{"id":465,"date":"2021-04-07T22:56:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T22:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/?page_id=465"},"modified":"2021-04-13T20:25:37","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T20:25:37","slug":"greenland-ice-sheet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/research\/greenland-ice-sheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenland Ice Sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Atmospheric moisture transport, blocking, and the Greenland Ice Sheet<\/h3>\n<p>The Greenland Ice Sheet has been losing ice mass and contributing to sea level rise at an increasing rate since the late 1990s. My research investigates the role of extreme atmospheric conditions, including moisture transport by \u201catmospheric rivers\u201d (ARs) and blocking high pressure, in the ice sheet\u2019s mass loss. My colleagues and I have found that summer moisture transport by ARs to Greenland has increased alongside mass loss, and that strong ARs produce intense short-term ice surface melt events. Our ongoing and planned future studies examine the evaporative moisture sources for Greenland ARs, the representation of ARs and Greenland blocking patterns in climate models, and their relationships with Arctic sea ice cover.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-494\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/M18_JGR_fig_1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-494\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/M18_JGR_fig_1-1024x774.png\" alt=\"AR example\" width=\"750\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/M18_JGR_fig_1-1024x774.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/M18_JGR_fig_1-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/M18_JGR_fig_1-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/M18_JGR_fig_1-1536x1161.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/M18_JGR_fig_1-2048x1548.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Example of an atmospheric river affecting Greenland during the major July 2012 ice sheet melt event.<br \/>From <a href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1029\/2018JD028714\">Mattingly et al. 2018<\/a>, <em>Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agu.org\/Publish-with-AGU\/Publish\/Author-Resources\/Policies\/Permission-policy\">Copyright 2018 AGU<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_495\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-495\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/melt_WG_EG_strong-minus-no-AR.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-495\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/melt_WG_EG_strong-minus-no-AR-1024x687.png\" alt=\"Melt during strong ARs\" width=\"650\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/melt_WG_EG_strong-minus-no-AR-1024x687.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/melt_WG_EG_strong-minus-no-AR-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/melt_WG_EG_strong-minus-no-AR-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/melt_WG_EG_strong-minus-no-AR-1536x1030.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/melt_WG_EG_strong-minus-no-AR-2048x1374.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anomalies in Greenland Ice Sheet surface melt during &#8220;strong ARs&#8221; (&gt; 95th percentile moisture transport) affecting western Greenland (left) and eastern Greenland (right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_496\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-496\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/M20_JoC_fig_14.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-496\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/M20_JoC_fig_14.png\" alt=\"Northern Greenland moisture cross section\" width=\"696\" height=\"610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/M20_JoC_fig_14.png 1023w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/M20_JoC_fig_14-300x263.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/kyle-mattingly\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/656\/2021\/04\/M20_JoC_fig_14-768x673.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cross section of humidity and vertical velocity over northern Greenland for composites of &#8220;no AR&#8221; times (top) and &#8220;strong AR&#8221; times (bottom). Color fill shows relative humidity, green contours show specific humidity, and black and pink contours show downward and upward vertical motion, respectively.<br \/>From <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1175\/JCLI-D-19-0835.1\">Mattingly et al. 2020<\/a>, <em>Journal of Climate<\/em>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ametsoc.org\/ams\/index.cfm\/publications\/ethical-guidelines-and-ams-policies\/ams-copyright-policy\/\">\u00a9 Copyright 2020 AMS<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\">\n<figure style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Foehn animation July 2014\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/99DCq50-ClE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Animation of atmospheric rivers affecting western Greenland and related foehn-induced melt in northeast Greenland during July 2014. <em>Note: If video appears blurred, trying changing quality to 720p.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Read more:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/joc.4018\">Mattingly et al., 2015<\/a> (<em>International Journal of Climatology<\/em>): A climatological assessment of Greenland blocking conditions associated with the track of Hurricane Sandy and historical North Atlantic hurricanes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/2016GL070424\">Mattingly et al., 2016<\/a> (<em>Geophysical Research Letters<\/em>): Increasing water vapor transport to the Greenland Ice Sheet revealed using self-organizing maps<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/2018JC013802\">Oliver et al., 2018<\/a> (<em>Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans<\/em>): Exploring the potential impact of Greenland meltwater on stratification, photosynthetically active radiation, and primary production in the Labrador Sea<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1029\/2018JD028714\">Mattingly et al., 2018<\/a> (<em>Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres<\/em>): Atmospheric river impacts on Greenland Ice Sheet surface mass balance<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tc.copernicus.org\/articles\/13\/2241\/2019\/\">Ballinger et al., 2019<\/a> (<em>The Cryosphere<\/em>):\u00a0Greenland Ice Sheet late-season melt: Investigating multi-scale drivers of K-transect events<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acp.copernicus.org\/articles\/20\/13929\/2020\/\">Akers et al., 2020<\/a> (<em>Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics<\/em>): Baffin Bay sea ice extent and synoptic moisture transport drive water vapor isotope (\u03b418O, \u03b4D, d-excess) variability in coastal northwest Greenland<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1175\/JCLI-D-19-0835.1\">Mattingly et al., 2020<\/a> (<em>Journal of Climate<\/em>): Strong summer atmospheric rivers trigger Greenland Ice Sheet melt through spatially varying surface energy balance and cloud regimes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atmospheric moisture transport, blocking, and the Greenland Ice Sheet The Greenland Ice Sheet has been losing ice mass and contributing to sea level rise at an increasing rate since the &hellip; 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