Prof. Dr. Daniel Farinotti

2017

Farinotti, D. (2017). Cryospheric science: Asia's glacier changes. Nature Geoscience,10 (9), 621-622, doi: 10.1038/ngeo2995

Hoelzle, M., E. Azisov, M. Barandun, M. Huss, D. Farinotti, A. Gafurov, W. Hagg, R. Kenzhebaev, M. Kronenberg, H. Machguth, A. Merkushkin, B. Moldobekov, M. Petrov, T. Saks, N. Salzmann, T. Schöne, Y. Tarasov, R. Usubaliev, S. Vorogushin, A. Yakovlev, and M. Zemp (2017). Re-establishing glacier monitoring in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems Discussions, 2017, 1-36, doi: 10.5194/gi-2017-31

Farinotti, D., D. Brinkerhoff, G.K.C. Clarke, J.J. Fürst, H. Frey, P. Gantayat, F. Gillet-Chaulet, C. Girard, M. Huss, P.W. Leclercq, A. Linsbauer, H. Machguth, C. Martin, F. Maussion, M. Morlighem, C. Mosbeux, A. Pandit, A. Portmann, A. Rabatel, R. Ramsankaran, T.J. Reerink, O. Sanchez, P.A. Stentoft, S.S. Kumari, W.J.J. van Pelt, B.  Anderson, T. Benham, D. Binder, J.A. Dowdeswell, A. Fischer, K. Helfricht, S. Kutuzov, I.  Lavrentiev, R. McNabb, G.H. Gudmundsson, H.  Li, and L.M. Andreassen (2017). How accurate are estimates of glacier ice thickness? Results from ITMIX, the Ice Thickness Models Intercomparison eXperiment. The Cryosphere, 11, 949-970. doi: 10.5194/tc-11-949-2017

Gindraux, S., R. Boesch, and D. Farinotti, 2017. Accuracy assessment of digital surface models from unmanned aerial vehicles' imagery on glaciers. Remote Sensing, 9 (2), 186, doi: 10.3390/rs9020186

Schmale, J., M. Flanner, S. Kang, M. Sprenger, Q. Zhang, J. Guo, Y. Li, M. Schwikowski, and D. Farinotti (2017). Modulation of snow reflectance and snowmelt from Central Asian glaciers by anthropogenic black carbon. Scientific Reports, 7, 40501, doi: 10.1038/srep40501

Beniston, M., D. Farinotti, M. Stoffel, L.M. Andreassen, E. Coppola, N. Eckert, A. Fantini, F. Giacona, C. Hauck, M. Huss, H. Huwald, M. Lehning, J.-I. López-Moreno, J. Magnusson, C Marty, E Moran-Tejéda, S Morin, M. Naaim, A. Provenzale, A. Rabatel, D. Six, J. Stötter, U. Strasser, S. Terzago, and C. Vincent (2017). The European mountain cryosphere: A review of past, current and future issues. The Cryosphere Discussions, 2017, 1-60. doi: 10.5194/tc-2016-290

2016

Farinotti, D., D. Brinkerhoff, G.K.C. Clarke, J.J. Fürst, H. Frey, P. Gantayat, F. Gillet-Chaulet, C. Girard, M. Huss, P.W. Leclercq, A. Linsbauer, H. Machguth, C. Martin, F. Maussion, M. Morlighem, C. Mosbeux, A. Pandit, A. Portmann, A. Rabatel, R. Ramsankaran, T.J. Reerink, O. Sanchez, P.A. Stentoft, S.S. Kumari, W.J.J. van Pelt, B.  Anderson, T. Benham, D. Binder, J.A. Dowdeswell, A. Fischer, K. Helfricht, S. Kutuzov, I.  Lavrentiev, R. McNabb, G.H. Gudmundsson, H.  Li, and L.M. Andreassen (2016). How accurate are estimates of glacier ice thickness? Results from ITMIX, the Ice Thickness Models Intercomparison eXperiment. The Cryosphere Discussions, 2016, 1-34. doi: 10.5194/tc-2016-250

