PUBLICATIONS

Publications of Samuel Nussbaumer

[Peer-reviewed papers] [Edited books] [Book chapters and reports] [Art exhibition] [Oral presentations] [Posters] [Theses]

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Peer-reviewed papers

Carraha, J., J.-L. García, S. U. Nussbaumer, H. Fernández-Navarro, and I. Gärtner-Roer (2024): Late Pleistocene to Holocene glacial, periglacial, and paraglacial geomorphology of the upper Río Limarí basin (30–31° S) in the Andes of central Chile. Journal of Maps, 20(1), 2329179, doi:10.1080/17445647.2024.2329179. [pdf] [Map]

Fernández-Navarro, H., J.-L. García, S. U. Nussbaumer, D. Tikhomirov, F. Pérez, I. Gärtner-Roer, M. Christl, and M. Egli (2024): 10Be chronology of the Last Glacial Maximum and Termination in the Andes of central Chile: the record of the Universidad Glacier (34° S). Quaternary Science Reviews, 344, 108968, doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108968. [Link]

García, J.-L., J. Carraha, H. Fernández-Navarro, S. U. Nussbaumer, F. Pérez, A. J. Hidy, I. Gärtner-Roer, and W. Haeberli (2024): Glacial to periglacial transition at the end of the last ice age in the subtropical semiarid Andes. Geomorphology, 465, 109379, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2024.109379. [Link]

Fernández-Navarro, H., J.-L. García, S. U. Nussbaumer, D. Tikhomirov, F. Pérez, I. Gärtner-Roer, M. Christl, and M. Egli (2023): Fluctuations of the Universidad Glacier in the Andes of central Chile (34° S) during the latest Holocene derived from a 10Be moraine chronology. Quaternary Science Reviews, 300, 107884, doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2022.107884. [Link]

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (2023): The glacier views of Jean-Antoine Linck – a milestone for the Mont Blanc glacier history from the 18th to the 19th century / Les vues glaciaires de Jean-Antoine Linck – un jalon de l'histoire des glaciers du Mont Blanc du XVIIIe au XIXe siècle. Journal of Alpine Research / Revue de géographie alpine, 111-2, doi:10.4000/rga.12235 [English version] / doi:10.4000/rga.12275 [Version française].

Fernández, H., J.-L. García, S. U. Nussbaumer, A. J. Geiger, I. Gärtner-Roer, F. Pérez, D. Tikhomirov, M. Christl, and M. Egli (2022): De-icing landsystem model for the Universidad Glacier (34° S) in the Central Andes of Chile during the past ~660 years. Geomorphology, 400, 108096, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2021.108096. [Link]

Gärtner-Roer, I., S. U. Nussbaumer, B. Raup, F. Paul, E. Welty, A. K. Windnagel, F. Fetterer, and M. Zemp (2022): Democratizing glacier data – maturity of worldwide datasets and future ambitions. Frontiers in Climate, 4, 841103, doi:10.3389/fclim.2022.841103. [pdf]

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (2022): L'iconographie des fluctuations glaciaires dans les Alpes occidentales et centrales au 18e siècle. Dix-Huitième Siècle, 54 (Dossier "Climat et environnement"), 63–81 & colour plates. [Link] / Version 2024 in: La Météorologie, 124, 24–34. [Link]

Zemp, M., M. Huss, N. Eckert, E. Thibert, F. Paul, S. U. Nussbaumer, and I. Gärtner-Roer (2020): Brief communication: Ad hoc estimation of glacier contributions to sea-level rise from latest glaciological observations. The Cryosphere, 14(3), 1043–1050. [pdf] [Supplement]

Allison, I., C. Fierz, R. Hock, A. Mackintosh, G. Kaser, and S. U. Nussbaumer (2019): IACS: past, present, and future of the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences. History of Geo- and Space Sciences, 10(1), 97–107. [pdf]

Brönnimann, S., J. Franke, S. U. Nussbaumer, H. J. Zumbühl, D. Steiner, M. Trachsel, G. C. Hegerl, A. Schurer, M. Worni, A. Malik, J. Flückiger, and C. C. Raible (2019): Last phase of the Little Ice Age forced by volcanic eruptions. Nature Geoscience, 12(8), 650–656. [Link to pdf] [Issue cover] [Press release] [Medienmitteilung] [Article in Der Bund]

Gärtner-Roer, I., S. U. Nussbaumer, F. Hüsler, and M. Zemp (2019): Worldwide assessment of national glacier monitoring and future perspectives. Mountain Research and Development, 39(2), A1–A11. [pdf] [Blog on GlacierHub]

Zemp, M., M. Huss, E. Thibert, N. Eckert, R. McNabb, J. Huber, M. Barandun, H. Machguth, S. U. Nussbaumer, I. Gärtner-Roer, L. Thomson, F. Paul, F. Maussion, S. Kutuzov, and J. G. Cogley (2019): Global glacier mass changes and their contributions to sea-level rise from 1961 to 2016. Nature, 568(7752), 382–386. [Link to pdf] [Press release]

von Albedyll, L., H. Machguth, S. U. Nussbaumer, and M. Zemp (2018): Elevation changes of the Holm Land Ice Cap, northeast Greenland, from 1978 to 2012–2015, derived from high-resolution digital elevation models. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 50(1), e1523638, doi:10.1080/15230430.2018.1523638. [pdf]

Zumbühl, H. J. and S. U. Nussbaumer (2018): Little Ice Age glacier history of the Central and Western Alps from pictorial documents. Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica, 44(1), 115–136. [pdf]

Barcaza, G., S. U. Nussbaumer, G. Tapia, J. Valdés, J.-L. García, Y. Videla, A. Albornoz, and V. Arias (2017): Glacier inventory and recent glacier variations in the Andes of Chile, South America. Annals of Glaciology, 58(75), 166–180. [pdf]

Nussbaumer, S. U., M. Hoelzle, F. Hüsler, C. Huggel, N. Salzmann, and M. Zemp (2017): Glacier monitoring and capacity building: important ingredients for sustainable mountain development. Mountain Research and Development, 37(1), 141–152. [pdf] [Blog on GlacierHub]

Masiokas, M. H., D. A. Christie, C. Le Quesne, P. Pitte, L. Ruiz, R. Villalba, B. H. Luckman, E. Berthier, S. U. Nussbaumer, Á. González-Reyes, J. McPhee, and G. Barcaza (2016): Reconstructing the annual mass balance of the Echaurren Norte glacier (Central Andes, 33.5° S) using local and regional hydroclimatic data. The Cryosphere, 10(2), 927–940. [pdf]

Zemp, M., H. Frey, I. Gärtner-Roer, S. U. Nussbaumer, M. Hoelzle, F. Paul, W. Haeberli, F. Denzinger, A. P. Ahlstrøm, B. Anderson, S. Bajracharya, C. Baroni, L. N. Braun, B. E. Cáceres, G. Casassa, G. Cobos, L. R. Dávila, H. Delgado Granados, M. N. Demuth, L. Espizua, A. Fischer, K. Fujita, B. Gadek, A. Ghazanfar, J. O. Hagen, P. Holmlund, N. Karimi, Z. Li, M. Pelto, P. Pitte, V. V. Popovnin, C. A. Portocarrero, R. Prinz, C. V. Sangewar, I. Severskiy, O. Sigurðsson, A. Soruco, R. Usubaliev, and C. Vincent (2015): Historically unprecedented global glacier decline in the early 21st century. Journal of Glaciology, 61(228), 745–762. [pdf] [Press release]

Zemp, M., E. Thibert, M. Huss, D. Stumm, C. Rolstad Denby, C. Nuth, S. U. Nussbaumer, G. Moholdt, A. Mercer, C. Mayer, P. C. Joerg, P. Jansson, B. Hynek, A. Fischer, H. Escher-Vetter, H. Elvehøy, and L. M. Andreassen (2013): Reanalysing glacier mass balance measurement series. The Cryosphere, 7(4), 1227–1245. [pdf] [Supplement]

Imhof, P., A. Nesje, and S. U. Nussbaumer (2012): Climate and glacier fluctuations at Jostedalsbreen and Folgefonna, southwestern Norway and in the western Alps from the 'Little Ice Age' until the present: the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation. The Holocene, 22(2), 235–247. [pdf]

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (2012): The Little Ice Age history of the Glacier des Bossons (Mont Blanc area, France): a new high-resolution glacier length curve based on historical documents. Climatic Change, 111(2), 301–334. [pdf]

