Our study shows that high alpine rockfall occurs mainly in areas affected by permafrost and glacier retreat. The mountaineering community can help investigate the trigger and timing of rockfalls.
Three decades of vegetation change in the high-elevation zone of the Tyrolean Alps
Based on 30-year vegetation monitoring data in the alpine to nival zone of the Central Alps, we show changes in species abundances in relation to their thermal niches.
Gravimetry: a powerful monitoring method for alpine cryological and hydrogeological processes
Measuring Δg using a portable gravimeter lets us “see” underground to measure ground ice and groundwater storage changes!
Multi-sensor satellite observations of snow area extent and snow state conditions in mountain regions
This presentation focuses on an advanced method to retrieve Snow Cover Extent (SCE) from optical sensors and wet snow classification from SAR data in mountains.
Quantifying heterogeneous glacier dynamics in Lunana, Bhutan, using high-spatiotemporal resolution satellite imagery
We use high resolution PlanetScope imagery to quantify the effect of proglacial lake expansion on ice dynamics in the Bhutanese Himalaya in order to understand rapid retreat in the region.
Impact of Development Assistance on Environmental Sustainability in Kyrgyzstan: Scoping Review
This scoping review is part of PhD research.
Glacier mass balance in the Gunt river basin, Pamir, Tajikistan
Mass balance of Glacier #457 in the Gunt Basin for the last 5 years starting in 2020. During this time the glacier has lost 1.20 m in water equivalent of the total mass.
Thermophilization and biotic homogenization effects of alpine vegetation across Europe
This presentation focuses on thermophilization and biotic homogenization of alpine vegetation observed on mountain summit distributed across Europe.
Simulating CH4 concentrations over the Alps with WRF-GHG: Validation Against TROPOMI Observations and Ground-based Measurements
Increasing atmospheric methane pose a climate challenge. We perform WRF-Chem simulations over the Alpine region analyzing CH₄ transport and validate against TROPOMI and ICOS data to improve monitoring
Estimating complex topographic changes in mountain regions from 3D point clouds
We regard the topographic evolution change as the deformation of Riemann manifold surfaces to estimate rigid and non-rigid changes from point clouds for mountain monitoring applications.