How much can we save? Impact of different emission scenarios on future snow cover in the Alps [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2017 This study focuses on an assessment of the future snow depth for two larger Alpine catchments. Automatic weather station data from two diverse regions in the Swiss Alps have been used as input for the Alpine3D surface process model to compute the snow ...
C. Marty +3 more
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Crack propagation speeds in weak snowpack layers
Journal of Glaciology, 2022 For the release of a slab avalanche, crack propagation within a weak snowpack layer below a cohesive snow slab is required. As crack speed measurements can give insight into underlying processes, we analysed three crack propagation events that occurred ...
Bastian Bergfeld +9 more
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Distributed snow and rock temperature modelling in steep rock walls using Alpine3D [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2017 In this study we modelled the influence of the spatially and temporally heterogeneous snow cover on the surface energy balance and thus on rock temperatures in two rugged, steep rock walls on the Gemsstock ridge in the central Swiss Alps.
A. Haberkorn +6 more
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Soil erosion by snow gliding - a first quantification attempt in a subalpine area in Switzerland [PDF]
, 2014 Snow processes might be one important driver of soil erosion in Alpine grasslands and thus the unknown variable when erosion modelling is attempted.
Mabit, L. +5 more
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2016 Accurate knowledge on snow distribution in alpine terrain is crucial for various applicationssuch as flood risk assessment, avalanche warning or managing water supply and hydro-power.To simulate the seasonal snow cover development in alpine terrain, the ...
Christian Vögeli +5 more
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On the saltation of fresh snow in a wind tunnel: profile characterization and single particle statistics [PDF]
, 2008 We present experimental results on the snow drift in a turbulent boundary layer over a flat fresh snow-covered surface. Vertical profiles of mass flux and of the distribution of particle diameters were obtained by means of a pair of Snow Particle ...
Manes, C. +7 more
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Influence of stress, temperature and crystal morphology on isothermal densification and specific surface area decrease of new snow [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2014 Laboratory-based, experimental data for the microstructural evolution of new snow are scarce, though applications would benefit from a quantitative characterization of the main influences.
S. Schleef, H. Löwe, M. Schneebeli
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Automated snow avalanche release area delineation – validation of existing algorithms and proposition of a new object-based approach for large-scale hazard indication mapping [PDF]
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2018 Snow avalanche hazard is threatening people and infrastructure in all alpine regions with seasonal or permanent snow cover around the globe. Coping with this hazard is a big challenge and during the past centuries, different strategies were developed.
Y. Bühler +6 more
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2020 Alpine permafrost is currently warming, leading to changes such as active layer deepening and talik formation. Frequency domain electro-magnetometry (FDEM) measurements were tested as a simple and efficient method to investigate ground characteristics ...
Jacopo Boaga +6 more
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Station‐Based Assessment of Sub‐Seasonal Climate Trends in the Tyrolean Alps (Austria)
International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.In this study, we quantify the magnitude and significance of sub‐seasonal trends in the Tyrolean Alps (Austria) by collecting, processing and analysing meteorological observations from a dense network of climate stations. Our analysis indicates a warming rate of 0.43°C/dec over 1964–2023, greater sub‐seasonal trend variability when the analysis window ...
Erwin Rottler +6 more
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