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abstract:
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text: To make sound decisions in the face of climate change, government agencies,
policymakers and private stakeholders require suitable climate information on
local to regional scales. In Switzerland, the development of climate change scenarios
is strongly linked to the climate adaptation strategy of the Confederation. The
current climate scenarios for Switzerland CH2018 - released in form of six user-oriented
products - were the result of an intensive collaboration between academia and
administration under the umbrella of the National Centre for Climate Services
(NCCS), accounting for user needs and stakeholder dialogues from the beginning.
A rigorous scientific concept ensured consistency throughout the various analysis
steps of the EURO-CORDEX projections and a common procedure on how to extract
robust results and deal with associated uncertainties. The main results show that
Switzerland’s climate will face dry summers, heavy precipitation, more hot days
and snow-scarce winters. Approximately half of these changes could be alleviated
by mid-century through strong global mitigation efforts. A comprehensive communication
concept ensured that the results were rolled out and distilled in specific user-oriented
communication measures to increase their uptake and to make them actionable. A
narrative approach with four fictitious persons was used to communicate the key
messages to the general public. Three years after the release, the climate scenarios
have proven to be an indispensable information basis for users in climate adaptation
and for downstream applications. Potential for extensions and updates has been
identified since then and will shape the concept and planning of the next scenario
generation in Switzerland.
article_number: '100288'
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author:
- first_name: A.M.
full_name: Fischer, A.M.
last_name: Fischer
- first_name: K.M.
full_name: Strassmann, K.M.
last_name: Strassmann
- first_name: M.
full_name: Croci-Maspoli, M.
last_name: Croci-Maspoli
- first_name: A.M.
full_name: Hama, A.M.
last_name: Hama
- first_name: R.
full_name: Knutti, R.
last_name: Knutti
- first_name: S.
full_name: Kotlarski, S.
last_name: Kotlarski
- first_name: C.
full_name: Schär, C.
last_name: Schär
- first_name: C.
full_name: Schnadt Poberaj, C.
last_name: Schnadt Poberaj
- first_name: N.
full_name: Ban, N.
last_name: Ban
- first_name: M.
full_name: Bavay, M.
last_name: Bavay
- first_name: U.
full_name: Beyerle, U.
last_name: Beyerle
- first_name: D.N.
full_name: Bresch, D.N.
last_name: Bresch
- first_name: S.
full_name: Brönnimann, S.
last_name: Brönnimann
- first_name: P.
full_name: Burlando, P.
last_name: Burlando
- first_name: A.
full_name: Casanueva, A.
last_name: Casanueva
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: I.
full_name: Feigenwinter, I.
last_name: Feigenwinter
- first_name: E.M.
full_name: Fischer, E.M.
last_name: Fischer
- first_name: M.
full_name: Hirschi, M.
last_name: Hirschi
- first_name: M.A.
full_name: Liniger, M.A.
last_name: Liniger
- first_name: C.
full_name: Marty, C.
last_name: Marty
- first_name: I.
full_name: Medhaug, I.
last_name: Medhaug
- first_name: N.
full_name: Peleg, N.
last_name: Peleg
- first_name: M.
full_name: Pickl, M.
last_name: Pickl
- first_name: C.C.
full_name: Raible, C.C.
last_name: Raible
- first_name: J.
full_name: Rajczak, J.
last_name: Rajczak
- first_name: O.
full_name: Rössler, O.
last_name: Rössler
- first_name: S.C.
full_name: Scherrer, S.C.
last_name: Scherrer
- first_name: C.
full_name: Schwierz, C.
last_name: Schwierz
- first_name: S.I.
full_name: Seneviratne, S.I.
last_name: Seneviratne
- first_name: M.
full_name: Skelton, M.
last_name: Skelton
- first_name: S.L.
full_name: Sørland, S.L.
last_name: Sørland
- first_name: C.
full_name: Spirig, C.
last_name: Spirig
- first_name: F.
full_name: Tschurr, F.
last_name: Tschurr
- first_name: J.
full_name: Zeder, J.
last_name: Zeder
- first_name: E.M.
full_name: Zubler, E.M.
last_name: Zubler
citation:
ama: Fischer AM, Strassmann KM, Croci-Maspoli M, et al. Climate Scenarios for Switzerland
CH2018 – Approach and Implications. Climate Services. 2022;26. doi:10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100288
apa: Fischer, A. M., Strassmann, K. M., Croci-Maspoli, M., Hama, A. M., Knutti,
R., Kotlarski, S., … Zubler, E. M. (2022). Climate Scenarios for Switzerland CH2018
– Approach and Implications. Climate Services. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100288
chicago: Fischer, A.M., K.M. Strassmann, M. Croci-Maspoli, A.M. Hama, R. Knutti,
S. Kotlarski, C. Schär, et al. “Climate Scenarios for Switzerland CH2018 – Approach
and Implications.” Climate Services. Elsevier, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100288.
ieee: A. M. Fischer et al., “Climate Scenarios for Switzerland CH2018 – Approach
and Implications,” Climate Services, vol. 26. Elsevier, 2022.
ista: Fischer AM, Strassmann KM, Croci-Maspoli M, Hama AM, Knutti R, Kotlarski S,
Schär C, Schnadt Poberaj C, Ban N, Bavay M, Beyerle U, Bresch DN, Brönnimann S,
Burlando P, Casanueva A, Fatichi S, Feigenwinter I, Fischer EM, Hirschi M, Liniger
MA, Marty C, Medhaug I, Peleg N, Pickl M, Raible CC, Rajczak J, Rössler O, Scherrer
SC, Schwierz C, Seneviratne SI, Skelton M, Sørland SL, Spirig C, Tschurr F, Zeder
J, Zubler EM. 2022. Climate Scenarios for Switzerland CH2018 – Approach and Implications.
Climate Services. 26, 100288.
mla: Fischer, A. M., et al. “Climate Scenarios for Switzerland CH2018 – Approach
and Implications.” Climate Services, vol. 26, 100288, Elsevier, 2022, doi:10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100288.
short: A.M. Fischer, K.M. Strassmann, M. Croci-Maspoli, A.M. Hama, R. Knutti, S.
Kotlarski, C. Schär, C. Schnadt Poberaj, N. Ban, M. Bavay, U. Beyerle, D.N. Bresch,
S. Brönnimann, P. Burlando, A. Casanueva, S. Fatichi, I. Feigenwinter, E.M. Fischer,
M. Hirschi, M.A. Liniger, C. Marty, I. Medhaug, N. Peleg, M. Pickl, C.C. Raible,
J. Rajczak, O. Rössler, S.C. Scherrer, C. Schwierz, S.I. Seneviratne, M. Skelton,
S.L. Sørland, C. Spirig, F. Tschurr, J. Zeder, E.M. Zubler, Climate Services 26
(2022).
