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WELCOME THIS RUTISHAUSER'S HOMEPAGE

Phenological observations throughout time and space:

Robert S. Marsham
Observer from 1736-1798, England
(Courtesy of Tim Sparks, CEH Monks Wood)
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Picturing the Japanese Cherry Tree Flowering Festival, Spring 2003
(Picture Andri Pol, Tagesanzeiger)
Christian Röthlisberger
Observer since 1977 at Grossaffoltern BE/Switzerland
(Picture Adrian Moser, Der Bund)

 

"Swiss Commission for Phenology and Seasonality" started its work January 1 2011.
Supported by the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) and its "Platform Geosciences" the new commission stimulates phenological and seasonality research.
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This year I intensified my work in journalism with textatelier in Biel. Find us here.

Relevant publications (see also Publications)
Stöckli, R., T. Rutishauser, I. Baker, M. Liniger, S. Denning (2011): A Global Reanalysis of Vegetation Phenology, J. Geophys. Res. 116, G03020, doi:10.1029/2010JG001545.
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Peñuelas, J., T. Rutishauser, I. Filella (2009): Phenology Feedbacks on Climate Change. Science 324, 887–888.
A longer growing season as a result of climate change will in turn affect climate through biogeochemical and biophysical effects.
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Rutishauser, This (2009): Historical Phenology in Central Europe. Seasonality and Climate During the Past 500 Years, Geographica Bernensia, Vol. G 82, pp. 152.
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Rutishauser, T., J. Luterbacher, C. Defila, D. Frank and H. Wanner (2008): Swiss Spring Plant Phenology 2007: Extremes, a multi-century perspective and changes in temperature sensitivity. Geophys. Res. Lett. 35, L05703. doi: 10.1029/2007GL032545.
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Meier, N., T. Rutishauser, J. Luterbacher, C. Pfister and H. Wanner (2007): Grape Harvest Dates as a proxy for Swiss April to August Temperature Reconstructions back to AD 1480. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L20705, doi:10.1029/2007GL031381.
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Rutishauser, T., J. Luterbacher, F. Jeanneret, C. Pfister and H. Wanner (2007): A phenology-based reconstruction of interannual changes in past spring seasons. J Geophys Res-Biogeoscience, 112, G04016, doi:10.1029/2006JG000382.
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