Rainer Prinz
@prinzofice
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Glaciologist @UniInnsbruck. Department of Atmospheric and Cryospheric Sciences, University of Innsbruck
Innsbruck
Joined February 2022
RT @jakobfsteiner: continuing doc g's @ByrdPolar glaciological legacy at 76°N on nunatarssuaq ice cap. @FWF_at funded fieldwork complete @A….
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2023 takes 3rd place in the negative glacier mass balance ranking on #Hintereisferner. @uniinnsbruck @uibk_climate @ICCInet @_CCCA_
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RT @ICCInet: ⏰Scientists, it's time to issue a wakeup call!⏰. We're releasing a Letter calling for ambitious climate action @COP28_UAE to c….
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RT @FWF_at: Ice cliffs respond with particular sensitivity to environmental changes. Researchers intend to draw conclusions about the devel….
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Preparing #hintereisferner for hibernation. Recent snowfalls were just cosmetics. Mass loss progressing. Crevasses make access to measurement locations annoying. @uniinnsbruck
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RT @ivyintheclouds: Exactly 5 years later we are back to #Hintereisferner glacier for .#HEFEX_II studying the multiscale interaction at the….
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RT @EGU_TC: New #EGUhighlights: Brief communication: The Glacier Loss Day as an indicator of a record-breaking negative glacier mass balanc….
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Abstract. In the hydrological year 2021/2022, Alpine glaciers showed unprecedented mass loss. On Hintereisferner (Ötztal Alps, Austria), the glacier-wide mass balance was −3319 kg m−2. Near-daily...
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Preparing snow pit for density sampling. Awesome days on Lemon Creek Glacier. @JuneauIcefield
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RT @jakobfsteiner: we love working on steep ice margins and supraglacial cliffs but still know very little on how and why they form. what w….
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RT @uniinnsbruck: Diese Woche geht es in der 5-teiligen @oe1-Reihe „Vom Leben der Natur“ um #Gletscher - und wie es um sie in den Tropen st….
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Der Glaziologe Rainer Prinz erzählt vom Schwinden der tropischen Gletscher - von Südamerika über Afrika bis hin nach Indonesien. Teil 1: Verloren in mannshohen Eiswäldern
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Hangneigungs-Ebene – optimal für Wintertouren https://blog.alpenvere am my no-fuer-wintertouren/a aj oilcm. lllullklkpellkklkkkkkk an vtrp mm duiklllkjjllllkl the, first to comment
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RT @EtienneBerthie2: 5-year elevation change from 2017 to 2022 for Austrian glaciers (Tirol, including the well-surveyed #Hintereisferner).….
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Land-terminating ice cliffs in North Greenland - processes, drivers and their relation to regional climate. A new research project funded by @FWF_at. In collaboration with Jakob Abermann @UniGraz and Jakob Steiner @yaqoobsufi.@uniinnsbruck @AustrianPolar @uibk_climate
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Surface hoar formation due to moist air moving over cold surfaces
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However, motivation was high and socializing was great. Thanks to all participants.
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IMC 2022 field trip. Reduced outdoor programme due to harsh weather conditions. North foehn at its best. #imountainconf
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Hintereisferner area averaged surface height change: 2003 record beaten on Aug 25th. 5% volume loss in one summer.
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