Team > Prof. Oliver Sass
Prof. Oliver Sass
LS Geomorphologie
In meiner geomorphologischen Forschung beschäftige ich mich mit Verwitterungs-prozessen an Felswänden (Auslösemechanismen und Quantifizierung von Steinschlag) sowie an Baudenkmälern. Dabei interessiert mich vor allem die Rolle der Gesteins-feuchte und ihre Messung. Mein zweiter Schwerpunkt ist die Quantifizierung von Erosion, Sedimenttransport und Ablagerung in kleinen Einzugsgebieten und die damit verbundenen Sedimentbilanzen. Daneben interessiere ich mich für Mensch-Umwelt-Beziehungen (z.B. Waldbrände, Naturgefahren, Wassernutzung) und versuche, die Kooperationsmöglichkeiten mit den Nachbarwissenschaften auszuloten.
Fünf exemplarische Publikationen:
- Rascher, E., Rindler, R., Sass, O. & Habersack, H. (2018): Impacts of gravel mining and renaturation measures on the sediment flux and budget in an alpine catchment (Johnsbach Valley, Austria). Geomorphology 318: 404-420.
- Rode, M., Schnepfleitner, H. & Sass, O. (2016): Simulation of moisture content in alpine rock walls during freeze-thaw events. Earth surface processes and landforms 41: 1937–1950, DOI: 10.1002/esp.3961
- Sass, O., Heel, M., Leistner, I., Stöger, F., Wetzel, K.-F. & Friedmann, A. (2012): Disturbance, geomorphic processes and regeneration of wildfire slopes in North Tyrol. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 37 (8): 883–889.
- Sass, O. & Viles, H.A. (2010): Wetting and drying of masonry walls: 2D-resistivity monitoring of driving rain experiments on historic stonework in Oxford, UK. Journal of Applied Geophysics 70: 72-83.
- Sass, O. (2007): Bedrock detection and talus thickness assessment in the European Alps using geophysical methods. Journal of Applied Geophysics 62: 254-269.
Biographie:
Seit 12/2018
Professur für Geomorphologie, Universität Bayreuth
10/2009 – 11/2018
Professur für Physikalische Geographie, Universität Graz
02/2008 – 09/2009
Lise-Meitner-Stipendium, Geographisches Institut, Innsbruck
02/2007 – 01/2008
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Postdoc), Geographisches Institut, Universität zu Köln
07/2007
Habilitation (Physische Geographie); Dissertation: "Dicke und Struktur von alpinen Hangablagerungen aus geophysikalischen Untersuchungen".
02/2005 – 05/2005
Britische Royal Society Stipendium: Schule für Geographie und Umwelt, Universität Oxford
05/2000 – 12/2006
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Postdoc), Geographisches Institut, Universität Augsburg
Aug. 1998 - Apr. 2000
Externe Beschäftigung: Experte für Industrieabfälle, Sakosta Euro Consult (München)
07/1998
Promotion (Dr. rer. nat.); Dissertation: "Die Steuerung von Steinschlagmenge und -verteilung durch Mikroklima, Gesteinsfeuchte und Gesteinseigenschaften im westlichen Karwendelgebirge".
03/1995 – 02/1998
Praedoc-Assistent am Geographischen Institut der LMU München
LS Geomorphologie
- Verwitterung und Steinschlag an Felswänden
- Verwitterung, Gesteinsfeuchte und Salzgehalt an Baudenkmälern
- Alpine Sedimentbilanzen
- Mensch-Umwelt-Beziehungen
Projekte:
- Felsampel Sächsische Schweiz - Feuchteverteilung an Sandsteinmassiven (Start 2019)
- RunSed-CC - Modellierung des zukünftigen Abfluss- und Sedimenttransports in alpinen Wildbächen (Klima- und Energiefonds Österreich, 2017 - 2019)
- TEMOS - Temperatur-, Feuchtigkeits- und Salzverteilung und ihre Rolle beim Zerfall der Uplistsikhe-Höhlensiedlung, Georgien (2017 - 2020)
- Treiber von Landnutzungsänderungen und Wasserdruck in der Oase Tafilalt,
Marokko (2016 - 2019) - Wirtschaftliche und ethische Folgen von Naturgefahren in den Alpentälern (EE-Con)
Abgeschlossene Projekte (Auswahl)
- Rocking Alps - Steinschlag und Verwitterung in den Ostalpen (2012 - 2015, FWF)
- Sedyn-X - Interdisziplinäre Sedimentflussforschung im Johnsbachtal, Steiermark (2013 - 2016, FWF)
- ClimCatch - Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die Sedimentausbeute alpiner Einzugsgebiete (2012 - 2015, Klima- und Energiefonds)
- EE-Con - Wirtschaftliche und ethische Folgen von Naturgefahren in den Alpentälern (2015 - 2018, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften)
LS Geomorphologie
Publikationen
2024
De Giuli, Marta; Winkler, Markus; Deola, Thomas; Henschel, Julia; Sass, Oliver; Wolff, Peter; Jentsch, Anke
Arrested Succession on Fire-Affected Slopes in the Krummholz Zone and Subalpine Forest of the N ...
