
Glaziologie
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Leitung: Prof. Dr. Daniel Farinotti
Aufgrund der Klimaerwärmung schrumpft weltweit ein Grossteil der Gletscher. Nur wenn bekannt ist, wie sich die Gletscher entwickeln, ist es möglich, hydroelektrische Infrastruktur zu planen, die langfristige Wasserverfügbarkeit zu prognostizieren und möglichen Naturkatastrophen vorzubeugen. Wir erforschen glaziologische Prozesse mit Computermodellen, in Laborexperimenten und direkt vor Ort.
Eine der auffälligsten und sichtbarsten Folgen des derzeit stattfindenden Klimawandels ist der Gletscherrückgang. Diese Veränderungen haben nicht nur Auswirkungen auf unsere Landschaft, sondern sie stehen auch im Zusammenhang mit einer Reihe von Folgen wie Wassermangel und von Naturkatastrophen wie Gletscherseeausbrüchen.
In Labortests tragen wir zum besseren Verständnis der grundlegenden Prozesse bei, denen Gletscherbewegung und -hydrologie unterliegen. Ausserdem studieren wir in Experimenten vor Ort Akkumulation und Schmelze, Gletscherdynamik und glaziale Erosion. Anhand dieser Daten simulieren wir in Computermodellen die Gletscherausdehnung in der Vergangenheit und prognostizieren die zukünftige Wasserverfügbarkeit.
Dabei konzentrieren wir uns nicht nur aufdie negativen Aspekte des Gletscherschwunds, sondern wir zeigen auch neue Chancen auf wie zum Beispiel das hydroelektrische Potential in den Gletscherrückzugsgebieten. Ausserdem analysieren wir, wie genauere meteorologische Prognosen die kurz- und langfristige Vorhersagbarkeit des Wasserablaufs aus Gletscherreservoirs verbessern.
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WEITERFÜHRENDE INFORMATIONEN
Publikationen
Gugerli, R.; Gabella, M.; Huss, M.; Salzmann, N., 2020: Can weather radars be used to estimate snow accumulation on alpine glaciers? An evaluation based on glaciological surveys. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 21, 12: 2943-2962. doi: 10.1175/JHM-D-20-0112.1
Welty, E.; Zemp, M.; Navarro, F.; Huss, M.; Fürst, J.J.; Gärtner-Roer, I.; Landmann, J.; Machguth, H.; Naegeli, K.; Andreassen, L.M.; Farinotti, D.; Li, H., 2020: Worldwide version-controlled database of glacier thickness observations. Earth System Science Data, 12, 4: 3039-3055. doi: 10.5194/essd-12-3039-2020
Jouvet, G.; Röllin, S.; Sahli, H.; Corcho, J.; Gnägi, L.; Compagno, L.; Sidler, D.; Schwikowski, M.; Bauder, A.; Funk, M., 2020: Mapping the age of ice of Gauligletscher combining surface radionuclide contamination and ice flow modeling. Cryosphere, 14, 11: 4233-4251. doi: 10.5194/tc-14-4233-2020
Reuber, G.S.; Holbach, L.; Räss, L., 2020: Adjoint-based inversion for porosity in shallow reservoirs using pseudo-transient solvers for non-linear hydro-mechanical processes. Journal of Computational Physics, 423: 109797 (20 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.jcp.2020.109797
Huss, M.; Marty, C.; Bauder, A.; Nötzli, J., 2020: Schnee, Gletscher und Permafrost 2018/19. Kryosphärenbericht für die Schweizer Alpen. Alpen, 48-53.
