Oliver Sass: Publikationen

Peer reviewed

2024

Khan, S., Doevenspeck, M., Sass, O.: Climate (im)mobilities in the Eastern Hindu Kush : The case of Lotkuh Valley, Pakistan. Population and Environment, 46, 2 (2024).
doi:10.1007/s11111-023-00443-2

2023

Kamp, N., Krenn, P., Avian, M., Sass, O.: Comparability of multi‐temporal DTMs derived from different LiDAR platforms: Error sources and uncertainties in the application of geomorphic impact studies. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 48(6), 1152-1175 (2023).
doi:10.1002/esp.5540

Sass, O., Bauer, C., Heil, S., Schnepfleitner, H., Kropf, F., Gaisberger, C.: Infrared thermography monitoring of rock faces : Potential and pitfalls. Geomorphology, 439, 108837 (2023).
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2023.108837

2022

Khan, S., Vanselow, K., Sass, O., Samimi, C.: Detecting abrupt change in land cover in the eastern Hindu Kush region using Landsat time series (1988–2020). Journal of Mountain Science, 19(6), 1699-1716 (2022).
doi:10.1007/s11629-021-7297-y

Sass, O., Viles, H.: Heritage hydrology : a conceptual framework for understanding water fluxes and storage in built and rock-hewn heritage. Heritage Science, 10, 66 (2022).
doi:10.1186/s40494-022-00693-7

Sass, O.: Investigating rock moisture at a sandstone massif in the Saxonian Switzerland climbing area. Journal of Geomorphology, 1(1), 25-41 (2022).
doi:10.1127/jgeomorphology/2022/0711

Weiss, T., Sass, O.: The challenge of measuring rock moisture : a laboratory experiment using eight types of sensors. Geomorphology, 416, 108430 (2022).
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2022.108430

Matys Grygar, T., Hošek, M., Navrátil, T., Bednárek, J., Hönig, J., Elznicová, J., Pacina, J., Rohovec, J., Sedláček, J., Sass, O.: Lessons Learnt from the Revitalisation of Chemical Factory in Marktredwitz and River Banks Downstream: When "Renaturation" Can Be Harmful. Water, 14(21), 3481 (2022).
doi:10.3390/w14213481

Pölzler, T., Ortner, F., Meyer, L., Sass, O., Hofer, M.: Natural Hazards under Climate Change Conditions : A Case Study of Expectations and their Normative Significance in Protecting Alpine Communities. Natural Hazards Review, 23(2) (2022).
doi:10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000543

2020

Egartner, I., Sass, O., Viles, H., Dietzel, M.: A Multi Proxy Investigation of Moisture, Salt, and Weathering Dynamics on a Historic Urban Boundary Wall in Oxford, UK. Studies in Conservation, 65(3), 172-188 (2020).
doi:10.1080/00393630.2019.1628480

Rode, M., Sass, O., Kellerer-Pirklbauer, A., Schnepfleitner, H., Gitschthaler, C.: Permafrost distribution and conditions at the headwalls of two receding glaciers (Schladming and Hallstatt glaciers) in the Dachstein Massif, Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria. The Cryosphere, 14(4), 1173-1186 (2020).
doi:10.5194/tc-14-1173-2020

2018

Rascher, E., Rindler, R., Habersack, H., Sass, O.: Impacts of gravel mining and renaturation measures on the sediment flux and budget in an alpine catchment (Johnsbach Valley, Austria). Geomorphology, 318, 404-420 (2018).
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.07.009

Schnepfleitner, H., Rode, M., Sass, O.: Validation of simulated temperature profiles at rock walls in the Eastern Alps (Dachstein). Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 29(1), 34-48 (2018).
doi:10.1002/ppp.1962

2017

Rascher, E., Sass, O.: Evaluating sediment dynamics in tributary trenches in an alpine catchment (Johnsbachtal, Austria) using multi-temporal terrestrial laser scanning. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie : Supplementary Issues, 61(1), 27-52 (2017).
doi:10.1127/zfg_suppl/2016/0358

Sass, O., Sarcletti, S.: Patterns of long-term regeneration of forest fire slopes in the Northern European Alps : a logistic regression approach. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, 99(1), 56-71 (2017).
doi:10.1080/04353676.2016.1263131

Seier, G., Stangl, J., Schöttl, S., Sulzer, W., Sass, O.: UAV and TLS for monitoring a creek in an alpine environment, Styria, Austria. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 38(8/10), 2903-2920 (2017).
doi:10.1080/01431161.2016.1277045

2016

Gingrich, S., Schmid, M., Dirnböck, T., Dullinger, I., Garstenauer, R., Gaube, V., Haberl, H., Kainz, M., Kreiner, D., Mayer, R., Sass, O., Stocker-Kiss, A.: Long-term socio-ecological research in practice : Lessons from inter-and transdisciplinary research in the Austrian Eisenwurzen. Sustainability, 8(8), No. 743 (2016).
doi:10.3390/su8080743

