Peter Kuipers Munneke
Polar scientist

About me

I am a scientist in the field of glaciology and polar meteorology at the Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU), part of Utrecht University, The Netherlands. I'm active on Mastodon.

Featured paper: NAO and Greenland firn

The large-scale weather pattern over the North Atlantic is variable, and it impacts Greenland surface mass balance, and firn mass. We find that a more positive phase of NAO (i.e., more zonal flow) since 2012 has slowed down the loss of firn over most of the ice sheet.

Blue ice in Antarctica

Using a spectral unmixing technique, we map daily fractions of blue-ice area over Antarctica for the 22-year period since 2000, using the full available MODIS archive. This FABIAN product is published in Remote Sensing of Environment.

Publications

At the moment, my H-index is 33. In Web of Science, you can find all my publications and their citation statistics by using the search string "munneke p*" in the author field.

2024
78. Vandecrux, B., R. S. Fausto, J. E. Box, F. Covi, R. Hock, Å. Rennermalm, A. Heilig, J. Abermann, D. van As, E. Bjerre, X. Fettweis, P. C. J. P. Smeets, P. Kuipers Munneke, M. R. van den Broeke, M. Brils, P. L. Langen, R. Mottram, A. P. Ahlstrøm. 2024. Recent warming trends of the Greenland ice sheet documented by historical firn and ice temperature observations and machine learning. The Cryosphere, 18(2), 609-631. doi:10.5194/tc-18-609-2024 acrobat logo
77. The firn symposium team. 2024. Firn on ice sheets. Nature Rev. Earth Environ., doi:10.1038/s43017-023-00507-9 acrobat logo
76. Brils, M., P. Kuipers Munneke, N. Jullien, A. J. Tedstone, H. Machguth, W. J. van den Berg, and M. R. van den Broeke. 2024. Climatic drivers of ice slabs and firn aquifers in Greenland. Accepted for publication in Geophys. Res. Lett..
2023
75. Brils, M., P. Kuipers Munneke, and M. R. van den Broeke. Spatial response of Greenland's firn layer to NAO variability. J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surf., 128(8), doi:10.1029/2023JF007082 acrobat logo
74. Veldhuijsen, S. B. M., W. J. van de Berg, M. Brils, P. Kuipers Munneke, and M. R. van den Broeke. Characteristics of the 1979-2020 Antarctic firn layer simulated with IMAU-FDM v1.2A. 2023. The Cryosphere, 17, 1675-1696 acrobat logo
73. Van den Broeke, M. R., P. Kuipers Munneke, B. Noël, C. Reijmer, P. Smeets, W. J. van de Berg, and J. M. van Wessem. Contrasting current and future surface melt rates on the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica: lessons from in situ observations and climate models. 2023. PLOS Clim., 2(5): e0000203 acrobat logo
2022
72. Buth, L. G., B. Wouters, S. B. M. Veldhuijsen, S. Lhermitte, P. Kuipers Munneke, and M. R. van den Broeke. Sentinel-1 detection of seasonal and perennial firn aquifers in the Antarctic Peninsula. 2022. The Cryosphere Discuss., [preprint] acrobat logo
71. De Roda Husman, S., Z. Hu, B. Wouters, P. Kuipers Munneke, S. Veldhuijsen, and S. Lhermitte. Remote sensing of surface melt on Antarctica: opportunities and challenges. 2022. IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Obs. Remote Sens., doi:10.1109/JSTARS.2022.3216953 acrobat logo
70. Hu, Z., P. Kuipers Munneke, S. Lhermitte, M. Discherl, C. Ji, and M. R. van den Broeke. FABIAN: A daily product of fractional austral-summer blue ice over Antarctica during 2000-2021 based on MODIS imagery using Google Earth Engine. 2022. Remote Sens. Environ., 280, 113202 acrobat logo
69. Khan, S. A., J. L. Bamber, E. Rignot, V. Helm, A. Aschwanden, D. M. Holland, M. van den Broeke, M. King, B. Noël, M. Truffer, A. Humbert, W. Colgan, S. Vijay, and P. Kuipers Munneke. Greenland mass trends from airborne and satellite altimetry during 2011-2020. 2022. J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surf., e2021JF006505, doi:10.1029/2021JF006505 acrobat logo
68. Brils, M., P. Kuipers Munneke, W. J. van de Berg, and M. van den Broeke. Improved representation of the contemporary Greenland ice sheet by IMAU-FDM v1.2G. 2022. Geosci. Model Dev., 15(18), 7121-7138, doi:10.5194/gmd-15-7121-2022 acrobat logo
2021
