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

• Published in: Atmosphere
• Main Authors: Louise Steffensen Schmidt, Peter L. Langen, Guðfinna Aðalgeirsdóttir, Finnur Pálsson, Sverrir Guðmundsson, Andri Gunnarsson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018
• Subjects: regional climate models; glaciers; snowfall; snow-albedo feedback; runoff sensitivity; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Vatnajökull; Brúarjökull; glacier; Ice cap; Iceland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos9110450; https://doaj.org/article/9931d22ae5c542f4a793b4de53ea7999

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 snow pack scheme fro...