The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research is concerned with the use, development and protection of natural and urban spaces. The focus of our research is on solving problems to do with the responsible use of landscapes and forests and a prudent approach to natural hazards, especially those common in mountainous countries. WSL occupies a leading position internationally in these research areas. We also provide groundwork for sustainable environmental policies in Switzerland.

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3 datasets found

  • Sediment transport observations in Swiss mountain streams

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    Education, culture and sport

    The Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL has extensive experience with surrogate bedload transport measurements. The first measuring site was established in the Erlenbach stream, a...

    Last updated: August 23, 2023

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    • bedload-transport
    • surrogate-measurement
    • river
    • mountain-stream
    • sediment-transport
    • torrent
  • IceCube_microCT_Snow_grainsize

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    Education, culture and sport

    The specific surface area (SSA) of different snow types were measured with the IceCube instrument and the Scanco Medical microCT 40. In addition, the snow particles created during...

    Last updated: February 19, 2023

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    • intercomparison
    • specific-surface-area
    • microct
    • icecube
    • snow
  • Water availability of Swiss forests during the 2015 and 2018 droughts

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    Education, culture and sport

    The Swiss forests' water availability during the 2015 and 2018 droughts was modelled by implementing the mechanistic Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere-Transport (SVAT) model LWF-Brook90...

    Last updated: July 5, 2022

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    • european-summer-drought
    • plant-available-water-storage-capacity
    • physiological-drought
    • water-balance
    • root-water-uptake