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Radio Interview: Feuchte Sommer im Mittelalter, SWR2 Wissen, 10.11., 8.30 Uhr
Durch die Analyse der Jahresringe alter Bäume ist es Forschern möglich, das Klima der letzten 1.000 Jahre beinahe lückenlos für Deutschland und andere Regionen Europas zu dokumentieren. Die Daten zeigen zum Beispiel, dass die Sommer im Mittelalter sehr feucht waren und so die Pestepidemie beschleunigten; in der deutschen Romantik ...
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October 30, 2013: seminar at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S.A.
Frontiers in Tree-ring Research at the Interface of Archaeology, Climatology and Ecology
In this presentation, Büntgen will not only exhibit the potential of modern tree-ring research that often benefits from massive sample replication, but will also emphasize data-related and methodological-induced limitations. In this regard, Büntgen will stress drawbacks in our ...
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28 Sep - 7 Oct: Field Work in the Pyrenees
I am sampling dead wood and exchanging temperature loggers along the timber line of the Spanish and French Pyrenees from 28 Sep - 7 Oct, 2013.
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Warm summers coincide with less frequent flooding
Over the past 2,500 years, flooding in the Alps has been less frequent during warm summers than during cool summers. This is the finding of a study supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and carried out by researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and ...
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Lena Hellmann is awarded the “Prix de Quervain 2013” for her Master-thesis
The Master-thesis of Lena Hellmann was awarded with the "Prix de Quervain 2013", which is the annual honor of the Swiss Committee on Polar and High Altitude Research. A symposium with the award ceremony and scientific talks (including one from WSL Director Koni Steffen) will take place in the evening ...
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