Parrella, G., D. Farinotti, I. Hajnsek,  and K.P. Papathanassiou (2016). Monitoring the subsurface of an Alpine glacier using polarimetric SAR observations at L-band. In Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (EUSAR), 800-805, ISBN: 978-3-8007-4228-8

Farinotti, D., A. Pistocchi, and M. Huss (2016). From dwindling ice to headwater lakes: could dams replace glaciers in the European Alps? Environmental Research Letters, 11, 054022. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/5/054022

M. Kronenberg, M. Barandun, M. Hoelzle, M. Huss, D. Farinotti, E. Azisov, R. Usubaliev, A. Gafurov, D. Petrakov and A. Kääb (2016). Mass balance reconstruction for Glacier No. 354, Tien Shan, from 2003-2014. Annals of Glaciology, 57 (71), 92-102. doi: 10.3189/2016AoG71A032

2015

Farinotti, D., L. Longuevergne, G. Moholdt, D. Duethmann, T. Mölg, T. Bolch, S. Vorogushyn, and A. Güntner (2015). Substantial glacier mass loss in the Tien Shan over the past 50 years. Nature Geosciece, 8 (9), 716-722. doi: 10.1038/NGEO2513

Barandun, M., M. Huss, L. Sold, D. Farinotti, E. Azisov, N. Salzmann, R. Usubaliev, A. Merkushkin and M. Hoelzle (2015). Re-analysis of seasonal mass balance at Abramov Glacier 1968-2014. Journal of Glaciology, 61 (230), 1103-1117. doi: 10.3189/2015JoG14J239

Duethmann, D., T. Bolch, D. Farinotti, D. Kriegel, S. Vorogushyn, B. Merz, T. Pieczonka, T. Jiang, B. Su and A. Güntner (2015). Attribution of streamflow trends in headwater catchments of the Tarim River, Central Asia. Water Resources Research, 51 (6), 4727-4750. doi: 10.1002/2014WR016716

Gafurov, A., S. Vorogushyn, D. Farinotti, D. Duethmann, A. Merkushkin and B. Merz (2015). Snow-cover reconstruction methodology for mountainous regions based on historic in situ observations and recent remote sensing data. The Cryosphere, 9 (2), 451-463. doi: 10.5194/tc-9-451-2015

2014

Farinotti, D., E.C. King, A. Albrecht, M. Huss, and G.H. Gudmundsson (2014). The bedrock topography of Starbuck Glacier, Antarctic Peninsula, as measured by radio-echo soundings. Annals of Glaciology, 55 (67), 22-28. doi: 10.3189/2014AoG67A025

Huss, M. and D. Farinotti (2014). A high-resolution bedrock map for the Antarctic Peninsula. The Cryosphere, 8 (4), 1261-1273. doi: 10.5194/tc-8-1261-2014

Michel, L., M. Picasso, D. Farinotti, A. Bauder, M. Funk, and H. Blatter (2014). Estimating the ice thickness of mountain glaciers with a shape optimization algorithm using surface topography and mass-balance. Journal of Inverse and Ill-Posed Problems, 22 (6), 787-818. doi: 10.1515/jip-2013-0016

Michel, L., M. Picasso, D. Farinotti, M. Funk, and H. Blatter (2014). Estimating the ice thickness of shallow glaciers from surface topography and mass-balance data with a shape optimization algorithm. Computers & Geosciences, 66, 182-199. doi: 10.1016/j.cageo.2014.01.012

Michel, L., M. Picasso, D. Farinotti, M. Funk, and H. Blatter (2014). Bedrock topography reconstruction of glaciers from surface topography and mass-balance data. Computational Geosciences, 18 (6), 969-988. doi: 10.1007/s10596-014-9439-6

2013

Farinotti, D., and M. Huss (2013). An upper-bound estimate for the accuracy of glacier volume-area scaling. The Cryosphere, 7, 1707-1720. doi: 10.5194/tc-7-1707-2013

Farinotti, D. (2013). On the effect of climate variability on mountain glaciers - insights from a case study. Journal of Glaciology, 59 (217), 992-1006. doi: 10.3189/2013JoG13J080

