martin.hoelzle@unifr.ch
 +41 26 300 9022
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3591-4377

• Professor, Department of Geosciences
  PER 14 bu. 3.335
  Ch. du Musée 4
  1700 Fribourg

   

  
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  PER 14, 3.335

   

  +41 26 300 9022

   

Research and publications

• Publications
  135 publications

  Other. Bernhard Krummenacher, Dominik Amschwand, Martin Scherler, Martin Hoelzle, Anna Haberkorn, Christian Kienholz, Hansueli Gubler, Surface heat fluxes at coarse-blocky Murtèl rock glacier (Engadine, eastern Swiss Alps) , 2023
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  Other. Michael Zemp, Ann Windnagel, Ethan Welty, Bruce Raup, Frank Paul, Samuel Nussbaumer, Fabien Maussion, Martin Hoelzle, Regine Hock, Isabelle Gärtner-Roer, Etienne Berthier, Insights into and findings from global datasets on glacier distribution and changes , 2023
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  Other. Enrico Mattea, Horst Machguth, Etienne Berthier, Martin Hoelzle, Minor pulsations of Abramov glacier (Kyrgyzstan) observed with multi-sensor optical remote sensing , 2023
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  Journal article. Suryanarayanan Balasubramanian and Martin Hoelzle and Roger Waser, Fountain scheduling strategies for improving water-use efficiency of artificial ice reservoirs (Ice stupas), Cold Regions Science and Technology 205 (1.2023), p. 103706
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  Journal article. Marlene Kronenberg, Ward van Pelt, Horst Machguth, Joel Fiddes, Martin Hoelzle, Felix Pertziger, Long-term firn and mass balance modelling for Abramov Glacier in the data-scarce Pamir Alay, The Cryosphere (20.12.2022)
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  Journal article. Anubha Aggarwal and Holger Frey and Graham McDowell and Fabian Drenkhan and Marcus NÃ1´4sser and Adina Racoviteanu and Martin Hoelzle, Adaptation to climate change induced water stress in major glacierized mountain regions, Climate and Development (9.8.2022), p. 1–13
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  Journal article. Erlan Azisov, Martin Hoelzle, Sergiy Vorogushyn, Tomas Saks, Ryskul Usubaliev, Mukhammed Esenaman uulu, Martina Barandun, Reconstructed Centennial Mass Balance Change for Golubin Glacier, Northern Tien Shan, Atmosphere (11.6.2022)
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  Journal article. Martin Hoelzle and Christian Hauck and Tamara Mathys and Jeannette Noetzli and Cécile Pellet and Martin Scherler, Long-term energy balance measurements at three different mountain permafrost sites in the Swiss Alps, Earth System Science Data 14.4 (7.4.2022), p. 1531–1547
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  Other. Suryanarayanan Balasubramanian and Martin Hoelzle and Michael Lehning and Jordi Bolibar and Sonam Wangchuk and Johannes Oerlemans and Felix Keller, The surprising weather conditions favoring artificial ice reservoirs (Icestupas) , 2022
  https://doi.org...

  Other. Tomas Saks and Eric Pohl and Horst Machguth and Amaury Dehecq and Martina Barandun and Ruslan Kenzhebaev and Olga Kalashnikova and Martin Hoelzle, Glacier runoff variation since 1981 in the upper Naryn river catchments, Central Tien Shan , 2022
  https://doi.org...

  Other. Marlene Kronenberg, Ward van Pelt, Horst Machguth, Joel Fiddes, Martin Hoelzle, Felix Pertziger, Long-term firn and mass balance modelling for Abramov glacier, Pamir Alay , 2022
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  Other. Marlene Kronenberg, Ward van Pelt, Horst Machguth, Joel Fiddes, Martin Hoelzle, Felix Pertziger, Supplementary material to "Long-term firn and mass balance modelling for Abramov glacier, Pamir Alay" , 2022
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  Journal article. Enrico Mattea, Horst Machguth, Marlene Kronenberg, Ward van Pelt, Manuela Bassi, Martin Hoelzle, Firn changes at Colle Gnifetti revealed with a high-resolution process-based physical model approach, The Cryosphere (9.7.2021)
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  Journal article. Martina Barandun and Eric Pohl and Kathrin Naegeli and Robert McNabb and Matthias Huss and Etienne Berthier and Tomas Saks and Martin Hoelzle, Hot Spots of Glacier Mass Balance Variability in Central Asia, Geophysical Research Letters 48.11 (16.6.2021)
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  Other. Martin Hoelzle and Christian Hauck and Tamara Mathys and Jeannette Noetzli and Cécile Pellet and Martin Scherler, Long-term energy balance measurements at three different mountain permafrost sites in the Swiss Alps , 2021
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  Journal article. Jeannette Noetzli and Lukas U. Arenson and Alexander Bast and Jan Beutel and Reynald Delaloye and Daniel Farinotti and Stephan Gruber and Hansueli Gubler and Wilfried Haeberli and Andreas Hasler and Christian Hauck and Martin Hiller and Martin Hoelzle and Christophe Lambiel and Cécile Pellet and Sarah M. Springman and Daniel Vonder Muehll and Marcia Phillips, Best Practice for Measuring Permafrost Temperature in Boreholes Based on the Experience in the Swiss Alps, Frontiers in Earth Science 9 (11.5.2021)
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  Journal article. Marlene Kronenberg and Horst Machguth and Anja Eichler and Margit Schwikowski and Martin Hoelzle, Comparison of historical and recent accumulation rates on Abramov Glacier, Pamir Alay, Journal of Glaciology (23.4.2021), p. 1–16
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  Journal article. Florian Denzinger and Horst Machguth and Martina Barandun and Etienne Berthier and Luc Girod and Marlene Kronenberg and Ryskul Usubaliev and Martin Hoelzle, Geodetic mass balance of Abramov Glacier from 1975 to 2015, Journal of Glaciology 67.262 (4.2021), p. 331–342
  https://doi.org...

