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Nonlinear sensitivity of glacier mass balance to future climate change unveiled by deep learning
Bolibar, J.; Rabatel, A.; Gouttevin, I.; Zekollari, H.; Galiez, C. (2022). Nonlinear sensitivity of glacier mass balance to future climate change unveiled by deep learning. Nature Comm. 13(1): 409. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28033-0
In: Nature Communications. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 2041-1723; e-ISSN 2041-1723, meer
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- Bolibar, J.
- Rabatel, A.
- Gouttevin, I.
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- Zekollari, H., meer
- Galiez, C.
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Glaciers and ice caps are experiencing strong mass losses worldwide, challenging water availability, hydropower generation, and ecosystems. Here, we perform the first-ever glacier evolution projections based on deep learning by modelling the 21st century glacier evolution in the French Alps. By the end of the century, we predict a glacier volume loss between 75 and 88%. Deep learning captures a nonlinear response of glaciers to air temperature and precipitation, improving the representation of extreme mass balance rates compared to linear statistical and temperature-index models. Our results confirm an over-sensitivity of temperature-index models, often used by large-scale studies, to future warming. We argue that such models can be suitable for steep mountain glaciers. However, glacier projections under low-emission scenarios and the behaviour of flatter glaciers and ice caps are likely to be biased by mass balance models with linear sensitivities, introducing long-term biases in sea-level rise and water resources projections. |
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