Assessing the impact of climate change – and its uncertainty – on snow cover areas by using cellular automata models and stochastic weather generators

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 788; p. 147776
• Main Authors: Collados-Lara, Antonio-Juan, Pardo-Igúzquiza, Eulogio, Pulido-Velazquez, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 20.09.2021
• Subjects: Cellular automata model; climate; climate change; Climate change impact; climate models; environment; methodology; Monte Carlo method; mountains; snow; Snow cover area; snowpack; Spain; Stochastic weather generator; tourism; Uncertainty; water power; Spain; Cellular automata model; Stochastic weather generator; Climate change impact; Uncertainty; Snow cover area
• ISSN: 0048-9697; 1879-1026; 1879-1026
• DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147776

Climate change will modify the spatiotemporal distribution of water resources in the future. Snow availability in alpine systems plays an important role for water dependent ecosystems, water demand supply, tourism, and hydropower. The assessment of the impact of climate change (and its uncertainty)...