  Other. Marlene Kronenberg, Horst Machguth, Ward van Pelt, Martin Hoelzle, Long-term mass balance and firn modelling for Abramov glacier, Pamir Alay , 2021
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  Other. Enrico Mattea, Horst Machguth, Marlene Kronenberg, Ward van Pelt, Manuela Bassi, Martin Hoelzle, Firn changes at Colle Gnifetti revealed with a high-resolution process-based physical model approach , 2021
  https://doi.org...

  Other. Anubha Aggarwal, Holger Frey, Graham McDowell, Fabian Drenkhan, Marcus Nuesser, Adina Racoviteanu, Martin Hoelzle, Adaptation to climate change induced water stress in major glacierized mountain regions , 2021
  https://doi.org...

  Other. Enrico Mattea and Horst Machguth and Marlene Kronenberg and Ward van Pelt and Manuela Bassi and Martin Hoelzle, Firn changes at Colle Gnifetti revealed with a high-resolution process-based physical model approach , 2021
  https://doi.org...

  Book chapter. Isabelle Gärtner-Roer and Martin Hoelzle, Rockglaciers of the Engadine, in World Geomorphological Landscapes (Springer International Publishing, 2021), p. 235–248
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  Journal article. Martina Barandun and Joel Fiddes and Martin Scherler and Tamara Mathys and Tomas Saks and Dmitry Petrakov and Martin Hoelzle, The state and future of the cryosphere in Central Asia, Water Security 11 (12.2020), p. 100072
  https://doi.org...

  Journal article. Twenty years of European mountain permafrost dynamics—the PACE legacy, Environmental Research Letters (9.10.2020)
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  Other. Martin Hoelzle, Martina Barandun, Tomas Saks, Erlan Azisov, Abror Gafurov, Alyssa Ghirlanda, Abdulhamid Kayumov, Ruslan Kenzhebaev, Marlene Kronenberg, Horst Machguth, Halim Mamirov, Bolot Moldobekov, Maxim Petrov, Nadine Salzmann, Ryskul Usubaliev, Andrey Yakovlev, Michael Zemp, Glacier monitoring, capacity building and related cryospheric research in Central Asia , 2020
  https://doi.org...

  Other. Suryanarayanan Balasubramanian, Martin Hoelzle, Michael Lehning, Sonam Wangchuk, Johannes Oerlemans, Felix Keller, A first attempt to model an Artificial Ice Reservoir (Ice Stupa) using a simple energy balance approach , 2020
  https://doi.org...

  Other. Martin Hoelzle and Christian Hauck and Jeannette Noetzli and Cécile Pellet and Martin Scherler, Long-term energy balance measurements at three different mountain permafrost sites in the Swiss Alps , 2020
  https://doi.org...

