Dr Sarah Shannon

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Biography

I am researching the impact of glacier melting on water security in Central Asia, with a specific focus on the Syr Darya and Amu Darya transboundary rivers. The aim of the project is to make future river flow predictions using the DYNAMIC-TOPMODEL rainfall-runoff model and to test a range of adaption strategies to changing runoff, such as adopting efficient irrigation systems and changing crop patterns. More information about this project can be found here https://centralasiawater.blog/

Previously, I worked on developing a glacier mass balance scheme for the JULES land surface model as part of the EU HELIX (High-End ...

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Links

•   Glacial Hazards in Chile: Processes, Assessment, Mitigation, and Risk Management Strategies
•   High-End cLimate Impacts and eXtremes
•   Climate Change Risk Management
• Glacier melting and water security in Central Asia
• Glacier Model Intercomparison Project

Selected publications

• Shannon, S, Smith, R, Wiltshire, A, Payne, T, Huss, M, Betts, R, Caesar, J, Koutroulis, A, Jones, D & Harrison, S, 2019, ‘Global glacier volume projections under high-end climate change scenarios’. Cryosphere, vol 13., pp. 325-350

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Recent publications

• Wilson, R, Harrison, S, Reynolds, J, Hubbard, A, Glasser, NF, Wündrich, O, Anacona, PI, Mao, L & Shannon, S, 2019, ‘The 2015 Chileno Valley glacial lake outburst flood, Patagonia’. Geomorphology, vol 332., pp. 51-65
• Harrison, S, Mighall, T, Stainforth, DA, Allen, P, Macklin, M, Anderson, E, Knight, J, Mauquoy, D, Passmore, D, Rea, B, Spagnolo, M & Shannon, S, 2019, ‘Uncertainty in geomorphological responses to climate change’. Climatic Change.

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