Elevation dependent warming over the Tibetan Plateau: Patterns, mechanisms and perspectives

Q You, D Chen, F Wu, N Pepin, Z Cai, B Ahrens… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is also known as the “Third Pole”. Elevation dependent
warming (EDW), the phenomenon that warming rate changes systematically with elevation …

Observed and projected hydroclimate changes in the Andes

JD Pabón-Caicedo, PA Arias, AF Carril… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Andes is the most biodiverse region across the globe. In addition, some of the largest
urban areas in South America are located within this region. Therefore, ecosystems and …

High mountain areas

R Hock, G Rasul, C Adler, B Cáceres, S Gruber… - IPCC special report on …, 2019 - iris.unito.it
The cryosphere (including, snow, glaciers, permafrost, lake and river ice) is an integral
element of high mountain regions, which are home to roughly 10% of the global population …

Partitioning the uncertainty of ensemble projections of global glacier mass change

B Marzeion, R Hock, B Anderson, A Bliss… - Earth's …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Glacier mass loss is recognized as a major contributor to current sea level rise. However,
large uncertainties remain in projections of glacier mass loss on global and regional scales …

[HTML][HTML] Land surface dynamics and meteorological forcings modulate land surface temperature characteristics

OE Adeyeri, AH Folorunsho, KI Ayegbusi… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study examines the effect of land cover, vegetation health, climatic forcings, elevation
heat loads, and terrain characteristics (LVCET) on land surface temperature (LST) …

The tempo of greening in the European Alps: Spatial variations on a common theme

P Choler, A Bayle, BZ Carlson, C Randin… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The long‐term increase in satellite‐based proxies of vegetation cover is a well‐documented
response of seasonally snow‐covered ecosystems to climate warming. However, observed …

Asymmetric emergence of low-to-no snow in the midlatitudes of the American Cordillera

AM Rhoades, BJ Hatchett, MD Risser… - Nature Climate …, 2022 - nature.com
Societies and ecosystems within and downstream of mountains rely on seasonal snowmelt
to satisfy their water demands. Anthropogenic climate change has reduced mountain …

A global climate model ensemble for downscaled monthly climate normals over North America

CR Mahony, T Wang, A Hamann… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Use of downscaled global climate model projections is expanding rapidly as climate change
vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning become mainstream in many sectors …

Snow and climate: Feedbacks, drivers, and indices of change

CW Thackeray, C Derksen, CG Fletcher… - Current Climate Change …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Highlight significant developments that have recently been
made to enhance our understanding of how snow responds to climate forcing and the role …

Elevation dependent precipitation and temperature changes over Indian Himalayan region

AP Dimri, E Palazzi, AS Daloz - Climate Dynamics, 2022 - Springer
Various studies reported an elevation dependent precipitation and temperature changes in
mountainous regions of the world including the Himalayas. Various mechanisms are …