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day: '26'
doi: 10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100288
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 26'
keyword:
- Climate scenario
- Climate services
- Switzerland
- EURO-CORDEX
- User-oriented communication
- National projections
language:
- iso: eng
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month: '04'
oa: 1
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- 2405-8807
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DOAJ_listed: '1'
OA_place: publisher
OA_type: gold
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "Urban heat islands (UHIs) are a widely studied phenomenon, while research
on urban-rural differences in humidity, the so called urban dry or moisture islands
(UDIs, UMIs), is less common and a large-scale quantification of the seasonal
and diurnal patterns of the UDI is still lacking. However, quantification of the
UDI/UMI effect is essential to understand the impacts of humidity on outdoor thermal
comfort, building energy consumption, and urban ecology in cities worldwide. Here,
we use a set of globally distributed air temperature and humidity measurements
(1089 stations) to quantify diurnal and seasonal patterns of UHI and UDI resulting
from rapid urbanization over many regions of the world. The terms ‘absolute UDI’
and ‘relative UDI’ are defined, which quantify urban–rural differences in actual
and relative humidity metrics, respectively.\r\n\r\nResults show that absolute
UDI is largest during daytime with the peak humidity decrease in urban areas occurring
during late afternoon hours. In contrast, relative UDI is largest during night
and the peak urban relative humidity (RH) decrease and vapor pressure deficit
(VPD) increase occurs in the late evening hours with values of around −10% to
−11% for RH and 2.9–3.6 hPa for VPD between 20–00 local time during summer. Relative
and absolute UDIs are largest during the warm season, except for daytime RH UDI,
which does not show any seasonal pattern. In agreement with literature, canopy
air UHI is shown to be a nighttime phenomenon, which is larger during summer than
winter. Relative UDI is predominantly caused by changes in actual humidity during
day and UHI during nighttime."
article_number: '054044'
article_processing_charge: No
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author:
- first_name: Naika
full_name: Meili, Naika
last_name: Meili
- first_name: Athanasios
full_name: Paschalis, Athanasios
last_name: Paschalis
- first_name: Gabriele
full_name: Manoli, Gabriele
last_name: Manoli
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
citation:
ama: Meili N, Paschalis A, Manoli G, Fatichi S. Diurnal and seasonal patterns of
global urban dry islands. Environmental Research Letters. 2022;17(5). doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac68f8
apa: Meili, N., Paschalis, A., Manoli, G., & Fatichi, S. (2022). Diurnal and
seasonal patterns of global urban dry islands. Environmental Research Letters.
IOP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac68f8
chicago: Meili, Naika, Athanasios Paschalis, Gabriele Manoli, and Simone Fatichi.
“Diurnal and Seasonal Patterns of Global Urban Dry Islands.” Environmental
Research Letters. IOP Publishing, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac68f8.
ieee: N. Meili, A. Paschalis, G. Manoli, and S. Fatichi, “Diurnal and seasonal patterns
of global urban dry islands,” Environmental Research Letters, vol. 17,
no. 5. IOP Publishing, 2022.
ista: Meili N, Paschalis A, Manoli G, Fatichi S. 2022. Diurnal and seasonal patterns
of global urban dry islands. Environmental Research Letters. 17(5), 054044.
mla: Meili, Naika, et al. “Diurnal and Seasonal Patterns of Global Urban Dry Islands.”
Environmental Research Letters, vol. 17, no. 5, 054044, IOP Publishing,
2022, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac68f8.
short: N. Meili, A. Paschalis, G. Manoli, S. Fatichi, Environmental Research Letters
17 (2022).
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date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:24Z
date_published: 2022-05-09T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-06T11:57:54Z
day: '09'
doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac68f8
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 17'
issue: '5'
keyword:
- Urban dry island
- Urban moisture island
- Urban heat island
- Urban climate
- Urbanization effects
- Humidity
language:
- iso: eng
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url: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac68f8
month: '05'
oa: 1
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publication: Environmental Research Letters
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1748-9326
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title: Diurnal and seasonal patterns of global urban dry islands
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...
---
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Genetic adaptation and phenotypic plasticity facilitate the migration into
new habitats and enable organisms to cope with a rapidly changing environment.
In contrast to genetic adaptation that spans multiple generations as an evolutionary
process, phenotypic plasticity allows acclimation within the life-time of an organism.
Genetic adaptation and phenotypic plasticity are usually studied in isolation,
however, only by including their interactive impact, we can understand acclimation
and adaptation in nature. We aimed to explore the contribution of adaptation and
plasticity in coping with an abiotic (salinity) and a biotic (Vibrio bacteria)
stressor using six different populations of the broad-nosed pipefish Syngnathus
typhle that originated from either high [14–17 Practical Salinity Unit (PSU)]
or low (7–11 PSU) saline environments along the German coastline of the Baltic
Sea. We exposed wild caught animals, to either high (15 PSU) or low (7 PSU) salinity,
representing native and novel salinity conditions and allowed animals to mate.
After male pregnancy, offspring was split and each half was exposed to one of
the two salinities and infected with Vibrio alginolyticus bacteria that were evolved
at either of the two salinities in a fully reciprocal design. We investigated
life-history traits of fathers and expression of 47 target genes in mothers and
offspring. Pregnant males originating from high salinity exposed to low salinity
were highly susceptible to opportunistic fungi infections resulting in decreased
offspring size and number. In contrast, no signs of fungal infection were identified
in fathers originating from low saline conditions suggesting that genetic adaptation
has the potential to overcome the challenges encountered at low salinity. Offspring
from parents with low saline origin survived better at low salinity suggesting
genetic adaptation to low salinity. In addition, gene expression analyses of juveniles
indicated patterns of local adaptation, trans-generational plasticity and developmental
plasticity. In conclusion, our study suggests that pipefish are locally adapted
to the low salinity in their environment, however, they are retaining phenotypic
plasticity, which allows them to also cope with ancestral salinity levels and
prevailing pathogens.
acknowledgement: We are grateful for the help of Kristina Dauven, Andreas Ebner, Janina
Röckner, and Paulina Urban for fish collection in the field and fish maintenance.
Furthermore, we thank Fabian Wendt for setting up the aquaria system and Tatjana
Liese, Paulina Urban, Jakob Gismann, and Thorsten Reusch for support with DNA extraction
and analysis of pipefish population structure. The authors acknowledge support of
Isabel Tanger, Agnes Piecyk, Jonas Müller, Grace Walls, Sebastian Albrecht, Julia
Böge, and Julia Stefanschitz for their support in preparing cDNA and running of
Fluidigm chips. A special thank goes to Diana Gill for general lab support, ordering
materials and just being the good spirit of our molecular lab, to Till Bayer for
bioinformatics support and to Melanie Heckwolf for fruitful discussion and feedback
on the manuscript. HG is very grateful for inspirational office space with ocean
view provided by Lisa Hentschel and family. This manuscript has been released as
a pre-print at BIORXIV.
article_number: '626442'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Henry
full_name: Goehlich, Henry
last_name: Goehlich
- first_name: Linda
full_name: Sartoris, Linda
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last_name: Sartoris
- first_name: Kim-Sara
full_name: Wagner, Kim-Sara
last_name: Wagner
- first_name: Carolin C.
full_name: Wendling, Carolin C.
last_name: Wendling
- first_name: Olivia
full_name: Roth, Olivia
last_name: Roth
citation:
ama: Goehlich H, Sartoris L, Wagner K-S, Wendling CC, Roth O. Pipefish locally adapted
to low salinity in the Baltic Sea retain phenotypic plasticity to cope with ancestral
salinity levels. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 2021;9. doi:10.3389/fevo.2021.626442
apa: Goehlich, H., Sartoris, L., Wagner, K.-S., Wendling, C. C., & Roth, O.