Schnepfleitner, H., Sass, O., Fruhmann, S., Viles, H., Goudie, A.: A multi‐method investigation of temperature, moisture and salt dynamics in tafoni (Tafraoute, Morocco). Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 41(4), 473-485 (2016).
doi:10.1002/esp.3838

Rode, M., Schnepfleitner, H., Sass, O.: Simulation of moisture content in alpine rockwalls during freeze-thaw events. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 41(13), 1937-1950 (2016).
doi:10.1002/esp.3961

Egartner, I., Sass, O.: Using paper pulp poultices in the field and laboratory to analyse salt distribution in building limestones. Heritage Science, 4, 41 (2016).
doi:10.1186/s40494-016-0110-5

2015

Sass, O., Kloss, S.: Distribution of macro charcoal from forest fires in shallow soils of the Northern Alps. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 15(4), 748-758 (2015).
doi:10.1007/s11368-014-0954-9

2014

Malowerschnig, B., Sass, O.: Long-term vegetation development on a wildfire slope in Innerzwain (Styria, Austria). Journal of Forestry Research, 25(1), 103-111 (2014).
doi:10.1007/s11676-014-0435-4

Stiegler, C., Rode, M., Sass, O., Otto, J.: An undercooled scree slope detected by geophysical investigations in sporadic permafrost below 1000 m ASL, central Austria. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 25(3), 194-207 (2014).
doi:10.1002/ppp.1813

Arpaci, A., Malowerschnig, B., Sass, O., Vacik, H.: Using multi variate data mining techniques for estimating fire susceptibility of Tyrolean forests. Applied Geography, 53, 258-270 (2014).
doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.05.015

2013

Strasser, U., Marke, T., Sass, O., Birk, S., Winkler, G.: John’s creek valley : a mountainous catchment for long-term interdisciplinary human-environment system research in Upper Styria (Austria). Environmental Earth Sciences, 69(2), 695-705 (2013).
doi:10.1007/s12665-013-2318-y

2012

Bremer, M., Sass, O.: Combining airborne and terrestrial laser scanning for quantifying erosion and deposition by a debris flow event. Geomorphology, 138(1), 49-60 (2012).
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.08.024

Sass, O., Heel, M., Leistner, I., Stöger, F., Wetzel, K., Friedmann, A.: Disturbance, geomorphic processes and recovery of wildfire slopes in North Tyrol. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 37(8), 883-894 (2012).
doi:10.1002/esp.3221

Sass, O., Haas, F., Schimmer, C., Heel, M., Bremer, M., Stöger, F., Wetzel, K.: Impact of forest fires on geomorphic processes in the Tyrolean Limestone Alps. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, 94(1), 117-133 (2012).
doi:10.1111/j.1468-0459.2012.00452.x

Sass, O., Oberlechner, M.: Is climate change causing increased rockfall frequency in Austria?. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 12(11), 3209-3216 (2012).
doi:10.5194/nhess-12-3209-2012

Kloss, S., Sass, O., Geitner, C., Prietzel, J.: Soil properties and charcoal dynamics of burnt soils in the Tyrolean Limestone Alps. Catena, 99, 75-82 (2012).
doi:10.1016/j.catena.2012.07.011

2011

Lukas, S., Sass, O.: The formation of Alpine lateral moraines inferred from sedimentology and radar reflection patterns : a case study from Gornergletscher, Switzerland. Special Publications / Geological Society London, 354(1), 77-92 (2011).
doi:10.1144/SP354.5

2010

Sass, O., Friedmann, A., Haselwanter, G., Wetzel, K.: Investigating thickness and internal structure of alpine mires using conventional and geophysical techniques. Catena, 80(3), 195-203 (2010).
doi:10.1016/j.catena.2009.11.006

Sass, O., Heel, M., Hoinkis, R., Wetzel, K.: A six-year record of debris transport by avalanches on a wildfire slope (Arnspitze, Tyrol). Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, 54(2), 181-193 (2010).
doi:10.1127/0372-8854/2010/0054-0009

Sass, O.: Spatial and temporal patterns of talus activity : a lichenometric approach in the Stubaier Alps, Austria. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, 92(3), 375-391 (2010).
doi:10.1111/j.1468-0459.2010.00402.x

Sass, O., Viles, H.: Two-dimensional resistivity surveys of the moisture content of historic limestone walls in Oxford, UK : implications for understanding catastrophic stone deterioration. Special Publications / Geological Society London, 331, 237-249 (2010).
doi:10.1144/SP331.22

Sass, O., Viles, H.: Wetting and drying of masonry walls : 2D-resistivity monitoring of driving rain experiments on historic stonework in Oxford, UK. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 70(1), 72-83 (2010).
doi:10.1016/j.jappgeo.2009.11.006

2008

Schrott, L., Sass, O.: Application of field geophysics in geomorphology : advances and limitations exemplified by case studies. Geomorphology, 93(1-2), 55-73 (2008).
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.12.024

