Title | Development of GIS methods to assess glaciers response to climatic fluctuations: a Minimal Model approach |
Publication Type | Book Chapter |
Year of Publication | 2015 |
Authors | Strigaro, Daniele [2], Massimiliano Moretti [3], Matteo Mattavelli [4], Mattia De Amicis [5], Valter Maggi [6], and Antonello Provenzale [7] |
Secondary Authors | Jasiewicz, Jaroslaw [8], Zbigniew Zwoliński [9], Helena Mitasova [10], and Tomislav Hengl [11] |
Book Title | Geomorphometry for Geosciences |
Pagination | 205 - 208 |
Publisher | Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań - Institute of Geoecology and Geoinformation |
City | Poznań, Poland |
ISBN Number | 978-83-7986-059-3 |
Abstract | Theoretical work on glacier dynamics led to the construction of mathematical models for estimating glacier response to different climate change scenarios [2]. The aim of this work is to include a simple version of such models (the so-called Minimal Glacier Models [6]) within a GIS framework, to better understand, evaluate and reproduce the glacier response to climate fluctuations. Then, in this work three sections have been included: (I) the formulation of the Minimal Glacier Models, evaluating physical laws and numeric resolution; (II) the description of a GIS algorithm to calibrate and to validate the simulated results; (III) the application of GRASS – GIS module to obtain a spatial representation of glacier retreat. |
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