Sensitivity of Glacier Runoff to Winter Snow Thickness Investigated for Vatnajökull Ice Cap, Iceland, Using Numerical Models and Observations

Sensitivity of Glacier Runoff to Winter Snow Thickness Investigated for Vatnajökull Ice Cap, Iceland, Using Numerical Models and Observations

Several simulations of the surface climate and energy balance of Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland, are used to estimate the glacier runoff for the period 1980⁻2015 and the sensitivity of runoff to the spring conditions (e.g., snow thickness). The simulations are calculated using the s...

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Main Authors: Louise Steffensen Schmidt, Peter L. Langen, Guðfinna Aðalgeirsdóttir, Finnur Pálsson, Sverrir Guðmundsson, Andri Gunnarsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-11-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
regional climate models
glaciers
snowfall
snow-albedo feedback
runoff sensitivity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/9/11/450

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