PUBLICATIONS

Publications of Samuel Nussbaumer

Peer-reviewed papers

Nussbaumer, S. U., A. Nesje, and H. J. Zumbühl (in press): Historical glacier fluctuations of Jostedalsbreen and Folgefonna (southern Norway) reassessed by new pictorial and written evidence. The Holocene.

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (in review): The LIA history of the Glacier des Bossons (Mont Blanc area, France): a new high-resolution glacier length curve based on historical documents. Climatic Change.

Fontana, F. M. A., A. P. Trishchenko, Y. Luo, K. V. Khlopenkov, S. U. Nussbaumer, and S. Wunderle (in press): Perennial snow and ice variations (2000-2008) in the Arctic circumpolar land area from satellite observations. Journal of Geophysical Research, doi:10.1029/2010JF001664.

Winkler, S., T. Chinn, I. Gärtner-Roer, S. U. Nussbaumer, M. Zemp, and H. J. Zumbühl (2010): An introduction to mountain glaciers as climate indicators with spatial and temporal diversity. Erdkunde, 64(2), 97-118. [pdf]

Steiner, D., A. Pauling, S. U. Nussbaumer, A. Nesje, J. Luterbacher, H. Wanner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2008): Sensitivity of European glaciers to precipitation and temperature - two case studies. Climatic Change, 90(4), 413-441. [pdf]

Zumbühl, H. J., D. Steiner, and S. U. Nussbaumer (2008): 19th century glacier representations and fluctuations in the central and western European Alps: an interdisciplinary approach. Global and Planetary Change, 60(1-2), 42-57. [pdf] [Article in NGV-Geonieuws]

Nussbaumer, S. U., H. J. Zumbühl, and D. Steiner (2007): Fluctuations of the Mer de Glace (Mont Blanc area, France) AD 1500-2050. Part I: The history of the Mer de Glace AD 1570-2003 according to pictorial and written documents. Zeitschrift für Gletscherkunde und Glazialgeologie, 40(2005/2006), 5-140. [Link] [Summary] [Zusammenfassung] [Résumé] [Press release]

Nussbaumer, S. U., H. J. Zumbühl, and D. Steiner (2007): Fluctuations of the Mer de Glace (Mont Blanc area, France) AD 1500-2050. Part II: The application of a neural network to the length record of the Mer de Glace. Zeitschrift für Gletscherkunde und Glazialgeologie, 40(2005/2006), 141-175. [Link] [Summary] [Zusammenfassung] [Résumé] [Press release]

Book contributions and abstracts, not peer-reviewed

Nussbaumer, S. (2007): Fluctuations of the Mer de Glace (Mont Blanc area, France) AD 1500-2050. In Berner Geographische Mitteilungen, 2005/06, 154-156.

Steiner, D., H. J. Zumbühl, and S. U. Nussbaumer (2006): 19th century glacier perception and fluctuations in the central and western European Alps - new methods and results. In M. F. Price (Ed.), Global Change in Mountain Regions. Sapiens, Duncow, 86-88.

Oral presentations in scientific conferences and workshops

Nussbaumer, S. U. (2010): Glacier length fluctuations during the Little Ice Age: asynchronies between the western Alps and Norway? Oral presentation in the "Fachgespräch", the weekly glaciology seminar of the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) at ETH Zurich, 28 January 2010, Zürich (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U., D. Steiner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2009): Réseau neuronal et fluctuations des glaciers dans les Alpes occidentales. Oral presentation at the conference "Des climats et des hommes", 19-21 November 2009, Cité des sciences et de l'industrie, Paris (France). [Video]

Nussbaumer, S. U., J. Luterbacher, A. Nesje, H. Wanner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2009): Glacier length fluctuations in southern Norway back to the 17th century based on historical data: opposite behaviour compared to the Alps? Oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 19-24 April 2009, Vienna (Austria).

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (2008): Glacier length fluctuations in the Alps and in southern Norway back to the 16th century based on historical data. Oral presentation at the conference "Historic maps and imagery for modern scientific applications", 28-30 November 2008, Bern (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U., J. Luterbacher, A. Nesje, D. Steiner, H. Wanner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2008): Glacier length fluctuations during the Little Ice Age: asynchronies between the Alps and Scandinavia? Oral presentation at the "27. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises (AK) Klima", 31 October - 2 November 2008, Aachen (Germany).

Nussbaumer, S. U. (2008): Holocene glacial history and dynamics: asynchronies between the Alps and Scandinavia? Oral presentation at the symposium "Ötzi, Schnidi and the Reindeer Hunters: Ice Patch Archaeology and Holocene Climate Change", 21-22 August 2008, Bern (Switzerland).

