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A tree-lined valley in Switzerland with a deep channel cutting through the beige ground.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Scientists Just Measured a Debris Flow in Unprecedented Detail

by Sarah Derouin 13 March 202313 March 2023

This research team used a laser sensor originally designed for autonomous vehicles to track debris flow surges.

The laser device sits on top of Mount Säntis, shooting a green laser into a cloudy sky.
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How to Bend Lightning with a Laser Beam

by Bill Morris 24 February 202324 February 2023

For the first time, scientists have redirected lightning using a laser beam. And that’s just the start of what’s possible.

Aerial view of an ice stupa in Ladakh, India.
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Ice Towers May Hold Promise—and Water—for Some Cold, Dry Places

by Carolyn Wilke 1 April 20221 April 2022

A new study that cues into the formation of ice cones for storing glacial meltwater reveals how the structures can be built more efficiently and which climatic conditions work best.

Researchers installing the reference station in a glacier forefield at the foot of the Matterhorn
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Mountains Sway to the Seismic Song of Earth

by Richard J. Sima 1 February 202227 March 2023

The Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps is in constant motion, gently swaying back and forth about once every 2 seconds.

The Bas Glacier d’Arolla in Valais, Switzerland
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Decadal Changes in Glacial Discharge in the High Alps

by Terri Cook 12 April 20199 February 2023

A new statistical analysis of daily, glacial runoff cycles offers a unique way of examining how Alpine glaciers have responded since the onset of rapid regional warming in the 1980s.

The amphitheater of the ancient Roman city of Aventicum, in the Swiss town of Avenches
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Ancient Romans Polluted Their Lakes Just Like We Do Today

by L. Joel 28 November 20182 November 2021

Sediments from a lake in Switzerland reveal that ancient Romans triggered dead zones caused by the runoff of nutrients. Sound familiar?

Researchers use radar imaging to examine how snow temperature influences avalanche behavior
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Peering Beneath the Powder: Using Radar to Understand Avalanches

by Terri Cook 6 April 20189 December 2021

High-resolution radar images from Switzerland’s experimental test site show that snow temperature is a key factor in classifying avalanche behavior.

In alpine forests, variations in air and surface temperatures influence snowmelt
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How the Micrometeorology of Alpine Forests Affects Snowmelt

by Jenny Lunn 25 September 201723 March 2023

A field study in the Swiss Alps showed considerable spatial and temporal variability in forest air and surface temperatures, with implications for snowmelt models.

Researchers spot a new technique to seek out sources of nitrous oxide
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New Technique Could Help Scientists Track Nitrous Oxide Sources

by Sarah Stanley 12 July 201725 July 2022

A long-term study in Switzerland reveals the promise of a new method to determine isotopic composition of the potent greenhouse gas.

Researchers predict the movement of sediment in very steep streams.
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Boulders Limit Transport of Sand and Gravel in Steep Rivers

by A. Branscombe 6 January 20176 March 2023

Mountain rivers and streams actively reshape landscapes by eroding material from uplands and depositing it in lowlands. Scientists can now predict this transport in very steep streams.

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