Oxidant and Antioxidant Profiling in <i>Viscaria alpina</i> Seed Populations Following the Temporal Dynamics of an Alpine Climate by Andrea Pagano, Enrico Doria, Andrea Mondoni, Fiona Jane White, Alma Balestrazzi, Anca Macovei

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Feasibility study on construction of RCC gravity dam under special climatic conditions in Tibet by Pu Ning, Wang Jingyu, Zhong Weibin, Zheng Nan, Ren Jinming

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Land–atmosphere interactions in sub-polar and alpine climates in the CORDEX flagship pilot study Land Use and Climate Across Scales (LUCAS) models – Part 1: Evaluation of the snow-albedo effect by A. S. Daloz, C. Schwingshackl, C. Schwingshackl, P. Mooney, S. Strada, D. Rechid, E. L. Davin, E. Katragkou, N. de Noblet-Ducoudré, M. Belda, T. Halenka, M. Breil, R. M. Cardoso, P. Hoffmann, D. C. A. Lima, R. Meier, P. M. M. Soares, G. Sofiadis, G. Strandberg, M. H. Toelle, M. T. Lund

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Photosynthetic performance of Colobanthus quitensis (Kunth) Bartl. (Caryophyllaceae) in a high-elevation site of the Andes of central Chile Desempeño fotosintético de Colobanthus q... by M. ANGÉLICA CASANOVA-KATNY, LEÓN A BRAVO, MARCO MOLINA-MONTENEGRO, LUIS J CORCUERA, LOHENGRIN A CAVIERES

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Energetics of Paper Wasps (<i>Polistes</i> sp.) from Differing Climates during the Breeding Season by Helmut Kovac, Helmut Käfer, Iacopo Petrocelli, Astrid B. Amstrup, Anton Stabentheiner

“…They live in the warm Mediterranean, and in the harsh Alpine climate. Some species are very careful in their choice of nesting sites to ensure a proper development of the brood. …”
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Are sub‐alpine species' seedling emergence and establishment in the alpine limited by climate or biotic interactions? by Ingrid J. Dahle, Ragnhild Gya, Joachim P. Töpper, Vigdis Vandvik

“…Previous studies have found that warming per se tends to not only increase seedling establishment in alpine climates but it also increases plant productivity, which could limit establishment success through increased competition for light. …”
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Response of future hydropower generation of cascade reservoirs to climate change in alpine regions. by Bing Yan, Yi Xu, Heng Liu, Changshuo Huang

“…Therefore, taking the upper reaches of the Yellow River with an alpine climate as an example, we propose an improved SIMHYD-SNOW, which considers the snowmelt runoff process. …”
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Comparison of a satellite based Alpine cloud climatology with observations of synoptic stations by Martina Kästner, Peter Bissolli, Kathrin Hoppner

“…The study area comprises three different climatic regions, the moderate climate north of the Alps, the Alpine climate and the Mediterranean climate in the Po-valley. …”
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Thermal Contribution of the Local Climate Zone and Its Spatial Distribution Effect on Land Surface Temperature in Different Macroclimate Cities by Ninglv Li, Bin Wang, Yang Yao, Liding Chen, Zhiming Zhang

“…A standard framework for distinguishing between the cooling effect and heating effect and spatial effect analysis based on the LCZ scheme was conducted in five distinct macroclimate cities, i.e., Yuanjiang (arid climate), Jinghong (tropical climate), Kunming (subtropical climate), Zhaotong (temperate climate), and Shangri-La (alpine climate). The results indicated that (1) built-up zones presented heating effects in Jinghong and Shangri-La, but opposite results were observed in Yuanjiang and Zhaotong. (2) The thermal contributions of natural zones with dense trees (LCZAs) and waterbodies (LCZGs) showed cooling effects in the five cities regardless of season. (3) The spatial effect of heating LCZs on land surface temperature (LST) was more significant than that of cooling LCZs in Jinghong and Shangri-La, but the opposite results occurred in Yuanjiang and Kunming. …”
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Tiles from Aosta: A Peculiar Glaze Roof Covering by Eleonora Balliana, Eugénie Marie Claudine Caveri, Laura Falchi, Elisabetta Zendri

