Are you ready for CryoSCOPE’s first webinar?
Join us on 29 April 2026 (10:00–11:00 CET) for a session on “Using coupled models for a better understanding of glacier–hydrology processes,” led by Thomas Zwinger.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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By integrating education with active research, the Polar Winter School reflects CryoSCOPE’s broader mission: advancing knowledge of the cryosphere while building the expertise needed to respond to a changing climate.
Students are investigating snowpack dynamics across different environments, from forested areas to open tundra. Their work spans the full research cycle: from field measurements and drone mapping to data analysis, visualisation, and final presentations.
❄️From field training to real-world impact
Organised by the Faculty of Environmental Sciences at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU) in collaboration with the University of Helsinki, the 3rd Polar Winter School in Kilpisjärvi, Finland, now forms part of the CryoSCOPE Research Project!
The team reviewed progress across work packages, tackled cross-cutting challenges in data integration and climate modelling, and identified how research on Arctic and Himalayan systems can be translated into tools genuinely useful for hydropower companies, municipalities, and regional planners.
CryoSCOPE's first Annual Meeting — Reykjavík, Iceland, 4–5 March 2026
Researchers and advisory committee members gathered in Reykjavík for CryoSCOPE's first Annual Meeting, a milestone for the project as it moves into its next phase of research and collaboration.
Events such as AGM2026 are vital for strengthening collaboration within the cryosphere research community and advancing tools that improve our understanding of glacier systems and their wider environmental impacts.
🧊 Nikola shared insights from his training simulations and outlined the next steps for building the emulator that will help improve our understanding of subglacial water dynamics.
Two PhD researchers associated with CryoSCOPE contributed to the programme with poster presentations:
🔬 Céline presented results from fieldwork in the Austrian Alps combined with physical modelling, which will support the validation of CryoSCOPE’s developing subglacial hydrology emulator.
Researchers from the CryoSCOPE project participated in the 29th Alpine Glaciological Meeting held on 26–27 February 2026 in Milan, bringing together scientists studying the rapid transformation of the Alpine cryosphere.
The field data were developed into interdisciplinary research projects, offering a holistic view of cold-region ecosystems.
Sincere thanks to the dedicated teachers and engaged students who made the week so impactful.
They sampled soils and vegetation beneath the snowpack, analysed snow profiles, studied microbial communities in frozen and flowing waters, and measured greenhouse gas and water vapour fluxes.
From 22 Feb to 1 March 2026, Winters under Pressure: Life in a Changing Cold Environment brought students to the University of Oulu’s Oulanka Research Station to study snow, soils, microbes, GHG fluxes and winter hydrology.
The Himalayan cryosphere is critical for Asia’s water security, yet data is scarce.
Through CryoSCOPE, researchers are building an integrated monitoring supersite in Ladakh to close this gap.
Read the blog by Aditya Mishra:
cryoscope-project.eu/blogs/toward...
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As part of the EU-funded CryoSCOPE project, these contributions strengthen our collective effort to generate high-resolution data on cryospheric processes and their impacts on water resources.
CryoSCOPE researchers contributed to the 5th International SnowHydrology 2026 Conference in Jaca, Spain,a leading forum for advancing snow hydrology research, sharing new insights into how snowpack processes link atmospheric forcings with downstream hydrologic responses across diverse environments
Celebrating 1 year of #CryoSCOPE: groundbreaking Indo-EU research unlocking Himalayan cryosphere dynamics to strengthen climate forecasts, water security and hazard resilience. 🌨️🧊
Read more: www.pninews.com/indo-europea...
#CryoSCOPE researchers led a comprehensive field campaign at #Weissfluhjoch last summer, sampling snowpack isotopes to understand how variations in isotopic composition reflect snow sublimation processes.
Read more here: cryoscope-project.eu/blogs/weissf...
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The Alps are undergoing rapid shifts induced by climate change, making it critical to understand how snow and ice respond to a warming climate.
At CryoSCOPE, our partners are investigating these interactions between the atmosphere and the underlying snowpack.
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5 glacial lakes in Kashmir have been flagged as high GLOF risk, threatening downstream communities as glaciers melt faster. This is why projects like #CryoSCOPE matter, improving monitoring of cryosphere-atmosphere-hydrosphere systems to strengthen climate resilience.
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The Himalayas, the “ThirdPole”, hold some of the largest reserves of ice. These glaciers feed rivers that sustain nearly 1.9 billion people across Asia.
At CryoSCOPE, researchers are studying how snow, ice, and groundwater interact in these fragile mountain systems.
From the #Himalayas to the #Arctic, #CryoSCOPE’s field sites anchor our research on Cryosphere–Atmosphere–Hydrosphere systems. They capture real-world data on #snow, #ice, #water, and #air, linking local change to global #climate insights.
Check out our field sites
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Happy New Year from CryoSCOPE ✨
An EU–India project advancing cryosphere science during the Decade of Action.
From the Himalayas to the Arctic & Alps, we’re strengthening understanding of cryosphere–atmosphere–hydrosphere systems.
Stay tuned for more data, insights, and science ahead. ❄️🌍
As 2025 ends, we mark the first year of the UN’s Decade of Action for cryospheric sciences. With ice, snow, and permafrost changing fast, CryoSCOPE combines field data, satellites, and AI across the Arctic, Alps, and Himalayas to better understand climate–cryosphere links.
Research shows “peak extinction” for Alpine glaciers is near. #CryoSCOPE explores how glacier melt reshapes mountain water, ecosystems & climate, providing insights before critical thresholds are crossed. 🏔️🌨️
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Through #CryoSCOPE, researchers are creating a connected data network spanning the #Arctic, #Alps, and #Himalayas, linking local observations into a global picture of Earth’s changing water and energy cycles.
Because without reliable data, there can be no reliable climate predictions. ❄️
Every snow sample, water reading, & satellite observation helps scientists
🔹 Detect signs of change in ice, snow, and water systems
🔹 Validate and refine climate and hydrological models
🔹 Turn local field measurements into global insights
🔹 Build the evidence needed for sound adaptation policies
2. Quantifying snow sublimation at a high-alpine site - led by Isabella Anglin (MSc student, SLF), sharing new findings on snow sublimation at Weissfluhjoch.