67. Hu, Z., P. Kuipers Munneke, S. Lhermitte, M. Izeboud, and M. van den Broeke. Improving surface melt estimation over Antarctica using deep learning: a proof-of-concept over the Larsen Ice Shelf. 2021. The Cryosphere, 15, 5639-5658, doi:10.5194/tc-15-5639-2021 acrobat logo
66. Slater, T., A. Shepherd, M. McMillan, A. Leeson, L. Gilbert, A. Muir, P. Kuipers Munneke, B. Noël, X. Fettweis, M. van den Broeke, and K. Briggs. 2021. Increased variability in Greenland Ice Sheet runoff from satellite observations. Nature Comm., 12, 6061, doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26229-4 acrobat logo
65. Orr, A., A. Kirchgaessner, J. King, T. Phillips, E. Gilbert, A. Elvidge, M. Weeks, A. Gadian, P. Kuipers Munneke, M. van den Broeke, S. Webster, and D. McGrath. 2021. Comparison of kilometre and sub-kilometre scale simulations of a foehn wind event over the larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula using the Met Office Unified Model (MetUM). Quart. J. Roy. Met. Soc., 147(739), 3472-3492. doi:10.1002/qj.4138 acrobat logo
64. Willen, M. O., T. Broerse, A. Groh, B. Wouters, P. Kuipers Munneke, M. Horwath, M. R. van den Broeke, and L. Schröder. 2021. Separating long-term and short-term mass changes of Antarctic ice drainage basins: a coupled state space analysis of satellite observations and model products. J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surface, 126, doi:10.1029/2020JF005966 acrobat logo
63. Payne, A. J., S. Nowicki, A. Abe-Ouchi, and 61 others. 2021. Future sea level change under CMIP5 and CMIP6 scenarios from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Geophys. Res. Lett., 48, doi:10.1029/2020GL091741
62. Jiang, Y., X. Wu, M. R. van den Broeke, P. Kuipers Munneke, S. B. Simonsen, W. van der Wal, and B. L. Vermeersen. 2021. Assessing global present-day surface mass transport and glacial isostatic adjustment from inversion of geodetic observations. J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 126(5), 1-19, doi:10.1029/2020JB020713 acrobat logo
61. Keenan, E., N. Wever, M. Dattler, J. T. M. Lenaerts, B. Medley, P. Kuipers Munneke, and C. Reijmer. 2021. Physics-based SNOWPACK model improves representation of near-surface Antarctic snow and firn density. The Cryosphere, 15, doi:10.5194/tc-15-1065-2021 acrobat logo
2020
60. Vandecrux, B., R. Mottram, P. L. Langen, R. S. Fausto, M. Olesen, C. M. Stevens, V. Verjans, A. Leeson, S. Ligtenberg, P. Kuipers Munneke, S. Marchenko, W. van Pelt, C. R. Meyer, S. B. Simonsen, A. Heilig, S. Samimi, S. Marshall, H. Machguth, M. MacFerrin, M. Niwano, O. Miller, C. I. Voss, and J. E. Box. 2020. The firn meltwater Retention Model Intercomparison Project (RetMIP): evaluation of nine firn models at four weather station sites on the Greenland ice sheet. The Cryosphere, 14, doi:10.5194/tc-14-3785-2020 acrobat logo
59. Turton, J. V., A. Kirchgaessner, A. N. Ross, J. C. King , and P. Kuipers Munneke. 2020. The influence of föhn winds on annual and seasonal surface melt on the Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica. The Cryosphere, 14, 4165-4180, doi:10.5194/tc-14-4165-2020 acrobat logo
58. Otosaka, I., A. Shepherd, T. G. D. Casal, A. Coccia, M. Davidson, A. Di Bella, X. Fettweis, R. Forsberg, V. Helm, A. E. Hogg, S. Hvidegaard, A. Lemos, K. Macedo, P. Kuipers Munneke, T. Parrinello, S. B. Simonsen, H. Skourup, and L. S. Sørensen. 2020. Surface melting drives fluctuations in airborne radar penetration in West Central Greenland. Geophys. Res. Lett., 47, doi:10.1029/2020GL088293 acrobat logo
57. Verjans, V., A. A. Leeson, C. Nemeth, C. M. Stevens, P. Kuipers Munneke, B. Noël, and J. M. van Wessem. 2020. Bayesian calibration of firn densification models. The Cryosphere, 14, doi:10.5194/tc-14-3017-2020 acrobat logo
56. Nowicki, S., A. J. Payne, H. Goelzer, H. Seroussi, W. H. Lipscomb, A. Abe-Ouchi, C. Agosta, P. Alexander, X. S. Asay-Davis, A. Barthel, T. J. Bracegirdle, R. Cullather, D. Felikson, X. Fettweis, J. Gregory, T. Hatterman, N. C. Jourdain, P. Kuipers Munneke, E. Larour, C. M. Little, M. Morlighem, I. Nias, A. Shepherd, E. Simon, D. Slater, R. Smith, F. Straneo, L. D. Trusel, M. R. van den Broeke, and R. van de Wal. 2020. Experimental protocol for sealevel projections from ISMIP6 standalone ice sheet models. The Cryosphere, 14, doi:10.5194/tc-14-3033-2020 acrobat logo
