The impact of climate change on ski season length and snowmaking requirements in Tyrol, Austria

Climate Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 251-262

  Steiger, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; Climate change impacts; Ski season length; Snowmaking; Tyrol

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION STRATEGIES; AUSTRIA; CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS; CLIMATE DATA; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; LOCAL CLIMATE; RESEARCH AREAS; SIMULATION MODEL; SKI SEASON LENGTH; STUDY AREAS; TECHNOLOGICAL LIMIT; TYROL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; SNOW MAKING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; SEASONALITY; VULNERABILITY;

AUSTRIA; TYROL;

EID: 78649811453     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00941     Document Type: Article

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