Farinotti, D., H. Corr, and G.H. Gudmundsson (2013). The ice thickness distribution of Flask Glacier, Antarctic Peninsula, determined by combining radio-echo soundings, surface velocity data, and flow modelling. Annals of Glaciology, 54 (63), 18-24. doi: 10.3189/2013AoG63A603

Unger-Shayesteh, K., S. Vorogushyn, D. Farinotti, A. Gafurov, D. Duethmann, A. Mandychev and B. Merz (2013). What do we know about past changes in the water cycle of Central Asian headwaters? A review. Global and Planetary Change, 110, 4-25. doi: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2013.02.004

Kriegel, D., C. Mayer, W. Hagg, S. Vorogushyn, D. Duethmann, A. Gafurov and D. Farinotti (2013). Changes in glacierisation, climate and runoff in the second half of the 20th century in the Naryn basin, Central Asia. Global and Planetary Change, 110, 51-56. doi: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2013.05.014

Dalban Canassy, P., F. Walter, S. Husen, H. Maurer, J. Faillettaz, and D. Farinotti (2013). Investigating dynamics of an Alpine glacier using probabilistic icequake locations (Triftgletscher, Switzerland). Journal of Geophysical Research, 118, 1-16. doi: 10.1002/jgrf.20097

Michel, L., M. Picasso, D. Farinotti, M. Funk, and H. Blatter (2013). Estimating the ice thickness of mountain glaciers with an inverse approach using surface topography and mass-balance. Inverse Problems, 29 (3), 035002. doi: 10.1088/0266-5611/29/3/035002

Huss, M., L. Sold, M. Hoelzle, M. Stokvis, N. Salzmann, D. Farinotti, and M. Zemp (2013). Towards remote monitoring of sub-seasonal glacier mass balance. Annals of Glaciology, 54 (63), 75-83. doi: 10.3189/2013AoG63A427

2012

Farinotti, D., S. Usselmann, M. Huss, A. Bauder and M. Funk (2012). Runoff evolution in the Swiss Alps: Projections for selected high-alpine catchments based on ENSEMBLES scenarios. Hydrological Processes, 26 (13), 1909-1924. doi: 10.1002/hyp.8276

Huss, M., and D. Farinotti (2012). Distributed ice thickness and volume of all glaciers around the globe. Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, F04010. doi: 10.1029/2012JF002523

Gabbi, J., D. Farinotti, A. Bauder, and H. Maurer (2012). Ice volume distribution and implications on runoff projections in a glacierized catchment. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 16, 4543-4556. doi: 10.5194/hess-16-4543-2012

Smittenberg, R.H., M. Gierga, H. Göransson, I. Christl, D. Farinotti, and S.M. Bernasconi (2012). Climate-sensitive ecosystem carbon dynamics along the soil chronosequence of the Damma glacier forefield, Switzerland. Global Change Biology, 18 (6), 1941-1955. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02654.x

2011

Magnusson, J., D. Farinotti, T. Jonas and M. Bavay (2011). Quantitative evaluation of different hydrological modelling approaches in a partly glacierized Swiss watershed. Hydrological Processes, 25 (13), 2071-2084. doi: 10.1002/hyp.7958

2010

Farinotti, D., J. Magnusson, M. Huss and A. Bauder (2010). Snow accumulation distribution inferred from time-lapse photography and simple modelling. Hydrolocical Processes, 24, 2087-2097. doi: 10.1002/hyp.7629

Huss, M., G. Jouvet, D. Farinotti and A. Bauder (2010). Future high-mountain hydrology: a new parameterization of glacier retreat, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 14, 815-829. doi: 10.5194/hess-14-815-2010

Huss, M., S. Usselmann, D. Farinotti and A. Bauder (2010). Glacier mass balance in the south-eastern Swiss Alps since 1900 and perspectives for the future. Erdkunde, 64 (2), 119-140. doi: 10.3112/erdkunde.2010.02.02

2009

Farinotti, D., M. Huss, A. Bauder and M. Funk (2009). An estimate of the glacier ice volume in the Swiss Alps. Global and Planetary Change, 68 (3), 225-231. doi: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2009.05.004

