Overview
The Center for Applied Glaciology (ZAG) was founded in 2020 by the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons and Academia Engiadina to research glaciological challenges in the Alpine region. At the end of 2023, the joint innovation project 32024.1 IP-EE Ground-independent snowmaking system was successfully completed. As a result, the ZAG was dissolved as a joint organizational research unit. Since then, the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons has continued to run the ZAG as a research field within the research focus area “Building in the Alpine Region.”
Climate change poses particular glaciological challenges in the alpine habitat, as all ice deposits are particularly sensitive. This affects water management (glacier retreat, snowmaking), climate-sensitive structures (e.g., in permafrost) and events on frozen lakes (e.g., White Turf St. Moritz), as well as tourism in general. The “Applied Glaciology” research field at the University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons is therefore interested in the glaciological and technical possibilities for preserving glacier substance, securing ski areas and winter sports events on frozen lakes, securing water supplies for high alpine infrastructure buildings (e.g., SAC huts), construction in alpine permafrost, and new innovative forms of tourism.
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Events
Find out more about the international summer school run by Hans Oerlemans.
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (IMAU) Ice and Climate: Karthaus summerschool
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