Dr. Charles Fierz

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

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

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.; 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

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

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

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., 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

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

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

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

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

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

Lehning, M.; Fierz, C., 2008: Assessment of snow transport in avalanche terrain. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 51: 240-252. doi: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2007.05.012

Bartlett, S.J.; Rüedi, J.-D.; 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

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: 52-59. doi: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2006.05.007

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fierz, C.; Jonas, T.; Stähli, M., 2013: Die Schneedecke. In: WSL-Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung SLF (eds), 2013: Schnee. Darmstadt, Primus. 38-55.

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.

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.

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.

King, J.C.; Pomeroy, J.W.; Gray, D.M.; Fierz, C.; Föhn, P.M.B.; Harding, R.J.; Jardan, R.E.; Martin, E.; Plüss, C., 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.

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.

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.).

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.; Naonova, N.O.; Pyles, R.D.; Schlosser, A.; Shmakin, A.B.; Smirrnova, T.G.; ... Yang, Z.L., 2002: SnowMIP, an intercomparison of snow models: first results. In: 2002: Proceedings of the international snow science workshop. International snow science workshop 2002, Penticton, September 29 - October 4, 2002. 353-360.

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.