Forest fires are common events in Ticino. Nevertheless they cannot be regarded as natural phenomena because they are mostly anthropogenically triggered. The aim of this project was to better understand human behaviour towards forest fire phenomena, linking the results to climate change and its impacts.

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Meteorological factors and regional climate changes play an important part in the long-term forest ecosystem research (LWF). To document these climate changes and to understand the dynamics in the ecosystems, site-specific meteorological data is required.

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Cette recherche, située dans le cadre du projet européen COST E39, vise à mieux connaître la contribution des forêts à la santé et au confort de la population en Suisse en quantifiant les différences existant entre le climat sous couvert forestier et le climat hors couvert forestier. Il analysera les mesures du réseau LWF.

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The mission of LWF is to improve our understanding of how natural and anthropogenic stresses affect forests in the long term, and which risks for humans are involved. Consequently, we need to gain a more profound knowledge of the cause-effect relationships in the forest ecosystem and the underlying processes.

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Ziel dieses Dienstleistungsprojektes ist die Erhöhung der Vertrauenswürdigkeit aller LWF-Meteodaten von 1997-2011 mittels einer zentralen, einheitlichen Qualitätsprüfung und Bereinigung mit den Methoden, wie sie MeteoSchweiz verwendet. Auch soll die Datenzugänglichkeit erleichtert und damit der Aufwand zur Bearbeitung von Datenanfragen reduziert werden.

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All IPCC scenarios predict a decrease in snow cover, particularly at lower altitude, in connection with temperature increases. Many alpine resorts are thus expected to become less reliable for snow activities in the future. But the summer season is already longer than it was some decades ago. In consequence, Alpine ski resorts will have to plan and implement adaptation strategies if they are to survive.

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Microclimate is a key factor influencing regeneration in forests. Particularly available light, water supply and temperature determine the success or failure of certain tree species. How will future climate change influence below-canopy microclimate and tree regeneration?

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WSL contribution to the project 'Spatial extremes and environmental sustainability: Statistical methods and applications in geophysics and the environment' of the 'Competence Centre for Enviromnent and Sustainability' of the ETH Domain (CCES EXTREMES)

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