The disappearing cryosphere in the southeastern Alps: Introduction to special issue The disappearing cryosphere in the southeastern Alps: Introduction to special issue

Various ice bodies are an important source of paleoenvironmental data, and their study improves the understanding of present and future environmental conditions. Their changes are an important indicator of climate change. This special issue of Acta geographica Slovenica draws attention to the changi...

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Published in:Acta geographica Slovenica
Main Authors: Zorn, Matija, Komac, Blaž, Carrey, Anne, Hrvatin, Mauro, Ciglič, Rok, Lyons, Berry
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC 2020
Subjects:
ice
geo
Ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3986/AGS.9396
https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/ags/article/view/9396
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Summary:Various ice bodies are an important source of paleoenvironmental data, and their study improves the understanding of present and future environmental conditions. Their changes are an important indicator of climate change. This special issue of Acta geographica Slovenica draws attention to the changing and disappearing cryosphere across the globe, with an emphasis on the southeastern Alps, and the necessity to conduct research in this field before the ice disappears forever. This paper briefly summarizes the current body of knowledge on glaciers, permafrost, cave ice, lake and river ice, and snow in the southeastern Alps, and it presents the contribution of Acta geographica Slovenica to this research and the main highlights of all five papers included in this special issue.