  Other. Matthias Huss, Enrico Mattea, Andreas Linsbauer, Martin Hoelzle, Modelling future glacier evolution: Which feedbacks are relevant? , 2020
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  Journal article. Carlo Licciulli and Pascal Bohleber and Josef Lier and Olivier Gagliardini and Martin Hoelzle and Olaf Eisen, A full Stokes ice-flow model to assist the interpretation of millennial-scale ice cores at the high-Alpine drilling site Colle Gnifetti, Swiss/Italian Alps, Journal of Glaciology (19.2.2020), p. 1–14
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  Journal article. Robert Kenner and Jeannette Noetzli and Martin Hoelzle and Hugo Raetzo and Marcia Phillips, Distinguishing ice-rich and ice-poor permafrost to map ground temperatures and ground ice occurrence in the Swiss Alps, The Cryosphere 13.7 (15.7.2019), p. 1925–1941
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  Journal article. Kathrin Naegeli and Matthias Huss and Martin Hoelzle, Change detection of bare-ice albedo in the Swiss Alps, The Cryosphere 13.1 (1.2.2019), p. 397–412
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  Other. Robert Kenner and Jeannette Noetzli and Martin Hoelzle and Hugo Raetzo and Marcia Phillips, Distinguishing ice-rich and ice-poor permafrost to map ground temperatures and -ice content in the Swiss Alps , 2019
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  Other. Martin Hoelzle, Comments to the paper by Cicoira et al. , 2018
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  Other. Kathrin Naegeli and Matthias Huss and Martin Hoelzle, Darkening Swiss glacier ice? , 2018
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  Journal article. Pruessner, L. and Phillips, M. and Farinotti, D. and Hoelzle, M. and Lehning, M., Near-surface ventilation as a key for modeling the thermal regime of coarse blocky rock glaciers, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 29.3 (2018), p. 152-163
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  Journal article. Barandun, M. and Huss, M. and Usubaliev, R. and Azisov, E. and Berthier, E. and Kääb, A. and Bolch, T. and Hoelzle, M., Multi-decadal mass balance series of three Kyrgyz glaciers inferred from modelling constrained with repeated snow line observations, Cryosphere 12.6 (2018), p. 1899-1919
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  Other. Martina Barandun and Matthias Huss and Etienne Berthier and Andreas Kääb and Erlan Azisov and Tobias Bolch and Ryskul Usubaliev and Martin Hoelzle, Multi-decadal mass balance series of three Kyrgyz glaciers inferred from transient snowline observations , 2017
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  Other. Martin Hoelzle, Response to reviewer comments , 2017
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  Other. Martin Hoelzle and Erlan Azisov and Martina Barandun and Matthias Huss and Daniel Farinotti and Abror Gafurov and Wilfried Hagg and Ruslan Kenzhebaev and Marlene Kronenberg and Horst Machguth and Alexandr Merkushkin and Bolot Moldobekov and Maxim Petrov and Tomas Saks and Nadine Salzmann and Tilo Schöne and Yuri Tarasov and Ryskul Usubaliev and Sergiy Vorogushyn and Andrey Yakovlev and Michael Zemp, Re-establishing glacier monitoring in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Central Asia , 2017
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  Journal article. Haberkorn, A. and Wever, N. and Hoelzle, M. and Phillips, M. and Kenner, R. and Bavay, M. and Lehning, M., Distributed snow and rock temperature modelling in steep rock walls using Alpine3D, Cryosphere 11.1 (2017), p. 585-607
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  Journal article. Naegeli, K. and Damm, A. and Huss, M. and Wulf, H. and Schaepman, M. and Hoelzle, M., Cross-comparison of albedo products for glacier surfaces derived from airborne and satellite (Sentinel-2 and Landsat 8) optical data, Remote Sensing 9.2 (2017)
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  Journal article. Nussbaumer, S.U. and Hoelzle, M. and Hüsler, F. and Huggel, C. and Salzmann, N. and Zemp, M., Glacier Monitoring and Capacity Building: Important Ingredients for Sustainable Mountain Development, Mountain Research and Development 37.1 (2017), p. 141-152
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  Journal article. Hoelzle, M. and Azisov, E. and Barandun, M. and Huss, M. and Farinotti, D. and Gafurov, A. and Hagg, W. and Kenzhebaev, R. and Kronenberg, M. and MacHguth, H. and Merkushkin, A. and Moldobekov, B. and Petrov, M. and Saks, T. and Salzmann, N. and Schöne, T. and Tarasov, Y. and Usubaliev, R. and Vorogushyn, S. and Yakovlev, A. and Zemp, M., Re-establishing glacier monitoring in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems 6.2 (2017), p. 397-418
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  Journal article. Kenzhebaev, R. and Barandun, M. and Kronenberg, M. and Chen, Y. and Usubaliev, R. and Hoelzle, M., Mass balance observations and reconstruction for Batysh Sook Glacier, Tien Shan, from 2004 to 2016, Cold Regions Science and Technology 135 (2017), p. 76-89
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  Other. Anna Haberkorn and Nander Wever and Martin Hoelzle and Marcia Phillips and Robert Kenner and Mathias Bavay and Michael Lehning, Distributed snow and rock temperature modelling in steep rock walls using Alpine3D , 2016
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  Other. Mauro Fischer and Matthias Huss and Mario Kummert and Martin Hoelzle, Use of an ultra-long-range terrestrial laser scanner to monitor the mass balance of very small glaciers in the Swiss Alps , 2016
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  Other. Mauro Fischer and Matthias Huss and Mario Kummert and Martin Hoelzle, Supplementary material to "Use of an ultra-long-range terrestrial laser scanner to monitor the mass balance of very small glaciers in the Swiss Alps" , 2016
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  Journal article. Kronenberg, M. and Barandun, M. and Hoelzle, M. and Huss, M. and Farinotti, D. and Azisov, E. and Usubaliev, R. and Gafurov, A. and Petrakov, D. and Kääb, A., Mass-balance reconstruction for Glacier No. 354, Tien Shan, from 2003 to 2014, Annals of Glaciology 57.71 (2016), p. 92-102