55. Elvidge, A. D., P. Kuipers Munneke, J. C. King, I. A. Renfrew and E. Gilbert. 2020. Atmospheric drivers of melt on Larsen C Ice Shelf: surface energy budget regimes and the impact of foehn. J. Geophys. Res. (Atmosphere), 125, doi:10.1029/2020JD032463 acrobat logo
54. Shoemaker, I., A. Kusenko, P. Kuipers Munneke, A. Romero-Wolf, D. M. Schroeder and M. J. Siegert. 2019. Reflections on the anomalous ANITA events: the Antarctic subsurface as a possible explanation. Ann. Glaciol., 61(81), 92-98. doi:10.1017/aog.2020.19 acrobat logo
53. Montgomery, L., L. Koenig, J. T. M. Lenaerts, and P. Kuipers Munneke. 2020. Accumulation rates (2009-2017) in Southeast Greenland derived from airborne snow radar and comparison with regional climate models. Ann. Glaciol., 61(81), 225-233, doi:10.1017/aog.2020.8, acrobat logo
52. Willen, M. O., M. Horwath, L. Schröder, A. Groh, S. R. M. Ligtenberg, P. Kuipers Munneke, and M. R. van den Broeke. 2020. Sensitivite of inverse glacial isostatic adjustment estimates over Antarctica. The Cryosphere, 14, doi:10.5194/tc-14-349-2020 acrobat logo
2019
51. C. L. Jakobs, P. Kuipers Munneke, C. H. Reijmer, G. König-Langlo, and M. R. van den Broeke. 2019. Quantifying the snowmelt-albedo feedback at Neumayer Station, East Antarctica. The Cryosphere, 13, doi:10.5194/tc-13-1473-2019 acrobat logo
2018
50. Pattyn, F., C. Ritz, X. Asay-Davis, R. DeConto, G. Durand, L. Favier, X. Fettweis, H. Goelzer, N. Golledge, E. Hanna, P. Kuipers Munneke, J. Lenaerts, S. Nowicki, A. J. Payne, A. Robinson, H. Seroussi, L. D. Trusel, and M. R. van den Broeke. 2018. The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets under 1.5°C global warming. Nature Clim. Change, doi:10.1038/s41558-018-0305-8 acrobat logo
49. Bevan, S., A. Luckman, P. Kuipers Munneke, B. Hubbard, B. Kulessa, and D. W. Ashmore. 2018. Decline in surface melt duration in Larsen C Ice Shelf revealed by ASCAT scatterometer. Earth Space Sci., doi:10.1029/2018EA000421 acrobat logo
48. Datta, R. T., M. Tedesco, C. Agosta, X. Fettweis, P. Kuipers Munneke, and M. R. van den Broeke. 2018. Melting over the northeast Antarctic Peninsula (1999-2009): evaluation of a high-resolution regional climate model. The Cryosphere, 12, doi:10.5194/tc-12-2901-2018 acrobat logo
47. Wiesenekker, J. M., P. Kuipers Munneke, M. R. van den Broeke, and C. J. P. P. Smeets. 2018. A multidecadal analysis of föhn winds over Larsen C Ice Shelf from a combination of observations and modeling. Atmosphere, 9(172), doi:10.3390/atmos9050172 acrobat logo
46. Kuipers Munneke, P., A. J. Luckman, S. J. Bevan, C. J. P. P. Smeets, E. Gilbert, M. R. van den Broeke, W. Wang, C. Zender, B. Hubbard, D. Ashmore, A. Orr, and J. C. King. 2018. Intense winter surface melt on an Antarctic ice shelf. Geophys. Res. Lett., 45(15), doi:10.1029/2018GL077899 acrobat logo.
45. Smeets, C. J. P. P., P. Kuipers Munneke, M. R. van den Broeke, W. Boot, J. Oerlemans, H. Snellen, C. H. Reijmer, and R. S. W. van de Wal. 2018. The K-transect in west Greenland: Automatic weather station data (1993-2016). Arctic, Antarct. Alp. Res., 50(1), doi:10.1080/15230430.2017.1420954 acrobat logo
44. Kuipers Munneke, P., C. J. P. P. Smeets, C. H. Reijmer, J. Oerlemans, R. S. W. van de Wal, and M. R. van den Broeke. 2018. The K-transect on the western Greenland Ice Sheet: surface energy balance (2003-2016). Arctic, Antarct. Alp. Res., 50(1), doi:10.1080/15230430.2017.1420952 acrobat logo
43. Ligtenberg, S. R. M., P. Kuipers Munneke, B. P. Y. Noël, and M. R. van den Broeke. 2018. Brief communication: Improved simulation of the present-day Greenland firn layer (1960-2016). The Cryosphere, 12, doi:10.5194/tc-12-1643-2018 acrobat logo
42. Noël, B. P. Y., W. J. van de Berg, J. M. van Wessem, E. van Meijgaard, D. van As, J. T. M. Lenaerts, S. Lhermitte, P. Kuipers Munneke, C. J. P. P. Smeets, L. H. van Ulft, R. S. W. van de Wal, and M. R. van den Broeke. 2017. Modelling the climate and surface mass balance of polar ice sheets using RACMO2 - Part 1: Greenland (1958-2016). The Cryosphere, 12, doi:10.5194/tc-12-811-2018 acrobat logo
2017
41. King, J. C., A. Kirchgaessner, S. Bevan, A. D. Elvidge, P. Kuipers Munneke, A. Luckman, A. Orr, I. A. Renfrew, and M. R. van den Broeke. 2017. The impact of föhn winds on surface energy balance during the 2010-2011 melt season over Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 122(22), doi:10.1002/2017JD026809 acrobat logo
