Daniel Farinotti

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Daniel Farinotti
Born (1982-01-09) 9 January 1982 (age 42)
Locarno, Switzerland
CitizenshipSwitzerland
EducationETH Zurich (MS)
ETH Zurich (PhD)
Known forLong-term glacier evolution and hydrology of glacierized basins
Scientific career
FieldsGlaciology
Hydrology
InstitutionsBritish Antarctic Survey (2010-2012)
German Research Centre for Geosciences (2012-2014)
ETH Zurich (since 2016)
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) (since 2016)
ThesisSimple methods for inferring glacier ice-thickness and snow-accumulation distribution (2010)
Doctoral advisorMartin Funk and Paolo Burlando

Daniel Farinotti (born 9 January 1982)[1] is a Swiss glaciologist. Since 2016, he has been Professor of Glaciology at ETH Zurich and also conducts research at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL).[2][3]

Career

Farinotti graduated as an environmental engineer from ETH Zurich in 2007.[2][3] He completed his doctorate at the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) at the ETH Zurich from 2008 to 2010, where he also worked as a research assistant until 2012, and studied applied statistics at the same time.[2][3] Further scientific activities took him to the British Antarctic Survey (2010-2012), to the Section for Hydrology at the German Research Centre for Geosciences (2012-2014), to the WSL (since 2014) and to the Laboratory for Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) at ETH Zurich (since 2016).[2][3] He has been a member of the Scientific and Technological Advisory Board of the Swiss Polar Institute since 2022 and a member of the Strategy Commission of the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG) of ETH Zurich since 2023.[4]

Research fields

In the glaciological community, the Farinotti’s name is probably mostly associated to the estimation of glacier ice thickness from surface characteristics.[3] The work in this domain includes one of the first methods capable of estimating the ice thickness distribution from such characteristics[3][5], as well as the extension of it to the mountain-range[6][7] and global scale.[8][9] These works have not only inspired a series of similar approaches[10][11], but also triggered a number of applications in both the glaciological and hydrological domain. The model-based work has been complemented by a number of observations acquired in-situ.[12][13][14][15]

A second line of research is concerned with the long-term evolution of glaciers and glacier mass balance, as well as with the resulting hydrological implications.[3] Farinotti’s work includes the development of a dedicated hydro-glaciological model[16][17], approaches to model the evolution of glaciers at the regional scale[18][19][20]; as well as a series of investigations in the Alps[21][22][23][24][25] and other regions in the world.[26][27][28][29] In these works, particular attention was dedicated to the combination of in-situ and remotely sensed observations, the latter ranging from satellite imagery, over laser altimetry, to space-borne gravimetry.

In the works related to the hydrology of glacierized basins, the implications for hydropower production have often been a focus.[3] The evolution of water availability in catchments presently exploited for hydropower operations has been a target[30][17][21] as has been the quantifications of the role of glacier retreat to the total hydropower production[31], or the assessment of the hydropower potential of deglacierizing areas.[32] Further work in this domain include a series of (unpublished) technical reports commissioned by hydropower companies.

A more recent line of research pursued by Farinotti with his research group, is related to the subglacial environment. The activities include both field- and laboratory-based experiments, as well as numerical works that aim at a better understanding of the processes that govern subglacial hydrology and subglacial sediment transport. Already terminated projects include investigations of the sediment transport for different basins in the Alps[33][34], the characterization of such processes in bedrock overdeepenings[35], the determination of the hydraulics and termodynamics of ice-incised channels[36], or investigations conducted in artificial moulins.[37] Ongoing activities focus on numerical simulations in preparation of laboratory experiments focusing on channelised subglacial flow and till dynamics.[38]

Notable publications

  • Daniel, Farinotti, Stephanie Usselmann, Matthias Huss, Andreas Bauder, Martin Funk (2012). Runoff evolution in the Swiss Alps: Projections for selected high-alpine catchments based on ENSEMBLES scenarios. In Hydrological Processes, Volume 26, No. 13, 2012, pp. 1909-1924, doi:10.1002/hyp.8276
  • Daniel Farinotti, Laurent Longuevergne, Geir Moholdt, Doris Duethmann, Thomas Mölg, Tobias Bolch, Sergiy Vorogushyn, Andreas Güntner: Substantial glacier mass loss in the Tien Shan over the past 50 years. In: Nature Geoscience. Volume 8, No. 9, 2015, pp. 716–722, doi:10.1038/NGEO2513
  • Daniel Farinotti, Walter. W. Immerzeel, Remco de Kok, Duncan J. Quincey, Amaury Dehecq: Manifestations and mechanisms of the Karakoram glacier Anomaly. In: Nature Geoscience. Volume 13, No. 1, 2020, pp. 8-17, doi:10.1038/s41561-019-0513-5