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  Journal article. Marmy, A. and Rajczak, J. and Delaloye, R. and Hilbich, C. and Hoelzle, M. and Kotlarski, S. and Lambiel, C. and Noetzli, J. and Phillips, M. and Salzmann, N. and Staub, B. and Hauck, C., Semi-automated calibration method for modelling of mountain permafrost evolution in Switzerland, Cryosphere 10.6 (2016), p. 2693-2719
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  Journal article. Sold, L. and Huss, M. and Machguth, H. and Joerg, P.C. and Vieli, G.L. and Linsbauer, A. and Salzmann, N. and Zemp, M. and Hoelzle, M., Mass balance re-analysis of findelengletscher, Switzerland; benefits of extensive snow accumulation measurements, Frontiers in Earth Science 4 (2016)
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  Journal article. Fischer, M. and Huss, M. and Kummert, M. and Hoelzle, M., Application and validation of long-range terrestrial laser scanning to monitor the mass balance of very small glaciers in the Swiss Alps, Cryosphere 10.3 (2016), p. 1279-1295
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  Other. A. Marmy and J. Rajczak and R. Delaloye and C. Hilbich and M. Hoelzle and S. Kotlarski and C. Lambiel and J. Noetzli and M. Phillips and N. Salzmann and B. Staub and C. Hauck, Semi-automated calibration method for modelling of mountain permafrost evolution in Switzerland , 2015, 4787–4843
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  Journal article. Fischer, M. and Huss, M. and Hoelzle, M., Surface elevation and mass changes of all Swiss glaciers 1980-2010, Cryosphere 9.2 (2015), p. 525-540
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  Journal article. Barandun, M. and Huss, M. and Sold, L. and Farinotti, D. and Azisov, E. and Salzmann, N. and Usubaliev, R. and Merkushkin, A. and Hoelzle, M., Re-analysis of seasonal mass balance at Abramov glacier 1968-2014, Journal of Glaciology 61.230 (2015), p. 1103-1117
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  Journal article. Haberkorn, A. and Hoelzle, M. and Phillips, M. and Kenner, R., Snow as a driving factor of rock surface temperatures in steep rough rock walls, Cold Regions Science and Technology 118 (2015), p. 64-75
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  Journal article. Sold, L. and Huss, M. and Eichler, A. and Schwikowski, M. and Hoelzle, M., Unlocking annual firn layer water equivalents from ground-penetrating radar data on an Alpine glacier, Cryosphere 9.3 (2015), p. 1075-1087
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  Journal article. Zemp, M. and Frey, H. and Gärtner-Roer, I. and Nussbaumer, S.U. and Hoelzle, M. and Paul, F. and Haeberli, W. and Denzinger, F. and Ahlstr?m, A.P. and Anderson, B. and Bajracharya, S. and Baroni, C. and Braun, L.N. and Càceres, B.E. and Casassa, G. and Cobos, G. and Dàvila, L.R. and Delgado Granados, H. and Demuth, M.N. and Espizua, L. and Fischer, A. and Fujita, K. and Gadek, B. and Ghazanfar, A. and Hagen, J.O. and Holmlund, P. and Karimi, N. and Li, Z. and Pelto, M. and Pitte, P. and Popovnin, V.V. and Portocarrero, C.A. and Prinz, R. and Sangewar, C.V. and Severskiy, I. and Sigurdsson, O. and Soruco, A. and Usubaliev, R. and Vincent, C., Historically unprecedented global glacier decline in the early 21st century, Journal of Glaciology 61.228 (2015), p. 745-762
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  Journal article. Haberkorn, A. and Phillips, M. and Kenner, R. and Rhyner, H. and Bavay, M. and Galos, S.P. and Hoelzle, M., Thermal Regime of Rock and its Relation to Snow Cover in Steep Alpine Rock Walls: Gemsstock, Central Swiss Alps, Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography 97.3 (2015), p. 579-597
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  Journal article. Naegeli, K. and Damm, A. and Huss, M. and Schaepman, M. and Hoelzle, M., Imaging spectroscopy to assess the composition of ice surface materials and their impact on glacier mass balance, Remote Sensing of Environment 168 (2015), p. 388-402
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  Journal article. Greenwood, P. and Hoelzle, M. and Kuhn, N.J., Introduction to the special issue of geographica helvetica “mapping, measuring and modeling in geomorphology”, Geographica Helvetica 70.4 (2015), p. 311-313
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  Other. M. Fischer and M. Huss and M. Hoelzle, Surface elevation and mass changes of all Swiss glaciers 1980–2010 , 2014, 4581–4617
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  Other. L. Sold and M. Huss and A. Eichler and M. Schwikowski and M. Hoelzle, Recent accumulation rates of an alpine glacier derived from firn cores and repeated helicopter-borne GPR , 2014, 4431–4462
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  Journal article. Scherler, M. and Schneider, S. and Hoelzle, M. and Hauck, C., A two-sided approach to estimate heat transfer processes within the active layer of the Murtèl-Corvatsch rock glacier, Earth Surface Dynamics 2.1 (2014), p. 141-154
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  Journal article. Fischer, M. and Huss, M. and Barboux, C. and Hoelzle, M., The new Swiss Glacier Inventory SGI2010: Relevance of using high-resolution source data in areas dominated by very small glaciers, Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 46.4 (2014), p. 933-945
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  Other. M. Scherler and S. Schneider and M. Hoelzle and C. Hauck, A two-sided approach to estimate heat transfer processes within the active layer of rock glacier Murtèl-Corvatsch , 2013, 141–175
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  Journal article. Hagg, W. and Hoelzle, M. and Wagner, S. and Mayr, E. and Klose, Z., Glacier and runoff changes in the Rukhk catchment, upper Amu-Darya basin until 2050, Global and Planetary Change 110 (2013), p. 62-73
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  Journal article. Scherler, M. and Hauck, C. and Hoelzle, M. and Salzmann, N., Modeled sensitivity of two alpine permafrost sites to RCM-based climate scenarios, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 118.2 (2013), p. 780-794