40. Bevan, S., A. Luckman, B. Hubbard, B. Kulessa, D. Ashmore, P. Kuipers Munneke, M. O'Leary, A. Booth, H. Sevestre, and D. McGrath. 2017. Centuries of intense melt on Larsen C Ice Shelf. The Cryosphere, 11, doi:10.5194/tc-11-2743-2017. acrobat logo
39. Kuipers Munneke, P., D. McGrath, B. Medley, A. Luckman, S. Bevan, B. Kulessa, D. Jansen, A. Booth, P. Smeets, B. Hubbard, D. Ashmore, M. R. van den Broeke, H. Sevestre, K. Steffen, A. Shepherd and N. Gourmelen. 2017. Observationally constrained surface mass balance of Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica. The Cryosphere, 11, doi:10.5194/tc-11-2411-2017. acrobat logo
38. Ashmore, D., B. Hubbard, A. Luckman, B. Kulessa, S. Bevan, A. Booth, P. Kuipers Munneke, M. O'Leary and H. Sevestre. 2017. Ice and firn heterogeneity within Larsen C Ice Shelf from borehole optical televiewing. J. Geophys. Res. (F), 122, 1139-1153. doi:10.1002/2016JF004047 acrobat logo
37. Riihelä, A., J. R. Key, J. F. Meirink, P. Kuipers Munneke, T. Palo and K.-G. Karlsson. 2017. An intercomparison and validation of satellite-based surface radiative energy flux estimates over the Arctic. J. Geophys. Res. (D), 122, 4829-4848. doi:10.1002/2016JD026443 acrobat logo
36. Chester, M. L., B. Kulessa, A. J. Luckman, J. N. Bassis and P. Kuipers Munneke. 2017. Systems analysis of complex glaciological processes and application to calving of Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica. Ann. Glaciol., 74. doi:10.1017/aog.2017.1 acrobat logo
35. Steger, C. R.,C. H. Reijmer, M. R. van den Broeke, N. Wever, R. R. Forster, L. S. Koenig, P. Kuipers Munneke, M. Lehning, S. Lhermitte, S. R. M. Ligtenberg, C. Miège and B. P. Y. Noël. 2017. Firn meltwater retention on the Greenland Ice Sheet: a model comparison. Front. Earth. Sci., 5(3). doi:10.3389/feart.2017.00003. acrobat logo
2016
34. De Fleurian, B., M. Morlighem, H. Seroussi, E. Rignot, M. R. van den Broeke, P. Kuipers Munneke, J. Mouginot, C. J. P. P. Smeets and A. J. Tedstone. 2016. A modeling study of the effect of runoff variability on the effective pressure beneath Russell Glacier, West Greenland. J. Geophys. Res. (F), 121. doi:10.1002/2016JF003842. acrobat logo
33. Khan, S. A., I. Sasgen, M. Bevis, T. van Dam, J. Bamber, J. Wahr, M. Willis, K. Kjær, B. Wouters, V. Helm, B. Csatho, K. Fleming, A. Bjørk, A. Aschwanden, P. Knudsen, and P. Kuipers Munneke. 2016. Geodetic measurements reveal similarities between post-Last Glacial Maximum and present-day mass loss from the Greenland ice sheet. Science Adv., 2(9). doi:10.1126/sciadv.1600931. acrobat logo
32. McMillan, M., A. Leeson, A. Shepherd, K. Briggs, T. W. K. Armitage, A. Hogg, P. Kuipers Munneke, M. R. van den Broeke, B. Noël, W. J. van de Berg, S. R. M. Ligtenberg, M. Horwath, A. Groh, A. Muir and L. Gilbert. 2016. A high-resolution record of Greenland mass balance. Geophys. Res. Lett., 43, 7002-7010. doi:10.1002/2016GL069666. acrobat logo
31. Van den Broeke, M. R., E. Enderlin, I. Howat, P. Kuipers Munneke, B. Noël, W. J. van de Berg, E. van Meijgaard and B. Wouters. 2016. On the recent contribution of the Greenland ice sheet to sea level change.The Cryosphere, 10, doi:10.5194/tc-10-1933-2016. acrobat logo
30. Hubbard, B., A. Luckman, D. Ashmore, S. Bevan, B. Kulessa, P. Kuipers Munneke, M. Phillipe, D. Jansen, A. Booth, H. Sevestre, J.-L. Tison, M. O'Leary and I. Rutt. 2016. Massive subsurface ice formed by refreezing of ice-shelf melt ponds. Nature Comm., 7, doi:10.1038/ncomms11897. acrobat logo
29. Fraser, A. D., M. A. Nigro, S. R. M. Ligtenberg, B. Legresy, M. Inoue, J. J. Cassano, P. Kuipers Munneke, J. T. M. Lenaerts, N. W. Young, A. Treverrow, M. R. van den Broeke and H. Enomoto. 2016. Drivers of ASCAT C band backscatter variability in the dry snow zone of Antarctica. J. Glaciol., 62(231), 170-184. acrobat logo
28. Muresan, I. S., S. A. Khan, A. Aschwanden, C. Khroulev, T. van Dam, J. Bamber, M. R. van den Broeke, B. Wouters, P. Kuipers Munneke and K. H. Kjær. 2016. Modelled glacier dynamics over the last quarter of a century at Jakobshavn Isbræ. The Cryosphere, 10, 597-611. doi:10.5194/tc-10-597-2016. acrobat logo
