheet, primarily because of differences in the representation of

Combustion of available fossil fuel resources sufficient

The Antarctic Ice Sheet stores water equivalent to 58 m in global sea-level rise. We show in simulations using the Parallel Ice Sheet Model that burning the currently attainable fossil fuel resourc...

Modelling the climate and surface mass balance of polar ice

1480 J. M. van Wessem et al.: RACMO2.3p2 Antarctica ciated contribution to global sea level change (Rignot et al., 2011c;Shepherd et al.,2012). Over Antarctica, precipitation is the dominating compo-nent of the SMB, contributing 91% to the total (the sum of the absolute fluxes) mass budget (Van Wessem et al.,2014b).

Long-Term Variations of Global Solar Radiation and Its Potential

Solar energy (global, absorption, scattering, reflection, losses in the atmosphere, etc.) and all kinds of atmospheric constituents (absorbing, scattering), as well as their long-term changes, were analyzed to investigate the physical and chemical processes in the atmosphere, the climate and climate change at Dome C, Antarctica.

Recent increase in the surface mass balance in central East Antarctica

The Antarctic Ice Sheet''s reaction on the continuing global warming is crucial to project the future sea level rise. The increasing air temperature causes both accelerating mass loss on the

Antarctic Ice Loss 2002-2020

Research based on observations from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites (2002-2017) and GRACE Follow-On (since 2018 - ) indicates that between 2002 and 2020, Antarctica shed approximately 150 gigatons of ice per year, causing global sea level to rise by 0.4 millimeters per year.

Antarctica, Earth''s largest refrigerator, is defrosting

And it was, for 120 years. But even as the wall was being built, human-caused climate change was getting under way, piling new heat and energy into the global climate system which would push the

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Abstract. Earth system models (ESMs) allow us to explore minimally observed components of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) climate system, both historically and under future climate change scenarios. Here, we present and analyze surface climate output from the most recent version of the National Center for Atmospheric Research''s ESM: the Community Earth

Video: Antarctic Ice Mass Loss 2002-2023

The Antarctic ice sheet''s mass has changed over the last decades. Research based on satellite data indicates that between 2002 and 2023, Antarctica shed an average of 150 billion metric tons of ice per year, adding to global sea level rise.

Mass Balances of the Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheets

In this paper, we review the mechanisms leading to ice sheets'' mass changes and describe the state of the art of the satellite techniques used to monitor Greenland''s and Antarctica''s mass balance, providing an overview of the contributions of Earth Observations to our knowledge of these vast and remote regions.

Antarctic Ice Loss 2002-2020

Research based on observations from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites (2002-2017) and GRACE Follow-On (since 2018 - ) indicates that between 2002 and 2020, Antarctica shed approximately 150

The Extraordinary March 2022 East Antarctica ''Heat'' Wave

In Part II, we continue our large, collaborative study by analyzing the widespread and diverse impacts driven by the AR landfall. These impacts included widespread rain and surface melt, which was recorded along coastal areas, but this was outweighed by widespread, high snowfall accumulations, resulting in a largely positive surface mass balance contribution

Study: Mass gains of Antarctic ice sheet greater than losses

This small thickening, sustained over thousands of years and spread over the vast expanse of these sectors of Antarctica, corresponds to a very large gain of ice – enough to outweigh the losses from fast-flowing glaciers in other

The surface energy balance

Shortwave radiation receipt tends to be highest at low latitude glaciers in high altitude mountain ranges (e.g. the Andes and Himalayas) where the sun angle is high and the thin, relatively cloudless air at high altitude limits

NASA SVS | Antarctic Ice Mass Loss 2002-2023

Research based on observations from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites (2002-2017) and GRACE Follow-On (since 2018 - ) indicates that between 2002 and 2023, Antarctica shed approximately 150 gigatons of ice per year, causing global sea level to rise by 0.4 millimeters per year.

NASA SVS | GRACE and GRACE-FO polar ice mass loss

Research based on observations from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites (2002-2017) and GRACE Follow-On (since 2018 - ) indicates that between 2002 and 2023, Antarctica shed approximately 150 gigatons of ice per year, causing global sea level to rise by 0.4 millimeters per year; and Greenland shed approximately 270

Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance

The total mass balance of Antarctica was recently updated here. Accelerating total mass losses from Antarctica. The GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) satellite gravity mission shows that total mass loss in Antarctica is accelerating over time. They found that total mass loss increased by 26 ± 14 gigatonnes per year from 2002 to

History, mass loss, structure, and dynamic behavior of

Recent observations made with several independent satellite measurements demonstrate that several regions of Antarctica are losing mass, flowing faster, and retreating where ice is exposed to warm ocean waters.

Four decades of Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance from 1979–2017

Using revised inventories, improved thickness mapping, and time series of velocity and SMB, we present four decades of mass balance in Antarctica that reveal a mass loss during the entire period and a rapid increase over the last two decades in parts of Antarctica closest to known or suspected sources of CDW from observations of high ice-shelf

NASA SVS | GRACE and GRACE-FO polar ice mass loss

Research based on observations from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites (2002-2017) and GRACE Follow-On (since 2018 - ) indicates that between 2002 and 2023, Antarctica shed

Antarctica: Role in Global Climate

Antarctica: Role in Global ClimateIntroductionThe world''s climate system is, in some ways, like a complex machine. Heat is moved from place to place by ocean currents and by winds; winds, ocean currents, sea ice, land ice, snow cover, vegetation, and other factors affect climate and are affected by climate. The chemical composition of the atmosphere, which is being changed by

What is the surface mass balance of Antarctica? An

With an identical forcing from ERA-Interim, the present-day estimate of the surface mass budget of Antarctica ranges from 2519 to 1961 Gt yr −1, a 558 Gt range that alone is equivalent to around 1.5 mm of global mean sea level rise. Narrowing this range for the purposes of estimating sea level change at present and in the future is an

Four decades of Antarctic Ice Sheet mass balance from 1979–2017

Using revised inventories, improved thickness mapping, and time series of velocity and SMB, we present four decades of mass balance in Antarctica that reveal a mass loss during the entire

Study: Mass gains of Antarctic ice sheet greater than losses

Map showing the rates of mass changes from ICESat 2003-2008 over Antarctica. Sums are for all of Antarctica: East Antarctica (EA, 2-17); interior West Antarctica (WA2, 1, 18, 19, and 23); coastal West Antarctica (WA1, 20-21); and the Antarctic Peninsula (24-27). A gigaton (Gt) corresponds to a billion metric tons, or 1.1 billion U.S. tons.

Study: Mass gains of Antarctic ice sheet greater than

This small thickening, sustained over thousands of years and spread over the vast expanse of these sectors of Antarctica, corresponds to a very large gain of ice – enough to outweigh the losses from fast-flowing

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