In: Diversity Bd. 16 (2024) Heft 7
doi:10.3390/d16070366 ...
Khan, Saeed Akhtar; Doevenspeck, Martin; Sass, Oliver
Climate (im)mobilities in the Eastern Hindu Kush : The case of Lotkuh Valley, Pakistan
In: Population and Environment Bd. 46 (2024)
doi:10.1007/s11111-023-00443-2 ...
Mitchell, Andrew; Sass, Oliver
Rock weathering : The effects of varying rock moisture on controlled weathering cycles in low p ...
In: Geomorphology Bd. 457 (2024)
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2024.109149 ...
Sass, Oliver; Heil, Stefanie
The role of moisture and salt distribution in the weathering of the medieval cave town of Uplis ...
In: Heritage Science Bd. 12 (2024) Heft 1
doi:10.1186/s40494-024-01310-5 ...
2023
Kamp, Nicole; Krenn, Paul; Avian, Michael; Sass, Oliver
Comparability of multi‐temporal DTMs derived from different LiDAR platforms: Error sources and ...
In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms Bd. 48 (2023) Heft 6. - S. 1152-1175
doi:10.1002/esp.5540 ...
Sass, Oliver; Bauer, Christian; Heil, Stefanie; Schnepfleitner, Harald; Kropf, Flora; Gaisberger, Christoph
Infrared thermography monitoring of rock faces : Potential and pitfalls
In: Geomorphology Bd. 439 (2023)
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2023.108837 ...
2022
Khan, Saeed Akhtar; Vanselow, Kim A.; Sass, Oliver; Samimi, Cyrus
Detecting abrupt change in land cover in the eastern Hindu Kush region using Landsat time serie ...
In: Journal of Mountain Science Bd. 19 (2022) Heft 6. - S. 1699-1716
doi:10.1007/s11629-021-7297-y ...
Sass, Oliver; Viles, Heather
Heritage hydrology : a conceptual framework for understanding water fluxes and storage in built ...
In: Heritage Science Bd. 10 (2022)
doi:10.1186/s40494-022-00693-7 ...
Sass, Oliver
Investigating rock moisture at a sandstone massif in the Saxonian Switzerland climbing area
In: Journal of Geomorphology Bd. 1 (2022) Heft 1. - S. 25-41
doi:10.1127/jgeomorphology/2022/0711 ...
Weiss, Tomáš; Sass, Oliver
The challenge of measuring rock moisture : a laboratory experiment using eight types of sensors
In: Geomorphology Bd. 416 (2022)
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2022.108430 ...
Lieb, Gerhard Karl; Sass, Oliver
Gesäuse: River Gorge, Limestone Massifs and Sediment Cascades
Landscapes and Landforms of Austria
Cham : Springer, 2022. - S. 277-287
doi:10.1007/978-3-030-92815-5_18 ...
Matys Grygar, Tomáš; Hošek, Michal; Navrátil, Tomáš; Bednárek, Jan; Hönig, Jindřich; Elznicová, Jitka; Pacina, Jan; Rohovec, Jan; Sedláček, Jan; Sass, Oliver
Lessons Learnt from the Revitalisation of Chemical Factory in Marktredwitz and River Banks Down ...
In: Water Bd. 14 (2022) Heft 21
doi:10.3390/w14213481 ...
Pölzler, Thomas; Ortner, Florian; Meyer, Lukas H.; Sass, Oliver; Hofer, Miriam
Natural Hazards under Climate Change Conditions : A Case Study of Expectations and their Normat ...
In: Natural Hazards Review Bd. 23 (2022) Heft 2
doi:10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000543 ...
2020
Egartner, Isabel; Sass, Oliver; Viles, Heather; Dietzel, Martin
A Multi Proxy Investigation of Moisture, Salt, and Weathering Dynamics on a Historic Urban Boun ...
In: Studies in Conservation Bd. 65 (2020) Heft 3. - S. 172-188
doi:10.1080/00393630.2019.1628480 ...
Rode, Matthias; Sass, Oliver; Kellerer-Pirklbauer, Andreas; Schnepfleitner, Harald; Gitschthaler, Christoph
Permafrost distribution and conditions at the headwalls of two receding glaciers (Schladming an ...
