Changing Arctic snow cover: A review of recent developments and assessment of future needs for observations, modelling, and impacts

Stef Bokhorst; Stine Højlund Pedersen; Ludovic Brucker; Oleg Anisimov; Jarle W. Bjerke; Ross D. Brown; Dorothee Ehrich; Richard L.H. Essery; Achim Heilig; Susanne Ingvander; Cecilia Johansson; Margareta Johansson; Ingibjörg Svala Jónsdóttir; Niila Inga; Kari Luojus; Giovanni Macelloni; Heather Mariash; Donald McLennan; Gunhild Ninis Rosqvist; Atsushi Sato; Hannele Savela; Martin Schneebeli; Aleksandr Sokolov; Sergey A. Sokratov; Silvia Terzago; Dagrun Vikhamar-Schuler; Scott Williamson; Yubao Qiu; Terry V. Callaghan

doi:10.1007/s13280-016-0770-0

Changing Arctic snow cover: A review of recent developments and assessment of future needs for observations, modelling, and impacts

Stef Bokhorst^*, Stine Højlund Pedersen, Ludovic Brucker, Oleg Anisimov, Jarle W. Bjerke, Ross D. Brown, Dorothee Ehrich, Richard L.H. Essery, Achim Heilig, Susanne Ingvander, Cecilia Johansson, Margareta Johansson, Ingibjörg Svala Jónsdóttir, Niila Inga, Kari Luojus, Giovanni Macelloni, Heather Mariash, Donald McLennan, Gunhild Ninis Rosqvist, Atsushi SatoHannele Savela, Martin Schneebeli, Aleksandr Sokolov, Sergey A. Sokratov, Silvia Terzago, Dagrun Vikhamar-Schuler, Scott Williamson, Yubao Qiu, Terry V. Callaghan

^*Corresponding author for this work

Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

89 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Snow is a critically important and rapidly changing feature of the Arctic. However, snow-cover and snowpack conditions change through time pose challenges for measuring and prediction of snow. Plausible scenarios of how Arctic snow cover will respond to changing Arctic climate are important for impact assessments and adaptation strategies. Although much progress has been made in understanding and predicting snow-cover changes and their multiple consequences, many uncertainties remain. In this paper, we review advances in snow monitoring and modelling, and the impact of snow changes on ecosystems and society in Arctic regions. Interdisciplinary activities are required to resolve the current limitations on measuring and modelling snow characteristics through the cold season and at different spatial scales to assure human well-being, economic stability, and improve the ability to predict manage and adapt to natural hazards in the Arctic region.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	516-537
Number of pages	22
Journal	Ambio
Volume	45
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-016-0770-0
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2016

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, The Author(s).

Other keywords

Climate change
Ecosystem services
Human health
Indigenous
Snow
Societal costs

Access to Document

10.1007/s13280-016-0770-0

Cite this

Bokhorst, S., Pedersen, S. H., Brucker, L., Anisimov, O., Bjerke, J. W., Brown, R. D., Ehrich, D., Essery, R. L. H., Heilig, A., Ingvander, S., Johansson, C., Johansson, M., Jónsdóttir, I. S., Inga, N., Luojus, K., Macelloni, G., Mariash, H., McLennan, D., Rosqvist, G. N., ... Callaghan, T. V. (2016). Changing Arctic snow cover: A review of recent developments and assessment of future needs for observations, modelling, and impacts. Ambio, 45(5), 516-537. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-016-0770-0

@article{dd4a310311c4457b8631e4db028582ef,

title = "Changing Arctic snow cover: A review of recent developments and assessment of future needs for observations, modelling, and impacts",

abstract = "Snow is a critically important and rapidly changing feature of the Arctic. However, snow-cover and snowpack conditions change through time pose challenges for measuring and prediction of snow. Plausible scenarios of how Arctic snow cover will respond to changing Arctic climate are important for impact assessments and adaptation strategies. Although much progress has been made in understanding and predicting snow-cover changes and their multiple consequences, many uncertainties remain. In this paper, we review advances in snow monitoring and modelling, and the impact of snow changes on ecosystems and society in Arctic regions. Interdisciplinary activities are required to resolve the current limitations on measuring and modelling snow characteristics through the cold season and at different spatial scales to assure human well-being, economic stability, and improve the ability to predict manage and adapt to natural hazards in the Arctic region.",

keywords = "Climate change, Ecosystem services, Human health, Indigenous, Snow, Societal costs",

