Climate Variability Impact on the Snowfall Regime in the Mediterranean Area and Semi-Arid Regions

Dear Colleagues,

Climate variability and global warming trends have a major impact on the hydrological regime and water resource availability all over the world. The effects on the snowfall regime are expected to be determinant in driving impacts on the hydrology of mountainous areas, especially in the Mediterranean area and other semi-arid regions in the world. The non-linear processes underlying the occurrence and persistence of snowfall together with the lack of long-term series in the snow domains pose a challenge for scientists to monitor the snowfall regime, identify the major drivers of change, and address the expected trends in the mid- and long-term future.

We welcome innovative and outstanding contributions from these areas to this Special Issue, which focuses on the following issues: partitioning precipitation into rain-and snowfall; measuring snowfall in remote areas; snowfall forecasting and nowcasting; downscaling climate variables in mountain areas to estimate snowfall descriptors; snowfall torrentiality, persistence, and drought; assimilation of remote sensing data into snow models; observed trends of the snowfall regime; future climate scenario projections of snowfall occurrence, amount, and persistence; and hydrological impacts of the changes of the snowfall regime. Conceptual, methodological, and applied research works are included for the topic, and multidisciplinary approaches are encouraged.

Prof. Dr. María-José Polo
Dr. José-Ignacio López-Moreno
Dr. Simon Gascoin
Dr. Rafael Pimentel
Guest Editors

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