Climate risk · Rationale

Snowpack change

Hydrological hazard characterised by changes in the accumulation, extent, and melt timing of seasonal snow, altering the volume and seasonality of water supply from snowmelt to downstream systems.

Definition source: IPCC SROCC Ch.2: Snow cover

Synonyms

snow cover change, snowmelt change

Broader

Hydrological hazard

Narrower

none

Counts as adaptation

Always (adaptation-specific).

Provenance

Domain expert

Identifier

CRK_130_2 · https://mlolita26.github.io/cgiar-climate-taxonomy/terms/CRK_130_2
(planned permanent identifier: https://w3id.org/cgiar/climate-taxonomy/CRK_130_2)