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Rolf Weingartner
portrait Prof. Rolf Weingartner
Head of Research Group

Hydrology, HADES
Geographisches Institut - Physische Geographie
Universität Bern
Hallerstrasse 12
CH-3012 Bern
Switzerland


Phone: +41 (0) 31 631 88 74
Phone2: +41 (0) 31 631 88 59
Fax: +41 (0) 31 631 85 11
E-mail: rolf.weingartner(at)giub.unibe.ch
URL Institution: www.hydrologie.unibe.ch/index.html
Personal URL: link
Phone: +41 (0) 31 631 88 74
Phone2: +41 (0) 31 631 88 59
Fax: +41 (0) 31 631 85 11
E-mail: rolf.weingartner(at)giub.unibe.ch
URL Institution: www.hydrologie.unibe.ch/index.html
Personal URL: link


Additional functions:
  • Projektleiter des "Hydrologischen Atlas der Schweiz"
  • Vertreter der Schweiz bei der IAHS
  • Mitglied der Gruppe für operationelle Hydrologie (GHO)


    Key Publications of Rolf Weingartner (up to five) :
    Weingartner, Rolf ; Blöschl, Günter; Hannah, David, M.; Marks, Daniel, G.; Parajka, Juraj; Pearson, Charles, S.; Rogger, Magdalena; Salinas, Jose Luis; Sauquet, Eric; Srikanthan, Ratnasingham; Thompson, Sally, E.; Viglione. Alberto (2013): Prediction of seasonal runoff in ungauged basins. In: Blöschl, G., Sivapalan, M., Wagener, T., Viglione, A., Savenije, H. [Hrsg.]: Runoff prediction in ungauged basins: synthesis across processes, places and scales. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 987-1-107-02818-0.

    Weingartner, Rolf; Schädler, Bruno; Hänggi, Pascal (2013): Auswirkungen der Klimaänderung auf die Wasserkraftnutzung in der Schweiz. Geographica Helvetica.

    Viviroli, D., H. H. Dürr, B. Messerli, M. Meybeck, Weingartner, R. (2007): Mountains of the world, - water towers for humanity: Typology, mapping, and global significance, Water Resour. Res., 43, W07447, doi:10.1029/2006WR005653.

    Weingartner, R., Spreafico, M. [Herausgeber] (1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2010): Hydrologischer Atlas der Schweiz. Sieben Lieferungen mit insgesamt 60 Tafeln und 2 Auflegefolien. Bundesamt für Wasser und Geologie, Bern.

    Weingartner, R., Barben, M., Spreafico, M. (2003): Floods in Mountain Areas – an Over-view Based on Examples from Switzerland. In: Journal of hydrology 282:10-23, Amsterdam.

    Weingartner, R., Pearson C. (2001): A Comparison of the Hydrology of the Swiss Alps and Southern Alps of New Zealand. In: Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 21 (4):370–381, Tokyo and Berne.




    Expertise of Rolf Weingartner:
    Expertise CategorySpecific Expertise
    Expert TypeScientific / Fundamental Research
    Research Interface / Management
    Topic HydrosphereHydrosphere
    Fresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes
    Precipitation / Runoff
    Topic Economy/ResourceUseWater
    Spatial ZonesMountain / Highland
    Spatial ScaleContinental
    Regional
    National / Cultural
    Local / Community
    Time FrameRecent / Today
    Statistical FocusExtreme Events
    Mean Change / Trends
    Variability
    Time ScaleSeasonal / Annual
    Decadal / Centennial
    MethodsData Collection
    Data Analysis
    Literature Study
    Modeling (Regionalization)
    Applied Research / Technology
    Mountain Research InitiativeMRI Research area

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