Clouds enhance Greenland ice sheet meltwater runoff

oleh: K. Van Tricht, S. Lhermitte, J. T. M. Lenaerts, I. V. Gorodetskaya, T. S. L’Ecuyer, B. Noël, M. R. van den Broeke, D. D. Turner, N. P. M. van Lipzig

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2016-01-01

Deskripsi

Clouds play a pivotal role in the energy and mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet, thereby affecting its contribution to global sea-level rise. Here, using a combination of observations and model simulations, the authors show that clouds enhance Greenland ice sheet meltwater runoff by more than 30%.