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19 Jul 2019
Brief communication: Updated GAMDAM glacier inventory over high-mountain Asia
Akiko Sakai
The Cryosphere, 13, 2043-2049, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2043-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2043-2019, 2019
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04 Jul 2019
Converting snow depth to snow water equivalent using climatological variables
David F. Hill, Elizabeth A. Burakowski, Ryan L. Crumley, Julia Keon, J. Michelle Hu, Anthony A. Arendt, Katreen Wikstrom Jones, and Gabriel J. Wolken
The Cryosphere, 13, 1767-1784, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1767-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1767-2019, 2019
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27 May 2019
Recrystallization processes, microstructure and crystallographic preferred orientation evolution in polycrystalline ice during high-temperature simple shear
Baptiste Journaux, Thomas Chauve, Maurine Montagnat, Andrea Tommasi, Fabrice Barou, David Mainprice, and Léa Gest
The Cryosphere, 13, 1495-1511, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1495-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1495-2019, 2019
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24 Apr 2019
Uncertainty quantification of the multi-centennial response of the Antarctic ice sheet to climate change
Kevin Bulthuis, Maarten Arnst, Sainan Sun, and Frank Pattyn
The Cryosphere, 13, 1349-1380, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1349-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1349-2019, 2019
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24 Apr 2019
Winter tourism under climate change in the Pyrenees and the French Alps: relevance of snowmaking as a technical adaptation
Pierre Spandre, Hugues François, Deborah Verfaillie, Marc Pons, Matthieu Vernay, Matthieu Lafaysse, Emmanuelle George, and Samuel Morin
The Cryosphere, 13, 1325-1347, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1325-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1325-2019, 2019
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09 Apr 2019
Modelling the future evolution of glaciers in the European Alps under the EURO-CORDEX RCM ensemble
Harry Zekollari, Matthias Huss, and Daniel Farinotti
The Cryosphere, 13, 1125-1146, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1125-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1125-2019, 2019
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04 Apr 2019
Pathways of ice-wedge degradation in polygonal tundra under different hydrological conditions
Jan Nitzbon, Moritz Langer, Sebastian Westermann, Léo Martin, Kjetil Schanke Aas, and Julia Boike
The Cryosphere, 13, 1089-1123, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1089-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1089-2019, 2019
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19 Mar 2019
Evaluation of CloudSat snowfall rate profiles by a comparison with in situ micro-rain radar observations in East Antarctica
Florentin Lemonnier, Jean-Baptiste Madeleine, Chantal Claud, Christophe Genthon, Claudio Durán-Alarcón, Cyril Palerme, Alexis Berne, Niels Souverijns, Nicole van Lipzig, Irina V. Gorodetskaya, Tristan L'Ecuyer, and Norman Wood
The Cryosphere, 13, 943-954, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-943-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-943-2019, 2019
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26 Feb 2019
The Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica
Ian M. Howat, Claire Porter, Benjamin E. Smith, Myoung-Jong Noh, and Paul Morin
The Cryosphere, 13, 665-674, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-665-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-665-2019, 2019
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18 Feb 2019
Thaw processes in ice-rich permafrost landscapes represented with laterally coupled tiles in a land surface model
Kjetil S. Aas, Léo Martin, Jan Nitzbon, Moritz Langer, Julia Boike, Hanna Lee, Terje K. Berntsen, and Sebastian Westermann
The Cryosphere, 13, 591-609, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-591-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-591-2019, 2019
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05 Feb 2019
Four decades of Antarctic surface elevation changes from multi-mission satellite altimetry
Ludwig Schröder, Martin Horwath, Reinhard Dietrich, Veit Helm, Michiel R. van den Broeke, and Stefan R. M. Ligtenberg
The Cryosphere, 13, 427-449, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-427-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-427-2019, 2019
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11 Dec 2018
Retreat of Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica, over the next 100 years using various ice flow models, ice shelf melt scenarios and basal friction laws
Hongju Yu, Eric Rignot, Helene Seroussi, and Mathieu Morlighem
The Cryosphere, 12, 3861-3876, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3861-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3861-2018, 2018
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03 Dec 2018
Seasonal to decadal variability in ice discharge from the Greenland Ice Sheet
Michalea D. King, Ian M. Howat, Seongsu Jeong, Myoung J. Noh, Bert Wouters, Brice Noël, and Michiel R. van den Broeke
The Cryosphere, 12, 3813-3825, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3813-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3813-2018, 2018
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30 Nov 2018
Cold-to-warm flow regime transition in snow avalanches
Anselm Köhler, Jan-Thomas Fischer, Riccardo Scandroglio, Mathias Bavay, Jim McElwaine, and Betty Sovilla
The Cryosphere, 12, 3759-3774, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3759-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3759-2018, 2018
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24 Oct 2018
The internal structure of the Brunt Ice Shelf from ice-penetrating radar analysis and implications for ice shelf fracture
Edward C. King, Jan De Rydt, and G. Hilmar Gudmundsson
The Cryosphere, 12, 3361-3372, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3361-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3361-2018, 2018
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25 Sep 2018
Satellite-derived sea ice export and its impact on Arctic ice mass balance
Robert Ricker, Fanny Girard-Ardhuin, Thomas Krumpen, and Camille Lique
The Cryosphere, 12, 3017-3032, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3017-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-3017-2018, 2018
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20 Sep 2018
Stopping the flood: could we use targeted geoengineering to mitigate sea level rise?