Nussbaumer, S. U., A. Nesje, and H. J. Zumbühl (2011a): Historical glacier fluctuations of Jostedalsbreen and Folgefonna (southern Norway) reassessed by new pictorial and written evidence. The Holocene, 21(3), 455–471. [pdf]

Nussbaumer, S. U., F. Steinhilber, M. Trachsel, P. Breitenmoser, J. Beer, A. Blass, M. Grosjean, A. Hafner, H. Holzhauser, H. Wanner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2011b): Alpine climate during the Holocene: a comparison between records of glaciers, lake sediments and solar activity. Journal of Quaternary Science, 26(7), 703–713. [pdf]

Stewart, M. M., M. Grosjean, F. G. Kuglitsch, S. U. Nussbaumer, and L. von Gunten (2011): Reconstructions of late Holocene paleofloods and glacier length changes in the Upper Engadine, Switzerland (ca. 1450 BC–AD 420). Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 311(3–4), 215–223. [pdf]

Zemp, M., H. J. Zumbühl, S. U. Nussbaumer, M. H. Masiokas, L. E. Espizua, and P. Pitte (2011): Extending glacier monitoring into the Little Ice Age and beyond. PAGES News, 19(2), 67–69. [pdf] [Full references]

Fontana, F. M. A., A. P. Trishchenko, Y. Luo, K. V. Khlopenkov, S. U. Nussbaumer, and S. Wunderle (2010): Perennial snow and ice variations (2000–2008) in the Arctic circumpolar land area from satellite observations. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115(F4), F04020, doi:10.1029/2010JF001664. [pdf]

Winkler, S., T. Chinn, I. Gärtner-Roer, S. U. Nussbaumer, M. Zemp, and H. J. Zumbühl (2010): An introduction to mountain glaciers as climate indicators with spatial and temporal diversity. Erdkunde, 64(2), 97–118. [pdf]

Steiner, D., A. Pauling, S. U. Nussbaumer, A. Nesje, J. Luterbacher, H. Wanner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2008): Sensitivity of European glaciers to precipitation and temperature – two case studies. Climatic Change, 90(4), 413–441. [pdf]

Zumbühl, H. J., D. Steiner, and S. U. Nussbaumer (2008): 19th century glacier representations and fluctuations in the central and western European Alps: an interdisciplinary approach. Global and Planetary Change, 60(1–2), 42–57. [pdf] [Article in NGV-Geonieuws]

Nussbaumer, S. U., H. J. Zumbühl, and D. Steiner (2007a): Fluctuations of the Mer de Glace (Mont Blanc area, France) AD 1500–2050. Part I: The history of the Mer de Glace AD 1570–2003 according to pictorial and written documents. Zeitschrift für Gletscherkunde und Glazialgeologie, 40(2005/2006), 5–140. [Contents] [Summary] [Zusammenfassung] [Résumé] [Press release]

Nussbaumer, S. U., H. J. Zumbühl, and D. Steiner (2007b): Fluctuations of the Mer de Glace (Mont Blanc area, France) AD 1500–2050. Part II: The application of a neural network to the length record of the Mer de Glace. Zeitschrift für Gletscherkunde und Glazialgeologie, 40(2005/2006), 141–175. [Contents] [Summary] [Zusammenfassung] [Résumé] [Press release]

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Edited books

Salzmann, N., C. Huggel, S. U. Nussbaumer, and G. Ziervogel (Eds.) (2016): Climate change adaptation strategies – an upstream-downstream perspective. Springer, Cham, 292 pp. [Contents] [Flyer] [Link] [Book review]

Zumbühl, H. J., S. U. Nussbaumer, H. Holzhauser, and R. Wolf (Eds.) (2016): Die Grindelwaldgletscher – Kunst und Wissenschaft. Haupt, Bern, 256 pp. [Contents] [Video] [Recension] [Order here]

Nussbaumer, S. U., P. Deline, C. Vincent, and H. J. Zumbühl (Eds.) (2012): Mer de Glace – art & science. Atelier ésope, Chamonix, 192 pp. [Contents] [Video] [Order here]

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Book chapters, reports, and other articles

García, J.-L., S. U. Nussbaumer, H. Fernández, Á. Mardones, and G. Aguilar (in press): The glacial geomorphology of the Central Andes of Chile (31–34° S). In J. Araos, A. Fernández, and L. Mao (Eds.), Landscapes and landforms of Chile. World Geomorphological Landscapes. Springer, Cham.

Zemp, M., S. U. Nussbaumer, E. Welty, and I. Gärtner-Roer (2024): Wie geht es dem "ewigen Eis"? Gletscherbeobachtung im Feld und aus dem Weltall. Geographische Rundschau, 6-2024, 40–43. [Link]

WGMS (2023): Global Glacier Change Bulletin No. 5 (2020–2021). M. Zemp, I. Gärtner-Roer, S. U. Nussbaumer, E. Z. Welty, I. Dussaillant, and J. Bannwart (Eds.), ISC(WDS)/IUGG(IACS)/UNEP/UNESCO/WMO, World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zürich, 134 pp. [pdf]

Imfeld, N., P. Stucki, S. Brönnimann, S. Bader, M. Bürgi, P. Calanca, S. Gubler, A. Holzkämper, L. Hövel, F. A. Isotta, C. Kestenholz, S. Kotlarski, A. Mastai, S. U. Nussbaumer, C. C. Raible, M. Röthlisberger, S. C. Scherrer, K. Staub, A. M. Vicedo-Cabrera, M.-M. Vogel, K. Wehrli, T. Wohlgemuth, and H. J. Zumbühl (2022): Hitze- und Trockensommer in der Schweiz. Ursachen und Folgen der Jahrhundertsommer 1947, 2003 und 2018. Geographica Bernensia, G 98. Geographisches Institut der Universität Bern, 33 pp. [pdf deutsch] [pdf English] [pdf français] [Link]

Imfeld, N., P. Stucki, S. Brönnimann, M. Bürgi, P. Calanca, A. Holzkämper, F. A. Isotta, S. U. Nussbaumer, S. C. Scherrer, K. Staub, A. M. Vicedo-Cabrera, T. Wohlgemuth, and H. J. Zumbühl (2022): 2022: ein ziemlich normaler zukünftiger Sommer. Geographica Bernensia, G 100. Geographisches Institut der Universität Bern, 3 pp. [pdf]

WGMS (2021): Global Glacier Change Bulletin No. 4 (2018–2019). M. Zemp, S. U. Nussbaumer, I. Gärtner-Roer, J. Bannwart, F. Paul, and M. Hoelzle (Eds.), ISC(WDS)/IUGG(IACS)/UNEP/UNESCO/WMO, World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zürich, 278 pp. [pdf]

Zumbühl, H. J., S. U. Nussbaumer, and A. Wipf (2021): Top of Europe: the Finsteraarhorn-Jungfrau glacier landscape. In E. Reynard (Ed.), Landscapes and landforms of Switzerland. World Geomorphological Landscapes. Springer, Cham, 217–233. [Link]

WGMS (2020): Global Glacier Change Bulletin No. 3 (2016–2017). M. Zemp, I. Gärtner-Roer, S. U. Nussbaumer, J. Bannwart, P. Rastner, F. Paul, and M. Hoelzle (Eds.), ISC(WDS)/IUGG(IACS)/UNEP/UNESCO/WMO, World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zürich, 274 pp. [pdf]

WGMS (2020): 125 years of internationally coordinated glacier monitoring: achievements and future challenges – Summary report on the IUGG General Assembly and the WGMS General Assembly of National Correspondents 2019. World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zürich, 63 pp. [pdf]

Zumbühl, H. J., S. U. Nussbaumer, H. Holzhauser, and H. Häsler (2019): keineismeehr. Die Grindelwaldgletscher – Kunst und Wissenschaft. Erschienen zur Ausstellung im Kunsthaus Interlaken, 16.06–25.08.2019, 28 pp.

Muccione, V., C. Huggel, N. Salzmann, J. Fiddes, S. Nussbaumer, V. Novikov, and G. Hughes (2018): Climate-cryosphere-water nexus: Central Asia outlook. Blue Peace Central Asia, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC, University of Zurich, University of Fribourg, Zoï Environment Network, 8 pp. [pdf]

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (2018): Evidence from the archives of societies: historical sources in glaciology. In S. White, C. Pfister, and F. Mauelshagen (Eds.), Palgrave handbook of climate history. Macmillan, London, 93–97. [pdf]

Stäubli, A., S. U. Nussbaumer, S. K. Allen, C. Huggel, M. Arguello, F. Costa, C. Hergarten, R. Martínez, J. Soto, R. Vargas, E. Zambrano, and M. Zimmermann (2018): Analysis of weather-and climate-related disasters in mountain regions using different disaster databases. In S. Mal, R. B. Singh, and C. Huggel (Eds.), Climate change, extreme events and disaster risk reduction: towards sustainable development goals. Springer, Cham, 17–41. [pdf]

Nussbaumer, S. U. (2017): Reconstrucción de los cambios de los glaciares mediante documentos históricos: cuando el arte y la ciencia se combinan / Reconstructing glacier changes using historical documents: combining art and science. In I. Kopelman (Ed.), On glaciers and avalanches. Notes on Representation Vol. 8. Roma Publication 297, 43–48.

