Michael Kuhn, Dr.
Research Unit
Position
- Professor emeritus
Phone:
+43 512 507 / 54450
Room
60814
Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests
Glaciology, cryosphere and climate
Publications
2018
The Rofental: a high Alpine research basin (1890–3770 m a.s.l.) in the Ötztal Alps (Austria) with over 150 years of hydrometeorological and glaciological observations. Earth System Science Data, 10, 151 - 171, doi:10.5194/essd-10-151-2018. https://www.earth-syst-sci-data.net/10/151/2018/.
, 2018: 2016
Funnel-shaped surface depressions – Indicator or accelerant of rapid glacier disintegration? A case study in the Tyrolean alps. Geomorphology, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.11.006. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0169555X16310583.
, 2016: Liquid water storage in snow and ice in 86 Eastern Alpine basins and its changes from 1970–97 to 1998–2006. Annals of Glaciology, 1 - 8, doi:10.1017/aog.2016.24. http://www.journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0260305516000240.
, 2016: 2015
Airborne laser scanning: a basis for hydrological studies in partly glacierized catchments. Zeitschrift für Gletscherkunde und Glazialgeologie, 47/48, 121-134. http://www.uvw.at/page.cfm?vpath=buecher/buchdetail&titnr=9887.
, 2015: Bestandsaufnahme der österreichischen Gletscher. Warnsignal Klima - Das Eis der Erde, Verlag Wissenschaftliche Auswertungen, Hamburg, pp. 138-145.
, 2015: "Future Changes in the Ice Reservoir" in: Regional Assessment of Global Change Impacts. Springer International Publishing, Cham, http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-16751-0http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-319-16751-0http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-16751-0_31http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-319-16751-0_31.
, 2015: "Ice Reservoir" in: Regional Assessment of Global Change Impacts. Springer International Publishing, Cham, http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-16751-0http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-319-16751-0http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-16751-0_12http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-319-16751-0_12.
, 2015: Local Extremes in the Lidar-Derived Snow Cover of Alpine Glaciers. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, 97, 721 - 736, doi:10.1111/geoa.12111. http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/geoa.12111http://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fgeoa.12111.
, 2015: "Mean Snow Cover Duration" in: Regional Assessment of Global Change Impacts. Springer International Publishing, Cham, http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-16751-0http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-319-16751-0http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-16751-0_30http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-319-16751-0_30.
, 2015: 2014
Der Einfluss des Klimawandels auf die Hydrosphäre. Österreichischer Sachstandsbericht Klimawandel 2014 (AAR14). Austrian Panel on Climate Change (APCC), Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, pp. 411 - 466 http://hw.oeaw.ac.at/aar14http://hw.oeaw.ac.at?arp=0x003144a3.
, 2014: Interannual persistence of the seasonal snow cover in a glacierized catchment. Journal of Glaciology, 60, 889 - 904, doi:10.3189/2014JoG13J197. http://openurl.ingenta.com/content/xref?genre=article&issn=0022-1430&volume=60&issue=223&spage=889http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/igsoc/jog/2014/00000060/00000223/art00007.
, 2014: Lidar snow cover studies on glaciers in the Ötztal Alps (Austria): comparison with snow depths calculated from GPR measurements. The Cryosphere, 8, 41 - 57, doi:10.5194/tc-8-41-2014. http://www.the-cryosphere.net/8/41/2014/http://www.the-cryosphere.net/8/41/2014/tc-8-41-2014.pdf.
, 2014: 2013
Gletscher in Tirol, ihre Verteilung und jüngsten Veränderungen. Koch, E.M.; Erschbamer, Brigitta: Klima, Wetter, Gletscher im Wandel. Innsbruck: innsbruck university press (IUP) (= Series / Alpine Forschungsstelle Obergurgl, 3), ISBN 978-3-902811-89-, 9, 49 - 67. http://permalink.obvsg.at/AC10860353.
, 2013: Gravity effect of glacial ablation in the Eastern Alps - observation and modeling. The Cryosphere, pp. 491 - 498., 7, 491 - 498, doi:10.5194/tc-7-491-2013.
, 2013: Investigating an alpine proglacial sediment budget using field measurements, airborne and terrestrial LiDAR data. IAHS PUBLICATION, pp., 356, 356.
, 2013: LiDAR snow cover studies on glacier surface: significance of snow- and ice dynamical processes. The Cryosphere Discussion, 7, 1787 - 1832, doi:10.5194/tcd-7-1787-2013. http://www.the-cryosphere-discuss.net/7/1787/2013/tcd-7-1787-2013.html.
, 2013: Simulation of snow and ice melt discharge into the Gepatsch reservoir (Kaunertal/Austria Alps). Geophysical Research Abstracts.,.
, 2013: Temperatur und Niederschlag an der Wetterstation Obergurgl, 1953-2011. Koch, E.M.; Erschbamer, Brigitta: Klima, Wetter, Gletscher im Wandel. Innsbruck: innsbruck university press (IUP) (= Series / Alpine Forschungsstelle Obergurgl, 3), ISBN 978-3-902811-89-, 9, 11 - 30. http://permalink.obvsg.at/AC10860353.
