Introduction of the Science Advisory Committee Member: Michael LEHNING

Michael LEHNING, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) & WSL Davos - Switzerland

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1. Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, SLF Davos Andromeda Meeting Luxembourg 1 Video: © H. Huwald Antarctic Surface Mass Balance, Precipitation, Snow drift and Sublimation Cryosphere – Atmosphere and Renewable Energy @ CRYOS and SLF § Prof. Michael Lehning (CRYOS)
2. Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research, SLF Davos Andromeda Meeting Luxembourg 2 Strategic Scientific Opportunities • HIGH IMPACT: Total snowfall and mass in Antarctica and its changes (SnowShifts ERC start in September) • TECH: New Superconducting Gravimeter (SCG@Andromeda) • INTERDISCIPLINARY: Domino SPI flagship project has started with modules: Atmosphere, Ice Sheet Boundaries, Snow on Sea Ice, Ocean Biogeochemistry Widespread global snowfall estimates 0 km³ water eq. 80,000 ERA5-Land MERRA-2 Daloz et al. 2020, Cryosphere; Hersbach et al. 2020, Copernicus González-Herrero, S., Deb, P., Li, S. et al. Impact attribution of the March 2022 Antarctic heatwave reveals amplification by cloud feedbacks and increased future meltwater. Commun Earth Environ (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03485-0