Steiner, D., H. J. Zumbühl, and S. U. Nussbaumer (2008): Historical glacier variations in the western and central Alps - pictorial documents meet neural networks. Oral presentation at the 12th Alpine Glaciological Meeting (AGM), 6-7 March 2008, Chamonix (France).

Nussbaumer, S. U. (2008): Learning from historical glacier variations in western and central Alps: a neural network approach. Oral presentation in the "Fachgespräch", the weekly glaciology seminar of the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) at ETH Zurich, 8 January 2008, Zürich (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U. (2007): Western and central Alpine glacier variations back to the 16th century: an interdisciplinary approach. Oral presentation at the Department of Earth Science, University of Bergen, 9 October 2007, Bergen (Norway).

Nussbaumer, S. U. (2007): La Mer de Glace AD 1570-2003: l'histoire des glaciers, vue par l'iconographie ancienne. Oral presentation within the seminar "Iconographie ancienne et Géographie" at the Laboratoire EDYTEM, Université de Savoie, 4 October 2007, Le Bourget-du-Lac (France).

Nussbaumer, S. U., H. J. Zumbühl, and D. Steiner (2006): Glacier fluctuations in western and central Alps AD 1500-2050: an interdisciplinary approach using new historical data and neural network simulations. Oral presentation at the 4th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, 24-25 November 2006, Bern (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U., D. Steiner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2006): Glacier fluctuations in western and central Alps AD 1500-2050: an interdisciplinary approach using new historical data and neural network simulations. Oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly, 2-7 April 2006, Vienna (Austria).

Steiner, D., H. J. Zumbühl, and S. U. Nussbaumer (2005): 19th century glacier perception and fluctuations in the central and western European Alps - new methods and results. Oral presentation at the Open Science Conference on Global Change in Mountain Regions, 2-6 October 2005, Perth (Scotland, UK).

Poster presentations in scientific conferences and workshops

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (2010): The LIA history of the "Glacier des Bossons" (Mont Blanc area, France): a new high-resolution glacier length curve based on historical documents. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 2-7 May 2010, Vienna (Austria).

Kienholz, C., A. Prakash, S. U. Nussbaumer, and H. J. Zumbühl (2010): Shrinkage of selected southcentral Alaskan glaciers AD 1900-2010 - a spatio-temporal analysis using photogrammetric, GIS-based and historical techniques. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 2-7 May 2010, Vienna (Austria).

Nussbaumer, S. U., J. Luterbacher, A. Nesje, H. Wanner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2009): Glacier length fluctuations in southern Norway back to the 17th century based on historical data: opposite behaviour compared to the Alps? Poster presented at the 8th International NCCR Climate Summer School, 30 August - 4 September 2009, Grindelwald (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U., J. Bakke, J. Luterbacher, A. Nesje, D. Steiner, H. Wanner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2008): Glacier length fluctuations in the Alps and in southern Norway back to the 16th century based on historical data. Poster presented at the 7th International NCCR Climate Summer School, 31 August - 5 September 2008, Monte Verità, Ticino (Switzerland).

Steiner, D., A. Pauling, S. U. Nussbaumer, A. Nesje, J. Luterbacher, H. Wanner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2008): Sensitivity of European glaciers to precipitation and temperature - two case studies. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 13-18 April 2008, Vienna (Austria). [pdf]

Zumbühl, H. J., S. U. Nussbaumer, and D. Steiner (2008): An updated LIA glacier length record for the central and western European Alps based on historical data. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 13-18 April 2008, Vienna (Austria). [pdf]

Nussbaumer, S. U., W. Haeberli, J. Luterbacher, A. Nesje, D. Steiner, H. Wanner, and H. J. Zumbühl (2007): Continental-scale glacier variations in Europe (Alps, Scandinavia) and their connection to climate: past - present - future. Poster presented at the 6th International NCCR Climate Summer School, 26-31 August 2007, Grindelwald (Switzerland).

Nussbaumer, S. U. and H. J. Zumbühl (2007): Glacier length records for the Alps and Scandinavia over the last centuries: first results. Poster presented at the EGU General Assembly, 15-20 April 2007, Vienna (Austria).

Theses

Nussbaumer, S. U. (2010): Continental-scale glacier variations in Europe (Alps, Scandinavia) and their connection to climate over the last centuries. Doctoral thesis, Institute of Geography, University of Bern, 275 pp.

Nussbaumer, S. (2006): Fluctuations of the "Mer de Glace" (Mont Blanc area, France) AD 1500-2050. Unpublished diploma thesis, Institute of Geography, University of Bern, 143 pp. [Summary] [Zusammenfassung] [Résumé]