PROSA

PROSA (High-resolution measurements of morphodynamics in rapidly changing PROglacial Systems of the Alps

PROSA is a geoscientific joint project funded by the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) and the FWF (Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung).

The project’s goal is to conduct research in the effects of the ongoing glacier melt in the Alps on the development of landforms through erosion, transport and deposition of rock material. Debris flows, rock fall and floods are only some possible consequences that can develop or be reinforced from current climate warming in such high alpine systems. The project researches the system connections and system changes in the high altitude regions of the Alps as a consequence of very well visible changes in the glacial system from the perspectives of different disciplines. The results being won also serve an enhancement of human’s protection from natural hazards.
In addition to geographers, also engineering geologists, glaciologist, geodesists and geophysicists participate in the project. Besides the leading University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, the universities of Halle, Erlangen and Munich (TU) in Germany and of Innsbruck and Vienna (TU) in Austria are involved in different subprojects.

The work on the project with a pursued time span of four years was begun in winter 2011/12. In 2013, we successfully applied for a follow-up period which will continue until the end of 2015.

You will find summaries of the sub-projects and topical information on these pages.

Subprojects | SP 1 | SP2 | SP3 | SP4 | SP 5

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