Sass, O., Bell, R., Glade, T.: Comparison of GPR, 2D-resistivity and traditional techniques for the subsurface exploration of the Öschingen landslide, Swabian Alb (Germany). Geomorphology, 93(1-2), 89-103 (2008).
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.12.019

2007

Sass, O.: Bedrock detection and talus thickness assessment in the European Alps using geophysical methods. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 62(3), 254-269 (2007).
doi:10.1016/j.jappgeo.2006.12.003

Sass, O., Krautblatter, M.: Debris flow-dominated and rockfall-dominated talus slopes : Genetic models derived from GPR measurements. Geomorphology, 86(1-2), 176-192 (2007).
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.08.012

Sass, O., Krautblatter, M., Morche, D.: Rapid lake infill following major rockfall (bergsturz) events revealed by ground-penetrating radar (GPR) measurements, Reintal, German Alps. The Holocene, 17(7), 965-976 (2007).
doi:10.1177/0959683607082412

2006

Otto, J., Sass, O.: Comparing geophysical methods for talus slope investigations in the Turtmann valley (Swiss Alps). Geomorphology, 76(3-4), 257-272 (2006).
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.11.008

Sass, O.: Determination of the internal structure of alpine talus deposits using different geophysical methods (Lechtaler Alps, Austria). Geomorphology, 80(1-2), 45-58 (2006).
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.09.006

Sass, O.: Geophysical investigation of a relict talus slope in the Bavarian Alps, Germany. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, 50(4), 447-463 (2006).

Sass, O., Viles, H.: How wet are these walls? Testing a novel technique for measuring moisture in ruined walls. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 7(4), 257-263 (2006).
doi:10.1016/j.culher.2006.08.001

Sass, O., Wetzel, K., Friedmann, A.: Landscape dynamics of sub-alpine forest fire slopes in the Northern Alps - preliminary results. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie : Supplement, 142, 207-227 (2006).

Wetzel, K., Sass, O., von Restorff, C.: Mass Movement Processes in Unconsolidated Pleistocene Sediments : A Multi-Method Investigation at the "Hochgraben"(Jenbach/Upper Bavaria). Erdkunde, 60(3), 246-260 (2006).
doi:10.3112/erdkunde.2006.03.04

2005

Sass, O.: Rock moisture measurements : techniques, results, and implications for weathering. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 30(3), 359-374 (2005).
doi:10.1002/esp.1214

Sass, O.: Spatial patterns of rockfall intensity in the northern Alps. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie : Supplement, 138, 51-65 (2005).

Sass, O.: Temporal variability of rockfall in the Bavarian Alps, Germany. Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 37(4), 564-573 (2005).
doi:10.1657/1523-0430(2005)037[0564:TVORIT]2.0.CO;2

2004

Sass, O.: Rock moisture fluctuations during freeze-thaw cycles : Preliminary results from electrical resistivity measurements. Polar Geography, 28(1), 13-31 (2004).
doi:10.1080/789610157

2003

Sass, O.: Moisture distribution in rockwalls derived from 2D-resistivity measurements. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie : Supplement, 132, 51-69 (2003).

2001

Sass, O., Wollny, K.: Investigations regarding Alpine talus slopes using ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) in the Bavarian Alps, Germany. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 26(10), 1071-1086 (2001).
doi:10.1002/esp.254

Books and Book sections

2022

Lieb, G., Sass, O.: Gesäuse: River Gorge, Limestone Massifs and Sediment Cascades. In: Christine Embleton-Hamann (eds.): Landscapes and Landforms of Austria. - Cham : Springer, 2022. - 277-287.
doi:10.1007/978-3-030-92815-5_18

2019

Sass, O.: Waldbrände in den Nordtiroler Kalkalpen : Verbreitung - Geschichte - Regeneration. - Innsbruck : Geographie Innsbruck, 2019. - 218

2016

Stangl, J., Rascher, E., Sass, O.: Comparative analysis of sediment routing in two different alpine catchments. In: Achim A. Beylich, John C. Dixon, Zbigniew Zwolinski (eds.): Source-to-sink fluxes in Undisturbed Cold Environments. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016. - 364-377.
doi:10.1017/CBO9781107705791.026

2014

Glade, T., Bell, R., Dobesberger, P., Embleton-Hamann, C., Fromm, R., Fuchs, S., Hagen, K., Hübl, J., Lieb, G., Otto, J., Perzl, F., Peticzka, R., Prager, C., Samimi, C., Sass, O., Schöner, W., Schröter, D., Schrott, L., Zangerl, C., Zeidler, A.: Der Einfluss des Klimawandels auf die Reliefsphäre. In: Helga Kromp-Kolb (eds.): Österreichischer Sachstandsbericht Klimawandel 2014 = Austrian Assessment Report 2014 (AAR14): Austrian Panel on Climate Change (APCC). - Wien : Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2014. - 557-600.

2008

Sass, O.: The use of GPR in determining talus thickness and talus structure. In: Christian Hauck, Christof Kneisel (eds.): Applied Geophysics in Periglacial Environments. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - 165-171.
doi:10.1017/CBO9780511535628.012