Dr. Mauro Fischer

Akademische Qualifikationen

• 2021: CAS in Higher Education, Centre for University Continuing Education (ZUW), University of Bern
• 2018: PhD thesis, Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
• 2013: Awarded with the Swiss Snow, Ice and Permafrost Society SEP-NGP-Prize for Young Researchers for the first best communication in the Open Cryosphere Session at the 11th Swiss Geoscience Meeting (SGM), Lausanne 2013
• 2012: Karthaus Summer School on Ice Sheets and Glaciers in the Climate System, Italy
• 2012: Glaciology, University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), Norway
• 2012: Master thesis, Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland
• 2011: Arctic Glaciers and Landscapes, University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), Norway
• 2010: Bachelor thesis, Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Professionelle Erfahrungen

• 2023-: Lecturer at the Institute of Geography, University of Bern
• 2021-2023: Lecturer and ad interim Head of Unit Geomorphology at the Institute of Geography, University of Bern
• 2018-2021 : Assistant and lecturer at the Department of Geography, University of Bern
• 2016-2018: PostDoc position at the World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS), University of Zurich
• 2009-2011: Teaching assistant in Physical Geography, Department of Geography, University of Zurich
• 2008: GIS-internship at the Forestal bureau, Department of Environment, Canton of Glarus
• 2007-2008: Tutorial assistance in Physical Geography, Department of Geography, University of Zurich 

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

2023

[13] Bosson, J.-B., Huss, M., Cauvy-Fraunié, S., Clément, J.C., Costes, G., Fischer, M., Poulenard, J., and Arthaud, F., 2023. Future emergence of novel ecosystems caused by glacial retreat. Nature, 620, 562-569, doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06302-2.

[12] Fischer, M., Kummert, M., Aeschbacher, R., Graf, C., Rüeger, A., Schoeneich, P., Zimmermann, M., and Keiler, M., 2023: Scenario building and runout modelling for debris flow hazards in pro-/periglacial catchments with scarce past event data: application of a multi-methods approach for the Dar catchment (western Swiss Alps). EGUsphere, 2023, 1-67, doi:10.5194/egusphere-2023-1190.

2022

[11] Groos, A. R., Aeschbacher, R., Fischer, M., Kohler, N., Mayer, C., and Senn-Rist, A., 2022: Accuracy of UAV Photogrammetry in glacial and periglacial alpine terrain: a comparison with airborne and terrestrial datasets. Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 3, 871994, doi:10.3389/frsen.2022.871994.

2021

[10] Linsbauer, A., Huss, M., Hodel, E., Bauder, A., Fischer, M., Weidmann, Y., Bärtschi, H., and Schmassmann, E., 2021: The new Swiss Glacier Inventory SGI2016: From a topographical to a glaciological dataset. Frontiers in Earth Science, 9, 704189, doi:10.3389/feart.2021.704189.

2019

[9] Schaefli, B., Manso, P. A., Fischer, M., Huss, M., and Farinotti, D. 2019: The role of glacier retreat for Swiss hydropower production. Renewable Energy, 132, 615-627, doi:10.1016/j.renene.2018.07.104.

[8] Carrivick, J. L., Heckmann, T., Fischer, M., and Davies, B., 2019: An inventory of proglacial systems in Austria, Switzerland and across Patagonia. In: Geomorphology of Proglacial Systems, Springer, Cham. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94184-4_3.

2018

[7] Carrivick, J. L., Heckmann, T., Turner, A., and Fischer, M., 2018: An assessment of landform composition and functioning with the first proglacial systems dataset of the central European Alps. Geomorphology, 321, 117-128, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.08.030.

2016

[6] Fischer, M., Huss, M., Kummert, M., and Hoelzle, M., 2016: Application and validation of long-range terrestrial laser scanning to monitor the mass balance of very small glaciers in the Swiss Alps. The Cryosphere, 10, 1279-1295, doi:10.5194/tc-10-1279-2016, Supplementary Material.

(Corresponding discussion paper: The Cryosphere Discuss., doi:10.5194/tc-2016-46, Supplementary Material)

[5] Capt, M., Bosson, J.-B., Fischer, M., Micheletti, N., and Lambiel, C., 2016: Decadal evolution of a very small heavily debris-covered glacier in an Alpine permafrost environment. Journal of Glaciology, doi: 10.1017/jog.2016.56.

[4] Huss, M., and Fischer, M., 2016: Sensitivity of very small glaciers in the Swiss Alps to future climate change. Frontiers in Earth Science., 4, 34, doi:10.3389/feart.2016.00034.

