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Data description paper
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29 Jun 2021
Data description paper |
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The AntSMB dataset: a comprehensive compilation of surface mass balance field observations over the Antarctic Ice Sheet
School of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University,
Jinan 250014, China
Minghu Ding
Tibetan Plateau and Polar Meteorology Institute, Chinese Academy of
Meteorological Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
Carleen H. Reijmer
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht, Utrecht
University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Paul C. J. P. Smeets
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht, Utrecht
University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Shugui Hou
School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai
200240, China
Cunde Xiao
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology,
Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Accurate observation of surface mass balance (SMB) under climate change is essential for the reliable present and future assessment of Antarctic contribution to global sea level. This study presents a new quality-controlled dataset of Antarctic SMB observations at different temporal resolutions and is the first ice-sheet-scale compilation of multiple types of measurements. The dataset can be widely applied to climate model validation, remote sensing retrievals, and data assimilation.
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