While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately eight million people is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities are to be found: among them are the two global and economic centers Zurich and Geneva. The establishment of the ...
AlpsThe Swiss Federal Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research in Davos (SLF) provides snow depth maps for Switzerland on a spatial resolution of 1 km × 1 km. These snow depth maps are derived from snow station measurements using a spatial interpolation method based on the dependency...
Here we present the first petrographic characterisation of a prehistoric rock crystal mine in the Swiss Alps, involving a combination of different methods. The article provides a detailed description of the fluid inclusions within the quartz crystals and an overview over the related mineral paragenesis...
Swiss Pro Map Maps for Switzerland and Alps Garzotto GmbH Designed for iPad Free Offers In-App Purchases Screenshots iPad iPhone Description Swiss Pro Map is the map app for Switzerland and the Alpine region: offline maps and useful functions for outdoor activities such as mountain sports, ...
Mountain railways and roadways provide access to jet set–popular Gstaad in the southwest region of the Swiss Alps. Three ski areas, heli-skiing, 10 winter sports schools and more than 30 miles of cross-country skiing trails are within reach of this traffic-free resort town, which is also ...
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Melting glaciers are keeping a special team of cartographers at Swisstopo, Switzerland’s national mapping agency, busy: they’re the ones charged with making changes to the Swiss alps on Swisstopo’s maps. The New York Times reports: “The glaciers are melting, and I have more work to do...
Exceptional Glacier Mass Loss in Swiss Alps In the European Alps, records of glacier mass loss were shattered in 2022. Mass losses were far beyond normal. In Switzerland6% of the glacier ice volume was lostbetween 2021 and 2022. There are three reasons for this extreme glacier melt. ...
Exceptional Melt in Swiss Alps In the European Alps, records of glacier mass loss were shattered in 2022. In Switzerland6% of the glacier ice volume was lostbetween 2021 and 2022. There are three reasons for this extreme glacier melt.
Erosional power in the swiss alps: characterization of slope failure in the Illgraben. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 37 (15), 1627-1640. DOI: 10.1002/esp.3263 .Bennett GL, Molnar P, Eisenbeiss H, McArdell BW (2012) Erosional power in the Swiss Alps: characterization of slope ...