Andrea Fischer (glaciologist)

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Andrea Fischer (born September 3, 1973 in St. Johann in Tirol ) is a glacier researcher. Since 2011 she has been a private lecturer at the University of Innsbruck and senior researcher at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in Innsbruck. In 2014 she was elected a corresponding member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

science

Andrea Fischer studied physics and environmental systems science at the University of Graz from 1991 to 1999 . From 1999 to 2003 she completed her doctorate at the Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics at the University of Innsbruck ; She wrote her dissertation on 'Icedynamics of Vatnajökull investigated by means of ERS-SAR interferometry'.

After completing her doctorate in 2003, Andrea Fischer stayed at the university for a few years, first as a project employee, then as a project manager. In 2010 she moved to the Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, which she is currently acting as head.

In 2011 she was awarded the license to teach by the University of Innsbruck .

Andrea Fischer is the national correspondent of the World Glacier Monitoring Service, board member of the Austrian Geophysical Society and was head of the glacier measuring service of the Austrian Alpine Association until 2016 .

Her areas of work are glaciology, climatology and mountain research, mainly in the Alpine region, but also in Asia, Africa and South America. Andrea Fischer's wide-ranging research projects deal not only with purely scientific topics (e.g. long-term monitoring of various Austrian glaciers and rock glaciers), but also with practical aspects such as the effects of snow farming and summer coverings in glacier ski areas or the possibilities and consequences of artificial snow production.

Scholarships and Awards (selection)

  • Herta Firnberg Scholarship from the FWF
  • Austria'13: Voted Austrian of the year in the research category

Research trips (selection)

  • 2003 Ruwenzori (Uganda) with the Royal Geographical Society
  • 2010 Mt. Kenya, Lewis Glacier with the University of Innsbruck
  • 2010 Ladakh, India
  • 2011 Southern Chile, Antarctica with the INACH, Chile
  • 2012 Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan

Works (selection)

Glacier research
  • M. Zemp, E. Thibert, M. Huss, D. Stumm, C. Rolstad-Denby, C. Nuth, SU Nussbaumer, G. Moholdt, A. Mercer, C. Mayer, PC Joerg, P. Jansson, B. Hynek, A. Fischer, H. Escher-Vetter, H. Elvehøy, LM Andreassen: Reanalysing glacier mass balance measurement series. In: The Cryosphere . Volume 7, 2013, pp. 1227-1245.
  • A. Fischer: Comparison of direct and geodetic mass balances on a multi-annual time scale. In: The Cryosphere. Volume 5, 2011, pp. 107-124.
  • R. Prinz, A. Fischer, L. Nicholson, G. Kaser : Seventy-six years of mean mass balance rates derived from recent and re-evaluated ice volume measurements on tropical Lewis Glacier, Mount Kenya. In: Geophysical Research Letters . Volume 38, 2011, p. L20502.
  • A. Fischer: Glaciers and climate change: Interpretation of 50 years of direct mass balance of Hintereisferner. In: Global and Planetary Change. Volume 71, No. 1-2, 2010, pp. 13-26.
  • A. Fischer, B. Ritschel: Alpine glacier. A homage . Tyrolia, Innsbruck-Vienna 2020, ISBN 978-3-7022-3846-9
Climate research
  • M. Rutzinger, A. Moran, A. Fischer, G. Groß: Climate change and climate history - the glaciers of the Silvretta under changing climatic conditions. (= Special volume on the Montafon series of publications ). 2013.
  • M. Olefs, A. Fischer, J. Lang: Boundary conditions for artificial snow production in the Austrian Alps. In: Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. Volume 49, 2010, pp. 1096-1113.
  • M. Olefs, A. Fischer: Comparative study of technical measures to reduce snow and ice ablation in Alpine glacier ski resorts. In: Cold regions science and technology. Volume 52, No. 3, 2008, pp. 371-384, doi: 10.1016 / j.coldregions.2007.04.021 .
  • A. Fischer, M. Olefs, J. Abermann: Glaciers, snow and ski tourism in Austria's changing climate. In: Annals of Glaciology. Volume 52, No. 58, 2011, pp. 89-96.
  • UE Joerin, K. Nicolussi, A. Fischer, TF Stocker, C. Schlüchter: Holocene optimum events inferred from subglacial sediments at Tschierva Glacier, Eastern Swiss Alps. In: Quaternary Science Reviews. Volume 27, No. 3-4, February 2008, pp. 337-350, ISSN  0277-3791 , doi: 10.1016 / j.quascirev.2007.10.016 .
Environmental research
  • A. Fischer: Plant Ecology and Diversity, Long term monitoring of glacier mass balance and length changes in Tyrol as a base for glacier foreland succession studies. Volume 6, No. 3–4, 2013 pp. 537–547.
  • K. Helfricht, J. Schöber, B. Seiser, A. Fischer, J. Stötter, M. Kuhn: Snow accumulation of a high alpine catchment derived from LiDAR measurements. In: ADGEO. Volume 32, 2012, pp. 31-39.
  • A. Fischer, K. Helfricht, K. Reingruber: Glaciers, climate and sustainable development using the example of the Hallstatt Glacier. In: H. Weingartner (Ed.): Dachstein and Salzkammergut: current changes and processes in an alpine landscape. (= Landscape and Sustainable Development. Volume 2). Salzburg 2009, DNB 1009007866 , pp. 1-17.
geophysics
  • A. Fischer, M. Kuhn: GPR measurements of 64 Austrian glaciers as a basis for a regional glacier volume inventory. In: Annals of Glaciology. Volume 54, No. 64, 2013, pp. 179-188.
  • A. Fischer: Calculation of glacier volume from sparse ice thickness data, applied to Schaufelferner, Austria. In: Journal of Glaciology. Volume 55, No. 191, 2009, pp. 453-460.
  • A. Fischer, N. Span, M. Kuhn, M. Massimo, M. Butschek: Radar measurements of the ice thickness of Austrian glaciers. Volume II: Measurements 1999 to 2006 (= Austrian contributions to meteorology and geophysics. Volume 39). 2007, DNB 990452573 .
Natural hazards / permafrost / remote sensing
  • J. Abermann, A. Fischer, A. Lambrecht, T. Geist: Multitemporal LIDAR-DEMs for glacier and permafrost mapping and monitoring. In: The Cryosphere. Volume 4, 2010, pp. 53-65.
  • H. Rott, C. Mayer, A. Fischer: The application of ERS SAR interferometry for the assessment of hazards related to slope motion and subglacial volcanism, Proceedings of the ERS –ENVISAT Symposion in Göteborg, October 16-18, 2000. 2000.
  • A. Fischer, H. Rott, H. Björnsson: Observation of surges at Vatnajökull, Iceland, using SAR interferometry. In: Ann. Glac. Volume 37, No. 1, 2004, pp. 69-76.

Mountain sports (selection)

  • Austrian state champion in ice climbing 2002
  • 3rd place in the overall ranking of the Austria Skitourencup 2004

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ team. Retrieved July 28, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Austrian of the year 2013
personal data
SURNAME Fischer, Andrea
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian glaciologist
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd September 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Johann in Tirol