Sebastian H. Mernild
Research interests
Mernild's research centers on local, regional, and global modeling using a wide variety of atmospheric and terrestrial models and observations with a specific focus on understanding and simulating climate change interactions related to snow, glacier ice mass-balance (for the Greenland Ice Sheet and mountain glaciers), and freshwater runoff (the water balance components) in Arctic, Antarctic, Patagonia, and the Andes. He has been leading several funded projects and expeditions to these geographical locations.
He has been co-author on different international reports e.g., annual Arctic Card reports from NOAA, and was a contributing author on the latest IPCC report, the AR5 report (Chapter 13). Further, Mernild was co-author on the 'Melting Snow and Ice: A call for action' report. This report was presented by Vice President Al Gore at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15).
Peer Review Publications and Books
2021
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Greenland Ice Sheet and Arctic Mountain Glaciers. In: Arctic Hydrology, Permafrost and Ecosystems. 2021..
2020
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Mass balance of the Greenland Ice Sheet from 1992 to 2018. Nature. 2020;579.
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The impact of atmospheric and oceanic circulations on the Greenland Sea iceconcentration. The Cryosphere Discussions. 2020;.
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Greenland surface air temperature changes from 1981 to 2019 and implications for ice-sheet melt and mass-balance change. International Journal of Climatology. 2020;
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Greenland Ice Sheet and Arctic Mountain Glaciers. In: . Arctic Hydrology, Permafrost and Ecosystems. 2020..
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GrSMBMIP: intercomparison of the modelled 1980-2012 surface mass balance over the Greenland Ice Sheet. The Cryosphere. 2020;14.
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The role of blocking circulation and emerging open water feedbacks on Greenland cold‐season air temperature variability over the last century. International Journal of Climatology. 2020;
2019
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Key indicators of Arctic climate change: 1971–2017. Environmental Research Letters. 2019;14(4).
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Arctic climate shifts drive rapid ecosystem responses across the West Greenland landscape. Environmental Research Letters. 2019;14(7).
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Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective. Hydrological Sciences Journal. 2019;64(10).
2018
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Mass balance of the Antarctic Ice Sheet from 1992 to 2017. Nature. 2018;558(7709).
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High-resolution ice sheet surface mass-balance and spatiotemporal runoff simulations: Kangerlussuaq, west Greenland. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine research. 2018;50: S100008(1)..
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Observed sediment and solute transport from the Kangerlussuaq sector of the Greenland Ice Sheet (2006–2016). Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine research. 2018;50(1)..
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Mass balance of the Antarctic Ice Sheet from 1992 to 2017. Nature. 2018;558.
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Snow cover and snow albedo changes in the central Andes of Chile and Argentina from daily MODIS observations (2000-2016). Remote Sensing of Environment. 2018;209..
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Reconstructing Greenland ice sheet meltwater discharge through the Watson River (1949–2017). Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine research. 2018;50:e1433799(1).
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Statistical EOF analysis of spatiotemporal glacier mass-balance variability: A case study of Mittivakkat Gletscher, SE Greenland. Geografisk tidsskrift. 2018;118(1)..
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Annual River Runoff Variations and Trends for the Andes Cordillera. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 2018;19(7)..
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Global sea-level contribution from Arctic land ice: 1971-2017. Environmental Research Letters. 2018;13:125012(12).