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Dust cover speeds up snowmelt
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Jul 05, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:21 AM
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filed under:
glaciers,
geomorphology,
climate - influences,
climate change, climate policy,
research, science
A new study reveals that dust blown hundreds of kilometres by the wind from erosion zones or dry regions is capable of speeding up the snowmelt in the mountains of Colorado/USA by around one month. Researchers at the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder were surprised not by the fact that the dust-covered snow cover was found to melt more quickly but by the extent to which this occurred in measurements and simulations.
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New publications: Risk management and 100 years of Géographie Alpine
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zopemaster
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published
Jul 19, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:21 AM
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filed under:
natural hazards,
nature,
research, science
The five chapters of the current edition of the Revue de Géographie Alpine look at risk management systems of urban alpine areas as well as early warning systems and crisis management strategies at regional policy level.
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Re-ordering back issues of "Mountain Research and Development"
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zopemaster
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published
Aug 30, 2007
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM
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filed under:
research, science,
sustainable development
All the back issues from 2000 to 2006 of "Mountain Research and Development" (MRD), the leading journal devoted to the world's mountains, can now be re-ordered simply and inexpensively.
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Knowledge transfer - new pillar of regional development?
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zopemaster
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published
Jul 31, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
regional development,
research, science
The latest issue of the bilingual (fr/en) Revue de Géographie Alpine (RGA) deals with the subject of knowledge management and knowledge transfer in the regional context.
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Mountain Research Initiative launches new Newsletter
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zopemaster
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published
Sep 25, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
information systems,
research, science
The first issue of MRI NEWS has just been published. The Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) newsletter will be sent out by e-mail in English twice a year and is entirely given over to research on Global Change in mountain areas.
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Rhône Glacier to melt away by 2100
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zopemaster
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published
Nov 06, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
climate change - repercussions,
climate change, climate policy,
glaciers,
geomorphology,
research, science
Scientists at the Écoles Polytechniques Fédérales de Lausanne/CH and Zurich/CH have used complex computer simulations to predict that the Rhône Glacier in the Canton of Valais/CH will have disappeared by 2100.
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Is climate change drying up the Alps?
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zopemaster
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published
Nov 20, 2008
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM
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filed under:
climate change, climate policy,
water consumption, water supply,
research, science
The Alpine range will continue to fulfil its role as central Europe's water tower in the future. But not without restrictions, according to the forecasts of a current study by a group of 20 experts commissioned by the European Environment Agency (EEA).
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New version of the bilingual Revue de Géographie alpine
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zopemaster
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published
Jul 09, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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filed under:
geography,
research, science,
Alpine Convention,
international treaties
The international bilingual (fr/en) Revue de Géographie alpine (Journal of Alpine Research) has recently become available online on http://rga.revues.org (fr/en).
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eco.mont - new journal for research in protected areas
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zopemaster
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published
Jul 09, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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filed under:
protected areas / sanctuaries,
research, science
The first issue of the new journal "eco.mont - Journal of protected mountain areas research" has appeared.
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Special edition of the Mountain Forum Bulletin now online
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zopemaster
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published
Aug 13, 2009
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last modified
Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM
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filed under:
biodiversity,
research, science,
players / networks
The July edition of the Mountain Forum Bulletin, entitled "Mountain Biodiversity: Lifeline for the Future", is now available for download at www.mtnforum.org/rsmfnews.cfm?newsid=52 (en).
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