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Effects of climate change on snow cover in Swiss alpine terrains in the 21st Century.
Rel. Jost-Diedrich Graf Von Hardenberg. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Per L'Ambiente E Il Territorio, 2022
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Abstract
Snow is a key element in alpine terrains as it highly affects not only the surrounding environment in terms of hydrology and ecosystems of the catchment but also for socioeconomic aspects such as electricity production and winter tourism. The future changes in air temperature and precipitation as integral part of projected climate change are expected to affect the snow cover. To analyse the magnitude of this impact, in this study Snow and Climate Metrics, evaluated in two periods of the future (2020-2050 and 2069-2099), are compared to the values of the past (1971-2001). To do so, measurements data from 18 Intercantonal Measurement and Information System (IMIS) stations situated across the Swiss Alpine arc, and 6 climate change models chain, in 2 RCP scenarios (RCP2.6 and RCP8.5), from EURO-CORDEX at 50km resolution, were used.
These 18 stations are spread over the Swiss Alpine Arch above 2000 m.a.s.l
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