(2021). Pipefish locally adapted to low salinity in the Baltic Sea retain phenotypic
plasticity to cope with ancestral salinity levels. Frontiers in Ecology and
Evolution. Frontiers Media. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.626442
chicago: Goehlich, Henry, Linda Sartoris, Kim-Sara Wagner, Carolin C. Wendling,
and Olivia Roth. “Pipefish Locally Adapted to Low Salinity in the Baltic Sea Retain
Phenotypic Plasticity to Cope with Ancestral Salinity Levels.” Frontiers in
Ecology and Evolution. Frontiers Media, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.626442.
ieee: H. Goehlich, L. Sartoris, K.-S. Wagner, C. C. Wendling, and O. Roth, “Pipefish
locally adapted to low salinity in the Baltic Sea retain phenotypic plasticity
to cope with ancestral salinity levels,” Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,
vol. 9. Frontiers Media, 2021.
ista: Goehlich H, Sartoris L, Wagner K-S, Wendling CC, Roth O. 2021. Pipefish locally
adapted to low salinity in the Baltic Sea retain phenotypic plasticity to cope
with ancestral salinity levels. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 9, 626442.
mla: Goehlich, Henry, et al. “Pipefish Locally Adapted to Low Salinity in the Baltic
Sea Retain Phenotypic Plasticity to Cope with Ancestral Salinity Levels.” Frontiers
in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 9, 626442, Frontiers Media, 2021, doi:10.3389/fevo.2021.626442.
short: H. Goehlich, L. Sartoris, K.-S. Wagner, C.C. Wendling, O. Roth, Frontiers
in Ecology and Evolution 9 (2021).
date_created: 2021-12-20T07:53:19Z
date_published: 2021-03-25T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-08-17T06:27:22Z
day: '25'
ddc:
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department:
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doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.626442
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keyword:
- ecology
- evolution
- behavior and systematics
- trans-generational plasticity
- genetic adaptation
- local adaptation
- phenotypic plasticity
- Baltic Sea
- climate change
- salinity
- syngnathids
language:
- iso: eng
month: '03'
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Mountainous catchments cover a broad range of elevations and their response
to a warming climate is expected to vary significantly in space. Nevertheless,
studies on climate change impacts typically examine the changes in flow statistics
only at the catchment outlet. In this study, we instead demonstrate the high variability
of the hydrological response to climate change at the sub-catchment scale, investigating
in detail the contribution of all components of the hydrological cycle in two
mountainous catchments (Thur and Kleine Emme) in the Swiss Alps. The analysis
was conducted with a two-dimensional weather generator model that simulated gridded
climate variables at an hourly and 2-km resolution until the end of the 21st century
for the RCP8.5 emission scenario. The climate ensemble was used as input into
a distributed hydrological model to estimate the changes in hydrological processes
at 100-m and hourly resolutions. Climate models show that precipitation intensifies
during winter but weakens during summer in the order of ± 5–10% toward the end
of the century. Temperature will rise by up to 4°C, leading to a 50% reduction
in snowmelt, 10% increase in evapotranspiration, and shift in precipitation type
from snowfall to rainfall. As a result, streamflow is projected to increase by
40% in winter but decrease by 20% to 40% during summer, with winter floods becoming
more frequent. The changes to streamflow (mean and extreme low and high flows)
at the sub-catchments show a strong dependency with elevation. In contrast to
the small changes projected at the outlet of the catchments, streamflow shows
a reduction at higher elevations (up to −20% change in mean streamflow for sub-catchments
at elevations exceeding 1400 m) and an increase at lower elevations (up to +5%
for Kleine Emme and +20% for the Thur at elevations below 600 m). These impacts
are tied to the changes in precipitation, as well as changes in snowmelt (at high
elevation) and evapotranspiration (at low elevation). The results reveal the causes
and diversity of hydrological response to climate change, emphasizing the importance
of investigating the distributed impacts of climate change in mountainous environments.
article_number: '126806'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Jorge Sebastián
full_name: Moraga, Jorge Sebastián
last_name: Moraga
- first_name: Nadav
full_name: Peleg, Nadav
last_name: Peleg
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Peter
full_name: Molnar, Peter
last_name: Molnar
- first_name: Paolo
full_name: Burlando, Paolo
last_name: Burlando
citation:
ama: Moraga JS, Peleg N, Fatichi S, Molnar P, Burlando P. Revealing the impacts
of climate change on mountainous catchments through high-resolution modelling.
Journal of Hydrology. 2021;603. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126806
apa: Moraga, J. S., Peleg, N., Fatichi, S., Molnar, P., & Burlando, P. (2021).
Revealing the impacts of climate change on mountainous catchments through high-resolution
modelling. Journal of Hydrology. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126806
chicago: Moraga, Jorge Sebastián, Nadav Peleg, Simone Fatichi, Peter Molnar, and
Paolo Burlando. “Revealing the Impacts of Climate Change on Mountainous Catchments
through High-Resolution Modelling.” Journal of Hydrology. Elsevier, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126806.
ieee: J. S. Moraga, N. Peleg, S. Fatichi, P. Molnar, and P. Burlando, “Revealing
the impacts of climate change on mountainous catchments through high-resolution
modelling,” Journal of Hydrology, vol. 603. Elsevier, 2021.
ista: Moraga JS, Peleg N, Fatichi S, Molnar P, Burlando P. 2021. Revealing the impacts
of climate change on mountainous catchments through high-resolution modelling.
Journal of Hydrology. 603, 126806.
mla: Moraga, Jorge Sebastián, et al. “Revealing the Impacts of Climate Change on
Mountainous Catchments through High-Resolution Modelling.” Journal of Hydrology,
vol. 603, 126806, Elsevier, 2021, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126806.
short: J.S. Moraga, N. Peleg, S. Fatichi, P. Molnar, P. Burlando, Journal of Hydrology
603 (2021).
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date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:24Z
date_published: 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-06T14:31:25Z
day: '01'
doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126806
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 603'
keyword:
- Catchment modelling
- Climate change impacts
- Weather generator
- Distributed hydrological model
- Streamflow extremes
- Hydrological response
language:
- iso: eng
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126806
month: '12'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: Journal of Hydrology
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1879-2707
issn:
- 0022-1694
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Revealing the impacts of climate change on mountainous catchments through high-resolution
modelling
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OA_type: hybrid
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Mountainous running water ecosystems are vulnerable to climate change with
major changes coming from warming temperatures. Species distribution will be affected
and some species are anticipated to be winners (increasing their range) or losers
(at risk of extinction). Climate change vulnerability is seldom integrated when
assessing threat status for lists of species at risk (Red Lists), even though
this might appear an important addition in the current context. The main objective
of our study was to assess the potential vulnerability of Ephemeroptera (E), Plecoptera
(P) and Trichoptera (T) species to global warming in a Swiss mountainous region
by supplementing Species Distribution Models (SDMs) with a trait-based approach,
using available historical occurrence and environmental data and to compare our
outcomes with the Swiss National Red List. First, we used nine different modelling
techniques and topographic, land use, climatic and hydrological variables as predictors
of EPT species distribution. The shape of the response curves of the species for
the environmental variables in the nine modelling techniques, together with three
biological and ecological traits were used to assess the potential vulnerability
of each species to climate change. The joint use of SDMs and trait approach appeared
complementary and even though discrepancies were highlighted between SDMs and
trait analyses, groups of potential “winners” and “losers” were raised out. Plecoptera
appeared as the most vulnerable group to global warming. Divergences between current
threat status of species and our results pointed out the need to integrate climate
change vulnerability in Red List assessments.
