Fig. 6: Greenland Ice Sheet surface mass balance components and annual surface mass balance cycle in CMIP5 and CMIP6.
From: Greater Greenland Ice Sheet contribution to global sea level rise in CMIP6
a Cumulative SMB component anomalies from the mean of all six CMIP5 (RCP8.5) MAR simulations based on the 1961–1990 mean of the simulations. “ME” corresponds to the cumulative melt-, “RU” to the runoff-, “RF” to the rainfall-, and “SF” to the cumulative snowfall anomalies—all in Gigatonnes (Gt). Note: the negative SMB anomalies are multiplied by -1 for better visible comparison with positive melt anomalies. b Same as a but based on the mean of all five CMIP6 SSP585 MAR simulations. c Annual SMB cycle (Gt/day) from CMIP5 RCP8.5 (blue) and CMIP6 SSP585 (orange) forced MAR simulations for two different 30-year periods (1981–2010 and 2071–2100). The thicker lines represent the CMIP5 and CMIP6 MAR simulation mean, whereas the individual simulations are shown in thinner lines.