Nussbaumer, S., M. Zemp, N. Mölg, J. Huber, and I. Gärtner-Roer (2017): Weltweit Gletscher per Smartphone beobachten. GeoAgenda, 2017/5, 18–21. [pdf]

Stäubli, A., S. U. Nussbaumer, S. Allen, C. Huggel, and S. Wymann von Dach (2017): Diverse natural hazards – high human and economic losses. In S. Wymann von Dach, F. Bachmann, I. Alcántara-Ayala, S. Fuchs, M. Keiler, A. Mishra, and E. Sötz (Eds.), Safer lives and livelihoods in mountains: making the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction work for sustainable mountain development. Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, with Bern Open Publishing (BOP), 12–17. [pdf English] [pdf español] [Link CDE]

WGMS (2017): Global Glacier Change Bulletin No. 2 (2014–2015). M. Zemp, S. U. Nussbaumer, I. Gärtner-Roer, J. Huber, H. Machguth, F. Paul, and M. Hoelzle (Eds.), ICSU(WDS)/IUGG(IACS)/UNEP/UNESCO/WMO, World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zürich, 244 pp. [pdf]

Zemp, M., S. U. Nussbaumer, I. Gärtner-Roer, H. Machguth, F. Paul, and M. Hoelzle (2017): Alerta mundial por el deshielo de los glaciares / Global watch on melting glaciers. In I. Kopelman (Ed.), On glaciers and avalanches. Notes on Representation Vol. 8. Roma Publication 297, 87–89.

Holzhauser, H., S. U. Nussbaumer, and H. J. Zumbühl (2016): Die beiden Gletscher von Grindelwald. Eine Einführung. In H. J. Zumbühl, S. U. Nussbaumer, H. Holzhauser, and R. Wolf (Eds.), Die Grindelwaldgletscher – Kunst und Wissenschaft. Haupt, Bern, 13–44. [Link]

Nussbaumer, S. U., M. Huss, H. Machguth, and D. Steiner (2016): Gletscherentwicklung und Klimawandel. Von der Vergangenheit in die Zukunft. In H. J. Zumbühl, S. U. Nussbaumer, H. Holzhauser, and R. Wolf (Eds.), Die Grindelwaldgletscher – Kunst und Wissenschaft. Haupt, Bern, 215–234. [Link]

Salzmann, N., C. Huggel, S. U. Nussbaumer, and G. Ziervogel (2016): Setting the scene: adapting to climate change – a large-scale challenge with local-scale impacts. In N. Salzmann, C. Huggel, S. U. Nussbaumer, and G. Ziervogel (Eds.), Climate change adaptation strategies – an upstream-downstream perspective. Springer, Cham, 3–15. [Link]

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (2015): Un tableau glaciaire: la reconstruction des fluctuations des glaciers du petit âge glaciaire par les documents historiques. In A. Metzger and F. Rémy (Eds.), Neiges et glaces. Faire l'expérience du froid (XVIIe–XIXe siècles). Éditions Hermann, Paris, 159–185. [Link]

WGMS (2015): Global Glacier Change Bulletin No. 1 (2012–2013). M. Zemp, I. Gärtner-Roer, S. U. Nussbaumer, F. Hüsler, H. Machguth, N. Mölg, F. Paul, and M. Hoelzle (Eds.), ICSU(WDS)/IUGG(IACS)/UNEP/UNESCO/WMO, World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zürich, 230 pp. [pdf]

WGMS (2013): Glacier Mass Balance Bulletin No. 12 (2010–2011). M. Zemp, S. U. Nussbaumer, K. Naegeli, I. Gärtner-Roer, F. Paul, M. Hoelzle, and W. Haeberli (Eds.), ICSU(WDS)/IUGG(IACS)/UNEP/UNESCO/WMO, World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zürich, 106 pp. [pdf]

Nussbaumer, S., P. Jansson, and M. Zemp (2012): WGMS workshop on measurement and uncertainty assessment of glacier mass balance, Tarfala, Sweden, 9–11 July 2012. ICE, News Bulletin of the International Glaciological Society, 160(3), 26–28. [pdf]

Nussbaumer, S. U., D. Steiner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2012): Réseau neuronal et fluctuations des glaciers dans les Alpes occidentales. In J.-F. Berger (Ed.), Des climats et des hommes. La Découverte, Paris, 391–403. [Link]

Nussbaumer, S., M. Zemp, and P. Jansson (2012): Summary report on the "Workshop on Measurement and Uncertainty Assessment of Glacier Mass Balance", 9–11 July 2012, Tarfala, Sweden. World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zürich, 11 pp. [pdf]

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (2012): Sous l'œil des hommes. L'histoire de la Mer de Glace depuis 1570 reconstituée à l'aide de l'iconographie et des écrits historiques. In S. U. Nussbaumer, P. Deline, C. Vincent, and H. J. Zumbühl (Eds.), Mer de Glace – art & science. Atelier ésope, Chamonix, 80–159. [Link]

WGMS (2012): Fluctuations of Glaciers 2005–2010, Volume X. M. Zemp, H. Frey, I. Gärtner-Roer, S. U. Nussbaumer, M. Hoelzle, F. Paul, and W. Haeberli (Eds.), ICSU(WDS)/IUGG(IACS)/UNEP/UNESCO/WMO, World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zürich, 336 pp. [pdf]

Zumbühl, H. J. and S. U. Nussbaumer (2012): Les glaciers des Alpes centrales et occidentales dans l'iconographie ancienne. In J.-F. Berger (Ed.), Des climats et des hommes. La Découverte, Paris, 379–389. [Link]

Zumbühl, H. J. and S. U. Nussbaumer (2012): L'histoire des glaciers dans les Alpes et en Scandinavie vue par l'iconographie ancienne. In J. Berchtold, E. Le Roy Ladurie, J.-P. Sermain, and A. Vasak (Eds.), Canicules et froids extrêmes. L'événement climatique et ses représentations. Volume 2. Éditions Hermann, Paris, 247–267. [pdf]

WGMS (2011): Glacier Mass Balance Bulletin No. 11 (2008–2009). M. Zemp, S. U. Nussbaumer, I. Gärtner-Roer, M. Hoelzle, F. Paul, and W. Haeberli (Eds.), ICSU(WDS)/IUGG(IACS)/UNEP/UNESCO/WMO, World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zürich, 102 pp. [pdf]

Zemp, M., F. Paul, L. M. Andreassen, O. Arino, G. Bippus, T. Bolch, R. Braithwaite, L. Braun, B. E. Cáceres, G. Casassa, K. A. Casey, J. L. Ceballos, M. Citterio, H. Delgado, M. Demuth, L. E. Espizua, A. Farokhnia, A. Fischer, N. Foppa, H. Frey, K. Fujita, I. Gärtner-Roer, P. Glowacki, W. Haeberli, J. O. Hagen, M. Hoelzle, P. Holmlund, R. H. Giesen, A. Kääb, T. Khromova, S. Kotlarski, R. Le Bris, Z. Li, M. Meier, M. Meneghel, P. Mool, S. U. Nussbaumer, P. Peduzzi, S. Plummer, V. V. Popovnin, R. Prinz, W. Rack, P. Rastner, B. Raup, E. Rinne, F. M. Seifert, G. Seiz, I. Severskiy, A. Shepherd, O. Sigurðsson, T. Strozzi, C. Vincent, R. Wheate, and A. Yakovlev (2011): Summary of international glacier monitoring summit. The Earth Observer, 23(4), 28–31. [pdf]

Nussbaumer, S. U., A. Nesje, D. Steiner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2010): Historical glacier fluctuations of Jostedalsbreen and Folgefonna, southern Norway, reassessed by new documentary evidence, and their connection to climate. In S. B. Andersen (Ed.), Nordic glaciology. Abstract from Glaciological Society Nordic Branch Meeting, 28–30 October 2010. Danmarks og Grønlands Geologiske Undersøgelse Rapport 2010/94, 59. [pdf]

WGMS (2010): Summary report on the WGMS General Assembly of the National Correspondents, 1–4 September 2010, Zermatt, Switzerland. Zemp, M., I. Gärtner-Roer, S. U. Nussbaumer, F. Paul, M. Hoelzle, and W. Haeberli (Eds.), World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zürich, 45 pp. [pdf]

Nussbaumer, S. (2007): Fluctuations of the Mer de Glace (Mont Blanc area, France) AD 1500–2050. In Berner Geographische Mitteilungen, 2005/06, 154–156.

