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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2147-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-10-2147-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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Research article
| 
20 Sep 2016
Research article |
| 20 Sep 2016
How much cryosphere model complexity is just right? Exploration using the conceptual cryosphere hydrology framework
Thomas M. Mosier
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Water Resources Graduate Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331, USA
Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331, USA
David F. Hill
Water Resources Graduate Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331, USA
Civil and Construction Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331, USA
Kendra V. Sharp
Water Resources Graduate Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331, USA
Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331, USA
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Short summary
Our paper presents the Conceptual Cryosphere Hydrology Framework (CCHF), a tool to enable more rapid development and intercomparison of cryosphere process representations. Using the CCHF, we demonstrate that some common existing degree index cryosphere models are not well suited for assessing impacts across climates, even though these models appear to perform well under a common evaluation strategy. We show that more robust models can be formulated without increasing data input requirements.
Our paper presents the Conceptual Cryosphere Hydrology Framework (CCHF), a tool to enable more...
