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Publications and Conferences

Publications (ISI-journals)

Knapp, S., Schwenk, M., and Krautblatter, M. (2022). Geophysical evidence of massive hyperconcentrated push waves with embedded toma hills caused by the Flims rockslide, Switzerland, Earth Surf. Dynam., 10, 1185–1193. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-1185-2022

Knapp, S., Mamot, P., Lempe, B., and Krautblatter, M. (2021). Impact of an 0.2 km3 Rock Avalanche on Lake Eibsee (Bavarian Alps, Germany) – Part I: Reconstruction of the paleolake and Effects of the Impact. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 46(1), 296-306. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5024

Knapp, S., Anselmetti, F. S., Lempe, B., and Krautblatter, M. (2021). Impact of an 0.2 km3 Rock Avalanche on Lake Eibsee (Bavarian Alps, Germany) – Part II: Catchment Response to Consecutive Debris Avalanche and Debris Flow. Earth surface processes and landforms, 46(1), 307-319. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5025

Knapp, S., and Krautblatter, M. (2020). Conceptual Framework of Energy Dissipation during Disintegration in Rock Avalanches. Frontiers in Earth Science, 8, 263. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2020.00263

Knapp, S., Gilli, A., Anselmetti, F.S., Krautblatter, M., Hajdas, I. (2018): Multistage Rock-Slope Failures Revealed in Lake Sediments in a Seismically Active Alpine Region (Lake Oeschinen, Switzerland). Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface 123(4): 658-677. https://doi.org/10.1029/2017JF004455

Conferences

Oral presentations

Knapp, S., Schwenk, M, Krautblatter, M. (2022): Sediment transport after rockslide-induced lake outburst flood and dam failure (Flims, CH). Mid-European Geomorphology Meeting 2022, Kaprun, Austria.

Knapp, S. (2022): Landslide hazards in a changing alpine environment - the key role of lakes. Invited talk (keynote) at the DEUQUA Conference 2022, Potsdam, Germany.

Knapp, S., Anselmetti, F.S., Krautblatter, M (2021): Multistage rock-slope failure and lake impact – Scenarios and effects with examples from Lake Oeschinen (Bernese Alps, Switzerland) and Lake Eibsee (Bavarian Alps, Germany). Mid-European Geomorphology Meeting 2021, Munich, Germany.

Knapp, S., Mamot, P., Lempe, B., Krautblatter, M. (2020): Lake pushed out by 200 m³ rock avalanche (Zugspitze / Lake Eibsee, D) - New geophysical and sedimentological insights into interactive processes. EGU General Assembly 2020, EGU2020-13810, Vienna, Austria. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-13810

Knapp, S., Anselmetti, F.S., Krautblatter, M., Gilli, A., Hajdas, I. (2018): Large rock-slope failures impacting on lakes – Insights from lacustrine and terrestrial deposits at Lake Oeschinen (CH), Lake Eibsee (D) and Flims (CH). Central European Conference on Geomorphology and Quaternary Sciences 2018, Giessen.

Knapp, S., Gilli, A., Anselmetti, F.S., Krautblatter, M., Hajdas, I. (2018): Towards refined recurrence rates and distribution patterns of rock-slope failures by studying lake sediments (Lake Oeschinen, CH, and Lake Eibsee, D). 20th International Sedimentological Congress 2018, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Knapp, S. (2018): Wiederkehrintervalle von Fels- und Bergstürzen abgeleitet aus sedimentologischen Untersuchungen (Öschinensee und Eibsee). 18. Fachtagung Rutschungen, Forschungsstelle JGU Mainz, 06.06.2018, Tagungsband: 10-12.

Knapp, S., Gilli, A., Anselmetti, F.S., Krautblatter, M., Hajdas, I. (2018): Frequency, age and magnitude of rock-slope failures derived from lake sediments (Lake Oeschinen, CH). EGU General Assembly 2018, Vol. 20, EGU2018-9976, Vienna, Austria.

Knapp, S., Anselmetti, F.S., Krautblatter, M. (2016): Large rock slope failures impact on lakes – Event reconstruction and interaction analysis using sedimentology and geophysics. Annual Meeting of the German Geomorphology Group „AK Geomorphologie“ 2016, Jena.

Knapp, S., Gilli, A., Anselmetti, F.S., Hajdas, I. (2016): Reconstruction of multistage massive rock slope failure: Polymethodical approach in Lake Oeschinen (CH). EGU General Assembly 2016, Vol. 18, EGU2016-8468-4, Vienna, Austria.

Poster presentations

Scholz, D., Krautblatter, M., Knapp, S., Poschinger, A., Clague, J. (2019): Sedimentological reconstruction of an outburst flood in response to the Flims Rock Slide into the potential Lake Bonaduz. EGU General Assembly 2019, Vol. 21, EGU2019-18773, Vienna, Austria.

Knapp, S., Schwenk, M., Krautblatter, M. (2018): Evolution of the Toma hills and transport of flood deposits in a propagating Flims rock avalanche (Grisons, Switzerland). EGU General Assembly 2018, Vol. 20, EGU2018-10046, Vienna, Austria.

Knapp, S. (2017): Large Rock-slope Failures Impacting Lakes – Event Reconstruction and Mobility Processes. Young Geomorphologists´ Conference 2017, Herrsching.

Knapp, S., Gilli, A., Anselmetti, F.S., Krautblatter, M., Hajdas, I. (2017): Large rock-slope failures impacting on lakes - Reconstruction of events and deciphering mobility processes at Lake Oeschinen (CH) and Lake Eibsee (D). EGU General Assembly 2017, Vol. 19, EGU2017-15712, 2017, Vienna, Austria.

Knapp, S., Gilli, A., Anselmetti, F.S., Krautblatter, M., Hajdas, I. (2016): Large Rock-Slope Failures Impacting on Lakes – Event Reconstruction and Interaction Analysis in Two Alpine Regions Using Sedimentology and Geophysics. AGU Fall Meeting 2016, NH43C-1885, San Francisco, California, USA.

Knapp, S., Mamot, P., Krautblatter, M. (2015): The mobility of rock avalanches: disintegration, entrainment and deposition - a conceptual approach. EGU General Assembly 2015, Vol. 17, EGU2015-12496, Vienna, Austria.

Co-Convened session

EGU General Assembly 2018 "Rockfalls, rockslides and rock avalanches: Mechanics, dynamics, and new insights from novel data"