Mythen...

The Alptal - Zwäckentobel is not only playground for hydrologist but serves as well as a scenic background for some nice hydrotunes, press play and Njoy ... ;)




 

credits: Julia Steiner das Mythen lied

Tip: See on the left der Grosse Mythen and right der Kleine Mythen

Climate change CH...

The climate changed and will change. We scientist look in the glass marble use models etc to understand the recent and forecast the future.
The Alptal has an above CH average amount of precipitation. This amount of water dilute what ever is solved in the water. This summer season 2012 is rather mild, has an below average monthly precipitation input and streams are in a low flow regime. Last three years I visited the Alptal regularly but never saw up to now algae in the water! Will be this the biggest problem in CH with the changing climate: water quality?

AT1, algae s attached to the bank

Greeninsh algae soup

Stream gauge AT1 with algae attached

Next type of Phd-student - field hydrologist?

A small step for Curiosity but ... After a cool touchdown curiosity is driving around on mars looking for life + H2O and sending some nice pics. All nice but I can imagine in 10 years PhD students can remain seated in the office sending commands to a rover exploring interesting features with a mobile iso-chem lab, discharge - evaporation - stem flow measurements. 

But luckily down on earth we can still go to the field catch some fresh air, be curious and get wet <:D

Picture made by Curiosity with on the back Mt. Sharp. image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Project Gargamel

End of last month,finaly project gargamel started. Curious whas comming out! 2B continued...

tray holder with fluid X