Time period
2024–2027
Leading organisation(s) and partners / PI(s)
- Eurac Research, Italy
- Universidad de Chile, Chile
- VITO Remote Sensing, Belgium
- ANAVS GmbH, Germany
- CONICET–IANIGLA, Argentina
- Mountain Research Initiative (MRI), Switzerland
About SNOWCOP
The meltwater contribution from snow and ice in mountainous regions plays a critical role in sustaining life downstream, supporting potable water security, agriculture, industry, hydropower generation, and mining – especially in the current regime of climate change.
SNOWCOP will leverage the full potential of the European Union Copernicus data and infrastructure to provide novel snow water equivalent (SWE) and ice melting rate maps with high spatio-temporal resolution, suitable to monitor meltwater dynamics in complex mountainous terrain.
The MRI contributes to SNOWCOP work packages (WPs) on data collection and evaluation (WP3), and communication, dissemination, and exploitation (WPs 10 and 11).
Funding
SNOWCOP is funded under the European Union’s Horizon Research and Innovation Actions programme. The MRI’s contribution is provided by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).
Contact
Dr. Carlo Marin, Eurac Research – Principal Investigator
Email: Carlo.Marin(at)eurac.edu
