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First testing of the Ecotron system
We’re happy to share that the first testing of our Ecotron system has started (many thanks to our civil servant Sébastien Rogers for making this possible). The Ecotron is a box (3 m3) that allows simulating environmental conditions like solar radiation and precipitation, but also soil groundwater dynamics. It has a sensor system that allows…
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New projects starting
This month there are two new short projects starting: And also two UNIL master projects starting:
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Trip to the water divide
Lausanne is very close to a major water divide: the one separating the Rhône river (that ends up in the Western Mediterranean sea) and the Rhine river (that ends up in the North sea). We went for a little trip on this divide. If not evaporating entirely along the way, rain falling on Luca will…
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Prof. Lucas Cernusak visits the Hydrology group
This past month we had a special visit by Lucas Cernusak, who is a Plant Ecophysiologist from the James Cook University in Cairns (AU). We had great time talking isotopes in plants and learning about unsaturation in the airspaces of leaves. We are grateful to the Herbette Foundation for supporting his stay.