“…Their resistance to freezing and thawing cycles was then tested, considering their exposure in the severe alpine climate of Aosta. The use of pure clays with low calcium contents, high firing temperature and lead-rich glazes was found in ancient tiles, able to outstand several freezing-thawing cycles without damages. …”
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Microbial diversity patterns in the root zone of two Meconopsis plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Shuting Chen, Pengxi Cao, Ting Li, Yuyan Wang, Xing Liu

“…In the extreme alpine climate of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), plant growth and reproduction are limited by extremely cold temperatures, low soil moisture, and scarce nutrient availability. …”
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Terrestrial Water Storage Dynamics: Different Roles of Climate Variability, Vegetation Change, and Human Activities across Climate Zones in China by Shiyu Deng, Mingfang Zhang, Yiping Hou, Hongyun Wang, Enxu Yu, Yali Xu

“…In the cold temperate zone, increased precipitation and soil moisture resulting from accelerated and advanced melting of frozen soils outweigh the above-ground evapotranspiration losses, which consequently led to the upward tendency in TWS in some watersheds (e.g., Xiaoxing’anling mountains). In the alpine climate zone, significant declines in TWS were caused by declined precipitation and soil moisture and increased evapotranspiration and glacier retreats due to global warming, as well as increased agriculture activities. …”
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Patients’ and Health Care Providers’ Perceptions on mHealth Use After High-Altitude Climate Therapy for Severe Asthma: Mixed Methods Study by Rishi Khusial, Sophia van Koppen, Persijn Honkoop, Lucia Rijssenbeek-Nouwens, Karin Berthine Fieten, Sascha Keij, Marieke Drijver-Messelink, Jacob Sont

“…HACT includes environmental trigger avoidance in the alpine climate with multidisciplinary clinical treatment. …”
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Spatial–temporal variation of extreme precipitation in the Yellow–Huai–Hai–Yangtze Basin of China by Lichuan Wang, Jianhua Wang, Fan He, Qingming Wang, Yong Zhao, Peiyi Lu, Ya Huang, Hao Cui, Haodong Deng, Xinran Jia

“…The drought risk increased in autumn and winter, and the flood risk increased in the alpine climate area of the plateau in summer. (3) Extreme precipitation index is significantly correlated with PRCPTOT in the future period. …”
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Environmental exposure and sensitization patterns in a Swiss alpine pediatric cohort by Karin B. Fieten, PhD MSc MSc BSc, José M. Maya-Manzano, PhD MSc MSc BSc, Beate Rückert, Joana Candeias, PhD, Gudrun Pusch, FH, Jeroen Buters, PhD, Cezmi A. Akdis, MD, Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann, MD PhD, Peter Schmid-Grendelmeier, Roger Lauener, Thomas Bieber, Marie-Charlotte Brüggen, Ellen Renner, Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann, Cezmi Akdis

“…Background: The level of environmental exposure throughout life may contribute to the prevalence of allergic sensitization and allergic disease. The alpine climate has been considered a healthy climate with little allergen exposure and pollution. …”
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MUDFLOW PROTECTION STRUCTURE LOAD CALCULATION by Uliana R. Sidaravichute, Denis V. Sukharev

“…Purpose: to explore the territory of the alpine-climatic resort “Alpika-Service” in the North-Western Caucasus near the village of Esto-Sadok, Krasnopolyansky settlement district of Adler region of Sochi in field conditions for dangerous geological processes; on the basis of the conducted field survey of the territory, to determine the zones of mudflow accumulation, to assess the state of the existing mudflow protection structures; to make the necessary calculations of the mudflow in the program for designing flexible engineering protection systems DEBFLOW and to propose measures to stabilize the situation on this basis. …”
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De novo Phased Genome Assembly, Annotation and Population Genotyping of Alectoris Chukar by Hao Zhou, Xunhe Huang, Jiajia Liu, Jinmei Ding, Ke Xu, Wenqi Zhu, Chuan He, Lingyu Yang, Jianshen Zhu, Chengxiao Han, Chao Qin, Huaixi Luo, Kangchun Chen, Shengyao Jiang, Yurou Shi, Jinyuan Zeng, Zhuoxian Weng, Yongjie Xu, Qing Wang, Ming Zhong, Bingwang Du, Sen Song, He Meng

“…These data will significantly contribute to research on how chukars adaptively evolve to cope with desertification and alpine climates.…”
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Afforestation affects rain-on-snow climatology over Norway by P A Mooney, H Lee

“…Rain-on-snow (ROS) events are most commonly found in sub-polar and alpine climates where they pose a considerable threat to society and nature. …”
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