Michael Lehning

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Born1967 (age 56–57)
Known forDynamics of snow masses
Natural hazards forecasting
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Bayreuth
University of California, Davis
ETH Zurich
ThesisTransport processes and regional pollutant budgets over topography of varying complexity (1996)
Doctoral advisorAlbert Waldvogel
Academic work
DisciplineEnvironmental science
Sub-disciplineAtmospheric science
InstitutionsÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Websitehttps://www.epfl.ch/labs/cryos

Michael Lehning (born 1967) is a German environmental and atmospheric scientist. He is a professor of atmospheric sciences at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), the head of EPFL's Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, and head of the group Snow Processes at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL).[1][2][3]

Career

Lehning received a Diploma in geo-ecology from the University of Bayreuth and a Master's degree in atmospheric sciences at University of California, Davis both in 1993.[4] He pursued post-gradual studies in statics and an PhD in atmospheric physics and graduated in 1996 from ETH Zürich with a thesis on "Transport processes and regional pollutant budgets over topography of varying complexity" supervised by Albert Waldvogel.[5]

In 1997, he became a scientific collaborator at the Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest,WSL located in Davos, Switzerland. In 2001 he became head of the research and development team on Process Models, and from 2006 to 2018 he was head of the research unit on Snow and Permafrost.[3][6]

Since 2011 he has been a full professor at the EPFL and and the head of the Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences at EPFL's School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering.[1][2] Since 2018 he also been head of the group Snow Processes at SLF.[3]

Research

Lehning's research is focused on the investigation of the dynamics of snow masses and the prevention of risk setting in mountainous regions.[7] He developed modeling software for the elucidation of dangerous situations. He also explored the interactions between the cryosphere (ice-covered surface of the planet) and climatic change|climatic changes.[8]

His scientific work targets the interaction of the cryophere with the atmosphere, in particular snow processes;[9][10] warning and forecasting of natural hazards;[11] Turbulence and boundary layer flows;[12] and mountain hydrology and permafrost modeling.[13][14]

Distinctions

In 2009, he received a call to a full professor position in in environmental physics at the University of Tübingen, an offer that he refused. In 2001, he received the Award for extraordinary performance in transfer of scientific knowledge to users from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research.[3]

