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res:
  bibo_abstract:
  - We apply the process-based, distributed TOPKAPI-ETH glacio-hydrological model
    to a glacierized catchment (19% glacierized) in the semiarid Andes of central
    Chile. The semiarid Andes provides vital freshwater resources to valleys in Chile
    and Argentina, but only few glacio-hydrological modelling studies have been conducted,
    and its dominant hydrological processes remain poorly understood. The catchment
    contains two debris-free glaciers reaching down to 3900 m asl (Bello and Yeso
    glaciers) and one debris-covered avalanche-fed glacier reaching to 3200 m asl
    (Piramide Glacier). Our main objective is to compare the mass balance and runoff
    contributions of both glacier types under current climatic conditions. We use
    a unique dataset of field measurements collected over two ablation seasons combined
    with the distributed TOPKAPI-ETH model that includes physically oriented parameterizations
    of snow and ice ablation, gravitational distribution of snow, snow albedo evolution
    and the ablation of debris-covered ice. Model outputs indicate that while the
    mass balance of Bello and Yeso glaciers is mostly explained by temperature gradients,
    the Piramide Glacier mass balance is governed by debris thickness and avalanches
    and has a clear non-linear profile with elevation as a result. Despite the thermal
    insulation effect of the debris cover, the mass balance and contribution to runoff
    from debris-free and debris-covered glaciers are similar in magnitude, mainly
    because of elevation differences. However, runoff contributions are distinct in
    time and seasonality with ice melt starting approximately four weeks earlier from
    the debris-covered glacier, what is of relevance for water resources management.
    At the catchment scale, snowmelt is the dominant contributor to runoff during
    both years. However, during the driest year of our simulations, ice melt contributes
    42 ± 8% and 67 ± 6% of the annual and summer runoff, respectively. Sensitivity
    analyses show that runoff is most sensitive to temperature and precipitation gradients,
    melt factors and debris cover thickness. @eng
  bibo_authorlist:
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: A.
      foaf_name: Ayala, A.
      foaf_surname: Ayala
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Francesca
      foaf_name: Pellicciotti, Francesca
      foaf_surname: Pellicciotti
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=b28f055a-81ea-11ed-b70c-a9fe7f7b0e70
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: S.
      foaf_name: MacDonell, S.
      foaf_surname: MacDonell
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: J.
      foaf_name: McPhee, J.
      foaf_surname: McPhee
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: S.
      foaf_name: Vivero, S.
      foaf_surname: Vivero
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: C.
      foaf_name: Campos, C.
      foaf_surname: Campos
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: P.
      foaf_name: Egli, P.
      foaf_surname: Egli
  bibo_doi: 10.1002/hyp.10971
  bibo_issue: '22'
  bibo_volume: 30
  dct_date: 2016^xs_gYear
  dct_isPartOf:
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/0885-6087
  dct_language: eng
  dct_publisher: Wiley@
  dct_subject:
  - Water Science and Technology
  dct_title: Modelling the hydrological response of debris-free and debris-covered
    glaciers to present climatic conditions in the semiarid Andes of central Chile@
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