Swiss-South Africa Joint Scientific Conference on Mountain Observatories, 2-6 Nov. 2009

Towards sustainable fine resolution hydro-ecological observatories in Southern African Mountains 2-6 November 2009, Zernez, Davos, and Lausanne

The seminar aims to initiate international collaboration, including the planned establishment of a network of permanent hydro-ecological observatories in southern African mountains. 

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Day 1

• Flurin Filli: Monitoring at the Swiss National Park

• Christopher Robinson: Biomonitoring of Running Waters

• Stefan Grab: Geo-physical Monitoring in Lesotho: High Drakensberg (Alpine Belt)

• Ian Rushworth: Ukhahlamba Drakensberg World Heritage Site

• Trevor Hill: Historic and Contemporary Research in the Drakensberg

• Willem Ferguson: Mariepskop, South Africa

• Nando R. Foppa: National Climate Observing System (GCOS Switzerland)

• Christian Häberli: Monitoring the Atmosphere in Switzerland

• Mathias Rotach: The Swiss Phenology Network and Applications in Climatology

• Tony Swenner: The South African Environmental Monitoring Network

• David Thompson: The How of Monitoring