Mesoscale Meteorology Impacts on Glaciers

Investigator: 
Idar Barstad
Advisor: 
Ron Smith
Start Date: 
May, 2002
Description: 

We will combine satellite-derived data about glaciers, including position and elevation, with results from simple to increasingly sophisticated meso-sacle models. From our results, we expect to address the significance of various growth and decay mechanisms of glaciers.