Short- and Long-term Model Simulations of the Evolution of Vatnajökull Ice Cap

• Main Author: Schmidt, Louise Steffensen
• Other Authors: Guðfinna Aðalgeirsdóttir, Jarðvísindadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Earth Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Iceland, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Earth Sciences 2019
• Subjects: Glaciology; Climate modelling; albedo; energy balance; future projections; Vatnajökull; Jöklafræði; Loftslagsspár; Reiknilíkön; Bráðnun (jöklafræði); Jarðeðlisfræði; Doktorsritgerðir; Brúarjökull; Ice cap; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1055

This dissertation describes the research results from applying regional climate models (RCMs) to simulate the near-past and future evolution of Vatnajökull, the largest ice cap in Iceland, and investigate the sensitivity of ablation to albedo and spring snow cover. The output of the RCM HIRHAM5 is f...