Michael J. Wolovick and John C. Moore
The Cryosphere, 12, 2955-2967, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2955-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2955-2018, 2018
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07 Sep 2018
Mechanisms leading to the 2016 giant twin glacier collapses, Aru Range, Tibet
Adrien Gilbert, Silvan Leinss, Jeffrey Kargel, Andreas Kääb, Simon Gascoin, Gregory Leonard, Etienne Berthier, Alina Karki, and Tandong Yao
The Cryosphere, 12, 2883-2900, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2883-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2883-2018, 2018
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30 Aug 2018
Promising Oldest Ice sites in East Antarctica based on thermodynamical modelling
Brice Van Liefferinge, Frank Pattyn, Marie G. P. Cavitte, Nanna B. Karlsson, Duncan A. Young, Johannes Sutter, and Olaf Eisen
The Cryosphere, 12, 2773-2787, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2773-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2773-2018, 2018
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14 Aug 2018
Channelized, distributed, and disconnected: subglacial drainage under a valley glacier in the Yukon
Camilo Rada and Christian Schoof
The Cryosphere, 12, 2609-2636, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2609-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2609-2018, 2018
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19 Jul 2018
Dynamic response of Antarctic Peninsula Ice Sheet to potential collapse of Larsen C and George VI ice shelves
Clemens Schannwell, Stephen Cornford, David Pollard, and Nicholas E. Barrand
The Cryosphere, 12, 2307-2326, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2307-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2307-2018, 2018
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28 Jun 2018
Brief communication: Candidate sites of 1.5 Myr old ice 37 km southwest of the Dome C summit, East Antarctica
Olivier Passalacqua, Marie Cavitte, Olivier Gagliardini, Fabien Gillet-Chaulet, Frédéric Parrenin, Catherine Ritz, and Duncan Young
The Cryosphere, 12, 2167-2174, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2167-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-2167-2018, 2018
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05 Jun 2018
Snow depth on Arctic sea ice from historical in situ data
Elena V. Shalina and Stein Sandven
The Cryosphere, 12, 1867-1886, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1867-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1867-2018, 2018
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27 Apr 2018
Brief communication: Unabated wastage of the Juneau and Stikine icefields (southeast Alaska) in the early 21st century
Etienne Berthier, Christopher Larsen, William J. Durkin, Michael J. Willis, and Matthew E. Pritchard
The Cryosphere, 12, 1523-1530, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1523-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1523-2018, 2018
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23 Apr 2018
The influence of atmospheric grid resolution in a climate model-forced ice sheet simulation
Marcus Lofverstrom and Johan Liakka
The Cryosphere, 12, 1499-1510, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1499-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1499-2018, 2018
09 Apr 2018
Climate change and the global pattern of moraine-dammed glacial lake outburst floods
Stephan Harrison, Jeffrey S. Kargel, Christian Huggel, John Reynolds, Dan H. Shugar, Richard A. Betts, Adam Emmer, Neil Glasser, Umesh K. Haritashya, Jan Klimeš, Liam Reinhardt, Yvonne Schaub, Andy Wiltshire, Dhananjay Regmi, and Vít Vilímek
The Cryosphere, 12, 1195-1209, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1195-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1195-2018, 2018
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22 Mar 2018
On the retrieval of sea ice thickness and snow depth using concurrent laser altimetry and L-band remote sensing data
Lu Zhou, Shiming Xu, Jiping Liu, and Bin Wang
The Cryosphere, 12, 993-1012, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-993-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-993-2018, 2018
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01 Mar 2018
The European mountain cryosphere: a review of its current state, trends, and future challenges
Martin Beniston, Daniel Farinotti, Markus Stoffel, Liss M. Andreassen, Erika Coppola, Nicolas Eckert, Adriano Fantini, Florie Giacona, Christian Hauck, Matthias Huss, Hendrik Huwald, Michael Lehning, Juan-Ignacio López-Moreno, Jan Magnusson, Christoph Marty, Enrique Morán-Tejéda, Samuel Morin, Mohamed Naaim, Antonello Provenzale, Antoine Rabatel, Delphine Six, Johann Stötter, Ulrich Strasser, Silvia Terzago, and Christian Vincent