article_number: '636'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Anne-Laure
full_name: Besacier Monbertrand, Anne-Laure
last_name: Besacier Monbertrand
- first_name: Pablo
full_name: Timoner, Pablo
last_name: Timoner
- first_name: Kazi
full_name: Rahman, Kazi
last_name: Rahman
- first_name: Paolo
full_name: Burlando, Paolo
last_name: Burlando
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Yves
full_name: Gonseth, Yves
last_name: Gonseth
- first_name: Frédéric
full_name: Moser, Frédéric
last_name: Moser
- first_name: Emmanuel
full_name: Castella, Emmanuel
last_name: Castella
- first_name: Anthony
full_name: Lehmann, Anthony
last_name: Lehmann
citation:
ama: 'Besacier Monbertrand A-L, Timoner P, Rahman K, et al. Assessing the vulnerability
of aquatic macroinvertebrates to climate warming in a mountainous watershed: Supplementing
presence-only data with species traits. Water. 2019;11(4). doi:10.3390/w11040636'
apa: 'Besacier Monbertrand, A.-L., Timoner, P., Rahman, K., Burlando, P., Fatichi,
S., Gonseth, Y., … Lehmann, A. (2019). Assessing the vulnerability of aquatic
macroinvertebrates to climate warming in a mountainous watershed: Supplementing
presence-only data with species traits. Water. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11040636'
chicago: 'Besacier Monbertrand, Anne-Laure, Pablo Timoner, Kazi Rahman, Paolo Burlando,
Simone Fatichi, Yves Gonseth, Frédéric Moser, Emmanuel Castella, and Anthony Lehmann.
“Assessing the Vulnerability of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates to Climate Warming
in a Mountainous Watershed: Supplementing Presence-Only Data with Species Traits.”
Water. MDPI, 2019. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11040636.'
ieee: 'A.-L. Besacier Monbertrand et al., “Assessing the vulnerability of
aquatic macroinvertebrates to climate warming in a mountainous watershed: Supplementing
presence-only data with species traits,” Water, vol. 11, no. 4. MDPI, 2019.'
ista: 'Besacier Monbertrand A-L, Timoner P, Rahman K, Burlando P, Fatichi S, Gonseth
Y, Moser F, Castella E, Lehmann A. 2019. Assessing the vulnerability of aquatic
macroinvertebrates to climate warming in a mountainous watershed: Supplementing
presence-only data with species traits. Water. 11(4), 636.'
mla: 'Besacier Monbertrand, Anne-Laure, et al. “Assessing the Vulnerability of Aquatic
Macroinvertebrates to Climate Warming in a Mountainous Watershed: Supplementing
Presence-Only Data with Species Traits.” Water, vol. 11, no. 4, 636, MDPI,
2019, doi:10.3390/w11040636.'
short: A.-L. Besacier Monbertrand, P. Timoner, K. Rahman, P. Burlando, S. Fatichi,
Y. Gonseth, F. Moser, E. Castella, A. Lehmann, Water 11 (2019).
das_tickbox: '1'
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date_published: 2019-03-27T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-07-30T06:58:18Z
day: '27'
ddc:
- '550'
doi: 10.3390/w11040636
extern: '1'
has_accepted_license: '1'
intvolume: ' 11'
issue: '4'
keyword:
- Species Distribution Models
- ensemble forecasting
- Swiss Alps
- climate change
- red lists
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/10.3390/w11040636
month: '03'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: Water
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 2073-4441
publication_status: published
publisher: MDPI
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: 'Assessing the vulnerability of aquatic macroinvertebrates to climate warming
in a mountainous watershed: Supplementing presence-only data with species traits'
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image: /images/cc_by.png
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type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 11
year: '2019'
...
---
OA_type: closed access
_id: '22527'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Mountain ecosystems are experiencing rapid warming resulting in ecological
changes worldwide. Projecting the response of these ecosystems to climate change
is thus crucial, but also uncertain due to complex interactions between topography,
climate, and vegetation. Here, we performed numerical simulations in a real and
a synthetic spatial domain covering a range of contrasting climatic conditions
and vegetation characteristics representative of the European Alps. Simulations
were run with the mechanistic ecohydrological model Tethys–Chloris to quantify
the drivers of ecosystem functioning and to explore the vulnerability of Alpine
ecosystems to climate change. We correlated the spatial distribution of ecohydrological
responses with that of meteorological and topographic attributes and computed
spatially explicit sensitivities of net primary productivity, transpiration, and
snow cover to air temperature, radiation, and water availability. We also quantified
how the variance in several ecohydrological processes, such as transpiration,
quickly diminishes with increasing spatial aggregation, which highlights the importance
of fine spatial resolution for resolving patterns in complex topographies. We
conducted controlled numerical experiments in the synthetic domain to disentangle
the effect of catchment orientation on ecohydrological variables, such as streamflow.
Our results support previous studies reporting an altitude threshold below which
Alpine ecosystems are water‐limited in the drier inner‐Alpine valleys and confirm
that the wetter areas are temperature‐limited. High‐resolution simulations of
mountainous areas can improve our understanding of ecosystem functioning across
spatial scales. They can also locate the areas that are the most vulnerable to
climate change and guide future measurement campaigns.
article_number: e2054
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Theodoros
full_name: Mastrotheodoros, Theodoros
last_name: Mastrotheodoros
- first_name: Christoforos
full_name: Pappas, Christoforos
last_name: Pappas
- first_name: Peter
full_name: Molnar, Peter
last_name: Molnar
- first_name: Paolo
full_name: Burlando, Paolo
last_name: Burlando
- first_name: Panagiotis
full_name: Hadjidoukas, Panagiotis
last_name: Hadjidoukas
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
citation:
ama: 'Mastrotheodoros T, Pappas C, Molnar P, Burlando P, Hadjidoukas P, Fatichi
S. Ecohydrological dynamics in the Alps: Insights from a modelling analysis of
the spatial variability. Ecohydrology. 2019;12(1). doi:10.1002/eco.2054'
apa: 'Mastrotheodoros, T., Pappas, C., Molnar, P., Burlando, P., Hadjidoukas, P.,
& Fatichi, S. (2019). Ecohydrological dynamics in the Alps: Insights from
a modelling analysis of the spatial variability. Ecohydrology. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2054'
chicago: 'Mastrotheodoros, Theodoros, Christoforos Pappas, Peter Molnar, Paolo Burlando,
Panagiotis Hadjidoukas, and Simone Fatichi. “Ecohydrological Dynamics in the Alps:
Insights from a Modelling Analysis of the Spatial Variability.” Ecohydrology.
