Long term studies on climate impact
Snow-drought conditions in early 2023 seen from H-SAF satellites
Winter 2022-2023 was characterized by yet again dry and warm conditions across several regions of Europe. Through the newly established snow-drought observatory from satellites within the drought working group of the H SAF initiative, we document significant deficit in snow cover, patchy snow conditions, and a late start of the season in early 2023 across Mediterranean Europe.
10-years precipitation normals for estimation dry/wet periods over Slovakia and central European region (July 2012 - June 2022)
A 10-year record of accumulated H SAF precipitation data (2012–2022) is compared on a monthly basis with measurements from a raingauge network. This dataset is used to assess precipitation anomalies across Slovakia, classifying conditions as DRY, NORMAL, or WET. The study refers to the H05 product, the predecessor of the operational H61 product.
European drought of summer 2022
H SAF precipitation and soil moisture products capture drought conditions over Europe during the summer of 2022.
Monsoon floods in Pakistan
Since the beginning of June, Pakistan has seen major flooding associated with the 2022 monsoon.
2021-2022 snow deficit in Italy leads to serious drought
Between fall 2021 and winter 2022, Italy experienced a very dry and warm period, which led to a significant negative anomaly in snow accumulation.
Case study: Northern Italy drought (Jan-Apr 2022)
In the hydrological year 2021-2022 northern Italy has experienced a very dry period, in terms of both liquid and solid precipitation, and also 2021 was a moderately dry year.
The impact of water scarcity is evident in the different compartments (soil, rivers, reservoirs).