Title :
Examining Glacier Mass Balances with a Hierarchical Modeling Approach
Author :
Bhatt, Uma S. ; Zhang, Jing ; Lingle, Craig S. ; Phillips, Lisa M. ; Tangborn, Wendell V.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Alaska Fairbanks, AK
Abstract :
The results of simulating past and future mass balances suggest that the Bering Glacier will lose significant ice mass and that the Hubbard Glacier will grow more slowly in the near future than in the recent past
Keywords :
geophysics computing; glaciology; hydrological techniques; ice; Bering Glacier; Hubbard Glacier; glacier mass balances; hierarchical modeling; ice mass; Acceleration; Arctic; Computational modeling; Global warming; Humans; Ice; Oceans; Sea level; Sea measurements; State estimation; glaciers; global warming; ice sheets; international polar year; polar research;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2007.29
