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JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN MODELING EARTH SYSTEMS
Volume 13, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1029/2020MS002356
Keywords
ice sheet modeling; Earth system modeling; model coupling
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- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- National Center for Atmospheric Research - NSF [1852977]
- European Research Council [ERC-StG-678145-CoupledIceClim]
- Dutch Research Council (NWO) [ALWOP.2015.096]
- Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) project
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Earth system/ice-sheet coupling is a recent major area of Earth System Model development, focusing on simulating the interactions between climate and ice sheets. The latest model includes simulations of the Greenland Ice Sheet, showing how ice sheet changes can impact climate change.
Earth system/ice-sheet coupling is an area of recent, major Earth System Model (ESM) development. This work occurs at the intersection of glaciology and climate science and is motivated by a need for robust projections of sea-level rise. The Community Ice Sheet Model version 2 (CISM2) is the newest component model of the Community Earth System Model version 2 (CESM2). This study describes the coupling and novel capabilities of the model, including: (1) an advanced energy-balance-based surface mass balance calculation in the land component with downscaling via elevation classes; (2) a closed freshwater budget from ice sheet to the ocean from surface runoff, basal melting, and ice discharge; (3) dynamic land surface types; and (4) dynamic atmospheric topography. The Earth system/ice-sheet coupling is demonstrated in a simulation with an evolving Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) under an idealized high CO2 scenario. The model simulates a large expansion of ablation areas (where surface ablation exceeds snow accumulation) and a large increase in surface runoff. This results in an elevated freshwater flux to the ocean, as well as thinning of the ice sheet and area retreat. These GrIS changes result in reduced Greenland surface albedo, changes in the sign and magnitude of sensible and latent heat fluxes, and modified surface roughness and overall ice sheet topography. Representation of these couplings between climate and ice sheets is key for the simulation of ice and climate interactions.
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