Environmental Research Letters, 2016 In snow-dominated mountain regions, a warming climate is expected to alter two drivers of hydrology: (1) decrease the fraction of precipitation falling as snow; and (2) increase surface energy available to drive evapotranspiration.
Lauren M Foster +4 more
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Evaluating methods for debris-flow prediction based on rainfall in an Alpine catchment [PDF]
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2021 The prediction of debris flows is relevant because this type of natural hazard can pose a threat to humans and infrastructure. Debris-flow (and landslide) early warning systems often rely on rainfall intensity–duration (ID) thresholds. Multiple competing
J. Hirschberg +6 more
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Snow hydrology in a general circulation model
Journal of Climate, 1994 A snow hydrology has been implemented in an atmospheric general circulation model (GCM). The snow hydrology consists of parameterizations of snowfall and snow cover fraction, a prognostic calculation of snow temperature, and a model of the snow mass and hydrologic budgets. Previously, only snow albedo had been included by a specified snow line.
S. Marshall, J. Roads, G. Glatzmaier
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Halving of Swiss glacier volume since 1931 observed from terrestrial image photogrammetry [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2022 The monitoring of glaciers in Switzerland has a long tradition, yet glacier changes during the 20th century are only known through sparse observations.
E. S. Mannerfelt +16 more
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Rescue and homogenization of 140 years of glacier mass balance data in Switzerland [PDF]
Earth System Science Data, 2022 Glacier monitoring in Switzerland has resulted in some of the longest and most complete data series globally. Mass balance observations at individual locations, starting in the 19th century, are the backbone of the monitoring as they represent the raw ...
L. Geibel +12 more
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Modelling supraglacial debris-cover evolution from the single-glacier to the regional scale: an application to High Mountain Asia [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2022 Currently, about 12 %–13 % of High Mountain Asia’s glacier area is debris-covered, which alters its surface mass balance. However, in regional-scale modelling approaches, debris-covered glaciers are typically treated as clean-ice glaciers, leading to a ...
L. Compagno +15 more
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Volume, evolution, and sedimentation of future glacier lakes in Switzerland over the 21st century [PDF]
Earth Surface Dynamics, 2022 Ongoing climate change and associated glacier retreat is causing rapid environmental change, including shifts in high-alpine landscapes. Glacier lakes, which can form in topographical depressions left behind by glacier retreat, are prominent features ...
T. Steffen +10 more
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European heat waves 2022: contribution to extreme glacier melt in Switzerland inferred from automated ablation readings [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2023 Accelerating glacier melt rates were observed during the last decades. Substantial ice loss occurs particularly during heat waves that are expected to intensify in the future.
A. Cremona +11 more
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Drone-based ground-penetrating radar (GPR) application to snow hydrology
The Cryosphere, 2022 . Seasonal snowpack deeply influences the distribution of meltwater among watercourses and groundwater. During rain-on-snow (ROS) events, the structure and properties of the different snow and ice layers dictate the quantity and timing of water flowing ...
Eole Valence +4 more
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