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Research unit
FOEN
Project number
ExSt.2020.1036
Project title
Glaciers - HYDRO-CH2018 Synthesis Report Chapters: «Future Changes in Hydrology»

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Key words
(German)
Wasser, Studien
Key words
(English)
Water, Studies
Key words
(French)
Eaux, Études
Key words
(Italian)
Acque, Studi
Short description
(English)
Meltwater from Alpine glaciers is a key component of the Swiss hydrological budget: It significantly contributes to total discharge, sustains minimum flow levels during dry periods, and shapes seasonal regimes. Due to climate change, Swiss glaciers are anticipated to lose between 59% and 93% of their 2018 ice volume by 2100. The associated glacier retreat will impact hydrology, ecosystems, sediment transport, water quality, landscapes, and mountain hazards.
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Contractor
(English)
ETH Zürich, Versucheanstalt für Wasserbau, Hydrologie und Glaziologie, Zürich
Charged budget
(English)
BAFU
Legal basis
(English)
Art. 57 Abs. 1 RVOG | Art. 57 al. 1 LOGA. | Art. 57 cpv. 1 LOGA
Copyright
(English)
Copyright, Bundesbehörden der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft | Droits d'auteur: autorités de la Confédération suisse | Diritti d'autore: autorità della Confederazione Svizzera | Dretgs d'autur: autoritads da la Confederaziun svizra | Copyright, Swiss federal authorities
Information
(English)
BAFU, Abteilung Hydrologie, 3003 Bern