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  Journal article. Huss, M. and Voinesco, A. and Hoelzle, M., Implications of climate change on glacier de la plaine morte, switzerland, Geographica Helvetica 68.4 (2013), p. 227-237
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  Journal article. Hoelzle, M. and Reynard, E., Editorial publishing physical geography papers in geographica helvetica, Geographica Helvetica 68.4 (2013), p. 225-226
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  Journal article. Schneider, S. and Daengeli, S. and Hauck, C. and Hoelzle, M., A spatial and temporal analysis of different periglacial materials by using geoelectrical, seismic and borehole temperature data at murtel-corvatsch, upper engadin, swiss alps, Geographica Helvetica 68.4 (2013), p. 265-280
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  Journal article. Sold, L. and Huss, M. and Hoelzle, M. and Andereggen, H. and Joerg, P.C. and Zemp, M., Methodological approaches to infer end-of-winter snow distribution on alpine glaciers, Journal of Glaciology 59.218 (2013), p. 1047-1059
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  Journal article. Huss, M. and Sold, L. and Hoelzle, M. and Stokvis, M. and Salzmann, N. and Farinotti, D. and Zemp, M., Towards remote monitoring of sub-seasonal glacier mass balance, Annals of Glaciology 54.63 (2013), p. 75-83
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  Journal article. Hauck, C. and Collet, C. and Delaloye, R. and Hilbich, C. and Hoelzle, M. and Huss, M. and Salzmann, N., The potential of new measurement and modelling techniques in alpine cryosphere and geomorphology research,Le potentiel des nouvelles mesures et techniques de modélisation dans la cryosphère alpine et la recherche géomorphologique,Das Potential von neuen Mess-und Modelliermethoden in der alpinen Kryosphären-und Geomorphologie-Forschung, Geographica Helvetica 67.1-2 (2012), p. 26-37
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  Journal article. Schneider, S. and Hoelzle, M. and Hauck, C., Influence of surface and subsurface heterogeneity on observed borehole temperatures at a mountain permafrost site in the Upper Engadine, Swiss Alps, Cryosphere 6.2 (2012), p. 517-531
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  Journal article. Gruber, S. and Egli, M. and Gärtner-Roer, I. and Hoelzle, M., Preface: The mountain cryosphere - a holistic view on processes and their interactions, Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography 94.2 (2012), p. 177-182
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  Journal article. Hoelzle, M. and Darms, G. and Lüthi, M.P. and Suter, S., Evidence of accelerated englacial warming in the Monte Rosa area, Switzerland/Italy, Cryosphere 5.1 (2011), p. 231-243
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  Journal article. Scherler, M. and Hauck, C. and Hoelzle, M. and Stähli, M. and Völksch, I., Meltwater infiltration into the frozen active layer at an alpine permafrost site, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 21.4 (2010), p. 325-334
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  Journal article. Hoelzle, M. and Delaloye, R., Recent contributions to cryospheric research in Switzerland introduction to the special issue, Geographica Helvetica 65.2 (2010), p. 78-79
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  Journal article. Machguth, H. and Paul, F. and Kotlarski, S. and Hoelzle, M., Calculating distributed glacier mass balance for the Swiss Alps from regional climate model output: A methodical description and interpretation of the results, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 114.19 (2009)
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  Journal article. Zemp, M. and Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W., Six decades of glacier mass-balance observations: A review of the worldwide monitoring network, Annals of Glaciology 50.50 (2009), p. 101-111
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  Journal article. Hilbich, C. and Hauck, C. and Hoelzle, M. and Scherler, M. and Schudel, L. and Völksch, I. and Vonder Mühll, D. and Mäusbacher, R., Monitoring mountain permafrost evolution using electrical resistivity tomography: A 7-year study of seasonal, annual, and long-term variations at Schilthorn, Swiss Alps, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 113.1 (2008)
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  Journal article. Haeberli, W. and Hoelzle, M. and Paul, F. and Zemp, M., Integrated glacier monitoring strategies: Comments on a recent correspondence, Journal of Glaciology 54.188 (2008), p. 947-948
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  Journal article. Machguth, H. and Purves, R.S. and Oerlemans, J. and Hoelzle, M. and Paul, F., Exploring uncertainty in glacier mass balance modelling with Monte Carlo simulation, Cryosphere 2.2 (2008), p. 191-204
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  Journal article. Salzmann, N. and Nötzli, J. and Hauck, C. and Gruber, S. and Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W., Ground surface temperature scenarios in complex high-mountain topography based on regional climate model results, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 112.2 (2007)
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  Journal article. Hoelzle, M. and Chinn, T. and Stumm, D. and Paul, F. and Zemp, M. and Haeberli, W., The application of glacier inventory data for estimating past climate change effects on mountain glaciers: A comparison between the European Alps and the Southern Alps of New Zealand, Global and Planetary Change 56.1-2 (2007), p. 69-82
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  Journal article. Vincent, C. and Le Meur, E. and Six, D. and Funk, M. and Hoelzle, M. and Preunkert, S., Very high-elevation Mont Blanc glaciated areas not affected by the 20th century climate change, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 112.9 (2007)
