The spatial estimate of the firn correction for Antarctica has been produced using a regional climate model (RACMO), clipped to the current Antarctic ice extend.

The firn correction is defined as the difference between the actual depth of the firn layer and the depth that the firn would be if it was all at the density of meteoric ice.

Originators: http://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.734145

Publisher: Le Brocq, A. M., Payne, A. J., and Vieli, A.: An improved Antarctic dataset for high resolution numerical ice sheet models (ALBMAP v1), Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 2, 247-260, doi:10.5194/essd-2-247-2010, 2010.

Publication date: 2010

References:
Van den Broeke, M. R., van de Berg, W. J., and van Meijgaard, E.: Firn depth correction along the Antarctic grounding line, Antarct. Sci., 20(5), 513-517, doi:10.1017/S095410200800148X, 2008.

Editors
Glaciology

Catherine Ritz
catherine.ritz@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr

Anne LeBrocq
A.LeBrocq@exeter.ac.uk