Dr. Charles Fierz
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WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF
Flüelastrasse 11
7260 Davos Dorf
Standort
Davos Da C 1 50
Research Interests
I am interested in all facets of snow, from its formation in the atmosphere to its deposition on the ground or ice. In particular I am fascinated by the material snow, that is its microstructure and physical properties. For quite a long time I was involved in the development, verification, and comparison of the snow-cover model SNOWPACK. Model output as well as manually recorded snow profiles (CAAML) can be visualized with niViz, a tool I initiated a few years back.
Snow - atmosphere interactions, including energy and mass balance, avalanche formation, wet snow, and instrumentation for snow research are other fields of interest. Currently I am evaluating new measurement methods for all kinds of snow and snow-cover properties, for example the water equivalent of snow cover, and putting together a unique data set collected on the study plot Weissfluhjoch over the last 30 years.
Professional Activities
I enjoy collaborative work in the framework of international projects and organisations. Since 2007 I am serving the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences IACS in various positions. Also, since 2011, I participate in the development of Global Cryosphere Watch GCW, the crosscutting activity area of WMO addressing the needs of its Members and their scientific partners on the state of the cryosphere as a key component of Earth system. As an external expert I deal with best practices for cryospheric measurements, terminology, data management, and editing.
Short CV
Work Experience
2019 - | Team Leader, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Research Unit Snow and Permafrost, Team Winter sports and climate, Davos, Switzerland |
2012 - 2018 | Team Leader, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Research Unit Snow and Permafrost, Team Snow cover and micro-meteorology, Davos, Switzerland |
2010 | Visiting Research Scientist with the Applied Snow and Avalanche Research group ASARC at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada (short visit, two months) |
1992 - 2011 | Research Scientist, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Research Unit Snow and Permafrost, Team Snow cover and micrometeorology, Davos, Switzerland |
1990 - 1992 | Research Scientist, Kistler Instrumente AG, Winterthur, Switzerland |
1988 - 1990 | Visiting Research Associate, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA |
1987 | Visiting Research Associate, Centre de Recherche sur les Très Basses Températures, CNRS-CRTBT, Grenoble, France (two months) |
1983 - 1988 | Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Condensed Matter Physics, University of Geneva, Switzerland |
Education
1988 | PhD in Condensed Matter Physics, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland |
1983 | Diploma in Physics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland |
FURTHER INFORMATION
Publications WSL
Scientific publication article peer reviewed
Morin, S.; Horton, S.; Techel, F.; Bavay, M.; Coléou, C.; Fierz, C.; Gobiet, A.; Hagenmuller, P.; Lafaysse, M.; Ližar, M.; Mitterer, C.; Monti, F.; Müller, K.; Olefs, M.; Snook, J.S.; Van Herwijnen, A.; Vionnet, V., 2020: Application of physical snowpack models in support of operational avalanche hazard forecasting: a status report on current implementations and prospects for the future. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 170: 102910 (23 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2019.102910
