A new energy balance model was developed with physical albedo modeling. Validation and calibration were performed on Gulkana Glacier with the goal of applying the model on the regional scale.
Inland cliffs call for plant conservation efforts and new research in vegetation ecology
Inland cliffs are hotspot for endemic and refugia for relict plants. Global changes call for conservation efforts, while new technologies are opening chances for research in vegetation macroecology.
Impact of Climate Change on Vegetation Dynamics in Alpine Ecosystems of the Kumaun Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India
This study analyzes 25 years of vegetation changes in Kumaun Himalaya using NDVI and climate data, highlighting climate-driven impacts on Grassland, Scrubland, and Forest Cover.
Assessing Permafrost Degradation and Slope Failures in the Indian Himalayas Using Field Evidence, GPR, Remote Sensing, and Machine Learning
We investigate the active layer dynamics and permafrost-induced degradation in the Himalayas using field surveys, remote sensing, and machine learning.
Linking community ties and public leadership: How social capital and village cadres shape rural community disaster resilience in Wenchuan County, China
Developing a scale to measure how social capital—networks, trust, reciprocity—enhances rural disaster resilience, highlighting the role of village cadres in complementing top-down risk management.
Aren’t ethnographic materials on mountain communities qualified as mountain information? Can they be assembled? And How?
The talk gauges the interest of the mountain research community in making use of a wealth of qualitative information about the mountain and its people embedded in ethnographic materials.
Springs Above the Tree-line (SAT): An international collaborative scientific network to foster high-elevation springs as the last frontier of spring ecosystem conservation
SAT project studies high-elevation springs,analysing hydrochemistry, diatoms, and vegetation, with sampling across Europe, North America, and Himalaya for long-term ecological monitoring and research.
Time to Hit the Slopes: A Call for Process-Based Isotope Studies in Mountain Systems
A few examples of why process-based baseline studies are essential to archaeological investigations in mountain systems
Hydrological conditions in a remote mountainous region of Mongolia – towards a better understanding by combining different approaches
Knowledge of the hydrology and water availability of a remote mountain region in Mongolia was improved through a combination of different methods
Patterns of vegetation development and species composition in glacier forefields of the Northern Limestone Alps
Four glacier forefields in the Northern Limestone Alps were equipped with a monitoring platform, using the chronosequence approach to study vegetation development and composition.