Wiley, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2054.'
ieee: 'T. Mastrotheodoros, C. Pappas, P. Molnar, P. Burlando, P. Hadjidoukas, and
S. Fatichi, “Ecohydrological dynamics in the Alps: Insights from a modelling analysis
of the spatial variability,” Ecohydrology, vol. 12, no. 1. Wiley, 2019.'
ista: 'Mastrotheodoros T, Pappas C, Molnar P, Burlando P, Hadjidoukas P, Fatichi
S. 2019. Ecohydrological dynamics in the Alps: Insights from a modelling analysis
of the spatial variability. Ecohydrology. 12(1), e2054.'
mla: 'Mastrotheodoros, Theodoros, et al. “Ecohydrological Dynamics in the Alps:
Insights from a Modelling Analysis of the Spatial Variability.” Ecohydrology,
vol. 12, no. 1, e2054, Wiley, 2019, doi:10.1002/eco.2054.'
short: T. Mastrotheodoros, C. Pappas, P. Molnar, P. Burlando, P. Hadjidoukas, S.
Fatichi, Ecohydrology 12 (2019).
das_tickbox: '1'
date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:24Z
date_published: 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-06T07:44:22Z
day: '01'
doi: 10.1002/eco.2054
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 12'
issue: '1'
keyword:
- Alpine ecohydrology
- Climate change
- Ecosystem sensitivity
- Numerical modelling
- Spatialheterogeneity
language:
- iso: eng
month: '01'
oa_version: None
publication: Ecohydrology
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1936-0592
issn:
- 1936-0584
publication_status: published
publisher: Wiley
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: 'Ecohydrological dynamics in the Alps: Insights from a modelling analysis of
the spatial variability'
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 12
year: '2019'
...
---
OA_type: closed access
_id: '22549'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "The time that rainfall takes to reach the outlet of a catchment as discharge
(transit time) is a fundamental and\r\nintegrated measure of catchment hydrological
processes and solute transport mechanisms. As such, many efforts\r\nhave been
dedicated to its understanding and quantification. However, defining and ranking
which factors,\r\ninternal and external to the system, control the distributions
of transit time is still an open challenge. Here, we\r\ndevelop a two-stage approach
to explore climate and topography controls on transit time, using a fully distributed
hydrological model coupled with a transport component. Specifically, we apply
the model to two\r\nsynthetic topographies under five observed climate regimes.
With this setup, water fluxes from two years of daily\r\nrainfall events are singularly
tracked across the catchments to then derive the distributions of transit time
and\r\nfraction of young water for each combination of topography and climate.
Results highlight a considerable\r\nvariability of transit times in all climates
and a pronounced effect of topography within a given climate. They\r\nfurther
reveal that for wet climates it is possible to define a curve describing water
transit time as a function of\r\ncumulative discharge that only depends on topographic
properties. On the contrary, in dry climates the variability of transit time and
young water fraction is much larger and not amenable to a simple summary. Despite\r\nsimplifications,
quantitative model-based inferences of transit time distributions are useful to
better understand\r\nhow climate and topography affect catchment functioning."
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Federica
full_name: Remondi, Federica
last_name: Remondi
- first_name: Martina
full_name: Botter, Martina
last_name: Botter
- first_name: Paolo
full_name: Burlando, Paolo
last_name: Burlando
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
citation:
ama: 'Remondi F, Botter M, Burlando P, Fatichi S. Variability of transit time distributions
with climate and topography: A modelling approach. Journal of Hydrology.
2019;569:37-50. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.11.011'
apa: 'Remondi, F., Botter, M., Burlando, P., & Fatichi, S. (2019). Variability
of transit time distributions with climate and topography: A modelling approach.
Journal of Hydrology. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.11.011'
chicago: 'Remondi, Federica, Martina Botter, Paolo Burlando, and Simone Fatichi.
“Variability of Transit Time Distributions with Climate and Topography: A Modelling
Approach.” Journal of Hydrology. Elsevier, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.11.011.'
ieee: 'F. Remondi, M. Botter, P. Burlando, and S. Fatichi, “Variability of transit
time distributions with climate and topography: A modelling approach,” Journal
of Hydrology, vol. 569. Elsevier, pp. 37–50, 2019.'
ista: 'Remondi F, Botter M, Burlando P, Fatichi S. 2019. Variability of transit
time distributions with climate and topography: A modelling approach. Journal
of Hydrology. 569, 37–50.'
mla: 'Remondi, Federica, et al. “Variability of Transit Time Distributions with
Climate and Topography: A Modelling Approach.” Journal of Hydrology, vol.
569, Elsevier, 2019, pp. 37–50, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.11.011.'
short: F. Remondi, M. Botter, P. Burlando, S. Fatichi, Journal of Hydrology 569
(2019) 37–50.
das_tickbox: '1'
date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:24Z
date_published: 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-06T08:12:57Z
day: '01'
doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.11.011
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 569'
keyword:
- Transit time distributions
- Young water
- Climate
- Topography
- Distributed hydrological modelling
language:
- iso: eng
month: '02'
oa_version: None
page: 37-50
publication: Journal of Hydrology
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1879-2707
issn:
- 0022-1694
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: 'Variability of transit time distributions with climate and topography: A modelling
approach'
type: journal_article
user_id: ba8df636-2132-11f1-aed0-ed93e2281fdd
volume: 569
year: '2019'
...
---
OA_type: closed access
_id: '22551'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Exploring the effects of climate change on the hydrological response at the
local scale requires climate data at high spatial and temporal resolutions. This
is best achieved by generating downscaled ensembles of future climate variables
derived from climate models. For this purpose we present a methodology to re-parameterize
the AWE-GEN-2d model (Advanced WEather GENerator for a two-dimensional grid).
The model simulates key meteorological variables needed by hydrological models
and is particularly suitable to explore the effects of stochastic (natural) climatic
uncertainty, which is fundamental for hydrological applications, especially at
sub-kilometer and hourly scales. Factors of change for different climate statistics
are calculated from climate model simulations of present and future climates and
subsequently applied to the statistics derived from observations to re-parameterize
AWE-GEN-2d. The model abilities in generating an ensemble of future climate variables
for the transient period 2020–2089 is presented with examples of precipitation
and near-surface air temperature fields from hourly to multi-annual scales for
a small mountainous region in the Swiss Alps. The stochastic uncertainty is examined
for present and future periods and for spatial scales from the RCM scale (12-km,
daily) to 2-km demonstrating the potential use of AWE-GEN-2d outputs. At the RCM
scale, model results yield a small increase in annual precipitation (4%) which
is within the stochastic uncertainty range for present and future periods (7%).
At the fine scale of 2-km, the increase in annual precipitation can exceed the
stochastic uncertainty, but for less than 10% of the domain area. On the contrary,
changes in annual near-surface air temperature exceed stochastic uncertainty both
at the RCM and finer scales. Stochastic climate uncertainty was concluded to be
very similar when comparing present and future periods and 12-km and 2-km scales.
The benefits of using AWE-GEN-2d in hydrological climate change impact assessments
are finally discussed.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Nadav
full_name: Peleg, Nadav
last_name: Peleg
- first_name: Peter
full_name: Molnar, Peter
last_name: Molnar
- first_name: Paolo
full_name: Burlando, Paolo
last_name: Burlando
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
citation:
ama: Peleg N, Molnar P, Burlando P, Fatichi S. Exploring stochastic climate uncertainty
in space and time using a gridded hourly weather generator. Journal of Hydrology.
