The European mountain cryosphere: a review of its current state, trends, and future challenges
The mountain cryosphere of mainland Europe is recognized to have important impacts on a
range of environmental processes. In this paper, we provide an overview on the current …
range of environmental processes. In this paper, we provide an overview on the current …
Detecting the impact of climate change on alpine mass movements in observational records from the European Alps
Anthropogenic climate change is rapidly altering high mountain environments, including
changing the frequency, dynamic behavior, location, and magnitude of alpine mass …
changing the frequency, dynamic behavior, location, and magnitude of alpine mass …
[BOOK][B] Detection and attribution of observed impacts
W Cramer, GW Yohe, M Auffhammer, C Huggel… - 2014 - escholarship.org
Introduction This chapter synthesizes the scientific literature on the detection and attribution
of observed changes in natural and human systems in response to observed recent climate …
of observed changes in natural and human systems in response to observed recent climate …
High mountain areas
The cryosphere (including, snow, glaciers, permafrost, lake and river ice) is an integral
element of high mountain regions, which are home to roughly 10% of the global population …
element of high mountain regions, which are home to roughly 10% of the global population …
Long‐term trends (1958–2017) in snow cover duration and depth in the Pyrenees
This study investigated the temporal variability and changes in snow cover duration and the
average snow depth from December to April in the Pyrenees at 1,500 and 2,100 m asl for …
average snow depth from December to April in the Pyrenees at 1,500 and 2,100 m asl for …
Climate change impacts on snow avalanche activity and related risks
In the rapidly evolving mountain cryosphere, snow avalanches threaten livelihoods,
settlements and infrastructure. In this Review, we analyse past and projected impacts of …
settlements and infrastructure. In this Review, we analyse past and projected impacts of …
Effects of climate change on avalanche accidents and survival
G Strapazzon, J Schweizer, I Chiambretti… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Avalanches are major natural hazards in snow-covered mountains, threatening people and
infrastructure. With ongoing climate change, the frequency and types of snow avalanches …
infrastructure. With ongoing climate change, the frequency and types of snow avalanches …
[HTML][HTML] Identifying and interpreting regional signals in tree-ring based reconstructions of snow avalanche activity in the Goms valley (Swiss Alps)
One of the purposes of dendrogeomorphic studies is to provide long and continuous
reconstructions of mass movements and to detect climate-induced trends in process activity …
reconstructions of mass movements and to detect climate-induced trends in process activity …
Combining random forests and class-balancing to discriminate between three classes of avalanche activity in the French Alps
PD Sielenou, L Viallon-Galinier, P Hagenmuller… - Cold Regions Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Determining avalanche activity corresponding to given snow and meteorological conditions
is an old problem of high practical relevance. To address it, numerous statistical forecasting …
is an old problem of high practical relevance. To address it, numerous statistical forecasting …
Climate drivers of large magnitude snow avalanche years in the US northern Rocky Mountains
Large magnitude snow avalanches pose a hazard to humans and infrastructure worldwide.
Analyzing the spatiotemporal behavior of avalanches and the contributory climate factors is …
Analyzing the spatiotemporal behavior of avalanches and the contributory climate factors is …