P u b l i c a t i o n s
PERMOS Reports
The reports «Permafrost in Switzerland» document the measurement results of the PERMOS network at 2 year intervals. Besides the documentation of the three observation elements, the reports also include a general introduction part on recent developments of the network, on weather and climate conditions during the reporting period, a selected focus topic as well as an appendix with tables and figures of metadata and data of the individual measurement locations.
PDFs of all reports can be downloaded below, free hardcopies can be ordered from the PERMOS Office.
The publication series «Permafrost in Switzerland» has the ISSN 2296-6145 (printed version) and 2296-6145 (electronic version).
Published reports:
- PERMOS 2021. Swiss Permafrost Bulletin 2019/2020. Noetzli, J. and Pellet, C. (eds.) 21 pp, doi:10.13093/permos-bull-2021.
[pdf 5.7 MB] - PERMOS 2020. Swiss Permafrost Bulletin 2018/2019. Pellet, C. and Noetzli, J. (eds.) 20 pp, doi:10.13093/permos-bull-2020.
[pdf 3.9 MB] - PERMOS 2019. Permafrost in Switzerland 2014/2015 to 2017/2018. Noetzli, J., Pellet, C., and Staub, B. (eds.), Glaciological Report (Permafrost) No. 16-19 of the Cryospheric Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences, 104 pp, doi:10.13093/permos-rep-2019-16-19.
[pdf 27.2 MB] - PERMOS 2016. Permafrost in Switzerland 2010/2011 to 2013/2014. Noetzli, J., Luethi, R., and Staub, B. (eds.), Glaciological Report (Permafrost) No. 12-15 of the Cryospheric Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences, 85 pp, doi: 10.13093/permos-rep-2016-12-15
[pdf 17.8 MB] - PERMOS 2013. Permafrost in Switzerland 2008/2009 and 2009/2010. Noetzli, J. (ed.), Glaciological Report (Permafrost) No. 10/11 of the Cryospheric Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences, 80 pp, doi:10.13093/permos-rep-2013-10-11
[pdf 7.9 MB] - PERMOS 2010. Permafrost in Switzerland 2006/2007 and 2007/2008. Noetzli, J. and Vonder Muehll, D. (eds.), Glaciological Report (Permafrost) No. 8/9 of the Cryospheric Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences, 68 pp, doi:10.13093/permos-rep-2010-8-9
[pdf 9.3 MB] - PERMOS 2009. Permafrost in Switzerland 2004/2005 and 2005/2006. Noetzli, J., Naegeli, B., and Vonder Muehll, D. (eds.), Glaciological Report (Permafrost) No. 6/7 of the Cryospheric Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences, 100 pp, doi:10.13093/permos-rep-2009-6-7
[pdf 9 MB] - Vonder Muehll, D., Noetzli, J., Roer, I., Makowski, K. and Delaloye, R. 2007. Permafrost in Switzerland 2002/2003 and 2003/2004, Glaciological Report (Permafrost) No. 4/5 of the Cryospheric Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences and Department of Geography, University of Zurich, 106 pp, doi:10.13093/permos-rep-2007-4-5
[pdf 11 MB] - Vonder Muehll, D., Noetzli, J., Makowski, K. and Delaloye, R. 2004. Permafrost in Switzerland 2000/2001 and 2001/2002, Glaciological Report (Permafrost) No. 2/3 of the Glaciological Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences and Department of Geography, University of Zurich, 86 pp, doi:10.13093/permos-rep-2004-2-3
[pdf 6.4 MB] - Vonder Muehll, D., Delaloye, R., Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M. and Krummenacher, B. 2001. Permafrost Monitoring Switzerland PERMOS - 1. Jahresbericht 1999/2000, Glaciological Report (Permafrost) No. 1 of the Glaciological Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences, 32 pp. (in German.)
[pdf 1.3 MB]
Short Reports in «Die Alpen/Les Alpes»
An annual summary on the state and developments of permafrost in the Swiss Alps is given in the journal of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC-CAS) – «Die Alpen/Les Alpes» – (in German and French). Since 2008 the summary is published jointly for all elements of the Alpine cryosphere: snow, glaciers, and permafrost.
