UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK, INSTITUTE OF METEOROLOGY AND
GEOPHYSICS (UIBK-IMG)
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Responsible scientist
Michae Kuhn
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Institute:
Institute of Meteorology and Geophisics, University of Innsbruck,
Address:
Innrain 52
Innsbruck, Austria
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Professor of Meteorology and Geophysics,
head of the Institute of Meteorology and Geophysics at the
University of Innsbruck. Specialises in snow, ice and climate
changes. Expertise with hydrometeorological and energy balance
models and their application to polar and alpine environments,
including up-scaling from plot to basin scale. He has authored
several papers on snowpack chemistry.
Members
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Ulrike Nickus
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E-mail:ulrike.nickus@uibk.ac.at,
Institute:
Institute of Meteorology and Geophisics, University of Innsbruck,
Address:
Innrain 52
Innsbruck, Austria,
Phone: ,
Fax:
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Meteorologist with
experience in Hydrology and Glaciology. For several years has
focused on the chemistry of alpine precipitation with special
emphasis on snow. Responsible for setting up and the operation
of the chemistry laboratory of the Institute of Meteorology and
Geophysics, specialising in ion chromatography. Participation in
several national and international projects
(e.g. ALPTRAC-EUROTRAC, the EC-projects MOLAR and
ICEMASS). |
Tasks:
UIBK-IMG is responsible for the collection and chemical
analysis of precipitation at the Tyrolean sites in order to
evaluate the input of atmospheric trace substances. Special
emphasis is put on the seasonal snow and ice cover in respect
to snow pack chemistry, physical processes in the lake ice cover
and the transport of pollutants through the snow pack. Another main
field of research is the energy and water balance of
catchments which comprises the modelling of radiation, components
of the hydrological balance (precipitation, evaporation, run off)
and of snow melt. The Austrian Ministry of Science and Research
provides matching funds to assist with EMERGE activities in the
Tyrol and EMERGE is incorporated into existing programmes of
the Austrian National Committee for Global Change.
Lake Districts:
Recent Publications
| Seasonal developement of ion concentration in a high
alpine snow pack |
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Kuhn M., Haslhofer J.,
Nickus U. & Schellander,
H. (1998) Atmosph. Environment, 32, 4041-4051.
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| Glacier runoff in Alpine headwaters in a changing
climate |
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Kuhn M. & Bartlogg,
N. (1998) IAHS Publ. 248, 79-88.
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| Major element chemistry in alpine snow along a
north-south transect in the Eastern Alps |
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Nickus U., Kuhn, M.,
Novo, A. & Rossi, G.C. (1998) Atmosph. Environment, 32,
4053-4060.
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| Ion chromatographic determination of anions and
cations at ultra-low concentrations in alpine snow |
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Nickus U. & Kuhn M.,
(1994) Journal of Chromatography A, 671, 225-229.
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| SNOSP: Ion deposition and concentration in high alpine
snow packs |
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Nickus U., Kuhn, M.,
Baltensperger, U.,. Delmas, R., Gäggeler, H., Kasper, A.,
Kromp-Kolb, H., Maupetit, F., Novo, A., Pichlmayer, F.,
Preunkert, S., Puxbaum, H., Rossi, G., Schöner, W., Schwikowski,
M., Seibert, P., Staudinger, M., Trockner, V., Wagenbach,
D. & Winiwarter, W. (1997) Tellus 49B, 56-71.
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