Menard, C.B.; Essery, R.; Krinner, G.; Arduini, G.; Bartlett, P.; Boone, A.; Brutel-Vuilmet, C.; Burke, E.; Cuntz, M.; Dai, Y.; Decharme, B.; Dutra, E.; Fang, X.; Fierz, C.; Gusev, Y.; Hagemann, S.; Haverd, V.; Kim, H.; Lafaysse, M.; ... Yuan, H., 2020: Scientific and human errors in a snow model intercomparison. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 102, 1: E61-E79. doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0329.1
Calonne, N.; Richter, B.; Löwe, H.; Cetti, C.; Ter Schure, J.; Van Herwijnen, A.; Fierz, C.; Jaggi, M.; Schneebeli, M., 2020: The RHOSSA campaign: multi-resolution monitoring of the seasonal evolution of the structure and mechanical stability of an alpine snowpack. Cryosphere, 14, 6: 1829-1848. doi: 10.5194/tc-14-1829-2020
Quéno, L.; Fierz, C.; Van Herwijnen, A.; Longridge, D.; Wever, N., 2020: Deep ice layer formation in an alpine snowpack: monitoring and modeling. Cryosphere, 14, 10: 3449-3464. doi: 10.5194/tc-14-3449-2020
López‐Moreno, J.I.; Leppänen, L.; Luks, B.; Holko, L.; Picard, G.; Sanmiguel‐Vallelado, A.; Alonso‐González, E.; Finger, D.C.; Arslan, A.N.; Gillemot, K.; Sensoy, A.; Sorman, A.; Ertaş, M.C.; Fassnacht, S.R.; Fierz, C.; Marty, C., 2020: Intercomparison of measurements of bulk snow density and water equivalent of snow cover with snow core samplers: instrumental bias and variability induced by observers. Hydrological Processes, 34, 14: 3120-3133. doi: 10.1002/hyp.13785
Ménard, C.B.; Essery, R.; Barr, A.; Bartlett, P.; Derry, J.; Dumont, M.; Fierz, C.; Kim, H.; Kontu, A.; Lejeune, Y.; Marks, D.; Niwano, M.; Raleigh, M.; Wang, L.; Wever, N., 2019: Meteorological and evaluation datasets for snow modelling at 10 reference sites: description of in situ and bias-corrected reanalysis data. Earth System Science Data, 11, 2: 865-880. doi: 10.5194/essd-11-865-2019
Allison, I.; Fierz, C.; Hock, R.; Mackintosh, A.; Kaser, G.; Nussbaumer, S.U., 2019: IACS: past, present, and future of the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences. History of Geo- and Space Sciences, 10, 1: 97-107. doi: 10.5194/hgss-10-97-2019
Sommer, C.G.; Lehning, M.; Fierz, C., 2018: Wind tunnel experiments: influence of erosion and deposition on wind-packing of new snow. Frontiers in Earth Science, 6: 4 (11 pp.). doi: 10.3389/feart.2018.00004
Sommer, C.G.; Wever, N.; Fierz, C.; Lehning, M., 2018: Investigation of a wind-packing event in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. Cryosphere, 12, 9: 2923-2939. doi: 10.5194/tc-12-2923-2018
Schlögl, S.; Lehning, M.; Fierz, C.; Mott, R., 2018: Representation of horizontal transport processes in snowmelt modeling by applying a footprint approach. Frontiers in Earth Science, 6: 120 (18 pp.). doi: 10.3389/feart.2018.00120
Krinner, G.; Derksen, C.; Essery, R.; Flanner, M.; Hagemann, S.; Clark, M.; Hall, A.; Rott, H.; Brutel-Vuilmet, C.; Kim, H.; Fierz, C.; Wever, N.; Zhu, D., 2018: ESM-SnowMIP: assessing snow models and quantifying snow-related climate feedbacks. Geoscientific Model Development, 11, 12: 5027-5049. doi: 10.5194/gmd-11-5027-2018
Steiner, L.; Meindl, M.; Fierz, C.; Geiger, A., 2018: An assessment of sub-snow GPS for quantification of snow water equivalent. Cryosphere, 12, 10: 3161-3175. doi: 10.5194/tc-12-3161-2018
Schmucki, E.; Marty, C.; Fierz, C.; Weingartner, R.; Lehning, M., 2017: Impact of climate change in Switzerland on socioeconomic snow indices. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 127, 3-4: 875-889. doi: 10.1007/s00704-015-1676-7
Sommer, C.G.; Lehning, M.; Fierz, C., 2017: Wind tunnel experiments: saltation is necessary for wind-packing. Journal of Glaciology, 63, 242: 950-958. doi: 10.1017/jog.2017.53
