Snow significantly influences microclimates in alpine and polar regions, affecting local rates of climate warming and introducing uncertainty in future biodiversity and productivity predictions.
Ten transition strategies for ten snow tourism destinations: strengthening resilience regarding CC-induced ecologic & socioeconomic effects.
Ten Alpine winter destinations developed ten adaptation strategies to enhance climate resilience, addressing ecological and socio-economic impacts of reduced snow cover.
Citizen Voices: a transdisciplinary experiment for a sustainable transition in the Vercors range
This communication present the result of a transdisciplinary research called ‘citizen voices’ developed in the Vercors mountain range , in order to understand the prospective visions of the residents.
Ecological resilience of tourism in the alpine region – an introduction to a fit for purpose index
Climate change affects tourism destinations in alpine regions. To monitor regional ecological resilience, a list of potential indicators is given, and their validity and applicability are discussed.
Toward seasonal forecasting of snow depth, SWE and discharge in the Po River basin (Italy)
The SPHERE project uses Copernicus global seasonal forecasts and innovative snow-hydrological models to generate km-resolution seasonal predictions of snow water equivalent and river discharge, to sup
Seasonal predictions of meteorological and snow depth anomalies: skill assessment in the Alpine Region
We assess the skill of seasonal forecast systems in predicting meteorological anomalies and snow water equivalent in the Alpine region, improving drought risk assessment and hydrological forecasting.
Climate Forcing of Himalayan Snowmelt: Correlating Aerosol Optical Depth with Snow Cover Changes in Mago Basin, Arunachal Pradesh, India
This study examines the interplay between snow cover ablation and aerosol optical depth (AOD) in the Mago region of Arunachal Pradesh, utilizing MODIS-derived snow cover data and MERRA-2 data
High-altitude Mountaineering amidst Climate Change: Perceptions of Nepali Mountaineers
As climate change threatens local communities relying on mountaineering for their livelihood, we inquire into solutions that can be implemented to mitigate the risk in high-altitude mountaineering.
Seasonal origin of water in a mountain grassland: effects of the 2022 European drought
Stable water isotopes are used to infer the seasonal origin of water used by plants in a mountain environment. Interannual variations of such seasonal origin are investigated.