article published yes Marit van Tiel author Caroline Aubry-Wake author Lauren Somers author Christoff Andermann author Francesco Avanzi author Michel Baraer author Gabriele Chiogna author Clémence Daigre author Soumik Das author Fabian Drenkhan author Daniel Farinotti author Catriona Louise Fyffe author 001b0422-8d15-11ed-bc51-cab6c037a228 Inge de Graaf author Sarah Hanus author Walter Immerzeel author Franziska Koch author Jeffrey M. McKenzie author Tom Müller author Andrea L. Popp author Zarina Saidaliyeva author Bettina Schaefli author Oliver S. Schilling author Kapiolani Teagai author James M. Thornton author Vadim Yapiyev author FrPe department The mountain cryosphere and groundwater play pivotal roles in shaping the hydrological cycle, yet their connectivity remains incompletely understood. Current knowledge on meltwater recharge and consequent groundwater discharge processes is better developed for snow–groundwater connectivity than for glacier–groundwater connectivity. Estimates of meltwater recharge vary considerably, which is probably a function of not only inherent catchment characteristics but also of the different spatio-temporal scales involved and the uncertainties in the methods used. This hinders a comprehensive understanding of the mountain water cycle. As glaciers retreat, permafrost thaws and snowpack diminishes, the relative importance of mountain groundwater is expected to increase. However, shifting and declining recharge from the cryosphere may decrease absolute groundwater amounts and fluxes with as-yet unknown effects on catchment-scale hydrological processes. We therefore stress the need to better quantify mountain cryosphere–groundwater connectivity to predict climate change impacts on mountain water supply and to support sustainable water resource management of downstream socio-ecological systems. Springer Nature2024 eng 2731-6084 00139013750001610.1038/s44221-024-00277-8 2624-637 van Tiel M, Aubry-Wake C, Somers L, Andermann C, Avanzi F, Baraer M, Chiogna G, Daigre C, Das S, Drenkhan F, Farinotti D, Fyffe CL, de Graaf I, Hanus S, Immerzeel W, Koch F, McKenzie JM, Müller T, Popp AL, Saidaliyeva Z, Schaefli B, Schilling OS, Teagai K, Thornton JM, Yapiyev V. 2024. Cryosphere–groundwater connectivity is a missing link in the mountain water cycle. Nature Water. 2, 624–637. Tiel, Marit van, Caroline Aubry-Wake, Lauren Somers, Christoff Andermann, Francesco Avanzi, Michel Baraer, Gabriele Chiogna, et al. “Cryosphere–Groundwater Connectivity Is a Missing Link in the Mountain Water Cycle.” <i>Nature Water</i>. Springer Nature, 2024. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00277-8">https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00277-8</a>. M. van Tiel <i>et al.</i>, “Cryosphere–groundwater connectivity is a missing link in the mountain water cycle,” <i>Nature Water</i>, vol. 2. Springer Nature, pp. 624–637, 2024. van Tiel, M., Aubry-Wake, C., Somers, L., Andermann, C., Avanzi, F., Baraer, M., … Yapiyev, V. (2024). Cryosphere–groundwater connectivity is a missing link in the mountain water cycle. <i>Nature Water</i>. Springer Nature. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00277-8">https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00277-8</a> van Tiel, Marit, et al. “Cryosphere–Groundwater Connectivity Is a Missing Link in the Mountain Water Cycle.” <i>Nature Water</i>, vol. 2, Springer Nature, 2024, pp. 624–37, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00277-8">10.1038/s44221-024-00277-8</a>. M. van Tiel, C. Aubry-Wake, L. Somers, C. Andermann, F. Avanzi, M. Baraer, G. Chiogna, C. Daigre, S. Das, F. Drenkhan, D. Farinotti, C.L. Fyffe, I. de Graaf, S. Hanus, W. Immerzeel, F. Koch, J.M. McKenzie, T. Müller, A.L. Popp, Z. Saidaliyeva, B. Schaefli, O.S. Schilling, K. Teagai, J.M. Thornton, V. Yapiyev, Nature Water 2 (2024) 624–637. van Tiel M, Aubry-Wake C, Somers L, et al. Cryosphere–groundwater connectivity is a missing link in the mountain water cycle. <i>Nature Water</i>. 2024;2:624-637. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00277-8">10.1038/s44221-024-00277-8</a> 173022024-07-22T09:46:52Z2025-12-02T13:42:28Z