Estimation of Glacier Surface Melt from Low-Elevation Station Data

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dc.contributor.advisorMarshall, Shawn
dc.contributor.authorRozek, Anne
dc.contributor.committeememberElse, Brent
dc.contributor.committeememberHe, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-16T22:37:09Z
dc.date.available2016-12-16T22:37:09Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThere is a growing need to accurately model the extent that glacial melt and runoff are affected by climate change. Measurement and modelling of fields in a glacial melt model is difficult due to complex mountain terrain. The variance of meteorological fields between measurement locations and glaciers lacks precision as geographic and terrain differences render interpolation difficult and inaccurate. This project ameliorates this issue for the Canadian Rockies by calculating how melt model parameters vary between Haig Glacier and ‘reference stations’ in Calgary, the mountain parks, and NARR. Regression and correlation analyses determine which stations accurately predict conditions on Haig Glacier for critical variables. If a statistically strong relationship is present, a transfer function is calculated between the given sites for the given variable. This function is then used in a glacial melt model to determine the extent to which conditions on Haig can be predicted from more accessible locations.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRozek, A. (2016). Estimation of Glacier Surface Melt from Low-Elevation Station Data (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25957en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25957
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3490
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectGeography
dc.titleEstimation of Glacier Surface Melt from Low-Elevation Station Data
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeography
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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