CryoSCOPE: Advancing Cryosphere Research for a Changing Climate

CryoSCOPE

The CryoSCOPE consortium unites a multidisciplinary team of 19 partners across eight countries, led by Finnish Meteorological Institute - Ilmatieteen laitos, Finland, bringing expertise from various scientific domains. Using cutting-edge AI, remote sensing, computational modeling, and field research, CryoSCOPE will provide critical insights to support policymakers, businesses, and communities in adapting to rapid environmental changes.

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Horizon Europe - Research & Innovation Action (RIA)

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European Union

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Water, Energy and Environmental Engineering
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In CryoSCOPE University of Oulu will focus on using stable water isotope methods and numerical modeling to study snow and hydrology processes. The work will be done on our field monitoring stations at Oulanka and Pallas.

At large, CryoSCOPE will:

- Improve climate models for better water resource management and hazard risk assessments.

- Assess glacier and permafrost changes with advanced satellite data and develop new techniques for collecting and synthesising earth observations of snow on ground.

- Support industries like hydropower, infrastructure, and agriculture in adapting to shifting water availability.

CryoSCOPE will primarily focus on the global heterogeneity of landscapes across selected sites in Svalbard (Norway), Iceland, Lapland, Switzerland, and the Indian Himalayas.

The project will study the challenges associated with evolving land ice, snow, and permafrost, excelling in comprehensive in situ and remote sensing observations of the atmosphere, aerosols, cryosphere, and hydrology, and their roles in local, regional, and global climate change and feedback systems.

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Snow Hydrology and Modeling