Greater Greenland Ice Sheet contribution to global sea level rise in CMIP6.

ABSTRACT: Future climate projections show a marked increase in Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) runoff during the 21^st century, a direct consequence of the Polar Amplification signal. Regional climate models (RCMs) are a widely used tool to downscale ensembles of projections from global climate models (GCMs) to assess the impact of global warming on GrIS melt and sea level rise contribution. Initial results of the CMIP6 GCM model intercomparison project have revealed a greater 21^st century temperature rise than in CMIP5 models. However, so far very little is known about the subsequent impacts on the future GrIS surface melt and therefore sea level rise contribution. Here, we show that the total GrIS sea level rise contribution from surface mass loss in our high-resolution (15 km) reg

SUBMITTER: Hofer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7738669 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature