Reco very of His to ri cal Aeri al Pho to graphs in the Aus tri an Alps
The photographs taken by the US Air Force offer a unique opportunity to analyse the state of Austrian glaciers on a large scale after the end of the Second World War.
Funding:
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management,
The Austrian Academy of Sciences
The Universities of Graz, Innsbruck and Graz University of Technology.
Partners:
Jakob Abermann from the Institute of Geography and Spatial Research at the University of Graz
Tobias Bolch from the Institute of Geodesy at Graz University of Technology
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.
GlobalCDA
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.
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.
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.