Formation and future evolution of glacier lakes in Austria (FUTURELAKES)
Description
Glacier retreat is one of the most visible consequences of climate change and models suggest that temperature increase of 3°C in Austria will lead to glacier extents less than 20% of today's extent within the next century.
Information on future changes of the high alpine landscape is currently not available for the Austrian Alps. The interdisciplinary project FUTURELAKES aims at filling this research gap.
Key data
Projectlead
Martin Geilhausen
Deputy Projectlead
Project partners
Bundesanstalt für Geologie, Geophysik, Klimatologie und Meteorologie; Land Salzburg / Hydrographischer Dienst; Universität Innsbruck; Paris Lodron Universität Salzburg
Project status
completed, 01/2015 - 10/2018
Institute/Centre
Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
Funding partner
Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Project budget
20'000 CHF
School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Grüentalstrasse 14
8820 Wädenswil