Developing Tools to Assess Impacts of Glacier Change on Gulf of Alaska Hydrology and Ecology

Project ID: G15AC00132

Federal Agency: U.S. Geological Survey

Partner Institution: Oregon State University

Fiscal Year: 2015

Initial Funding: $25,000

Total Funding: $25,000

Principal Investigator: Hill, David F

Agreement Technical Representative: O'Neel, Shad

Abstract: The goal of this research is to significantly improve the estimates of freshwater runoff into the Gulf of Alaska. Specifically, to:
1. Improve the spatial resolution of the estimates (1 km scale)
2. Improve the daily resolution of the estimates (daily)
3. Improve the physical process modeling (incorporate snowmelt, evapotranspiration, and other processes)
4. Partition the runoff both in terms of source (snowmelt vs. rain vs. ice melt) and sink (runoff to coast, evapotranspiration, etc.)