, 2013: 2012
Snow accumulation of a high alpine catchment derived from LiDAR measurements. Advances in Geosciences, 32, 31 - 39, doi:10.5194/adgeo-32-31-2012. http://www.adv-geosci.net/32/31/2012/adgeo-32-31-2012.html.
, 2012: 2011
Climatic controls of glacier distribution and changes in Austria. Annals of Glaciology, 52, 83 - 90.
, 2011: A reconstruction of annual mass balances of Austria's glaciers from 1969 to 1998. Annals of Glaciology, 52, 127 - 134. http://www.igsoc.org/annals/v52/59/a59A051.pdf.
, 2011: 2009
Auswirkungen einer möglichen Klimaänderung auf ein alpines Speicherkraftwerk, Wasserbaukolloqium. 2009: Wasserkraftnutzung im Zeichen des Klimawandels. Dresdner Wasserbauliche Mitteilungen, 39, 475 - 485.
, 2009: Four decades of winter mass balance of Vernagtferner and Hintereisferner, Austria: methodology and results. Annals of Glaciology, 50, 87 - 95.
, 2009: Gletscher im Klimawandel: Aktuelle Monitoringprogramme und Forschungen zur Auswirkung auf den Gebietsabfluss im Ötztal. Mitteilungsblatt des Hydrographischen Dienstes in Österreich, 86, 31 - 48. http://www.wassernet.at/article/articleview/80827/1/5700.
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2007
Glacier changes in the Austrian Alps during the last three decades, derived from the new Austrian glacier inventory. Annals of Glaciology, 46, 177 - 184. http://www.igsoc.org/annals/46/a46a115.pdf.
, 2007: Modelling of hyrological response to climate change in glacierized Central Asian catchments. Journal of Hydrology, 332, 40 - 53, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.06.021. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V6C-4KKFPK5-6&_user=464594&_coverDate=01%2F01%2F2007&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000022278&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=464594&md5=1ba2f0815695fc2731abe34894109216.
, 2007: OMEGA: using glaciers as indicators of climatic change. Zeitschrift Für Gletscherkunde Und Glazialgeologie, 41, 7 - 28.
, 2007: 2004
Die Reaktion der österreichischen Gletscher und ihres Abflusses auf Änderungen von Temperatur und Niederschlag. Österreichische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft 1-, 2, 10 - 16.
, 2004: 2003
The Energy Balance of Calved Ice in Lake Jökulsarlon, Iceland. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 35, 475 - 481.
, 2003: Redistribution Of Snow And Glacier Mass Balance From A Hydrometeorological Model. Journal of Hydrology, 282, 95 - 103.
, 2003: Simulating Annual Glacier Flow With A Linear Reservoir Model. Journal of Geophysical Research, 108, art.
, 2003: Web-Based Modelling Of Energy, Water And Matter Fluxes To Support Decision Making In Mesoscale Catchments - The Integrative Perspective Of Glowa-Danube. PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF THE EARTH, 28, 621 - 634.
, 2003: 2001
Changes in Sea Level. In: Climate Change 2001: The scientific basis. Contribution of Working Group 1 to the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) [Houghton, J.T., Y.Ding, D.J.Griggs et al. (eds.)], Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA, pp. 639-694 www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg1/408.htm.
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2000
Fine-Scale Observations Of Summertime Precipitation In An Intra-Alpine Region. Meteorology And Atmospheric Physics, 72, 175.
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1999
Glacio-Meteorological Investigations On Vatnajokull, Iceland, Summer 1996 - An Overview. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 92, 3.
, 1999: 1998
Glacier Runoff In Alpine Headwaters In A Changing Climate. IAHS PUBLICATION, p. 79., 79.
, 1998: Major-Element Chemistry In Alpine Snow Along A North-South Transect In The Eastern Alps. Atmospheric Environment, 32, 4053.
, 1998: Seasonal Development Of Ion Concentration In A High Alpine Snow Pack. Atmospheric Environment, 32, 4041.
, 1998: 1997
100 Years Of Ice Dynamics Of Hintereisferner, Central Alps, Austria, 1894-1994. Annals of Glaciology, 24, 297.
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High Alpine Snow Pack Chemistry - Accumulation Of Pollutants And Nutrients In The Snow Pack At High-Altitudes Along A North-South Transect In The Eastern Alps. TRANSPORT AND CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION OF POLLUTANTS IN THE TROPOSPHERE, 5, 203.
, 1997: Intercomparison Of Snow Sampling And Analysis Within The Alpine-Wide Snowpack Investigation (Snosp). Water Air and Soil Pollution, 93, 67.
, 1997: Snosp - Ion Deposition And Concentration In High Alpine Snow Packs. TELLUS SERIES B-CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL METEOROLOGY, 49, 56.
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