Author Bibliographies

Publications by Patrick M. Alexander

This citation list includes papers published while the author has been on staff at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies. It may include some publications based on research conducted prior to their having joined the institute staff.

Submitted / In Review

Antwerpen, R., M. Tedesco, X. Fettweis, P. Alexander, and W.J. van de Berg, 2022: Assessing bare ice albedo simulated by MAR over the Greenland ice sheet (2000-2021) and implications for meltwater production estimates. The Cryosphere, submitted.

Smith, B.E., B. Medley, X. Fettweis, T. Sutterley, P. Alexander, D. Porter, and M. Tedesco, 2022: Evaluating Greenland surface-mass-balance and firn-densification data using ICESat-2 altimetry. The Cryosphere, submitted, doi:10.5194/tc-2022-44.

2022

Zheng, C., M. Ting, Y. Wu, N. Kurtz, C. Orbe, P. Alexander, R. Seager, and M. Tedesco, 2022: Turbulent heat flux, downward longwave radiation and large-scale atmospheric circulation associated with the wintertime Barents-Kara Sea extreme sea ice loss events. J. Clim., 35, no. 12, 3747-3765, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-21-0387.1.

2021

Boghosian, A.L., L.H. Pitcher, L.C. Smith, E. Kosh, P.M. Alexander, M. Tedesco, and R.E. Bell, 2021: Development of ice-shelf estuaries promotes fractures and calving. Nat. Geosci., 14, no. 12, 899-905, doi:10.1038/s41561-021-00837-7.

Edwards, T.L., S. Nowicki, B. Marzeion, R. Hock, H. Goelzer, H. Seroussi, N.C. Jourdain, D. Slater, F. Turner, C.J. Smith, C.M. McKenna, E. Simon, A. Abe-Ouchi, J.M. Gregory, E. Larour, W.H. Lipscomb, A.J. Payne, A. Shepherd, C. Agosta, P. Alexander, T. Albrecht, B. Anderson, X. Asay-Davis, A. Aschwanden, A. Barthel, A. Bliss, R. Calov, C. Chambers, N. Champollion, Y. Choi, R. Cullather, J. Cuzzone, C. Dumas, D. Felikson, X. Fettweis, K. Fujita, B.K. Galton-Fenzi, R. Gladstone, N.R. Golledge, R. Greve, T. Hattermann, M.J. Hoffman, A. Humbert, M. Huss, P. Huybrechts, W. Immerzeel, T. Kleiner, P. Kraaijenbrink, S. Le clec'h, V. Lee, G.R. Leguy, C.M. Little, D.P. Lowry, J.-H. Malles, D.F. Martin, F. Maussion, M. Morlighem, J.F. O'Neill, I. Nias, F. Pattyn, T. Pelle, S. Price, A. Quiquet, V. Radić, R. Reese, D.R. Rounce, M. Ruckamp, A. Sakai, C. Shafer, N.-J. Schlegel, S. Shannon, R.S. Smith, F. Straneo, S. Sun, L. Tarasov, L.D. Trusel, J.V. Breedam, R. van de Wal, M. van den Broeke, R. Winkelmann, H. Zekollari, C. Zhao, T. Zhang, and T. Zwinger, 2021: Projected land ice contributions to 21st century sea level rise. Nature, 593, 74-82, doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03302-y.

Payne, A.J., S. Nowicki, A. Abe-Ouchi, C. Agosta, P.M. Alexander, T. Albrecht, X.S. Asay-Davis, A. Aschwanden, A. Barthel, T.J. Bracegirdle, R. Calov, C. Chambers, Y. Choi, R.I. Cullather, J.K. Cuzzone, C. Dumas, T. Edwards, D. Felikson, X. Fettweis, B.K. Galton-Fenzi, H. Goelzer, R. Gladstone, N.R. Golledge, J.M. Gregory, R. Greve, T. Hattermann, M.J. Hoffman, A. Humbert, P. Huybrechts, N.C. Jourdain, T. Kleiner, P.K. Munneke, E.Y. Larour, S. Le Clec'h, V. Lee, G. Leguy, W.H. Lipscomb, C.M. Little, D.P. Lowry, M. Morlighem, I. Nias, F. Pattyn, T. Pelle, S. Price, A. Quiquet, R. Reese, M. Rückamp, N.J. Schlegel, H. Seroussi, A. Shepherd, E. Simon, D.A. Slater, R. Smith, F. Straneo, S. Sun, L. Tarasov, L. Trusel, J. Van Breedam, R.S.W. van de Wal, M.R. van den Broeke, R. Winkelmann, C. Zhao, and T. Zhang, 2021: Future sea level change under CMIP5 and CMIP6 scenarios from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Geophys. Res. Lett., 48, no. 16, e2020GL091741, doi:10.1029/2020GL091741.

Wang, S., P. Alexander, Q. Wu, M. Tedesco, and S. Shu, 2021: Characterization of ice shelf fracture features using ICESat-2 — A case study over the Amery Ice Shelf. Remote Sens. Environ., 255, 112266, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2020.112266.

