The exchange of heat, momentum, and mass in the atmosphere over mountainous terrain is
controlled by synoptic-scale dynamics, thermally driven mesoscale circulations, and …

We review developments in the field of boundary-layer flow over complex topography,
focussing on the period from 1970 to the present day. The review follows two parallel …

We describe a new field campaign over a steep, snowy 30^ ∘ 30∘ alpine slope, designed to
investigate three recurrent issues in experimental studies of steep-slope katabatic winds.(1) …

Abstract Atmospheric carbon (CO 2) exchange, evapotranspiration (ET) processes, and their
interactions with climatic drivers across tropical alpine grasslands are poorly understood …

Remote sensing is a powerful method to reconstruct annual mass-balance series over past
decades by exploiting archives of available images, as well as to study glaciers in …

In the majority of glacier surface energy balance studies, parameterization rather than direct
measurement is used to estimate one or more of the individual heat fluxes, with others, such …

Snow dynamics play a crucial role in the hydrology of alpine catchments in the Himalaya.
However, studies based on in-situ observations that elucidate the energy and mass balance …

We present the first direct comparison of turbulence conditions measured simultaneously
over exposed ice and a 0.08 m thick supraglacial debris cover on Suldenferner, a small …

Distributed mass balance models, which translate micrometeorological conditions into local
melt rates, have proven deficient to reflect the energy flux variability on mountain glaciers …

The surface energy fluxes of glaciers determine surface melt, and their adequate
parametrization is one of the keys to a successful prediction of future glacier mass balance …