Articles | Volume 20, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-4911-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-4911-2026
Research article
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01 Sep 2026
Research article |  | 01 Sep 2026

Predictability of summertime diurnal winds over ungauged mountain glaciers

Jayan Krishnanand, Argha Banerjee, Ramachandran Shankar, Himanshu Kaushik, Mohd. Farooq Azam, and Chandan Sarangi

Data sets

rrishj2000/Mountain_glacier_winds_parameterisation: Mountain_glacier_winds_parameterisation (Version Glacier_winds) Jayan Krishnanand et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21756089

Model code and software

rrishj2000/Mountain_glacier_winds_parameterisation: Mountain_glacier_winds_parameterisation (Version Glacier_winds) Jayan Krishnanand et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21756089

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Short summary
Glacierised valleys create unique local-scale winds. Most glaciers in the world are ungauged, making it hard to estimate the melt contribution of heat exchanged by these winds. We developed a model that predicts wind speed on any glacier without requiring any in-situ data, enabling wind predictions on ungauged glaciers. Our predictions are about three times more accurate than a standard climate product, helping improve estimates of glacier melt and runoff in a warming climate.
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