Climate Change
The research focus «Climate Change» is aimed at improving our understanding of the climate system and finding better ways of predicting its development.
The climate system has a fundamental influence on the environment, including aspects such as the water cycle, extreme weather phenomena, forest dynamics and agricultural production. Dealing with anthropogenic factors such as greenhouse gases, aerosols and land use therefore poses a huge challenge.
The research carried out at D-USYS is taking into account the physical, chemical and biological processes which occur in the atmosphere, in the oceans, on land and on ice sheets. In addition, strategies are being developed to mitigate the human impact on the climate system and to quantify the effects of climate change.
Examples of research projects
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Extreme events: Dry river Töss in the hot summer of 2003 (Photo: C. Schär) -
Extreme events: Flooded residential district. Photo: iStock.com/S. Miljevic -
Storm cloud over Lake Constance (Photo: M. Graf)
