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An inventory of Alpine drought impact reports to explore past droughts in a mountain region
Ruth Stephan
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Environmental Hydrological Systems, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg 79098, Germany
Mathilde Erfurt
Environmental Hydrological Systems, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg 79098, Germany
Stefano Terzi
Institute for Earth Observation, Eurac Research, Viale Druso 1, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, 53113 Bonn, Germany
Maja Žun
Agrometeorological Analysis Section, Slovenian Environment Agency, Vojkova 1b, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Boštjan Kristan
Slovene Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry, Institute of Agriculture and Forestry Maribor, Vinarska ulica 14, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Klaus Haslinger
Climate Research Department, Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG), Hohe Warte 38, 1190 Vienna, Austria
Kerstin Stahl
Environmental Hydrological Systems, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg 79098, Germany
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The Alpine Drought Impact report Inventory (EDIIALPS) archives drought impact reports across the European Alpine region with an increasing number of impacts over time. The most affected sectors are agriculture and livestock farming and public water supply, for which management strategies are essential for future climate regimes. We show spatial heterogeneity and seasonal differences between the impacted sectors and between impacts triggered by soil moisture drought and hydrological drought.
The Alpine Drought Impact report Inventory (EDIIALPS) archives drought impact reports across the...
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