The following documents have been considered as key referecences for the objectives of the SnowCarbo project:

• ACIA, 2005. Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. Cambridge University Press, 1042 p. (Available at http://www.acia.uaf.edu)
• UNEP, 2007. Snow. Global Outlook for Ice & Snow, pp. 39-62.

SnowCarbo project is strongly linked with the following legislation, programmes and policies within the European Commission and the Council:

• DG ENV: Action on Climate Change Post 2012
• DG EnV: European Climate Change Programme (ECCP)