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NERC Reference : NER/B/S/2001/00851

Modelling the spatial and temporal evolution of winter glacier mass balance.

Grant Award

Principal Investigator:
Dr R Hodgkins, Royal Holloway, Univ of London, Geography
Science Area:
Freshwater
Overall Classification:
Freshwater
ENRIs:
Global Change
Science Topics:
Glacial & Cryospheric Systems
Abstract:
Changes in glacier mass balance are critically influenced by the distribution of snow accumulation at the start of the melt season, but models of the winter season lag seriously behind those of the melt season. The overall aim is to test physically-based models of the spatial and temporal evolution of the winter snowpack at a temperate ice cap (Langjokull, Iceland), to assess how effectively and also how efficiently they capture variation in winter accumulation. A three-step modelling approach is proposed, in order of increasing complexity: (1) a lumped version of a snowpack accounting model with a distribution function relating spatial and temporal variations in snowpack properties; (2) a distributed version of the model with a calibrated snow drifting correction; (3) a distributed version of the model with explicitly-modelled snow drifting.
Period of Award:
1 Aug 2002 - 31 Jul 2004
Value:
£30,581
Authorised funds only
NERC Reference:
NER/B/S/2001/00851
Grant Stage:
Completed
Scheme:
Small Grants Pre FEC
Grant Status:
Closed
Programme:
Small Grants

This grant award has a total value of £30,581  

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FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)

Total - T&STotal - Other CostsTotal - Equipment
£17,110£2,672£10,798

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