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Simulated ice thickness, supraglacial debris thickness and velocity for Khumbu Glacier, Nepal, using the iSOSIA ice-flow model - VERSION 1.0

Simulated ice thickness (ice, metres), supraglacial debris thickness (dh, metres) and velocity (velocity, metres per year) for Khumbu Glacier, Nepal, produced using the iSOSIA ice-flow model presented in Rowan et al. (in revision, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface).

The files contained in this collection present the outputs from three experiments: Experiment 1, six files, three simulations showing the effect of change in mean annual air temperature to the present day from 1.5 degC to 3.5 degC relative to the Little Ice Age. Experiment 2, four files, two simulations showing the effect of change in the h0 constant describing the reduction in sub-debris melt with debris thickness. Experiment 3, four files, two simulations, showing the effect of change in mean annual air temperature to the present day from 2.5 degC to 3.5 degC relative to the Little Ice Age where h0 = 1.1 m. Results from the optimal simulation, nine files, one simulation, showing results for simulated ice thickness, supraglacial debris thickness and glacier velocity for the Little Ice Age, 1984 CE and 2015 CE.

Funding was provided by the NERC grant NE/P00265X/1.

***** PLEASE BE ADVISED TO USE VERSION 2.0 DATA *****

The VERSION 2.0 data set (see 'Related Data Set Metadata' link below) differs from that presented here in Version 1.0 in that the h0 values were revised based on a maximum debris thickness of 2.0 m (compared to 4.0 m in Version 1.0) and the simulations of the active glacier extent were not part of Version 1.0.

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Date (Creation)
2020-11-20
Date (Revision)
2020-11-20
Date (Publication)
2020-11-20
Date (released)
2020-11-20
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1.0
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https://doi.org/10.5285/d246642f-65fd-426f-8819-2d176e6db90f
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doi
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GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/01435
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https://data.bas.ac.uk/
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NE/P00265X/1
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Please cite this item as: Rowan, A. (2020). Simulated ice thickness, supraglacial debris thickness and velocity for Khumbu Glacier, Nepal, using the iSOSIA ice-flow model - VERSION 1.0 (Version 1.0) [Data set]. UK Polar Data Centre, Natural Environment Research Council, UK Research & Innovation. https://doi.org/10.5285/d246642f-65fd-426f-8819-2d176e6db90f
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Author
  University of Sheffield - Rowan, Ann ( Researcher )
Point of contact
  NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road , Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , CB3 0ET , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 221400
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
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asNeeded As needed
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completed Completed
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Ablation Zones/Accumulation Zones
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glacier Mass Balance/Ice Sheet Mass Balance
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glacier Motion/Ice Sheet Motion
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glaciers
Theme
  • Everest region
  • Himalaya
  • glacier dynamics
  • glacier model
  • mass balance
  • mountain glacier
Place
  • Khumbu Glacier, Himalaya Nepal
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Elevation
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  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
  • Elevation
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Begin date
1984-01-01
End date
1984-12-31
Supplemental Information
It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data, and that the author be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, please report them to polardatacentre@bas.ac.uk.
Date (Publication)
2008-11-12
Publisher
  European Petroleum Survey Group
https://www.epsg-registry.org/
Unique resource identifier
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::3031
Version
6.18.3

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  NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road , Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , CB3 0ET , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 221400
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
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Methodology:

Model outputs were created using the iSOSIA ice-flow model version spm-3.3.3 to simulate the feedback between debris thickness, ice flow and mass balance. This model version is presented and described in detail in Rowan et al. (2015, Earth and Planetary Science Letters; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2015.09.004 ).

Data collection:

iSOSIA ice-flow model version spm-3.3.3

Data quality:

The glacier model outputs are transient conditions collected from simulations made over longer periods. The higher-order iSOSIA model (Egholm et al., 2011, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface) was implemented using a 100-m grid spacing and forced by elevation-dependent accumulation and ablation gradients, modified where supraglacial debris was simulated to give a reduction in sub-debris melt equivalent to that found for a positively-skewed distribution of debris thickness (h0 = 1.1 m). For further details of the mass balance scheme, see Rowan et al. (in review, Journal of Geophysical Research-Earth Surface).

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Date stamp
2020-11-20
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Point of contact
  NERC EDS UK Polar Data Centre
British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road , Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , CB3 0ET , United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 221400
https://www.bas.ac.uk/team/business-teams/information-services/uk-polar-data-centre/
 
 

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Everest region Himalaya glacier dynamics glacier model mass balance mountain glacier
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Elevation
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Ablation Zones/Accumulation Zones EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glacier Mass Balance/Ice Sheet Mass Balance EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glacier Motion/Ice Sheet Motion EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glacier Thickness/Ice Sheet Thickness EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glacier Topography/Ice Sheet Topography EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Glaciers/Ice Sheets > Glaciers

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