Sensitivity, stability and future evolution of the world's northernmost ice cap, Hans Tausen Iskappe (Greenland)

Zekollari, Harry; Huybrechts, Philippe; Noël, Brice; van de Berg, Willem Jan; van den Broeke, Michiel R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-805-2017

Articles | Volume 11, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-805-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-805-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 2

Research article

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24 Mar 2017

Research article |

| 24 Mar 2017

Sensitivity, stability and future evolution of the world's northernmost ice cap, Hans Tausen Iskappe (Greenland)

Harry Zekollari, Philippe Huybrechts, Brice Noël, Willem Jan van de Berg, and Michiel R. van den Broeke

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RC1: 'Review of Zekollari et al. -- Hans Tausen Iskappe', Anonymous Referee #1, 12 Jan 2017
- AC1: 'Author comments to RC1', Harry Zekollari, 28 Feb 2017
RC2: 'Review of manuscript “Sensitivity, stability and future evolution of the world’s northernmost ice cap, Hans Tausen Iskappe (Greenland)” by Harry Zekollari, Philippe Huybrechts, Brice Noël, Willem Jan van de Berg and Michiel R. van den Broeke [The C', Anonymous Referee #2, 02 Feb 2017
- AC2: 'Author comments to RC2', Harry Zekollari, 28 Feb 2017

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AR by Harry Zekollari on behalf of the Authors (28 Feb 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (01 Mar 2017) by Thomas Mölg

AR by Harry Zekollari on behalf of the Authors (01 Mar 2017) Manuscript

Short summary

In this study the dynamics of the world’s northernmost ice cap are investigated with a 3-D ice flow model. Under 1961–1990 climatic conditions an ice cap similar to the observed one is obtained, with comparable geometry and surface velocities. The southern part of the ice cap is very unstable, and under early-21st-century climatic conditions this part of the ice cap fully disappears. In a projected warmer and wetter climate the ice cap will at first steepen, before eventually disappearing.