In: The Cryosphere Bd. 14 (2020) Heft 4. - S. 1173-1186
doi:10.5194/tc-14-1173-2020 ...
2019
Sass, Oliver
Waldbrände in den Nordtiroler Kalkalpen : Verbreitung - Geschichte - Regeneration
Innsbruck : Geographie Innsbruck, 2019. - 218 S. . - (Innsbrucker Geographische Studien; 41)
2018
Rascher, Eric; Rindler, Rolf; Habersack, Helmut; Sass, Oliver
Impacts of gravel mining and renaturation measures on the sediment flux and budget in an alpine ...
In: Geomorphology Bd. 318 (2018) . - S. 404-420
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.07.009 ...
Schnepfleitner, Harald; Rode, Matthias; Sass, Oliver
Validation of simulated temperature profiles at rock walls in the Eastern Alps (Dachstein)
In: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes Bd. 29 (2018) Heft 1. - S. 34-48
doi:10.1002/ppp.1962 ...
2017
Rascher, Eric; Sass, Oliver
Evaluating sediment dynamics in tributary trenches in an alpine catchment (Johnsbachtal, Austri ...
In: Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie : Supplementary Issues Bd. 61 (2017) Heft 1. - S. 27-52
doi:10.1127/zfg_suppl/2016/0358 ...
Sass, Oliver; Sarcletti, Sebastian
Patterns of long-term regeneration of forest fire slopes in the Northern European Alps : a logi ...
In: Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography Bd. 99 (2017) Heft 1. - S. 56-71
doi:10.1080/04353676.2016.1263131 ...
Seier, Gernot; Stangl, Johannes; Schöttl, Stefan; Sulzer, Wolfgang; Sass, Oliver
UAV and TLS for monitoring a creek in an alpine environment, Styria, Austria
In: International Journal of Remote Sensing Bd. 38 (2017) Heft 8/10. - S. 2903-2920
doi:10.1080/01431161.2016.1277045 ...
2016
Stangl, Johannes; Rascher, Eric; Sass, Oliver
Comparative analysis of sediment routing in two different alpine catchments
Source-to-sink fluxes in Undisturbed Cold Environments
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016. - S. 364-377
doi:10.1017/CBO9781107705791.026 ...
Gingrich, Simone; Schmid, Martin; Dirnböck, Thomas; Dullinger, Iwona; Garstenauer, Rita; Gaube, Veronika; Haberl, Helmut; Kainz, Martin; Kreiner, Daniel; Mayer, Renate; Sass, Oliver; Stocker-Kiss, Andrea
Long-term socio-ecological research in practice : Lessons from inter-and transdisciplinary rese ...
In: Sustainability Bd. 8 (2016) Heft 8
doi:10.3390/su8080743 ...
Schnepfleitner, Harald; Sass, Oliver; Fruhmann, Stefanie; Viles, Heather; Goudie, Andrew
A multi‐method investigation of temperature, moisture and salt dynamics in tafoni (Tafraoute, M ...
In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms Bd. 41 (2016) Heft 4. - S. 473-485
doi:10.1002/esp.3838 ...
Rode, Matthias; Schnepfleitner, Harald; Sass, Oliver
Simulation of moisture content in alpine rockwalls during freeze-thaw events
In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms Bd. 41 (2016) Heft 13. - S. 1937-1950
doi:10.1002/esp.3961 ...
Egartner, Isabel; Sass, Oliver
Using paper pulp poultices in the field and laboratory to analyse salt distribution in building ...
In: Heritage Science Bd. 4 (2016)
doi:10.1186/s40494-016-0110-5 ...
2015
Sass, Oliver; Kloss, Stefanie
Distribution of macro charcoal from forest fires in shallow soils of the Northern Alps
In: Journal of Soils and Sediments Bd. 15 (2015) Heft 4. - S. 748-758
doi:10.1007/s11368-014-0954-9 ...
2014
Glade, Thomas; Bell, Rainer; Dobesberger, Paul; Embleton-Hamann, Christine; Fromm, Reinhard; Fuchs, Sven; Hagen, Karl; Hübl, Johannes; Lieb, Gerhard; Otto, Jan-Christoph; Perzl, Frank; Peticzka, Robert; Prager, Christoph; Samimi, Cyrus; Sass, Oliver; Schöner, Wolfgang; Schröter, Dagmar; Schrott, Lothar; Zangerl, Christian; Zeidler, Antonia
Der Einfluss des Klimawandels auf die Reliefsphäre
Österreichischer Sachstandsbericht Klimawandel 2014 = Austrian Assessment Report 2014 (AAR14): Austrian Panel on Climate Change (APCC)
Wien : Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2014. - S. 557-600
http://austriaca.at/7699-2
Malowerschnig, Bodo; Sass, Oliver
Long-term vegetation development on a wildfire slope in Innerzwain (Styria, Austria)
In: Journal of Forestry Research Bd. 25 (2014) Heft 1. - S. 103-111
doi:10.1007/s11676-014-0435-4 ...
