Inhibition of the positive snow-albedo feedback by precipitation in interior Antarctica

G. Picard (), F. Domine, G. Krinner, L. Arnaud and E. Lefebvre
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G. Picard: UJF—Grenoble 1/CNRS, Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement (LGGE) UMR 5183
F. Domine: UJF—Grenoble 1/CNRS, Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement (LGGE) UMR 5183
G. Krinner: UJF—Grenoble 1/CNRS, Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement (LGGE) UMR 5183
L. Arnaud: UJF—Grenoble 1/CNRS, Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement (LGGE) UMR 5183
E. Lefebvre: UJF—Grenoble 1/CNRS, Laboratoire de Glaciologie et Géophysique de l’Environnement (LGGE) UMR 5183

Nature Climate Change, 2012, vol. 2, issue 11, 795-798

Abstract: This study uses satellite data to study snow grain size–albedo relationships over the whole Antarctic Plateau. The findings suggest that increased precipitation resulting from climate change will effectively compensate for the decreased albedo that should have resulted from warming, thereby inhibiting the expected ice–albedo feedback.

Date: 2012
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