The Cryosphere, 12, 759-794, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-759-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-759-2018, 2018
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17 Jan 2018
On the similarity and apparent cycles of isotopic variations in East Antarctic snow pits
Thomas Laepple, Thomas Münch, Mathieu Casado, Maria Hoerhold, Amaelle Landais, and Sepp Kipfstuhl
The Cryosphere, 12, 169-187, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-169-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-169-2018, 2018
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14 Dec 2017
In situ nuclear magnetic resonance response of permafrost and active layer soil in boreal and tundra ecosystems
M. Andy Kass, Trevor P. Irons, Burke J. Minsley, Neal J. Pastick, Dana R. N. Brown, and Bruce K. Wylie
The Cryosphere, 11, 2943-2955, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2943-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2943-2017, 2017
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20 Nov 2017
A multilayer physically based snowpack model simulating direct and indirect radiative impacts of light-absorbing impurities in snow
Francois Tuzet, Marie Dumont, Matthieu Lafaysse, Ghislain Picard, Laurent Arnaud, Didier Voisin, Yves Lejeune, Luc Charrois, Pierre Nabat, and Samuel Morin
The Cryosphere, 11, 2633-2653, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2633-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2633-2017, 2017
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15 Nov 2017
Basin-scale heterogeneity in Antarctic precipitation and its impact on surface mass variability
Jeremy Fyke, Jan T. M. Lenaerts, and Hailong Wang
The Cryosphere, 11, 2595-2609, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2595-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2595-2017, 2017
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03 Nov 2017
Methanesulfonic acid (MSA) migration in polar ice: data synthesis and theory
Matthew Osman, Sarah B. Das, Olivier Marchal, and Matthew J. Evans
The Cryosphere, 11, 2439-2462, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2439-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2439-2017, 2017
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02 Nov 2017
Is there 1.5-million-year-old ice near Dome C, Antarctica?
Frédéric Parrenin, Marie G. P. Cavitte, Donald D. Blankenship, Jérôme Chappellaz, Hubertus Fischer, Olivier Gagliardini, Valérie Masson-Delmotte, Olivier Passalacqua, Catherine Ritz, Jason Roberts, Martin J. Siegert, and Duncan A. Young
The Cryosphere, 11, 2427-2437, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2427-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2427-2017, 2017
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05 Oct 2017
Boundary layer models for calving marine outlet glaciers
Christian Schoof, Andrew D. Davis, and Tiberiu V. Popa
The Cryosphere, 11, 2283-2303, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2283-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2283-2017, 2017
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14 Aug 2017
High-resolution boundary conditions of an old ice target near Dome C, Antarctica
Duncan A. Young, Jason L. Roberts, Catherine Ritz, Massimo Frezzotti, Enrica Quartini, Marie G. P. Cavitte, Carly R. Tozer, Daniel Steinhage, Stefano Urbini, Hugh F. J. Corr, Tas van Ommen, and Donald D. Blankenship
The Cryosphere, 11, 1897-1911, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1897-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1897-2017, 2017
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06 Jul 2017
A weekly Arctic sea-ice thickness data record from merged CryoSat-2 and SMOS satellite data
Robert Ricker, Stefan Hendricks, Lars Kaleschke, Xiangshan Tian-Kunze, Jennifer King, and Christian Haas
The Cryosphere, 11, 1607-1623, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1607-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-1607-2017, 2017
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20 Apr 2017
Process-level model evaluation: a snow and heat transfer metric
Andrew G. Slater, David M. Lawrence, and Charles D. Koven
The Cryosphere, 11, 989-996, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-989-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-989-2017, 2017
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21 Mar 2017
Surge dynamics and lake outbursts of Kyagar Glacier, Karakoram
Vanessa Round, Silvan Leinss, Matthias Huss, Christoph Haemmig, and Irena Hajnsek
The Cryosphere, 11, 723-739, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-723-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-723-2017, 2017
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16 Feb 2017
How much can we save? Impact of different emission scenarios on future snow cover in the Alps
