Dr. Benjamin Reuter

Fonction

Aushilfe / Wiss. Mitarbeiter

Avalanches et prévention

Formation et dynamique des avalanches

Contact

reuter(at)slfto make life hard for spam bots.ch

Institut fédéral pour l'étude de la neige et des avalanches SLF
Flüelastrasse 11
7260 Davos Dorf

Site

Davos Da

Scientific Education

PhD, ETH Zurich

MSc Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Innsbruck

BSc Physics, Leipzig University and University of Innsbruck

Research Interests

Snowpack stability

Fracture mechanics

Meteorological drivers

Avalanche Education

Practical solutions to assess snowpack stability

Dissertation topic

Relating spatial patterns of snow stability to meterological drivers - the key to forecasting spatial stability variations

Short CV

since 2013 Mountain Guide (IFMGA)

2016 - now Post-Doc on snow instability and avalanche release processes

2011 - 2015 Dissertation at ETH Zurich and SLF Davos

2006 - 2010 studies at University of Innsbruck

2004 - 2006 studies at Leipzig University

FURTHER INFORMATION

Projects

Snowpack stability

For the very first time, scientists have been able to causally link patterns of snowpack characteristic variations to certain weather scenarios. Their findings could pave the way for forecasts which not only specify the general avalanche danger level, but reflect local variations as well.

Publications WSL

Scientific publication article peer reviewed

Reuter, B.; Viallon-Galinier, L.; Horton, S.; Van Herwijnen, A.; Mayer, S.; Hagenmuller, P.; Morin, S., 2022: Characterizing snow instability with avalanche problem types derived from snow cover simulations. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 194: 103462 (17 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2021.103462

Viallon-Galinier, L.; Hagenmuller, P.; Reuter, B.; Eckert, N., 2022: Modelling snowpack stability from simulated snow stratigraphy: summary and implementation examples. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 201: 103596 (13 pp.). doi: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2022.103596

Schweizer, J.; Mitterer, C.; Techel, F.; Stoffel, A.; Reuter, B., 2020: On the relation between avalanche occurrence and avalanche danger level. Cryosphere, 14, 2: 737-750. doi: 10.5194/tc-14-737-2020

Reuter, B.; Proksch, M.; Löwe, H.; Van Herwijnen, A.; Schweizer, J., 2019: Comparing measurements of snow mechanical properties relevant for slab avalanche release. Journal of Glaciology, 65, 249: 55-67. doi: 10.1017/jog.2018.93

Reuter, B.; Schweizer, J., 2018: Describing snow instability by failure initiation, crack propagation, and slab tensile support. Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 14: 7019-7027. doi: 10.1029/2018GL078069

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Further scientific publications

Reuter, B.; Mitterer, C.; Bellaire, S., 2020: Warnsignal Klima: Die Lawinengefahr im Klimawandel. In: Lozán, J.L.; Breckle, Siegmar-W.; Escher-Vetter, H.; Grassl, H.; Kasang, D.; Paul, F.; Schickhoff, U. (eds), 2020: Warnsignal Klima: Hochgebirge im Wandel. Wissenschaftliche Fakten. Hamburg, Wissenschaftliche Auswertungen. 316-323. doi: 10.25592/uhhfdm.9337

Reuter, B.; Bellaire, S., 2018: On combining snow cover and snow instability modelling. In: 2018: International snow science workshop proceedings 2018. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2018, Innsbruck. 949-953.

Reuter, B.; Semmel, C., 2018: Backcountry risk assessment based on terrain and snowpack characteristics. In: 2018: International snow science workshop proceedings 2018. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2018, Innsbruck. 1632-1634.

Reuter, B.; Calonne, N.; Adams, E., 2018: Measuring snow mechanical properties typical of storm snow instabilities. In: 2018: International snow science workshop proceedings 2018. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2018, Innsbruck. 866-870.

Gatterer, H.; Strapazzon, G.; Dal Cappello, T.; Schenk, K.; Paal, P.; Falk, M.; Malacrida, S.; Reuter, B.; Schweizer, J.; Brugger, H., 2018: The influence of snow physical properties on humans breathing into an artificial air pocket. In: 2018: International snow science workshop proceedings 2018. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2018, Innsbruck. 1414-1416.

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Magazine article and brochures

Reuter, B.; Semmel, C.; Mallon, A.; Chabot, D.; Birkeland, K.; Schweizer, J., 2021: An intuitive path to D×C-M=R. Avalanche risk management. Avalanche Review, 39, 4: 36-38.

Reuter, B.; Mallon, A., 2020: Gestion du risque en terrain avalancheux, d'hier à aujourd'hui. Neige et avalanches, 12-17.

Reuter, B.; Semmel, C.; Mallon, A.; Schweizer, J., 2020: Risikomanagement da capo. bergundsteigen, 48-55.

Reuter, B.; Van Herwijnen, A.; Schweizer, J., 2016: Untangling slab avalanche release. Avalanche Journal, 111: 44-47.

Schweizer, J.; Reuter, B., 2013: Schlüsselfaktor Gelände revisited. bergundsteigen, 37-41.

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