Marzeion, B.; Hock, R.; Anderson, B.; Bliss, A.; Champollion, N.; Fujita, K.; Huss, M.; Immerzeel, W.W.; Kraaijenbrink, P.; Malles, J.; Maussion, F.; Radić, V.; Rounce, D.R.; Sakai, A.; Shannon, S.; Van de Wal, R.; Zekollari, H., 2020: Partitioning the uncertainty of ensemble projections of global glacier mass change. Earth's Future, 8, 7: e2019EF001470 (25 pp.). doi: 10.1029/2019EF001470
Laurent, L.; Buoncristiani, J.; Pohl, B.; Zekollari, H.; Farinotti, D.; Huss, M.; Mugnier, J.; Pergaud, J., 2020: The impact of climate change and glacier mass loss on the hydrology in the Mont-Blanc massif. Scientific Reports, 10: 10420 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-67379-7
Ayala, Á.; Farías-Barahona, D.; Huss, M.; Pellicciotti, F.; McPhee, J.; Farinotti, D., 2020: Glacier runoff variations since 1955 in the Maipo River basin, in the semiarid Andes of central Chile. Cryosphere, 14, 6: 2005-2027. doi: 10.5194/tc-14-2005-2020
Marty, C.; Bavay, M.; Farinotti, D.; Huss, M., 2020: Snow. Hydro-CH2018 synthesis report chapters: "future changes in hydrology". Eine Studie im Rahmen des NCCS Themenschwerpunktes "Hydrologische Grundlagen zum Klimawandel" des National Centre for Climate Services. 25 p. doi: 10.16904/slf.2
Bisset, R.R.; Dehecq, A.; Goldberg, D.N.; Huss, M.; Bingham, R.G.; Gourmelen, N., 2020: Reversed surface-mass-balance gradients on Himalayan debris-covered glaciers inferred from remote sensing. Remote Sensing, 12, 10: 1563 (19 pp.). doi: 10.3390/rs12101563
Zemp, M.; Huss, M.; Eckert, N.; Thibert, E.; Paul, F.; Nussbaumer, S.U.; Gärtner-Roer, I., 2020: Brief communication: ad hoc estimation of glacier contributions to sea-level rise from the latest glaciological observations. Cryosphere, 14, 3: 1043-1050. doi: 10.5194/tc-14-1043-2020
Räss, L.; Licul, A.; Herman, F.; Podladchikov, Y.Y.; Suckale, J., 2020: Modelling thermomechanical ice deformation using an implicit pseudo-transient method (FastICE v1.0) based on graphical processing units (GPUs). Geoscientific Model Development, 13, 3: 955-976. doi: 10.5194/gmd-13-955-2020
Zekollari, H.; Huss, M.; Farinotti, D., 2020: On the imbalance and response time of glaciers in the European Alps. Geophysical Research Letters, 47, 2: e2019GL085578 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1029/2019GL085578
Werder, M.A.; Huss, M.; Paul, F.; Dehecq, A.; Farinotti, D., 2020: A Bayesian ice thickness estimation model for large-scale applications. Journal of Glaciology, 66, 255: 137-152. doi: 10.1017/jog.2019.93
Farinotti, D.; Immerzeel, W.W.; De Kok, R.J.; Quincey, D.J.; Dehecq, A., 2020: Manifestations and mechanisms of the Karakoram glacier Anomaly. Nature Geoscience, 13, 1: 8-16. doi: 10.1038/s41561-019-0513-5
Farinotti, D.; Round, V.; Huss, M.; Compagno, L.; Zekollari, H., 2019: Large hydropower and water-storage potential in future glacier-free basins. Nature, 575, 7782: 341-344. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-1740-z
Brunner, M.I.; Farinotti, D.; Zekollari, H.; Huss, M.; Zappa, M., 2019: Future shifts in extreme flow regimes in Alpine regions. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 23: 4471-4489. doi: 10.5194/hess-23-4471-2019
Delaney, I.; Werder, M.A.; Farinotti, D., 2019: A numerical model for fluvial transport of subglacial sediment. Journal of Geophysical Research F: Earth Surface, 124, 8: 2197-2223. doi: 10.1029/2019JF005004
Wenner, M.; Walter, F.; McArdell, B.; Farinotti, D., 2019: Deciphering debris-flow seismograms at Illgraben, Switzerland. In: Kean, J.W.; Coe, J.A.; Santi, P.M.; Guillen, B.K. (eds), 2019: Debris-flow hazards mitigation: mechanics, monitoring, modeling, and assessment. 7th intemational conference on debris-flow hazards mitigation (DFHM7), Golden, USA. 222-229.
