Madison L. Ghiz

Jun 27, 2023 | journals.ametsoc.org | Dan Lubin |Sergio Castillo |Ryan Scott |Madison L. Ghiz

Abstract A field campaign at Siple Dome in West Antarctica during the austral summer 2019-2020 offers an opportunity to evaluate climate model performance, particularly cloud microphysical simulation. Over Antarctic ice sheets and ice shelves, clouds are a major regulator of the surface energy balance, and in the warm season their presence occasionally induces surface melt that can gradually weaken an ice shelf structure.