The Dynamics of Anthropogenic Snow Patch Melting and Assessment of Pollution in Meltwater

Snow data from high-latitude boreal plains from 2009 to 2024 based on snow course surveys

Snow plays a critical role in cold-region environments, from climate regulation to water storage and from spring freshet to ecosystem services. However, quantification of snow accumulation and redistribution across spatio-temporal scales is challenging, owing to non-uniform snowfall, topographic attributes, wind redi...

A review of snowcover-based air pollution deposition research and model validation in Estonia since 1985

Impacts of Mediterranean snow droughts on mountain socio-ecohydrology

Snow droughts, defined as periods with below-normal Snow Water Equivalent, have recently received substantial attention as an emerging hazard in a warming world, but their impacts are still poorly understood. Here, we shed light on these impacts across the socio-ecohydrologic spectrum, by leveraging heterogeneous data...

Snow melting phases detection using apparent thermal inertia, radar data and numerical modelling

The timing of snowmelt has a crucial relevance for water management in mountain areas. Several approaches have been developed to detect the state of snow during the melting season using satellite observations, ground data, and numerical modelling, but these have rarely been compared directly. In this study, we used m...

Snowmelt Contribution to Streamflow in a Heavy-Snowfall Basin in Japan: A SWAT+ Modeling Study

In heavy-snowfall mountain basins, seasonal snowpack acts as an important reservoir for winter precipitation, yet applications of SWAT+ to such basins on the Sea of Japan side remain limited. We developed a SWAT+ model for the Tedori River Basin (691 km2) in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, and evaluated how the precipitati...

Chemical Composition and Industrial Contamination of Snowpack in the Ust-Kamenogorsk Urban Area, Kazakhstan

Atmospheric deposition in industrial basins of Central Asia is strongly influenced by local emissions and wintertime dispersion conditions. This study characterized snowpack at 63 sampling stations across Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, including operational background station 1, on 24–26 February 2025 after a 116-day acc...