Cold Season Rain Event Has Impact on Greenland's Firn Layer Comparable to Entire Summer Melt Season

Abstract Rainfall high on the Greenland Ice Sheet is an emerging phenomenon with consequences for the thermal and structural makeup of the surface layer. We document changes to Greenland's firn column due to a 4‐day cold‐season warm/rain event. Heavy precipitation occurred with a sudden 30°C in...

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Main Authors: J. Harper, J. Saito, N. Humphrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-07-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103654
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