Dear students,
on Wednesday, May 20, we'll have our field trip.
Here is the program:
8.00 Departure from Bozen/Bolzano (Kolping House).
9.30 Arrival at Gadria station
9.30 - 10.30 Sediment retention basins, debris flows monitoring and warning (with Dott. Macconi)
10.30 Departure from Gadria to Trafoi
11.15 Pit stop in Gomagoi (looking at Gurgl avalanche aftermath)
11.45 - 12.15 Hike from Trafoi to Drei Brunnen/Tre Fontane
12.15 - 13 Glacier/periglacial hazards and their interaction with fluvial processes (with Dott. Marangoni)
13 – 13.30 Packed lunch at Drei Brunnen/Tre Fontane
13.30 – 14 Hike back to Trafoi
14 - 14.45 Drive to Sulden/Solda
14.45 - 15.30 Hazard mapping and 2014 flood/debris flow events (with Dott. Marangoni)
15.30 - 16.00 Drive down to Stilfser Brücke/Ponte Stelvio
16 - 16.15 Bedload transport monitoring
16.15 - 16.30 Drive to Tchengles/Cengles
16.30 - 16.45 Debris flow risk mitigation structures
16.45 – 18.15 Drive back to Bozen/Bolzano
You can find the kmz files of these locations on the Field trip section in Moodle. We will give you on the bus a short document with the description of the different sites. Please notice that - as reported in the Syllabus - a report about the field trip will be part of the final assessment (those who are not able to come please contact me for an alternative job).
Please bring hiking shoes, water and food !
My cell phone is 3287299963 in case of need.
Please let me know in case you are not able to come.
Francesco