mapping the suitability for ice core drilling of glaciers in the european alps and the asian high mountains
ABSTRACTIce cores from mid-latitude mountain glaciers provide detailed information on past climate conditions and regional environmental changes, which is essential for placing current climate change into a longer term perspective. In this context, it is important to define guidelines and create ded...
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ftopenaccessrep:oai:zenodo.org:41958 2023-05-15T16:38:42+02:00 mapping the suitability for ice core drilling of glaciers in the european alps and the asian high mountains ROBERTO GARZONIO BIAGIO DI MAURO DANIELE STRIGARO MICOL ROSSINI ROBERTO COLOMBO MATTIA DE AMICIS VALTER MAGGI 2017-12-11 https://www.openaccessrepository.it/record/41958 https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2017.75 eng eng url:https://www.openaccessrepository.it/communities/itmirror https://www.openaccessrepository.it/record/41958 doi:10.1017/jog.2017.75 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY info:eu-repo/semantics/article publication-article 2017 ftopenaccessrep https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2017.75 2022-11-23T06:45:31Z ABSTRACTIce cores from mid-latitude mountain glaciers provide detailed information on past climate conditions and regional environmental changes, which is essential for placing current climate change into a longer term perspective. In this context, it is important to define guidelines and create dedicated maps to identify suitable areas for future ice-core drillings. In this study, the suitability for ice-core drilling (SICD) of a mountain glacier is defined as the possibility of extracting an ice core with preserved stratigraphy suitable for reconstructing past climate. Morphometric and climatic variables related to SICD are selected through literature review and characterization of previously drilled sites. A quantitative Weight of Evidence method is proposed to combine selected variables (i.e. slope, local relief, temperature and direct solar radiation) to map the potential drilling sites in mid-latitude mountain glaciers. The method was first developed in the European Alps and then applied to the Asian High Mountains. Model performances and limitations are discussed and first indications of new potential drilling sites in the Asian High Mountains are provided. Results presented here can facilitate the selection of future drilling sites especially on unexplored Asian mountain glaciers towards the understanding of climate and environmental changes. Article in Journal/Newspaper ice core Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN): Open Access Repository Journal of Glaciology 64 243 12 26 |
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ABSTRACTIce cores from mid-latitude mountain glaciers provide detailed information on past climate conditions and regional environmental changes, which is essential for placing current climate change into a longer term perspective. In this context, it is important to define guidelines and create dedicated maps to identify suitable areas for future ice-core drillings. In this study, the suitability for ice-core drilling (SICD) of a mountain glacier is defined as the possibility of extracting an ice core with preserved stratigraphy suitable for reconstructing past climate. Morphometric and climatic variables related to SICD are selected through literature review and characterization of previously drilled sites. A quantitative Weight of Evidence method is proposed to combine selected variables (i.e. slope, local relief, temperature and direct solar radiation) to map the potential drilling sites in mid-latitude mountain glaciers. The method was first developed in the European Alps and then applied to the Asian High Mountains. Model performances and limitations are discussed and first indications of new potential drilling sites in the Asian High Mountains are provided. Results presented here can facilitate the selection of future drilling sites especially on unexplored Asian mountain glaciers towards the understanding of climate and environmental changes. |
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mapping the suitability for ice core drilling of glaciers in the european alps and the asian high mountains |
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mapping the suitability for ice core drilling of glaciers in the european alps and the asian high mountains |
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mapping the suitability for ice core drilling of glaciers in the european alps and the asian high mountains |
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mapping the suitability for ice core drilling of glaciers in the european alps and the asian high mountains |
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mapping the suitability for ice core drilling of glaciers in the european alps and the asian high mountains |
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mapping the suitability for ice core drilling of glaciers in the european alps and the asian high mountains |
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