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https://doi.org/10.5194/tcd-8-1479-2014
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tcd-8-1479-2014
© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Status: this preprint was under review for the journal TC but the revision was not accepted.
Glacier dynamics in the Western Italian Alps: a minimal model approach
Abstract. We study the response of a set of glaciers in the Western Italian Alps to climate variations using the minimal glacier modeling approach, first introduced by Oerlemans. The mathematical models are forced over the period 1959–2009, using temperature and precipitation recorded by a dense network of meteorological stations and we find a good match between the observed and modeled glacier length dynamics. Forcing the model with future projections from a state-of-the-art global climate model in the RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 scenarios, we obtain a first estimate for the "expiration date" of these glaciers.
How to cite. Peano, D., Chiarle, M., and von Hardenberg, J.: Glacier dynamics in the Western Italian Alps: a minimal model approach, The Cryosphere Discuss., 8, 1479–1516, https://doi.org/10.5194/tcd-8-1479-2014, 2014.
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- RC C456: 'glacier dynamics, minimal approach', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Apr 2014
- RC C462: 'Review of GLACIER DYNAMICS IN THE WESTERN ITALIAN ALPS: A MINIMAL MODEL APPROACH', Johannes Oerlemans, 15 Apr 2014
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- RC C456: 'glacier dynamics, minimal approach', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Apr 2014
- RC C462: 'Review of GLACIER DYNAMICS IN THE WESTERN ITALIAN ALPS: A MINIMAL MODEL APPROACH', Johannes Oerlemans, 15 Apr 2014
- AC C1021: 'Final response', Daniele Peano, 30 Jun 2014
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D. Peano
now at: University Ca' Foscari, Venezia, Italy and CMCC, Bologna, Italy
IRPI-CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Torino, Italy
M. Chiarle
IRPI-CNR, Strada delle Cacce 73, 10135 Torino, Italy
J. von Hardenberg
ISAC-CNR, Corso Fiume 4, 10133 Torino, Italy