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  Journal article. Zemp, M. and Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W., Distributed modelling of the regional climatic equilibrium line altitude of glaciers in the European Alps, Global and Planetary Change 56.1-2 (2007), p. 83-100
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  Journal article. Salzmann, N. and Frei, C. and Vidale, P.-L. and Hoelzle, M., The application of Regional Climate Model output for the simulation of high-mountain permafrost scenarios, Global and Planetary Change 56.1-2 (2007), p. 188-202
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  Journal article. Bugmann, H. and Gurung, A.B. and Ewert, F. and Haeberll, W. and Guisan, A. and Fagre, D. and Kääb, A. and Dedieu, J.-P. and Green, K. and Greenwood, G. and Hansen, A. and Hoelzle, M. and Lehning, M. and Recharte, J. and Schaaf, T. and Vogel, M. and Yashina, T., Modeling the biophysical impacts of global change in mountain biosphere reserves, Mountain Research and Development 27.1 (2007), p. 66-77
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  Journal article. Paul, F. and Maisch, M. and Rothenbühler, C. and Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W., Calculation and visualisation of future glacier extent in the Swiss Alps by means of hypsographic modelling, Global and Planetary Change 55.4 (2007), p. 343-357
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  Journal article. Haeberli, W. and Hoelzle, M. and Paul, F. and Zemp, M., Integrated monitoring of mountain glaciers as key indicators of global climate change: The European Alps, Annals of Glaciology 46 (2007), p. 150-160
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  Journal article. Salzmann, N. and Gruber, S. and Hugentobler, M. and Hoelzle, M., Influence of different digital terrain models (DTMs)on alpine permafrost modeling, Environmental Modeling and Assessment 12.4 (2007), p. 303-313
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  Book. Hauck, C. and Vonder Mühll, D. and Hoelzle, M., Permafrost Monitoring in High Mountain Areas Using a Coupled Geophysical and Meteorological Approach (Climate and Hydrology in Mountain Areas, 2006) 57-71
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  Journal article. Machguth, H. and Eisen, O. and Paul, F. and Hoelzle, M., Strong spatial variability of snow accumulation observed with helicopter-borne GPR on two adjacent Alpine glaciers, Geophysical Research Letters 33.13 (2006)
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  Journal article. Noetzli, J. and Huggel, C. and Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W., GIS-based modelling of rock-ice avalanches from Alpine permafrost areas, Computational Geosciences 10.2 (2006), p. 161-178
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  Journal article. Machguth, H. and Paul, F. and Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W., Distributed glacier mass-balance modelling as an important component of modern multi-level glacier monitoring, Annals of Glaciology 43 (2006), p. 335-343
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  Journal article. Zemp, M. and Haeberli, W. and Hoelzle, M. and Paul, F., Alpine glaciers to disappear within decades?, Geophysical Research Letters 33.13 (2006)
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  Journal article. Nyenhuis, M. and Hoelzle, M. and Dikau, R., Rock glacier mapping and permafrost distribution modelling in the Turtmanntal, Valais, Switzerland, Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie 49.3 (2005), p. 275-292
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  Journal article. Zemp, M. and Kääb, A. and Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W., GIS-based modelling of glacial sediment balance, Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie, Supplementband 138 (2005), p. 113-129
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  Journal article. Brenning, A. and Gruber, S. and Hoelzle, M., Sampling and statistical analyses of BTS measurements, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 16.4 (2005), p. 383-393
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  Journal article. Hanson, S. and Hoelzle, M., Installation of a shallow borehole network and monitoring of the ground thermal regime of a high alpine discontinuous permafrost environment, Eastern Swiss Alps, Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift 59.2 (2005), p. 84-93
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  Journal article. Hanson, S. and Hoelzle, M., The thermal regime of the active layer at the Murtèl rock glacier based on data from 2002, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 15.3 (2004), p. 273-282
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  Journal article. Burga, C.A. and Frauenfelder, R. and Ruffet, J. and Hoelzle, M. and Kääb, A., Vegetation on Alpine rock glacier surfaces: A contribution to abundance and dynamics on extreme plant habitats, Flora 199.6 (2004), p. 505-515
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  Journal article. Gruber, S. and Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W., Permafrost thaw and destabilization of Alpine rock walls in the hot summer of 2003, Geophysical Research Letters 31.13 (2004)
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  Journal article. Gruber, S. and Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W., Rock-wall temperatures in the Alps: Modelling their topographic distribution and regional differences, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 15.3 (2004), p. 299-307
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  Journal article. Gruber, S. and King, L. and Kohl, T. and Herz, T. and Haeberli, W. and Hoelzle, M., Interpretation of geothermal profiles perturbed by topography: The Alpine permafrost boreholes at Stockhorn Plateau, Switzerland, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 15.4 (2004), p. 349-357
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  Journal article. Suter, S. and Hoelzle, M. and Ohmura, A., Energy balance at a cold alpine firn saddle, Seserjoch, Monte Rosa, International Journal of Climatology 24.11 (2004), p. 1423-1442
  https://doi.org...

