Research services

WGMS

The World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) compiles and disseminates standardized data on glacier fluctuations.

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Systematic documentation of the state and changes of mountain permafrost in the Swiss Alps.

14C 10Be

Geochronology Laboratory: Dating landscape changes and geomorphic surface dynamics.

biodiscovery

International project office fostering collaborative interdisciplinary activities on biodiversity and ecosystem science.

glamos

Systematic documentation and monitoring of long-term glacier changes in the Swiss Alps.

Black carbon reference materials

Facilitating comparative analyses of black carbon in diverse environmental matrices.

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Optical satellite image data distribution, processing, support and consulting to Swiss stakeholders for any region in the world.

ares

An integrated research infrastructure to measure terrestrial processes of the Earth system at regional scale.