21st century climate change in the European Alps—A review

Reliable estimates of future climate change in the Alps are relevant for large parts of the European society. At the same time, the complex Alpine region poses considerable challenges to climate models, which translate to uncertainties in the climate projections. Against this background, the present...

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Published in:The Science of the total environment 2014-09, Vol.493, p.1138-1151
Main Authors: Gobiet, Andreas, Kotlarski, Sven, Beniston, Martin, Heinrich, Georg, Rajczak, Jan, Stoffel, Markus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alpine region
Alps
Alps region
climate
Climate change
climate models
Drought
Droughts
environmental impact
Extremes
floods
glaciers
Hazards
Natural hazards
permafrost
Precipitation
Projection
Relative humidity
Snow
Snow cover
snowpack
society
summer
temperature
uncertainty
winter
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