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Snow in the Mountains
Mountains have often been considered the domain of snow and ice. The temperature drops as altitude is gained, causing precipitation to fall as snow...
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Characteristics of snow cover distribution along railway subgrade and the protective effect of snow fences
Railways built in cold, snowy, and lightly populated areas are subjected to wind and snow disasters. In this study, we selected a snow hazard...
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Data and Methods for Snow Cover Detection
In this chapter, a multi-spatial, multi-temporal, multi-scale, and multi-source approach is conducted to investigate the snow cover distribution in...
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An Integrated Approach to Quantify Changes in NW Indian Himalayan Ice and Snow in Large Spatial Extent
Monitoring spatio-temporal changes in glaciers and snow is important for estimating the impact of climate change in glaciated landscapes. The...
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Integrating Traditional Knowledge with GIS for Snow Avalanche Susceptibility Map** in Kargil-Ladakh Region of Trans-Himalayan India
Snow-avalanches are responsible for loss of life and damage to infrastructure in mountainous areas across the world. The present study aims to...
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Snow Dynamics, Hydrology, and Erosion
Sierra NevadaSierra Nevada is the southernmost snowSnow area in Europe and its singular geographical location, together with its high altitudes,...
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Snow Cover—Observations, Processes, Changes, and Impacts on Northern Hydrology
This chapter presents an overview of Arctic terrestrial snow cover and hydrology starting with the factors contributing to variability and change in...
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Snow, Glacier, and Glacier Lake Map** and Monitoring Using Remote Sensing Data
Nowadays, remote sensing (RS) technology under the space programs of the world’s leading agencies provides multispectral optical and microwave data...
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Introduction
This chapter introduces the topic of the seasonal distribution of snow cover in the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, India, during the years...
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Snow resisting capacity of Caragana microphylla and Achnatherum splendens in a typical steppe region of Inner Mongolia, China
Snow resisting capacity of vegetation is important for secondary distribution of water resources in seasonal snow areas of grassland because it...
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Glaciology: Mass Balance of Very Small Glaciers on Mount Kenya During 2016–2018
In 1929, 17 glaciers were identified on Mount Kenya. Later, the glacier inventory of 2004 reported the presence of only 10 glaciers, which were...
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Snowmelt Runoff Forecasting in Himalayan Basins Using Remote Sensing Inputs
In HimalayasSnowmelt runoff forecasting, snow, ice and glaciers play an important role in the hydrology of the region for the growth and sustainable...
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Classification and Geographical Distribution of Cryosphere
This chapter describes the classification of the cryospheric components and their geographical distribution in the world. The first part introduces...
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Formation and Development of the Cryosphere
The cryosphere is a sphere on the earth’s surface with a certain thickness, where temperature is continuously distributed below the freezing point....
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Chemical Characteristics of the Cryosphere
Cryospheric chemistry is one of the most important research aspects of Cryospheric Science and has important impacts on the climatic and...
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Cryosphere and Cryospheric Science
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) states that it is extremely likely that more than half of the...
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Spatiotemporal variation and correlation of soil enzyme activities and soil physicochemical properties in canopy gaps of the Tianshan Mountains, Northwest China
The study of the heterogeneity of soil enzyme activities at different sampling locations in canopy gaps will help understand the influence mechanism...
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Spatial Distribution of Land Cover in North Eastern Region of India: An Appraisal Using Geospatial Technology
Land coverLand cover represents spatial information on different types of physical coverage of the earth’s surface. Appraising the spatial...
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Ground Temperature and Active Layer Regimes and Changes
Permafrost is degrading worldwide due to climate, leading to serious consequences for regional hydrology, climate, and ecosystems. Over the past...
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Scandinavia
Periglaciation in Scandinavia is reviewed with a focus on active and relict landforms, frost processes, permafrost distribution and landform age in...