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Author : Booth, E; Byrne, J.M.; Jiskoot, H.; and MacDonald, R.J.
Date : 2010.
Title : Modeling the response of glaciers to climate change in the Upper North Saskatchewan River Basin.
Publication : American Geophysical Union 2010 Fall Meeting, December 13-17, 2010. Moscone Convention Centre, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
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Page(s) : GC51D-0788.
Abstract
This research will quantify the historical and future impacts of climate change on the glacial contribution to stream flow in the Upper North Saskatchewan River basin, Alberta, Canada. The physically based Generate Earth SYstems Science (GENESYS) hydromet model will be used to analyze the regional impact of historical data, and to forecast future trends in the hydrology and climatology of selected watersheds within the basin. This model has recently been successfully applied to the St. Mary River watershed, Montana, as well as the Upper North Saskatchewan River basin (MacDonald et al. 2009; MacDonald et al. in press; Byrne et al. in review). Hydro-meteorological processes were simulated at a high temporal and spatial resolution over complex terrain, focusing on modeling snow water equivalent and the timing of spring melt. A mass-balance glacier model will be developed and incorporated into GENESYS to more accurately gauge the effects of climate change on glacial decline and the effects of these changes on stream runoff. Global Climate Model (GCM) scenarios will be applied through GENESYS to develop meaningful projections of the range of possible future hydrologic change under reduced glacial cover in the basin through 2100.
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