Farinotti, D., M. Huss, A. Bauder, M. Funk and M. Truffer (2009). A method to estimate the ice volume and ice-thickness distribution of alpine glaciers. Journal of Glaciology, 55 (191), 422-430. doi: 10.3189/002214309788816759

2008

Bernasconi, S. and BigLink project members (2008). Weathering, soil formation and initial ecosystem evolution on a glacier forefield: a case study from the Damma Glacier, Switzerland. Mineralogical Magazine, 72 (1), 19-22. doi: 10.2136/vzj2010.0129

Huss, M., D. Farinotti, A. Bauder and M. Funk (2008). Modelling runoff from highly glacierized alpine catchment basins in a changing climate. Hydrol. Proc., 22 (19), 3888-3902. doi: 10.1002/hyp.7055

Books and Book chapters

Farinotti, D., 2017. Glacier modeling. In: International Encyclopedia of Geography, Wiley-Blackwell and the Association of American Geographers. D. Richardson, N. Castree, M.F. Goodchild, A. Kobayashi, W. Liu, and R.A. Marston (Eds.). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. doi: 10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg0038

Marty, C., B. Abegg, A. Bauder, A. Marmy, M.P. Lüthi, M. Bavay, C. Hauck, M. Hoelzle, M. Huss, N. Salzmann, S. Schlögl, R. Steiger and D. Farinotti, 2014. Cryospheric aspects of climate change – impacts on snow, ice, and ski tourism. In CH2014-Impacts. Toward quantitative scenarios of climate change impacts in Switzerland. OCCR, FOEN, MeteoSwiss, C2SM, Agroscope, and ProClim. Bern, Switzerland, 136 pp. ISBN: 978-3-033-04406-7

Farinotti, D., 2011. Estimating glacier ice thickness and snow accumulation - Simple methods for inferring the distribution of two variables of difficult access from readily available data. Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften. ISBN: 978-3-8381-2823-8

Farinotti, D., A. Bauder, M. Huss, G. Jouvet, F. Widmer and R. Boes, 2011. Future glacier evolution and impact on the runoff regime in the catchments of Alpine reservoirs: the Aletsch area, Switzerland. In Dams in Switzerland - Source for Worldwide Swiss Dam Engineering, Swiss Committee on Dams. 283-289. ISBN: 978-3-85545-158-6

Theses

Farinotti, D., 2010. Simple methods for inferring glacier ice-thickness and snow-accumulation distribution. Doctoral Thesis. ETH Zurich, Dissertation No. 19268. doi: 10.3929/ethz-a-006194634

Farinotti, D., 2007. Zinal Project - Estimation of the ice volume, calculation of the glacier bed topography and runoff projections until the year 2100 for the realization of new water intakes of the Forces Motrices de la Gougra AG. Diploma Thesis (in german). ETH Zurich, Institute of Environmental Engineering.

Selected Non Peer Reviewed Publications

Farinotti, D., A. Güntner, F. Barthelmes, S. Vorogushyn and D. Düthmann, 2013. Über den Zustand der Gletscher in Zentralasien - Eine Lageabschätzung aufgrund Satelliten- und bodengestützten Messungen. System Erde - GFZ Journal, 3 (2), 38-43.

Farinotti, D., A. Bauder and M. Funk, 2011. Gletscherrückgang - Bleibt noch genügend Wasser für die Wasserkraftnutzung? In Natur und Mensch - Sonderheft Quo vadis, Wasserkraft?; Rheinaubund, Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Natur und Heimat, 53 (4), 21-23.

Farinotti, D., A. Bauder and M. Funk, 2011. Veränderung der Gletscher und ihrer Abflüsse 1900-2100 - Fallstudien Gornergletscher und Mattmark. Wasser Energie Luft, 103 (4), 273-278.

Farinotti, D., A. Bauder and M. Funk, 2011. Impact of climate change on hydropower exploitation in glacierized basins. In Hydropower: Higher Efficiency under Changing Conditions; Newsletter of the Energy Science Center at ETH Zurich, 4.