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Abstract

Between 2003 and 2016, Greenland experienced significant ice loss, contributing substantially to sea level rise. This loss slowed in 2017 and 2018 due to unusually cold summers in western Greenland and increased snowfall in the east. However, GRACE-FO data reveal a return to high melt rates in 2019, resulting in a record annual mass loss of 532 ± 58 Gt yr⁻¹, exceeding even the 2012 record.

Publisher

Communications Earth & Environment

Published On

Aug 20, 2020

Authors

Ingo Sasgen, Bert Wouters, Alex S. Gardner, Michalea D. King, Marco Tedesco, Felix W. Landerer, Christoph Dahle, Himanshu Save, Xavier Fettweis

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