Steiner, D., H. J. Zumbühl, and S. U. Nussbaumer (2006): 19th century glacier perception and fluctuations in the central and western European Alps – new methods and results. In M. F. Price (Ed.), Global Change in Mountain Regions. Sapiens, Duncow, 86–88.

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Art exhibition

keineismeehr. Die Grindelwaldgletscher – Kunst und Wissenschaft. Art show on the famous Grindelwald glaciers at Kunsthaus Interlaken, 16 June – 25 August 2019, Interlaken (Switzerland). [Flyer]

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Oral presentations in scientific conferences and workshops

The GlaMBIE Team (M. Zemp, L. Jakob, I. Dussaillant, S. U. Nussbaumer, S. Dubber, N. Gourmelen et al.) (2024): Community estimate of global glacier mass changes from 2000 to 2023. Oral presentation at the 2nd European Polar Science Week, 3–6 September 2024, Copenhagen (Denmark).

Zumbühl, H. J. and S. U. Nussbaumer (2024): Kunst und Wissenschaft: von der Eispracht der Kleinen Eiszeit zu den schmelzenden Gletschern von heute. Oral presentation at the Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Schnee, Eis und Permafrost (SEP), 6 May 2024, Berne (Switzerland).

Henz, A., A. Vieli, S. Nussbaumer, and G. Jouvet (2024): Alpine-wide LIA glacier reconstruction and ELA patterns using glacier modelling. Oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 14–19 April 2024, Vienna (Austria).

Zemp, M., L. Jakob, I. Dussaillant, S. U. Nussbaumer, S. Dubber, N. Gourmelen, and the GlaMBIE Team (2024): Reconciled regional & global glacier mass changes 2000–2022. Oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 14–19 April 2024, Vienna (Austria).

Nussbaumer, S. U., I. Gärtner-Roer, E. Welty, M. Zemp, and colleagues (2024): Good practices from 130 years of internationally coordinated glacier monitoring. Online presentation at the Workshop on Strengthening Resilience of Central Asian Countries through Cryosphere Data and Action Plans, UNESCO/UNDP/GEF/UniFr, 3–4 April 2024, Almaty (Kazakhstan).

Orlow, U., M. Brunner, S. U. Nussbaumer, and M. Meyer (2024): Über Gletscher: Kunst und Wissenschaft im Dialog. Extended Artist Talk at the Kunsthaus Zürich, 3 March 2024, Zurich (Switzerland).

Fernández-Navarro, H., J.-L. García, S. U. Nussbaumer, A. J. Geiger, D. Tikhomirov, F. Pérez, I. Gärtner-Roer, M. Christl, and M. Egli (2023): Universidad Glacier (34° S) advances during the LGM and late-glacial times derived from a detailed 10Be moraine chronology: paleoclimate implications. Oral presentation at the XXI INQUA Congress, 13–20 July 2023, Rome (Italy).

García, J.-L., J. Carraha, H. Fernández, F. Pérez, and S. U. Nussbaumer (2023): 10Be chronology of Late Pleistocene to Holocene glacial fluctuations in the Río Limarí basin (30–31° S) in the Andes of central Chile. Oral presentation at the XXI INQUA Congress, 13–20 July 2023, Rome (Italy).

Frochot, A. and S. U. Nussbaumer (2023): Des images anciennes de glaciers aux archives de la Terre et de ses climats. Oral presentation at the 12th Festival de l'histoire de l'art (FHA), Château de Fontainebleau, 2–4 June 2023, Fontainebleau (France).

Nussbaumer, S. U., J.-L. García, I. Gärtner-Roer, H. Fernández, J. Carraha, F. Pérez, D. Tikhomirov, and M. Egli (2023): Long-term response of the mountain cryosphere to climate change – a comparative perspective of the Andes of central Chile and the European Alps. Oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 23–28 April 2023, Vienna (Austria).

Jakob, L., M. Zemp, N. Gourmelen, I. Dussaillant, S. U. Nussbaumer, R. Hock, E. Berthier, B. Wouters, A. S. Gardner, G. Moholdt, F. Brun, and M. H. Braun (2023): GlaMBIE – An intercomparison exercise of regional and global glacier mass changes. Oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 23–28 April 2023, Vienna (Austria).

Zemp, M, A. Windnagel, E. Welty, B. Raup, F. Paul, S. Nussbaumer, F. Maussion, M. Hoelzle, R. Hock, I. Gärtner-Roer, and E. Berthier (2023): Insights into and findings from global datasets on glacier distribution and changes. Oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 23–28 April 2023, Vienna (Austria).

Dietrich, S., A. Bombelli, and the Data Centres and Networks of the Global Terrestrial Network Hydrology (GTN-H) (2023): Systematic water and climate observations through Global Water Data Centres and Networks. Oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 23–28 April 2023, Vienna (Austria).

Nussbaumer, S. U., J.-L. García, I. Gärtner-Roer, H. Fernández, J. Carraha, F. Pérez, D. Tikhomirov, and M. Egli (2023): Long-term response of the mountain cryosphere to climate change – a comparative perspective of the Andes of central Chile and the European Alps. Oral presentation at the 26th Alpine Glaciology Meeting (AGM), WSL Birmensdorf, 9–10 February 2023, Birmensdorf (Switzerland).

Gourmelen, N., M. Zemp, L. Jakob, I. Dussaillant, S. U. Nussbaumer, R. Hock, E. Berthier, B. Wouters, A. S. Gardner, G. Moholdt, F. Brun, and M. H. Braun (2022): RAGMAC & GlaMBIE – Initiatives for inter-comparisons exercise of regional and global glacier mass changes. Oral presentation at the AGU Fall Meeting, 12–16 December 2022, Chicago (USA).

Nussbaumer, S. U. (2022): Gletscher und Klimawandel – ein Forschungseinblick. Guest talk at the National GLOBE Students Conference, 24 June 2022, Berne (Switzerland).

Gärtner-Roer, I., S. U. Nussbaumer, B. Raup, F. Paul, E. Welthy, A. Windnagel, F. Fetterer, and M. Zemp (2022): Maturity of worldwide glacier data sets – history and future ambitions. Oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 23–27 May 2022, Vienna (Austria) and online.

Nussbaumer, S. U., E. Garnier, A. Vasak, F. Rémy, and A. Metzger (2020): Ce que nous apprend l'histoire des climats. Round table at the 31st Festival International de Géographie, 2–4 October 2020, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges (France).

Gärtner-Roer, I., S. U. Nussbaumer, F. Hüsler, and M. Zemp (2020): National glacier monitoring – strengths and weaknesses, responsibilities and priorities. Presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 4–8 May 2020, online.

Zemp, M., M. Huss, N. Eckert, E. Thibert, F. Paul, S. U. Nussbaumer, and I. Gärtner-Roer (2020): Ad hoc estimation of glacier contributions to sea-level rise from latest glaciological observations. Presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 4–8 May 2020, online.

Fernández, H., J. L. García, S. U. Nussbaumer, A. Geiger, S. Ruíz, S. Rivas, C. Guzmán, and F. I. Bulnes (2019): Geomorfología y geocronología del Glaciar Universidad (34° S) (Avances preliminares). Oral presentation at the XL Congreso Nacional y XXV Internacional de Geografía, Universidad Católica de Temuco, 12–15 November 2019, Temuco, Región de la Araucanía (Chile).

Nussbaumer, S. U., J. L. García Barriga, H. A. Fernández Navarro, I. Gärtner-Roer, A. J. Geiger, T. Mathys, and N. Salzmann (2019): Observaciones sobre el estilo de deglaciación en los Andes semi-áridos de Chile (32°–34° S). Oral presentation at the workshop "Glaciares y cambio climático en los Andes centrales", 5 November 2019, Santiago (Chile).

Fernández, H., J. L. García, S. U. Nussbaumer, A. Geiger, D. Tikhomirov, and M. Egli (2019): Evidencias geomorfológicas y geocronológicas (10Be) del calentamiento y desecamiento del clima de los Andes semi-áridos chilenos inferidos a partir del Glaciar Universidad (34° S). Oral presentation at the workshop "Glaciares y cambio climático en los Andes centrales", 5 November 2019, Santiago (Chile).

