Mountains are global biodiversity hotspots where cold environments and their associated
ecological communities are threatened by climate warming. Considerable research attention …

Rock glaciers are capable of storing water in solid (permafrost ice) as well as in liquid form
(groundwater within the unfrozen base layer). The latter is relevant no matter the actual state …

Subglacial sediments are a large component of the sediment budget of glacierized
catchments but insights into the subglacial origin of sediments (bedload, in particular) linked …

Proglacial margins form when glaciers retreat and create zones with distinctive ecological,
geomorphological and hydrological properties in Alpine environments. There is extensive …

Glaciers and rock glaciers are key elements of mountain hydrological systems, but their
relative influence on the chemical and isotopic conditions of streams within the river …

Rock glaciers are the most prominent permafrost-related mountain landforms. This study
investigates the effects of the discharge from an intact rock glacier on the hydrological …

In glacier-fed streams, the Windows of Opportunity (WOs) are periods of mild environmental
conditions supporting the seasonal development of benthic microorganisms. WOs have …

Rock glaciers, a key element of alpine mountain geomorphic systems, consist of coarse
surface debris that insulates an ice-core or ice-debris mixture. Rates of movement of active …

Mountain glacier shrinkage represents a major effect of the current global warming and 80–
100% of the Alpine glaciers are predicted to vanish within the next few decades. As the …

Meltwater from the cryosphere contributes a significant fraction of the freshwater resources
in the countries receiving water from the Third Pole. Within the ESA-MOST Dragon 4 project …