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_id: '12635'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'Switzerland is one of the countries with some of the longest and best glaciological
    data sets. Its glaciers and their changes in response to climate have been extensively
    investigated, and the number and quality of related studies are notable. However,
    a comprehensive review of glacier changes and their impact on the hydrology of
    glacierised catchments for Switzerland is missing and we use the opportunity provided
    by the EU-FP7 ACQWA project to review the current state of knowledge about past
    changes and future projections. We examine the type of models that have been applied
    to infer glacier evolution and identify knowledge gaps that should be addressed
    in future research in addition to those indicated in previous publications. Common
    characteristics in long-term series of projected future glacier runoff are an
    initial peak followed by a decline, associated with shifts in seasonality, earlier
    melt onset and reduced summer runoff. However, the quantitative predictions are
    difficult to compare, as studies differ in terms of model structure, calibration
    strategies, input data, temporal and spatial resolution as well as future scenarios
    used for impact studies. We identify two sources of uncertainties among those
    emerging from recent research, and use simulations over four glaciers to: i) quantify
    the importance of the correct extrapolation of air temperature, and ii) point
    at the key role played by debris cover in modulating glacier response.'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: review
author:
- first_name: Francesca
  full_name: Pellicciotti, Francesca
  id: b28f055a-81ea-11ed-b70c-a9fe7f7b0e70
  last_name: Pellicciotti
  orcid: 0000-0002-5554-8087
- first_name: M.
  full_name: Carenzo, M.
  last_name: Carenzo
- first_name: R.
  full_name: Bordoy, R.
  last_name: Bordoy
- first_name: M.
  full_name: Stoffel, M.
  last_name: Stoffel
citation:
  ama: 'Pellicciotti F, Carenzo M, Bordoy R, Stoffel M. Changes in glaciers in the
    Swiss Alps and impact on basin hydrology: Current state of the art and future
    research. <i>Science of The Total Environment</i>. 2014;493:1152-1170. doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.022">10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.022</a>'
  apa: 'Pellicciotti, F., Carenzo, M., Bordoy, R., &#38; Stoffel, M. (2014). Changes
    in glaciers in the Swiss Alps and impact on basin hydrology: Current state of
    the art and future research. <i>Science of The Total Environment</i>. Elsevier.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.022">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.022</a>'
  chicago: 'Pellicciotti, Francesca, M. Carenzo, R. Bordoy, and M. Stoffel. “Changes
    in Glaciers in the Swiss Alps and Impact on Basin Hydrology: Current State of
    the Art and Future Research.” <i>Science of The Total Environment</i>. Elsevier,
    2014. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.022">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.022</a>.'
  ieee: 'F. Pellicciotti, M. Carenzo, R. Bordoy, and M. Stoffel, “Changes in glaciers
    in the Swiss Alps and impact on basin hydrology: Current state of the art and
    future research,” <i>Science of The Total Environment</i>, vol. 493. Elsevier,
    pp. 1152–1170, 2014.'
  ista: 'Pellicciotti F, Carenzo M, Bordoy R, Stoffel M. 2014. Changes in glaciers
    in the Swiss Alps and impact on basin hydrology: Current state of the art and
    future research. Science of The Total Environment. 493, 1152–1170.'
  mla: 'Pellicciotti, Francesca, et al. “Changes in Glaciers in the Swiss Alps and
    Impact on Basin Hydrology: Current State of the Art and Future Research.” <i>Science
    of The Total Environment</i>, vol. 493, Elsevier, 2014, pp. 1152–70, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.022">10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.022</a>.'
  short: F. Pellicciotti, M. Carenzo, R. Bordoy, M. Stoffel, Science of The Total
    Environment 493 (2014) 1152–1170.
date_created: 2023-02-20T08:16:51Z
date_published: 2014-09-15T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2024-10-14T12:03:49Z
day: '15'
doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.022
extern: '1'
intvolume: '       493'
keyword:
- Pollution
- Waste Management and Disposal
- Environmental Chemistry
- Environmental Engineering
language:
- iso: eng
month: '09'
oa_version: None
page: 1152-1170
publication: Science of The Total Environment
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 0048-9697
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: 'Changes in glaciers in the Swiss Alps and impact on basin hydrology: Current
  state of the art and future research'
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 493
year: '2014'
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