Mass Balance Sensitivity and Future Projections of Rabots Glaciär, Sweden
Glacier mass balance is heavily influenced by climate, with responses of individual glaciers to various climate parameters varying greatly. In northern Sweden, Rabots Glaciär’s mass balance has decreased since it started being monitored in 1982. To relate Rabots Glaciär’s mass balance to changes in...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:cc59394c56d34ff0b7a766c70274afa2 2023-05-15T17:44:38+02:00 Mass Balance Sensitivity and Future Projections of Rabots Glaciär, Sweden Moon Taveirne Laura Ekemar Berta González Sánchez Josefine Axelsson Qiong Zhang 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9080126 https://doaj.org/article/cc59394c56d34ff0b7a766c70274afa2 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/9/8/126 https://doaj.org/toc/2225-1154 doi:10.3390/cli9080126 2225-1154 https://doaj.org/article/cc59394c56d34ff0b7a766c70274afa2 Climate, Vol 9, Iss 126, p 126 (2021) glacier mass balance climate sensitivity mass balance prediction Rabots Glaciär Science Q article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9080126 2022-12-31T12:55:52Z Glacier mass balance is heavily influenced by climate, with responses of individual glaciers to various climate parameters varying greatly. In northern Sweden, Rabots Glaciär’s mass balance has decreased since it started being monitored in 1982. To relate Rabots Glaciär’s mass balance to changes in climate, the sensitivity to a range of parameters is computed. Through linear regression of mass balance with temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind speed and incoming radiation the climate sensitivity is established and projections for future summer mass balance are made. Summer mass balance is primarily sensitive to temperature at −0.31 m w.e. per °C change, while winter mass balance is mainly sensitive to precipitation at 0.94 m w.e. per % change. An estimate using summer temperature sensitivity projects a dramatic decrease in summer mass balance to −3.89 m w.e. for the 2091–2100 period under climate scenario RCP8.5. With large increases in temperature anticipated for the next century, more complex modelling studies of the relationship between climate and glacier mass balance is key to understanding the future development of Rabots Glaciär. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Climate 9 8 126 |
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Glacier mass balance is heavily influenced by climate, with responses of individual glaciers to various climate parameters varying greatly. In northern Sweden, Rabots Glaciär’s mass balance has decreased since it started being monitored in 1982. To relate Rabots Glaciär’s mass balance to changes in climate, the sensitivity to a range of parameters is computed. Through linear regression of mass balance with temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind speed and incoming radiation the climate sensitivity is established and projections for future summer mass balance are made. Summer mass balance is primarily sensitive to temperature at −0.31 m w.e. per °C change, while winter mass balance is mainly sensitive to precipitation at 0.94 m w.e. per % change. An estimate using summer temperature sensitivity projects a dramatic decrease in summer mass balance to −3.89 m w.e. for the 2091–2100 period under climate scenario RCP8.5. With large increases in temperature anticipated for the next century, more complex modelling studies of the relationship between climate and glacier mass balance is key to understanding the future development of Rabots Glaciär. |
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Mass Balance Sensitivity and Future Projections of Rabots Glaciär, Sweden |
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Mass Balance Sensitivity and Future Projections of Rabots Glaciär, Sweden |
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Mass Balance Sensitivity and Future Projections of Rabots Glaciär, Sweden |
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