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DOI	10.5194/tc-14-1611-2020
	Using 3D turbulence-resolving simulations to understand the impact of surface properties on the energy balance of a debris-covered glacier
	Bonekamp P.N.J.; Van Heerwaarden C.C.; Steiner J.F.; Immerzeel W.W.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	19940416
起始页码	1611
结束页码	1632
卷号	14 期号:5
英文摘要	Debris-covered glaciers account for almost onefifth of the total glacier ice volume in High Mountain Asia; however, their contribution to the total glacier melt remains uncertain, and the drivers controlling this melt are still largely unknown. Debris influences the properties (e.g. albedo, thermal conductivity, roughness) of the glacier surface and thus the surface energy balance and glacier melt. In this study we have used sensitivity tests to assess the effect of surface properties of debris on the spatial distribution of micrometeorological variables such as wind fields, moisture and temperature. Subsequently we investigated how those surface properties drive the turbulent fluxes and eventually the conductive heat flux of a debris-covered glacier. We simulated a debris-covered glacier (Lirung Glacier, Nepal) at a 1m resolution with the MicroHH model, with boundary conditions retrieved from an automatic weather station (temperature, wind and specific humidity) and unmanned aerial vehicle flights (digital elevation map and surface temperature). The model was validated using eddy covariance data. A sensitivity analysis was then performed to provide insight into how heterogeneous surface variables control the glacier microclimate. Additionally, we show that ice cliffs are local melt hot spots and that turbulent fluxes and local heat advection amplify spatial heterogeneity on the surface. The high spatial variability of small-scale meteorological variables suggests that point-based station observations cannot be simply extrapolated to an entire glacier. These outcomes should be considered in future studies for a better estimation of glacier melt in High Mountain Asia. © 2020 MA Healthcare Ltd. All rights reserved.
英文关键词	advection; boundary condition; eddy covariance; energy balance; glacial debris; heat flux; microclimate; spatial distribution; surface energy; three-dimensional modeling; turbulence; Bagmati; Lirung Glacier; Nepal
语种	英语
来源期刊	Cryosphere
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/202032
作者单位	Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands; Meteorology and Air Quality Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Bonekamp P.N.J.,Van Heerwaarden C.C.,Steiner J.F.,et al. Using 3D turbulence-resolving simulations to understand the impact of surface properties on the energy balance of a debris-covered glacier[J],2020,14(5).
APA	Bonekamp P.N.J.,Van Heerwaarden C.C.,Steiner J.F.,&Immerzeel W.W..(2020).Using 3D turbulence-resolving simulations to understand the impact of surface properties on the energy balance of a debris-covered glacier.Cryosphere,14(5).
MLA	Bonekamp P.N.J.,et al."Using 3D turbulence-resolving simulations to understand the impact of surface properties on the energy balance of a debris-covered glacier".Cryosphere 14.5(2020).