Christoph Marty, Sebastian Schlögl, Mathias Bavay, and Michael Lehning
The Cryosphere, 11, 517-529, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-517-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-517-2017, 2017
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15 Feb 2017
Brief communication: Glaciers in the Hunza catchment (Karakoram) have been nearly in balance since the 1970s
Tobias Bolch, Tino Pieczonka, Kriti Mukherjee, and Joseph Shea
The Cryosphere, 11, 531-539, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-531-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-531-2017, 2017
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08 Feb 2017
Connected subglacial lake drainage beneath Thwaites Glacier, West Antarctica
Benjamin E. Smith, Noel Gourmelen, Alexander Huth, and Ian Joughin
The Cryosphere, 11, 451-467, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-451-2017,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-451-2017, 2017
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14 Nov 2016
Refinement of the ice absorption spectrum in the visible using radiance profile measurements in Antarctic snow
Ghislain Picard, Quentin Libois, and Laurent Arnaud
The Cryosphere, 10, 2655-2672, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2655-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2655-2016, 2016
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04 Nov 2016
Brief communication: Impacts of a developing polynya off Commonwealth Bay, East Antarctica, triggered by grounding of iceberg B09B
Christopher J. Fogwill, Erik van Sebille, Eva A. Cougnon, Chris S. M. Turney, Steve R. Rintoul, Benjamin K. Galton-Fenzi, Graeme F. Clark, E. M. Marzinelli, Eleanor B. Rainsley, and Lionel Carter
The Cryosphere, 10, 2603-2609, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2603-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2603-2016, 2016
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02 Nov 2016
Seasonal evolution of the effective thermal conductivity of the snow and the soil in high Arctic herb tundra at Bylot Island, Canada
Florent Domine, Mathieu Barrere, and Denis Sarrazin
The Cryosphere, 10, 2573-2588, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2573-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2573-2016, 2016
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25 Oct 2016
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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23 Sep 2016
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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15 Sep 2016
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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11 Aug 2016
Annual Greenland accumulation rates (2009–2012) from airborne snow radar
Lora S. Koenig, Alvaro Ivanoff, Patrick M. Alexander, Joseph A. MacGregor, Xavier Fettweis, Ben Panzer, John D. Paden, Richard R. Forster, Indrani Das, Joesph R. McConnell, Marco Tedesco, Carl Leuschen, and Prasad Gogineni
The Cryosphere, 10, 1739-1752, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1739-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1739-2016, 2016
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26 Jul 2016
Wave climate in the Arctic 1992–2014: seasonality and trends
Justin E. Stopa, Fabrice Ardhuin, and Fanny Girard-Ardhuin
The Cryosphere, 10, 1605-1629, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1605-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1605-2016, 2016
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23 Jun 2016
Which are the highest peaks in the US Arctic? Fodar settles the debate
Matt Nolan and Kit DesLauriers
The Cryosphere, 10, 1245-1257, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1245-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1245-2016, 2016
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20 Jun 2016
Greenland Ice Sheet seasonal and spatial mass variability from model simulations and GRACE (2003–2012)
Patrick M. Alexander, Marco Tedesco, Nicole-Jeanne Schlegel, Scott B. Luthcke, Xavier Fettweis, and Eric Larour
The Cryosphere, 10, 1259-1277, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1259-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-1259-2016, 2016
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08 Mar 2016
Recent summer sea ice thickness surveys in Fram Strait and associated ice volume fluxes
T. Krumpen, R. Gerdes, C. Haas, S. Hendricks, A. Herber, V. Selyuzhenok, L. Smedsrud, and G. Spreen
The Cryosphere, 10, 523-534, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-523-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-523-2016, 2016
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29 Feb 2016
Bulk meltwater flow and liquid water content of snowpacks mapped using the electrical self-potential (SP) method