Nussbaumer, S. U. (2019): Gibt es morgen keine Gletscher mehr? Guided tour through the exhibition "keineismeehr", Kunsthaus Interlaken, 28 July 2019, Interlaken (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U., H. A. Fernández Navarro, J. L. García Barriga, I. Gärtner-Roer, A. J. Geiger, and N. Salzmann (2019): Deglaciation in the semi-arid Andes of Chile (32°–33° S) – results from geochronology and geomorphological mapping. Oral presentation at the 27th IUGG General Assembly, 8–18 July 2019, Montreal (Canada).

Nussbaumer, S. U. and D. Achermann (2019): Cold history: Swiss cryospheric research since the early modern times. Special presentation at the 27th IUGG General Assembly, 8–18 July 2019, Montreal (Canada).

Allison, I., C. Fierz , R. Hock, A. Mackintosh, G. Kaser, and S. U. Nussbaumer (2019): Coming in from the cold – the journey from monitoring glacier fluctuations to the International Association of Cryospheric Sciences. Oral presentation at the 27th IUGG General Assembly, 8–18 July 2019, Montreal (Canada).

Eckert, N., M. Zemp, M. Huss, E. Thibert, R. McNabb, J. Huber, M. Barandun, H. Machguth, S. Nussbaumer, I. Gärtner-Roer, L. Thomson, F. Paul, F. Maussion, S. Kutuzov, and G. Cogley (2019): Global glacier mass changes and their contributions to sea-level rise from 1961 to 2016. Oral presentation at the 27th IUGG General Assembly, 8–18 July 2019, Montreal (Canada).

Nussbaumer, S. and J. Ferguson (2019): Glacier fluctuations: a key to understanding our climate system. Oral presentation at the Swiss Science Lounge, 11th World Conference of Science Journalists, 1–5 July 2019, Lausanne (Switzerland).

Fernández, H., J. L. García, S. U. Nussbaumer, S. Ruíz, A. Geiger, S. Rivas, C. Guzmán, and F. I. Bulnes (2019): Mapeo geomorfológico y muestreo de nucleidos cosmogénicos de la deglaciación de los Andes semiáridos (34° S) (Avances preliminares). Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Chilean Society of the Cryosphere (SOCHICRI), Centre for Advanced Studies in Arid Zones (CEAZA), 9–10 May 2019, La Serena (Chile).

Zemp, M., M. Huss, E. Thibert, N. Eckert, R. McNabb, J. Huber, M. Barandun, H. Machguth, S. Nussbaumer, I. Gärtner-Roer, L. Thomson, F. Paul, F. Maussion, S. Kutuzov, and G. Cogley (2019): Global glacier mass changes and their contributions to sea-level rise from 1961 to 2016. Oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 7–12 April 2019, Vienna (Austria).

Nussbaumer, S. (2019): Fluctuaciones de glaciares y cambio climático – monitoreo y reconstrucción. Lecture at the Instituto de Geografía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 18 March 2019, Santiago (Chile).

Nussbaumer, S. and SMD4GC team (2018): Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf den Wasserhaushalt in Berggebieten: Erfahrungen aus den Anden, Zentralasien und dem Himalaya. Oral presentation at the event "75 Jahre Berggebietsentwicklung", Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für die Berggebiete (SAB), 11 December 2018, Berne (Switzerland).

Gärtner-Roer, I., M. Zemp, S. U. Nussbaumer, and P. Rastner (2018): Schwindende Gletscher: Wie gehen wir in der globalen Gletscherbeobachtung damit um? Oral presentation at the event "Der Weissbrunn versiegt", 20–21 September 2018, St. Gertraud, Ultental (South Tyrol, Italy).

Nussbaumer, S. U., I. Gärtner-Roer, M. Hoelzle, J. Huber, H. Machguth, F. Paul, P. Rastner, and M. Zemp (2018): Beispielloser Gletscherschwund? Alpine Gletscherveränderungen im globalen Kontext. Oral presentation in the NSL Kolloquium "Schmelzende Landschaften", ETH Zürich, 16 May 2018, Zurich (Switzerland). [Video]

Nussbaumer, S. (2018): Gletscherentwicklung und Klimawandel: aktuelle Forschungsbeispiele aus dem Berner Oberland und Südamerika. Oral presentation at the SAC Blümlisalp, 7 May 2018, Thun (Switzerland).

Zemp, M., L. Thomson, E. Thibert, F. Paul, S. U. Nussbaumer, R. McNabb, F. Maussion, H. Machguth, M. Huss, J. Huber, I. Gärtner-Roer, N. Eckert, and M. Barandun (2018): A review of methods to estimate regional and global glacier mass balances. Oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 8–13 April 2018, Vienna (Austria).

Hoelzle, M., I. Gärtner-Roer, J. Huber, H. Machguth, S. U. Nussbaumer, F. Paul, and M. Zemp (2017): The World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS). Oral presentation at the UNESCO "Knowledge Forum on Water Security and Climate Change: Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Water Resources Management", 18–20 October 2017, Paris (France).

Nussbaumer, S. U., H. Machguth, I. Gärtner-Roer, J. Huber, M. Zemp, M. Hoelzle, and F. Paul (2017): Glacier mass balance: basic concepts, measurements, and monitoring strategy of the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers (GTN-G). Lecture at the CICADA Summer School on "Mass Balance Measurements and Analysis, Batysh Sook and Glacier No. 354, Kyrgyzstan", 4–11 September 2017, Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan).

Nussbaumer, S. U., H. Machguth, M. Huss, H. J. Zumbühl, and H. Holzhauser (2017): Lower Grindelwald Glacier (Bernese Alps, Switzerland) in the past, present and future. Oral presentation in the "Géocolloque", Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, 10 April 2017, Fribourg (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U., H. J. Zumbühl, H. Holzhauser, M. Huss, P. C. Jörg, H. Machguth, and D. Steiner (2017): Current evolution of Unterer Grindelwaldgletscher (Bernese Alps, Switzerland): from the glory of ice during the "Little Ice Age" to complete decay of the glacier tongue. Oral presentation at the IGS-IACS-CliC International Symposium on "The Cryosphere in a Changing Climate", 12–17 February 2017, Wellington (New Zealand).

Nussbaumer, S. U., M. Fischer, I. Gärtner-Roer, M. Hoelzle, J. Huber, J. Landmann, H. Machguth, N. Mölg, F. Paul, and M. Zemp (2017): Continued strong glacier mass loss in 2015: an updated overview of available glacier observations. Oral presentation at the IGS-IACS-CliC International Symposium on "The Cryosphere in a Changing Climate", 12–17 February 2017, Wellington (New Zealand).

Nussbaumer, S. U., H. J. Zumbühl, H. Holzhauser, M. Huss, P. C. Jörg, H. Machguth, and D. Steiner (2017): Evolution of the Lower Grindelwald glacier (Bernese Alps, Switzerland): from the glory of ice during the Little Ice Age to a landscape of ruins of ice. Oral presentation at the 21st Alpine Glaciology Meeting (AGM), ETH Zürich, 2–3 February 2017, Zurich (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. (2016): Historical glacier variations in the western and central Alps – science and art. Oral presentation in the "IDYST Seminar", Institut des dynamiques de la surface terrestre, Université de Lausanne, 18 October 2016, Lausanne (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U., R. Armstrong, F. Fetterer, M. Fischer, I. Gärtner-Roer, M. Hoelzle, J. Huber, J. S. Kargel, H. Machguth, N. Mölg, F. Paul, B. H. Raup, and M. Zemp (2016): Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers: an introduction to the internationally coordinated glacier monitoring. Oral presentation at the workshop "Indus Forum. Knowledge Exchange on Glaciers and Climate", 11–15 October 2016, Zurich (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U. (2016): Beispielloser Gletscherschwund? Alpine Gletscherveränderungen im globalen Kontext. Oral presentation at the DWD-Fachtagung "Das Klima der Alpen", 22–23 September 2016, Berchtesgaden (Germany).

García, J. L., S. U. Nussbaumer, G. Gómez, R. M. Vega, I. Gärtner-Roer, and N. Salzmann (2016): Reconstruction of cryospheric changes at the Nieves Negras, Loma Larga and Juncal Norte glaciers, central Andes of Chile. Oral presentation at the Third Nordic Workshop on cosmogenic nuclide techniques, Stockholm University, 8–10 June 2016, Stockholm (Sweden).

