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  The influence of inter-annual temperature variability on the Greenland ice sheet

Lauritzen, M., Aðalgeirsdóttir, G., Rathmann, N., Grinsted, A., Noël, B., Hvidberg, C. S. (2023): The influence of inter-annual temperature variability on the Greenland ice sheet, XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) (Berlin 2023).
https://doi.org/10.57757/IUGG23-4165

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Lauritzen, Mikkel1, Author
Aðalgeirsdóttir, Guðfinna1, Author
Rathmann, Nicholas1, Author
Grinsted, Aslak1, Author
Noël, Brice1, Author
Hvidberg, Christine S.1, Author
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1IUGG 2023, General Assemblies, 1 General, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), External Organizations, ou_5011304              

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 Abstract: Uncertainties in the projected contribution of the Greenland ice sheet to future sea level rise mainly depend on uncertainties in the initial state of the present-day ice sheet. A previous study showed that including the inter-annual climate variability in the forcing of a simplified ice sheet model leads to an increased mass loss rate, but the effect on the Greenland ice sheet is poorly known. Here we quantify the influence of inter-annual variability on mass loss from the Greenland ice sheet using the PISM model. We construct an ensemble of climate-forcing fields that accounts for inter-annual variability in temperature using reanalysis data products from RACMO and NOAA-CIRES. We investigate the Greenland ice sheet geometry's steady state and future evolution. We find that the steady-state ice sheet volume decreases by 0.24-0.38% when forced with a varying temperature forcing compared to a constant temperature forcing, equivalent to 21.7±5.0 mm of sea level rise (SLE). The northern basins are particularly sensitive with a change in volume of 1.2-0.9%. The response to abrupt warming is 0.03-0.21 mm SLE higher per year depending on climate scenario. Our results emphasize the importance of including temperature variability in projections of future mass loss.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2023-07-112023-07-11
 Publication Status: Finally published
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 Identifiers: DOI: 10.57757/IUGG23-4165
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Title: XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
Place of Event: Berlin
Start-/End Date: 2023-07-11 - 2023-07-20

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Title: XXVIII General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
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Publ. Info: Potsdam : GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
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