Advances in Earth Science ›› 2019, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (8): 781-786. doi: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2019.08.0781

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A Study of Monitoring, Simulation and Climate Impact of Greenland Ice Sheet

Cunde Xiao 1, 2( ),Zhuoqi Chen 3,Liming Jiang 4, 5,Minghu Ding 6,Tingfeng Dou 5   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
    2. State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Northwest Institute of Ecology and Environmental Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
    3. Global Change and Earth System Science Research Institute, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
    4. State Key Laboratory of Geodesy and Earth’s Dynamics Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430077, China
    5. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    6. Institute of Tibetan Plateau and Polar Meteorology, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Science, Beijing 100081, China
  • Received:2019-06-24 Revised:2019-07-25 Online:2019-08-10 Published:2019-10-11
  • About author:Xiao Cunde (1969-), male, Dingxi City, Gansu Province, Professor. Research areas include cryosphere and climate change. E-mail: cdxiao@bnu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    the National Key Research and Development Program of China "A study of monitoring;simulation and climate impact of Greenland Ice Sheet"(2018YFC1406100)

Cunde Xiao,Zhuoqi Chen,Liming Jiang,Minghu Ding,Tingfeng Dou. A Study of Monitoring, Simulation and Climate Impact of Greenland Ice Sheet[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2019, 34(8): 781-786.

Greenland Ice Sheet is one of the two largest ice sheets on the planet. Under the background of climate warming, the melting of the Greenland ice sheet and its contribution to sea level rise has become an international hot issue. The whole melting of the Greenland ice sheet can cause the global sea level to rise by about 7.3 meters. However, the dynamic mechanism that affects the mass balance of ice sheet is still unclear and is the greatest uncertainty source for predicting the rise in sea level in the future. The National Key Research and Development Program of China “A Study of the Monitoring, Simulation and Climate Impact of Greenland Ice Sheet” conducts monitoring and simulation studies on the key processes of instability of the “ice sheet-outlet glacier-sea ice” system, and establishes a satellite-airborne-ground integrated observation system, supporting the numerical simulation and impact research of the ice sheet and its surrounding sea ice, laying the foundation for long-term monitoring and international cooperation in Greenland. This program will work to reduce the uncertainty of sea level change projections by improving the ice sheet dynamic model forced by the ice core records, reveal the driving mechanism of sea ice changes around the ice sheet, focusing on the Northwest Passage, evaluate and forecast the navigation window period. The results of the project will deepen the understanding of the changes and impacts of the Arctic cryosphere, serve the safe navigation and operation of the Northwest Passage, and provide scientific support for the comprehensive risk prevention of coastal zones in China.

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