Wever, N.; Vera Valero, C.; Fierz, C., 2016: Assessing wet snow avalanche activity using detailed physics based snowpack simulations. Geophysical Research Letters, 43, 11: 5732-5740. doi: 10.1002/2016GL068428
Wever, N.; Würzer, S.; Fierz, C.; Lehning, M., 2016: Simulating ice layer formation under the presence of preferential flow in layered snowpacks. Cryosphere, 10, 6: 2731-2744. doi: 10.5194/tc-10-2731-2016
Proksch, M.; Rutter, N.; Fierz, C.; Schneebeli, M., 2016: Intercomparison of snow density measurements: bias, precision, and vertical resolution. Cryosphere, 10, 1: 371-384. doi: 10.5194/tc-10-371-2016
Schmucki, E.; Marty, C.; Fierz, C.; Lehning, M., 2015: Simulations of 21st century snow response to climate change in Switzerland from a set of RCMs. International Journal of Climatology, 35, 11: 3262-3273. doi: 10.1002/joc.4205
Wever, N.; Schmid, L.; Heilig, A.; Eisen, O.; Fierz, C.; Lehning, M., 2015: Verification of the multi-layer SNOWPACK model with different water transport schemes. Cryosphere, 9, 6: 2271-2293. doi: 10.5194/tc-9-2271-2015
Schmucki, E.; Marty, C.; Fierz, C.; Lehning, M., 2014: Evaluation of modelled snow depth and snow water equivalent at three contrasting sites in Switzerland using SNOWPACK simulations driven by different meteorological data input. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 99: 27-37. doi: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2013.12.004
Monti, F.; Schweizer, J.; Fierz, C., 2014: Hardness estimation and weak layer detection in simulated snow stratigraphy. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 103: 82-90. doi: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2014.03.009
Wever, N.; Jonas, T.; Fierz, C.; Lehning, M., 2014: Model simulations of the modulating effect of the snow cover in a rain-on-snow event. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 18, 11: 4657-4669. doi: 10.5194/hess-18-4657-2014
Wever, N.; Fierz, C.; Mitterer, C.; Hirashima, H.; Lehning, M., 2014: Solving Richards Equation for snow improves snowpack meltwater runoff estimations in detailed multi-layer snowpack model. Cryosphere, 8, 1: 257-274. doi: 10.5194/tc-8-257-2014
Groot Zwaaftink, C.D.; Cagnati, A.; Crepaz, A.; Fierz, C.; Macelloni, G.; Valt, M.; Lehning, M., 2013: Event-driven deposition of snow on the Antarctic Plateau: analyzing field measurements with SNOWPACK. Cryosphere, 7, 1: 333-347. doi: 10.5194/tc-7-333-2013
Bellaire, S.; Jamieson, J.B.; Fierz, C., 2013: Corrigendum to "Forcing the snow-cover model SNOWPACK with forecasted weather data" published in The Cryosphere, 5, 1115–1125, 2011. Cryosphere, 7: 511-513. doi: 10.5194/tc-7-511-2013
Bellaire, S.; Jamieson, J.B.; Fierz, C., 2011: Forcing the snow-cover model SNOWPACK with forecasted weather data. Cryosphere, 5, 4: 1115-1125. doi: 10.5194/tc-5-1115-2011
Stössel, F.; Guala, M.; Fierz, C.; Manes, C.; Lehning, M., 2010: Micrometeorological and morphological observations of surface hoar dynamics on a mountain snow cover. Water Resources Research, 46: W04511 (11 pp.). doi: 10.1029/2009WR008198
Schweizer, J.; Heilig, A.; Bellaire, S.; Fierz, C., 2008: Variations in snow surface properties at the snowpack-depth, the slope and the basin scale. Journal of Glaciology, 54, 188: 846-856. doi: 10.3189/002214308787780058
Bartlett, S.J.; Rüedi, J.; Craig, A.; Fierz, C., 2008: Assessment of techniques for analyzing snow crystals in two dimensions. Annals of Glaciology, 48: 103-112. doi: 10.3189/172756408784700752
