{"id":4008,"date":"2021-05-25T14:19:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T14:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainow.net\/?page_id=4008"},"modified":"2021-06-24T10:29:53","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T10:29:53","slug":"observation-campaign-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainow.net\/en\/intro\/observation-campaign-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Observation Campaign 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Observation Campaign 2021<\/h1>\n

MountaiNow - Safer Together<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Take part in the observation campaign this summer and help research on climate change.
\nIt only takes a few clicks - from the mountain or from home, so don't wait, join us now !<\/strong><\/p>\n

How to participate?<\/b><\/h2>\n
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  1. Download<\/strong>\u00a0MountaiNow on\u00a0App Store<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Google Play<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. While in the mountains, add observations<\/strong> via the app - it only takes a few seconds, see tuto here<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. If possible, focus on the following types of observations: Landscape; Rockfall; Glacier melt; Snow depth; Threatening seracs\/Ice avalanche; Glacial lake<\/strong>; see details below<\/li>\n
  4. If possible, make observations in the target regions of the campaign: Aletsch, Morteratsch\/ Diavolezza, Orny\/Trient, or Zinal<\/strong>. \"Visit me\"<\/strong> icons are also placed on the MountaiNow map to indicate the best viewpoints<\/li>\n
  5. Get started !<\/strong> Observations are really useful whatever the region \ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    But... why an observation campaign?<\/b><\/h2>\n

    Addressing high-mountain challenges requires the provision of actionable information on Alpine changes<\/strong>. Research bodies such as the Swiss national monitoring networks for glaciers and permafrost,\u00a0GLAMOS<\/a> and\u00a0PERMOS<\/a>, play a fundamental role in the provision of this information, however they often lack sufficient real-time in-situ information<\/strong> to develop timely monitoring products.<\/p>\n

    The 2021 observation campaign is about exploring the potential of modern observation methods to fill this information gap, and in particular evaluating the power of crowdsourcing for long-term mountain monitoring<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    The idea is to use MountaiNow to collect real-time observations of glaciers and permafrost - thereby gathering a critical mass of observations for climate change research.
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    The campaign - because of its national and international relevance - is co-financed by MeteoSwiss as part of the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Switzerland.<\/p>\n

    Period and target regions<\/h2>\n

    The observation campaign runs from\u00a01 June to 30 September 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Observations from any region are welcome, however observations from the \"target\" regions are particularly encouraged:<\/p>\n