First trip to Mt. Lozère

The new SNSF-NSF project “DrySpell” will include substantial fieldwork activities at the Mt. Lozère area where multiple experimental catchments have been monitored for years. Mt. Lozère is hydrologically very interesting because it has a mediterranean climate with dry summers and very wet autumns.

The hydrology lab visited the site for the first time in August 2026, when most streams were dry or barely trickling.

The grassland around the meteo station in Vialasse
The grassland around the meteo station in Vialasse
Dry streambed in Sapine
Dry streambed in Sapine
Group picture (Paolo, Jenny, Fosco, Julien)
Group picture (Paolo, Jenny, Fosco, Julien)