Dynamic simulations of Vatnajökull ice cap from 1980 to 2300

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: Louise Steffensen Schmidt, Guðfinna Ađalgeirsdóttir, Finnur Pálsson, Peter L. Langen, Sverrir Guđmundsson, Helgi Björnsson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2020
• Subjects: Energy balance; glacier flow; glacier modelling; glacier volume; ice cap; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Vatnajökull; glacier; Ice cap; Ice Sheet; Iceland; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2019.90; https://doaj.org/article/b11c7010b0eb47bf9d563ed4b46c98f7

Like most ice caps and glaciers worldwide, Icelandic glaciers are retreating in a warming climate. Here, the evolution of Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland, from 1980 to 2300 is simulated by forcing the Parallel Ice Sheet Model (PISM) with output from Regional Climate Models (RCMs). For climate simulatio...