Arctic Research Program: 2008 Greenland ice sheet surface melt duration anomalies relative to the 1989–2008 base period based on SSM/I
Entry ID: ARP_2008GreenlandIceSheetSurfaceMeltSSMI

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Summary
Abstract: Surface melt extent and duration

Passive (SMMR and SSM/I, 1979–2008) and active (QuikSCAT, 2000–08) microwave remote sensing (Bhattacharya et al. 2009, submitted to Geophys. Res. Lett.; Liu et al. 2005) indicate abnormally high melt duration over the north and northeast ice sheet and along the east and west coasts above Greenland’s most productive three outlet glaciers in terms of ice discharge ... View entire text
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 86.0   S: 56.0   E: -9.0   W: -76.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Indrajit Bhattacharya, Kenneth C. Jezek, Lei Wang, and Hongxing Liu
Dataset Title: Winter near-surface (2 m) air temperature anomalies with respect to the 1971–2000 base period, simulated by Polar MM5 after Box et al. (2006)
Dataset Release Date: 2009
Dataset Publisher: GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
Issue Identification: 36
Online Resource: http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/report09/greenland.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1971-01-01
Stop Date: 2000-12-31

Start Date: 2008-01-31
Stop Date: 2008-12-31
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Data Center
Arctic Research Office, OAR, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: JACQUELINE RICHTER-MENGE
Email: Jaqueline.A.Richter-Menge at erdc.usaec.army.mil
Contact Address:
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
72 Lyme Rd.
City: Hanover
Province or State: NH
Postal Code: 03755-1290
Country: USA
Publications/References
Indrajit Bhattacharya, Kenneth C. Jezek, Lei Wang, and Hongxing Liu (2009), Surface melt area variability of the Greenland ice sheet: 1979–2008, GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 36, L20502, 6, doi:10.1029/2009GL039798
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2010-08-13
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-01-22

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