2020

Goelzer, H., S. Nowicki, A. Payne, E. Larour, H. Seroussi, W.H. Lipscomb, J. Gregory, A. Abe-Ouchi, A. Shepherd, E. Simon, C. Agosta, P. Alexander, A. Aschwanden, A. Barthel, R. Calov, C. Chambers, Y. Choi, J. Cuzzone, C. Dumas, T. Edwards, D. Felikson, X. Fettweis, N.R. Golledge, R. Greve, A. Humbert, P. Huybrechts, S. Le Clec'h, V. Lee, G. Leguy, C. Little, D.P. Lowry, M. Morlighem, I. Nias, A. Quiquet, M. Rückamp, N.-J. Schlegel, D. Slater, R. Smith, F. Straneo, L. Tarasov, R. van de Wal, and M. van den Broeke, 2020: The future sea-level contribution of the Greenland ice sheet: A multi-model ensemble study of ISMIP6. The Cryosphere, 14, no. 9, 3071-3096, doi:10.5194/tc-14-3071-2020.

Nowicki, S., H. Goelzer, H. Seroussi, A.J. Payne, W.H. Lipscomb, A. Abe-Ouchi, C. Agosta, P. Alexander, X.S. Asay-Davis, A. Barthel, T.J. Bracegirdle, R. Cullather, D. Felikson, X. Fettweis, J. Gregory, T. Hatterman, N.C. Jourdain, P. Kuipers Munneke, E. Larour, C.M. Little, M. Morlinghem, I. Nias, A. Shepherd, E. Simon, D. Slater, R. Smith, F. Straneo, L.D. Trusel, M.R. van den Broeke, and R. van de Wal, 2020: Experimental protocol for sea level projections from ISMIP6 stand-alone ice sheet models. The Cryosphere, 14, no. 7, 2331-2368, doi:10.5194/tc-14-2331-2020.

Wang, S., M. Tedesco, P. Alexander, M. Xu, and X. Fettweis, 2020: Quantifying spatiotemporal variability of ice algal blooms and the impact on surface albedo in southwest Greenland. The Cryosphere, 14, no. 8, 2687-2713, doi:tc-14-2687-2020.

2019

Alexander, P.M., A.N. LeGrande, E. Fischer, M. Tedesco, X. Fettweis, M. Kelley, S.M.J. Nowicki, and G.A. Schmidt, 2019: Simulated Greenland surface mass balance in the GISS ModelE2 GCM: Role of the ice sheet surface. J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surf., 123, no. 3, 750-765, doi:10.1029/2018JF004772.

Alexander, P.M., M. Tedesco, L. Koenig, and X. Fettweis, 2019: Evaluating a regional climate model simulation of Greenland ice sheet snow and firn density for improved surface mass balance estimates. Geophys. Res. Lett., 46, no. 21, 12073-12082, doi:10.1029/2019GL084101.

Nusbaumer, J., P.M. Alexander, A.N. LeGrande, and M. Tedesco, 2019: Spatial shift of Greenland moisture sources related to enhanced Arctic warming. Geophys. Res. Lett., 46, no. 24, 14723-14731, doi:10.1029/2019GL084633.

2018

Montgomery, L., L. Koenig, and P. Alexander, 2018: The SUMup dataset: Compiled measurements of surface mass balance components over ice sheets and sea ice with analysis over Greenland. Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 10, 1959-1985, doi:10.5194/essd-10-1959-2018.

Navari, M., S.A. Margulis, M. Tedesco, X. Fettweis, and P.M. Alexander, 2018: Improving Greenland surface mass balance estimates through the assimilation of MODIS albedo: A case study along the K-transect. Geophys. Res. Lett., 45, no. 13, 6549-6556, doi:10.1029/2018GL078448.

Wang, S., M. Tedesco, M. Xu, and P.M. Alexander, 2018: Mapping ice algal blooms in southwest Greenland from space. Geophys. Res. Lett., 45, no. 21, 11779-11788, doi:10.1029/2018GL080455.

2016

Alexander, P.M., M. Tedesco, N.-J. Schlegel, S.B. Luthcke, X. Fettweis, and E. Larour, 2016: Greenland Ice Sheet seasonal and spatial mass variability from model simulations and GRACE (2003-2012). The Cryosphere, 10, 1259-1277, doi:10.5194/tc-10-1259-2016.

Koenig, L.S., A. Ivanoff, P.M. Alexander, J.A. MacGregor, X. Fettweis, B. Panzer, J.D. Paden, R.R. Forster, I. Das, J.R. McConnell, M. Tedesco, C. Leuschen, and P. Gogineni, 2016: Annual Greenland accumulation rates (2009-2012) from airborne snow radar. The Cryosphere, 10, 1739-1752, doi:10.5194/tc-10-1739-2016.

Navari, M., S.A. Margulis, S.M. Bateni, M. Tedesco, P. Alexander, and X. Fettweis, 2016: Feasibility of improving a priori regional climate model estimates of Greenland ice sheet surface mass loss through assimilation of measured ice surface temperatures. The Cryosphere, 10, no. 1, 103-120, doi:10.5194/tc-10-103-2016.

Tedesco, M., S. Doherty, X. Fettweis, P. Alexander, J. Jeyaratnam, and J. Stroeve, 2016: The darkening of the Greenland ice sheet: Trends, drivers and projections (1981-2100). The Cryosphere, 10, 477-496, doi:10.5194/tc-10-477-2016.

2013

Tedesco, M., I.C Willis, M.J Hoffman, A.F Banwell, P. Alexander, and N.S Arnold, 2013: Ice dynamic response to two modes of surface lake drainage on the Greenland ice sheet. Environ. Res. Lett., 8, no. 3, 034007, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/034007.

2011

Alexander, P., and G. Gong, 2011: Modeled surface air temperature response to snow depth variability. J. Geophys. Res., 116, no. D14, doi:10.1029/2010JD014908.

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