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Review article |
| 24 Jan 2018
| 24 Jan 2018
The Rofental: a high Alpine research basin (1890–3770 m a.s.l.) in the Ötztal Alps (Austria) with over 150 years of hydrometeorological and glaciological observations
Ulrich Strasser
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 6020,
Austria
Thomas Marke
Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 6020,
Austria
Ludwig Braun
Geodesy and Glaciology, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities,
Munich, 80539, Germany
Heidi Escher-Vetter
Geodesy and Glaciology, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities,
Munich, 80539, Germany
Irmgard Juen
Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, University of
Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
Michael Kuhn
Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, University of
Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
Fabien Maussion
Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, University of
Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
Christoph Mayer
Geodesy and Glaciology, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities,
Munich, 80539, Germany
Lindsey Nicholson
Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, University of
Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
Klaus Niedertscheider
Hydrographic Service of Tyrol, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
Rudolf Sailer
Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 6020,
Austria
Johann Stötter
Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 6020,
Austria
Markus Weber
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Technical University of Munich,
Munich, 80333, Germany
Georg Kaser
Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, University of
Innsbruck, Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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A hydrometeorological and glaciological data set is presented with recordings from several research sites in the Rofental (1891–3772 m a.s.l., Ötztal Alps, Austria). The data sets are spanning 150 years and represent a unique pool of high mountain observations, enabling combined research of atmospheric, cryospheric and hydrological processes in complex terrain, and the development of state-of-the-art hydroclimatological and glacier mass balance models.
A hydrometeorological and glaciological data set is presented with recordings from several...
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