Melting area 1979–2008 and mass change 2003–2009 of the Greenland ice sheet
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Created 12 Jan 2011
Published 13 Jan 2011
Last modified 29 Nov 2012
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Note: The maps on the left show the area of the Greenland ice sheet with at least one day of surface melting in summer. The diagram on the left shows the cumulated melt area, which is defined as the annual total sum of every daily ice sheet melt area. For example, if a particular area is melting on 20 days in a given year, it is counted 20 times.
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Last upload:
- 29 Nov 2010
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Temporal coverage:
- 1978-2009
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- climate change , soer2010 , greenland , understanding climate change , thematic assessments
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- EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: University of Colorado (CIRES).
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Owners:
- University of Colorado (CIRES)
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Figure type:
- Graph
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Surface melting in summer increased to a new recored in 2007. Melting passed the 2 500 m elevation and probably led to a record ice loss that year.
Geographical coverage: Greenland ice sheet
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