2015

[3] Fischer, M., Huss, M., and Hoelzle, M., 2015: Surface elevation and mass changes of all Swiss glaciers 1980–2010. The Cryosphere, 9, 525-540, doi:10.5194/tc-9-525-2015.

(Corresponding discussion paper: The Cryosphere Discuss., 8, 4581-4617, doi:10.5194/tcd-8-4581-2014)

2014

[2] Rogers, S. R., Fischer, M., and Huss, M., 2014: Combining glaciological and archaeological methods for gauging glacial archaeological potential. Journal of Archaeological Science, doi: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.09.010.

[1] Fischer, M., Huss, M., Barboux, C., and Hoelzle, M., 2014: The new Swiss Glacier Inventory SGI2010: Relevance of using high-resolution source data in areas dominated by very small glaciers. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 46(4),  933-945, doi: 10.1657/1938-4246-46.4.933.

CITABLE CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS (EGU & AGU)

Linsbauer, A., Huss, M., Hodel, E., Bauder, A., Fischer, M., Weidmann, Y., and Bärtschi, H., 2021: The new Swiss Glacier Inventory SGI2016: a detailed cartographic representation of Swiss glacier extent and supraglacial debris-cover. EGU General Assembly 2021, EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, EGU2021-5873.

Linsbauer, A., Hodel, E., Huss, M., Bauder, A., Fischer, M., Weidmann, Y., and Bärtschi, H., 2020: The new Swiss Glacier Inventory SGI2020: From a topographic to a glaciological dataset. EGU General Assembly 2020, EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, EGU2020-18934.

Fischer, M., and Keiler, M., 2019: Implications of the rapid disappearance of Glacier du Sex Rouge (western Swiss Alps) for local multi-hazard and risk assessment at Les Diablerets. EGU General Assembly, Vienna 2019. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 21, EGU2019-13610.

Manso, P., Schaefli, B., Fischer, M., Huss, M., and Farinotti, D, 2018: Alpine hydropower production and glacier retreat: the case of Switzerland. EGU General Assembly, Vienna 2018. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 20, EGU2018-7786-1.

Zemp, M., Paul, F., Machguth, H., and Fischer, M., 2016: Tapping the full potential of geodetic glacier change assessment with air and space borne sensors. Abstract C033 presented at 2016 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 12-16 Dec., 2016 

Huss, M., and Fischer, M., 2016: Sensitivity of very small glaciers in the Swiss Alps to future climate change. EGU General Assembly, Vienna 2016. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 18, EGU2016-5605.

Schaefli, B., Manso, P., Fischer, M., & Huss, M, 2016: The role of glaciers for Swiss hydropower production. EGU General Assembly, Vienna 2016. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 18, EGU2016-1622.

Huss, M., and Fischer, M., 2015: Very small glaciers under climate change: From the local to the global scale. Abstract C33E-0861 presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 Dec., 2015.

Fischer, M., Huss, M., and Hoelzle, M., 2015: Use of a new ultra-long range terrestrial LiDAR system to monitor the mass balance of very small glaciers in the Swiss Alps. Abstract C21F-08 presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 Dec., 2015.

Fischer, M., Huss, M., and Hoelzle, M., 2014: Changes in area and volume of all Swiss glaciers over the last 25 years. EGU General Assembly, Vienna 2014. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 16, EGU2014-200. 

Fischer, M., Haeberli, W., Huss, M., Paul, F., Linsbauer, A., and Hoelzle, M., 2013: Estimation of basal shear stresses from now ice-free LIA glacier forefields in the Swiss Alps. EGU General Assembly, Vienna 2013. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 15, EGU2013-150.

Fischer, M., Huss, M., and Hoelzle, M., 2013: Recent changes of very small glaciers in the Swiss Alps. EGU General Assembly, Vienna 2013. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 15, EGU2013-149.

TALKS & SELECTED CONFERENCES

van Thiel, M., and Fischer, M. Examining the spatio-temporal variability of streamflow responses to warm and dry events in Swiss glacierized catchments. Abstract 738 presented at the International Mountain Conference 2022, September 2022, Innsbruck, Austria.

Müller, T., Schaefli, B., Lane, S. N., and Fischer, M. On the use of water stable isotopes to estimate snow and ice melt contribution in a glaciated catchment. 21^st scientific assembly of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), Montpellier, France, 29. May to 03. June 2022, doi: 10.5194/iahs2022-652.

Nussbaumer, S. U., Fischer, M., Gärtner-Roer, I., Hoelzle, M., Huber, J., Landmann, J., Machguth, H., Mölg, N., and Paul, F., 2017: Continued strong glacier mass loss in 2015: an updated overview of available glacier observations. Abstract 75A2310 presented at 2017 IGS International Symposium On The Cryosphere In A Changing Climate, Wellington, New Zealand, 12-17 Feb., 2017.