2015
27. King, J. C., A. Gadian, A. Kirchgaessner, P. Kuipers Munneke, T. A. Lachlan-Cope, A. Orr, C. Reijmer, M. R. van den Broeke, J. M. van Wessem and M. Weeks. 2015. Validation of the summertime surface energy budget of Larsen C Ice Shelf (Antarctica) as represented in three high-resolution atmospheric models. J. Geophys. Res. (D), 120, doi:10.1002/2014JD022604. acrobat logo (Published by AGU. Copyright 2015 American Geophysical Union)
26. Kuipers Munneke, P., S. R. M. Ligtenberg, B. P. Y. Noël, I. M. Howat, J. E. Box, E. Mosley-Thompson, J. R. McConnell, K. Steffen, J. T. Harper, S. B. Das and M. R. van den Broeke. 2015. Elevation change of the Greenland ice sheet due to surface mass balance and firn processes, 1960-2014. The Cryosphere, 9, 2009-2025. doi:10.5194/tc-9-2009-2015. acrobat logo
25. Kuipers Munneke, P., S. R. M. Ligtenberg, E. A. Suder and M. R. van den Broeke. 2015. A model study of the response of dry and wet firn to climate change. Ann. Glaciol., 56(70), 1-8. doi:10.3189/2015AoG70A994. acrobat logo (Published by the International Glaciological Society. Copyright 2015 IGS.)
24. Larson, K., J. Wahr and P. Kuipers Munneke. 2015. Constraints on snow accumulation and firn density in Greenland using GPS receivers. J. Glaciology, 61(225), 1-14. doi:10.3189/2015JoG14J130. acrobat logo (Published by the International Glaciological Society. Copyright 2015 IGS.)
23. Ligtenberg, S. R. M., B. Medley, M. R. van den Broeke and P. Kuipers Munneke. 2015. Antarctic firn compaction rates from repeat-track airborne radar data: II. Firn model evaluation. Ann. Glaciol., 56(70), 167-174. doi:10.3189/2015AoG70A204. acrobat logo (Published by the International Glaciological Society. Copyright 2015 IGS.)
22. Noël, B., W. J. van de Berg, E. van Meijgaard, P. Kuipers Munneke, R. S. W. van de Wal and M. R. van den Broeke. 2015. Evaluation of the updated regional climate model RACMO2.3: summer snowfall impact on the Greenland Ice Sheet The Cryosphere, 9, 1831-1844. acrobat logo
21. Trusel, L. D., K. E. Frey, S. B. Das, K. Karnauskas, P. Kuipers Munneke, E. van Meijgaard and M. R. van den Broeke. 2015. Divergent trajectories of Antarctic surface melt under two 21st century climate scenarios. Nature Geosci., 8, 927-935. doi:10.1038/NGEO2563.
2014
20. Kuipers Munneke, P., S. R. M. Ligtenberg, M. R. van den Broeke, J. H. van Angelen and R. R. Forster. 2014. Explaining the presence of perennial liquid water bodies in the firn of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Geophys. Res. Lett., doi:10.1002/2013GL058389. acrobat logo (Published by Wiley. Copyright 2014 American Geophysical Union)
19. Kuipers Munneke, P., S. R. M. Ligtenberg, M. R. van den Broeke and D. G. Vaughan. 2014. Firn air depletion as a precursor of Antarctic ice-shelf collapse. J. Glaciology, 60(220), 205-214. acrobat logo (Published by the International Glaciological Society. Copyright 2014 IGS.)
18. Ligtenberg, S. R. M., P. Kuipers Munneke and M. R. van den Broeke. 2014. Present and future variations in Antarctic firn air content. The Cryosphere, 8, 1711-1723. acrobat logo
17. Luckman, A., A. Elvidge, D. Jansen, B. Kulessa, P. Kuipers Munneke, J. King and N. E. Barrand. 2014. Surface melt and ponding of Larsen C Ice Shelf and the impact of foehn winds. Antarct. Sci., 26(6), 625-635. acrobat logo
2013
16. Trusel, L. D., K. E. Frey, S. B. Das, P. Kuipers Munneke, and M. R. van den Broeke. 2013. Satellite-based estimates of Antarctic surface meltwater fluxes. Geophys. Res. Lett., doi:10.1002/2013GL058138.
15. Barrand, N. E., D. G. Vaughan, N. Steiner, M. Tedesco, P. Kuipers Munneke, M. R. van den Broeke, and J. S. Hosking. 2013. Trends in Antarctic Peninsula surface melting conditions from observations and regional climate modelling. J. Geophys. Res. (F), 118, doi:10.1029/2012JF002559. acrobat logo (Published by AGU. Copyright 2013 American Geophysical Union)
2012
14. Kuipers Munneke, P., G. Picard, M. R. van den Broeke, J. T. M. Lenaerts and E. van Meijgaard. 2012. Insignificant change in Antarctic snowmelt volume since 1979. Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L01501, doi: 10.1029/2011GL050207. acrobat logo (Published by AGU. Copyright 2012 American Geophysical Union)
