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 …

The temporal evolution of seasonal snow cover and its spatial variability in environments
such as mountains, prairies or polar regions is strongly influenced by the interactions …

A comprehensive assessment of twenty-first century climate change in the European Alps is
presented. The analysis is based on the EURO-CORDEX regional climate model ensemble …

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 …

SURFEX is a new externalized land and ocean surface platform that describes the surface
fluxes and the evolution of four types of surfaces: nature, town, inland water and ocean. It is …

The international classification for seasonal snow on the ground is the result of a ICSI-UCCS-
IACS Working Group on Snow Classification. The Working Group efforts have resulted in an …

India is one of the world's largest food producers, making the sustainability of its agricultural
system of global significance. Groundwater irrigation underpins India's agriculture, currently …

Snow is an important component of the hydrological cycle. As a major part of the cryosphere,
snow cover also represents a valuable terrestrial water resource. In the context of climate …

This paper reviews measurement techniques and corresponding devices used to determine
the physical properties of the seasonal snowpack from distances close to the ground …

Abstract Analysis of in situ and satellite data shows evidence of different regional snow
cover responses to the widespread warming and increasing winter precipitation that has …