Mountain Hydrology and Mass Movements
Head: Dr. Manfred Stähli
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Head: Dr. Manfred Stähli
The Mountain Hydrology and Mass Movements research unit studies hydrological, glaciological and natural hazard processes in predominantly mountainous, glacierized, and partially forested regions. Researchers assess damage and damage processes of frequent to rare, extreme natural events, as well as glacier dynamics and their impacts on water resources, landscape evolution and ecosystems, considering a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. In particular, they investigate the formation and propagation of flood flows, bedload transport, landslides and debris flows, and the occurrence of hydrological droughts. Both experiments and long-term measurements form the basis for the development and application of numerical models, prototype environmental sensors, and hazard assessment methods. The data collected are used for risk-based, sustainable management of natural hazards and water resources.
Current projects address pressing societal challenges, such as the early detection and warning of drought, debris-flow and landslide events, and the impacts of climate change on torrents, lake levels and hydrological extremes. Other projects concern the impact of regional and global glacier loss on downstream regions, ecosystems and water users, which is relevant for sustainable hydropower production in the context of the energy transition. Competence is available on the optimization of hydrological forecasts for improved management of flood events.
To this end, the research unit collaborates with other institutions of the ETH domain and national and international research institutions, as well as with government agencies, cantonal and municipal authorities, private sector companies, and NGOs. A significant contribution is made to (inter)national expert networks and to the further education of professionals in the domains of natural hazards and water resource management.
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Key-assets of the research unit
Projects
Internal seminar
Datum/Date | Speaker | Titel/Title | Room nr. |
16.01.2024, 09:30-10:00 | Michael Weiss | What are the influences at discharge monitoring stations? | LG E 05 |
23.01.2024, 09:30-10:00 | Isabella Schalko | Hydraulic Impacts of Nature-Based Solutions: Examining Wood in River Restoration | LG E 05 |
06.02.2024, 09:30-10:00 | Christoph Hannes Wetter | Seismo-acoustic lake ice monitoring | LG E 05 |
20.02.2024, 09:30-10:00 | Cancelled | LG E 05 | |
12.03.2024, 09:30-10:00 | Elena Leonarduzzi | Soil moisture downscaling: a downscaling playground and a novel high-resolution downscaling product for the continental USA | LG E 05 |
21.03.2024, 11:15-12:00 | Evan Miles | WSL-Vortragsreihe für Alle | Englersaal |
26.03.2024, 14:00 -14:30 | Jiahui Kang | Automatic Monitoring of Rock Slope Failures at Brienz (Switzerland) Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing and Semi-Supervised Learning | LG E 05 |
April 11, 2024, 14:30 p.m.-15:00 p.m | Annie Yuan-Yuan Chang | Using Temporal Fusion Transformer (TFT) to enhance sub-seasonal drought predictions in the European Alps | Flurysaal |
April 23, 2024, 9:14 a.m.-9:45 a.m | Tobias Halter | What controls landslide initiation? A methodology to study influential factors of shallow landslide triggering | LG E 05 |
April 23, 2024, 9:50 a.m.-10:20 a.m | Danny Baldig | Evaluation of continuously recorded fractional bedload transport rates in Swiss mountain streams | LG E 05 |
April 30, 2024, 9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m | Domenico Micocci | Complementing hydropower with photovoltaics: How many more trains could be powered by Lake Sihl | Flurysaal |
May 7, 2024, 9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m | Anna Lena Könz | How Much Sediment is Needed to Restore Natural River Morphology? | LG E 05 |
May 21, 2024, 9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m |
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June 4, 2024, 9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m | Felix Bross |
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June 18, 2024, 9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m |
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Research Groups and Staff
Mountain Hydrology and Mass Movements
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Torrents and Mass Movements
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Glaciology
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Hydrological Forecasts
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