Nussbaumer, S. U., J. L. García, G. Gómez, R. M. Vega, I. Gärtner-Roer, and N. Salzmann (2016): Reconstruction of cryospheric changes in the Maipo and Juncal river basins, central Andes of Chile: an integrative geomorphological approach. Oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 17–22 April 2016, Vienna (Austria).

Nussbaumer, S. U. (2016): Ciencia y arte: reconstrucción de fluctuaciones de los glaciares desde el siglo XVI. Oral presentation within the seminar "Diálogos con la Geografía", Instituto de Geografía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 23 March 2016, Santiago (Chile).

Nussbaumer, S. U. (2015): Gletscherschwankungen in Südamerika – wertvolle historische Dokumente. Oral presentation at the workshop "Dokumente zum Gletscherrückgang. Welchen Nutzen haben historische Quellen?", Institut für Interdisziplinäre Gebirgsforschung und Österreichischer Alpenverein, 18–19 November 2015, Innsbruck (Austria).

Nussbaumer, S. U., R. Armstrong, F. Fetterer, I. Gärtner-Roer, M. Hoelzle, F. Hüsler, A. Kääb, J. S. Kargel, N. Mölg, F. Paul, B. H. Raup, and M. Zemp (2015): Integrated glacier monitoring from in situ and remotely sensed observations in different mountain regions: strategies and datasets. Oral presentation at the Perth III conference on "Mountains of Our Future Earth", 4–8 October 2015, Perth (Scotland, UK).

Zumbühl, H. J. and S. U. Nussbaumer (2015): 2015: Mehr als die Hälfte des Volumens der von Caspar Wolf gemalten Gletscher ist weggeschmolzen. Oral presentation at the "4. Murikulturtage 2015", 12 September 2015, Muri AG (Switzerland).

Zemp, M., P. Rastner, F. Paul, S. Nussbaumer, and H. J. Zumbühl (2015): Unlocking the archive(s) of historical glacier fluctuation data. Oral presentation at the 26th General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), 22 June – 2 July 2015, Prague (Czech Republic).

Nussbaumer, S. U., R. Armstrong, F. Fetterer, I. Gärtner-Roer, M. Hoelzle, F. Hüsler, A. Kääb, J. S. Kargel, N. Mölg, F. Paul, B. H. Raup, and M. Zemp (2015): Integrated glacier monitoring within the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers (GTN-G): experiences and developments. Oral presentation at the 7th GTN-H Coordination Panel Meeting, 16–17 June 2015, Koblenz (Germany).

Nussbaumer, S. and A. Vieli (2015): Gletscherentwicklung und Klimawandel – aktuelle Forschungsbeispiele vom Berner Oberland bis Grönland. Oral presentation at the SAC Interlaken, 25 March 2015, Interlaken (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U., R. Armstrong, F. Fetterer, I. Gärtner-Roer, M. Hoelzle, F. Hüsler, A. Kääb, J. S. Kargel, M. Kronenberg, N. Mölg, F. Paul, B. H. Raup, and M. Zemp (2015): Integrated glacier monitoring and capacity building activities within the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers. Oral presentation and panel discussion at the UNESCO inception meeting "Addressing Water Security: Climate Impacts and Adaptation responses in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe", 9–10 February 2015, Paris (France).

Nussbaumer, S. U., R. Armstrong, F. Fetterer, I. Gärtner-Roer, W. Haeberli, M. Hoelzle, A. Kääb, J. Kargel, N. Mölg, F. Paul, B. Raup, and M. Zemp (2014): Data access and citation of global glacier datasets. Oral presentation at the International Conference on Data Sharing and Integration for Global Sustainability (SciDataCon), 2–5 November 2014, New Delhi (India).

Nussbaumer, S. U., R. Armstrong, F. Fetterer, I. Gärtner-Roer, W. Haeberli, M. Hoelzle, J. S. Kargel, F. Paul, B. H. Raup, and M. Zemp (2014): Evaluation of the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers (GTN-G): concept and results. Oral presentation at the ICSU-WDS biennial Members' Forum, 2 November 2014, New Delhi (India). [Link]

Masiokas, M., P. Pitte, L. Ruiz, D. Christie, C. Le Quesne, R. Villalba, B. Luckman, E. Berthier, S. Nussbaumer, and A. González-Reyes (2014): Reconstructing glacier mass balances in the Central Andes using local and regional hydro-climatic data. Oral presentation at the IAI CRN-CRA2047 Final Science Meeting, 5–9 October 2014, San Rafael (Argentina).

Gärtner-Roer, I., S. U. Nussbaumer, and M. Zemp (2014): Glacier length changes in the European Alps: available data and future challenges. Oral presentation at the "Forum Alpinum 2014", 17–20 September 2014, Darfo Boario Terme (Italy).

Nussbaumer, S. U. and the WGMS team (2014): From local measurements to worldwide glacier monitoring: the importance of long-term glacier observations. Oral presentation at the symposium "100 Years Glacier-Climate Studies at Claridenfirn", ETH Zürich, 22 August 2014, Zurich (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. (2014): Fluctuaciones de glaciares y cambio climático – monitoreo y perspectiva general. Oral presentation and panel discussion in the seminar "Cambio climático, los glaciares chilenos y la necesidad de reducir los riesgos de un gran desastre", Red de Ayuda Humanitaria Chilena y Mesa Temática del Senado, 5 June 2014, Santiago (Chile).

Nussbaumer, S. U. and the WGMS team (2014): Introduction to glacier monitoring and glacier mass balance measurements. Lectures at the CAWa Summer School "Methods and Tools for the Assessment, Modeling and Monitoring of Central Asian Water and Land Resources", 12–24 May 2014, Almaty (Kazakhstan).

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (2014): Un tableau glaciaire – reconstitution des fluctuations des glaciers par l'iconographie ancienne. Oral presentation at the Congrès de la Société Française d'Histoire des Sciences et des Techniques, 28–30 April 2014, Lyon (France).

Hoelzle, M., R. Armstrong, F. Fetterer, I. Gärtner-Roer, W. Haeberli, A. Kääb, J. Kargel, S. Nussbaumer, F. Paul, B. Raup, and M. Zemp (2014): Internationally coordinated glacier monitoring: strategy and datasets. Oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 27 April – 2 May 2014, Vienna (Austria).

Nussbaumer, S. (2014): Gletscherschwankungen im Plomotal. Oral presentation at the Alpines Museum der Schweiz, 4 March 2014, Berne (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. (2013): Cuando la ciencia se une al arte: reconstrucción de fluctuaciones de los glaciares utilizando documentos históricos. Oral presentation in the Seminario IADIZA-IANIGLA, 19 June 2013, Mendoza (Argentina). [Link]

Nussbaumer, S. (2013): Historical glacier variations in southern South America since the Little Ice Age: examples from Lago Viedma (southern Patagonia) and Mendoza (central Andes). Oral presentation at the IAI CRN 2047B Science Meeting, 21–25 April 2013, Uspallata (Argentina).

Masiokas, M., P. Pitte, P. Corvalán, E. Berthier, S. Nussbaumer, V. Popovnin, and A. Rostiashvili (2013): Inventario de glaciares e investigaciones glaciológicas en las subcuencas de los ríos de las Vueltas y Túnel, cuenca del río Santa Cruz. Oral presentation at the Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, 2 April 2013, El Chaltén (Argentina).

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (2012): L'histoire des glaciers par l'iconographie ancienne; exemples d'Europe et d'Amérique du Sud. Oral presentation at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, 27 November 2012, Paris (France). [Link]

Nussbaumer, S. (2012): Reconstructing past glacier fluctuations using historical documents: examples from Europe (Alps, Norway) and South America. Special presentation at the University of Western Ontario, 22 June 2012, London, Ontario (Canada).

Raup, B., R. Armstrong, F. Fetterer, I. Gärtner-Roer, W. Haeberli, M. Hoelzle, S. J. S. Khalsa, S. Nussbaumer, R. Weaver, and M. Zemp (2012): Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers: databases and web interfaces. Oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 22–27 April 2012, Vienna (Austria).

Zemp, M. and the WGMS Swiss Office & National Correspondents Team (2012): Unprecedented 21st century glacier changes? Oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 22–27 April 2012, Vienna (Austria).

Zemp, M., I. Gärtner-Roer, W. Haeberli, M. Hoelzle, S. U. Nussbaumer, and F. Paul (2011): The internationally coordinated glacier monitoring and the 'data gap' in Central Asia. Oral presentation at the International Symposium on Changing Cryosphere, Water Availability and Sustainable Development in Central Asia, 8–10 October 2011, Urumqi (China).

