Dr. Christoph Marty

Fonction

Collaborateur scientifique

Unité

Groupe

Contact

WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
Flüelastrasse 11
7260 Davos Dorf

Site

SLF Davos Da C 1 50

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Interactions between climate and snow in different elevation zones and alpine regions.
Variability and changes in snowfall and snow cover (Switzerland – the Alps – worldwide), including the corresponding impacts on ecology and society.
Analysis of snow cover trends and modeling of future changes in snow cover.
Classification and visualization of snow-related extreme events.
Evaluation of novel snow measurement methods.
Long-term observation strategies, appropriate testing methods and measures for quality assurance.

Since 2004: Research Scientist, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF Davos
2025: Acting Group Leader, Winter Sports and Climate, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF Davos
2003: Research Scientist, Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, MeteoSwiss, Zurich
2000–2002: Postdoc, Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA
1995–2000: PhD student at ETH Zurich at the Physical-Meteorological Observatory / World Radiation Center in Davos
1997–2000: Research Assistant, Physical Meteorological Observatory Davos
1994: Research Assistant, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), Greenland, Denmark

Ph.D. in Earth Sciences, Department of Environmental Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ). Title of doctoral dissertation: "Surface Radiation, Cloud Forcing, and the Greenhouse Effect in the Alps". IAC ETH Zurich & World Radiation Center, Davos, Switzerland (1995–2000)
Secondary School Teaching Certificate, Geography and Environmental Studies, ETH Zurich (1994)
Diploma in Earth Sciences (dipl. Natw. ETH) with a focus on climate sciences, ETH Zurich (1988–1993)

Member of the Joint Body on the Status of Mountain Snow Cover (SMSC)
Secretary of the Swiss Commission for Cryosphere Observation (SKK)
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network (GLAMOS)
Founding Member of the Swiss Commission for Snow, Ice, and Permafrost (SEP)