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Meltwater Refreezing

Meltwater Refreezing is a firn process whereby percolating meltwater infiltrates the porous snowpack and subsequently undergoes phase transition to ice within the firn layer, thereby altering the thermal and structural properties of the glacier accumulation zone.

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2017–2026

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Retention of Greenland runoff by refreezing: Implications for projected future sea level change

W. T. Pfeffer, Mark F. Meier, Tissa H. Illangasekare · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1991 · 290 citations

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Thermal tracking of meltwater retention in Greenland's accumulation area

N. F. Humphrey, J. T. Harper, W. T. Pfeffer · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2011 · 221 citations · Full text

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Firn air depletion as a precursor of Antarctic ice-shelf collapse

Peter Kuipers Munneke, Stefan Ligtenberg, M. R. van den Broeke et al. · Journal of Glaciology · 2014 · 207 citations · Full text

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Climate of the Greenland ice sheet using a high-resolution climate model – Part 1: Evaluation

J. Ettema, M. R. van den Broeke, Erik van Meijgaard et al. · ˜The œcryosphere · 2010 · 187 citations · Full text

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Greenland ice sheet surface mass balance: evaluating simulations and making projections with regional climate models

Jamie Rae, Tamsin Edwards, Xavier Fettweis et al. · ˜The œcryosphere · 2012 · 119 citations · Full text

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Authors

176

  1. WT
    W. T. Pfeffer

    Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, United States

    11 publications · 1.1K citations

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  2. MR
    M. R. van den Broeke

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    7 publications · 733 citations

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  3. NF
    N. F. Humphrey

    University of Wyoming, United States

    6 publications · 505 citations

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  4. TH
    Tissa H. Illangasekare

    Colorado School of Mines, United States

    5 publications · 496 citations

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  5. MF
    Mark F. Meier

    United States Geological Survey, United States

    5 publications · 496 citations

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Institutions

98

  1. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    13 h-index

    22 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research

    Boulder, United States

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    928 citations

  3. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    10 h-index

    27 publications

    2.5K citations

  4. Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

    Boulder, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    741 citations

  5. University of Wyoming

    Laramie, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    532 citations

  6. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    479 citations

  7. British Antarctic Survey

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    340 citations

  8. Natural Environment Research Council

    Swindon, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    340 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Glaciology

    13 publications · 842 citations

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  2. ˜The œcryosphere

    6 publications · 567 citations

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  3. Annals of Glaciology

    6 publications · 271 citations

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  4. Geophysical Research Letters

    4 publications · 223 citations

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  5. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 3 publications · 563 citations

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