-based and 10 based on IPCC GCM 
simulations. The choice of the GCM models was based on their SAT 
performance for the present-day climate near Iceland as mentioned above. 
2. For GCM-based scenarios, temperature change in the highland 
interior of 
Iceland, where the large ice caps are located, were increased by 25% based on 
the results of RCM downscaling (Nawri & Björnsson, 2010). 
3. Expected
        
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