Stiegler, Christian; Rode, Matthias; Sass, Oliver; Otto, Jan-Christoph
An undercooled scree slope detected by geophysical investigations in sporadic permafrost below ...
In: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes Bd. 25 (2014) Heft 3. - S. 194-207
doi:10.1002/ppp.1813 ...
Arpaci, Alexander; Malowerschnig, Bodo; Sass, Oliver; Vacik, Harald
Using multi variate data mining techniques for estimating fire susceptibility of Tyrolean fores ...
In: Applied Geography Bd. 53 (2014) . - S. 258-270
doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2014.05.015 ...
2013
Strasser, Ulrich; Marke, Thomas; Sass, Oliver; Birk, S.; Winkler, Gerfried
John’s creek valley : a mountainous catchment for long-term interdisciplinary human-environment ...
In: Environmental Earth Sciences Bd. 69 (2013) Heft 2. - S. 695-705
doi:10.1007/s12665-013-2318-y ...
2012
Bremer, Magnus; Sass, Oliver
Combining airborne and terrestrial laser scanning for quantifying erosion and deposition by a d ...
In: Geomorphology Bd. 138 (2012) Heft 1. - S. 49-60
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.08.024 ...
Sass, Oliver; Heel, Michael; Leistner, Iris; Stöger, Florence; Wetzel, Karl‐Friedrich; Friedmann, Arne
Disturbance, geomorphic processes and recovery of wildfire slopes in North Tyrol
In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms Bd. 37 (2012) Heft 8. - S. 883-894
doi:10.1002/esp.3221 ...
Sass, Oliver; Haas, Florian; Schimmer, Christoph; Heel, Michael; Bremer, Magnus; Stöger, Florence; Wetzel, Karl‐Friedrich
Impact of forest fires on geomorphic processes in the Tyrolean Limestone Alps
In: Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography Bd. 94 (2012) Heft 1. - S. 117-133
doi:10.1111/j.1468-0459.2012.00452.x ...
Sass, Oliver; Oberlechner, Martin
Is climate change causing increased rockfall frequency in Austria?
In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences Bd. 12 (2012) Heft 11. - S. 3209-3216
doi:10.5194/nhess-12-3209-2012 ...
Kloss, Stefanie; Sass, Oliver; Geitner, Clemens; Prietzel, Jörg
Soil properties and charcoal dynamics of burnt soils in the Tyrolean Limestone Alps
In: Catena Bd. 99 (2012) . - S. 75-82
doi:10.1016/j.catena.2012.07.011 ...
2011
Lukas, Sven; Sass, Oliver
The formation of Alpine lateral moraines inferred from sedimentology and radar reflection patte ...
In: Special Publications / Geological Society London Bd. 354 (2011) Heft 1. - S. 77-92
doi:10.1144/SP354.5 ...
2010
Sass, Oliver; Friedmann, Arne; Haselwanter, G.; Wetzel, Karl-Friedrich
Investigating thickness and internal structure of alpine mires using conventional and geophysic ...
In: Catena Bd. 80 (2010) Heft 3. - S. 195-203
doi:10.1016/j.catena.2009.11.006 ...
Sass, Oliver; Heel, Michael; Hoinkis, R.; Wetzel, Karl-Friedrich
A six-year record of debris transport by avalanches on a wildfire slope (Arnspitze, Tyrol)
In: Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie Bd. 54 (2010) Heft 2. - S. 181-193
doi:10.1127/0372-8854/2010/0054-0009 ...
Sass, Oliver
Spatial and temporal patterns of talus activity : a lichenometric approach in the Stubaier Alps ...
In: Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography Bd. 92 (2010) Heft 3. - S. 375-391
doi:10.1111/j.1468-0459.2010.00402.x ...
Sass, Oliver; Viles, Heather
Two-dimensional resistivity surveys of the moisture content of historic limestone walls in Oxfo ...
In: Special Publications / Geological Society London Bd. 331 (2010) . - S. 237-249
doi:10.1144/SP331.22 ...
Sass, Oliver; Viles, Heather
Wetting and drying of masonry walls : 2D-resistivity monitoring of driving rain experiments on ...
