Ice Sheet Surface Mass Balance at Paakitsôq,
West Greenland, Derived from Future Scenario
Regional Climate Model Data
Horst Machguth, Andreas Ahlstrøm, GEUS, Copenhagen
1 Introduction
Greenland has a large potential for hydro-power production due to its abundant availability
of melt water. In the past GEUS has performed intensive glacio-hydrological investigations at
Paakitsôq, West Greenland
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: or@belgingur.is,
Orkugarður, Grensásvegur 9, 108 Reykjavík
ABSTRACT
Atmospheric flow over Iceland has been simulated for the period Jan-
uary 1961 to July 2006, using the mesoscale MM5 model driven by
initial and boundary data from the ECMWF. The simulated precipi-
tation is compared to estimates derived from mass balance measure-
ments on the Icelandic ice caps. It is found that the simulated pre
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Location map (detailed)around the new lava field
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Thickness and volumeestimate from January 1st
Comparing
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earthquakes3D interactive model
Thickness and volumeestimate from January 1st
Comparing historic sizes of lavafields: AD 934 and 1783
Gas dispersion model
Preliminary flood risk assessmentfor Jökulsá á Fjöllum
Web cameras of Míla
Web cameras of M&T
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Instructions on using earthquake pages
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in the future.
Of interest - Bárðarbunga
Reduction of the accesscontrolled area around Holuhraun lava field
END OF ERUPTION declaredby the Scientific Board
Location map (detailed)around the new lava field
Bárðarbunga earthquakes3D interactive model
Thickness
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Holuhraun lava field
END OF ERUPTION declaredby the Scientific Board
Location map (detailed)around the new lava field
Bárðarbunga earthquakes3D interactive model
Thickness and volumeestimate from January 1st
Comparing historic sizes of lavafields: AD 934 and 1783
Gas dispersion model
Preliminary flood risk assessmentfor Jökulsá á Fjöllum
Web cameras of Míla
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using an orographic precipitation model.
This model retains the essential physics and dynamics of orographic precipitation such as airflow dynamics, hydrometeor formation and fallout times as well as lee-side evaporation. This procedure makes it possible to simulate the distribution of precipitation in much more detail than has been done until now in Iceland and opens up new possibilities
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Location map (detailed)around the new lava field
Bárðarbunga earthquakes3D interactive model
Thickness and volumeestimate from January 1st
Comparing historic sizes of lavafields: AD 934 and 1783
Gas dispersion model
Preliminary flood risk assessmentfor Jökulsá á Fjöllum
Web cameras of Míla
Web cameras of M&T
Related topics
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OF ERUPTION declaredby the Scientific Board
Location map (detailed)around the new lava field
Bárðarbunga earthquakes3D interactive model
Thickness and volumeestimate from January 1st
Comparing historic sizes of lavafields: AD 934 and 1783
Gas dispersion model
Preliminary flood risk assessmentfor Jökulsá á Fjöllum
Web cameras of Míla
Web cameras of M&T
/earthquakes-and-volcanism/articles/bigimg/2970
Of interest - Bárðarbunga
Reduction of the accesscontrolled area around Holuhraun lava field
END OF ERUPTION declaredby the Scientific Board
Location map (detailed)around the new lava field
Bárðarbunga earthquakes3D interactive model
Thickness and volumeestimate from January
/earthquakes-and-volcanism/articles/bigimg/1851