References

  1. ↑ Farinotti, Daniel (2010). Simple methods for inferring glacier ice-thickness and snow-accumulation distribution (Doctoral Thesis thesis). ETH Zurich. doi:10.3929/ethz-a-006194634.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Prof. Dr. Daniel Farinotti - Mitarbeitende - WSL". www.wsl.ch (in Schweizer Hochdeutsch). Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Civil, Address ETH Zürich Dep of; Env.; Switzerland, Geomatic Eng Prof Dr Daniel Farinotti Professur für Glaziologie HIA D. 56 2 Hönggerbergring 26 8093 Zürich. "Prof. Dr. Daniel Farinotti | ETH Zurich". vaw.ethz.ch. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  4. ↑ "Organisation – Swiss Polar Institute". Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  5. ↑ Farinotti, Daniel; Huss, Matthias; Bauder, Andreas; Funk, Martin; Truffer, Martin (January 2009). "A method to estimate the ice volume and ice-thickness distribution of alpine glaciers". Journal of Glaciology. 55 (191): 422–430. doi:10.3189/002214309788816759. ISSN 0022-1430.
  6. ↑ Farinotti, Daniel; Huss, Matthias; Bauder, Andreas; Funk, Martin (2009-08-01). "An estimate of the glacier ice volume in the Swiss Alps". Global and Planetary Change. 68 (3): 225–231. doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2009.05.004. ISSN 0921-8181.
  7. ↑ Huss, M.; Farinotti, D. (2014-07-18). "A high-resolution bedrock map for the Antarctic Peninsula". The Cryosphere. 8 (4): 1261–1273. doi:10.5194/tc-8-1261-2014. ISSN 1994-0416.
  8. ↑ Huss, Matthias; Farinotti, Daniel (December 2012). "Distributed ice thickness and volume of all glaciers around the globe: GLOBAL GLACIER ICE THICKNESS AND VOLUME". Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 117 (F4): n/a–n/a. doi:10.1029/2012JF002523.
  9. ↑ Farinotti, Daniel; Huss, Matthias; Fürst, Johannes J.; Landmann, Johannes; Machguth, Horst; Maussion, Fabien; Pandit, Ankur (March 2019). "A consensus estimate for the ice thickness distribution of all glaciers on Earth". Nature Geoscience. 12 (3): 168–173. doi:10.1038/s41561-019-0300-3. ISSN 1752-0908.
  10. ↑ Farinotti, Daniel; Brinkerhoff, Douglas J.; Clarke, Garry K. C.; Fürst, Johannes J.; Frey, Holger; Gantayat, Prateek; Gillet-Chaulet, Fabien; Girard, Claire; Huss, Matthias; Leclercq, Paul W.; Linsbauer, Andreas; Machguth, Horst; Martin, Carlos; Maussion, Fabien; Morlighem, Mathieu (2017-04-18). "How accurate are estimates of glacier ice thickness? Results from ITMIX, the Ice Thickness Models Intercomparison eXperiment". The Cryosphere. 11 (2): 949–970. doi:10.5194/tc-11-949-2017. ISSN 1994-0416.
  11. ↑ Farinotti, Daniel; Brinkerhoff, Douglas J.; Fürst, Johannes J.; Gantayat, Prateek; Gillet-Chaulet, Fabien; Huss, Matthias; Leclercq, Paul W.; Maurer, Hansruedi; Morlighem, Mathieu; Pandit, Ankur; Rabatel, Antoine; Ramsankaran, RAAJ; Reerink, Thomas J.; Robo, Ellen; Rouges, Emmanuel (2021). "Results from the Ice Thickness Models Intercomparison eXperiment Phase 2 (ITMIX2)". Frontiers in Earth Science. 8. doi:10.3389/feart.2020.571923. ISSN 2296-6463.
  12. ↑ Farinotti, Daniel; Corr, Hugh; Gudmundsson, G. Hilmar (January 2013). "The ice thickness distribution of Flask Glacier, Antarctic Peninsula, determined by combining radio-echo soundings, surface velocity data and flow modelling". Annals of Glaciology. 54 (63): 18–24. doi:10.3189/2013AoG63A603. ISSN 0260-3055.
  13. ↑ Farinotti, Daniel; King, Edward C.; Albrecht, Anika; Huss, Matthias; Gudmundsson, G. Hilmar (January 2014). "The bedrock topography of Starbuck Glacier, Antarctic Peninsula, as determined by radio-echo soundings and flow modeling". Annals of Glaciology. 55 (67): 22–28. doi:10.3189/2014AoG67A025. ISSN 0260-3055.
