Laboratory of Glaciology and Geophysics of the Environment (LGGE)

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: LGGE has built its scientific reputation on its research dealing with the climate and the composition of the atmosphere. These studies deal with the present and the past based on the natural archives of ice and snow accumulated over the ages. However, LGGE has generated other very competitive fields of competence based on ice and snow, for instance the physical and mechanical study of ice, chemical exchanges between air and snow, as well as data acquisition in the field and via satellite. The research carried out combines technological and analytical developments with a digital modelling approach covering various fields from the atmosphere to the flow of massive quantities of ice. The Arctic and Antarctic polar regions are the primary sites studied, but LGGE has considerable experience in mountain zones as well, including research on glaciers in the Alps and the Andes, and pollution in the valleys of the Alps. This work contributes to understanding important scientific problems that are often decisive issues for society as a whole, such as the greenhouse effect, climate and environmental changes, the mass of the cryosphere, pollution on global and regional levels, as well as risks involved with glaciers. The various fields of research at LGGE are presented in the "LGGE Fields of Research" section and a list of publications is available in the "Scientific Work" section.

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Latest update: 12 March 2015 5:26:24 PM