Insignificant change in Antarctic snowmelt volume since 1979

Surface snowmelt is widespread in coastal Antarctica. Satellite‐based microwave sensors have been observing melt area and duration for over three decades. However, these observations do not reveal the total volume of meltwater produced on the ice sheet. Here we present an Antarctic melt volume clima...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Geophysical research letters 2012-01, Vol.39 (1), p.n/a
Hauptverfasser:	Kuipers Munneke, P., Picard, G., van den Broeke, M. R., Lenaerts, J. T. M., van Meijgaard, E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antarctica Climate change Climate models Climatology Cryosphere Earth Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Floating ice Ice shelves Mass balance models Meltwater Remote sensing Snowmelt surface mass balance
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