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Articles | Volume 16, issue 5
Articles | Volume 16, issue 5
The Cryosphere, 16, 1697–1718, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-1697-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
The Cryosphere, 16, 1697–1718, 2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-1697-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 5
Research article
06 May 2022
Research article | 06 May 2022

Modelling supraglacial debris-cover evolution from the single-glacier to the regional scale: an application to High Mountain Asia

Loris Compagno et al.

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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-16-1697-2022-supplement

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Modelling supraglacial debris-cover evolution form the single glacier to the regional scale: An application to High Mountain Asia C. Loris, M. Huss, E. S. Miles, M. J. McCarthy, H. Zekollari, A. Dehecq, F. Pellicciotti, and F. Daniel https://doi.org/10.3929/ETHZ-B-000544323

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We present a new approach for modelling debris area and thickness evolution. We implement the module into a combined mass-balance ice-flow model, and we apply it using different climate scenarios to project the future evolution of all glaciers in High Mountain Asia. We show that glacier geometry, volume, and flow velocity evolve differently when modelling explicitly debris cover compared to glacier evolution without the debris-cover module, demonstrating the importance of accounting for debris.
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