#IMC: September 14 - 18 2025

Elevation-dependent changes in temperature extremes and possible driving mechanisms in the Greater Alpine Region

Assigned Session: FS 3.135: Elevational stratification of climate change: impacts and driving mechanisms in global mountain ecosystems

Abstract ID: 3.12427 | Accepted as Poster | Poster | TBA | TBA

Adelaide Losana (0)
Ferguglia, Olivia (1), Palazzi, Elisa (1)
Adelaide Losana ((0) University of Turin, Via Giuria 1, 10125, Torino, Italy, IT)
Ferguglia, Olivia (1), Palazzi, Elisa (1)

(0) University of Turin, Via Giuria 1, 10125, Torino, Italy, IT
(1) University of Turin, Via Giuria 1, 10125, Torino, Italy, IT

(1) University of Turin, Via Giuria 1, 10125, Torino, Italy, IT

Categories: Atmosphere, Cryo- & Hydrosphere
Keywords: Elevation-Dependent Warming, Temperature extremes

Categories: Atmosphere, Cryo- & Hydrosphere
Keywords: Elevation-Dependent Warming, Temperature extremes

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Mountain regions are recognised as climate change hotspots, with strong evidence of Elevation-Dependent Warming (EDW), i.e., a stratification of warming rates with elevation. The key drivers of EDW have been studied using observations and model simulations and are well documented in the literature. However, less attention has been given to how EDW manifests itself when temperature extremes are considered, and to the possible drivers of elevational changes in extreme temperature trends.

This study investigates EDW in temperature extremes in the Greater Alpine Region (GAR, 4-19°E, 43-49°N), using indices of extreme warming or cooling as defined by the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI) . The analysis is performed using the ERA5 reanalysis and the observation-based E-OBS dataset, both with a grid resolution of 0.25°, covering the period 1950–2024 and allowing for capturing spatial variability across different geographical subregions of the GAR. Our analysis shows that ETCCDI indices related to warm and cold temperature extremes exhibit different behaviors when looking at the elevational stratification of their trends suggesting different mechanisms that have been investigated as potential drivers.

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