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Ulrich Schotterer

Ulrich Schotterer

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
37
Citations
5703
World Ranking
8873
National Ranking
201

Overview

Ulrich Schotterer is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland, where the scientific contributions focus on research intersecting Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work has a particular emphasis on subfields including Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The research topics prominently addressed by Schotterer encompass Karst Systems and Hydrogeology, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, as well as Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry.

Their recent scholarly outputs include the following publications:

  • First results from alpine core drilling projects (2024), published in Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern)
  • Isotope study in the alpine karst region of Rawil (Switzerland) (2024), published in Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern)

Ulrich Schotterer's collaborative work involves several frequent coauthors, notably:

  • H. Oeschger
  • B. Stauffer
  • Wilfried Haeberli
  • H Rothlisberger
  • H. W. Gäggeler

The majority of these publications appear in the Bern Open Repository and Information System of the University of Bern, indicating a strong connection with the institution's research dissemination channels.

Best Publications

  • A box diffusion model to study the carbon dioxide exchange in nature

    H. Oeschger;U. Siegenthaler;U. Schotterer;A. Gugelmann

  • Mass loss on Himalayan glacier endangers water resources

    Natalie M. Kehrwald;Lonnie G. Thompson;Yao Tandong;Ellen Mosley-Thompson

  • Radiocarbon Reservoir Effect and the Timing of the Late-Glacial/Early Holocene Humid Phase in the Atacama Desert (Northern Chile)

    Mebus A. Geyh;Martin Grosjean;Lautaro Núñez;Ulrich Schotterer

  • Influence of sublimation on stable isotope records recovered from high-altitude glaciers in the tropical Andes

    W. Stichler;U. Schotterer;K. Fröhlich;P. Ginot

  • Historical record of European emissions of heavy metals to the atmosphere since the 1650s from alpine snow/ice cores drilled near Monte Rosa.

    Carlo Barbante;Margit Schwikowski;Thomas Döring;Heinz W. Gäggeler

  • Temporal Changes of the 14C Reservoir Effect in Lakes

    Mebus A. Geyh;U. Schotterer;M. Grosjean

  • A new Andean deep ice core from Nevado Illimani (6350 m), Bolivia

    E Ramirez;G Hoffmann;J.D Taupin;B Francou

  • Coherent isotope history of Andean ice cores over the last century

    G. Hoffmann;E. Ramirez;E. Ramirez;Jean-Denis Taupin;Bernard Francou

  • Historical record of carbonaceous particle concentrations from a European high‐alpine glacier (Colle Gnifetti, Switzerland)

    V. M. H. Lavanchy;H. W. Gäggeler;U. Schotterer;M. Schwikowski

  • Deuterium and oxygen-18 in present-day precipitation: data and modelling

    J. Jouzel;K. Froehlich;U. Schotterer

  • Observation of isotopes in the water cycle—the Swiss National Network (NISOT)

    Marc Schürch;Ronald Kozel;Ulrich Schotterer;Jean-Pierre Tripet

  • Climate variability during the last 1000 years inferred from Andean ice cores: A review of methodology and recent results

    Françoise Vimeux;Françoise Vimeux;Patrick Ginot;Margit Schwikowski;Mathias Vuille

  • Reconstruction of past climates from stable isotope records of palaeo-precipitation preserved in continental archives*

    K. Rozanski;S. J. Johnsen;U. Schotterer;L. G. Thompson

  • A high-resolution air chemistry record from an Alpine ice core: Fiescherhorn glacier, Swiss Alps

    M. Schwikowski;S. Brütsch;H. W. Gäggeler;U. Schotterer

  • Mid- and late-Holocene limnogeology of Laguna del Negro Francisco, northern Chile, and its palaeoclimatic implications

    Martin Grosjean;Blas L. Valero-Garcés;Mebus A. Geyh;Bruno Messerli

  • Glaciochemical investigation of an ice core from Belukha glacier, Siberian Altai

    Susanne Olivier;Susanne Olivier;Margit Schwikowski;Sabina Brütsch;Stella Eyrikh

  • Anthropogenic versus natural sources of atmospheric sulphate from an Alpine ice core

    M. Schwikowski;A. Döscher;H. W. Gäggeler;U. Schotterer;U. Schotterer

  • The anthropogenic impact on snow chemistry at Colle Gnifetti, Swiss Alps

    D. Wagenbach;K.O. Münnich;U. Schotterer;H. Oeschger

  • Increase of 129I in the environment

    M.J.M. Wagner;B. Dittrich-Hannen;H.-A. Synal;M. Suter

  • A historical record of ammonium concentrations from a glacier in the Alps

    A. Döscher;H. W. Gäggeler;U. Schotterer;M. Schwikowski

  • Post-17th-century changes of European lead emissions recorded in high-altitude alpine snow and ice.

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Frequent Co-Authors

Heinz W. Gäggeler
Heinz W. Gäggeler Paul Scherrer Institute
Margit Schwikowski
Margit Schwikowski Paul Scherrer Institute
Lonnie G. Thompson
Lonnie G. Thompson The Ohio State University
Paolo Gabrielli
Paolo Gabrielli The Ohio State University
Martin Grosjean
Martin Grosjean University of Bern
Michel Stievenard
Michel Stievenard Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Carlo Barbante
Carlo Barbante Ca Foscari University of Venice
Hans Oeschger
Hans Oeschger University of Bern
Dietmar Wagenbach
Dietmar Wagenbach Heidelberg University
Bryan G. Mark
Bryan G. Mark The Ohio State University

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