Weather and climate extremes in mountain regions

Weather and climate extremes such as heavy precipitation or heat waves are increasing as global warming progresses. In the Alpine region in particular, they have the potential to trigger social and economic crises, for example if natural hazards increase or cause greater damage than before. CERC contributes to improve research on these extremes and their risks and to find solutions to mitigate or manage them for the benefit of society.

Further information: Research group Hydrology & Climate Impacts in Mountain Regions

Projects

Compound Eco-Hydrological eXtremes (CompEHX)

The CompEHX project aims to understand the occurrence, development, and temporal changes of compound extremes in ecological and hydrological systems, with a particular focus on mountain regions.

Riverine heatwaves under climate change

Extremely high river water temperatures introduce thermal stress to aquatic species and reduce the thermal cooling efficiency of power plants, in particular if they persist over time. Despite the potentially severe impacts of such river heatwaves, there exists limited understanding of their occurrence, drivers, future changes, and impacts. The objective of this project is to fill this research gap and improve our understanding of riverine heatwaves in the Alps and Europe.

Synchronous forest fires in Europe under current and future climate conditions (SynFire)

This project aims to identify the occurrence, hydro-climatic drivers and future changes of synchronous forest fires in Europe.

Hydrological ensemble for high- and low-flows in Switzerland (Hydro-SMILE)

This project quantifies changes in high-end droughts and floods and their uncertainty for hydrological Switzerland in a warming climate by generating a hydrological Single Model Initial condition Large Ensemble (SMILE).

Consecutive drought-flood events in a warming world

This project aims to enhance our understanding of rapid drought-flood transitions in a warming world.

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Staff

Hydrology & Climate Impacts in Mountain Regions

Manuela Brunner

Groupleader / Assistant professor

Bailey Anderson

Postdoc

Paul Astagneau

Postdoc

Beda Bauer

Master student

Jan Philipp Bohl

Master student

Giulia Bruno

Postdoc

Corentin Chartier-Rescan

PhD student

Corinna Frank

PhD student

Jonas Götte

PhD student

Maria Grundmann

PhD student

Camille Heubi

Temporary employee / Scientific staff member

Gregor Joren Janzing

PhD student

Xinhang Li

PhD student

Julia Miller

PhD student

Eduardo Munoz-Castro

PhD student

Jens Oprel

PhD student

Lara Schwizer

Master student

Amber van Hamel

PhD student

Raul Wood

Postdoc
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