ETH PostDoc fellow @KirchnerLabETH, PhD in #isotope #hydrology @unil, Btech & Mtech @IITKgp, #inquisitive https://www.harshberia.com/https://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3mlswzoxgu22sIt's really strange to get snow in the middle of May in Dischma. The ISCO continues sampling every 12 hours, will be interesting to see if the signature of the recent snow could be traced in the stream [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlswzoxgu22shttps://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3mkrwlnie7c2fWith spring melt increasing discharge, the ISCO started overflowing a bit. Funny scenes with floating vials inside Snow has melted very early in Dischma and it will be interesting to see how summer low flows fare. This is the new climate normal now! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrwlnie7c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3mjz453m22c2nSnow is almost gone now and the ISCO piping had to be replaced. Stream conductivity suggests a lot of snow contribution to streamflow. We now installed a new palmex rain sampler to fix the problem of evaporation of rain. Looking forward to high-frequency sampling during spring [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz453m22c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3mg3xm5nt622xAfter a month, the ISCO is finally working. Snowpack was vertically homogenised in terms of density and had a lot of liquid water Our Msc student Thomas, who is making the snow pits, will start his isotope sampling in Svalbard later this spring. Lots of ongoing @cryoscope.bsky.social work [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Mar 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3xm5nt622xhttps://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3mcpvsgfwtk2kDense cloud coverage over the Swiss Plateau keeps sunshine away for much of the winter in places like Zurich. But above the clouds, there are blue skies and lovely sunshine. ☀️☁️18 Jan 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcpvsgfwtk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3mcc3kqkias2uWith snowfall in the last few days, our ISCO piping is frozen, and we can barely see the river. It was interesting to notice overflow conditions, with a thick ice layer separating the old snow and the recent snowfall. It's really hard to get daily stream samples in these conditions :( [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jan 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcc3kqkias2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3mb7qwqd7ac25Last Dischma samples for 2025. The ISCO continues to struggle with the cold weather, with water samples continuously freezing in the bottles. A few springs that I used to samples have also frozen up and stream levels are really low. Snowpack continues to be very shallow (~21 cm). [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Dec 2025 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb7qwqd7ac25https://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3m6wv4e5cnk2kSnow has arrived in Dischma,with ~20 cm of accumulated snow. The snowpack is cold with surface snow temperatures around -11 °C. Unfortunately, our thermal insulation couldn’t keep the ISCO water samples from freezing 🥶🥺 Time to change the insulation? [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Dec 2025 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wv4e5cnk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3m4qkvpuscc2sEphemeral snowmelt is clearly visible in Dischma, with snow height reducing from 8 to 7 cm during my 1 hour of water sampling ;) Took some surface snow samples to see potential sublimation signatures [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Nov 2025 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qkvpuscc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3m3xdpvh7tc22First snow samples of the season from Dischma! ❄️ I have managed to keep the ISCO running every 6-hours in the past few weeks to capture potential ephemeral snowmelt signals in stream isotopes. Interestingly, EC rises at night and drops during the day, suggesting some melt influence in streamflow. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Oct 2025 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3xdpvh7tc22https://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3m2csi5q3ys2hDillon installing the new ISCO in Dischma which is now sampling every 6-hours. We also made a small tour of Seehornwald to take pictures of the forest canopy [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Oct 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2csi5q3ys2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3lzy4co6db22yAfter a year of loyal service, our ISCO gave up on us in Dischma 😭 On a brighter note, we have got another picarro up and running 🚀 Hopefully this means we can finally keep pace with the mountain of samples piling up. Not sure if it's a good problem to have 😁 @cryoscope.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Sep 2025 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzy4co6db22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3lw5fztikgs2sUpgraded our rainfall collector today; it’s been so hot that the rain samples were warm! Might see evaporation affecting our samples soon 😥 A group of curious tourists asked if they could drink the stream water; maybe not — the cows upstream might be adding a touch of extra nitrogen 😉🐄 [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Aug 2025 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw5fztikgs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3lvnb2y636k23We had some great discussions on upcoming fieldwork in Dischma and got a first peek at some fascinating river temperature data [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2025 08:10 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvnb2y636k23https://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3ltf2hnqxns2jOur rainfall collector suffered an insect attack, the rain collector was overflowing due to the recent thunderstorm. Nice weather in Dischma! @cryoscope.bsky.social07 Jul 2025 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltf2hnqxns2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3lsaxfkvkh22mSuccessful 3-hr stream sampling during a major weekend storm, will be interesting to trace its signatures in streamflow isotopes. We installed a rain sampler and hosted Zuosinan Chen from @unioulu.bsky.social You can also see @mfhydro.bsky.social hard at work fixing the pipes @cryoscope.bsky.social23 Jun 2025 06:29 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsaxfkvkh22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3lrktjjinls2tThe streamflow collection in Dischma worked well in the last 2 weeks. River flow has further increased and I reset the daily sampling to 3-hourly to see any diel fluctuations in streamflow isotopes. #alps @cryoscope.bsky.social14 Jun 2025 11:21 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrktjjinls2thttps://bsky.app/profile/harshberia.bsky.social/post/3lqesxbpkns2dA beautiful day in the Dischma valley, most of the snow has melted out, and river discharge has increased. How much of the snowmelt signal can we still trace in the stream? #isotopes #alpine @cryoscope.bsky.social30 May 2025 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:37sw5gzenql5n5ae2pd4zhql/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqesxbpkns2d