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The Research Group Geomorphology and Environmental Systems is focusing on sediment budgets, late- and postglacial landscape development, natural hazards and Global Environmental Change. Of particular interest are mass movements and the dynamics of periglacial (permafrost) and fluvial systems in mountain areas.
Current research projects are related to sediment budgets, mass movements and high mountain permafrost. The application of quantitative methods in both, field and lab, are of primary concern. Applied methods range from classic and digital geomorphological mapping, GIS-applications to geophysical techniques exploring subsurface material and structures as well as modelling of mountain permafrost.
The technical equipment includes GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar), multi-channel DC-resistivity, refraction seismics, PenPC, differential GPS, Terrestrial Laser Scanner and hydrologic and climatologic surveying instruments.
Our research-driven teaching activities in Physical Geography focus specifically on theoretical and applied approaches in geomorphology, global environmental change issues and natural hazards.
Learn more about our motivation, competence, research foci and teaching in our research group portfolio (currently in german only).
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