Total sublimation

RACMO2.3p1 modelled total (surface and drifting snow) sublimation. Lateral forcing: ERA-Interim. Averaging period: 1979-2011. Unit: kg m-2 yr-1.

Positive values (such as those near the coast) indicate sublimation; negative values (such as far inland) indicate deposition.

Van Wessem, J. M., C. H. Reijmer, M. Morlighem, J. Mouginot, E. Rignot, B. Medley, I. Joughin, B. Wouters, M. A. DePoorter, J. L. Bamber, J. T. M. Lenaerts, W. J. van de Berg, M. R. van den Broeke and E. van Meijgaard, 2014: Improved representation of East Antarctic surface mass balance in a regional atmospheric climate model, Journal of Glaciology 60, 761-770, doi:10.3189/JoG14J051

https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/696B69305FDF44A9CD1BD770F61E4174/S0022143000203110a.pdf/div-class-title-improved-representation-of-east-antarctic-surface-mass-balance-in-a-regional-atmospheric-climate-model-div.pdf

Original resolution: ~27 km, resampled to 35km during import and reprojection.
Downloaded 18 November 2016

Published 2014

Editor Info
Atmosphere
Michiel van den Broeke
m.r.vandenbroeke@uu.nl

Author Info
Melchior van Wessem
J.M.vanWessem@uu.nl