Lehning, M.; Fierz, C., 2008: Assessment of snow transport in avalanche terrain. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 51, 2-3: 240-252. doi: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2007.05.012
Schweizer, J.; Bellaire, S.; Fierz, C.; Lehning, M.; Pielmeier, C., 2006: Evaluating and improving the stability predictions of the snow cover model SNOWPACK. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 46, 1: 52-59. doi: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2006.05.007
Echevers, P.; Martin, E.; Brown, R.; Fierz, C.; Lejeune, Y.; Bazile, E.; Boone, A.; Dai, Y.; Essery, R.; Fernandez, A.; Gusev, Y.; Jordan, R.; Koren, V.; Kowalczyk, E.; Nasonova, N.O.; Pyles, R.D.; Schlosser, A.; Shmakin, A.B.; Smirnova, T.G.; ... Yang, Z., 2004: Validation of the energy budget of an alpine snowpack simulated by several snow models (SnowMIP project). Annals of Glaciology, 38: 150-158. doi: 10.3189/172756404781814825
Jamieson, B.; Fierz, C., 2004: Heat flow from wet to dry snowpack layers and associated faceting. Annals of Glaciology, 38: 187-194. doi: 10.3189/172756404781814762
Lehning, M.; Fierz, C.; Brown, B.; Jamieson, B., 2004: Modeling snow instability with the snow-cover model SNOWPACK. Annals of Glaciology, 38: 331-338. doi: 10.3189/172756404781815220
Spreitzhofer, G.; Fierz, C.; Lehning, M., 2004: SN_GUI: a graphical user interface for snowpack modeling. Computers and Geosciences, 30, 8: 809-816. doi: 10.1016/j.cageo.2004.05.011
Fierz, C.; Riber, P.; Adams, E.E.; Curran, A.R.; Föhn, P.M.B.; Lehning, M.; Plüss, C., 2003: Evaluation of snow-surface energy balance models in alpine terrain. Journal of Hydrology, 282, 1-4: 76-94. doi: 10.1016/S0022-1694(03)00255-5
Lehning, M.; Bartelt, P.; Brown, B.; Fierz, C., 2002: A physical SNOWPACK model for the Swiss avalanche warning Part III: meteorological forcing, thin layer formation and evaluation. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 35, 3: 169-184. doi: 10.1016/S0165-232X(02)00072-1
Lehning, M.; Bartelt, P.; Brown, B.; Fierz, C.; Satyawali, P., 2002: A physical SNOWPACK model for the Swiss avalanche warning Part II. snow microstructure. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 35, 3: 147-167. doi: 10.1016/S0165-232x(02)00073-3
Fierz, C.; Lehning, M., 2001: Assessment of the microstructure-based snow-cover model SNOWPACK: thermal and mechanical properties. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 33, 2-3: 123-131. doi: 10.1016/S0165-232X(01)00033-7
Lehning, M.; Fierz, C.; Lundy, C., 2001: An objective snow profile comparison method and its application to SNOWPACK. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 33, 2-3: 253-261. doi: 10.1016/S0165-232x(01)00044-1
Baunach, T.; Fierz, C.; Satyawali, P.K.; Schneebeli, M., 2001: A model for kinetic grain growth. Annals of Glaciology, 32: 1-6. doi: 10.3189/172756401781819427
Wiesmann, A.; Fierz, C.; Mätzler, C., 2000: Simulation of microwave emission from physically modeled snowpacks. Annals of Glaciology, 31: 397-405. doi: 10.3189/172756400781820453
Fierz, C.; Baunach, T., 2000: Quantifying grain-shape changes in snow subjected to large temperature gradients. Annals of Glaciology, 31: 439-444. doi: 10.3189/172756400781820516
Fierz, C., 1998: Field observation and modelling of weak-layer evolution. Annals of Glaciology, 26: 73-76. doi: 10.3189/1998AoG26-1-7-13
Further scientific publications
Steiner, L.; Meindl, M.; Fierz, C.; Marty, C.; Geiger, A., 2019: Monitoring snow water equivalent using low-cost GPS antennas buried underneath a snowpack. In: 2019: 13th European conference on antennas and propagation (EuCAP 2019). EuCAP 2019: 13th European conference on antennas and propagation, Krakow, Poland. (5 pp.).
