NewsAnnual report 2011Society benefits from research23.05.2012 - The work of WSL is as manifold as the Swiss landscape. This is shown in the newly released WSL annual report. You may read about our current research, practical applications and future challenges.
Avalanche infosAvalanche bulletinupdated on 20.05.2012, 18:10 Heightened avalanche danger above approximately 2600 m ResearchSnow climatologyImportance of long-term serial studies
What a winter! The early barren period for large parts of the Alps was followed by persistent snowfall with near-record quantities and critical loads in some cases. The SLF continuously analyses such situations for climatological classification purposes. It can perform these tasks only with the aid of uninterrupted data series based on measurements taken over many years in diverse regions of Switzerland. |
