Research interests

HydroPF: Detecting and modelling fluid flow and critical hydrostatic pressure in permafrost/cryospheric rock walls.

1. Field sites

• Zugspitze, D
• Gemsstock, CH
• Steintälli, CH
• Hochvogel, D

2. Methods

• Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT)
• Temperature logging
• Gravimetry
• Induced Polarization (IP)
• Automatic crackmeters and manual tape-extensometer
• UDEC
• SNOWPACK
• Isotope analysis of water from springs
• Active Seismic
• Weather station and cameras

3. Cooperation

• WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF – Dr. Marcia Phillips
• Technical University of Denmark – Prof.  Thomas Ingeman-Nielsen
• University Bonn – Prof. Andreas Kemna
• University of Vienna – Dr. Sabine Kraushaar
• Bavarian Avalanche Service

4. Student supervision

• Gravimetric measurements for rockslide detection. Case study: Hochvogel – Stoll Verena – study project (10 ECTS) – February 2019
• Temporal and spatial variations of permafrost affected rock on the Zugspitze using a combined approach of ERT and gravimetry – Averdunk Sebastian – study project (12 ECTS) – April 2019
• Neue Ergebnisse aus den elektrischen Widerstandsmessungen im Kammstollen der Zugspitze - Reese Frederik – Bachelor thesis (9 ECTS) – March 2019
• Permafrost degradation at the Steintälli ridge, Switzerland. Analysis of ERT measurements from summer 2019 and comparison with former measurements by Julia Petzi – study project – February 2020 (12 ECTS)
• UDEC-Modelling of hydrostatic water pressure and its effects on rock slope stability – Case study Hochvogel and Zugspitze (Northern Calcareous Alps, Germany/Austria) by Verena Stoll – Master thesis – February 2020 (30 ECTS)
• Permafrost monitoring using time-domain induced polarization – Gil Guberman – Master thesis (30 ECTS) – March 2020