Aquatische Physik

The Aquatic Physics Group at Eawag Kastanienbaum studies physical processes mainly in lakes, reservoirs and rivers. We have two approaches:

• Investigation of turbulence and microstructure to study mixing in stratified natural waters to infer turbulent fluxes; and
• Analysis of entire lakes systems and in particular the anthropogenic influences on geochemical fluxes and biological implications.

Projekte

• Turbulence and fluxes in stratified waters [...]
• Bubbles in natural waters [...]
  
• Baikal deep water mixing and fluxes of methane and nutrients [...]
• Lake sediments and sub-aquatic sources of Lake Kivu [...]
• Methane and carbon cycling in Lake Kivu [...]
• Methane emission from lakes and reservoirs [...]
  
• Dams in Africa project (ADAPT) [...]
• Lake system analysis
  
  • Double diffusion in Lake Kivu [...]
  • Nutrient fluxes to lake Ohrid [...]
  • Oligotrophication and turbidity of Lake Brienz [...]
    
  • Degassing and Double diffusion in Lake Nyos [...]
    

Team

• Alfred Wüest, Gruppenleiter
• Michael Schurter, Techniker
• Daniel Odermatt, Postdoc
• Jaime Pitarch, Postdoc
• Tobias Sommer, PhD Student
• Elisabeth Eder, PhD Student
  
• Marcin Kawka,  PhD Gaststudent
• Lukas Heiniger, Master Student