In this project the effect of erosion by bedload transport is investigated in mountain streams.

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Im Projekt werden Methoden weiterentwickelt, mit denen anhand von Feldmessungen eine Abschätzung der Transportkapazität von Wildbächen und damit verlässlichere Gefahrenbeurteilungen möglich sind.

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Accurate prediction of bedload transport is important for hazard assessment and in engineering applications. The main purpose of this proposed research project is to advance the understanding of bedload transport processes through detailed field observations.

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In the global carbon budget, carbon can be drawn down from the atmosphere by silicate weathering and by the burial of organic carbon in anoxic environments such as the deep sea. In this project we study how organic carbon is transferred to, and transported in mountain streams.

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This framework project contains research done on the site Erlenhöhe at Alptal (canton Schwyz, central Switzerland). It consists mainly of a nitrogen (N) addition experiment in which the effetcs of N deposition on a subalpine forest ecosystem are studied.

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