Snow line, Alpine, Glaciers & Permafrost

Snow line, the lower topographic limit of permanent snow cover. The snow line is an irregular line located along the ground surface where the accumulation of snowfall equals ablation (melting and evaporation). This line varies greatly in altitude and depends on several influences. On windward

Examples of steep bedrock underlain by permafrost. (a) The

Science of Glaciers National Snow and Ice Data Center

Climate change and its impacts in the Alps

IPCC Oceans and Cryosphere Report: Melting glaciers and natural disasters in Himalayas to become more frequent – Firstpost

Alberta WaterPortal Glacier Hydrology - An Overview - Alberta

ESSD - Modern air, englacial and permafrost temperatures at high altitude on Mt Ortles (3905 m a.s.l.), in the eastern European Alps

Science of Glaciers National Snow and Ice Data Center

Permafrost

Climate Change: Melting Permafrost Imperils Arctic Residents - DER SPIEGEL