PhD: Land-surface modelling of mountain hydrological processes in the Himalaya

We seek a motivated PhD candidate to model the Himalayan water cycle to support the development of an advanced global dataset of mountain water resources.

Much of the freshwater sustaining human societies is generated in the mountains: the mountain cryosphere (frozen water in snow, glaciers and permafrost) supports almost a third of the global population for irrigation, drinking, industry and the environment, and this dependance is set to increase. Understanding the mountain processes that shape global water availability is a key missing link to address sustainable water use. 

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At the same time, this crucial resource is undergoing unprecedented changes, with precipitation patterns changing, glaciers shrinking and snowpacks decreasing globally. These changes may happen abruptly and in a non-linear way and the aim of the overall project is to understand these abrupt changes in mountain ranges all over the world.

As a PhD you will focus on ...