4.4 The cryosphere in a warming climate
All components of the cryosphere show changes in response to a warming climate. This session aims to present research results on changes of snow, ice and permafrost, and/or the respective effects on ecological, hydrological and socioeconomic systems. The session welcomes all kinds of methods and disciplines. Presented studies can cover for example time series analysis, remote sensing, field measurements, numerical modelling or methods in social science. Special attention will be given to interdisciplinary or process studies linking causes and effects of the changing components of the cryosphere.