ASP projects

KUOLEVA JӒӒTIKKӦ

Why Kuoleva Jäätikko? Belvedere glacier is a valley glacier located above Macugnaga of the Valle Anzasca in the region of Piedmont. It lies at the base of the east side of Monte Rosa. It reaches approximately 2200 metres above sea level at its highest point and terminates near the Alpe Burki at about 1800 metres. It is a debris-cover glacier because the glacial mass is mainly covered by debris and rocks. With an area of about 5 km2, Belvedere glacier is also the largest glacier of Piemonte region. This glacier has had a volume increase in the second half of 20th century (period 1957-1991), but in the first twenty years of 21st century, it has presented significant reductions of its volume (~106 m3/yr). Belvedere glacier is dying (Kuoleva Jäätikko means dying glacier in Finnish), so the aim of this project is to monitor in continuous-time the health conditions of Belvedere glacier using webcams, and time-lapse photography.

PRINCIPAL ACADEMIC TUTOR
Carlo De Michele, Politecnico di Milano, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering – Water Science and Engineering


OTHERS ACADEMIC TUTORS
Alberto Bianchi, Politecnico di Milano, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering – Water Science and Engineering
Alberto Cina, Politecnico di Torino, Dept. of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering
Paolo Maschio, Politecnico di Torino, Dept. of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering
Livio Pinto, Politecnico di Milano, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering – Geodesy and Geomatics
Marco Piras, Politecnico di Torino, Dept. of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering

TEAM MEMBERS
Edoardo Bruno, Aerospace Engineer, Politecnico di Torino
Daniele Calzolari, Nuclear Engineer, Politecnico di Milano
Fabio Dalla Rovere, Aerospace Engineer, Politecnico di Torino
Marta Galbiati, Physichs Engineer, Politecnico di Milano
Alessandra Mannocchi, Space Engineer, Politecnico di Milano
Pietro Manzoni, Mathematical Engineer, Politecnico di Milano
Mauro Martini, Mechatronic Engineer, Politecnico di Torino