van de Wal, Roderik S W; Boot, Wim; Smeets, Paul C J P; Snellen, Henk; van den Broeke, Michiel R; Oerlemans, Johannes (2012): Surface mass balance along the K-transect in West Greenland [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.779181, Supplement to: van de Wal, RSW et al. (2012): Twenty-one years of mass balance observations along the K-transect, West-Greenland. Earth System Science Data, 4(1), 31-35, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-4-31-2012
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Abstract:
A 21-year record is presented of surface mass balance measurements along the K-transect. The series covers the period 1990-2011. Data are available at 8 sites along a transect over an altitude range of 390 - 1850 m at approximately 67° N in West Greenland. The surface mass balance gradient is on average 3.8 x 10**-3 m w.e./m, and the mean equilibrium line altitude is 1553 m a.s.l. Only the lower 3 sites within 10 km of the margin experience a significant increasing trend in the ablation over the entire period.
Related to:
van de Wal, Roderik S W; van den Broeke, Michiel R; Oerlemans, Johannes (2006): Surface mass-balance observations and automatic weather station data along a transect near Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland. Annals of Glaciology, 42, 311-316, https://doi.org/10.3189/172756405781812529
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 67.052625 * Median Longitude: -49.112750 * South-bound Latitude: 66.992000 * West-bound Longitude: -50.195000 * North-bound Latitude: 67.099000 * East-bound Longitude: -47.015000
Date/Time Start: 1990-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2010-01-01T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: 383.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 1850.0 m
Event(s):
SHR (K-transect) * Latitude: 67.099000 * Longitude: -49.936000 * Elevation: 710.0 m * Location: West Greenland Margin * Method/Device: Observation (OBSE) * Comment: Distance from western ice margin: 14 km
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | ||||
| 2 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 3 | Date/time end | Date/time end | ||||
| 4 | Mass balance in water equivalent per year | MB | mm w.e./a | van de Wal, Roderik S W | ||
| 5 | Comment of event | Comment |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
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