The seasonal snow cover dynamics: review on wind-driven coupling processes

R Mott, V Vionnet, T Grünewald - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
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 review of the current state and recent changes of the Andean cryosphere

MH Masiokas, A Rabatel, A Rivera, L Ruiz… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Andes Cordillera contains the most diverse cryosphere on Earth, including extensive
areas covered by seasonal snow, numerous tropical and extratropical glaciers, and many …

A Lagrangian snow‐evolution system for sea‐ice applications (SnowModel‐LG): Part I—Model description

GE Liston, P Itkin, J Stroeve, M Tschudi… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A Lagrangian snow‐evolution model (SnowModel‐LG) was used to produce daily, pan‐
Arctic, snow‐on‐sea‐ice, snow property distributions on a 25× 25‐km grid, from 1 August …

Contrasting climate change impact on river flows from high-altitude catchments in the Himalayan and Andes Mountains

S Ragettli, WW Immerzeel… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Mountain ranges are the world's natural water towers and provide water resources for
millions of people. However, their hydrological balance and possible future changes in river …

Hydroclimate of the Andes part II: Hydroclimate variability and sub-continental patterns

PA Arias, R Garreaud, G Poveda… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This paper provides an updated review of the most relevant scientific literature related to the
hydroclimate of the Andes. The Andes, the longest cordillera in the world, faces major …

Understanding snow hydrological processes through the lens of stable water isotopes

H Beria, JR Larsen, NC Ceperley… - Wiley …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Snowfall may have different stable isotopic compositions compared with rainfall, allowing its
contribution to potentially be tracked through the hydrological cycle. This review summarizes …

Snow hydrology in Mediterranean mountain regions: A review

A Fayad, S Gascoin, G Faour, JI López-Moreno… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Water resources in Mediterranean regions are under increasing pressure due to climate
change, economic development, and population growth. Many Mediterranean rivers have …

Seasonal and annual mass balances of Mera and Pokalde glaciers (Nepal Himalaya) since 2007

P Wagnon, C Vincent, Y Arnaud, E Berthier… - The …, 2013 - tc.copernicus.org
In the Everest region, Nepal, ground-based monitoring programmes were started on the
debris-free Mera Glacier (27.7° N, 86.9° E; 5.1 km 2, 6420 to 4940 m asl) in 2007 and on the …

Multi-scale snowdrift-permitting modelling of mountain snowpack

V Vionnet, CB Marsh, B Menounos, S Gascoin… - The …, 2021 - tc.copernicus.org
The interaction of mountain terrain with meteorological processes causes substantial
temporal and spatial variability in snow accumulation and ablation. Processes impacted by …

Snow sublimation in mountain environments and its sensitivity to forest disturbance and climate warming

GA Sexstone, DW Clow, SR Fassnacht… - Water Resources …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Snow sublimation is an important component of the snow mass balance, but the spatial and
temporal variability of this process is not well understood in mountain environments. This …