# Evidence of human influence on Northern Hemisphere snow loss

*PRI Rank #16 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #16 |
| 18m citations | 74 |
| Journal | Nature |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41586-023-06794-y |
| Corresponding authors | Alexander R. Gottlieb |
| Institution | Dartmouth College, United States |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/hydrology-and-watershed-management-studies/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41586-023-06794-y](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06794-y)

## Topics

Northern Hemisphere snow loss · snowpack decline detection and attribution · human-forced warming · March snowpack trends · 1981–2020 observational period · ensemble snowpack reconstructions · river basin scale analysis · nonlinear temperature sensitivity of snowpack · minus eight degrees Celsius threshold · water security risks · climate change attribution · snow mass observational uncertainties · temperature-snow relationship · climate mitigation · water resources vulnerability

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