Volume 10, issue 5

Volume 10, issue 5

02 Sep 2016
3-D surface properties of glacier penitentes over an ablation season, measured using a Microsoft Xbox Kinect
Lindsey I. Nicholson, Michał Pętlicki, Ben Partan, and Shelley MacDonell
The Cryosphere, 10, 1897–1913, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1897-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1897-2016, 2016
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05 Sep 2016
Sliding of temperate basal ice on a rough, hard bed: creep mechanisms, pressure melting, and implications for ice streaming
Maarten Krabbendam
The Cryosphere, 10, 1915–1932, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1915-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1915-2016, 2016
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06 Sep 2016
On the recent contribution of the Greenland ice sheet to sea level change
Michiel R. van den Broeke, Ellyn M. Enderlin, Ian M. Howat, Peter Kuipers Munneke, Brice P. Y. Noël, Willem Jan van de Berg, Erik van Meijgaard, and Bert Wouters
The Cryosphere, 10, 1933–1946, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1933-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1933-2016, 2016
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06 Sep 2016
A model for the spatial distribution of snow water equivalent parameterized from the spatial variability of precipitation
Thomas Skaugen and Ingunn H. Weltzien
The Cryosphere, 10, 1947–1963, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1947-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1947-2016, 2016
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07 Sep 2016
Application of GRACE to the assessment of model-based estimates of monthly Greenland Ice Sheet mass balance (2003–2012)
Nicole-Jeanne Schlegel, David N. Wiese, Eric Y. Larour, Michael M. Watkins, Jason E. Box, Xavier Fettweis, and Michiel R. van den Broeke
The Cryosphere, 10, 1965–1989, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1965-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1965-2016, 2016
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07 Sep 2016
A representative density profile of the North Greenland snowpack
Christoph Florian Schaller, Johannes Freitag, Sepp Kipfstuhl, Thomas Laepple, Hans Christian Steen-Larsen, and Olaf Eisen
The Cryosphere, 10, 1991–2002, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1991-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1991-2016, 2016
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07 Sep 2016
Near-real-time Arctic sea ice thickness and volume from CryoSat-2
Rachel L. Tilling, Andy Ridout, and Andrew Shepherd
The Cryosphere, 10, 2003–2012, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2003-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2003-2016, 2016
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09 Sep 2016
Observations of capillary barriers and preferential flow in layered snow during cold laboratory experiments
Francesco Avanzi, Hiroyuki Hirashima, Satoru Yamaguchi, Takafumi Katsushima, and Carlo De Michele
The Cryosphere, 10, 2013–2026, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2013-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2013-2016, 2016
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14 Sep 2016
Sea-ice indicators of polar bear habitat
Harry L. Stern and Kristin L. Laidre
The Cryosphere, 10, 2027–2041, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2027-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2027-2016, 2016
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13 Sep 2016
Grounding and calving cycle of Mertz Ice Tongue revealed by shallow Mertz Bank
Xianwei Wang, David M. Holland, Xiao Cheng, and Peng Gong
The Cryosphere, 10, 2043–2056, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2043-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2043-2016, 2016
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14 Sep 2016
Direct visualization of solute locations in laboratory ice samples
Ted Hullar and Cort Anastasio
The Cryosphere, 10, 2057–2068, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2057-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2057-2016, 2016
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14 Sep 2016
Brief communication: Improved measurement of ice layer density in seasonal snowpacks
Tom Watts, Nick Rutter, Peter Toose, Chris Derksen, Melody Sandells, and John Woodward
The Cryosphere, 10, 2069–2074, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2069-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2069-2016, 2016
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14 Sep 2016
Heterogeneous glacier thinning patterns over the last 40 years in Langtang Himal, Nepal
Silvan Ragettli, Tobias Bolch, and Francesca Pellicciotti
The Cryosphere, 10, 2075–2097, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2075-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2075-2016, 2016
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15 Sep 2016
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Dispersion in deep polar firn driven by synoptic-scale surface pressure variability
Christo Buizert and Jeffrey P. Severinghaus