Morin, S.; Fierz, C.; Horton, S.; Bavay, M.; Coléou, C.; Dumont, M.; Gobiet, A.; Hagenmuller, P.; Lafaysse, M.; Mitterer, C.; Monti, F.; Müller, K.; Olefs, M.; Snook, J.S.; Techel, F.; Van Herwijnen, A.; Vionnet, V., 2018: Application of physical snowpack models in support of operational avalanche hazard forecasting: a status report on current implementations and prospects for the future. In: 2018: International snow science workshop proceedings 2018. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2018, Innsbruck. 1098-1107.
Bavay, M.; Fiddes, J.; Fierz, C.; Lehning, M.; Monti, F.; Egger, T., 2018: The meteoIO pre-processing library for operational applications. In: 2018: International snow science workshop proceedings 2018. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2018, Innsbruck. 696-700.
Calonne, N.; Cetti, C.; Fierz, C.; Van Herwijnen, A.; Jaggi, M.; Löwe, H.; Matzl, M.; Schmid, L.; Schneebeli, M., 2016: A unique time series of daily and weekly snowpack measurements at Weissfluh-Joch, Davos, Switzerland. In: 2016: International snow science workshop proceedings 2016. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2016, Breckenridge, CO, USA, October 2-7, 2016. 684-689.
Fierz, C.; Egger, T.; Gerber, M.; Techel, F.; Bavay, M., 2016: SnopViz, an interactive visualization tool for both snow-cover model output and observed snow profiles. In: 2016: International snow science workshop proceedings 2016. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2016, Breckenridge, CO, USA, October 2-7, 2016. 637-641.
Sommer, C.G.; Fierz, C.; Lehning, M., 2016: Wind slab formation: will new experiments improve implementations in snow-cover models?. In: 2016: International snow science workshop proceedings 2016. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2016, Breckenridge, CO, USA, October 2-7, 2016. 266-269.
Sommer, C.G.; Lehning, M.; Fierz, C., 2016: A new ring-shaped wind tunnel facility to study wind-packing of snow. In: 2016: 8th international conference on snow engineering 2016, Nantes, France. 339-341.
Van Herwijnen, A.; Fierz, C., 2014: Monitoring snow cornice development using time-lapse photography. In: 2014: International snow science workshop proceedings 2014. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2014, Banff, AB, Canada, September 29 - October 3, 2014. 865-869.
Fierz, C.; Gerber, F.; Lehning, M., 2014: Comparison of modelled and measured point snow profiles: a tool for validating snow-cover models of the next generation?. In: 2014: International snow science workshop proceedings 2014. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2014, Banff, AB, Canada, September 29 - October 3, 2014. 825-826.
Fierz, C.; Jonas, T.; Stähli, M., 2013: Die Schneedecke. In: WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF (eds), 2013: Schnee. Darmstadt, Primus. 38-55.
WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF (Ed.); Feistl, T.; Fierz, C.; Huovinen, C.; Jonas, T.; Löwe, H.; Margreth, S.; Marty, C.; Phillips, M.; Rhyner, H.; Rixen, C.; Schweizer, J.; Stähli, M.; Stucki, T., 2013: Schnee. 160 p.
Fierz, C.; Bavay, M.; Wever, N.; Lehning, M., 2013: SNOWPACK: Where do we stand today?. In: Naaim-Bouvet, F.; Durand, Y.; Lambert, R. (eds), 2013: International snow science workshop proceedings 2013. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2013, Grenoble - Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France, October 7-11, 2013. 166-169.
Mitterer, C.; Techel, F.; Fierz, C.; Schweizer, J., 2013: An operational supporting tool for assessing wet-snow avalanche danger. In: Naaim-Bouvet, F.; Durand, Y.; Lambert, R. (eds), 2013: International snow science workshop proceedings 2013. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2013, Grenoble - Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France, October 7-11, 2013. 334-338.
Gerber, M.; Fierz, C.; Haegeli, P., 2013: Visualizing snow profiles. In: Naaim-Bouvet, F.; Durand, Y.; Lambert, R. (eds), 2013: International snow science workshop proceedings 2013. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2013, Grenoble - Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France, October 7-11, 2013. 469-472.