13. Kuipers Munneke, P., M. R. van den Broeke, J. C. King, T. Gray and C. H. Reijmer. 2011. Near-surface meteorology and surface energy budget at Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctic Peninsula. The Cryosphere, 6, 353-363. acrobat logo
12. Lenaerts, J. T. M., M. R. van den Broeke, W. J. van de Berg, E. van Meijgaard and P. Kuipers Munneke. 2012. A new, high-resolution surface mass balance map of Antarctica (1979-2010) based on regional atmospheric climate modeling. Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L04501, doi:10.1029/2011GL050713. acrobat logo (Published by AGU. Copyright 2012 American Geophysical Union)
11. Thiery, W., I. V. Gorodetskaya, R. Bintanja, N. P. M. van Lipzig, M. R. van den Broeke, C. H. Reijmer and P. Kuipers Munneke. 2012. Surface and snowdrift sublimation at Princess Elisabeth station, East Antarctica. The Cryosphere, 6, 841-857. acrobat logo
10. Van Angelen, J. H., J. T. M. Lenaerts, S. Lhermitte, X. Fettweis, P. Kuipers Munneke, M. R. van den Broeke, E. van Meijgaard and C. J. P. P. Smeets. 2012. Sensitivity of Greenland Ice Sheet surface mass balance to surface albedo parameterization: a study with a regional climate model. The Cryosphere, 6, 1175-1186. acrobat logo.
2011
9. Kuipers Munneke, P., M. R. van den Broeke, J. T. M. Lenaerts, M. G. Flanner, A. S. Gardner and W. J. van de Berg. 2011. A new albedo parameterization for use in climate models over the Antarctic ice sheet. J. Geophys. Res., 116, D05114, doi: 10.1029/2010JD015113. acrobat logo (Published by AGU. Copyright 2011 American Geophysical Union)
2010
8. Kuipers Munneke, P., C. H. Reijmer and M. R. van den Broeke. 2010. Assessing the retrieval of cloud properties from radiation measurements over snow and ice. Int. J. Climatol., doi: 10.1002/joc.2114 acrobat logo (Published by Wiley InterScience. Copyright 2010 Royal Meteorological Society)
7. Lenaerts, J. T. M., M. R. van den Broeke, S. J. Déry, G. König-Langlo, J. Ettema and P. Kuipers Munneke. 2010. Modeling snowdrift sublimation on an Antarctic ice shelf. The Cryosphere, 4, 179-190. acrobat logo
2009
-- Kuipers Munneke, P. 2009. Snow, ice and solar radiation. Ph.D. thesis, Utrecht University. ISBN 978-90-393-5164-2. acrobat logo
6. Kuipers Munneke, P., M. R. van den Broeke, C. H. Reijmer, M. M. Helsen, W. Boot, M. Schneebeli and K. Steffen. 2009. The role of radiation penetration in the energy budget of the snowpack at Summit, Greenland, The Cryosphere, 3, 155-165. acrobat logo
5. Van den Broeke, M. R., G. König-Langlo, G. Picard, P. Kuipers Munneke and J. Lenaerts. 2009. Surface energy balance, melt and sublimation at Neumayer station (East Antarctica). Antarct. Sci., 22(1), 87-96. acrobat logo (Published by Cambridge Journals. Copyright 2009 Antarctic Science Ltd)
4. Wang, P., W. H. Knap, P. Kuipers Munneke and P. Stammes. 2009. Clear-sky radiative closure for the Cabauw Baseline Surface Radiation Network site, the Netherlands, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D14206, doi:10.1029/2009JD011978 acrobat logo (Published by AGU. Copyright 2009 American Geophysical Union)
2008
3. Kuipers Munneke, P., C. H. Reijmer, M. R. van den Broeke, G. König-Langlo, P. Stammes and W. H. Knap. 2008. Analysis of clear-sky Antarctic snow albedo using observations and radiative transfer modeling. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D17118, doi:10.1029/2007JD009653. acrobat logo (Published by AGU. Copyright 2008 American Geophysical Union)
2. Van den Broeke, M. R., C. J. P. P. Smeets, J. Ettema and P. Kuipers Munneke. 2008. Surface radiation balance in the ablation zone of the west Greenland ice sheet. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D13105, doi:10.1029/2007JD009283. acrobat logo (Published by AGU. Copyright 2008 American Geophysical Union)
1. Wang, P., W. H. Knap, P. Kuipers Munneke and P. Stammes. 2008. Clear-sky atmospheric radiative transfer: a model intercomparison for shortwave irradiances. IRS 2008: Current problems in Atmospheric Radiation. acrobat logo (Published by AIP. Copyright 2008 American Institute of Physics)
Scientific presentations (first author only)
The extreme melt season of 2019 at the Kangerlussuaq transect. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 8 May, 2020.

