Discrepancies between observations and climate models of large-scale wind-driven Greenland melt influence sea-level rise projections

Dániel Topál; Qinghua Ding; Thomas J. Ballinger; Edward Hanna; Xavier Fettweis; Zhe Li; Ildikó Pieczka

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34414-2

Nature Communications (Nov 2022)

Discrepancies between observations and climate models of large-scale wind-driven Greenland melt influence sea-level rise projections

Dániel Topál,
Qinghua Ding,
Thomas J. Ballinger,
Edward Hanna,
Xavier Fettweis,
Zhe Li,
Ildikó Pieczka

Affiliations

Dániel Topál: Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, MTA-Centre for Excellence, ELKH
Qinghua Ding: Department of Geography and Earth Research Institute, University of California-Santa Barbara
Thomas J. Ballinger: International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Edward Hanna: Department of Geography and Lincoln Climate Research Group, University of Lincoln
Xavier Fettweis: SPHERES research units, Geography Department, University of Liège
Zhe Li: Department of Geography and Earth Research Institute, University of California-Santa Barbara
Ildikó Pieczka: ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, Department of Meteorology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34414-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Here, the authors highlight that a better representation of large-scale wind-driven warming processes in climate models has potential for lessening sea-level rise projection uncertainties associated with Greenland ice sheet melt.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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