Netherlands Polar Data Center

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J. H. van Angelen, M. R. van den Broeke, et al., 2014. Contemporary (1960–2012) Evolution of the Climate and Surface Mass Balance of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Surveys in Geophysics 35 (5), 1155-1174

A. K. Rennermalm, L. C. Smith, et al., 2013. Evidence of meltwater retention within the Greenland ice sheet. The Cryosphere 7 (5), 1433-1445

J. H. van Angelen, J. T. M. Lenaerts, et al., 2013. Rapid loss of firn pore space accelerates 21st century Greenland mass loss. Geophysical Research Letters 40 (10), 2109-2113

C. L. Vernon, J. L. Bamber, et al., 2013. Surface mass balance model intercomparison for the Greenland ice sheet. The Cryosphere 7 (2), 599-614

Shfaqat Abbas Khan, Kurt H. Kjaer, et al., 2013. Recurring dynamically induced thinning during 1985 to 2010 on Upernavik Isstrøm, West Greenland. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 118 (1), 111-121

Kristian K. Kjeldsen, Shfaqat Abbas Khan, et al., 2013. Improved ice loss estimate of the northwestern Greenland ice sheet. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 118 (2), 698-708

A. Shepherd, E. R. Ivins, et al., 2012. A Reconciled Estimate of Ice-Sheet Mass Balance. Science 338 (6111), 1183-1189

I. M. Howat, S. de la Peña, et al., 2012. Brief Communication "Expansion of meltwater lakes on the Greenland ice sheet". The Cryosphere Discussions 6 (5), 4447-4454

Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Didier Swingedouw, et al., 2012. Greenland climate change: from the past to the future. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change 3 (5), 427-449

R. S. W. van de Wal, W. Boot, et al., 2012. Twenty-one years of mass balance observations along the K-transect, West Greenland. Earth System Science Data 4 (1), 31-35

K. H. Kjaer, S. A. Khan, et al., 2012. Aerial Photographs Reveal Late-20th-Century Dynamic Ice Loss in Northwestern Greenland. Science 337 (6094), 569-573

X. Fettweis, B. Franco, et al., 2012. Estimating Greenland ice sheet surface mass balance contribution to future sea level rise using the regional atmospheric climate model MAR. The Cryosphere Discussions 6 (4), 3101-3147

J. G. L. Rae, G. Aðalgeirsdóttir, et al., 2012. Greenland ice sheet surface mass balance: evaluating simulations and making projections with regional climate models. The Cryosphere Discussions 6 (3), 2059-2113

Ingo Sasgen, Michiel van den Broeke, et al., 2012. Timing and origin of recent regional ice-mass loss in Greenland. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 333-334 (2012-06), 293-303

J. H. van Angelen, J. T. M. Lenaerts, et al., 2012. Sensitivity of Greenland Ice Sheet surface mass balance to surface albedo parameterization: a study with a regional climate model. The Cryosphere Discussions 6 (2), 1531-1562

D. van As, A. L. Hubbard, et al., 2012. Large surface meltwater discharge from the Kangerlussuaq sector of the Greenland ice sheet during the record-warm year 2010 explained by detailed energy balance observations. The Cryosphere 6 (1), 199-209

Sebastian H. Mernild, Glen E. Liston, & Michiel van den Broeke, 2012. Simulated Internal Storage Buildup, Release, and Runoff from Greenland Ice Sheet at Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 44 (1), 83-94

Poul Christoffersen, Martin O'Leary, et al., 2012. Partitioning effects from ocean and atmosphere on the calving stability of Kangerdlugssuaq Glacier, East Greenland. Annals of Glaciology 53 (60), 249-256

Ian M. Howat, Yushin Ahn, et al., 2011. Mass balance of Greenland's three largest outlet glaciers, 2000-2010. Geophysical Research Letters 38 (12), n/a-n/a

J. H. van Angelen, M. R. van den Broeke, & R. Kwok, 2011. The Greenland Sea Jet: A mechanism for wind-driven sea ice export through Fram Strait. Geophysical Research Letters 38 (12), n/a-n/a

J. H. van Angelen, M. R. van den Broeke, & W. J. van de Berg, 2011. Momentum budget of the atmospheric boundary layer over the Greenland ice sheet and its surrounding seas. Journal of Geophysical Research 116 (D10)

M. Tedesco, X. Fettweis, et al., 2011. Record Summer Melt in Greenland in 2010. Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union 92 (15), 126-126

E. Rignot, I. Velicogna, et al., 2011. Acceleration of the contribution of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets to sea level rise. Geophysical Research Letters 38 (5), n/a-n/a

M. van den Broeke, R. van de Wal, & P. Smeets, 2011. The seasonal cycle and interannual variability of surface energy balance and melt in the ablation zone of the west Greenland ice sheet. The Cryosphere Discussions 5 (2), 779-809

M Tedesco, X Fettweis, et al., 2011. The role of albedo and accumulation in the 2010 melting record in Greenland. Environmental Research Letters 6 (1), 014005

Michiel van den Broeke, Carlijn Bus, et al., 2010. Temperature thresholds for degree-day modelling of Greenland ice sheet melt rates. Geophysical Research Letters 37 (18), n/a-n/a

S. H. Mernild, G. E. Liston, et al., 2010. Runoff and mass-balance simulations from the Greenland Ice Sheet at Kangerlussuaq (Søndre Strømfjord) in a 30-year perspective, 1979–2008. The Cryosphere 4 (2), 231-242

Daniel McGrath, Konrad Steffen, et al., 2010. Sediment plumes as a proxy for local ice-sheet runoff in Kangerlussuaq Fjord, West Greenland. Journal of Glaciology 56 (199), 813-821

Michiel van den Broeke, Paul Smeets, & Janneke Ettema, 2009. Surface layer climate and turbulent exchange in the ablation zone of the west Greenland ice sheet. International Journal of Climatology 29 (15), 2309-2323

M. Van den Broeke, P. Smeets, et al., 2008. Partitioning of melt energy and meltwater fluxes in the ablation zone of the west Greenland ice sheet. The Cryosphere Discussions 2 (4), 711-736

Michiel van den Broeke, Paul Smeets, et al., 2008. Surface radiation balance in the ablation zone of the west Greenland ice sheet. Journal of Geophysical Research 113 (D13)