Melt Water Retention Processes in Snow and Firn on Ice Sheets and Glaciers: Observations and Modeling

Melt Water Retention Processes in Snow and Firn on Ice Sheets and Glaciers: Observations and Modeling

Melt takes place where the surface of glaciers or ice sheets interacts with the atmosphere. While the processes governing surface melt are fairly well understood, the pathways of the meltwater, from its origin to the moment it leaves a glacier system, remain enigmatic. It is not even guaranteed that...

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Main Author: Horst Machguth (auth)
Other Authors: Jason E. Box (auth), W. Tad Pfeffer (auth), Robert S. Fausto (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
Subjects:
firn
regional climate model
expert elicitation
refreezing
mass balance
Meltwater retention
snow
Greenland firn aquifer
glacier and ice sheet
sea level rise
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