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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4715-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4715-2018
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Research article
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09 Apr 2018
Research article |
| 09 Apr 2018
| 09 Apr 2018
Precipitation regimes over central Greenland inferred from 5 years of ICECAPS observations
Claire Pettersen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin –
Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Ralf Bennartz
Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin –
Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Aronne J. Merrelli
Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin –
Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Matthew D. Shupe
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science,
University of Colorado, Colorado, USA
NOAA – Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA
David D. Turner
NOAA – Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Von P. Walden
Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- A Composite Analysis of Snowfall Modes from Four Winter Seasons in Marquette, Michigan C. Pettersen et al. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-19-0099.1
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- What Can We Learn from the CloudSat Radiometric Mode Observations of Snowfall over the Ice-Free Ocean? A. Battaglia & G. Panegrossi https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12203285
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- Estimation of Snowfall Properties at a Mountainous Site in Norway Using Combined Radar and In Situ Microphysical Observations C. Schirle et al. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-18-0281.1
- Temporal variability in snow accumulation and density at Summit Camp, Greenland ice sheet I. Howat https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2022.21
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- Weather conditions and seasonal variability of limited surface visibility at Greenland coastal locations N. Laird et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.8332
- Spatiotemporal patterns of accumulation and surface roughness in interior Greenland with a GNSS-IR network D. Pickell et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-19-1013-2025
- Spatial and temporal variability of snowfall over Greenland from CloudSat observations R. Bennartz et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-8101-2019
- Climatological Significance of δD‐δ18O Line Slopes From Precipitation, Snow Pits, and Ice Cores at Summit, Greenland B. Kopec et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JD037037
- Controls on surface aerosol particle number concentrations and aerosol-limited cloud regimes over the central Greenland Ice Sheet H. Guy et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-15351-2021
- Surface radiation trends at North Slope of Alaska influenced by large-scale circulation and atmospheric rivers D. Lubin et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-295-2026
- The influence of water vapor anomalies on clouds and their radiative effect at Ny-Ålesund T. Nomokonova et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-5157-2020
- Evaluation of CloudSat's Cloud‐Profiling Radar for Mapping Snowfall Rates Across the Greenland Ice Sheet J. Ryan et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD031411
- Evaluating seasonal and regional distribution of snowfall in regional climate model simulations in the Arctic A. von Lerber et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-7287-2022
- ICESat-2 surface elevation assessment with kinematic GPS and static GNSS near the ice divide in Greenland D. Pickell et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-483-2026
- The prevalence of precipitation from polar supercooled clouds I. Silber et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3949-2021
- The Critical Role of Euro‐Atlantic Blocking in Promoting Snowfall in Central Greenland C. Pettersen et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD035776
- Supercooled liquid fogs over the central Greenland Ice Sheet C. Cox et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-7467-2019
- Strong Summer Atmospheric Rivers Trigger Greenland Ice Sheet Melt through Spatially Varying Surface Energy Balance and Cloud Regimes K. Mattingly et al. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0835.1
- A Composite Analysis of Snowfall Modes from Four Winter Seasons in Marquette, Michigan C. Pettersen et al. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-19-0099.1
- Present-day and future Greenland Ice Sheet precipitation frequency from CloudSat observations and the Community Earth System Model J. Lenaerts et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-2253-2020
- What Can We Learn from the CloudSat Radiometric Mode Observations of Snowfall over the Ice-Free Ocean? A. Battaglia & G. Panegrossi https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12203285
- Relating snowfall observations to Greenland ice sheet mass changes: an atmospheric circulation perspective M. Gallagher et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-435-2022
- Microphysical properties of three types of snow clouds: implication for satellite snowfall retrievals H. Jeoung et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-14491-2020
- Satellite observations of snowfall regimes over the Greenland Ice Sheet E. McIlhattan et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4379-2020
- Estimation of Snowfall Properties at a Mountainous Site in Norway Using Combined Radar and In Situ Microphysical Observations C. Schirle et al. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-18-0281.1
- Temporal variability in snow accumulation and density at Summit Camp, Greenland ice sheet I. Howat https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2022.21
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Short summary
A novel method for classifying Arctic precipitation using ground based remote sensors is presented. The classification reveals two distinct, primary regimes of precipitation over the central Greenland Ice Sheet: snowfall coupled to deep, fully glaciated ice clouds or to shallow, mixed-phase clouds. The ice clouds are associated with low-pressure storm systems from the southeast, while the mixed-phase clouds slowly propagate from the southwest along a quiescent flow.
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