Sarah S. Thompson, Bernd Kulessa, Richard L. H. Essery, and Martin P. Lüthi
The Cryosphere, 10, 433-444, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-433-2016,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-433-2016, 2016
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21 Dec 2015
Committed retreat of Smith, Pope, and Kohler Glaciers over the next 30 years inferred by transient model calibration
D. N. Goldberg, P. Heimbach, I. Joughin, and B. Smith
The Cryosphere, 9, 2429-2446, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-2429-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-2429-2015, 2015
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09 Nov 2015
Reducing uncertainties in projections of Antarctic ice mass loss
G. Durand and F. Pattyn
The Cryosphere, 9, 2043-2055, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-2043-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-2043-2015, 2015
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20 Aug 2015
Retrieving the paleoclimatic signal from the deeper part of the EPICA Dome C ice core
J.-L. Tison, M. de Angelis, G. Littot, E. Wolff, H. Fischer, M. Hansson, M. Bigler, R. Udisti, A. Wegner, J. Jouzel, B. Stenni, S. Johnsen, V. Masson-Delmotte, A. Landais, V. Lipenkov, L. Loulergue, J.-M. Barnola, J.-R. Petit, B. Delmonte, G. Dreyfus, D. Dahl-Jensen, G. Durand, B. Bereiter, A. Schilt, R. Spahni, K. Pol, R. Lorrain, R. Souchez, and D. Samyn
The Cryosphere, 9, 1633-1648, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1633-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1633-2015, 2015
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18 Aug 2015
Century-scale simulations of the response of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to a warming climate
S. L. Cornford, D. F. Martin, A. J. Payne, E. G. Ng, A. M. Le Brocq, R. M. Gladstone, T. L. Edwards, S. R. Shannon, C. Agosta, M. R. van den Broeke, H. H. Hellmer, G. Krinner, S. R. M. Ligtenberg, R. Timmermann, and D. G. Vaughan
The Cryosphere, 9, 1579-1600, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1579-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1579-2015, 2015
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07 Aug 2015
Impact of model developments on present and future simulations of permafrost in a global land-surface model
S. E. Chadburn, E. J. Burke, R. L. H. Essery, J. Boike, M. Langer, M. Heikenfeld, P. M. Cox, and P. Friedlingstein
The Cryosphere, 9, 1505-1521, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1505-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1505-2015, 2015
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05 Aug 2015
Mapping snow depth from manned aircraft on landscape scales at centimeter resolution using structure-from-motion photogrammetry
M. Nolan, C. Larsen, and M. Sturm
The Cryosphere, 9, 1445-1463, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1445-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1445-2015, 2015
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23 Jun 2015
A ground temperature map of the North Atlantic permafrost region based on remote sensing and reanalysis data
S. Westermann, T. I. Østby, K. Gisnås, T. V. Schuler, and B. Etzelmüller
The Cryosphere, 9, 1303-1319, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1303-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1303-2015, 2015
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15 Jun 2015
Brief Communication: Newly developing rift in Larsen C Ice Shelf presents significant risk to stability
D. Jansen, A. J. Luckman, A. Cook, S. Bevan, B. Kulessa, B. Hubbard, and P. R. Holland
The Cryosphere, 9, 1223-1227, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1223-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1223-2015, 2015
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02 Jun 2015
Snowfall in the Himalayas: an uncertain future from a little-known past
E. Viste and A. Sorteberg
The Cryosphere, 9, 1147-1167, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1147-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1147-2015, 2015
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27 May 2015
Modelling glacier change in the Everest region, Nepal Himalaya
J. M. Shea, W. W. Immerzeel, P. Wagnon, C. Vincent, and S. Bajracharya
The Cryosphere, 9, 1105-1128, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1105-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1105-2015, 2015
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06 May 2015
The GAMDAM glacier inventory: a quality-controlled inventory of Asian glaciers
T. Nuimura, A. Sakai, K. Taniguchi, H. Nagai, D. Lamsal, S. Tsutaki, A. Kozawa, Y. Hoshina, S. Takenaka, S. Omiya, K. Tsunematsu, P. Tshering, and K. Fujita
