Comparing Surface Height Used in NCAR Climate Model with That Observed by ICEsat: Effects on Skin Temperature Simulation

<table>Sensitivity of offline CLM3.5 simulated Greenland ground temperature (TG) to the surface height (experiment case minus control run, T42 resolution).  The 17-year, monthly averaged TG in the experiment case is using ICEsat-observed Greenland surface height. The fields are June, July, and August averages. The color bar is surface height difference (m) and the contour is temperature difference.</table>

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Figure 4: Comparing Surface Height Used in NCAR Climate Model with That Observed by ICEsat: Effects on Skin Temperature Simulation 