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Montgomery et al. 2018

Montgomery, L., L. Koenig, and P. Alexander, 2018: The SUMup dataset: Compiled measurements of surface mass balance components over ice sheets and sea ice with analysis over Greenland. Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 10, 1959-1985, doi:10.5194/essd-10-1959-2018.

Increasing atmospheric temperatures over ice cover affect surface processes, including melt, snowfall, and snow density. Here, we present the Surface Mass Balance and Snow on Sea Ice Working Group (SUMup) dataset, a standardized dataset of Arctic and Antarctic observations of surface mass balance components. The July 2018 SUMup dataset consists of three subdatasets, snow/firn density (doi:10.18739/A2JH3D23R), at least near-annually resolved snow accumulation on land ice (doi:10.18739/A2DR2P790), and snow depth on sea ice (doi:10.18739/A2WS8HK6X), to monitor change and improve estimates of surface mass balance. The measurements in this dataset were compiled from field notes, papers, technical reports, and digital files. SUMup is a compiled, community-based dataset that can be and has been used to evaluate modeling efforts and remote sensing retrievals. Active submission of new or past measurements is encouraged. Analysis of the dataset shows that Greenland Ice Sheet density measurements in the top 1m do not show a strong relationship with annual temperature. At Summit Station, Greenland, accumulation and surface density measurements vary seasonally with lower values during summer months. The SUMup dataset is a dynamic, living dataset that will be updated and expanded for community use as new measurements are taken and new processes are discovered and quantified.

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BibTeX Citation

@article{mo02200w,
  author={Montgomery, L. and Koenig, L. and Alexander, P.},
  title={The SUMup dataset: Compiled measurements of surface mass balance components over ice sheets and sea ice with analysis over Greenland},
  year={2018},
  journal={Earth System Science Data},
  volume={10},
  pages={1959--1985},
  doi={10.5194/essd-10-1959-2018},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - mo02200w
AU  - Montgomery, L.
AU  - Koenig, L.
AU  - Alexander, P.
PY  - 2018
TI  - The SUMup dataset: Compiled measurements of surface mass balance components over ice sheets and sea ice with analysis over Greenland
JA  - Earth Syst. Sci. Data
JO  - Earth System Science Data
VL  - 10
SP  - 1959
EP  - 1985
DO  - 10.5194/essd-10-1959-2018
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