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Research article
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31 May 2018
Research article |
| 31 May 2018
| 31 May 2018
The importance of snow albedo for ice sheet evolution over the last glacial cycle
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany
Andrey Ganopolski
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam, Germany
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- Investigating similarities and differences of the penultimate and last glacial terminations with a coupled ice sheet–climate model A. Quiquet & D. Roche
- Comparison of Broadband Surface Albedo from MODIS and Ground-Based Measurements at the Thule High Arctic Atmospheric Observatory in Pituffik, Greenland, During 2016–2024 M. Tosco et al.
- Hypersensitivity of glacial summer temperatures in Siberia P. Bakker et al.
- Impact of mid-glacial ice sheets on deep ocean circulation and global climate S. Sherriff-Tadano et al.
- Modeling the temperature and humidity conditions of mineral soils in an active layer model taking into account in depth changes in the thermodynamic properties of the soil V. Bogomolov et al.
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- Review of Land Surface Albedo: Variance Characteristics, Climate Effect and Management Strategy X. Zhang et al.
- Glacial inception through rapid ice area increase driven by albedo and vegetation feedbacks M. Willeit et al.
- The diurnal Energy Balance Model (dEBM): a convenient surface mass balance solution for ice sheets in Earth system modeling U. Krebs-Kanzow et al.
- Last glacial inception trajectories for the Northern Hemisphere from coupled ice and climate modelling T. Bahadory et al.
- Dynamic regimes of the Greenland Ice Sheet emerging from interacting melt–elevation and glacial isostatic adjustment feedbacks M. Zeitz et al.
- Quantitative impact of astronomical and sun-related cycles on the Pleistocene climate system from Antarctica records P. Viaggi
- Toward generalized Milankovitch theory (GMT) A. Ganopolski
- A simple physical model for glacial cycles S. Pérez-Montero et al.
- Evaluation of Albedo Schemes in WRF Coupled with Noah-MP on the Parlung No. 4 Glacier L. Liu et al.
- A transient coupled general circulation model (CGCM) simulation of the past 3 million years K. Yun et al.
- Light-Absorbing Impurities in Snow: A Personal and Historical Account S. Warren
- Contrasting the Penultimate Glacial Maximum and the Last Glacial Maximum (140 and 21 ka) using coupled climate–ice sheet modelling V. Patterson et al.
- Robust uncertainty assessment of the spatio-temporal transferability of glacier mass and energy balance models T. Zolles et al.
26 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Large-ensemble simulations of the North American and Greenland ice sheets at the Last Glacial Maximum with a coupled atmospheric general circulation–ice sheet model S. Sherriff-Tadano et al.
- Influence of Snow Redistribution and Melt Pond Schemes on Simulated Sea Ice Thickness During the MOSAiC Expedition J. Zhao et al.
- Investigating similarities and differences of the penultimate and last glacial terminations with a coupled ice sheet–climate model A. Quiquet & D. Roche
- Comparison of Broadband Surface Albedo from MODIS and Ground-Based Measurements at the Thule High Arctic Atmospheric Observatory in Pituffik, Greenland, During 2016–2024 M. Tosco et al.
- Hypersensitivity of glacial summer temperatures in Siberia P. Bakker et al.
- Impact of mid-glacial ice sheets on deep ocean circulation and global climate S. Sherriff-Tadano et al.
- Modeling the temperature and humidity conditions of mineral soils in an active layer model taking into account in depth changes in the thermodynamic properties of the soil V. Bogomolov et al.
- Physically based modelling of glacier evolution under climate change in the tropical Andes J. Mackay et al.
- Exploring the Mid-Pleistocene transition with a simple physical model S. Pérez-Montero et al.
- High-efficiency mechanically stacked bifacial III-V/HJT multijunction solar cell enabled by spectral albedo J. Bae et al.
- Creeping snow drought threatens Canada’s water supply R. Sarpong et al.
- Dark Glacier Surface of Greenland’s Largest Floating Tongue Governed by High Local Deposition of Dust A. Humbert et al.
- Sensitivity of simulations of Plio–Pleistocene climate with the CLIMBER-2 Earth System Model to details of the global carbon cycle J. Carrillo et al.
- Review of Land Surface Albedo: Variance Characteristics, Climate Effect and Management Strategy X. Zhang et al.
- Glacial inception through rapid ice area increase driven by albedo and vegetation feedbacks M. Willeit et al.
- The diurnal Energy Balance Model (dEBM): a convenient surface mass balance solution for ice sheets in Earth system modeling U. Krebs-Kanzow et al.
- Last glacial inception trajectories for the Northern Hemisphere from coupled ice and climate modelling T. Bahadory et al.
- Dynamic regimes of the Greenland Ice Sheet emerging from interacting melt–elevation and glacial isostatic adjustment feedbacks M. Zeitz et al.
- Quantitative impact of astronomical and sun-related cycles on the Pleistocene climate system from Antarctica records P. Viaggi
- Toward generalized Milankovitch theory (GMT) A. Ganopolski
- A simple physical model for glacial cycles S. Pérez-Montero et al.
- Evaluation of Albedo Schemes in WRF Coupled with Noah-MP on the Parlung No. 4 Glacier L. Liu et al.
- A transient coupled general circulation model (CGCM) simulation of the past 3 million years K. Yun et al.
- Light-Absorbing Impurities in Snow: A Personal and Historical Account S. Warren
- Contrasting the Penultimate Glacial Maximum and the Last Glacial Maximum (140 and 21 ka) using coupled climate–ice sheet modelling V. Patterson et al.
- Robust uncertainty assessment of the spatio-temporal transferability of glacier mass and energy balance models T. Zolles et al.
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Short summary
The surface energy and mass balance of ice sheets strongly depends on surface albedo. Here, using an Earth system model of intermediate complexity, we explore the role played by surface albedo for the simulation of glacial cycles. We show that the evolution of the Northern Hemisphere ice sheets over the last glacial cycle is very sensitive to the parameterization of snow grain size and the effect of dust deposition on snow albedo.
The surface energy and mass balance of ice sheets strongly depends on surface albedo. Here,...
