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Author : Anslow, F.S.; and Marshall, S.J.
Date : 2003.
Title : Alpine glacier mass balance modelling: development and application of an indexed temperature and radiation model.
Publication : AGU 2003 Fall Meeting, 8-13 December, San Francisco. Eos Transactions
Issue : 84(46): Suppl. Abstract
Page(s) : C22B-01.
Abstract
A mass balance model utilizing a temperature and radiation indexed approach is presented addressing the need for high temporal and spatial resolution capabilities with moderate demand for input data. This fully distributed model relies on inputs of short wave radiation, temperature, and elevation fields and incorporates an albedo submodel and surface shading algorithms to compute net short wave radiation and a time varying lapse rate for temperature distribution. Model development is described and performance is compared to a fixed DDF positive degree-day model and a temperature and radiation variable DDF positive degree-day model. We show that the described indexed approach is effective at capturing melt on hour-long timescales and has application to mass balance and discharge studies on alpine glaciers.
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