❄️ Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences (2025–2034)
The world’s frozen regions are undergoing rapid transformation, with far-reaching consequences for freshwater systems and climate regulation. Recognising the urgency, the United Nations has endorsed a dedicated decade to strengthen scientific research and accelerate coordinated global response.
Contributing to this international effort, CryoSCOPE integrates field measurements, satellite observations, and AI-driven modelling across the Arctic, Alps, and Himalayas. This work advances high-resolution insights into the interactions between ice, snow, water, the atmosphere, and the hydrosphere.
Strengthening evidence today is essential for informed climate decisions tomorrow.
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❄️ CryoSCOPE is a Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action (RIA) bringing together 20 partners across 9 countries to investigate the interconnected processes shaping the Cryosphere–Atmosphere–Hydrosphere (CAH) system.
Combining expertise in glaciers, snow, and permafrost, the project integrates research, observations, and modelling to improve understanding of rapidly changing frozen environments. Through collaborative science and data-driven insights, CryoSCOPE also contributes to strengthening climate resilience and supporting adaptation efforts in vulnerable regions worldwide.
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🏔️ Get to know our field sites: Vatnajökull, Iceland
Field research on Vatnajökull and other major Icelandic ice caps focuses on monitoring glacier mass balance, melt rates, and meteorological conditions.
These observations are essential for understanding how large ice masses respond to changing climate conditions and how they influence surrounding hydrological systems.
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🌍 At the EGU General Assembly 2026 in Vienna, four EU-funded cryosphere projects — CryoSCOPE, LIQUIDICE, ICELINK, and SnowPI — came together to strengthen collaboration and amplify collective impact.
Strengthening collaboration across projects is essential for advancing cryosphere research and addressing shared climate challenges.
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🌍 CryoSCOPE at EGU 2026
From 3-8 May, the European Geosciences Union General Assembly brings together the global geoscience community and CryoSCOPE is at the centre of the conversation.
We are co-organising sessions on “Linking observations and models of inland ice, snow, and permafrost dynamics”, and also convening splinter meetings with ICELINK and LIQUIDICE, bringing together Horizon Europe projects working on inland ice systems.
If you are at EGU, come connect with the team and explore our work.
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Led by Pascal Egli and Léa Rodari, Rembesdalskåka field visit was carried out as part of the CryoSCOPE project. Operating from the Demmevasshytta cabin, the team worked through challenging weather to deploy key monitoring equipment. Using a dGPS base station, precise coordinates were recorded for all instruments, alongside a measured winter snow depth of 108 cm at the NVE ablation stake.
The field campaign concluded with all newly installed sensors and cameras fully operational, marking a successful deployment.
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How do scientists study what lies beneath the surface without digging? 🌍
Geophysical survey refers to techniques used for subsurface mapping through methods such as seismic waves, radar, and electrical measurements. These approaches help reveal hidden structures and properties of the ground.
Such methods are essential for understanding Earth systems, from glacier beds to groundwater pathways and permafrost conditions.
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Understanding the cryosphere is essential for securing our environmental future. 🧊
Today and tomorrow, REVOLVE and the CryoSCOPE project are being featured at the Antarctic Futures Symposium 2026 in Luxembourg. We are highlighting the critical importance of polar ecosystems and the science required to protect them.
The symposium also spotlights the Andromeda Earth Observatory, the Foundation’s ambitious new flagship. This planned zero-emission station in East Antarctica will serve as a 22nd-century living laboratory for sustainable technologies and advanced climate research.
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A new chapter in snow science collaboration began this week.
We have just started preparatory fieldwork in Pallas, Finland, together with our colleagues from the University of Oulu.
Pertti Ala-Aho is not only the leader of the snow hydrology team at the University of Oulu, but also a co-lead of one of the work packages within the @cryoscopeproject . We are very pleased that part of our contribution to the snow hydrology component of the project can take place in the Pallas catchment, located in the subarctic region of Finland and representing our northernmost hydrological research site.
During this visit, we carried out a detailed site survey to identify the best location for a new snowmelt measurement system. This will support our main research tasks focused on rain-on-snow events across different regions.
Pallas was not chosen by chance. It is an exceptionally well-equipped research site with state-of-the-art meteorological and climatological infrastructure, including an eddy covariance tower, a snow scale, and systems measuring the full surface energy balance.
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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.
The webinar will explore how CryoSCOPE is advancing research at the intersection of glaciers and hydrology, with a focus on key challenges such as glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) risks and sub-surface hydrology in retreating glaciers in Svalbard.
🔗 Scan the QR to register, now.
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At WaldLab, located on ETH Zurich’s Hönggerberg Campus, researchers investigate the complex movement of water through forest ecosystems.
Using an advanced monitoring system, they trace water fluxes between soil, vegetation, and the atmosphere, enabling detailed quantification of how water is stored and transferred within the system.
These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of forest water dynamics and their role within changing environmental conditions.
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Set in the unique Arctic environment of Kilpisjärvi, the Polar Winter School offers an immersive learning experience centred on the study of rapidly changing polar regions.
The programme is dedicated to training the next generation of snow scientists, bringing together 22 students from diverse backgrounds, including the Czech Republic, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Turkey, and the United States.
Through field-based learning and interdisciplinary collaboration, participants engage with key challenges shaping polar environments under climate change.
📸 Photo credit: Moravec Vojtěch
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