Simulating the climatic mass balance of Svalbard glaciers from 2003 to 2013 with a high-resolution coupled atmosphere-glacier model
In this study we simulate the climatic mass bal- ance of Svalbard glaciers with a coupled atmosphere–glacier model with 3 km grid spacing, from September 2003 to September 2013. We find a mean specific net mass bal- ance of − 257 mm w.e. yr − 1 , corresponding to a mean annual mass loss of about 8.7...
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ftoslouniv:oai:www.duo.uio.no:10852/56821 2023-05-15T15:33:56+02:00 Simulating the climatic mass balance of Svalbard glaciers from 2003 to 2013 with a high-resolution coupled atmosphere-glacier model Aas, Kjetil Schanke Dunse, Thorben Collier, E. Schuler, Thomas Berntsen, Terje Koren Kohler, Jack Luks, B. 2015-12-15T09:27:36Z http://hdl.handle.net/10852/56821 http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-59618 https://doi.org/10.5194/tcd-9-5775-2015 EN eng Copernicus GmbH http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-59618 Aas, Kjetil Schanke Dunse, Thorben Collier, E. Schuler, Thomas Berntsen, Terje Koren Kohler, Jack Luks, B. . Simulating the climatic mass balance of Svalbard glaciers from 2003 to 2013 with a high-resolution coupled atmosphere-glacier model. The Cryosphere Discussions. 2015, 9, 5775-5815 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/56821 1300724 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=The Cryosphere Discussions&rft.volume=9&rft.spage=5775&rft.date=2015 The Cryosphere Discussions 9 5775 5815 http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/tcd-9-5775-2015 URN:NBN:no-59618 Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/56821/1/tc-10-1089-2016.pdf Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY 1994-0432 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed PublishedVersion 2015 ftoslouniv https://doi.org/10.5194/tcd-9-5775-2015 2020-06-21T08:50:56Z In this study we simulate the climatic mass bal- ance of Svalbard glaciers with a coupled atmosphere–glacier model with 3 km grid spacing, from September 2003 to September 2013. We find a mean specific net mass bal- ance of − 257 mm w.e. yr − 1 , corresponding to a mean annual mass loss of about 8.7 Gt, with large interannual variabil- ity. Our results are compared with a comprehensive set of mass balance, meteorological, and satellite measurements. Model temperature biases of 0.19 and − 1.9 ◦ C are found at two glacier automatic weather station sites. Simulated cli- matic mass balance is mostly within about 100 mm w.e. yr − 1 of stake measurements, and simulated winter accumulation at the Austfonna ice cap shows mean absolute errors of 47 and 67 mm w.e. yr − 1 when compared to radar-derived values for the selected years 2004 and 2006. Comparison of mod- eled surface height changes from 2003 to 2008, and satel- lite altimetry reveals good agreement in both mean values and regional differences. The largest deviations from obser- vations are found for winter accumulation at Hansbreen (up to around 1000 mm w.e. yr − 1 ), a site where sub-grid topog- raphy and wind redistribution of snow are important factors. Comparison with simulations using 9 km grid spacing reveal considerable differences on regional and local scales. In addi- tion, 3 km grid spacing allows for a much more detailed com- parison with observations than what is possible with 9 km grid spacing. Further decreasing the grid spacing to 1 km appears to be less significant, although in general precipita- tion amounts increase with resolution. Altogether, the model compares well with observations and offers possibilities for studying glacier climatic mass balance on Svalbard both his- torically as well as based on climate projections. Article in Journal/Newspaper Austfonna glacier Ice cap Svalbard The Cryosphere The Cryosphere Discussions Universitet i Oslo: Digitale utgivelser ved UiO (DUO) Austfonna ENVELOPE(24.559,24.559,79.835,79.835) Hansbreen ENVELOPE(15.650,15.650,77.075,77.075) Svalbard |
