Warning, (in Swedish), level 1, SwedenAbout the project
A first version of Arctic-HYPE has been set up during 2012 as part of the ADSIMNOR project. (HYPE: HYdrological Predictions for the Environment)
Arctic-HYPE is a model application set up to calculate hydrological variables (e.g. runoff, discharge, snow depth, groundwater level) for the entire Arctic Region (defined here as all land areas with runoff to the Arctic Ocean).
About the Arctic region and the model
The Arctic region has already experienced large changes in temperature, particularly over winter and it is estimated that this region will be the first to show large effects of climate change. These increases in winter temperature and likely changes to precipitation are likely to cause large changes to hydrological regimes in this region.
For this reason, the Arctic-HYPE model application has been set up to evaluate recent changes to the region as well as to simulate projections of future changes in the region.
A first version is now ready and deliveries of simulated monthly discharge has been delivered within the ADSIMNOR project. During the spring the model will be evaluated and further developed. The aim is to simulate future climate scenarios during the summer of 2013.
