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Improving Downscaling Techniques for Glacier Studies Using Bio-inspired Algorithms. Application to tropical glaciers in the Peruvian Andes

Authors:
Abdelhamid Tayebi Tayebi
Francisco José Álvarez García
Josefa Gómez Pérez
Francisco Manuel Sáez de Adana Herrero
William David Cabos Narvaez
Marti Bonshoms
José Úbeda Palenque

Keywords: Downscaling; Bio-inspired algorithms; Climate Variability; Glaciers.

Abstract:
This study aims at improving the performance of interpolation techniques applied to enhance the resolution of climatic information provided by regional models over glacierized areas, characterized by a complex topography and, most often, by the lack of sufficient observational coverage. Our proposal modifies previous methods in that it seeks to optimize the parameters of the vertical profile used to obtain interpolated temperature values on the surface at a given location attending to their agreement with directly interpolated values aloft over the same point. The optimization is achieved through the implementation of a Bio-Inspired Algorithm.

Pages: 5 to 6

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2017

Publication date: May 21, 2017

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4154

ISBN: 978-1-61208-561-6

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Dates: from May 21, 2017 to May 25, 2017