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Introduction

The aim of this assessment was to compile recently gained scientific results, focusing specifically on the impacts of recent changes in the Greenland Ice Sheet. Although many reports on climate change have addressed impacts resulting from the evolution of the Greenland Ice Sheet, none provide a thorough and up-to-date assessment of the importance of the Greenland Ice Sheet in a changing climate. The importance of the ice sheet as a component of the Arctic cryosphere and the enormous amount of new observations and data provide the background for a better understanding of the evolution of the Greenland Ice Sheet and its potential impacts.