  Journal article. Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W. and Dischl, M. and Peschke, W., Secular glacier mass balances derived from cumulative glacier length changes, Global and Planetary Change 36.4 (2003), p. 295-306
  https://doi.org...

  Journal article. Suter, S. and Hoelzle, M., Cold firn in the Mont Blanc and Monte Rosa areas, European Alps: Spatial distribution and statistical models, Annals of Glaciology 35 (2002), p. 9-18
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  Journal article. Käär, A. and Paul, F. and Maisch, M. and Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W., The new remote-sensing-derived Swiss glacier inventory: II. First results, Annals of Glaciology 34 (2002), p. 362-366
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  Journal article. Mittaz, C. and Imhof, M. and Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W., Snowmelt evolution mapping using an energy balance approach over an alpine terrain, Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 34.3 (2002), p. 274-281
  https://doi.org...

  Journal article. Arenson, L. and Hoelzle, M. and Springman, S., Borehole deformation measurements and internal structure of some rock glaciers in Switzerland, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 13.2 (2002), p. 117-135
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  Journal article. Stocker-Mittaz, C. and Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W., Modelling alpine permafrost distribution based on energy-balance data: A first step, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 13.4 (2002), p. 271-282
  https://doi.org...

  Journal article. Hoelzle, M. and Vonder Mühll, D. and Haeberli, W., Thirty years of permafrost research in the Corvatsch-Furtschellas area, Eastern Swiss Alps: A review, Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift 56.2 (2002), p. 137-145
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  Journal article. Gruber, S. and Hoelzle, M., Statistical modelling of mountain permafrost distribution: Local calibration and incorporation of remotely sensed data, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 12.1 (2001), p. 69-77
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  Journal article. Etzelmüller, B. and Hoelzle, M., Editorial: Mapping and distribution modelling of mountain permafrost, Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift 55.4 (2001), p. 185
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  Journal article. Hoelzle, M. and Mittaz, C. and Etzelmüller, B. and Haeberli, W., Surface energy fluxes and distribution models of permafrost in European mountain areas: An overview of current developments, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 12.1 (2001), p. 53-68
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  Journal article. Etzelmüller, B. and Hoelzle, M. and Flo Heggem, E.S. and Isaksen, K. and Mittaz, C. and Mühll, D.V. and ?deg?rd, R.S. and Haeberli, W. and Sollid, J.L., Mapping and modelling the occurrence and distribution of mountain permafrost, Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift 55.4 (2001), p. 186-194
  https://doi.org...

  Journal article. Suter, S. and Laternser, M. and Haeberli, W. and Frauenfelder, R. and Hoelzle, M., Cold firn and ice of high-altitude glaciers in the Alps: Measurements and distribution modelling, Journal of Glaciology 47.156 (2001), p. 85-96
  https://doi.org...

