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Item: The mountain component of the Copernicus Climate Change Services - Sectoral Information Service "European Tourism": towards pan-European analysis and projections of natural and managed snow conditions

• • Title: The mountain component of the Copernicus Climate Change Services - Sectoral Information Service "European Tourism": towards pan-European analysis and projections of natural and managed snow conditions

    Proceedings: International Snow Science Workshop Proceedings 2018, Innsbruck, Austria

    Authors:

    • Samuel Morin  [ Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, CNRM, CEN, Grenoble, France ]
    • Bruno Abegg  [ University of St. Gallen, Institute for Systemic Management and Public Governance, Switzerland ]
    • O. Cenk Demiroglu  [ UmeÃ¥ University, Department of Geography and Economic History, UmeÃ¥, Sweden ]
    • Marc Pons  [ Snow and Mountain Research Center of Andorra / Sustainability Observatory of Andorra, Sant Julià, Andorra ]
    • Fabian Weber  [ Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Institute of Tourism, Lucerne, Switzerland ]
    • Anna Amacher Hoppler  [ Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Institute of Tourism, Lucerne, Switzerland ]
    • Hugues François  [ Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Irstea, LESSEM, Grenoble, France ]
    • Emmanuelle George  [ Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Irstea, LESSEM, Grenoble, France ]
    • Jean-Michel Soubeyroux  [ Météo-France, Direction de la Climatologie et des Services Climatiques, Toulouse, France ]
    • Raphaëlle Samacoïts  [ Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, CNRM, CEN, Grenoble, France ]  [ Météo-France, Direction de la Climatologie et des Services Climatiques, Toulouse, France ]
    • Matthieu Lafaysse  [ Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS, CNRM, CEN, Grenoble, France ]
    • Sam Franklin  [ The Institute for Environmental Analytics (IEA), University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom ]
    • Debbie Clifford  [ The Institute for Environmental Analytics (IEA), University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom ]
    • Adeline Cauchy  [ TEC Conseil, Marseille, France ]
    • Ghislain Dubois  [ TEC Conseil, Marseille, France ]

    Date: 2018-10-07

    Abstract: Ski tourism plays a major role in European mountain areas such as the Alps, Pyrenees, Scandinavia, Turkey, Eastern European Mountains etc. Meteorological conditions govern the operating conditions of ski resorts, due to their reliance on natural snow fall and favorable conditions for snowmaking. However, there is currently a major lack of assessment of past and future operating conditions of ski resorts at the pan-European scale in the context of climate change. The presented work aims at filling this gap, as part of the ongoing development of « European Tourism » Sectoral Information Service (SIS) of the Copernicus Climate Change Services (C3S). C3S is run by the European Center for Medium-range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) on behalf of the European Commission. Such an endeavor requires combining state-of-the-art meteorological reanalysis with regional climate projections, followed by the application of a snowpack model accounting for grooming and snowmaking. Emphasis will be placed on the workflow making it possible to analyze the data with various levels of aggregation (from daily data to annual scale indicators, to their statistical moments accounting for multiple climate scenarios and lead times), in order to address the needs of various stakeholders, at the European, national, regional and local scales. The data will be made available freely through the Copernicus Data Store in various ways (download of raw data, download or graphics based on post-processed information accounting for user specific needs). It is expected that the data and the tools developed within this project will not only make it possible to analyze the climate sensitivity of ski tourism in Europe as a topical yet academic research question, but would also help third-parties in developing climate services specifically targeting the ski tourism industry in Europe. This contribution introduces the scientific background and general strategy for generating the products, and delivers preliminary information relevant to this upcoming operational service, planned to open to users from 2019 onwards.

    Object ID: ISSW2018_P06.3.pdf

    Language of Article: English

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    Keywords: Ski resorts, climate, snow management, climate service

    Page Number(s): 542-547

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