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Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network
Glacier variations reflect changes in climate. Fluctuations in glacier length and changes in volume and mass of glaciers represent key parameters in environmental monitoring.
The Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network is a joint project by the Section of Glaciology of VAW/ETHZ and the Glaciological Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT). The aim is the long-term monitoring of changes of the glaciers in the Swiss Alps. Seasonal to annual measurements of the glacier length, the mass balance and the flow velocity are performed. Thanks to ongoing investigations long and continuous time series have been collected.
| Keywords: |
glacier monitoring; length change; mass balance; flow velocity |
| Contacts: | Dr. Andreas Bauder |
| Commissioned by: |
Swiss Academy of Sciences Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) |
| Additional links: | Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network |
| Publications: | "The Swiss Glaciers", Reports of the Glaciological Commision of the Swiss Academy of Science (SAS) published by the Labratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) of ETH Zürich, No. 1-122 1881-2002 |
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