Multi-decadal observations in the Alps reveal less and wetter snow, with increasing variability

Snowpack is an important temporal water storage for downstream areas, a potential source of natural hazards (avalanches or floods) and a prerequisite for winter tourism. Here, we use thousands of manual measurements of the water equivalent of the snow cover (SWE) from almost 30 stations between 1,20...

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Main Authors: Christoph Marty, Mario B. Rohrer, Matthias Huss, Manfred Stähli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2023.1165861/full