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LinkIng and QUantifying the Impacts of climate change on inlanD ICE, snow cover, and permafrost on water resources and society in vulnerable regions

Descrizione del progetto

Come lo scioglimento dei ghiacci influisce sul clima

L’aumento delle temperature sta causando rapidi cambiamenti nella neve, nel ghiaccio e nel permafrost. Tali elementi svolgono un ruolo fondamentale nella regolazione del clima terrestre. I cambiamenti minacciano gli ecosistemi e le risorse idriche in molte regioni, tra cui l’Artico, le Alpi e l’Asia di alta montagna. Lo scioglimento dei ghiacciai e delle calotte glaciali contribuisce all’innalzamento del livello del mare, con un impatto sulle comunità di tutto il mondo. Comprendere questi cambiamenti è fondamentale per gestirne gli effetti. In quest’ottica, il progetto LIQUIDICE, finanziato dall’UE, riunisce esperti per studiare l’impatto dei cambiamenti climatici sulla neve e sul ghiaccio nelle aree vulnerabili. Utilizzando dati satellitari e osservazioni al suolo, il progetto migliora i modelli e aiuta a prevedere i cambiamenti futuri. Mira inoltre a informare le strategie di gestione delle risorse idriche, dell’energia idroelettrica e dell’adattamento alle sfide climatiche.

Obiettivo

Recognising the central role played by snow, ice and permafrost in the global climate system, the LIQUIDICE project joins expert cryospheric observers and modellers to: i) comprehensively re-assess the past and future century-plus of climate-induced high impact changes to the Greenland ice sheet and climate vulnerable locations across the Alps, Norway, High Mountain Asia (HMA) and Svalbard, including permafrost areas and their ecosystems; ii) develop new, expanded and harmonised data from satellite Earth Observation (EO) and ground stations; iii) use these data to improve and test a hierarchy of ice sheet and glacier models with Earth System Models (ESMs); iv) through these steps, yield new process understanding, and ultimately v) inform water resource, hydropower, and socio-economic strategies through clear and transparent communication of results and uncertainties. The project's strengths lie in new multidisciplinary collaborations across 18 research institutions, from eight European countries (Poland, Italy, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Norway, United Kingdom) and India, encompassing expertise in field observations, satellite EO techniques, ESM development and application, and socio-economic analysis. Key deliverables include a) FAIR-principled new multi-decade data catalogues of multi-regional snow water equivalent and a 44-year EO-derived albedo record; b) assessments of impact of model resolution and degree of coupling on results; c) refined past and future glacier, ice cap and Greenland ice sheet freshwater fluxes to oceans and global sea level rise with indirect constraint on Antarctica; d) new hydrological simulations for HMA; e) a new framework for a Water Discharge Impact Assessments; f) socio-economic integrated risk and adaptation assessments; g) all with comprehensive dissemination and communication outputs. Ultimately, by advancing snow and ice climate assessment, LIQUIDICE advances EU efforts toward resilience to high impact climate changes.

Coordinatore

Instytut Geofizyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 668 750,00
Indirizzo
Ksiecia Janusza 64
01-452 Warsaw
Polonia

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Makroregion województwo mazowieckie Warszawski stołeczny Miasto Warszawa
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Costo totale
€ 668 750,00

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