HOPE - High-elevation precipitation in High-Mountain Asia
High-mountain precipitation is a key variable for simulating glacier runoff in High-Mountain Asia but is poorly known and difficult to measure directly. This project combines in-situ data with glacier mass balance and hydrological models in order to reconstruct high-mountain precipitation in High-Mountain Asia, investigating the quantity, seasonality and variability of precipitation in selected catchments, and determining the mechanisms that cause or modify these characteristics.

Project details
Project duration
2020 - 2023
Project lead
Project lead
Project staff (not at WSL)
- Akiko Sakai
- Masashi Niwano
- Akihiro Hashimoto
- Orie Sasaki
- Yota Sato
- Hatsuki Fujinami