Selected works

  • Comola, F.; Gaume, J.; Kok, J. F.; Lehning, M. (2019). "Cohesion‐Induced Enhancement of Aeolian Saltation". Geophysical Research Letters. 46 (10): 5566–5574. Bibcode:2019GeoRL..46.5566C. doi:10.1029/2019gl082195.
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  • Crivelli, Philip; Paterna, Enrico; Lehning, Michael (2019). "Spatiotemporal dynamics of snow erosion, deposition and horizontal mass flux". Journal of Glaciology. 65 (250): 249–262. Bibcode:2019JGlac..65..249C. doi:10.1017/jog.2019.3.
  • Gerber, Franziska; Mott, Rebecca; Lehning, Michael (2019). "The Importance of Near-Surface Winter Precipitation Processes in Complex Alpine Terrain". Journal of Hydrometeorology. 20 (2): 177–196. Bibcode:2019JHyMe..20..177G. doi:10.1175/Jhm-D-18-0055.1.
  • Salesky, Scott T.; Giometto, Marco G.; Chamecki, Marcelo; Lehning, Michael; Parlange, Marc B. (2019-03-08). "The transport and deposition of heavy particles in complex terrain: insights from an Eulerian model for large eddy simulation". arXiv:1903.03521 [physics].
  • Kahl, Annelen; Dujardin, Jérôme; Lehning, Michael (2019). "The bright side of PV production in snow-covered mountains". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (4): 1162–1167. Bibcode:2019PNAS..116.1162K. doi:10.1073/pnas.1720808116. PMC 6347694. PMID 30617063.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "CRYOS". www.epfl.ch. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "18 new professors at the ETH Zurich and the EPFL | ETH-Board". www.ethrat.ch. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Prof. Dr. Michael Lehning - Mitarbeitende - SLF". www.slf.ch (in Schweizer Hochdeutsch). Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  4. ↑ Lehning, Michael; Shonnard, David R.; Chang, Daniel P.Y.; Bell, Richard L. (October 1994). "An Inversion Algorithm for Determining Area-Source Emissions from Downwind Concentration Measurements". Air & Waste. 44 (10): 1204–1213. doi:10.1080/10473289.1994.10467315. ISSN 1073-161X. PMID 7812684.
  5. ↑ Lehning, Michael (1996). Transport processes and regional pollutant budgets over topography of varying complexity (Doctoral Thesis thesis). ETH Zurich. doi:10.3929/ethz-a-001747101.
  6. ↑ "Jahresbericht der Eidg. Forschungsanstalt WSL" (PDF). WSL.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ Bartelt, Perry; Lehning, Michael (November 2002). "A physical SNOWPACK model for the Swiss avalanche warning". Cold Regions Science and Technology. 35 (3): 123–145. doi:10.1016/s0165-232x(02)00074-5. ISSN 0165-232X.
  8. ↑ Harris, Charles; Arenson, Lukas U.; Christiansen, Hanne H.; Etzelmüller, Bernd; Frauenfelder, Regula; Gruber, Stephan; Haeberli, Wilfried; Hauck, Christian; Hölzle, Martin; Humlum, Ole; Isaksen, Ketil (2009-02-01). "Permafrost and climate in Europe: Monitoring and modelling thermal, geomorphological and geotechnical responses". Earth-Science Reviews. 92 (3): 117–171. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2008.12.002. ISSN 0012-8252.
  9. ↑ Beniston, Martin; Farinotti, Daniel; Stoffel, Markus; Andreassen, Liss M.; Coppola, Erika; Eckert, Nicolas; Fantini, Adriano; Giacona, Florie; Hauck, Christian; Huss, Matthias; Huwald, Hendrik (2018-03-01). "The European mountain cryosphere: a review of its current state, trends, and future challenges". The Cryosphere. 12 (2): 759–794. doi:10.5194/tc-12-759-2018. ISSN 1994-0424.
  10. ↑ Beniston, Martin; Farinotti, Daniel; Stoffel, Markus; Andreassen, Liss M.; Coppola, Erika; Eckert, Nicolas; Fantini, Adriano; Giacona, Florie; Hauck, Christian; Huss, Matthias; Huwald, Hendrik (2018-03-01). "The European mountain cryosphere: a review of its current state, trends, and future challenges". The Cryosphere. 12 (2): 759–794. doi:10.5194/tc-12-759-2018. ISSN 1994-0424.
  11. ↑ Mott, Rebecca; Lehning, Michael (2010-08-01). "Meteorological Modeling of Very High-Resolution Wind Fields and Snow Deposition for Mountains". Journal of Hydrometeorology. 11 (4): 934–949. doi:10.1175/2010JHM1216.1. ISSN 1525-7541.
  12. ↑ Wever, N.; Fierz, C.; Mitterer, C.; Hirashima, H.; Lehning, M. (2014-02-20). "Solving Richards Equation for snow improves snowpack meltwater runoff estimations in detailed multi-layer snowpack model". The Cryosphere. 8 (1): 257–274. doi:10.5194/tc-8-257-2014. ISSN 1994-0424.
  13. ↑ Harris, Charles; Arenson, Lukas U.; Christiansen, Hanne H.; Etzelmüller, Bernd; Frauenfelder, Regula; Gruber, Stephan; Haeberli, Wilfried; Hauck, Christian; Hölzle, Martin; Humlum, Ole; Isaksen, Ketil (February 2009). "Permafrost and climate in Europe: Monitoring and modelling thermal, geomorphological and geotechnical responses". Earth-Science Reviews. 92 (3–4): 117–171. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2008.12.002. ISSN 0012-8252.
  14. ↑ Lehning, Michael; Völksch, Ingo; Gustafsson, David; Nguyen, Tuan Anh; Stähli, Manfred; Zappa, Massimiliano (2006-06-30). "ALPINE3D: a detailed model of mountain surface processes and its application to snow hydrology". Hydrological Processes. 20 (10): 2111–2128. doi:10.1002/hyp.6204. ISSN 0885-6087.

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