2019;571:627-641. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.02.010
apa: Peleg, N., Molnar, P., Burlando, P., & Fatichi, S. (2019). Exploring stochastic
climate uncertainty in space and time using a gridded hourly weather generator.
Journal of Hydrology. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.02.010
chicago: Peleg, Nadav, Peter Molnar, Paolo Burlando, and Simone Fatichi. “Exploring
Stochastic Climate Uncertainty in Space and Time Using a Gridded Hourly Weather
Generator.” Journal of Hydrology. Elsevier, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.02.010.
ieee: N. Peleg, P. Molnar, P. Burlando, and S. Fatichi, “Exploring stochastic climate
uncertainty in space and time using a gridded hourly weather generator,” Journal
of Hydrology, vol. 571. Elsevier, pp. 627–641, 2019.
ista: Peleg N, Molnar P, Burlando P, Fatichi S. 2019. Exploring stochastic climate
uncertainty in space and time using a gridded hourly weather generator. Journal
of Hydrology. 571, 627–641.
mla: Peleg, Nadav, et al. “Exploring Stochastic Climate Uncertainty in Space and
Time Using a Gridded Hourly Weather Generator.” Journal of Hydrology, vol.
571, Elsevier, 2019, pp. 627–41, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.02.010.
short: N. Peleg, P. Molnar, P. Burlando, S. Fatichi, Journal of Hydrology 571 (2019)
627–641.
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date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:24Z
date_published: 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-06T08:45:41Z
day: '01'
doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.02.010
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 571'
keyword:
- Weather generator
- Stochastic downscaling
- Climate change
- Internal climate variability
- Climate uncertainty
- High-resolution rainfall model
language:
- iso: eng
month: '04'
oa_version: None
page: 627-641
publication: Journal of Hydrology
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1879-2707
issn:
- 0022-1694
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Exploring stochastic climate uncertainty in space and time using a gridded
hourly weather generator
type: journal_article
user_id: ba8df636-2132-11f1-aed0-ed93e2281fdd
volume: 571
year: '2019'
...
---
DOAJ_listed: '1'
OA_place: publisher
OA_type: gold
_id: '22540'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: The reliable partitioning of the terrestrial latent heat flux into evaporation
(E) and transpiration (T) is important for linking carbon and water cycles and
for better understanding ecosystem functioning at local, regional and global scales.
Previous research revealed that the transpiration-to-evapotranspiration ratio
(T/ET) is well constrained across ecosystems and is nearly independent of vegetation
characteristics and climate. Here we investigated the reasons for such a global
constancy in present-day T/ET by jointly analysing observations and process-based
model simulations. Using this framework, we also quantified how the ratio T/ET
could be influenced by changing climate. For present conditions, we found that
the various components of land surface evaporation (bare soil evaporation, below
canopy soil evaporation, evaporation from interception), and their respective
ratios to plant transpiration, depend largely on local climate and equilibrium
vegetation properties. The systematic covariation between local vegetation characteristics
and climate, resulted in a globally constrained value of T/ET = ∼70 ± 9% for undisturbed
ecosystems, nearly independent of specific climate and vegetation attributes.
Moreover, changes in precipitation amounts and patterns, increasing air temperatures,
atmospheric CO2 concentration, and specific leaf area (the ratio of leaf area
per leaf mass) was found to affect T/ET in various manners. However, even extreme
changes in the aforementioned factors did not significantly modify T/ET.
article_number: '104012'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: letter_note
author:
- first_name: Athanasios
full_name: Paschalis, Athanasios
last_name: Paschalis
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Christoforos
full_name: Pappas, Christoforos
last_name: Pappas
- first_name: Dani
full_name: Or, Dani
last_name: Or
citation:
ama: Paschalis A, Fatichi S, Pappas C, Or D. Covariation of vegetation and climate
constrains present and future T/ET variability. Environmental Research Letters.
2018;13(10). doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aae267
apa: Paschalis, A., Fatichi, S., Pappas, C., & Or, D. (2018). Covariation of
vegetation and climate constrains present and future T/ET variability. Environmental
Research Letters. IOP Publishing . https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aae267
chicago: Paschalis, Athanasios, Simone Fatichi, Christoforos Pappas, and Dani Or.
“Covariation of Vegetation and Climate Constrains Present and Future T/ET Variability.”
Environmental Research Letters. IOP Publishing , 2018. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aae267.
ieee: A. Paschalis, S. Fatichi, C. Pappas, and D. Or, “Covariation of vegetation
and climate constrains present and future T/ET variability,” Environmental
Research Letters, vol. 13, no. 10. IOP Publishing , 2018.
ista: Paschalis A, Fatichi S, Pappas C, Or D. 2018. Covariation of vegetation and
climate constrains present and future T/ET variability. Environmental Research
Letters. 13(10), 104012.
mla: Paschalis, Athanasios, et al. “Covariation of Vegetation and Climate Constrains
Present and Future T/ET Variability.” Environmental Research Letters, vol.
13, no. 10, 104012, IOP Publishing , 2018, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aae267.
short: A. Paschalis, S. Fatichi, C. Pappas, D. Or, Environmental Research Letters
13 (2018).
das_tickbox: '1'
date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:24Z
date_published: 2018-10-05T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-06T07:46:04Z
day: '05'
ddc:
- '550'
doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aae267
extern: '1'
has_accepted_license: '1'
intvolume: ' 13'
issue: '10'
keyword:
- T/ET
- Evapotranspiration partitioning
- Ecohydrology
- Modelling
- Climate change
language:
- iso: eng
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aae267
month: '10'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publication: Environmental Research Letters
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1748-9326
publication_status: published
publisher: 'IOP Publishing '
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Covariation of vegetation and climate constrains present and future T/ET variability
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year: '2018'
...
---
OA_type: closed access
_id: '22521'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "A fully distributed hydrological analysis at scales significant for water
management for present-day, and\r\nprojected future climate conditions is presented
for a catchment in the Alps. We selected the upper Rhone\r\nbasin (Switzerland)
as a test case for understanding anthropogenic impacts including climate change
on\r\nwater resources and flood risk in the Alpine area. The upper Rhone basin
contains reservoirs, river diversions and irrigated areas offering the opportunity
to study the interaction between climate change effects\r\nand hydraulic infrastructure.
Anthropogenic disturbances of the flow regime were implemented in detail\r\nin
the hydrological analysis. We downscaled climate model realizations using a methodology
that\r\naccounts for the uncertainty in climate change projections related to
the stochastic variability of precipitation and air temperature. We showed how
climate change effects on streamflow propagate from high\r\nelevation headwater
catchments to the river in the main valley by analyzing changes in several hydrological
metrics and at various temporal scales across 297 control sections. Changes in
the natural hydrological regime imposed by the existing hydraulic infrastructure
are likely larger than climate change\r\nsignals expected by the middle of the
21st century in most of the river network. Despite a strong uncertainty induced
by stochastic climate variability, we identified an elevational dependence of
climate\r\nchange impacts with a severe reduction in streamflow due to the missing
contribution of water from\r\nice melt at high-elevation and a dampened effect
downstream. Reduced ice cover and ice melt are likely\r\nto have significant implications
for hydropower production. The impacts can emerge without any additional climate
warming. A decrease of August–September discharge and an increase of hourly and
daily\r\nmaximum flows appear as plausible projected change for the most part
of the catchment. However, it is\r\nunlikely that major changes in total runoff
for the entire upper Rhone basin will occur in the next four\r\ndecades."
