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INDNOR: Hydrologic sensitivity to Cryosphere-Aerosol interaction in Mountain Processes (HyCAMP)

This proposal outlines a series of activities designed to raise the current level of understanding regarding the hydrologic sensitivity in the Hindu Kush, Karakoram and Himalayan (HKKH) mountain system to interaction between aerosols and the cryosphere an d to extend that knowledge to implement improved hydrologic forecasting for Norway. Specifically, we intend to identify key emission sources having impact on the Himalayan cryosphere and to conduct sensitivity studies to evaluate the impact of the differe nt light absorbing aerosols on cryosphere, climatologically. Water resources are central to Norway's renewable energy market. Reliable hydrological predition is not only critical to hydrologic and energy security in Norway but also may provide signfican t financial benefits for the Norwegian energy market. Aerosol sources for Norway are predominantly remote, so the emphasis on the Norwegian side of the study will be to examine the sensitivity of the hydrologic systems to aerosol interaction. Through mo del studies we will identify deficiencies for accounting for light abosrbing aerosol in hydrologic forecasting and develop strategies to address the gaps. Specific activities include: * Integrate state-of-the-art GIS-based inventory of black carbon and other SLCFs for India and Norway into hydrologic modeling. * Evaluate Aerosol Distribution over the HKKH region resulting from Asian emissions using high resolution emissions inventories and meteorology from the WRF model as input to WRF-Chem and FLEXPAR T. * Conduct numerical experiments with the LMD-INCA Global Climate Model to identify regional hydrologic sensitivities to aerosol emissions, and conduct experiments to test mitigation policies. * Integrate aerosol forecasting into hydrologic modeling u sing the Norwegian HBV model.

Prosjektleder:
John Burkhart
Institusjon:
Instituttsektor/Norsk institutt for luftforskn
Aktivitetsnavn:
Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015
Prosjektstatus:
Bevilgning
Prosjektperiode:
01.06.2013 - 31.05.2016
Geografi:
Norge/AKERSHUS/SKEDSMO
Fagområder:
Matematikk og naturvitenskap/Geofag
Prosjektnummer:
222195