author = "Stef Bokhorst and Pedersen, {Stine H{\o}jlund} and Ludovic Brucker and Oleg Anisimov and Bjerke, {Jarle W.} and Brown, {Ross D.} and Dorothee Ehrich and Essery, {Richard L.H.} and Achim Heilig and Susanne Ingvander and Cecilia Johansson and Margareta Johansson and J{\'o}nsd{\'o}ttir, {Ingibj{\"o}rg Svala} and Niila Inga and Kari Luojus and Giovanni Macelloni and Heather Mariash and Donald McLennan and Rosqvist, {Gunhild Ninis} and Atsushi Sato and Hannele Savela and Martin Schneebeli and Aleksandr Sokolov and Sokratov, {Sergey A.} and Silvia Terzago and Dagrun Vikhamar-Schuler and Scott Williamson and Yubao Qiu and Callaghan, {Terry V.}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016, The Author(s).",

year = "2016",

month = sep,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1007/s13280-016-0770-0",

language = "English",

volume = "45",

pages = "516--537",

journal = "Ambio",

issn = "0044-7447",

publisher = "Allen Press Inc.",

number = "5",

}

Bokhorst, S, Pedersen, SH, Brucker, L, Anisimov, O, Bjerke, JW, Brown, RD, Ehrich, D, Essery, RLH, Heilig, A, Ingvander, S, Johansson, C, Johansson, M, Jónsdóttir, IS, Inga, N, Luojus, K, Macelloni, G, Mariash, H, McLennan, D, Rosqvist, GN, Sato, A, Savela, H, Schneebeli, M, Sokolov, A, Sokratov, SA, Terzago, S, Vikhamar-Schuler, D, Williamson, S, Qiu, Y & Callaghan, TV 2016, 'Changing Arctic snow cover: A review of recent developments and assessment of future needs for observations, modelling, and impacts', Ambio, vol. 45, no. 5, pp. 516-537. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-016-0770-0

TY - JOUR

T1 - Changing Arctic snow cover

T2 - A review of recent developments and assessment of future needs for observations, modelling, and impacts

AU - Bokhorst, Stef

AU - Pedersen, Stine Højlund

AU - Brucker, Ludovic

AU - Anisimov, Oleg

AU - Bjerke, Jarle W.

AU - Brown, Ross D.

AU - Ehrich, Dorothee

AU - Essery, Richard L.H.

AU - Heilig, Achim

AU - Ingvander, Susanne

AU - Johansson, Cecilia

AU - Johansson, Margareta

AU - Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg Svala

AU - Inga, Niila

AU - Luojus, Kari

AU - Macelloni, Giovanni

AU - Mariash, Heather

AU - McLennan, Donald

AU - Rosqvist, Gunhild Ninis

AU - Sato, Atsushi

AU - Savela, Hannele

AU - Schneebeli, Martin

AU - Sokolov, Aleksandr

AU - Sokratov, Sergey A.

AU - Terzago, Silvia

AU - Vikhamar-Schuler, Dagrun

AU - Williamson, Scott

AU - Qiu, Yubao

AU - Callaghan, Terry V.

PY - 2016/9/1

Y1 - 2016/9/1

N2 - Snow is a critically important and rapidly changing feature of the Arctic. However, snow-cover and snowpack conditions change through time pose challenges for measuring and prediction of snow. Plausible scenarios of how Arctic snow cover will respond to changing Arctic climate are important for impact assessments and adaptation strategies. Although much progress has been made in understanding and predicting snow-cover changes and their multiple consequences, many uncertainties remain. In this paper, we review advances in snow monitoring and modelling, and the impact of snow changes on ecosystems and society in Arctic regions. Interdisciplinary activities are required to resolve the current limitations on measuring and modelling snow characteristics through the cold season and at different spatial scales to assure human well-being, economic stability, and improve the ability to predict manage and adapt to natural hazards in the Arctic region.

AB - Snow is a critically important and rapidly changing feature of the Arctic. However, snow-cover and snowpack conditions change through time pose challenges for measuring and prediction of snow. Plausible scenarios of how Arctic snow cover will respond to changing Arctic climate are important for impact assessments and adaptation strategies. Although much progress has been made in understanding and predicting snow-cover changes and their multiple consequences, many uncertainties remain. In this paper, we review advances in snow monitoring and modelling, and the impact of snow changes on ecosystems and society in Arctic regions. Interdisciplinary activities are required to resolve the current limitations on measuring and modelling snow characteristics through the cold season and at different spatial scales to assure human well-being, economic stability, and improve the ability to predict manage and adapt to natural hazards in the Arctic region.

KW - Climate change

KW - Ecosystem services

KW - Human health

KW - Indigenous

KW - Snow

KW - Societal costs

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84961199253&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/s13280-016-0770-0

DO - 10.1007/s13280-016-0770-0

M3 - Review article

C2 - 26984258

AN - SCOPUS:84961199253

SN - 0044-7447

VL - 45

SP - 516

EP - 537

JO - Ambio

JF - Ambio

IS - 5

ER -

Changing Arctic snow cover: A review of recent developments and assessment of future needs for observations, modelling, and impacts

Abstract

Bibliographical note

Other keywords

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this