Weidmann, Y., Huss, M., Fischer, M., and Schmassmann, E. Swiss Glacier Inventory 3D, a product of the Swiss topographical landscape model. 14th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Geneva, 19. November 2016. Session 12: Cryospheric Sciences. Poster.

Bosson, J.-B., Capt, M., Fischer, M., Micheletti, N., Lane, S., and Lambiel, C. Internal structure, dynamics and genesis of a small heavily debris-covered glacier system (Tsarmine Glacier; Arolla, VS). 13th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Basel, 21. November 2015. Session 10: Cryospheric Sciences. Poster.

Gindraux, S., Farinotti, D., Fischer, M., and Bösch, R. Accuracy assessment of UAV photogrammetry on Alpine glaciers. 13th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Basel, 21. November 2015. Session 10: Cryospheric Sciences. Poster.

Fischer, M., and Bosson, J.-B. Towards a holistic view of very small Alpine glacier systems. Forschungsforum Kryosphäre und Geomorphologie & Wasser und Klima, University of Zurich, 12. May 2015. Invited talk.

Fischer, M., Huss, M., and Hoelzle, M. Use of a new long-range terrestrial LiDAR system to monitor the mass balance of very small glaciers. 12th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Fribourg, 22. November 2014. Session 11: Cryospheric Sciences. Poster.

Fischer, M., Huss, M., and Hoelzle, M. Le nouvel inventaire des glaciers suisses SGI2010 – changements récents, état présent, évolution future. SIG 2014 conférence francophone ESRI, Versailles, France, 01.-02. October 2014. Talk.

Fischer, M., Huss, M., and Hoelzle, M. Changes in area and volume of all Swiss glaciers over the last 25 years. 18th Alpine Glaciology Meeting, Innsbruck, 27./28. February 2014. Poster.

Fischer, M., Huss, M., and Hoelzle, M. Inventaire des glaciers – Création du nouvel inventaire SGI2010. ESRI Suisse GIS day, Nyon, 20. November 2013. Talk.

Fischer, M., Huss, M., and Hoelzle, M. Changes in area and volume of all Swiss glaciers over the last 25 years. 11th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Lausanne, 16. November 2013. Session 14: Cryospheric Sciences. Talk.

Barboux, C., Fischer, M., Delaloye, R., Huss, M., and Collet, C. Mapping of debris-covered ice using DInSAR and airborne photography: A pilot study in the Upper Valais (Swiss Alps). 11th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Lausanne, 15./16. November 2013. Session 14: Cryospheric Sciences. Poster.

Rogers, S. R., and Fischer, M. GlaciArch: applying glaciological methods for gauging archaeological potential using GIS. 11th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Lausanne, 16. November 2013. Session 18: Geoscience and Geoinformation  – From data acquisition to modelling and visualisation. Poster.

Fischer, M., Huss, M., and Hoelzle, M. Monitoring the geodetic mass balance of very small glaciers in the Swiss Alps with a long-range terrestrial lidar system. Workshop on lidar measurements of the cryosphere, Reykholt, Iceland, 20./21. June 2013. Poster.

Fischer, M., Huss, M., and Hoelzle, M. Understanding the response of very small glaciers in the Swiss Alps to climate change: An integrated study approach applying different monitoring techniques. 10th Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Bern, 16./17. November 2012. Session 11: Cryospheric Sciences. Poster.

THESES & OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Fischer, M., 2018: Understanding the response of very small glaciers in the Swiss Alps to climate change. PhD Thesis, Geography Unit, Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, 209 pp. pdf.

Fischer, M., 2016: Mass balance Sankt Annafirn. In: Glaciological Reports, 2016: The Swiss Glaciers, 2011/12-2012/13. Yearbooks of the Cryospheric Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT), No. 133/134. Published since 1964 by the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) of the ETH Zurich. pdf.

Fischer, M., 2015: The Swiss Glacier Inventory SGI2010. In: Glaciological Reports, 2015: The Swiss Glaciers, 2009/10-2010/11. Yearbooks of the Cryospheric Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT), No. 131/132. Published since 1964 by the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Hydrology and Glaciology (VAW) of the ETH Zurich. pdf.

Fischer, M., 2012: Application of a refined perfect-plasticity approach for empirical GIS-based basal shear stress modelling to now ice-free LIA glacier forefields in the Swiss Alps. MSc Thesis, Department of Geography, University of Zürich, 105 pp. pdf.