Horst Machguth
Prof. Horst Machguth
Assistant Professor
Dépt. des Géosciences - GéographieUniversité de FribourgChemin du Musée 4
CH-1700 Fribourg
Switzerland
Phone2: +41 (0) 26 300 90 15
Fax: +41 (0) 26 300 97 46
E-mail:
horst.machguth(at)unifr.chURL Institution:
www.unifr.ch/geoscience/geographie
Key Publications of Horst Machguth (up to ten) :
MacFerrin, M., H. Machguth, D. van As, C. Charalampidis, C. Stevens, B. Vandecrux, A. Heilig, P. Langen, R. Mottram, X. Fettweis, M. van den Broeke, W.T. Pfeffer, M. Moussavi and W. Abdalati (2019): Rapid expansion of Greenland’s low-permeability ice slabs, Nature, 473, 403-407.
Machguth, H., H.H. Thomsen, A. Weidick, J. Abermann, A.P. Ahlstrøm, and 26 others (2016): Greenland surface mass balance observations from the ice sheet ablation area and local glaciers, Journal of Glaciology, 62(235), 861-887.
Machguth, H., M. MacFerrin, D. van As, J.E. Box, C. Charalampidis, W. Colgan, R.S. Fausto, H.A.J. Meijer, R.S.W. van de Wal and E. Mosley-Thompson (2016): Greenland meltwater storage in firn limited by near-surface ice formation, Nature Climate Change, 6, 390-393.
Machguth, H. and M. Huss (2014): The length of the glaciers in the world - A straightforward method for the automated calculation of glacier flow lines, The Cryosphere Discussion, 8, 2491-2528.
Machguth, H., P. Rastner, T. Bolch, N. Mölg, L.S. Sørensen, G. Adalgeirsdottir, J. van Angelen, M. van den Broeke and X. Fettweis (2013): Future sea level rise contribution of Greenland’s glaciers and ice caps, Environmental Research Letters, 8, 025005.
Machguth, H., F. Paul, S. Kotlarski and M. Hoelzle (2009): Calculating distributed glacier mass balance for the Swiss Alps from RCM output: A methodical description and interpretation of the results, Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, D19106.
Machguth, H., R. S. Purves, J. Oerlemans, M. Hoelzle, and F. Paul (2008): Exploring uncertainty in glacier mass balance modelling with Monte Carlo simulation, The Cryosphere, 2, 191-204.
Machguth, H., O. Eisen, F. Paul and M. Hoelzle (2006): Strong spatial variability of snow accumulation observed with helicopter-borne GPR on two adjacent Alpine glaciers, Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L13503.
Expertise of Horst Machguth:
Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
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Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering |
Topic Atmosphere | Climate |
| Global Warming |
Topic Cryosphere | Glaciers |
| Polar Ice Sheets/ Sea Ice |
| Snow Cover |
Spatial Zones | Mountain / Highland |
Spatial Scale | Global / Hemispheric |
| Continental |
| Regional |
Time Frame | Past |
| Recent / Today |
| Future |
Methods | Data Collection - Measurement |
| Data Analysis |
| Literature Study |
| Modeling |
Polar | Arctic |
| Antarctic |
| High Altitude |
Last update: 9/12/23
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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