Greenland ice sheet reflectivity has declined substantially in the 13 years in response to anomalous weather patterns and climate warming. The video features data from NASA satellite sensors that begin in year 2000. This presentation is to accompany a published a scientific analysis of the past 12 years of Greenland ice reflectivity...
Box, J. E., Fettweis, X., Stroeve, J. C., Tedesco, M., Hall, D. K., and Steffen, K.: Greenland ice sheet albedo feedback: thermodynamics and atmospheric drivers, The Cryosphere Discuss., 6, 593-634, doi:10.5194/tcd-6-593-2012, 2012.
Jason E. Box, PhD
Assoc. Prof., Department of Geography, Byrd Polar Research Center
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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