RACMO2.3p3: Monthly Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Mass and Energy Data (2000-2018)

September 2000 to 2018 monthly data for the Greenland ice sheet from the RACMO2.3p3 regional climate model at 11 km resolution. The dataset includes surface mass balance, surface energy budget components, and temperature variables, provided by Christiaan T. van Dalum of Utrecht University. It was created for the manuscript analyzing the impact of an updated radiative transfer scheme on the ice sheet's surface budget.

Use Cases

• Modeling Greenland ice sheet surface mass balance based on the provided SMB, precipitation, and runoff parameters.
• Analyzing surface energy fluxes for climate studies based on net shortwave/longwave radiation and sensible/latent heat flux data.
• Studying snow and ice temperature profiles based on the 2-m air temperature and 10-m snow temperature variables.
• Investigating components of the surface mass balance such as refreezing, sublimation, and drifting snow erosion mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Covers a significant time span from September 2000 to 2018 for the primary model run.
• Includes multiple physical variables relevant to ice sheet studies, such as surface mass balance, energy budget components, and temperatures.
• Provides data at a relatively high spatial resolution of 11 km for the Greenland region.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The secondary model run (Rp3 WIE) has a shorter time range, ending in 2015.

Provenance

Source

Utrecht University

Collection Method

Output from the RACMO2.3p3 regional climate model.

Time Range

September 2000 to 2018 (primary run); September 2000 to 2015 (secondary run).

Geography

Greenland