Department Surface Waters - Research and Management
ALPLAKES
Alplakes is an interactive web application providing open access to operational simulations and remote sensing data for lakes in the European alpine region. The platform combines outputs from various research projects to create a digital twin of each lake. Designed with user-friendliness in mind, Alplakes enables a wide range of users to access operational lake models and remote sensing products developed by researchers. Here we focus on the three-dimensional hydrodynamic operational models featured in Alplakes.
The project builds on the previous work of Meteolakes, which pioneered the integration of satellite Earth observation and three-dimensional hydrodynamic modeling. Since 2016, the Meteolakes web platform has attracted over 600,000 users. Alplakes expands on this foundation, now covering twelve Alpine lakes at elevations ranging from 60 to 1800 meters above sea level. This broader scope aims to provide comprehensive data for a diverse set of alpine water bodies. The goal is finally to discuss the possible interest to upscale such kind of initiative.
