About the project

On this page, you can learn more about the goals of our project.

Snow is a crucial component of our climate system, which is rapidly changing due to climate change. It also plays an essential role in the lives of people, especially those residing in Arctic or mountainous regions such as the Austrian Alps. Scientists study snow conditions to learn more about the changes in snow. In the case of the Austrian Alps, these measurements date back 150 years, providing us with a wealth of knowledge about changing snow conditions in this region. Unfortunately, we know much less about changing snow conditions in Greenland. Our exciting project aims to change that.

We plan to use historical/old photographs in our snow research. The first reason for this is that these photographs can spark interesting conversations about changing environments, such as discussions between school students and their grandparents. These conversations can help us understand how changes in snow are affecting the lives of people in Greenland and Austria. The second reason is that photographs can help us better understand past snow conditions. With the information available in the Eisenerz region, we can test our new reconstructive method using data from snow observations. This method can then be applied to Greenland to learn more about past snow conditions there as well.