Nussbaumer, S. U., M. Zemp, R. Armstrong, F. Fetterer, I. Gärtner-Roer, W. Haeberli, M. Hoelzle, A. Kääb, J. Kargel, F. Paul, and B. H. Raup (2011): Internationally coordinated glacier monitoring. Oral presentation at the 1st ICSU World Data System Conference, 3–6 September 2011, Kyoto (Japan).

Nussbaumer, S. (2011): Kunst und Naturwissenschaft in der Gletscherwelt. Oral presentation at the exhibition "Gletscherwelten", Gilde Schweizer Bergmaler, 20 August – 1 October 2011, Dietikon (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U., M. Küttel, J. Luterbacher, A. Nesje, H. Wanner, M. Zemp, and H. J. Zumbühl (2011): Continental-scale glacier variations in Europe (Alps, Scandinavia) and their connection to climate over the last centuries. Oral presentation at the XVIII INQUA Congress, 21–27 July 2011, Berne (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. (2011): Ewiges Eis – es war einmal? Monitoring und Rekonstruktion von Gletscherschwankungen. Oral presentation, "Forum Gletschergarten" and "Naturforschende Gesellschaft Luzern", 11 May 2011, Gletschergarten, Lucerne (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (2011): L'histoire des glaciers dans les Alpes et en Scandinavie, vue par l'iconographie ancienne. Oral presentation at the conference "Canicules et froids extrêmes", 20–21 January 2011, Université Paris-Sorbonne et Fondation Singer-Polignac, Paris (France). [Video]

Nussbaumer, S. U., A. Nesje, D. Steiner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2010): Historical glacier fluctuations of Jostedalsbreen and Folgefonna, southern Norway, reassessed by new documentary evidence, and their connection to climate. Oral presentation at the IGS Nordic Branch Meeting, 28–30 October 2010, Copenhagen (Denmark).

Nussbaumer, S. (2010): Glacier length fluctuations during the Little Ice Age: asynchronies between the western Alps and Norway? Oral presentation in the "Fachgespräch", the weekly glaciology seminar of the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) at ETH Zurich, 28 January 2010, Zurich (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S., D. Steiner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2009): Réseau neuronal et fluctuations des glaciers dans les Alpes occidentales. Oral presentation at the conference "Des climats et des hommes", 19–21 November 2009, Cité des sciences et de l'industrie, Paris (France). [Video]

Nussbaumer, S. U., J. Luterbacher, A. Nesje, H. Wanner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2009): Glacier length fluctuations in southern Norway back to the 17th century based on historical data: opposite behaviour compared to the Alps? Oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 19–24 April 2009, Vienna (Austria).

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (2008): Glacier length fluctuations in the Alps and in southern Norway back to the 16th century based on historical data. Oral presentation at the conference "Historic maps and imagery for modern scientific applications", 28–30 November 2008, Berne (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U., J. Luterbacher, A. Nesje, D. Steiner, H. Wanner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2008): Glacier length fluctuations during the Little Ice Age: asynchronies between the Alps and Scandinavia? Oral presentation at the "27. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises (AK) Klima", 31 October – 2 November 2008, Aachen (Germany).

Nussbaumer, S. (2008): Holocene glacial history and dynamics: asynchronies between the Alps and Scandinavia? Oral presentation at the symposium "Ötzi, Schnidi and the Reindeer Hunters: Ice Patch Archaeology and Holocene Climate Change", 21–22 August 2008, Berne (Switzerland).

Steiner, D., H. J. Zumbühl, and S. U. Nussbaumer (2008): Historical glacier variations in the western and central Alps – pictorial documents meet neural networks. Oral presentation at the 12th Alpine Glaciological Meeting (AGM), 6–7 March 2008, Chamonix (France).

Nussbaumer, S. (2008): Learning from historical glacier variations in western and central Alps: a neural network approach. Oral presentation in the "Fachgespräch", the weekly glaciology seminar of the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) at ETH Zurich, 8 January 2008, Zurich (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. (2007): Western and central Alpine glacier variations back to the 16th century: an interdisciplinary approach. Oral presentation at the Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, 9 October 2007, Bergen (Norway).

Nussbaumer, S. (2007): La Mer de Glace AD 1570–2003: l'histoire des glaciers, vue par l'iconographie ancienne. Oral presentation within the seminar "Iconographie ancienne et Géographie" at the Laboratoire EDYTEM, Université de Savoie, 4 October 2007, Le Bourget-du-Lac (France).

Nussbaumer, S. U., H. J. Zumbühl, and D. Steiner (2006): Glacier fluctuations in western and central Alps AD 1500–2050: an interdisciplinary approach using new historical data and neural network simulations. Oral presentation at the 4th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, 24–25 November 2006, Berne (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U., D. Steiner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2006): Glacier fluctuations in western and central Alps AD 1500–2050: an interdisciplinary approach using new historical data and neural network simulations. Oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 2–7 April 2006, Vienna (Austria).

Steiner, D., H. J. Zumbühl, and S. U. Nussbaumer (2005): 19th century glacier perception and fluctuations in the central and western European Alps – new methods and results. Oral presentation at the Open Science Conference on Global Change in Mountain Regions, 2–6 October 2005, Perth (Scotland, UK).

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Poster presentations in scientific conferences and workshops

Henz, A., T. P. M. Leger, S. Kamleitner, S. U. Nussbaumer, G. Jouvet, and A. Vieli (2024): Integrating geological records for 3D glacier modeling in the Alps. Poster presented at the International Symposium on Verification and Validation of Cryospheric Models, 4–9 August 2024, Newcastle (UK)

Kamleitner, S., T. P. M. Leger, S. Ivy-Ochs, S. U. Nussbaumer, A. Vieli, and G. Jouvet (2024): AlpIce – Towards an Alps-wide database of empirical geo(morpho)logical and geochronological data constraining Last Glacial Maximum to Holocene glacier fluctuations. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 14–19 April 2024, Vienna (Austria).

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (2024): The glacier views of Jean-Antoine Linck – a milestone for the Mont Blanc glacier history from the 18th to the 19th century. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 14–19 April 2024, Vienna (Austria). [pdf]

Rohr, C., S. U. Nussbaumer, C. Walker, C. Haller, T. T. Widmer, M. Frier, L. Würsch, and H. J. Zumbühl (2024): Integration of historical glacier images into the Euro-Climhist database. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 14–19 April 2024, Vienna (Austria). [pdf]

Carraha, J., J.-L. García, H. Fernández, F. Pérez, and S. U. Nussbaumer (2023): Late Pleistocene to Holocene glacial, periglacial and paraglacial geomorphology of the upper Río Limarí basin (30–31° S) in the Andes of central Chile. Poster presented at the XXI INQUA Congress, 13–20 July 2023, Rome (Italy).

Fernández, H., J.-L. García, S. U. Nussbaumer, A. Geiger, I. Gärtner-Roer, D. Tikhomirov, and M. Egli (2021): Last Glacial Maximum to near present 10Be chronology of the Universidad glacier fluctuations in the Subtropical Chilean Andes (34° S): paleoclimate implications. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 19–30 April 2021, online.

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (2019): Pioneering glaciological research by scientists and artists in the 18th/19th century – examples from the European Alps. Poster presented at the 27th IUGG General Assembly, 8–18 July 2019, Montreal (Canada). [pdf]

Fernández, H., J. L. García, I. Gärtner-Roer, and S. U. Nussbaumer (2019): Deglaciation in the semi-arid Andes of Chile (32°–34° S) – results from geomorphological mapping and geochronology. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 7–12 April 2019, Vienna (Austria).

Schärer, C., I. Gärtner-Roer, N. Mölg, S. U. Nussbaumer, and A. Vieli (2019): The evolution of a moraine-breaching landslide in the recently deglaciated area of the Findelengletscher, Swiss Alps. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 7–12 April 2019, Vienna (Austria).

Muccione, V., C. Huggel, N. Salzmann, J. Fiddes, S. Nussbaumer, V. Novikov, and G. Hughes (2018): Climate, cryosphere and water nexus – Central Asia outlook. Poster presented at the 4th World Mountain Forum, 23–26 October 2018, Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan).

Gärtner-Roer, I., F. Hüsler, J. Huber, S. U. Nussbaumer, and M. Zemp (2017): A snapshot of national and regional glacier monitoring. Poster presented at ICRD 2017 (International Conference on Research for Development), 5–8 September 2017, Berne (Switzerland).

