• Changing surface–atmosphere energy exchange and refreezing capacity of the lower accumulation area, West Greenland 

      Charalampidis, C.; Van As, D.; Box, J.E.; van den Broeke, M.R.; Colgan, W.T.; Doyle, S.H.; Hubbard, Alun Lloyd; MacFerrin, M.; Machguth, H.; Smeets, C.J.P.P. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-18)
      We present 5 years (2009–2013) of automatic weather station measurements from the lower accumulation area (1840 m a.s.l. – above sea level) of the Greenland ice sheet in the Kangerlussuaq region. Here, the summers of 2010 and 2012 were both exceptionally warm, but only 2012 resulted in a strongly negative surface mass budget (SMB) and surface meltwater run-off. The observed run-off was ...
    • Greenland Ice Sheet surface melt amplified by snowline migration and bare ice exposure 

      Ryan, J.C.; Smith, L.C.; Van As, D.; Cooley, S.W.; Cooper, M.G.; Pitcher, L.H.; Hubbard, A. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-06)
      Greenland Ice Sheet mass loss has recently increased because of enhanced surface melt and runoff. Since melt is critically modulated by surface albedo, understanding the processes and feedbacks that alter albedo is a prerequisite for accurately forecasting mass loss. Using satellite imagery, we demonstrate the importance of Greenland’s seasonally fluctuating snowline, which reduces ice sheet albedo ...