Aquifers and rivers in mountainous headwater catchments are important freshwater resources that sustain downstream baseflow in the densely populated lowlands of Switzerland as well as in many other parts of the world. It is of great importance to protect and sustainably manage these fragile hydro(geo)logic systems - particularly in the face of future environmental changes (e.g., climate change, land use change). Adaption methods to these changes can, however, only be successful when underpinned by a holistic understanding of the links and feedbacks between the different variables of the water cycle.
As a researcher at EPF Lausanne, I address fundamental research questions within the field of catchment science. My research integrates studies on both physical hydrogeology and hydrology at different spatio-temporal scales. I am particularly interested in
Most of my current research focusses on how forested, snow-dominated mountainous catchments store and release water and how this affects the hydro-chemical signature of the river water.
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