Barcaza, G., S. U. Nussbaumer, J. Valdés, G. Tapia, J. L. García, Y. Videla, A. Albornoz, and V. Arias (2017): Glacier inventory and recent glacier variations in the Andes of Chile, South America. Poster presented at the IGS-IACS-CliC International Symposium on "The Cryosphere in a Changing Climate", 12–17 February 2017, Wellington (New Zealand).

Mölg, N., S. U. Nussbaumer, M. Steinmann, and M. Zemp (2017): A worldwide glacier information system to go. Poster presented at the IGS-IACS-CliC International Symposium on "The Cryosphere in a Changing Climate", 12–17 February 2017, Wellington (New Zealand).

Nussbaumer, S. U., V. Muccione, N. Salzmann, and the EClim research team (2016): Towards indicators for sustainable mountain development – synthesizing from recent projects on environmental change. Poster presented at the 3rd World Mountain Forum, 17–20 October 2016, Mbale (Uganda).

Nussbaumer, S. U., J. L. García, G. Gómez, R. M. Vega, D. Brandovà, I. Gärtner-Roer, and N. Salzmann (2016): Reconstruction of cryospheric changes in the semi-arid Andes of central Chile (33° S): an integrative approach using geomorphological mapping and surface exposure dating. Poster presented at the Second ICES Annual Meeting, Association of Chilean Researchers in Switzerland, 7 May 2016, Geneva (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U., R. Armstrong, F. Fetterer, I. Gärtner-Roer, M. Hoelzle, H. Machguth, N. Mölg, F. Paul, B. H. Raup, and M. Zemp (2016): Internationally coordinated glacier monitoring – a timeline since 1894. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 17–22 April 2016, Vienna (Austria). [pdf]

Salzmann, N., C. Huggel, S. Nussbaumer, T. Kohler, A. Wehrli, and E. Nanchen (2015): Promoting Sustainable Mountain Development for Global Change (SMD4GC). Poster presented at the Perth III conference on "Mountains of Our Future Earth", 4–8 October 2015, Perth (Scotland, UK).

Nussbaumer, S. U., P. C. Jörg, I. Gärtner-Roer, P. Rastner, A. Ruff, D. Steiner, A. Vieli, and H. J. Zumbühl (2015): Monitoring of two rapidly changing glacier tongues in the Swiss Alps by new drone data and historical documents. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 12–17 April 2015, Vienna (Austria). [pdf]

Nussbaumer, S. U., R. Armstrong, F. Fetterer, I. Gärtner-Roer, W. Haeberli, M. Hoelzle, A. Kääb, J. S. Kargel, N. Mölg, F. Paul, B. H. Raup, and M. Zemp (2014): Integrated glacier monitoring: strategy and datasets of the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers. Poster presented at the ICSU-WDS biennial Members' Forum, 2 November 2014, New Delhi (India). [pdf]

Nussbaumer, S. U., R. Armstrong, F. Denzinger, F. Fetterer, I. Gärtner-Roer, W. Haeberli, M. Hoelzle, A. Kääb, J. S. Kargel, F. Paul, B. H. Raup, and M. Zemp (2014): Integrated glacier monitoring and capacity building within the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers. Poster presented at the 2nd World Mountain Forum, 23–24 May 2014, Cusco (Peru).

Nussbaumer, S. U., M. H. Masiokas, P. Pitte, E. Berthier, C. M. Guerrido, B. H. Luckman, and R. Villalba (2013): Historical glacier variations in southern South America since the Little Ice Age: examples from Lago Viedma (southern Patagonia) and Mendoza (central Andes), Argentina. Poster presented at the AGU Fall Meeting, 9–13 December 2013, San Francisco (USA).

Haeberli, W., M. Zemp, I. Gärtner-Roer, R. Armstrong, F. Fetterer, M. Hoelzle, A. Kääb, J. Kargel, S. U. Nussbaumer, F. Paul, and B. H. Raup (2013): Worldwide glacier monitoring as part of policy-related climate observation: development and strategy of the Global Terrestrial Network for Glaciers (GTN-G). Poster presented at the Foro Internacional Glaciares, 1–4 July 2013, Huaraz (Peru).

Nussbaumer, S. U., M. H. Masiokas, and B. H. Luckman (2012): Historical glacier variations in southern South America since the Little Ice Age: examples from Lago Viedma (southern Patagonia) and Mendoza (central Andes). Poster presented at the 10th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, 16–17 November 2012, Berne (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U., I. Gärtner-Roer, M. Zemp, H. J. Zumbühl, M. H. Masiokas, L. E. Espizua, and P. Pitte (2011): Extending glacier monitoring into the Little Ice Age and beyond. Poster presented at the AGU Fall Meeting, 5–9 December 2011, San Francisco (USA). [pdf]

Nussbaumer, S. U., F. Steinhilber, M. Trachsel, P. Breitenmoser, J. Beer, A. Blass, M. Grosjean, A. Hafner, H. Holzhauser, H. Wanner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2011): Alpine climate during the Holocene: a comparison between records of glaciers, lake sediments and solar activity. Poster presented at the XVIII INQUA Congress, 21–27 July 2011, Berne (Switzerland). [pdf]

Zemp, M., H. J. Zumbühl, S. U. Nussbaumer, M. H. Masiokas, L. E. Espizua, and P. Pitte (2011): Integration of Holocene glacier front variations into the international monitoring databases. Poster presented at the XVIII INQUA Congress, 21–27 July 2011, Berne (Switzerland).

Trachsel, M., S. U. Nussbaumer, F. Steinhilber, P. Breitenmoser, J. Beer, M. Grosjean, A. Hafner, H. Holzhauser, H. Wanner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2011): Alpine climate during the Holocene: a comparison between records of glaciers, lake sediments and solar activity. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 3–8 April 2011, Vienna (Austria).

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (2010): The LIA history of the "Glacier des Bossons" (Mont Blanc area, France): a new high-resolution glacier length curve based on historical documents. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 2–7 May 2010, Vienna (Austria).

Kienholz, C., A. Prakash, S. Nussbaumer, and H. J. Zumbühl (2010): Shrinkage of selected southcentral Alaskan glaciers AD 1900–2010 – a spatio-temporal analysis using photogrammetric, GIS-based and historical techniques. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 2–7 May 2010, Vienna (Austria).

Nussbaumer, S. U., J. Luterbacher, A. Nesje, H. Wanner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2009): Glacier length fluctuations in southern Norway back to the 17th century based on historical data: opposite behaviour compared to the Alps? Poster presented at the 8th International NCCR Climate Summer School, 30 August – 4 September 2009, Grindelwald (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U., J. Bakke, J. Luterbacher, A. Nesje, D. Steiner, H. Wanner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2008): Glacier length fluctuations in the Alps and in southern Norway back to the 16th century based on historical data. Poster presented at the 7th International NCCR Climate Summer School, 31 August – 5 September 2008, Monte Verità, Ticino (Switzerland).

Steiner, D., A. Pauling, S. U. Nussbaumer, A. Nesje, J. Luterbacher, H. Wanner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2008): Sensitivity of European glaciers to precipitation and temperature – two case studies. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 13–18 April 2008, Vienna (Austria). [pdf]

Zumbühl, H. J., S. U. Nussbaumer, and D. Steiner (2008): An updated LIA glacier length record for the central and western European Alps based on historical data. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 13–18 April 2008, Vienna (Austria). [pdf]

Nussbaumer, S. U., W. Haeberli, J. Luterbacher, A. Nesje, D. Steiner, H. Wanner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2007): Continental-scale glacier variations in Europe (Alps, Scandinavia) and their connection to climate: past – present – future. Poster presented at the 6th International NCCR Climate Summer School, 26–31 August 2007, Grindelwald (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (2007): Glacier length records for the Alps and Scandinavia over the last centuries: first results. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 15–20 April 2007, Vienna (Austria).

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Theses

Nussbaumer, S. U. (2010): Continental-scale glacier variations in Europe (Alps, Scandinavia) and their connection to climate over the last centuries. Doctoral thesis, Institute of Geography, University of Bern, 275 pp. [Summary] [Zusammenfassung] [Résumé] [Sammendrag]

Nussbaumer, S. (2007): Depressionen bei Jugendlichen und ihre Auswirkungen auf das Lernverhalten: eine literaturbasierte Arbeit mit Bezug auf die Sekundarstufe II. Unpublished diploma thesis, Pädagogische Hochschule Bern, Institut Sekundarstufe II, 44 pp.

Nussbaumer, S. (2006): Fluctuations of the "Mer de Glace" (Mont Blanc area, France) AD 1500–2050. Unpublished diploma thesis, Institute of Geography, University of Bern, 143 pp. [Summary] [Zusammenfassung] [Résumé]