- Schnee, Gletscher und Permafrost 2018/2019. Die Alpen - Les Alpes - Le Alpi, Jg. 96, Nr. 6, p. 6, 48-53, 2020. [de] [fr] [it]
- Schnee, Gletscher und Permafrost 2017/2018. Die Alpen - Les Alpes - Le Alpi, Jg. 95, Nr. 7, p. 40-45, 2019. [de] [fr] [it]
- Schnee, Gletscher und Permafrost 2016/2017. Die Alpen - Les Alpes - Le Alpi, Jg. 94, Nr. 8, p. 40-45, 2018. [de] [fr] [it]
- Schnee, Gletscher und Permafrost 2015/2016. Die Alpen - Les Alpes - Le Alpi, Jg. 93, Nr. 8, p. 45-51, 2017. [de] [fr] [it]
- Schnee, Gletscher und Permafrost 2014/2015. Die Alpen - Les Alpes - Le Alpi, Jg. 92, Nr. 8, p. 36-43, 2016. [de] [fr] [it]
- Schnee, Gletscher und Permafrost 2013/2014. Die Alpen - Les Alpes - Le Alpi, Jg. 91, Nr. 8, p. 46-52, 2015. [de] [fr] [it]
- Schnee, Gletscher und Permafrost 2012/2013. Die Alpen - Les Alpes - Le Alpi, Jg. 90, Nr. 8, p. 42-49, 2014. [de] [fr] [it]
- Schnee, Gletscher und Permafrost 2011/2012. Die Alpen - Les Alpes - Le Alpi, Jg. 89, Nr. 8, p. 52-61, 2013. [de] [fr] [it]
- Schnee, Gletscher und Permafrost 2010/2011. Die Alpen - Les Alpes - Le Alpi, Jg. 88, Nr. 10, p. 38-44, 2012. [de]
- Schnee, Gletscher und Permafrost 2009/2010. Die Alpen - Les Alpes, Jg. 87, Nr. 7, p. 46-52, 2011. [de] [fr]
- Schnee - das Zünglein an der Waage: Unterschiedliche Wirkung auf Gletscher und Permafrost. Die Alpen - Les Alpes, Jg. 87, Nr. 7, p. 53-56, 2011. [de] [fr]
- Schnee, Gletscher und Permafrost 2008/2009. Die Alpen - Les Alpes, Jg. 86, Nr. 8, p. 42-48, 2010. [de] [fr]
- Schnee, Gletscher und Permafrost 2007/2008. Die Alpen - Les Alpes, Jg. 85, Nr. 9, p. 52-59, 2009. [de] [fr]
- Schnee, Gletscher und Permafrost 2006/2007. Die Alpen - Les Alpes, Jg. 84, Nr. 9, p. 47-56, 2008. [de] [fr]
- Permafrost in den Schweizer Alpen 2004/2005 und 2005/2006. Die Alpen - Les Alpes, Jg. 83, Nr. 9, 2007. [de] [fr]
- Was Blockgletscher bewegt. Die Alpen - Les Alpes, Jg. 83, Nr. 9, 2007.
[de] [fr] - Permafrost in den Schweizer Alpen 2002/2003 und 2003/2004, Die Alpen - Les Alpes, Jg. 81, Nr. 10, 2005. [de] [fr]
- Permafrost in den Schweizer Alpen 2000/2001 und 2001/2002, Die Alpen - Les Alpes, Jg. 79, Nr. 10, 2003. [de] [fr]
- Mit PERMOS Permafrost erforschen, Die Alpen - Les Alpes, Jg. 78, Nr. 10, 2002. [de] [fr]
Other PERMOS-related Publications
Publications directly related to PERMOS and published in scientific journals, conference proceedings, newspapers, etc.
- PERMOS Scientific Committee. First results from PERMOS after the summer 2015 heat wave (Poster). Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Basel, Switzerland, 22./21.11.2015.
[pdf 6.1 MB] - PERMOS Scientific Committee. Monitoring Mountain Permafrost in Switzerland - Strategies and Experiences from 10 Years PERMOS (Poster). 3rd European Conference on Permafrost, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, 12-18.06.2010.
[abstract pdf 0.1 MB] [poster pdf 1.3 MB] - Brown, J., Kholodov, A., Romanovsky, V., Yoshikawa, K., Smith, S., Christiansen, H., Viera, G., and Noetzli, J. 2010. The thermal state of permafrost: the IPY-IPA snapshot (2007-2009). Proceedings of the 63rd Canadian geotechnical conference and 6th Canadian permafrost conference, 6pp.
[pdf 1 MB] - Vonder Muehll, D., Noetzli, J., and Roer, I. 2008. PERMOS – a comprehensive monitoring network of mountain permafrost in the Swiss Alps. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Permafrost, Fairbanks, US, 1869-1874.
[pdf 1.5 MB] - Noetzli, J., Roer, I., and Vonder Muehll, D. PERMOS - towards a standardized network for monitoring mountain permafrost in the Swiss Alps (Poster). EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 14.-18.04.2008.
[pdf 2.5 MB] - Noetzli, J., Roer, I., and Vonder Mühll, D. 2007. Permafrost in der Schweiz – Bedeutung und Beobachtung. Bündnerwald 3, 27-34.
[pdf 12 MB] - Delaloye, R. and Vonder Muehll, D. 1998. Concept for a Swiss permafrost observation network. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Permafrost, Yellowknife, Canada, 134-135.
[pdf 300 KB] - Haeberli, W., Hoelzle, M., Keller, F., Schmid, W., Vonder Mühll, D., and Wagner, S. 1993. Monitoring the long-term evolution of mountain permafrost in the Swiss Alps. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Permafrost, Beijing, China, 214-219.
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