Compagno, L.; Jouvet, G.; Bauder, A.; Funk, M.; Church, G.; Leinss, S.; Lüthi, M.P., 2019: Modeling the re-appearance of a crashed airplane on Gauligletscher, Switzerland. Frontiers in Earth Science, 7: 170 (8 pp.). doi: 10.3389/feart.2019.00170
Zekollari, H.; Huss, M.; Farinotti, D., 2019: Modelling the future evolution of glaciers in the European Alps under the EURO-CORDEX RCM ensemble. Cryosphere, 13, 4: 1125-1146. doi: 10.5194/tc-13-1125-2019
Maussion, F.; Butenko, A.; Champollion, N.; Dusch, M.; Eis, J.; Fourteau, K.; Gregor, P.; Jarosch, A.H.; Landmann, J.; Oesterle, F.; Recinos, B.; Rothenpieler, T.; Vlug, A.; Wild, C.T.; Marzeion, B., 2019: The open global glacier model (OGGM) v1.1. Geoscientific Model Development, 12, 3: 909-931. doi: 10.5194/gmd-12-909-2019
Farinotti, D.; Huss, M.; Fürst, J.J.; Landmann, J.; Machguth, H.; Maussion, F.; Pandit, A., 2019: A consensus estimate for the ice thickness distribution of all glaciers on Earth. Nature Geoscience, 12, 3: 168-173. doi: 10.1038/s41561-019-0300-3
Brunner, M.I.; Björnsen Gurung, A.; Zappa, M.; Zekollari, H.; Farinotti, D.; Stähli, M., 2019: Present and future water scarcity in Switzerland: potential for alleviation through reservoirs and lakes. Science of the Total Environment, 666: 1033-1047. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.169
Schaefli, B.; Manso, P.; Fischer, M.; Huss, M.; Farinotti, D., 2019: The role of glacier retreat for Swiss hydropower production. Renewable Energy, 132: 615-627. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.07.104
Delaney, I.; Bauder, A.; Werder, M.A.; Farinotti, D., 2018: Regional and annual variability in subglacial sediment transport by water for two glaciers in the Swiss Alps. Frontiers in Earth Science, 6: 175 (17 pp.). doi: 10.3389/feart.2018.00175
Duethmann, D.; Vorogushyn, S.; Farinotti, D.; Menz, C.; Merz, B.; Kriegel, D.; Bolch, T.; Pieczonka, T.; Jiang, T.; Su, B.; Güntner, A., 2018: ГИДРОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ИЗМЕНЕНИЯ В ЛЕДНИКОВЫХ БАССЕЙНАХ Р.ТАРИМ, ЦЕНТРАЛЬНАЯ АЗИЯ: НАБЛЮДАЕМЫЕ ИЗМЕНЕНИЯ РАСХОДОВ ВОДЫ И ОЦЕНКА БУДУЩИХ ИЗМЕНЕНИЙ. Hydrological change in glacier covered headwater catchments of the tarim river, Central Asia: observed streamflow c. In: Sychev, V.G.; Mueller, L. (eds), 2018: Understanding and monitoring processes in soils and water bodies. Moscow, Publishing House FSBSI (Pryanishnikov Institute of Agrochemistry). 410-414. doi: 10.25680/3139.2018.68.11.002
Pruessner, L.; Phillips, M.; Farinotti, D.; Hoelzle, M.; Lehning, M., 2018: Near-surface ventilation as a key for modeling the thermal regime of coarse blocky rock glaciers. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 29, 3: 152-163. doi: 10.1002/ppp.1978
Gindraux, S.; Farinotti, D., 2018: Skill transfer from meteorological to runoff forecasts in glacierized catchments. Hydrology, 5, 2: 26 (14 pp.). doi: 10.3390/hydrology5020026
Beniston, M.; Farinotti, D.; Stoffel, M.; Andreassen, L.M.; Coppola, E.; Eckert, N.; Fantini, A.; Giacona, F.; Hauck, C.; Huss, M.; Huwald, H.; Lehning, M.; López-Moreno, J.; Magnusson, J.; Marty, C.; Morán-Tejéda, E.; Morin, S.; Naaim, M.; Provenzale, A.; ... Vincent, C., 2018: The European mountain cryosphere: a review of its current state, trends, and future challenges. Cryosphere, 12, 2: 759-794. doi: 10.5194/tc-12-759-2018
Kääb, A.; Leinss, S.; Gilbert, A.; Bühler, Y.; Gascoin, S.; Evans, S.G.; Bartelt, P.; Berthier, E.; Brun, F.; Chao, W.; Farinotti, D.; Gimbert, F.; Guo, W.; Huggel, C.; Kargel, J.S.; Leonard, G.J.; Tian, L.; Treichler, D.; Yao, T., 2018: Massive collapse of two glaciers in western Tibet in 2016 after surge-like instability. Nature Geoscience, 11, 2: 114-120. doi: 10.1038/s41561-017-0039-7
Feiger, N.; Huss, M.; Leinss, S.; Sold, L.; Farinotti, D., 2018: The bedrock topography of Gries- and Findelengletscher. Geographica Helvetica, 73, 1: 1-9. doi: 10.5194/gh-73-1-2018
