Hydrological Modelling in Cold Regions
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydrology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 520
Special Issue Editors
Interests: physically based hydrological model; cold region hydrology; snowmelt; glacier melt; climate change
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change has resulted in strong hydrology perturbation in cold regions and high mountains, where a seasonal or permanent cover of snow and ice exist. This has been accompanied by a smaller snowfall proportion in precipitation, the advanced melting of snowpack and ice, glacier retreat, and enhanced thawing in frozen soil and permafrost. Changes in snow, glacier, and permafrost are expected to have important impacts on basin runoff and water availability. As a result, there are urgent needs to improve our understanding of how snow and glaciers will respond to changes in precipitation and temperature, how meltwater and subsurface water will interact in a changing climate, and how hydrological modelling can inform adaptation and mitigation strategies for water resource management. Indeed, we are at the beginning of a new era defined by massive hydrological and meteorological data and powerful computing clusters, which bring with them many new opportunities to improve physically based hydrological modelling. This Special Issue of Water intends to collate some of the latest research on hydrological modelling in cold regions. Toward this goal, we are seeking submissions in a wide range of topics, including new modules and new techniques for the representation of snow, glaciers, frozen soil and permafrost in hydrological models, new algorithms for the interaction between melting water and subsurface moisture, influence of climate changes on hydrological behaviours, and other related areas.
Dr. Zhihua He
Dr. He Sun
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate change
- cold region hydrology
- hydrological models
- snow and ice
- glacier
- frozen soil
- permafrost
- adaptation and mitigation strategies
- new data
- high performance computing
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