The Cryosphere, 10, 2099–2111, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2099-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2099-2016, 2016
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15 Sep 2016
Retrieving the characteristics of slab ice covering snow by remote sensing
François Andrieu, Frédéric Schmidt, Bernard Schmitt, Sylvain Douté, and Olivier Brissaud
The Cryosphere, 10, 2113–2128, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2113-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2113-2016, 2016
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16 Sep 2016
ICESat laser altimetry over small mountain glaciers
Désirée Treichler and Andreas Kääb
The Cryosphere, 10, 2129–2146, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2129-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2129-2016, 2016
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20 Sep 2016
How much cryosphere model complexity is just right? Exploration using the conceptual cryosphere hydrology framework
Thomas M. Mosier, David F. Hill, and Kendra V. Sharp
The Cryosphere, 10, 2147–2171, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2147-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2147-2016, 2016
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21 Sep 2016
Estimates of ikaite export from sea ice to the underlying seawater in a sea ice–seawater mesocosm
Nicolas-Xavier Geilfus, Ryan J. Galley, Brent G. T. Else, Karley Campbell, Tim Papakyriakou, Odile Crabeck, Marcos Lemes, Bruno Delille, and Søren Rysgaard
The Cryosphere, 10, 2173–2189, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2173-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2173-2016, 2016
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22 Sep 2016
Mechanism of seasonal Arctic sea ice evolution and Arctic amplification
Kwang-Yul Kim, Benjamin D. Hamlington, Hanna Na, and Jinju Kim
The Cryosphere, 10, 2191–2202, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2191-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2191-2016, 2016
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23 Sep 2016
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Quantifying ice loss in the eastern Himalayas since 1974 using declassified spy satellite imagery
Joshua M. Maurer, Summer B. Rupper, and Joerg M. Schaefer
The Cryosphere, 10, 2203–2215, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2203-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2203-2016, 2016
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26 Sep 2016
The impact of melt ponds on summertime microwave brightness temperatures and sea-ice concentrations
Stefan Kern, Anja Rösel, Leif Toudal Pedersen, Natalia Ivanova, Roberto Saldo, and Rasmus Tage Tonboe
The Cryosphere, 10, 2217–2239, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2217-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2217-2016, 2016
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27 Sep 2016
Modeling the spatiotemporal variability in subsurface thermal regimes across a low-relief polygonal tundra landscape
Jitendra Kumar, Nathan Collier, Gautam Bisht, Richard T. Mills, Peter E. Thornton, Colleen M. Iversen, and Vladimir Romanovsky
The Cryosphere, 10, 2241–2274, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2241-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2241-2016, 2016
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28 Sep 2016
The EUMETSAT sea ice concentration climate data record
Rasmus T. Tonboe, Steinar Eastwood, Thomas Lavergne, Atle M. Sørensen, Nicholas Rathmann, Gorm Dybkjær, Leif Toudal Pedersen, Jacob L. Høyer, and Stefan Kern
The Cryosphere, 10, 2275–2290, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2275-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2275-2016, 2016
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30 Sep 2016
Effects of bryophyte and lichen cover on permafrost soil temperature at large scale
Philipp Porada, Altug Ekici, and Christian Beer
The Cryosphere, 10, 2291–2315, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2291-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2291-2016, 2016
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30 Sep 2016
Impacts of marine instability across the East Antarctic Ice Sheet on Southern Ocean dynamics
Steven J. Phipps, Christopher J. Fogwill, and Christian S. M. Turney
The Cryosphere, 10, 2317–2328, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2317-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2317-2016, 2016
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10 Oct 2016
On retrieving sea ice freeboard from ICESat laser altimeter
Kirill Khvorostovsky and Pierre Rampal
The Cryosphere, 10, 2329–2346, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2329-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2329-2016, 2016
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10 Oct 2016
Bias corrections of precipitation measurements across experimental sites in different ecoclimatic regions of western Canada
Xicai Pan, Daqing Yang, Yanping Li, Alan Barr, Warren Helgason, Masaki Hayashi, Philip Marsh, John Pomeroy, and Richard J. Janowicz