In: Journal of Applied Geophysics Bd. 70 (2010) Heft 1. - S. 72-83
doi:10.1016/j.jappgeo.2009.11.006 ...
2008
Schrott, Lothar; Sass, Oliver
Application of field geophysics in geomorphology : advances and limitations exemplified by case ...
In: Geomorphology Bd. 93 (2008) Heft 1-2. - S. 55-73
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.12.024 ...
Sass, Oliver; Bell, Rainer; Glade, Thomas
Comparison of GPR, 2D-resistivity and traditional techniques for the subsurface exploration of ...
In: Geomorphology Bd. 93 (2008) Heft 1-2. - S. 89-103
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.12.019 ...
Sass, Oliver
The use of GPR in determining talus thickness and talus structure
Applied Geophysics in Periglacial Environments
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - S. 165-171
doi:10.1017/CBO9780511535628.012 ...
2007
Sass, Oliver
Bedrock detection and talus thickness assessment in the European Alps using geophysical methods
In: Journal of Applied Geophysics Bd. 62 (2007) Heft 3. - S. 254-269
doi:10.1016/j.jappgeo.2006.12.003 ...
Sass, Oliver; Krautblatter, Michael
Debris flow-dominated and rockfall-dominated talus slopes : Genetic models derived from GPR mea ...
In: Geomorphology Bd. 86 (2007) Heft 1-2. - S. 176-192
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.08.012 ...
Sass, Oliver; Krautblatter, M.; Morche, David
Rapid lake infill following major rockfall (bergsturz) events revealed by ground-penetrating ra ...
In: The Holocene Bd. 17 (2007) Heft 7. - S. 965-976
doi:10.1177/0959683607082412 ...
2006
Otto, Jan-Christoph; Sass, Oliver
Comparing geophysical methods for talus slope investigations in the Turtmann valley (Swiss Alps ...
In: Geomorphology Bd. 76 (2006) Heft 3-4. - S. 257-272
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.11.008 ...
Sass, Oliver
Determination of the internal structure of alpine talus deposits using different geophysical me ...
In: Geomorphology Bd. 80 (2006) Heft 1-2. - S. 45-58
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.09.006 ...
Sass, Oliver
Geophysical investigation of a relict talus slope in the Bavarian Alps, Germany
In: Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie Bd. 50 (2006) Heft 4. - S. 447-463
Sass, Oliver; Viles, Heather
How wet are these walls? Testing a novel technique for measuring moisture in ruined walls
In: Journal of Cultural Heritage Bd. 7 (2006) Heft 4. - S. 257-263
doi:10.1016/j.culher.2006.08.001 ...
Sass, Oliver; Wetzel, Karl-Friedrich; Friedmann, Arne
Landscape dynamics of sub-alpine forest fire slopes in the Northern Alps - preliminary results
In: Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie : Supplement Bd. 142 (2006) . - S. 207-227
Wetzel, Karl-Friedrich; Sass, Oliver; von Restorff, Cai
Mass Movement Processes in Unconsolidated Pleistocene Sediments : A Multi-Method Investigation ...
In: Erdkunde Bd. 60 (2006) Heft 3. - S. 246-260
doi:10.3112/erdkunde.2006.03.04 ...
2005
Sass, Oliver
Rock moisture measurements : techniques, results, and implications for weathering
In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms Bd. 30 (2005) Heft 3. - S. 359-374
doi:10.1002/esp.1214 ...
Sass, Oliver
Spatial patterns of rockfall intensity in the northern Alps
In: Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie : Supplement Bd. 138 (2005) . - S. 51-65
Sass, Oliver
Temporal variability of rockfall in the Bavarian Alps, Germany
In: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research Bd. 37 (2005) Heft 4. - S. 564-573
doi:10.1657/1523-0430(2005)037[0564:TVORIT]2.0.CO; ...
2004
Sass, Oliver
Rock moisture fluctuations during freeze-thaw cycles : Preliminary results from electrical resi ...
In: Polar Geography Bd. 28 (2004) Heft 1. - S. 13-31
doi:10.1080/789610157 ...
2003
Sass, Oliver
Moisture distribution in rockwalls derived from 2D-resistivity measurements
In: Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie : Supplement Bd. 132 (2003) . - S. 51-69
2001
Sass, Oliver; Wollny, Klaus
Investigations regarding Alpine talus slopes using ground‐penetrating radar (GPR) in the Bavari ...
In: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms Bd. 26 (2001) Heft 10. - S. 1071-1086
doi:10.1002/esp.254 ...
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Prof. Oliver Sass
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Raum: 139, GEO II
Telefon: +49 921 55-2265
E-Mail: oliver.sass@uni-bayreuth.de
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