Articles | Volume 15, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2593-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-2593-2021
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Brief communication
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15 Jun 2021
Brief communication |
| 15 Jun 2021
| 15 Jun 2021
Brief communication: Do 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 °C matter for the future evolution of Alpine glaciers?
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Sarah Eggs
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Matthias Huss
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Harry Zekollari
Department of Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
Laboratoire de Glaciologie, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Daniel Farinotti
Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW), ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Snow drought propagation and its impacts on streamflow drought in the Alps C. Chartier-Rescan et al. 10.1088/1748-9326/adc824
- Recent observations and glacier modeling point towards near-complete glacier loss in western Austria (Ötztal and Stubai mountain range) if 1.5 °C is not met L. Hartl et al. 10.5194/tc-19-1431-2025
- The Spatiotemporal Change of Glacier Runoff Is Comparably Attributed to Climatic Factors and Physical Properties in Northwestern China X. Leng et al. 10.3390/rs14102393
- The European Alps in a changing climate: physical trends and impacts M. Dumont et al. 10.5802/crgeos.288
- The need for stewardship of lands exposed by deglaciation from climate change A. Zimmer et al. 10.1002/wcc.753
- Future water temperature of rivers in Switzerland under climate change investigated with physics-based models A. Michel et al. 10.5194/hess-26-1063-2022
- Ice‐Dynamical Glacier Evolution Modeling—A Review H. Zekollari et al. 10.1029/2021RG000754
- Constraining sub-seasonal glacier mass balance in the Swiss Alps using Sentinel-2-derived snow-cover observations A. Cremona et al. 10.1017/jog.2025.1
- Twenty-first century global glacier evolution under CMIP6 scenarios and the role of glacier-specific observations H. Zekollari et al. 10.5194/tc-18-5045-2024
- Long-term hydrological behavior of an Alpine glacier M. Zanoni et al. 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.130316
- Volume, evolution, and sedimentation of future glacier lakes in Switzerland over the 21st century T. Steffen et al. 10.5194/esurf-10-723-2022
- Spatial variability in Alpine reservoir regulation: deriving reservoir operations from streamflow using generalized additive models M. Brunner & P. Naveau 10.5194/hess-27-673-2023
Latest update: 16 May 2025
Short summary
Recently, discussions have focused on the difference in limiting the increase in global average temperatures to below 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 °C compared to preindustrial levels. Here, we assess the impacts that such different scenarios would have on both the future evolution of glaciers in the European Alps and the water resources they provide. Our results show that the different temperature targets have important implications for the changes predicted until 2100.
Recently, discussions have focused on the difference in limiting the increase in global average...