Monti, F.; Schweizer, J.; Fierz, C., 2012: Weak layer detection in simulated snow stratigraphy. In: 2012: International snow science workshop proceedings 2012. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2012, Anchorage, AK, USA, September 16-21, 2012. 92-97.
Fierz, C., 2011: Temperature profile of snowpack. In: Singh, V.P.; Singh, P.; Haritashya, U.K. (eds), 2011: Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers. Dordrecht, Springer. 1151-1154. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-2642-2_569
Steinkogler, W.; Fierz, C.; Lehning, M.; Obleitner, F., 2009: Systematic assessment of new snow settlement in SNOWPACK. In: Schweizer, J.; Van Herwijnen, A. (eds), 2009: International snow science workshop proceedings 2009. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2009, Davos, Switzerland, September 27 - October 2, 2009. 132-135.
Monti, F.; Cagnati, A.; Fierz, C.; Lehning, M.; Valt, M.; Pozzi, A., 2009: Validation of the SNOWPACK model in the Dolomites. In: Schweizer, J.; Van Herwijnen, A. (eds), 2009: International snow science workshop proceedings 2009. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2009, Davos, Switzerland, September 27 - October 2, 2009. 313-317.
Fierz, C.; Armstrong, R.L.; Durand, Y.; Etchevers, P.; Greene, E.; McClung, D.M.; Nishimura, K.; Satyawali, P.K.; Sokratov, S.A., 2009: The international classification of seasonal snow on the ground. IHP-VII Technical Documents in Hydrology No 83, IACS Contribution No 1. Paris, UNESCO-IHP. 80 p.
King, J.C.; Pomeroy, J.W.; Gray, D.M.; Fierz, C.; Föhn, P.M.B.; Harding, R.J.; Jardan, R.E.; Martin, E.M.; Plüss, C.P., 2008: Snow-atmosphere energy and mass balance. In: Armstrong, R.L.; Brun, E. (eds), 2008: Snow and Climate: Physical Processes, Surface Energy Exchange and Modeling. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. 70-125.
Fierz, C.; Armstrong, R.L.; Durand, Y.; Etchevers, P.; Greene, E.; McClung, D.M.; Nishimura, K.; Satyawali, P.K.; Sokratov, S.A., 2008: The 2008 international classification of seasonal snow on the ground. In: 2008: International snow science workshop proceedings 2008. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2008, Whistler, BC, Canada, September 21-27, 2008. 579-580.
Fierz, C.; Bakermans, L.A.; Jamieson, J.B.; Lehning, M., 2008: Modeling short wave radiation penetration into snowpack: What can we learn from near-surface snow temperatures?. In: 2008: International snow science workshop proceedings 2008. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2008, Whistler, BC, Canada, September 21-27, 2008. 204-208.
Smith, M.; Jamieson, B.; Fierz, C., 2008: Observation and modeling of a buried melt-freeze crust. In: 2008: International snow science workshop proceedings 2008. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2008, Whistler, BC, Canada, September 21-27, 2008. 170-178.
Bellaire, S.; Schweizer, J.; Fierz, C.; Lehning, M.; Pielmeier, C., 2006: Predicting snow cover stability with the snow cover model SNOWPACK. In: 2006: International snow science workshop proceedings 2006. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2006, Telluride, CO, USA, October 1-6, 2006. 38-43.
Schweizer, J.; Fierz, C.; Jamieson, J.B., 2005: Assessing the probability of skier triggering from snow layer properties. In: Elder, K. (eds), 2005: International snow science workshop proceedings 2004. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2004, Jackson Hole, WY, USA, September 19-24, 2004. 192-198.
Lehning, M.; Bartelt, P.; Bethke, S.; Fierz, C.; Gustafsson, D.; Landl, B.; Lütschg, M.; Martius, O.; Meirold, I.; Raderschall, N.; Rhyner, J.; Stähli, M., 2004: Review of SNOWPACK and ALPINE3D applications. In: Bartelt, P.; Adams, E.; Christen, M.; Sack, R.; Sato, A. (eds), 2004: Snow Engineering V. Proceedings of the fifth international conference on snow engineering. Fifth international conference on snow engineering, Davos, July 5-8, 2004. 299-307.
