Interactive coupling of a Greenland ice sheet model in NorESM2

Goelzer, Heiko; Langebroek, Petra M.; Born, Andreas; Hofer, Stefan; Haubner, Konstanze; Petrini, Michele; Leguy, Gunter; Lipscomb, William H.; Thayer-Calder, Katherine

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-7853-2025

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Articles | Volume 18, issue 20

Development and technical paper

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27 Oct 2025

Development and technical paper |

| 27 Oct 2025

Interactive coupling of a Greenland ice sheet model in NorESM2

Heiko Goelzer, Petra M. Langebroek, Andreas Born, Stefan Hofer, Konstanze Haubner, Michele Petrini, Gunter Leguy, William H. Lipscomb, and Katherine Thayer-Calder

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-7853-2025-supplement

Data sets

NSSP585frc2G_f09_tn14_gl4_SMB1_celo, NorESM2 simulation H. Goelzer https://doi.org/10.11582/2024.00079

NHISTfrc2G_f09_tn14_gl4_SMB1_celo, NorESM2 simulation H. Goelzer https://doi.org/10.11582/2024.00080

NSSP585frc2extG_f09_tn14_gl4_ SMB1_celo, NorESM2 simulation H. Goelzer https://doi.org/10.11582/2024.00081

N1850frc2G_f09_tn14_gl4_SMB1_celo, NorESM2 simulation H. Goelzer https://doi.org/10.11582/2024.00082

NCC NorESM2-MM model output prepared for CMIP6 CMIP historical M. Bentsen et al. https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.8040

NCC NorESM2-MM model output prepared for CMIP6 ScenarioMIP ssp585 M. Bentsen et al. https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/CMIP6.8321

Model code and software

hgoelzer/NorESM-HGfork: noresm_ism_betzy_mask A. Gjermundsen et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11199967

noresm_ism_betzy_mask, NorESM2 code used for coupled NorESM-CISM experiments H. Goelzer https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11200059

Short summary

On the backdrop of observed accelerating ice sheet mass loss over the last few decades, there is growing interest in the role of ice sheet changes in global climate projections. In this regard, we have coupled an Earth system model with an ice sheet model and have produced an initial set of climate projections including an interactive coupling with a dynamic Greenland ice sheet.