A benchmark surface melt product for the Antarctic ice sheet. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 12 April, 2019.

Projections of Antarctic surface melt relevant for assessing future ice-shelf collapse. ISMIP6 Workshop, Sassenheim, The Netherlands, 11 September, 2018.

The surprising climate of the Arctic. Symposium on Migratory birds in a rapidly changing Arctic, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 17 May 2018

Winter in Antarctica: dark, windy, and .... wet?. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 9 April, 2018.

Present-day and future surface melt in Antarctica. NSF Workshop on Hydrology of Antarctic ice shelves, Palisades, NY, USA, 22 February, 2018.

Wintertime surface melt on Larsen C Ice Shelf. Workshop on Ice Shelf Stability, Gregynog, Wales, UK, 16 January, 2017.

The Greenland firn layer, 1960-2014. GEUS/DFF/IASC Meltwater retention workshop, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 June, 2016

Taking the firn into account: elevation change of the Greenland Ice Sheet due to firn processes, 1960-2014. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA, 17 December, 2015

The firn aquifer in the Greenland Ice Sheet. Netherlands Polar Symposium, The Hague, 5 November, 2014

The firn aquifer explained. IGS Symposium on Glaciers and Ice Sheets Contribution to Sea-Level Change, Chamonix, France, 27 May, 2014

The firn aquifer in the Greenland Ice Sheet. Colloquium, Universidad Politécnica Madrid, Spain, April 22, 2014

How meltwater survives the cold winters in Greenland. Colloquium, Universidad Politécnica Madrid, Spain, April 22, 2014

The firn layer over the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica. Invited keynote lecture. IGS International Symposium, Beijing, China, August 2, 2013

Will Antarctic ice shelves survive future atmospheric warming?. Ice2Sea Fifth Open Forum, London, UK, May 15, 2013

Disappearing ice shelves in Antarctica. Geographisches Kolloquium, Aachen, Germany, April 23, 2013

Will Antarctic ice shelves survive future atmospheric warming? EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 8-12, 2013

Insignificant change in Antarctic snowmelt volume since 1979: but what about the disappearing ice shelves? EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 23-27, 2012

Near-surface climate and surface energy budget of Larsen C ice shelf, Antarctic Peninsula. EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 23-27, 2012

Meltwater volume on Antarctic ice shelves derived from regional climate modelling. IGS international symposium on the interaction of glaciers and ice sheets with the ocean, La Jolla, United States, June 6-10, 2011

Surface melt extent and volume on Antarctic ice shelves (1989-2008) (poster). EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 4-8, 2011

A new albedo parameterization for the Antarctic ice sheet (poster). EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 4-8, 2011

An easy recipe for the retrieval of cloud optical thickness over snow and ice (poster). EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, May 3-7, 2010

The albedo of snow and ice. IMAU Colloquium, Utrecht, The Netherlands, October 7, 2009

Analysis of Antarctic clear-sky snow albedo (poster). AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, United States, December 15-19, 2008

Sunrays and Snowflakes: The Summit Radiation Experiment 2007. IGS Nordic Branch Meeting, Uppsala, Sweden, October 25-27, 2007

A model for studying snow surface albedo under clear and cloudy conditions. IGS-CliC-IUGG/CCS International Symposium on Cryospheric Indicators of Global Climate Change, Cambridge, UK, August 21-25, 2006 (awarded with Best Oral Student Presentation Award)

Popular-scientific presentations
Expeditie Weerklank. Betweter Science Festival, Utrecht. 29 september 2023

De Noorderrondrit. Stageband Jazz Orchestra, Groningen. 23 september 2023

Melting ice, rising seas. Studium Generale, TU Eindhoven. 20 september 2023

Het weer. Optreden met Konrad Koselleck Big Band, Amsterdam, 11 september 2023

Plants and water in a warming world. Plant biology conference, Lunteren. 18 april 2023

Wat een weer!. KNNV afdeling Nijmegen, Nijmegen. 24 januari 2023

Broeikasgassen en klimaat. Scientists 4 future webseries, online. 11 januari 2023

Alles smelt. Grootouders voor het Klimaat, Utrecht. 6 september 2022

Melting ice, rising seas. KNGMG Noord, Assen. 24 mei 2022

Climate tipping points, and how to avoid them. Studium Generale Twente, Enschede. 10 mei 2022

Analytical chemistry for a sustainable world. EuroFAST22, Nijmegen. 19 april 2022