The Cryosphere, 9, 849-864, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-849-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-849-2015, 2015
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On producing sea ice deformation data sets from SAR-derived sea ice motion
S. Bouillon and P. Rampal
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Simulating the Greenland ice sheet under present-day and palaeo constraints including a new discharge parameterization
R. Calov, A. Robinson, M. Perrette, and A. Ganopolski
The Cryosphere, 9, 179-196, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-179-2015,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-179-2015, 2015
Short summary
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Estimating the volume of glaciers in the Himalayan–Karakoram region using different methods
H. Frey, H. Machguth, M. Huss, C. Huggel, S. Bajracharya, T. Bolch, A. Kulkarni, A. Linsbauer, N. Salzmann, and M. Stoffel
The Cryosphere, 8, 2313-2333, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-2313-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-2313-2014, 2014
Short summary
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Detailed ice loss pattern in the northern Antarctic Peninsula: widespread decline driven by ice front retreats
T. A. Scambos, E. Berthier, T. Haran, C. A. Shuman, A. J. Cook, S. R. M. Ligtenberg, and J. Bohlander
The Cryosphere, 8, 2135-2145, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-2135-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-2135-2014, 2014
Short summary
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The effect of changing sea ice on the physical vulnerability of Arctic coasts
K. R. Barnhart, I. Overeem, and R. S. Anderson
The Cryosphere, 8, 1777-1799, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1777-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1777-2014, 2014
19 Sep 2014
The length of the world's glaciers – a new approach for the global calculation of center lines
H. Machguth and M. Huss
The Cryosphere, 8, 1741-1755, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1741-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1741-2014, 2014
17 Sep 2014
Sensitivity of the dynamics of Pine Island Glacier, West Antarctica, to climate forcing for the next 50 years
H. Seroussi, M. Morlighem, E. Rignot, J. Mouginot, E. Larour, M. Schodlok, and A. Khazendar
The Cryosphere, 8, 1699-1710, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1699-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1699-2014, 2014
20 Aug 2014
Elevation and elevation change of Greenland and Antarctica derived from CryoSat-2
V. Helm, A. Humbert, and H. Miller
The Cryosphere, 8, 1539-1559, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1539-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1539-2014, 2014
08 Aug 2014
Ice–ocean interaction and calving front morphology at two west Greenland tidewater outlet glaciers
N. Chauché, A. Hubbard, J.-C. Gascard, J. E. Box, R. Bates, M. Koppes, A. Sole, P. Christoffersen, and H. Patton
The Cryosphere, 8, 1457-1468, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1457-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1457-2014, 2014
22 Jul 2014
A spurious jump in the satellite record: has Antarctic sea ice expansion been overestimated?
I. Eisenman, W. N. Meier, and J. R. Norris
The Cryosphere, 8, 1289-1296, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1289-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1289-2014, 2014
18 Jul 2014
A high-resolution bedrock map for the Antarctic Peninsula
M. Huss and D. Farinotti
The Cryosphere, 8, 1261-1273, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1261-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1261-2014, 2014
11 Jul 2014
Modeled Arctic sea ice evolution through 2300 in CMIP5 extended RCPs
P. J. Hezel, T. Fichefet, and F. Massonnet
The Cryosphere, 8, 1195-1204, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1195-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1195-2014, 2014
11 Jun 2014
The sub-ice platelet layer and its influence on freeboard to thickness conversion of Antarctic sea ice
D. Price, W. Rack, P. J. Langhorne, C. Haas, G. Leonard, and K. Barnsdale
The Cryosphere, 8, 1031-1039, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1031-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1031-2014, 2014
06 May 2014
Modelling environmental influences on calving at Helheim Glacier in eastern Greenland
S. Cook, I. C. Rutt, T. Murray, A. Luckman, T. Zwinger, N. Selmes, A. Goldsack, and T. D. James
The Cryosphere, 8, 827-841, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-827-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-827-2014, 2014
14 Apr 2014
Little Ice Age climate reconstruction from ensemble reanalysis of Alpine glacier fluctuations
M. P. Lüthi
