New proglacial meteorology and river stage observations  from Inglefield Land and Pituffik, NW Greenland

Esenther, Sarah E.; Smith, Laurence C.; LeWinter, Adam; Pitcher, Lincoln H.; Overstreet, Brandon T.; Kehl, Aaron; Onclin, Cuyler; Goldstein, Seth; Ryan, Jonathan C.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-12-215-2023

Articles | Volume 12, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-12-215-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-12-215-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 2

22 Sep 2023

| 22 Sep 2023

New proglacial meteorology and river stage observations from Inglefield Land and Pituffik, NW Greenland

Sarah E. Esenther, Laurence C. Smith, Adam LeWinter, Lincoln H. Pitcher, Brandon T. Overstreet, Aaron Kehl, Cuyler Onclin, Seth Goldstein, and Jonathan C. Ryan

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Final revised paper (published on 22 Sep 2023)
Preprint (discussion started on 16 Mar 2023)

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

RC1: 'Comment on gi-2023-3', Anonymous Referee #1, 20 Apr 2023

Please, find my comments in attachment.

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2023-3-RC1
RC2: 'Comment on gi-2023-3', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Jul 2023

The paper by Esenther et al. describes newly installed hydrometric sensors in northwest Greenland and the results and performance of the first three years of operation (2019 to 2021). The installed devices aim to better monitor the discharge of the Greenland Ice Sheet. The sensor systems include standardized devices and novel methods, such as laser rangefinder stage measurement for remote river gauges. The devices, data acquisition, processing and data analysis are described in detail, making it understandable for anyone who wants to set up a similar system or use the data.
For me, this is an excellent read, well-structured and valuable contribution to the community. The instruments' description, interaction, and benefits are very detailed without making the text excessively long. Moreover, I see the first analysis of the data as robust, which speaks to the positive performance of the sensors. The only thing that could be explained a little better is to present how exactly the specific runoff quantities can be included in the calculation of the SMB, which ultimately serves as model input. Otherwise, the article as it stands is a great addition to the journal Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems.

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2023-3-RC2
AC1: 'Comment on gi-2023-3', Sarah Esenther, 28 Jul 2023

The comment was uploaded in the form of a supplement: https://gi.copernicus.org/preprints/gi-2023-3/gi-2023-3-AC1-supplement.pdf

Citation: https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2023-3-AC1

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload

AR by Sarah Esenther on behalf of the Authors (28 Jul 2023) Author's response Author's tracked changes Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (07 Aug 2023) by Ciro Apollonio

AR by Sarah Esenther on behalf of the Authors (15 Aug 2023) Manuscript

Short summary

Meltwater runoff estimates from the Greenland ice sheet contain uncertainty. To better understand ice sheet hydrology, we installed a weather station and river stage sensors along three proglacial rivers in a cold-bedded area of NW Greenland without firn, crevasse, or moulin influence. The first 3 years (2019–2021) of observations have given us a first look at the seasonal and annual weather and hydrological patterns of this understudied region.