Geomorphic Process Chains in High‐Mountain Regions—A Review and Classification Approach for Natural Hazards Assessment

P Mani, S Allen, SG Evans, JS Kargel… - Reviews of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Populations and infrastructure in high mountain regions are exposed to a wide range of
natural hazards, the frequency, magnitude, and location of which are extremely sensitive to …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of initial snowpack properties on runoff formation during rain-on-snow events

S Würzer, T Jonas, N Wever… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract Rain-on-snow (ROS) events have caused severe floods in mountainous areas in
the recent past. Because of the complex interactions of physical processes, it is still difficult …

Snow depth mapping with unpiloted aerial system lidar observations: a case study in Durham, New Hampshire, United States

JM Jacobs, AG Hunsaker, FB Sullivan, M Palace… - The …, 2021 - tc.copernicus.org
Terrestrial and airborne laser scanning and structure from motion techniques have emerged
as viable methods to map snow depths. While these systems have advanced snow …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring wet snow over an alpine region using sentinel-1 observations

F Karbou, G Veyssière, C Coleou, A Dufour… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The main objective of this study was to monitor wet snow conditions from Sentinel-1 over a
season, to examine its variation over time by cross-checking wet snow with independent …

Simulating ice layer formation under the presence of preferential flow in layered snowpacks

N Wever, S Würzer, C Fierz, M Lehning - The Cryosphere, 2016 - tc.copernicus.org
For physics-based snow cover models, simulating the formation of dense ice layers inside
the snowpack has been a long-time challenge. Their formation is considered to be tightly …

Modelling liquid water transport in snow under rain-on-snow conditions–considering preferential flow

S Würzer, N Wever, R Juras… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2017 - hess.copernicus.org
Rain on snow (ROS) has the potential to generate severe floods. Thus, precisely predicting
the effect of an approaching ROS event on runoff formation is very important. Data analyses …

Spatio‐temporal controls of snowmelt and runoff generation during rain‐on‐snow events in a mid‐latitude mountain catchment

J Garvelmann, S Pohl, M Weiler - Hydrological Processes, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A network of 30 standalone snow monitoring stations was used to investigate the snow
cover distribution, snowmelt dynamics, and runoff generation during two rain‐on‐snow …

Physical, thermal, and mechanical properties of snow, ice, and permafrost

L Arenson, W Colgan, HP Marshall - Snow and ice-related hazards, risks …, 2021 - Elsevier
The physical, thermal, and mechanical properties of snow, ice, and permafrost are
responsible for the response of these cryospheric materials to external stressors. An …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in climatology, snow cover, and ground temperatures at high alpine locations

E Bender, M Lehning, J Fiddes - Frontiers in Earth Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Knowledge about changes in ground temperatures under a changing climate is important for
many environmental, economic, and infrastructure applications and can be estimated by …

Geomorphic process chains in high-mountain regions-A review and classification approach for natural hazards assessment

PA Mani, SK Allen, SG Evans, J Kargel, M Mergili… - Authorea …, 2022 - authorea.com
Human populations and infrastructure in high mountain regions are exposed to a wide
range of natural hazards, the frequency, magnitude, and location of which are extremely …