Articles | Volume 9, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-2295-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-2295-2015
Research article
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07 Dec 2015
Research article |  | 07 Dec 2015

Debris-covered glacier energy balance model for Imja–Lhotse Shar Glacier in the Everest region of Nepal

D. R. Rounce, D. J. Quincey, and D. C. McKinney

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AR by David Rounce on behalf of the Authors (24 Sep 2015)  Author's response 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (06 Oct 2015) by Tobias Bolch
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (22 Oct 2015) by Tobias Bolch
AR by David Rounce on behalf of the Authors (28 Oct 2015)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (12 Nov 2015) by Tobias Bolch
AR by David Rounce on behalf of the Authors (17 Nov 2015)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
A debris-covered glacier energy balance was used to model debris temperatures and sub-debris ablation rates on Imja-Lhotse Shar Glacier during the 2014 melt season. Field measurements were used to assess model performance. A novel method was also developed using Structure from Motion to estimate the surface roughness. Lastly, the effects of temporal resolution, i.e., 6h and daily time steps, and various methods for estimating the latent heat flux were also investigated.