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| Title |
Clouds enhance Greenland ice sheet meltwater runoff
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Nature Communications, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1038/ncomms10266 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
K. Van Tricht, S. Lhermitte, J. T. M. Lenaerts, I. V. Gorodetskaya, T. S. L’Ecuyer, B. Noël, M. R. van den Broeke, D. D. Turner, N. P. M. van Lipzig |
| Abstract |
The Greenland ice sheet has become one of the main contributors to global sea level rise, predominantly through increased meltwater runoff. The main drivers of Greenland ice sheet runoff, however, remain poorly understood. Here we show that clouds enhance meltwater runoff by about one-third relative to clear skies, using a unique combination of active satellite observations, climate model data and snow model simulations. This impact results from a cloud radiative effect of 29.5 (±5.2) W m(-2). Contrary to conventional wisdom, however, the Greenland ice sheet responds to this energy through a new pathway by which clouds reduce meltwater refreezing as opposed to increasing surface melt directly, thereby accelerating bare-ice exposure and enhancing meltwater runoff. The high sensitivity of the Greenland ice sheet to both ice-only and liquid-bearing clouds highlights the need for accurate cloud representations in climate models, to better predict future contributions of the Greenland ice sheet to global sea level rise. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 51 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 22% |
| Belgium | 9 | 18% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 10% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 2% |
| Norway | 1 | 2% |
| Austria | 1 | 2% |
| Denmark | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 20 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 40 | 78% |
| Scientists | 9 | 18% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 230 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 221 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 73 | 32% |
| Researcher | 44 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 25 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 8% |
| Professor | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 28 | 12% |
| Unknown | 30 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 126 | 55% |
| Environmental Science | 37 | 16% |
| Engineering | 8 | 3% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 5 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 11 | 5% |
| Unknown | 39 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 371. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 February 2024.
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