  14. ↑ Feiger, Nadine; Huss, Matthias; Leinss, Silvan; Sold, Leo; Farinotti, Daniel (2018-01-08). "The bedrock topography of Gries- and Findelengletscher". Geographica Helvetica. 73 (1): 1–9. doi:10.5194/gh-73-1-2018. ISSN 0016-7312.
  15. ↑ Grab, Melchior; Mattea, Enrico; Bauder, Andreas; Huss, Matthias; Rabenstein, Lasse; Hodel, Elias; Linsbauer, Andreas; Langhammer, Lisbeth; Schmid, Lino; Church, Gregory; Hellmann, Sebastian; Délèze, Kevin; Schaer, Philipp; Lathion, Patrick; Farinotti, Daniel (December 2021). "Ice thickness distribution of all Swiss glaciers based on extended ground-penetrating radar data and glaciological modeling". Journal of Glaciology. 67 (266): 1074–1092. doi:10.1017/jog.2021.55. ISSN 0022-1430.
  16. ↑ Huss, Matthias; Farinotti, Daniel; Bauder, Andreas; Funk, Martin (2008-09-15). "Modelling runoff from highly glacierized alpine drainage basins in a changing climate". Hydrological Processes. 22 (19): 3888–3902. doi:10.1002/hyp.7055.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Farinotti, Daniel; Usselmann, Stephanie; Huss, Matthias; Bauder, Andreas; Funk, Martin (2012-06-30). "Runoff evolution in the Swiss Alps: projections for selected high-alpine catchments based on ENSEMBLES scenarios". Hydrological Processes. 26 (13): 1909–1924. doi:10.1002/hyp.8276.
  18. ↑ Huss, M.; Jouvet, G.; Farinotti, D.; Bauder, A. (2010-05-26). "Future high-mountain hydrology: a new parameterization of glacier retreat". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 14 (5): 815–829. doi:10.5194/hess-14-815-2010. ISSN 1027-5606.
  19. ↑ Zekollari, Harry; Huss, Matthias; Farinotti, Daniel (2019-04-09). "Modelling the future evolution of glaciers in the European Alps under the EURO-CORDEX RCM ensemble". The Cryosphere. 13 (4): 1125–1146. doi:10.5194/tc-13-1125-2019. ISSN 1994-0416.
  20. ↑ Compagno, Loris; Huss, Matthias; Miles, Evan Stewart; McCarthy, Michael James; Zekollari, Harry; Dehecq, Amaury; Pellicciotti, Francesca; Farinotti, Daniel (2022-05-06). "Modelling supraglacial debris-cover evolution from the single-glacier to the regional scale: an application to High Mountain Asia". The Cryosphere. 16 (5): 1697–1718. doi:10.5194/tc-16-1697-2022. ISSN 1994-0416.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Gabbi, J.; Farinotti, D.; Bauder, A.; Maurer, H. (2012-12-03). "Ice volume distribution and implications on runoff projections in a glacierized catchment". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 16 (12): 4543–4556. doi:10.5194/hess-16-4543-2012. ISSN 1027-5606.
  22. ↑ Farinotti, Daniel; Pistocchi, Alberto; Huss, Matthias (2016-05-01). "From dwindling ice to headwater lakes: could dams replace glaciers in the European Alps?". Environmental Research Letters. 11 (5): 054022. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/5/054022. ISSN 1748-9326.
  23. ↑ Brunner, Manuela I.; Farinotti, Daniel; Zekollari, Harry; Huss, Matthias; Zappa, Massimiliano (2019-10-30). "Future shifts in extreme flow regimes in Alpine regions". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 23 (11): 4471–4489. doi:10.5194/hess-23-4471-2019. ISSN 1027-5606.
  24. ↑ Compagno, Loris; Eggs, Sarah; Huss, Matthias; Zekollari, Harry; Farinotti, Daniel (2021-06-15). "Brief communication: Do 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 °C matter for the future evolution of Alpine glaciers?". The Cryosphere. 15 (6): 2593–2599. doi:10.5194/tc-15-2593-2021. ISSN 1994-0416.
  25. ↑ Steffen, Tim; Huss, Matthias; Estermann, Rebekka; Hodel, Elias; Farinotti, Daniel (2022-07-14). "Volume, evolution, and sedimentation of future glacier lakes in Switzerland over the 21st century". Earth Surface Dynamics. 10 (4): 723–741. doi:10.5194/esurf-10-723-2022. ISSN 2196-6311.
