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Improving Surface Mass Balance Over Ice Sheets and Snow Depth on Sea IceSurface mass balance (SMB) over ice sheets and snow on sea ice (SOSI) are important components of the cryosphere. Large knowledge gaps remain in scientists' abilities to monitor SMB and SOSI, including insufficient measurements and difficulties with satellite retrievals. On ice sheets, snow accumulation is the sole mass gain to SMB, and meltwater runoff can be the dominant single loss factor in extremely warm years such as 2012. SOSI affects the growth and melt cycle of the Earth's polar sea ice cover. The summer of 2012 saw the largest satellite-recorded melt area over the Greenland ice sheet and the smallest satellite-recorded Arctic sea ice extent, making this meeting both timely and relevant.
Document ID
20140011036
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
doi:10.1002/2013EO100006
Authors
Koenig, Lora Suzanne (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Box, Jason (Ohio State Univ. Columbus, OH, United States)
Kurtz, Nathan (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Date Acquired
August 26, 2014
Publication Date
March 5, 2013
Publication Information
Publication: EOS
Publisher: EOS
Volume: 94
Issue: 10
Subject Category
Geosciences (General)
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN9141
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNG11HP16A
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Snow
Mass
Surface

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