[{"_id":"22529","user_id":"ba8df636-2132-11f1-aed0-ed93e2281fdd","tmp":{"short":"CC BY-NC-ND (4.0)","legal_code_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode","image":"/images/cc_by_nc_nd.png","name":"Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)"},"day":"01","OA_place":"publisher","publication":"Journal of Hydrology","year":"2021","date_created":"2026-07-27T12:30:24Z","article_type":"original","author":[{"full_name":"Moraga, Jorge Sebastián","first_name":"Jorge Sebastián","last_name":"Moraga"},{"last_name":"Peleg","first_name":"Nadav","full_name":"Peleg, Nadav"},{"last_name":"Fatichi","first_name":"Simone","id":"cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6","full_name":"Fatichi, Simone"},{"last_name":"Molnar","first_name":"Peter","full_name":"Molnar, Peter"},{"last_name":"Burlando","first_name":"Paolo","full_name":"Burlando, Paolo"}],"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"doi":"10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126806","oa":1,"extern":"1","publication_status":"published","intvolume":"       603","oa_version":"Published Version","keyword":["Catchment modelling","Climate change impacts","Weather generator","Distributed hydrological model","Streamflow extremes","Hydrological response"],"scopus_import":"1","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","citation":{"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,” <i>Journal of Hydrology</i>, vol. 603. Elsevier, 2021.","ama":"Moraga JS, Peleg N, Fatichi S, Molnar P, Burlando P. Revealing the impacts of climate change on mountainous catchments through high-resolution modelling. <i>Journal of Hydrology</i>. 2021;603. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126806\">10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126806</a>","apa":"Moraga, J. S., Peleg, N., Fatichi, S., Molnar, P., &#38; Burlando, P. (2021). Revealing the impacts of climate change on mountainous catchments through high-resolution modelling. <i>Journal of Hydrology</i>. Elsevier. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126806\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126806</a>","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.” <i>Journal of Hydrology</i>. Elsevier, 2021. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126806\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126806</a>.","mla":"Moraga, Jorge Sebastián, et al. “Revealing the Impacts of Climate Change on Mountainous Catchments through High-Resolution Modelling.” <i>Journal of Hydrology</i>, vol. 603, 126806, Elsevier, 2021, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126806\">10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126806</a>.","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.","short":"J.S. Moraga, N. Peleg, S. Fatichi, P. Molnar, P. Burlando, Journal of Hydrology 603 (2021)."},"publisher":"Elsevier","main_file_link":[{"url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126806","open_access":"1"}],"das_tickbox":"1","OA_type":"hybrid","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["1879-2707"],"issn":["0022-1694"]},"type":"journal_article","status":"public","volume":603,"title":"Revealing the impacts of climate change on mountainous catchments through high-resolution modelling","date_published":"2021-12-01T00:00:00Z","article_processing_charge":"No","quality_controlled":"1","date_updated":"2026-08-06T14:31:25Z","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/","month":"12"},{"type":"journal_article","publication_identifier":{"issn":["1462-9011"],"eissn":["1873-6416"]},"status":"public","OA_type":"closed access","publisher":"Elsevier","das_tickbox":"1","scopus_import":"1","citation":{"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. <i>Environmental Science &#38; Policy</i>. Elsevier. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2013.11.005\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2013.11.005</a>","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.” <i>Environmental Science &#38; Policy</i>. Elsevier, 2014. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2013.11.005\">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2013.11.005</a>.","mla":"Clarvis, Margot Hill, et al. “Governing and Managing Water Resources under Changing Hydro-Climatic Contexts: The Case of the Upper Rhone Basin.” <i>Environmental Science &#38; Policy</i>, vol. 43, Elsevier, 2014, pp. 56–67, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2013.11.005\">10.1016/j.envsci.2013.11.005</a>.","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 &#38; Policy. 43, 56–67.","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 &#38; Policy 43 (2014) 56–67.","ieee":"M. H. Clarvis <i>et al.</i>, “Governing and managing water resources under changing hydro-climatic contexts: The case of the upper Rhone basin,” <i>Environmental Science &#38; Policy</i>, vol. 43. Elsevier, pp. 56–67, 2014.","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. <i>Environmental Science &#38; Policy</i>. 2014;43:56-67. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2013.11.005\">10.1016/j.envsci.2013.11.005</a>"},"keyword":["Climate change impacts","Adaptation","Water governance","Water management","Rhone basin","Switzerland"],"abstract":[{"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.","lang":"eng"}],"oa_version":"None","month":"11","quality_controlled":"1","date_updated":"2026-08-06T08:21:08Z","title":"Governing and managing water resources under changing hydro-climatic contexts: The case of the upper Rhone basin","date_published":"2014-11-01T00:00:00Z","article_processing_charge":"No","volume":43,"publication":"Environmental Science & Policy","day":"01","page":"56-67","_id":"22545","user_id":"2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","extern":"1","publication_status":"published","doi":"10.1016/j.envsci.2013.11.005","intvolume":"        43","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"author":[{"full_name":"Clarvis, Margot Hill","first_name":"Margot Hill","last_name":"Clarvis"},{"last_name":"Fatichi","first_name":"Simone","full_name":"Fatichi, Simone","id":"cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6"},{"last_name":"Allan","first_name":"Andrew","full_name":"Allan, Andrew"},{"first_name":"Jürg","last_name":"Fuhrer","full_name":"Fuhrer, Jürg"},{"full_name":"Stoffel, Markus","last_name":"Stoffel","first_name":"Markus"},{"full_name":"Romerio, Franco","first_name":"Franco","last_name":"Romerio"},{"last_name":"Gaudard","first_name":"Ludovic","full_name":"Gaudard, Ludovic"},{"full_name":"Burlando, Paolo","last_name":"Burlando","first_name":"Paolo"},{"first_name":"Martin","last_name":"Beniston","full_name":"Beniston, Martin"},{"full_name":"Xoplaki, Elena","first_name":"Elena","last_name":"Xoplaki"},{"full_name":"Toreti, Andrea","first_name":"Andrea","last_name":"Toreti"}],"date_created":"2026-07-27T12:30:24Z","article_type":"original","year":"2014"}]