Wereldverhalen: extreem weer in een opwarmende wereld. KNAG Onderwijsdag, Den Bosch. 6 april 2022

Alles smelt. Boekpresentatie De Balie, Amsterdam. 26 oktober 2021

Meer hittestress door klimaatverandering. Forum Groningen. 15 juni 2021

De verrassingen van het Noordpoolgebied. GeoVUsie, VU Amsterdam. 10 juni 2021

Hoe het klimaat verandert. Naturalis duo-lezing (met Katja Peijnenburg). 31 januari 2021

Klimaatwetenschap is niet ingewikkeld. NRC Academie, online. 12 januari 2021

Melting ice, rising seas. Studium Generale Twente, Enschede. 24 november 2020

Het weer. Optreden met Konrad Koselleck Big Band, Amsterdam. 9 maart 2020

Het smeltende ijs. NESSC Kerstlezing 2019. 15 december 2019

Hoe weeg je een ijskap? Natuurwetenschappelijk Genootschap, Wageningen. 1 oktober 2019

Over weer en wind. Opening tentoonstelling Singer Laren, Laren. 6 september 2019

Smeltend ijs, stijgende zee. Hoger Onderwijs Voor Ouderen, Utrecht. 2 juli 2019

Wat we van het weer verwachten. Studium Generale Groningen. 12 maart 2019

Counting eskimo words for snow. Betweter Science Festival Utrecht. 5 oktober 2018

Klimaatverandering - gevolgen voor Nederland. Terugkomdag NESSC Utrecht. 28 maart 2018

The floating glaciers of Antarctica. Departementsdag Natuurkunde Utrecht. 22 maart 2018

Weer en klimaat. IVN afdeling Eelde. 7 maart 2018

De stille revolutie: kennisontwikkeling in weer en klimaat. KNMI mini-symposium 200 jaar Buys Ballot. 17 oktober 2017

Meten is Weten - Opening van tentoonstelling over Buys Ballot. Sonnenborgh Utrecht. 21 juni 2017

De verrassingen van het Noordpoolgebied. Studenten Internationale Betrekkingen Utrecht. 9 mei 2017

Hoe voorspel je het weer?. Museum Jeugd Universiteit Utrecht. 19 maart 2017

Water van alle kanten. Vakantiecursus Civiele Techniek Delft. 13 januari 2017

IJskappen en gletsjers op Spitsbergen en elders. Triangulum Eefde. 8 september 2016

Smeltende gletsjers: hoe meten we dat eigenlijk?. Culturele Zondag Utrecht, Sonnenborgh. 3 april 2016

Warming oceans and speeding glaciers. Utrechtse Aardkundige Vereniging. 12 januari 2016

How to weigh an ice sheet?. Vereniging voor Technische Physica Delft. 11 juni 2015

Smeltend ijs, stijgende zeespiegel. Studenten Organisatie Groningen. 10 november 2014

Smeltend ijs, stijgende zeespiegel. Alumnivereniging UU Kring Rotterdam. 5 november 2014

Smeltend ijs, stijgende zeespiegel. Science Café Zeist, Zeist. 10 Oktober 2013

Antarctica. Cultuurfestival De Beschaving, Utrecht. 6 Juli 2013

De massabalans van Antarctica nu en in de nabije toekomst. Symposium studievereniging A-Es Kwadraat, Utrecht. 20 Februari 2013

Prehistorische klimaatveranderingen, van broeikas tot sneeuwbal. Studium Generale, Groningen. 10 April 2012

De Antarctische IJskap. Wetenschap en Techniek Academie, Freudenthal Instituut, Utrecht. 14 March 2012

Gletsjers. Science Cafe, Burgerweeshuis, Deventer. 11 January 2012

Zeespiegel en klimaatverandering. Film- en debatcyclus, Kriterion, Amsterdam. 9 November 2011

IJs in een veranderend klimaat. Lezingenserie Museon, Den Haag. 7 October 2011

CO2 in past and future climate. Fysica 2011, Amsterdam. 15 April 2011

IJs in een veranderend klimaat. Natuurkundig Gezelschap Utrecht. 7 December 2010

De Antarctische IJskap. KNMI/Radboud Universiteit. 15 October 2010

Weer en klimaat op de Groenlandse IJskap. Stichting Weer- en Sterrenkunde Eemsmond. 5 March 2008

Zonnestralen en Sneeuwvlokken: klimaatonderzoek op Groenland. Culturele Zondag Utrecht. 9 September 2007

Freelance presentations
I am available for presentations and workshops about weather, climate, the polar regions, sea level, sustainability, mitigation and adaptation on a freelance basis.

This is me in action at a public lecture in Deventer.



PhD Thesis

PhD thesis Peter Kuipers Munneke, Snow, ice and solar radiation P. Kuipers Munneke. 2009. Snow, ice and solar radiation. Ph. D. thesis, Utrecht University. ISBN 978-90-393-5164-2. acrobat logo

Propositions ("stellingen"), in Dutch

A hardcopy is available upon request.