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Historical snow measurements in the central and southern Apennine Mountains: climatology, variability, and trend
Vincenzo Capozzi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Science and Technology, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Isola C4, CAP 80143, Italy
Francesco Serrapica
Department of Science and Technology, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Isola C4, CAP 80143, Italy
Armando Rocco
Department of Science and Technology, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Isola C4, CAP 80143, Italy
Clizia Annella
Center of Excellence for Telesensing of Environment and Model Prediction of Severe Events, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
Department of Science and Technology, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Isola C4, CAP 80143, Italy
Giorgio Budillon
Department of Science and Technology, University of Naples “Parthenope”, Isola C4, CAP 80143, Italy
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Short summary
This “journey through time” discovers historical information about snow precipitation in the Italian Apennines. In this area, in the second half of the past century, a gradual decline in snow persistence on the ground, as well as in the frequency of occurrence of snowfall events, has been observed, especially in sites located above 1000 m above sea level. The old data rescued in this study strongly enhance our knowledge about past snowfall variability and climate in the Mediterranean area.
This “journey through time” discovers historical information about snow precipitation in the...
