Critical Hydrologic and Atmospheric Measurements in Complex Alpine Regions

HR: 09:30h
AN: GC31C-07 INVITED [Abstracts]
TI: Critical Hydrologic and Atmospheric Measurements in Complex Alpine Regions
AU: * Parlange, M B
EM: Marc.Parlange@epfl.ch
AF: Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne, EPFL ENAC ISTE EFLUM GR A0 402, Station 2, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland
AU: Bou-Zeid, E
EM: eliebz@jhu.edu
AF: Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne, EPFL ENAC ISTE EFLUM GR A0 402, Station 2, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland
AU: Barrenetxea, G
EM: Guillermo.Barrenetxea@epfl.ch
AF: Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne, EPFL ENAC ISTE EFLUM GR A0 402, Station 2, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland
AU: Krichane, M
EM: Mounir.Krichane@epfl.ch
AF: Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne, EPFL ENAC ISTE EFLUM GR A0 402, Station 2, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland
AU: Ingelrest, F
EM: Francois.Ingelrest@epfl.ch
AF: Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne, EPFL ENAC ISTE EFLUM GR A0 402, Station 2, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland
AU: Couach, O
EM: Olivier.Couach@epfl.ch
AF: Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne, EPFL ENAC ISTE EFLUM GR A0 402, Station 2, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland
AU: Luyet, V
EM: Vincent.Luyet@epfl.ch
AF: Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne, EPFL ENAC ISTE EFLUM GR A0 402, Station 2, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland
AU: Vetterli, M
EM: Martin.Vetterli@epfl.ch
AF: Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne, EPFL ENAC ISTE EFLUM GR A0 402, Station 2, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland
AU: Lehning, M
EM: lehning@slf.ch
AF: Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche, Flüelastr. 11, Davos Dorf, CH-7260, Switzerland
AU: Duffy, C
EM: cxd11@psu.edu
AF: Penn State University, 212 Sackett Building, University Park, PA 16802, United States
AU: Tobin, C
EM: Cara.Tobin@epfl.ch
AF: Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne, EPFL ENAC ISTE EFLUM GR A0 402, Station 2, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland
AU: Selker, J
EM: selkerj@engr.orst.edu
AF: Oregon State University, Oregon State University, Corvalis, OR 97331, United States
AU: Kumar, M
EM: muk139@psu.edu
AF: Penn State University, 212 Sackett Building, University Park, PA 16802, United States
AB: The Alps are often referred to as the Ť Water Towers of Europe ť and as such play an essential role in European water resources. The impact of climatic change is expected to be particularly pronounced in the Alps and the lack of detailed hydrologic field observations is problematic for predictions of hydrologic and hazard assessment. Advances in information technology and communications provide important possibilities to improve the situation with relatively few measurements. We will present sensorscope technology (arrays of wireless weather stations including soil moisture, pressure, and temperature) that has now been deployed at the Le Genepi and Grand St. Bernard pass. In addition, a Distributed Temperature Sensor array on the stream beds has been deployed and stream discharge monitored. The high spatial resolution data collected in these previously "ungaged" regions are used in conjunction with new generation hydrologic models. The framework as to what is possible today with sensor arrays and modeling in extreme mountain environments is discussed.
UR: http://eflum.epfl.ch
DE: 1814 Energy budgets
DE: 1818 Evapotranspiration
DE: 1839 Hydrologic scaling
DE: 1843 Land/atmosphere interactions (1218, 1631, 3322)
SC: Global Environmental Change [GC]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting