Course 2007
- day of arrival :
departure in Dresden Hbf at EUROPCAR, receipt of hired cars; journey to Lindau at the Bodensee, during transport survey of the "Blautopf" in Blaubeuren (karstspring) - Departure in Lindau; survey to Rhine control und knew Rhine estuary
"International Rhine control construction management Lustenau" - Bodensee-lake hydrology:
Departure to Langenargen to the department lake research; presentations about the Bodensee lake research; field trip with department's measuring ship to "Bregenzer Bucht" and "Rheinbrech" simultaneous on board sampling and analysis - Drive to the glacier field trip stop: transport to Vent in the frozen friz valley/Austria, in Vent drive to the Rofenhof (elevation: 2014 m), keep the cars stop there! All necessary equipment for 2 days and 2 nights should be picked up in the backpack! Compact alpine boots, weatherproof clothing, raincoat, warm clothes, dark sun glasses and suncream are really necessary!!
Climb to the Vernagt glacier backpackers' hostel (elevation 2766 m, about 3-4 hours by feet); accomodation - Glacial field trip "Hydrological investigations at the Vernagt glacier in the frozen Fritz alps":
introducing presentation, climb to the Vernagt glacier (elevation 3079 m), inspection of glacial measuring points, ice caves, weatherstation "Schwarzkögele", tide gauge station Vernagt stream etc., accomodation again at Vernagt glacier bakckpackers' hostel - Descent from the glacier back to Rofenhof, transport from Vent to Sent in the Unterengadin/Switzerland
- Day for individual trips
- transfer to Sion/Valais, combined with hydrological interesting places:
rockfalls of Flims (permafrost, geomorphology), Rhone glacier, european watershed, Rhone tide gauge in Gletsch, accomodation in Sion - Grande Dixence:
drive from Sion to Riddes, survey to the power plant association Grande Dixence; trip to Sion to visit the distributing center of Grand Dixence's power plant association; visitation of the gravity dam Grande Dixence.
Afterwards on the way back to Sion sightseeing to the Erdpyramiden of Euseigne (caused by erosion und geomorphology); accomodation in Sion - Trip to the Massa tide gauge (Aletsch-area) and the water catchments (sand removing plants) in high mountains:
departure from Sion to Blatten; hydrometry in high mountains areas, results of the hydrological investigations in the region of Aletsch, continuation of the journey to Brigg, introduction into the difficulty of flood risk management. - Transfer: drive to Schaffhausen, on the way visitation of water castle Chateau de Chillon at the Genfer See; "Rheinfall von Schaffhausen"; accommodation in Schaffhausen
- Karst-field trip: Aare chasm, Aach-spring (Germany's largest spring ), "Donauversinkung" (completely influent seepage of fluvial water) near Immendingen and Möhringen, Donau tide gauge; return journey to Dresden; delivery of cars at EUROPCAR