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: S.
full_name: Rimkus, S.
last_name: Rimkus
- first_name: P.
full_name: Burlando, P.
last_name: Burlando
- first_name: R.
full_name: Bordoy, R.
last_name: Bordoy
- first_name: P.
full_name: Molnar, P.
last_name: Molnar
citation:
ama: Fatichi S, Rimkus S, Burlando P, Bordoy R, Molnar P. High-resolution distributed
analysis of climate and anthropogenic changes on the hydrology of an Alpine catchment.
Journal of Hydrology. 2015;525:362-382. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.03.036
apa: Fatichi, S., Rimkus, S., Burlando, P., Bordoy, R., & Molnar, P. (2015).
High-resolution distributed analysis of climate and anthropogenic changes on the
hydrology of an Alpine catchment. Journal of Hydrology. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.03.036
chicago: Fatichi, Simone, S. Rimkus, P. Burlando, R. Bordoy, and P. Molnar. “High-Resolution
Distributed Analysis of Climate and Anthropogenic Changes on the Hydrology of
an Alpine Catchment.” Journal of Hydrology. Elsevier, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.03.036.
ieee: S. Fatichi, S. Rimkus, P. Burlando, R. Bordoy, and P. Molnar, “High-resolution
distributed analysis of climate and anthropogenic changes on the hydrology of
an Alpine catchment,” Journal of Hydrology, vol. 525. Elsevier, pp. 362–382,
2015.
ista: Fatichi S, Rimkus S, Burlando P, Bordoy R, Molnar P. 2015. High-resolution
distributed analysis of climate and anthropogenic changes on the hydrology of
an Alpine catchment. Journal of Hydrology. 525, 362–382.
mla: Fatichi, Simone, et al. “High-Resolution Distributed Analysis of Climate and
Anthropogenic Changes on the Hydrology of an Alpine Catchment.” Journal of
Hydrology, vol. 525, Elsevier, 2015, pp. 362–82, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.03.036.
short: S. Fatichi, S. Rimkus, P. Burlando, R. Bordoy, P. Molnar, Journal of Hydrology
525 (2015) 362–382.
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date_published: 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-06T08:04:28Z
day: '01'
doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.03.036
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 525'
keyword:
- Climate change
- Water resources
- Stochastic approaches
- Ice melt
- Alps
- Hydrological modeling
language:
- iso: eng
month: '06'
oa_version: None
page: 362-382
publication: Journal of Hydrology
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1879-2707
issn:
- 0022-1694
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: High-resolution distributed analysis of climate and anthropogenic changes on
the hydrology of an Alpine catchment
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 525
year: '2015'
...
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OA_type: closed access
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Climate change represents a major increase in uncertainty that water managers
and policy makers will need to integrate into water resources policy and management.
A certain level of uncertainty has always existed in water resources planning,
but the speed and intensity of changes in baseline conditions that climate change
embodies might require a shift in perspective. This article draws on both the
social and physical science results of the EU-FP7 ACQWA project to better understand
the challenges and opportunities for adaptation to climate change impacts on the
hydrology of the upper Rhone basin in the Canton Valais, Switzerland. It first
presents the results of hydro-climatic change projections downscaled to more temporally
and spatially-relevant frames of reference for decision makers. Then, it analyses
the current policy and legislative framework within which these changes will take
place, according to the policy coherence across different water-relevant frameworks
as well as the integration and mainstreaming of climate change. It compares the
current policy and legislative frameworks for different aspects of water resources
management to the projected impacts of climate change on the hydrology of the
upper Rhone basin, in order to examine the appropriateness of the current approach
for responding to a changing climatic context. Significant uncertainties pose
numerous challenges in the governance context. The study draws on adaptive governance
principles, to propose policy actions across different scales of governance to
better manage baseline variability as well as more ‘unpredictable’ uncertainty
from climate change impacts.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Margot Hill
full_name: Clarvis, Margot Hill
last_name: Clarvis
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Andrew
full_name: Allan, Andrew
last_name: Allan
- first_name: Jürg
full_name: Fuhrer, Jürg
last_name: Fuhrer
- first_name: Markus
full_name: Stoffel, Markus
last_name: Stoffel
- first_name: Franco
full_name: Romerio, Franco
last_name: Romerio
- first_name: Ludovic
full_name: Gaudard, Ludovic
last_name: Gaudard
- first_name: Paolo
full_name: Burlando, Paolo
last_name: Burlando
- first_name: Martin
full_name: Beniston, Martin
last_name: Beniston
- first_name: Elena
full_name: Xoplaki, Elena
last_name: Xoplaki
- first_name: Andrea
full_name: Toreti, Andrea
last_name: Toreti
citation:
ama: 'Clarvis MH, Fatichi S, Allan A, et al. Governing and managing water resources
under changing hydro-climatic contexts: The case of the upper Rhone basin. Environmental
Science & Policy. 2014;43:56-67. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2013.11.005'
apa: 'Clarvis, M. H., Fatichi, S., Allan, A., Fuhrer, J., Stoffel, M., Romerio,
F., … Toreti, A. (2014). Governing and managing water resources under changing
hydro-climatic contexts: The case of the upper Rhone basin. Environmental Science
& Policy. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2013.11.005'
chicago: 'Clarvis, Margot Hill, Simone Fatichi, Andrew Allan, Jürg Fuhrer, Markus
Stoffel, Franco Romerio, Ludovic Gaudard, et al. “Governing and Managing Water
Resources under Changing Hydro-Climatic Contexts: The Case of the Upper Rhone
Basin.” Environmental Science & Policy. Elsevier, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2013.11.005.'
ieee: 'M. H. Clarvis et al., “Governing and managing water resources under
changing hydro-climatic contexts: The case of the upper Rhone basin,” Environmental
Science & Policy, vol. 43. Elsevier, pp. 56–67, 2014.'
ista: 'Clarvis MH, Fatichi S, Allan A, Fuhrer J, Stoffel M, Romerio F, Gaudard L,
Burlando P, Beniston M, Xoplaki E, Toreti A. 2014. Governing and managing water
resources under changing hydro-climatic contexts: The case of the upper Rhone
basin. Environmental Science & Policy. 43, 56–67.'
mla: 'Clarvis, Margot Hill, et al. “Governing and Managing Water Resources under
Changing Hydro-Climatic Contexts: The Case of the Upper Rhone Basin.” Environmental
Science & Policy, vol. 43, Elsevier, 2014, pp. 56–67, doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2013.11.005.'
short: M.H. Clarvis, S. Fatichi, A. Allan, J. Fuhrer, M. Stoffel, F. Romerio, L.
Gaudard, P. Burlando, M. Beniston, E. Xoplaki, A. Toreti, Environmental Science
& Policy 43 (2014) 56–67.
