Momblanch, AndreaShirsat, TejalKulkarni, AnilHolman, Ian P.2022-06-012022-06-012022-05-27Momblanch A, Shirsat T, Kulkarni A, Holman IP. (2022) Integrating glacier flow in hydrological modelling for water resources management. In: EGU General Assembly, 2022, 23-27 May 2022, Vienna, Austria. Paper number EGU22-6025https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-6025http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/17984Abstract onlyThe climate emergency will drive changes in the cryosphere and hydrology of high mountain catchments, with subsequent influences on water resources availability. Process-based hydrological and glaciological models require significant amounts of data which are often unavailable in high mountainous catchments, especially in developing countries, and are unable to explicitly integrate human-induced factors on river flows (Momblanch et al. 2019). This can be overcome by water resources systems models that take a more conceptual approach. However, they currently have limited capability to represent glacier evolution and thus river discharge dynamics, especially in long-term simulations required for climate change impact and adaptation analysis. There is, therefore, a clear need for improved representation of the spatio-temporal response of glaciers within water resources systems models to support the strategic water resources planning and management and ensure future water security.enAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Conference paper