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

• Published in: Atmosphere
• Main Authors: Schmidt, Louise Steffensen, Langen, Peter, Adalgeirsdottir, Gudfinna, Pálsson, Finnur, Guðmundsson, Sverrir, Gunnarsson, Andri
• Other Authors: Jarðvísindastofnun (HÍ), Institute of Earth Sciences (UI), Umhverfis- og byggingarverkfræðideild (HÍ), Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018
• Subjects: Regional climate models; Glaciers; Snowfall; Snow-albedo feedback; Runoff sensitivity; Jöklar; Snjóalög; Líkön; Bráðnun (jöklafræði); Brúarjökull; Vatnajökull; glacier; Ice cap; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1251; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos9110450

Publisher's version (útgefin grein) 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...