This thread is about the Surface Mass Balance change (i.e. snowfall) from 1 Sept 2023 to 31 Aug 2024, and Surface Melt April to October 2024,
plus DMI and JPL GIS Mass Loss data from GRACE /GRACE-FO data (whenever it is updated).
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In the last week or so Spring moved North into Southern Greenland bringing warmth and wet, but may have now retreated.
SMB gain to date as at 2 May 2024 is 492 GT, 22 GT (4%) below the 2017-2022 average of 514 GT, and around 40 GT below the longterm average from DMI.
The first meaningful Melt event of the season has cpme and gone, a week or two later than average. It looks likely that only minimal melt is likely during the next week.
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