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Titel |
Greenland ice sheet surface albedo: trends in surface properties (2000-2011) |
VerfasserIn |
S. Lhermitte, W. Greuell, E. van Meijgaard, R. van Oss, M. R. van den Broeke, W. J. van de Berg |
Konferenz |
EGU General Assembly 2012
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Medientyp |
Artikel
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Sprache |
Englisch
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Digitales Dokument |
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Erschienen |
In: GRA - Volume 14 (2012) |
Datensatznummer |
250069859
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Zusammenfassung |
The Greenland ice sheet has shown significant mass loss in recent years due to increased
melting and ice discharge. Since solar radiation is the most important source for melt energy,
the ice sheet surface albedo, determined by the surface characteristics, plays a crucial role in
the surface energy budget, as it controls the amount of radiation that is reflected. Assessing
the spatio-temporal patterns of surface albedo is therefore essential to quantify
albedo-melt forcing and to characterize the surface characteristics that drive this
forcing.
In this work, broadband and spectral albedo data from the MODIS data are used to assess
Greenland ice sheet albedo changes over the 2000-2011 period. Trend analysis of the
broadband albedo shows that significant albedo reductions are evident along ice sheet
margins, especially on the West side, consistent with trends detected by microwave melt
detection methodologies. This negative albedo trend increases solar energy absorption of the
ice sheet by 0.3 W/m2/yr (0.4 W/m2/yr along the edges), which equals ~10% per decade and
promotes enhanced melt water production.
Analysis of the trends in spectral albedo due to surface characteristics shows larger
reductions in albedo in the NIR spectrum on the interior of the ice sheet, whereas near the
edges the albedo reductions are stronger in the visible spectrum. The former can be attributed
to changes in snow grain size due to snow metamorphism. The changes near the edges, on the
other hand, can be attributed to areas of bare ice, ice with melt water and dust accumulation,
water content and refreezing. |
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