Beatrice Gordon

Jun 12, 2024 | agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Beatrice Gordon |Bryan Leonard |Christine Albano

1 Introduction Water stored in snowpacks and released as snowmelt from high mountain environments is a vital source for ~26% of the global land area, sustaining an estimated ~600 million people, ~50% of the world's biodiversity hotspots, and ~20%–40% of global rye, barley, and cotton production (Immerzeel et al., 2020; Qin et al., 2020).