  Journal article. Frauenfelder, R. and Haeberli, W. and Hoelzle, M. and Maisch, M., Using relict rockglaciers in GIS-based modelling to reconstruct Younger Dryas permafrost distribution patterns in the Err-Julier area, Swiss Alps, Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift 55.4 (2001), p. 195-202
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  Journal article. Tanarro, L.M. and Hoelzle, M. and García, A. and Ramos, M. and Gruber, S. and Gómez, A. and Piquer, M. and Palacios, D., Permafrost distribution modelling in the mountains of the Meditterranean: Corral del Veleta, Sierra Nevada, Spain, Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift 55.4 (2001), p. 253-260
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  Journal article. Mittaz, C. and Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W., First results and interpretation of energy flux measurements over Alpine permafrost, Annals of Glaciology 31 (2000), p. 275-280
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  Journal article. Kieffer, H. and Kargel, J.S. and Barry, R. and Bindschadler, R. and Bishop, M. and MacKinnon, D. and Ohmura, A. and Raup, B. and Antoninetti, M. and Bamber, J. and Braun, M. and Brown, I. and Cohen, D. and Copland, L. and DueHagen, J. and Engeset, R.V. and Fitzharris, B. and Fujita, K. and Haeberli, W. and Hagen, J.O. and Hall, D. and Hoelzle, M. and Johansson, M. and Kaab, A. and Koenig, M. and Konovalov, V. and Maisch, M. and Paul, F. and Rau, F. and Reeh, N. and Rignot, E. and Rivera, A. and De Ruyter De Wildt, M. and Scambos, T. and Schaper, J. and Scharfen, G. and Shroder, J. and Solomina, O. and Thompson, D. and Van Der Veen, K. and Wohlleben, T. and Young, N., New eyes in the sky measure glaciers and ice sheets, Eos 81.24 (2000), p. 265-271
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  Journal article. Maisch, M. and Haeberli, W. and Hoelzle, M. and Wenzel, J., Occurrence of rocky and sedimentary glacier beds in the Swiss Alps as estimated from glacier-inventory data, Annals of Glaciology 28 (1999), p. 231-235
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  Journal article. Haeberli, W. and Frauenfelder, R. and Hoelzle, M. and Maisch, M., On rates and acceleration trends of global glacier mass changes, Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography 81.4 (1999), p. 585-591
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  Journal article. Hoelzle, M. and Wegmann, M. and Krummenacher, B., Miniature temperature dataloggers for mapping and monitoring of permafrost in high mountain areas: First experience from the Swiss Alps, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 10.2 (1999), p. 113-124
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  Journal article. Beniston, M. and Haeberli, W. and Hoelzle, M. and Taylor, A., On the potential use of glacier and permafrost observations for verification of climate models, Annals of Glaciology 25 (1997)
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  Journal article. ?deg?rd, R.S. and Hoelzle, M. and Vedel Johansen, K. and L. Sollid, J., Permafrost mapping and prospecting in southern Norway, Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift 50.1 (1996), p. 41-53
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  Journal article. Hoelzle, M., Mapping and modelling of mountain permafrost distribution in the Alps, Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift 50.1 (1996), p. 11-15
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  Journal article. Haeberli, W. and Hoelzle, M., Application of inventory data for estimating characteristics of and regional climate-change effects on mountain glaciers: a pilot study with the European Alps, Annals of Glaciology 21 (1995), p. 206-212
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  Journal article. Hoelzle, M. and Haeberli, W., Simulating the effects of mean annual air-temperature changes on permafrost distribution and glacier size: an example from the Upper Engadin, Swiss Alps, Annals of Glaciology 21 (1995), p. 399-405
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  Journal article. Haeberli, W. and Evin, M. and Tenthorey, G. and Kensen, H.R. and Hoelzle, M. and Keller, F. and Mühll, D.V. and Wagner, S. and Pelfini, M. and Smiraglia, C., Permafrost research sites in the Alps: Excursions of the international workshop on permafrost and periglacial environments in mountain areas, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 3.3 (1992), p. 189-202
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  Journal article. Funk, M. and Hoelzle, M., A model of potential direct solar radiation for investigating occurrences of mountain permafrost, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 3.2 (1992), p. 139-142
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  Journal article. Hoelzle, M., Permafrost occurrence from BTS measurements and climatic parameters in the eastern Swiss Alps, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 3.2 (1992), p. 143-147
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• Research projects

  CROMO-ADAPT: Cryospheric Observation and Modelling for improved Adaptation in Central Asia
  Start: 01.10.2022 - End: 31.12.2025

  Permafrost Meltwater Assessment eXpert Tool - PERMA-XT
  Start: 01.07.2019 - End: 01.07.2022

  Artificial Ice Reservoirs (2019-2022)
  Start: 01.01.2019 - End: 31.12.2022

  The 2°C target in the Alps - An experience in virtual reality
  Start: 01.05.2018 - End: 30.04.2020

  The 2°C target in the Alps – An Experience in Virtual Reality
  Start: 01.05.2018 - End: 31.07.2020

  Cryospheric Climate Services for improved Adaptation (CICADA)
  Start: 01.05.2017 - End: 31.12.2020

  Changing glacier firn in Central Asia and its impact on glacier mass balance
  Start: 01.04.2017 - End: 31.03.2021

  Changing glacier firn in Central Asia and its impact on glacier mass balance
  Start: 01.01.2017 - End: 31.12.2019

  EKK-Webportal
  Start: 01.01.2015 - End: 31.08.2016

  Snowline observations to remotely derive seasonal to sub-seasonal glacier mass balance in the Tien Shan and Pamir Mountains
  Start: 01.01.2015 - End: 31.08.2018

  Snowline observations to remotely derive seasonal to sub-seasonal glacier mass balance in the Tien Shan and Pamir Mountains
  Start: 01.10.2014 - End: 30.09.2017

  Capacity Buliding and Twinning for Climate Observing Systems Phase 2
  Start: 01.04.2014 - End: 31.12.2016

  Swiss Earth Observatory Network (SEON)
  Start: 01.01.2013 - End: 31.12.2016

  New monitoring techniques for understanding the response of very small glaciers to climate change
  Start: 01.03.2012 - End: 29.02.2016

  The mountain cryosphere - a holistic view on processes and their interactions
  Start: 01.01.2012 - End: 30.06.2012

  The evolution of mountain permafrost in Switzerland
  Start: 01.11.2011 - End: 30.04.2015

  Capacity Building and Twinning for Climate Observing Systems Phase 1
  Start: 01.08.2011 - End: 31.12.2013

  Helicopter-borne GPR for mapping snow accumulation distribution
  Start: 01.04.2011 - End: 30.04.2015

  Sensitivity of mountain permafrost to climate change (SPCC)
  Start: 01.12.2008 - End: 30.11.2011

  Glacier Monitoring Switzerland (GLAMOS)
  Start: 01.09.2008 - End: 01.09.2018

  World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS)
  Start: 01.09.2008 - End: 01.09.2018

  PERMOS : Permafrost monitoring Switzerland
  Start: 01.01.2000 - End: 01.01.2010

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