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References and Student Theses

References using the model code

Temperature Index Model: DETIM

  1. Hock, R. (1999), A distributed temperature index ice and snow melt model including potential direct solar radiation, Journal of Glaciology, 45(149), 101-111.

  2. Schneeberger, C., O. Albrecht, H. Blatter, M. Wild, and R. Hock (2001), Modelling the response of glaciers to a doubling in atmospheric CO2: a case study on Storglaciären, northern Sweden., Climate Dynamics, 17, 825-834.

  3. Schuler, T., U. Fischer, R. Sterr, R. Hock, and H. Gudmundson (2001), Comparison of modeled water input and measured discharge prior to a release event: Unteraargletscher, Bernese Alps, Switzerland., Nordic Hydrology, 33(1), 27-46.

  4. Hock, R., M. Johansson, P. Jansson, and BärringL. (2002), Modelling the climate conditions for re-glaciation of cirques in Rassepautasjtjåkka massif northern Sweden., Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research., 34(1), 3-11.

  5. Gurtz, J., M. Zappa, K. Jasper, H. Lang, M. Verbunt, A. Badoux, and T. Vitvar (2003), A comparative study in modelling runoff and its components in two mountainous catchments, Hydrological Processes, 17(2), 297-311.

  6. Schneeberger, C., H. Blatter, and A. Abe-Ouchi (2003), Modelling changes in the mass balance of glaciers of the northern hemisphere for 2xCO2 scenario, Journal of Hydrology, 282, 1-4.

  7. Zappa, M., F. Pos, U. Strasser, and J. Gurtz (2003), Seasonal Water Balance of an Alpine Catchment as Evaluated by Different Methods For Spatially Distributed Snow Melt Modelling, Nordic Hydrology 34(3), 34(3), 179-202.

  8. Schuler, T., R. Hock, M. Jackson, ElvehøyH., M. Braun, I. Brown, and J. .-O. Hagen (2005), Distributed mass balance and climate sensitivity modelling of Engabreen, Norway., Annals of Glaciology, 42, 395-401.

  9. Schuler, T., J. .-O. Hagen, K. Metvold, and R. Hock (2005), Assessing the future evolution of meltwater intrusions into a mine below Gruvefonna, Svalbard, Annals of Glaciology, 42, 262-268.

  10. Woul, de, R. H. M., M. Braun, T. Thorsteinsson, JóhannessonT., and S. Halldorsdottir (2006), Firn layer effect on glacial runoff - A case study at Hofsjökull, Iceland, Hydrological Processes 20, 20, 2171-2185.

  11. Huss, M., A. Bauder, M. Werder, M. Funk, and R. Hock (2007), Glacier-dammed lake outburst events of Gornersee, Switzerland, Journal of Glaciology, 53(181), 189-200.

  12. Hock, R., V. Radic, and M. de Woul (2007), Climate sensitivity of Storglaciären - An intercomparison of mass balance models using ERA-40 reanalysis and regional climate model data, Annals of Glaciology, 46, 342-348.

  13. Huss, M., A. Bauder, M. Funk, and R. Hock (2008), Determination of the seasonal mass balance of four Alpine glaciers since 1865, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113.

Energy Balance Model: DEBAM

  1. Hock, R., and C. Noetzli (1997),Areal mass balance and discharge modelling of Storglaciären, Sweden, Annals of Glaciology, 24, 211-217.
  2. Braun, M., and R. Hock (2004), Spatially distributed snowmelt modelling on the subantarctic ice cap of King George Island, Global and Planetary Change, 42(1-4), 45-58.
  3. Hock, R., and B. Holmgren (2005), A distributed energy balance model for complex topography and its application to Storglaciären, Sweden, Journal of Glaciology, 51(172), 25-36.
  4. Reijmer, C. H., and R. Hock (2008), A distributed energy balance model including a multi-layer sub-surface snow model, Journal of Glaciology, 54(184), 61-72.
  5. Hock, R., V. Radic, and M. de Woul (2007), Climate sensitivity of Storglaciären - An intercomparison of mass balance models using ERA-40 reanalysis and regional climate model data, Annals of Glaciology, 46, 342-348.
  6. Sicart, J. E., R. Hock, P. Ribstein, J. P. Chazarin, M. Litt, and E. Ramirez (2011), Analysis of the seasonal variations of mass balance and meltwater discharge of Tropical Zongo Glacier by application of a distributed energy balance model, Journal of Geophysical Research, 116.

Student Theses Based on Application of the Models

  1. Noetzli, C., 1996. Modellierung des Abflusses am Storglaciären (Nordschweden) mit einem Linearspeichermodell. ETH Zürich, MSc Thesis.

  2. Bienert, H. 1998. Bayreuth University. MSc Thesis.

  3. Schneeberger, C., 1998. Glacier balance modeling using a GCM. ETH Zurich, MSc Thesis.

  4. Johansson, M. 2000. Climate conditions required for re-glaciation of cirques in Rassepautasjtjåkka, northern Sweden. Seminarieuppsatser No. 66, Department of Physical Geography, Lund University, MSc Thesis.

  5. Sterr, R., 2000. Unteraargletscher, Switzerland. University Innsbruck, MSc Thesis.

  6. Braun, M. 2001. Ablation on the ice cap of King George Island (Antarctica). University Freiburg, PhD Thesis. Freiburg University.

  7. Sicart, J.E., 2001. Zongo Glacier. University Paris. PhD Thesis.

  8. Schuler, T., 2002. Investigation of water drainage through an alpine glacier by tracer experiments and numerical modeling. PhD Thesis. ETH Zurich, Switzerland

  9. Schneeberger, C., 2003. Glaciers and climate change - a numerial model, ETH Zürich, PhD Thesis, #14743, ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

  10. Huss, M. 2005. Gornergletscher - Gletscherseeausbrüche und Massenbilanzabschätzungen. Diploma (MSc) thesis, ETH Zürich, 204 pp.

  11. de Woul, M. 2008. Response of glaciers to climate change. Dissertation series no. 13, Departement of Physical Geography and Quanternary Geology, Stockholm University, PhD Thesis.

  12. Huss, M. 2009. Past and future changes in glacier mass balance. PhD thesis, ETH Zürich, VAW-Mitteilungen 211.

  13. Østby, T. I.,2010. Distributed Energy and Surface Mass Balance Modeling of Austfonna, Svalbard. MSc Thesis Oslo University.

  14. Duncan, A. 2011. Spatial and Temporal Variations of the Surface Energy Balance and Ablation on the Belcher Glacier, Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada. MSc Thesis, University of Alberta, Canada.

  15. Petlicki, M., 2011. Modelowanie bilansu masy i energii lodowca Arie na Spitsbergenie, PhD Thesis, Poland.

  16. Truessel, B., 2013. Yakutat Glacier. PhD Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

  17. Young, J., 2014. Temperature index modeling of the Kahiltna Glacier: Comparison to multiple field and geodetic mass balance datasets. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

  18. Davis, J., 2004. Valdez Glacier. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Alaska Fairbanks.