Spatial Terrain research
We develop mountain models, compare their outputs with available observations and build tools that make the results useful. This is the research record behind Mountain Weather, Mountain Conditions and our cartography.
Technical notes
Each note has a stable identifier, a date, a version and an explicit scope. Notes are company publications; external review is identified separately when it has taken place.
ST-TN-001 · Version 1.1 · 7 September 2026
How to interpret snow, wind and exposure layers, and what separates detailed output from measured accuracy.
Technical explanation · No new accuracy result
Read the technical note →Research programmes
Weather supplies the changing conditions. Terrain shapes their local effects. Observations and recorded events provide tests of the result.
Public service + development research
Summit and route weather, terrain-shaped wind, cloud and the conditions people experience on the hill. Mountain Weather provides the public weather service.
Mountain Weather evidence →Research platform
Snowpack reconstruction, redistribution, avalanche processes and satellite screening. Recorded avalanche cases help examine where the model matches the reported process and where it falls short.
Terrain and snow layers →Sentinel-1 satellite research →Production system in development
High-resolution elevation data and regional mapping sources brought into a consistent, adaptable visual system for digital maps, print and project-specific analysis.
Read the Iceland development study →Use the map explorer →Proposed field programme
Wind, air and snow measurements to test model assumptions alongside sensor health, power use and missing data. Field deployments depend on suitable sites, permissions, funding and an agreed evaluation plan.
Proposed observation pilot →Proposed study
How people interpret mountain conditions, when plans become difficult to change, and whether practical alternatives help. Study design and evaluation would precede claims about improved decisions or safety.
View the proposed research →Proposed field programme
We are exploring a small field trial to measure wind, air and snow conditions alongside the models. Sites, funding, hardware and operating arrangements are still to be agreed.
Choose a measurable uncertainty, such as wind exposure at an instrument location or changes in snow depth. Agree the reference measurements and the evidence needed for a useful result.
Confirm landowner permission, access, instrument exposure, power, communications and maintenance. Record icing, outages and measurement quality beside the observations.
Agree duration, costs, responsibilities, data access and review milestones before installation. Evaluate performance and failure modes before proposing a continuing service.
Any public case study or named collaboration would require separate agreement. Participation terms and equipment costs are project-specific.
Discuss a possible pilot →Evidence and interpretation
A demonstration, a historical reconstruction and an independent field evaluation answer different questions. We identify that distinction beside the work.
Development comparison
Mountain Weather publishes a summit-wind comparison and explains its measurement basis. A development comparison does not establish forecast performance across every mountain, season or lead time.
Read the current evidence →Retrospective case evidence
Mountain Conditions links documented events to model reconstructions. Matching a recorded event is different from verifying a forecast preserved before the event occurred.
Read the case evidence →Explore the avalanche log →Development case study
A continuous Iceland map corridor at three nominal scales demonstrates the cartographic system. The study describes the output and its limits without implying a customer deployment.
Read the development study →Technical notes explain inputs, interpretation, evidence and limitations. Source code, calibration details and commercial datasets are considered separately. Access and reuse depend on the relevant source licences and any agreed project terms.
We name customers, collaborators, evaluators and funders only with permission and describe their actual contribution. A citation or a discussion does not imply endorsement.
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