Projects

Especially in alpine terrain areas land slides are one of the most minatory risks to human life, possessions and infrastructure. Even if the trigger for a catastrophe…

Deep mass movements on Marzelkamm in the Austrian Oetztal are monitored. The assessment of the prevailing movements are based on geodetic measurements. As a basis of…

The Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) is one of the oldest glacier research programs worldwide. It was founded by Prof. Dr. Maynard M. Miller in 1946. Since 1981,…

Among the few current permafrost deposits in Germany is the Zugspitze, 2962 m above sea level. Germany's highest mountain. Right next to the Summit's 3700 years ago, a…

The runoff performance and therefore the emergence of flooding incidents can be affected by snowmelt occurrences especially in catchment areas located in the alpine…