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Overview

Sebastian B. Simonsen is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark. Their research is predominantly situated within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Atmospheric Science. The scope of Simonsen's work extends into related areas such as Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Ecology; and Oceanography.

The primary research topics addressed by Simonsen include:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Polar Research and Ecology

Simonsen has contributed to several papers with notable publication venues including:

  • The Cryosphere
  • Earth System Science Data
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Reviews Earth & Environment

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Simonsen include:

  • "Mass balance of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets from 1992 to 2020" (2023) published in Earth System Science Data
  • "What is the surface mass balance of Antarctica? An intercomparison of regional climate model estimates" (2021) published in The Cryosphere
  • "The firn meltwater Retention Model Intercomparison Project (RetMIP): evaluation of nine firn models at four weather station sites on the Greenland ice sheet" (2020) published in The Cryosphere
  • "Greenland ice sheet mass balance from 1840 through next week" (2021) published in Earth System Science Data
  • "Greenland Ice Sheet Mass Balance (1992-2020) From Calibrated Radar Altimetry" (2021) published in Geophysical Research Letters

They have collaborated frequently with researchers including Nicolaj Hansen, Ruth Mottram, Louise Sandberg Sørensen, R. Forsberg, and Peter L. Langen. These frequent co-authors have contributed collectively on multiple projects reflecting shared interests in polar and cryospheric studies.

Best Publications

  • Mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet from 1992 to 2017.

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik Ivins;Eric Rignot;Ben Smith

  • Eemian interglacial reconstructed from a Greenland folded ice core

    D. Dahl-Jensen;M. R. Albert;A. Aldahan;N. Azuma

  • Mass balance of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets from 1992 to 2020

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  • Timing and origin of recent regional ice-mass loss in Greenland

    Ingo Sasgen;Michiel van den Broeke;J.L.Jonathan L. Bamber;Eric Rignot

  • Continuous monitoring of summer surface water vapor isotopic composition above the Greenland Ice Sheet

    Hans C. Steen-Larsen;Hans C. Steen-Larsen;S.J. Johnsen;Valérie Masson-Delmotte;Barbara Stenni

  • Mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet (2003–2008) from ICESat data – the impact of interpolation, sampling and firn density

    Louise Sandberg Sørensen;Sebastian Bjerregaard Simonsen;Karina Nielsen;P. Lucas-Picher

  • Water isotope diffusion rates from the NorthGRIP ice core for the last 16,000 years - Glaciological and paleoclimatic implications

    V. Gkinis;V. Gkinis;Sebastian Bjerregaard Simonsen;Sebastian Bjerregaard Simonsen;S. L. Buchardt;J. W. C. White

  • Laser altimetry reveals complex pattern of Greenland Ice Sheet dynamics.

    Beata M. Csatho;Anton F. Schenk;Cornelis J. van der Veen;Gregory Babonis

  • What is the surface mass balance of Antarctica? An intercomparison of regional climate model estimates

    Ruth Mottram;Nicolaj Hansen;Christoph Kittel;J. Melchior van Wessem

  • Very high resolution regional climate model simulations over Greenland: Identifying added value

    Philippe Lucas-Picher;Maria Wulff-Nielsen;Maria Wulff-Nielsen;Jens H. Christensen;Guðfinna Aðalgeirsdóttir

  • Mass loss of Greenland's glaciers and ice caps 2003–2008 revealed from ICESat laser altimetry data

    Tobias Bolch;Tobias Bolch;L Sandberg Sørensen;S B Simonsen;Nico Mölg

  • Firn Model Intercomparison Experiment (FirnMICE)

    Jessica M.D. Lundin;C. Max Stevens;Robert Arthern;Christo Buizert

  • Greenland and Antarctica Ice Sheet Mass Changes and Effects on Global Sea Level

    René Forsberg;Louise Sandberg Sørensen;Sebastian Bjerregaard Simonsen

  • Greenland ice sheet mass balance from 1840 through next week

    Kenneth D. Mankoff;Xavier Fettweis;Peter L. Langen;Martin Stendel

  • Firn data compilation reveals widespread decrease of firn air content in western Greenland

    Baptiste Robert Marcel Vandecrux;Baptiste Robert Marcel Vandecrux;Michael MacFerrin;Horst Machguth;Horst Machguth;William T. Colgan

  • Greenland 2012 melt event effects on CryoSat‐2 radar altimetry

    Johan Nilsson;Paul Travis Vallelonga;Sebastian Bjerregaard Simonsen;Louise Sandberg Sørensen

  • 25 years of elevation changes of the Greenland Ice Sheet from ERS, Envisat, and CryoSat-2 radar altimetry

    Louise Sandberg Sørensen;Sebastian B. Simonsen;René Forsberg;Kirill Khvorostovsky

  • The firn meltwater Retention Model Intercomparison Project (RetMIP): Evaluation of nine firn models at four weather station sites on the Greenland ice sheet

    Baptiste Vandecrux;Baptiste Vandecrux;Ruth Mottram;Peter Langen;Peter Langen;Robert Fausto

  • Global sea-level budget and ocean-mass budget, with a focus on advanced data products and uncertainty characterisation

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  • Implications of changing scattering properties on Greenland ice sheet volume change from Cryosat-2 altimetry

    Sebastian Bjerregaard Simonsen;Louise Sandberg Sørensen

  • Greenland Ice Sheet mass balance (1992‐2020) from calibrated radar altimetry

    Sebastian B. Simonsen;Valentina R. Barletta;William T. Colgan;Louise Sandberg Sørensen

  • An Integrated View of Greenland Ice Sheet Mass Changes Based on Models and Satellite Observations

    Ruth Mottram;Sebastian B. Simonsen;Synne Høyer Svendsen;Valentina R. Barletta

  • Eemian interglacial reconstructed from a Greenland folded ice core (SCI)

    D Dahl-Jensen;M R Albert;A Aldahan;N Azuma

Frequent Co-Authors

René Forsberg
René Forsberg Technical University of Denmark
James W. C. White
James W. C. White University of Colorado Boulder
Veit Helm
Veit Helm Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
William Colgan
William Colgan Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Horst Machguth
Horst Machguth University of Fribourg
Michiel R. van den Broeke
Michiel R. van den Broeke Utrecht University
Bo M Vinther
Bo M Vinther University of Copenhagen
Xavier Fettweis
Xavier Fettweis University of Liège
Andrew Shepherd
Andrew Shepherd University of Leeds
Peter L. Langen
Peter L. Langen Aarhus University

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