David Finger
Dr. David Finger
Asst. Prof.
Resilient Water Resources Management
School of Science and Engineering
Reykjavik university
Menntavegur 1, Nauthólsvík
IS-108 Reykjavik
Iceland
E-mail:
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Key Publications of David Finger (up to ten) :
Finger, D., Wüest, A. and P., Bossard (2013). Effects of oligotrophication on primary production in peri-alpine lakes. Water Resour. Res., 49, 1-11, doi: 10.1029/wrcr.20355.
Finger, D., A. Hugentobler, M. Huss, A. Voinesco, H.R. Wernli, D. Fischer, E. Weber, P-Y. Jeannin, M. Kauzlaric, A. Wirz, T. Vennemann, F. Hüsler, B. Schädler, and R. Weingartner (2013). Identification of glacial melt water runoff in a karstic environment and its implication for present and future water availability. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 17, 3261-3277, doi: 10.5194/hess-17-3261-2013.
Finger, D., G. Heinrich, A. Gobiet, and A. Bauder (2012), Projections of future water resources and their uncertainty in a glacierized catchment in the Swiss Alps and the subsequent effects on hydropower production during the 21st century Water Resour. Res., in press, doi: 10.1029/2011WR010733.
Finger, D., F. Pellicciotti, M. Konz, S. Rimkus, and P. Burlando (2011), The value of glacier mass balance, satellite snow cover images, and hourly discharge for improving the performance of a physically based distributed hydrological model, Water Resour. Res., 47, doi: W07519, 10.1029/2010wr009824.
Finger, D., M. Schmid, and A. Wüest (2006). Effects of upstream hydropower operation on riverine particle transport and turbidity in downstream lakes. Water Resources Research. 42, W08429, doi: 10.1029/2005WR004751.
Finger, D., P. Bossard, M. Schmid, L. Jaun, B. Muller, D. Steiner, E. Schaffer, M. Zeh, and A. Wuest (2007), Effects of alpine hydropower operations on primary production in a downstream lake, Aquat. Sci., 69(2), 240-256, doi: 10.1007/s00027-007-0873-6.
Finger, D., M. Schmid, and A. Wuest (2007), Comparing effects of oligotrophication and upstream hydropower dams on plankton and productivity in perialpine lakes, Water Resour. Res., 43(12), doi: 10.1029/2007wr005868.
Expertise of David Finger:
Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
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Expert Type | Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering |
Scope | Impact of Change |
| Vulnerability to Change |
| Adaptation Measures to Change |
| Mitigation of Change |
Topic Atmosphere | Meteorology |
| Climate |
| Global Warming |
Topic Hydrosphere | Hydrosphere |
| Fresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes |
| Precipitation / Runoff |
| Water Pollution / Waste Water |
Topic Cryosphere | Snow Cover |
Topic Pedosphere | Geology / Sediments |
Topic Lithosphere | Sediments: Formation, Dynamics, Metamorphism |
Topic Biosphere | Biodiversity |
Topic Integrated Systems | Biogeochemical Cycles except Carbon |
Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Energy |
| Water |
Topic Politics/Law | Adaptation |
Topic Sustainability | Ecological Sustainability |
| Social Sustainability |
| Economic Sustainability |
Spatial Zones | Mountain / Highland |
| Lowland |
Spatial Scale | Regional |
| Local / Community |
Time Frame | Recent / Today |
| Future |
Statistical Focus | Extreme Events |
| Mean Change / Trends |
| Variability |
Time Scale | Seasonal / Annual |
| Decadal / Centennial |
Methods | Data Collection - Measurement |
| Data Analysis |
| Modeling |
| Applied Research / Technology |
| Integrated Assessment |
| Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building |
| Program Coordination / Management |
GeoForum Geo-Technology | Hydrogeology |
Biodiversity Convention Cross Cutting Issues | Ecosystem Approach |
Mountain Research Initiative | Integrated model-based studies of environmental change in diff. mountain regions |
| Europe (including Eastern Europe) |
| MRI Switzerland-Austria Network |
Specialties of David Finger:
Hydropower, Modeling of interdisciplinary environmental processes: water runoff, climate change, ecological impacts, effects on ecosystem services, anthropogenic impacts on freshwater systems
http://fingerd.jimdo.com/
Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die Wasserkraftproduktion Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf Wasserressourcen Verbesserung der Infrastruktur von Wasserkraftwerken Auswirkungen der Wasserkraft auf die flussabwärts liegende Gewässerqualität Gletscherrückgang Unsicherheit der Klimaprognosen Verbesserung der hydrologischen Modelle um Simulationen besser zu machen Verwendung von Satellitendaten um Simulationen besser zu machen Verknüpfung der numerischen Simulationen mit sozioökonomischen Aspekten
Last update: 3/9/16
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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