Hoelzle, M.; Azisov, E.; Barandun, M.; Huss, M.; Farinotti, D.; Gafurov, A.; Hagg, W.; Kenzhebaev, R.; Kronenberg, M.; MacHguth, H.; Merkushkin, A.; Moldobekov, B.; Petrov, M.; Saks, T.; Salzmannöne, N.; Schöne, T.; Tarasov, Y.; Usubaliev, R.; Vorogushyn, S.; ... Zemp, M., 2017: Re-establishing glacier monitoring in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems, 6, 2: 397-418. doi: 10.5194/gi-6-397-2017
Farinotti, D., 2017: Asia’s glacier changes. Nature Geoscience, 10, 9: 621-622. doi: 10.1038/ngeo2995
Farinotti, D.; Brinkerhoff, D.J.; Clarke, G.K.C.; Fürst, J.J.; Frey, H.; Gantayat, P.; Gillet-Chaulet, F.; Girard, C.; Huss, M.; Leclercq, P.W.; Linsbauer, A.; Machguth, H.; Martin, C.; Maussion, F.; Morlinghem, M.; Mosbeux, C.; Pandit, A.; Portmann, A.; Rabatel, A.; ... Andreassen, L.M., 2017: How accurate are estimates of glacier ice thickness? Results from ITMIX, the Ice Thickness Models Intercomparison eXperiment. Cryosphere, 11, 2: 949-970. doi: 10.5194/tc-11-949-2017
Gindraux, S.; Boesch, R.; Farinotti, D., 2017: Accuracy assessment of digital surface models from unmanned aerial vehicles' imagery on glaciers. Remote Sensing, 9, 2: 186 (15 pp.). doi: 10.3390/rs9020186
Schmale, J.; Flanner, M.; Kang, S.; Sprenger, M.; Zhang, Q.; Guo, J.; Li, Y.; Schwikowski, M.; Farinotti, D., 2017: Modulation of snow reflectance and snowmelt from Central Asian glaciers by anthropogenic black carbon. Scientific Reports, 7: 40501 (10 pp.). doi: 10.1038/srep40501
Farinotti, D., 2017: Glacier modeling. In: Richardson, D. (eds), 2017: The international encyclopedia of geography: people, the earth, environment, and technology. Chichester, Wiley. 1-4. doi: 10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg0038
Kronenberg, M.; Barandun, M.; Hoelzle, M.; Huss, M.; Farinotti, D.; Azisov, E.; Usubaliev, R.; Gafurov, A.; Petrakov, D.; Kääb, A., 2016: Mass-balance reconstruction for Glacier No. 354, Tien Shan, from 2003 to 2014. Annals of Glaciology, 57, 71: 92-102. doi: 10.3189/2016AoG71A032
Farinotti, D.; Pistocchi, A.; Huss, M., 2016: From dwindling ice to headwater lakes: could dams replace glaciers in the European Alps?. Environmental Research Letters, 11, 5: 054022 (9 pp.). doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/5/054022
Parrella, G.; Farinotti, D.; Hajnsek, I.; Papathanassiou, K.P., 2016: Monitoring the subsurface of an alpine glacier using polarimetric SAR observations at L-band. In: 2016: Proceedings of EUSAR 2016: 11th European conference on synthetic aperture radar. 11th European conference on synthetic aperture radar (EUSAR), Hamburg, Germany, June 6-9, 2016. 800-805.
Barandun, M.; Huss, M.; Sold, L.; Farinotti, D.; Azisov, E.; Salzmann, N.; Usubaliev, R.; Merkushkin, A.; Hoelzle, M., 2015: Re-analysis of seasonal mass balance at Abramov glacier 1968-2014. Journal of Glaciology, 61, 230: 1103-1117. doi: 10.3189/2015JoG14J239
Farinotti, D.; Longuevergne, L.; Moholdt, G.; Duethmann, D.; Mölg, T.; Bolch, T.; Vorogushyn, S.; Güntner, A., 2015: Substantial glacier mass loss in the Tien Shan over the past 50 years. Nature Geoscience, 8, 9: 716-722. doi: 10.1038/ngeo2513
Duethmann, D.; Bolch, T.; Farinotti, D.; Kriegel, D.; Vorogushyn, S.; Merz, B.; Pieczonka, T.; Jiang, T.; Su, B.; Güntner, A., 2015: Attribution of streamflow trends in snow and glacier melt-dominated catchments of the Tarim River, Central Asia. Water Resources Research, 51, 6: 4727-4750. doi: 10.1002/2014WR016716
Gafurov, A.; Vorogushyn, S.; Farinotti, D.; Duethmann, D.; Merkushkin, A.; Merz, B., 2015: Snow-cover reconstruction methodology for mountainous regions based on historic in situ observations and recent remote sensing data. Cryosphere, 9, 2: 451-463. doi: 10.5194/tc-9-451-2015
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Links
- Unsere Gruppenwebseite an der VAW - ETH Zurich
- Offene BSc- und MSc-Arbeiten
- Gruppe Hochgebirgsgletscher der Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL (head: Dr. Francesca Pellicciotti)