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In this study we simulate the climatic mass bal- ance of Svalbard glaciers with a coupled atmosphere–glacier model with 3 km grid spacing, from September 2003 to September 2013. We find a mean specific net mass bal- ance of − 257 mm w.e. yr − 1 , corresponding to a mean annual mass loss of about 8.7 Gt, with large interannual variabil- ity. Our results are compared with a comprehensive set of mass balance, meteorological, and satellite measurements. Model temperature biases of 0.19 and − 1.9 ◦ C are found at two glacier automatic weather station sites. Simulated cli- matic mass balance is mostly within about 100 mm w.e. yr − 1 of stake measurements, and simulated winter accumulation at the Austfonna ice cap shows mean absolute errors of 47 and 67 mm w.e. yr − 1 when compared to radar-derived values for the selected years 2004 and 2006. Comparison of mod- eled surface height changes from 2003 to 2008, and satel- lite altimetry reveals good agreement in both mean values and regional differences. The largest deviations from obser- vations are found for winter accumulation at Hansbreen (up to around 1000 mm w.e. yr − 1 ), a site where sub-grid topog- raphy and wind redistribution of snow are important factors. Comparison with simulations using 9 km grid spacing reveal considerable differences on regional and local scales. In addi- tion, 3 km grid spacing allows for a much more detailed com- parison with observations than what is possible with 9 km grid spacing. Further decreasing the grid spacing to 1 km appears to be less significant, although in general precipita- tion amounts increase with resolution. Altogether, the model compares well with observations and offers possibilities for studying glacier climatic mass balance on Svalbard both his- torically as well as based on climate projections. |
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Aas, Kjetil Schanke Dunse, Thorben Collier, E. Schuler, Thomas Berntsen, Terje Koren Kohler, Jack Luks, B. Simulating the climatic mass balance of Svalbard glaciers from 2003 to 2013 with a high-resolution coupled atmosphere-glacier model |
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Aas, Kjetil Schanke Dunse, Thorben Collier, E. Schuler, Thomas Berntsen, Terje Koren Kohler, Jack Luks, B. |
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Aas, Kjetil Schanke |
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Simulating the climatic mass balance of Svalbard glaciers from 2003 to 2013 with a high-resolution coupled atmosphere-glacier model |
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Simulating the climatic mass balance of Svalbard glaciers from 2003 to 2013 with a high-resolution coupled atmosphere-glacier model |
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Simulating the climatic mass balance of Svalbard glaciers from 2003 to 2013 with a high-resolution coupled atmosphere-glacier model |
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Simulating the climatic mass balance of Svalbard glaciers from 2003 to 2013 with a high-resolution coupled atmosphere-glacier model |
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Simulating the climatic mass balance of Svalbard glaciers from 2003 to 2013 with a high-resolution coupled atmosphere-glacier model |
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simulating the climatic mass balance of svalbard glaciers from 2003 to 2013 with a high-resolution coupled atmosphere-glacier model |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10852/56821 http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-59618 https://doi.org/10.5194/tcd-9-5775-2015 |
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ENVELOPE(24.559,24.559,79.835,79.835) ENVELOPE(15.650,15.650,77.075,77.075) |
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Austfonna Hansbreen Svalbard |
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Austfonna Hansbreen Svalbard |
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Austfonna glacier Ice cap Svalbard The Cryosphere The Cryosphere Discussions |
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Austfonna glacier Ice cap Svalbard The Cryosphere The Cryosphere Discussions |
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http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-59618 Aas, Kjetil Schanke Dunse, Thorben Collier, E. Schuler, Thomas Berntsen, Terje Koren Kohler, Jack Luks, B. . Simulating the climatic mass balance of Svalbard glaciers from 2003 to 2013 with a high-resolution coupled atmosphere-glacier model. The Cryosphere Discussions. 2015, 9, 5775-5815 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/56821 1300724 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=The Cryosphere Discussions&rft.volume=9&rft.spage=5775&rft.date=2015 The Cryosphere Discussions 9 5775 5815 http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/tcd-9-5775-2015 URN:NBN:no-59618 Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/56821/1/tc-10-1089-2016.pdf |
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