  26. ↑ Duethmann, Doris; Bolch, Tobias; Farinotti, Daniel; Kriegel, David; Vorogushyn, Sergiy; Merz, Bruno; Pieczonka, Tino; Jiang, Tong; Su, Buda; Güntner, Andreas (June 2015). "Attribution of streamflow trends in snow and glacier melt-dominated catchments of the Tarim River, Central Asia: ATTRIBUTION OF STREAMFLOW TRENDS". Water Resources Research. 51 (6): 4727–4750. doi:10.1002/2014WR016716.
  27. ↑ Farinotti, Daniel; Longuevergne, Laurent; Moholdt, Geir; Duethmann, Doris; Mölg, Thomas; Bolch, Tobias; Vorogushyn, Sergiy; Güntner, Andreas (September 2015). "Substantial glacier mass loss in the Tien Shan over the past 50 years". Nature Geoscience. 8 (9): 716–722. doi:10.1038/ngeo2513. ISSN 1752-0908.
  28. ↑ Ayala, Álvaro; Farías-Barahona, David; Huss, Matthias; Pellicciotti, Francesca; McPhee, James; Farinotti, Daniel (2020-06-24). "Glacier runoff variations since 1955 in the Maipo River basin, in the semiarid Andes of central Chile". The Cryosphere. 14 (6): 2005–2027. doi:10.5194/tc-14-2005-2020. ISSN 1994-0416.
  29. ↑ Compagno, Loris; Huss, Matthias; Zekollari, Harry; Miles, Evan S.; Farinotti, Daniel (2022-08-26). "Future growth and decline of high mountain Asia's ice-dammed lakes and associated risk". Communications Earth & Environment. 3 (1): 1–9. doi:10.1038/s43247-022-00520-8. ISSN 2662-4435.
  30. ↑ Schleiss, Anton J.; Boes, Robert M. (2011-05-18). Dams and Reservoirs under Changing Challenges. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-203-80409-4.
  31. ↑ Schaefli, Bettina; Manso, Pedro; Fischer, Mauro; Huss, Matthias; Farinotti, Daniel (2019-03-01). "The role of glacier retreat for Swiss hydropower production". Renewable Energy. 132: 615–627. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2018.07.104. ISSN 0960-1481.
  32. ↑ Farinotti, Daniel; Round, Vanessa; Huss, Matthias; Compagno, Loris; Zekollari, Harry (November 2019). "Large hydropower and water-storage potential in future glacier-free basins". Nature. 575 (7782): 341–344. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-1740-z. ISSN 1476-4687.
  33. ↑ Delaney, Ian; Bauder, Andreas; Werder, Mauro A.; Farinotti, Daniel (2018). "Regional and Annual Variability in Subglacial Sediment Transport by Water for Two Glaciers in the Swiss Alps". Frontiers in Earth Science. 6. doi:10.3389/feart.2018.00175. ISSN 2296-6463.
  34. ↑ Delaney, Ian; Werder, Mauro A.; Farinotti, Daniel (August 2019). "A Numerical Model for Fluvial Transport of Subglacial Sediment". Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 124 (8): 2197–2223. doi:10.1029/2019JF005004. ISSN 2169-9003.
  35. ↑ Swift, Darrel A.; Tallentire, Guy D.; Farinotti, Daniel; Cook, Simon J.; Higson, William J.; Bryant, Robert G. (2021-09-15). "The hydrology of glacier‐bed overdeepenings: Sediment transport mechanics, drainage system morphology, and geomorphological implications". Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 46 (11): 2264–2278. doi:10.1002/esp.5173. ISSN 0197-9337.
  36. ↑ Ogier, Christophe; Werder, Mauro A.; Huss, Matthias; Kull, Isabelle; Hodel, David; Farinotti, Daniel (2021-11-18). "Drainage of an ice-dammed lake through a supraglacial stream: hydraulics and thermodynamics". The Cryosphere. 15 (11): 5133–5150. doi:10.5194/tc-15-5133-2021. ISSN 1994-0416.
  37. ↑ Pohle, Annegret; Werder, Mauro A.; Gräff, Dominik; Farinotti, Daniel (October 2022). "Characterising englacial R-channels using artificial moulins". Journal of Glaciology. 68 (271): 879–890. doi:10.1017/jog.2022.4. ISSN 0022-1430.
  38. ↑ "Research projects". vaw.ethz.ch. Retrieved 2023-06-13.

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