Temperature anomalies are primary drivers of glacial melt, atmospheric composition due to complex aerosol interactions accelerate ice loss. Examined aerosol transport and SOA for attribution of source.
Drought, snowmelt, and vegetation stress in the Pyrenees: insights from ecohydrological modeling
An ecohydrological modeling approach to assess drought-driven changes in snow dynamics and vegetation stress in the Pyrenees, with implications for mountain ecosystems and downstream water resources.
Impacts and Downstream Propagation of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in Afghanistan: A Case Study of the 2018 and 2021 Outbursts in Peshghor, Panjshir valley
GLOFs in Afghanistan’s Hindukush region, caused severe socio-economic impacts. This study evaluates triggers and downstream impacts, highlighting early warning systems and community resilience.
Characterizing snow droughts in Mediterranean mountain catchments
This study explores online discourses on disaters in the Indian Himalayas, highlighting public concerns and emphasizing the need for sustainable development in fragile mountains.
Assessing Aridity Changes in the Cold Desert Ecosystem of Western Himalaya in Warming Climate
West Himalayan cold deserts are highly vulnerable to climate change. Analysis of aridity trends shows decreasing dryness, but increased precipitation may disrupt fragile ecosystems & biodiversity.
Implementation of the Drought Scan framework in mountain basins to disentangle snow-rainfall dynamics of droughts
The Drought Scan framework has been implemented in Alpine and Apennine basins to study the snow/rainfall dynamics and their weight on drought events
First insights from the second HinterEisFerner EXperiment: advancing our understanding of the glacier microclimate in the valley context
The second HinterEisFerner EXperiment (HEFEX II) yielded unprecedented observations of the glacier boundary layer.
Horcones Superior Glacier: Monitoring the Role of Debris Cover at the Top of the Americas
Debris-covered glaciers in the Central Andes are changing rapidly. Our multi-method monitoring of Horcones Superior Glacier helps unravel ice-debris dynamics and the glacier’s response to climate
Advancing glacier monitoring. Insights from the Hintereisferner laboratory.
Advancements in glacier monitoring are paving the way for in-depth glaciological process studies and real-time mass balance observations.
Tree-ring evidence of glacier retreat since the Little Ice age and its climatic control on the Tibetan Plateau
Historic changes in Tibetan mountain glaciers correspond to wet phases reconstructed from tree-ring oxygen isotope records