Articles | Volume 10, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1679-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1679-2016
Research article
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02 Aug 2016
Research article |  | 02 Aug 2016

Greenland annual accumulation along the EGIG line, 1959–2004, from ASIRAS airborne radar and neutron-probe density measurements

Thomas B. Overly, Robert L. Hawley, Veit Helm, Elizabeth M. Morris, and Rohan N. Chaudhary

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AR by Thomas Buckmaster Overly on behalf of the Authors (30 Apr 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (17 May 2016) by Marco Tedesco
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (02 Jun 2016)
RR by Lora Koenig (04 Jun 2016)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (11 Jun 2016) by Marco Tedesco
AR by Thomas Buckmaster Overly on behalf of the Authors (21 Jun 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (21 Jun 2016) by Marco Tedesco
AR by Thomas Buckmaster Overly on behalf of the Authors (28 Jun 2016)
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Short summary
We demonstrate that snow accumulation rates across the Greenland Ice Sheet, determined from RADAR layers and modeled snow density profiles, are identical to ground-based measurements of snow accumulation. Three regional climate models underestimate snow accumulation compared to RADAR layer estimates. Using RADAR increases spatial coverage and improves accuracy of snow accumulation estimates. Incorporating our results into climate models may reduce uncertainty of sea-level rise estimates.