The Cryosphere, 8, 639-650, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-639-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-639-2014, 2014
08 Apr 2014
Fracture-induced softening for large-scale ice dynamics
T. Albrecht and A. Levermann
The Cryosphere, 8, 587-605, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-587-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-587-2014, 2014
03 Feb 2014
Brief Communication: Further summer speedup of Jakobshavn Isbræ
I. Joughin, B. E. Smith, D. E. Shean, and D. Floricioiu
The Cryosphere, 8, 209-214, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-209-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-209-2014, 2014
02 Jan 2014
Seabed topography beneath Larsen C Ice Shelf from seismic soundings
A. M. Brisbourne, A. M. Smith, E. C. King, K. W. Nicholls, P. R. Holland, and K. Makinson
The Cryosphere, 8, 1-13, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1-2014,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-8-1-2014, 2014
25 Sep 2013
Antarctic ice-mass balance 2003 to 2012: regional reanalysis of GRACE satellite gravimetry measurements with improved estimate of glacial-isostatic adjustment based on GPS uplift rates
I. Sasgen, H. Konrad, E. R. Ivins, M. R. Van den Broeke, J. L. Bamber, Z. Martinec, and V. Klemann
The Cryosphere, 7, 1499-1512, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-1499-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-1499-2013, 2013
04 Apr 2013
Ice-shelf buttressing and the stability of marine ice sheets
G. H. Gudmundsson
The Cryosphere, 7, 647-655, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-647-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-647-2013, 2013
26 Mar 2013
Mechanisms causing reduced Arctic sea ice loss in a coupled climate model
A. E. West, A. B. Keen, and H. T. Hewitt
The Cryosphere, 7, 555-567, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-555-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-555-2013, 2013
14 Mar 2013
Estimating the Greenland ice sheet surface mass balance contribution to future sea level rise using the regional atmospheric climate model MAR
X. Fettweis, B. Franco, M. Tedesco, J. H. van Angelen, J. T. M. Lenaerts, M. R. van den Broeke, and H. Gallée
The Cryosphere, 7, 469-489, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-469-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-469-2013, 2013
01 Mar 2013
Surface undulations of Antarctic ice streams tightly controlled by bedrock topography
J. De Rydt, G. H. Gudmundsson, H. F. J. Corr, and P. Christoffersen
The Cryosphere, 7, 407-417, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-407-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-407-2013, 2013
01 Feb 2013
Brief Communication "Expansion of meltwater lakes on the Greenland Ice Sheet"
I. M. Howat, S. de la Peña, J. H. van Angelen, J. T. M. Lenaerts, and M. R. van den Broeke
The Cryosphere, 7, 201-204, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-201-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-201-2013, 2013
22 Jan 2013
Current state of glaciers in the tropical Andes: a multi-century perspective on glacier evolution and climate change
A. Rabatel, B. Francou, A. Soruco, J. Gomez, B. Cáceres, J. L. Ceballos, R. Basantes, M. Vuille, J.-E. Sicart, C. Huggel, M. Scheel, Y. Lejeune, Y. Arnaud, M. Collet, T. Condom, G. Consoli, V. Favier, V. Jomelli, R. Galarraga, P. Ginot, L. Maisincho, J. Mendoza, M. Ménégoz, E. Ramirez, P. Ribstein, W. Suarez, M. Villacis, and P. Wagnon
The Cryosphere, 7, 81-102, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-81-2013,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-7-81-2013, 2013
12 Dec 2012
The stability of grounding lines on retrograde slopes
G. H. Gudmundsson, J. Krug, G. Durand, L. Favier, and O. Gagliardini
The Cryosphere, 6, 1497-1505, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-1497-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-1497-2012, 2012
19 Oct 2012
Transition in the fractal geometry of Arctic melt ponds
C. Hohenegger, B. Alali, K. R. Steffen, D. K. Perovich, and K. M. Golden
The Cryosphere, 6, 1157-1162, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-1157-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-1157-2012, 2012
24 Jul 2012
Statistical adaptation of ALADIN RCM outputs over the French Alps – application to future climate and snow cover
M. Rousselot, Y. Durand, G. Giraud, L. Mérindol, I. Dombrowski-Etchevers, M. Déqué, and H. Castebrunet
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06 Jul 2012
Extrapolating glacier mass balance to the mountain-range scale: the European Alps 1900–2100
M. Huss
The Cryosphere, 6, 713-727, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-713-2012,https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-6-713-2012, 2012

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