Projects

This project (upXdown) aims to enhance our understanding of the probability of spatio-temporally compounding winter droughts in upstream catchments followed by consecutive summer droughts in downstream catchments in the European Alps under continued global warming.

Extremely high river water temperatures introduce thermal stress to aquatic species and reduce the thermal cooling efficiency of power plants, in particular if they persist over time. Despite the potentially severe impacts of such river heatwaves, there exists limited understanding of their occurrence, drivers, future changes, and impacts. The objective of this project is to fill this research gap and improve our understanding of riverine heatwaves in the Alps and Europe.

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