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Assessing the stability of LSTM runoff projections in Switzerland under climate scenarios
Fabien Courvoisier
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Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Basil Kraft
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Yann Yasser Haddad
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Massimiliano Zappa
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Lukas Gudmundsson
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Short summary
Climate change strongly modifies runoff in alpine regions like Switzerland, altering water supply and affecting both human sectors and natural ecosystems. We test whether a model that learns only from past observations can credibly project future runoff under climate scenarios. It captures major expected shifts and reveals known limits for extremes. Its speed and ability to generalize across catchments make it a promising tool for assessing climate impacts on water resources.
Climate change strongly modifies runoff in alpine regions like Switzerland, altering water...
