Understanding the global freshwater system by combining geodetic and remote sensing information with modelling using a calibration/data assimilation approach.
Subproject: Global glacier mass changes
Funding: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
Partners: University of Frankfurt, Germany, University of Bonn, Germany.
GlacChina
Glacier Mass Changes High Mountain Asia.
Funding: Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Partners: Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), China.
EVoGLaC
Recent and future evolution of glacial lakes in China.
Funding: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
Partners: University of Zurich, Switzerland. Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), China.
DebGlac
Understanding and quantifying the transient dynamics and evolution of debris-covered glaciers.
Funding: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
Partners: University of Zurich, Switzerland Garwhal University, India.
Detailed contemporary glacier changes in High Mountain Asia using multi-source satellite data.
Funding: European Space Agency.
Partners: Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
Past Projects
Visualisation Glacier Changes at Mt. Everest.
Funding: National Geographic Society.
Partners: National Geographic Society.
SuMaRiO
Sustainable Management of River Oases along the Tarim River / China.
Subproject: “Monitoring of the Cryosphere.
Funding: German Ministry of Education and Science (BMBF).
Partners: PIK Potsdam, TU Munich, Germany. CAIAG, Kyrgyzstan, CAREERI, China.