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date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:24Z
date_published: 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-06T08:21:08Z
day: '01'
doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2013.11.005
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 43'
keyword:
- Climate change impacts
- Adaptation
- Water governance
- Water management
- Rhone basin
- Switzerland
language:
- iso: eng
month: '11'
oa_version: None
page: 56-67
publication: Environmental Science & Policy
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1873-6416
issn:
- 1462-9011
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: 'Governing and managing water resources under changing hydro-climatic contexts:
The case of the upper Rhone basin'
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 43
year: '2014'
...
---
OA_type: closed access
_id: '22556'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Numerous studies across multiple disciplines search for insights on the effects
of climate change at local spatial scales and at fine time resolutions. This study
presents an overall methodology of using a weather generator for downscaling an
ensemble of climate model outputs. The downscaled predictions can explicitly include
climate model uncertainty, which offers valuable information for making probabilistic
inferences about climate impacts. The hourly weather generator that serves as
the downscaling tool is briefly presented. The generator is designed to reproduce
a set of meteorological variables that can serve as input to hydrological, ecological,
geomorphological, and agricultural models. The generator is capable of reproducing
a wide set of climate statistics over a range of temporal scales, from extremes,
to low-frequency interannual variability; its performance for many climate variables
and their statistics over different aggregation periods is highly satisfactory.
The use of the weather generator in simulations of future climate scenarios, as
inferred from climate models, is described in detail. Using a previously developed
methodology based on a Bayesian approach, the stochastic downscaling procedure
derives the frequency distribution functions of factors of change for several
climate statistics from a multi-model ensemble of outputs of General Circulation
Models. The factors of change are subsequently applied to the statistics derived
from observations to re-evaluate the parameters of the weather generator. Using
embedded causal and statistical relationships, the generator simulates future
realizations of climate for a specific point location at the hourly scale. Uncertainties
present in the climate model realizations and the multi-model ensemble predictions
are discussed. An application of the weather generator in reproducing present
(1961–2000) and forecasting future (2081–2100) climate conditions is illustrated
for the location of Tucson (AZ). The stochastic downscaling is carried out using
simulations of eight General Circulation Models adopted in the IPCC 4AR, A1B emission
scenario.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Valeriy Y.
full_name: Ivanov, Valeriy Y.
last_name: Ivanov
- first_name: Enrica
full_name: Caporali, Enrica
last_name: Caporali
citation:
ama: Fatichi S, Ivanov VY, Caporali E. Simulation of future climate scenarios with
a weather generator. Advances in Water Resources. 2011;34(4):448-467. doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2010.12.013
apa: Fatichi, S., Ivanov, V. Y., & Caporali, E. (2011). Simulation of future
climate scenarios with a weather generator. Advances in Water Resources.
Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2010.12.013
chicago: Fatichi, Simone, Valeriy Y. Ivanov, and Enrica Caporali. “Simulation of
Future Climate Scenarios with a Weather Generator.” Advances in Water Resources.
Elsevier, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2010.12.013.
ieee: S. Fatichi, V. Y. Ivanov, and E. Caporali, “Simulation of future climate scenarios
with a weather generator,” Advances in Water Resources, vol. 34, no. 4.
Elsevier, pp. 448–467, 2011.
ista: Fatichi S, Ivanov VY, Caporali E. 2011. Simulation of future climate scenarios
with a weather generator. Advances in Water Resources. 34(4), 448–467.
mla: Fatichi, Simone, et al. “Simulation of Future Climate Scenarios with a Weather
Generator.” Advances in Water Resources, vol. 34, no. 4, Elsevier, 2011,
pp. 448–67, doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2010.12.013.
short: S. Fatichi, V.Y. Ivanov, E. Caporali, Advances in Water Resources 34 (2011)
448–467.
das_tickbox: '1'
date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:24Z
date_published: 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-06T10:13:12Z
day: '01'
doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2010.12.013
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 34'
issue: '4'
keyword:
- Weather generator
- Stochastic downscaling
- Climate change
- Hydro-meteorology
- Rainfall model
language:
- iso: eng
month: '04'
oa_version: None
page: 448-467
publication: Advances in Water Resources
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 0309-1708
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Simulation of future climate scenarios with a weather generator
type: journal_article
user_id: ba8df636-2132-11f1-aed0-ed93e2281fdd
volume: 34
year: '2011'
...
---
OA_type: closed access
_id: '22524'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "The analysis of changes in precipitation is nowadays of great interest because
rainfall space-time distribution is considered one of the most important indexes
in the natural climatic cycle. This study proposes an investigation of precipitation
time series recorded in the region of Tuscany (Central Italy) in the period 1916–2003.
Forty indexes are defined to evaluate changes in the precipitation patterns and
trend detection is performed through statistical tests to assess the significance
of temporal and spatial changes in the precipitation regime. The presented analysis
does not show strong evidence of nonstationarity. A few indexes in a given number
of stations of the analysed territory do show a slight trend, but the significance
of those trends is lost once the multiple location testing issue is considered.
The complexity of the climate in central Italy, i.e. the presence of numerous
feedbacks might in fact distort or remove the consequences of global warming on
the precipitation regime. \r\n"
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: review
author:
- first_name: Simone
full_name: Fatichi, Simone
id: cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: Enrica
full_name: Caporali, Enrica
last_name: Caporali
citation:
ama: Fatichi S, Caporali E. A comprehensive analysis of changes in precipitation
regime in Tuscany. International Journal of Climatology. 2009;29(13):1883-1893.
doi:10.1002/joc.1921
apa: Fatichi, S., & Caporali, E. (2009). A comprehensive analysis of changes
in precipitation regime in Tuscany. International Journal of Climatology.
Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.1921
chicago: Fatichi, Simone, and Enrica Caporali. “A Comprehensive Analysis of Changes
in Precipitation Regime in Tuscany.” International Journal of Climatology.
Wiley, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.1921.
ieee: S. Fatichi and E. Caporali, “A comprehensive analysis of changes in precipitation
regime in Tuscany,” International Journal of Climatology, vol. 29, no.
13. Wiley, pp. 1883–1893, 2009.
ista: Fatichi S, Caporali E. 2009. A comprehensive analysis of changes in precipitation
regime in Tuscany. International Journal of Climatology. 29(13), 1883–1893.
mla: Fatichi, Simone, and Enrica Caporali. “A Comprehensive Analysis of Changes
in Precipitation Regime in Tuscany.” International Journal of Climatology,
vol. 29, no. 13, Wiley, 2009, pp. 1883–93, doi:10.1002/joc.1921.
short: S. Fatichi, E. Caporali, International Journal of Climatology 29 (2009) 1883–1893.
das_tickbox: '1'
date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:24Z
date_published: 2009-11-15T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-06T10:16:30Z
day: '15'
doi: 10.1002/joc.1921
extern: '1'
intvolume: ' 29'
issue: '13'
keyword:
- Stationarity
- Climate change
- Trend
- Extreme rainfall
- Daily rainfall
- Spatial analysis
- Multiple testing
language:
- iso: eng
month: '11'
oa_version: None
page: 1883-1893
publication: International Journal of Climatology
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1097-0088
issn:
- 0899-8418
publication_status: published
publisher: Wiley
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: A comprehensive analysis of changes in precipitation regime in Tuscany
type: journal_article
user_id: ba8df636-2132-11f1-aed0-ed93e2281fdd
volume: 29
year: '2009'
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