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TCD - Volume 2, Most Commented Papers

Changes of Wilkins Ice Shelf over the past 15 years and inferences on its stability
M. Braun, A. Humbert, and A. Moll
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 341-382, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 24423 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 9 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  23 May 2008
A new 1 km digital elevation model of Antarctica derived from combined radar and laser data – Part 2: Validation and error estimates
J. A. Griggs and J. L. Bamber
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 843-872, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 33731 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 8 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  25 Nov 2008
A new 1 km digital elevation model of the Antarctic derived from combined satellite radar and laser data – Part 1: Data and methods
J. L. Bamber, J. L. Gomez-Dans, and J. A. Griggs
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 811-841, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 11068 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 8 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  25 Nov 2008
Diagnosing the extreme surface melt event over southwestern Greenland in 2007
M. Tedesco, M. Serreze, and X. Fettweis
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 383-397, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 6871 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 8 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  29 May 2008
Evaluation of the ground surface Enthalpy balance from bedrock shallow borehole temperatures (Livingston Island, Maritime Antarctic)
M. Ramos and G. Vieira
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 153-184, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1957 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 8 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  31 Mar 2008
Measured and modelled sublimation on the tropical Glaciar Artesonraju, Perú
M. Winkler, I. Juen, T. Mölg, and G. Kaser
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 737-758, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 616 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 7 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  08 Sep 2008
Benchmark experiments for higher-order and full Stokes ice sheet models (ISMIP-HOM)
F. Pattyn, L. Perichon, A. Aschwanden, B. Breuer, B. de Smedt, O. Gagliardini, G. H. Gudmundsson, R. Hindmarsh, A. Hubbard, J. V. Johnson, T. Kleiner, Y. Konovalov, C. Martin, A. J. Payne, D. Pollard, S. Price, M. Rückamp, F. Saito, O. Souček, S. Sugiyama, and T. Zwinger
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 111-151, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1887 KB)   Supplement (21617 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 7 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  19 Feb 2008
Comparison of airborne radar altimeter and ground-based Ku-band radar measurements on the ice cap Austfonna, Svalbard
O. Brandt, R. L. Hawley, J. Kohler, J. O. Hagen, E. M. Morris, T. Dunse, J. B. T. Scott, and T. Eiken
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 777-810, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 13585 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 6 Comments)   Publication in TC not foreseen


  03 Nov 2008
Partitioning of melt energy and meltwater fluxes in the ablation zone of the west Greenland ice sheet
M. Van den Broeke, P. Smeets, J. Ettema, C. Van der Veen, R. Van de Wal, and J. Oerlemans
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 711-736, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 3873 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 6 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  21 Aug 2008
Applicability of the Shallow Ice Approximation inferred from model inter-comparison using various glacier geometries
M. Schäfer, O. Gagliardini, F. Pattyn, and E. Le Meur
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 557-599, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 890 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 6 Comments)   Publication in TC not foreseen


  14 Jul 2008
High resolution modelling of snow transport in complex terrain using simulated wind fields
M. Bernhardt, U. Strasser, G. E. Liston, and W. Mauser
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 513-556, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 2107 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 6 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  11 Jul 2008
The new Landsat-derived glacier inventory for Jotunheimen, Norway, and deduced glacier changes since the 1930s
L. M. Andreassen, F. Paul, A. Kääb, and J. E. Hausberg
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 299-339, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 10131 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 6 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  07 May 2008
On the use of incoming longwave radiation parameterizations in a glacier environment
J. Sedlar and R. Hock
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 487-511, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 770 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 5 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  01 Jul 2008
The equilibrium flow and mass balance of the Taku Glacier, Alaska 1950–2006
M. S. Pelto, S. R. McGee, G. W. Adema, M. J. Beedle, M. M. Miller, K. F. Sprenke, and M. Lang
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 275-298, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 4831 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 5 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  05 May 2008
Mountain glaciers of NE Asia in the near future: a projection based on climate-glacier systems' interaction
M. D. Ananicheva, A. N. Krenke, and E. Hanna
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 1-21, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 2468 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 5 Comments)   Publication in TC not foreseen


  07 Jan 2008
Comparison of the meteorology and surface energy balance at Storbreen and Midtdalsbreen, two glaciers in southern Norway
R. H. Giesen, L. M. Andreassen, M. R. van den Broeke, and J. Oerlemans
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 873-916, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 9249 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  17 Dec 2008
Model resolution influence on simulated sea ice decline
J. O. Sewall
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 759-776, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1623 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Publication in TC not foreseen


  28 Oct 2008
Testing hypotheses of the cause of peripheral thinning of the Greenland Ice Sheet: is land-terminating ice thinning at anomalously high rates?
A. Sole, T. Payne, J. Bamber, P. Nienow, and W. Krabill
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 673-710, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 4827 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  18 Aug 2008
Antarctic summer sea ice concentration and extent: comparison of ODEN 2006 ship observations, satellite passive microwave and NIC sea ice charts
B. Ozsoy-Cicek, H. Xie, S. F. Ackley, and K. Ye
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 623-647, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 858 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  22 Jul 2008
The emergence of surface-based Arctic amplification
M. C. Serreze, A. P. Barrett, J. C. Stroeve, D. N. Kindig, and M. M. Holland
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 601-622, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 663 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  16 Jul 2008
Exploring uncertainty in glacier mass balance modelling with Monte Carlo simulation
H. Machguth, R. S. Purves, J. Oerlemans, M. Hoelzle, and F. Paul
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 447-485, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 4963 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  30 Jun 2008
On the limit to resolution and information on basal properties obtainable from surface data on ice streams
G. H. Gudmundsson and M. Raymond
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 413-445, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 616 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  11 Jun 2008
Snow melting bias in microwave mapping of Antarctic snow accumulation
O. Magand, G. Picard, L. Brucker, M. Fily, and C. Genthon
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 255-273, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 525 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  24 Apr 2008
Analytical analysis of small-amplitude perturbations in the shallow ice stream approximation
G. H. Gudmundsson
The Cryosphere Discuss., 2, 23-74, 2008
Abstract   Discussion Paper (PDF, 1586 KB)   Interactive Discussion (Closed, 4 Comments)   Final Revised Paper (TC)


  11 Jan 2008