This research project sets out to shed light on key aspects related to small Himalayan glaciers, as well as to their hydrological relevance.
benchmark site, their future evolution using enhanced glaciological process-based models
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, WSL Birmensdorf, Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, 8903 Birmensdorf
entomology, biological invasions, surveillance methods, population genetics, phenology models
If an avalanche is triggered, how large will it be? To answer this question, we will analyze unique data from field experiments to provide new insights into the process controlling avalanche release and avalanche size.
While in recent years computer models have been used to study this process, there
This project will systematically collect the measurements of physical properties needed to constrain the a new generation of debris thickness inversion methods, enabling high-accuracy global estimates of supraglacial debris thickness and its rate of change.
estimate of supraglacial debris thickness to allow a new generation of glacier models
The data for avalanche forecasting need to be accessible in high quality as soon as these become available. Any measurement errors, anomalies and data gaps diminish forecast accuracy. We aim to develop algorithms for real-time data cleansing by applying state-of-the-art machine learning approaches.
major impact, in particular for the application of numerical avalanche prediction models
Testing the value added of knowledge co-production among natural hazard researchers, natural hazard managers and local experts to achieve a shared understanding of future regional mass movement risks.
natural hazards management and scientists have specific knowledge, resp. mental models
SCC II – REACT: Species-specific reactions of temperate European forest trees to a changing environment
during the observation years are calculated for 72 mature trees using correlative models
Welche psycho-sozialen Auswirkungen hat der Verlust des Familiengartens auf dessen NutzerInnen? Was bedeutet dieser Verlust für diese Menschen? Das untersuchen wir in dieser Studie in Altstetten, Zürich.
Results Analyses with ANCOVA models support a negative effect of garden loss on
Effects of large volcanic eruptions on climate and societies: understand the impacts of past events and related subsidence crises to evaluate potential risks in the future
on climate and society in unprecedented detail using proxy records and climate models
TreeWater aims to improve our understanding of whether and how information on water uptake dynamics can be retrieved from the oxygen and hydrogen (i.e. water) isotopes in tree rings.
With this setup, our project will validate and improve recent tree-ring isotope models
