ANALYSIS OF SHORT TERM IN-SITU EROSION RATES BY IMAGE-BASED MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS (ASTIRI)

01.01.2009 - 31.12.2011
Research funding project
While long term erosion rates may be estimated by dating methods, current day erosion rates are - if at all available - based on rough estimates or on point measurements. Precise quantification of short term erosion rates are required to improve our understanding of short term processes, for input in landscape evolution models, as well as for studying the mechanics and efficiency of different erosion processes in varying geomorphological settings. Typical current day erosion rates in the European Alps range from sub-millimetre to several millimetres per year depending on the dominant erosion processes. The project will utilize a new innovative surveying technology for quantification of in-situ bedrock incision in fluvial channels of the Swiss Alps.

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Grant funds

  • FWF - Österr. Wissenschaftsfonds (National) Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

Research focus

  • Beyond TUW-research focus: 20%
  • Environmental Monitoring and Climate Adaptation: 40%
  • Computational Intelligence: 40%

Keywords

GermanEnglish
Bildgebende MessystemeImage-Based Measurement Systems
Erosion Erosion
BildverarbeitungImage Processing

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