by Aline Grötsch | Apr 15, 2016 | Eis und Schnee |
Geopraevent’s avalanche radar in Zermatt was featured on the Swiss evening news show 10vor10 on February 16th 2016. This system is the first of its kind, monitoring a lare area of more than 2 km² thanks to its large range and wide opening angle. When the systems...
by Aline Grötsch | Apr 15, 2016 | Neuigkeiten |
In fall 2015, ETH’s Laboratory for Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology detected crevasses appearing near the terminus of a hanging glacier above the Eigergletscher station of the Jungfrau railway, indicating that up to 80’000 m³ of ice might be...
by Aline Grötsch | Jan 27, 2016 | Eis und Schnee |
To increase the safety on the cantonal road between Zermatt and Täsch in the Canton of Valais, we installed a brand new avalanche warning system in early winter of 2015. Two radars monitor 2 square km of avalanche terrain, automatically closing the road to traffic...
by Aline Grötsch | Sep 9, 2015 | Rock |
Demo-Video: Our new avalanche radar detects avalanche within a large coverage area of approx. 1 km² and up to a distance of 2km independent of visibility conditions. It can even detect people in endangered areas, for example before artificial avalanche release. We are...
by Aline Grötsch | May 28, 2015 | Neuigkeiten |
Which radar systems can be used for natural hazard monitoring and how do they work? Here’s a video of my talk at USGS Menlo Park (CA) from last week. I was invited to present the theoretical principles and some examples of radar-based monitoring projects from...
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