Fierz, C.; Lehning, M., 2004: Verification of snow-cover modeling on slopes. In: Elder, K. (eds), 2004: International snow science workshop proceedings 2004. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2000, Jackson Hole, WY, USA, September 19-24, 2004. 94-98.
Lehning, M.; Doorschot, J.; Fierz, C.; Raderschall, N., 2002: A 3D model for snow drift and snow cover development in steep alpine terrain. In: 2002: International snow science workshop proceedings 2002. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2002, Penticton, British Columbia, September 29 - October 4, 2002. 579-589.
Echevers, P.; Martin, E.; Brown, R.; Fierz, C.; Lejeune, Y.; Bazile, E.; Boone, A.; Dai, Y.-J.; Essery, R.; Fernandez, A.; Gusev, Y.; Jordan, R.; Koren, V.; Kowalczyk, E.; Pyles, R.D.; Schlosser, A.; Shmakin, A.B.; Smirnova, T.G.; Strasser, U.; ... Yang, Z.-L., 2002: SnowMIP, an intercomparison of snow models: first results. In: 2002: International snow science workshop proceedings 2002. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2002, Penticton, British Columbia, September 29 - October 4, 2002. 353-360.
Spreitzhofer, G.; Lehning, M.; Doorschot, J.; Fierz, C.; Raderschall, N., 2002: Integrated Model Approach to Forecast Snow Drift, Snow Cover and Surface Properties in Alpine Terrain and on Roads. In: 2002: Proceedings 11th International Road Weather Conference in Sapporo. 11th International Road Weather Conference, Sapporo. (8 pp.).
Fierz, C.; Lehning, M., 2000: Effect of snow texture on snowpack settlement rates. In: 2000: International snow science workshop proceedings 2000. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2000, Big Sky, MT, USA, October 2-6, 2000. 256-258.
Fierz, C.; Gauer, P., 1998: Snow cover evolution in complex alpine terrain: measurements and modeling including snow drift effects. In: 1998: International snow science workshop proceedings 1998. International snow science workshop, ISSW 1998, Sunriver, OR, USA, September 27 - October 1, 1998. 284-289.
Fierz, C.; Bartelt, P.; Brown, R.L.; Föhn, P.M.B.; Gauer, P.; Lehning, M., 1998: Modélisation du manteau neigeux en milieu alpin complexe: utilisation du modèle SNOWPACK. In: 1998: Atelier de Modélisation de l'Atmosphère. Convection – Cryosphère, Toulouse, December 8-9, 1998. 123-126.
Fierz, C.; Plüss, C.; Martin, E., 1997: Modelling the snow cover in a complex Alpine topography. Annals of Glaciology, 25: 312-316. doi: 10.1017/S0260305500014208
Fierz, C.; Föhn, P.M.B., 1994: Long-term observation of the water content of an alpine snowpack. In: 1994: International snow science workshop proceedings 1998. International snow science workshop, ISSW 1994, Snowbird, UT, USA, October 30 - November 3, 1994. 117-131.
Magazine article and brochures
Fierz, C., 2012: Editorial. Geosciences Actuel, 4.
Other Publications
Guide to instruments and methods of observation (GIMO). 2018. Volume II - Measurement of Cryospheric Variables, 2018th ed., World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 52 pp. https://library.wmo.int/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=12407
Fierz, C., S.-F. Lee, J. Bass, W.P. Pratt Jr., and P.A. Schroeder. 1990. Superconductor/ferromagnet boundary resistances. J. Phys.: Condens. Matter, 2(48), 9701-9706. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/2/48/024
Fierz, C., S.-F. Lee, J. Bass, W.P. Pratt Jr., and P.A. Schroeder. 1990. Perpendicular resistance of thin Co films in contact with superconducting Nb. Physica B, 165&166, 453-454. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0921-4526(90)90618-5
Fierz, C., D. Jaccard, J. Sierro, and J. Flouquet. 1988. Transport properties of CeAl3 under pressure. J. Appl. Phys., 63(8), 3899-3901. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.340597
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