The Cryosphere, 10, 2347–2360, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2347-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2347-2016, 2016
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13 Oct 2016
A daily, 1 km resolution data set of downscaled Greenland ice sheet surface mass balance (1958–2015)
Brice Noël, Willem Jan van de Berg, Horst Machguth, Stef Lhermitte, Ian Howat, Xavier Fettweis, and Michiel R. van den Broeke
The Cryosphere, 10, 2361–2377, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2361-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2361-2016, 2016
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13 Oct 2016
Improving satellite-retrieved surface radiative fluxes in polar regions using a smart sampling approach
Kristof Van Tricht, Stef Lhermitte, Irina V. Gorodetskaya, and Nicole P. M. van Lipzig
The Cryosphere, 10, 2379–2397, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2379-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2379-2016, 2016
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20 Oct 2016
Glacier change and glacial lake outburst flood risk in the Bolivian Andes
Simon J. Cook, Ioannis Kougkoulos, Laura A. Edwards, Jason Dortch, and Dirk Hoffmann
The Cryosphere, 10, 2399–2413, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2399-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2399-2016, 2016
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17 Oct 2016
Three-year monitoring of stable isotopes of precipitation at Concordia Station, East Antarctica
Barbara Stenni, Claudio Scarchilli, Valerie Masson-Delmotte, Elisabeth Schlosser, Virginia Ciardini, Giuliano Dreossi, Paolo Grigioni, Mattia Bonazza, Anselmo Cagnati, Daniele Karlicek, Camille Risi, Roberto Udisti, and Mauro Valt
The Cryosphere, 10, 2415–2428, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2415-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2415-2016, 2016
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21 Oct 2016
Assessment of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice predictability in CMIP5 decadal hindcasts
Chao-Yuan Yang, Jiping Liu, Yongyun Hu, Radley M. Horton, Liqi Chen, and Xiao Cheng
The Cryosphere, 10, 2429–2452, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2429-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2429-2016, 2016
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24 Oct 2016
Spatiotemporal dynamics of snow cover based on multi-source remote sensing data in China
Xiaodong Huang, Jie Deng, Xiaofang Ma, Yunlong Wang, Qisheng Feng, Xiaohua Hao, and Tiangang Liang
The Cryosphere, 10, 2453–2463, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2453-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2453-2016, 2016
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24 Oct 2016
Reconstructing the mass balance of Brewster Glacier, New Zealand, using MODIS-derived glacier-wide albedo
Pascal Sirguey, Holly Still, Nicolas J. Cullen, Marie Dumont, Yves Arnaud, and Jonathan P. Conway
The Cryosphere, 10, 2465–2484, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2465-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2465-2016, 2016
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24 Oct 2016
Macromolecular composition of terrestrial and marine organic matter in sediments across the East Siberian Arctic Shelf
Robert B. Sparkes, Ayça Doğrul Selver, Örjan Gustafsson, Igor P. Semiletov, Negar Haghipour, Lukas Wacker, Timothy I. Eglinton, Helen M. Talbot, and Bart E. van Dongen
The Cryosphere, 10, 2485–2500, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2485-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2485-2016, 2016
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25 Oct 2016
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Ice core evidence for a 20th century increase in surface mass balance in coastal Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica
Morgane Philippe, Jean-Louis Tison, Karen Fjøsne, Bryn Hubbard, Helle A. Kjær, Jan T. M. Lenaerts, Reinhard Drews, Simon G. Sheldon, Kevin De Bondt, Philippe Claeys, and Frank Pattyn
The Cryosphere, 10, 2501–2516, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2501-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2501-2016, 2016
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25 Oct 2016
Scaling-up permafrost thermal measurements in western Alaska using an ecotype approach
William L. Cable, Vladimir E. Romanovsky, and M. Torre Jorgenson
The Cryosphere, 10, 2517–2532, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2517-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2517-2016, 2016
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26 Oct 2016
Brief communication: Organochlorine pesticides in an archived firn core from Law Dome, East Antarctica
Marie Bigot, Mark A. J. Curran, Andrew D. Moy, Derek C. G. Muir, Darryl W. Hawker, Roger Cropp, Camilla F. Teixeira, and Susan M. Bengtson Nash
The Cryosphere, 10, 2533–2539, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2533-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2533-2016, 2016
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