The first GEUS (Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland) published article: “Observed melt-season snowpack evolution on the Greenland ice sheet“ regarding the 2012 extreme melt season, is now available online! In this small study, scientists are analyzing and interpreting “Snow Processes in the Lower Accumulation Zone” during the 2012 field campaign in Greenland. Authors are Charalampos (Babis) Charalampidis and Dirk van As. The data presented in this paper were gathered in close collaboration with the following project partners: Horst Machguth, Mike MacFerrin, Andreas Mikkelsen, Rickard Pettersson, Katrin Lindbäck, Alun Hubbard and Sam Doyle.
After the installation of the temperature probes in May 2012 (thin black cables) at the location of KAN_U on the Greenland ice sheet. The thick grey cables are thermistor strings drilled into the firn. The inset map shows the location of the study area.
The paper is a publication in the framework of the Programme for Monitoring of the Greenland Ice Sheet (PROMICE) and contribution number 63 of the Nordic Centre of Excellence SVALI, ‘Stability and Variations of Arctic Land Ice’, funded by the Nordic Top-level Research Initiative (TRI).
