Search Results - "Gems, Bernhard"

Matrices, curves and indicators: A review of approaches to assess physical vulnerability to debris flows by Papathoma-Köhle, Maria, Gems, Bernhard, Sturm, Michael, Fuchs, Sven

“…Debris flows are natural processes that cause considerable economic loss and sometimes also casualties. The motion of the debris flow is influenced by both…”
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Effects of catchment characteristics and hydro-meteorological scenarios on sediment connectivity in glacierised catchments by Buter, Anuschka, Heckmann, Tobias, Filisetti, Lorenzo, Savi, Sara, Mao, Luca, Gems, Bernhard, Comiti, Francesco

“…In the past decade, sediment connectivity has become a widely recognized characteristic of a geomorphic system. However, the quantification of functional…”
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What do biphasic flow experiments reveal on the variability of exposure on alluvial fans and which implications for risk assessment result from this? by Diaz, Hector, Mazzorana, Bruno, Gems, Bernhard, Rojas, Ivan, Santibañez, Nicole, Iribarren, Pablo, Pino, Mario, Iroumé, Andrés

“…Sudden avulsions, unexpected channel migrations and backfilling phenomena are autogenic phenomena that can considerably change the propagation patterns of…”
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Rising slopes—Bibliometrics of mountain research 1900–2019 by Gurgiser, Wolfgang, Price, Martin Francis, Juen, Irmgard Frieda, Körner, Christian, Bahn, Michael, Gems, Bernhard, Meyer, Michael, Nicolussi, Kurt, Tappeiner, Ulrike, Mayr, Stefan

“…Mountain areas provide essential resources for a significant proportion of the Earth’s population. This study presents the development of mountain research…”
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Engineering-Geological Analysis of a Subaerial Landslide in Taan Fiord, Alaska by Dai, Xiaoru, Schneider-Muntau, Barbara, Fellin, Wolfgang, Franco, Andrea, Gems, Bernhard

“…On 17 October 2015, a large-scale subaerial landslide occurred in Taan Fiord, Alaska, which released about 50 Mm3 of rock. This entered the water body and…”
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Effect of bed load supply on sediment transport in mountain streams by Kammerlander, Johannes, Gems, Bernhard, Kößler, Daniel, Aufleger, Markus

“…Mountain streams with their tributary torrents build the upper part of the fluvial network. They are important regarding the transfer of sediment from…”
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Submerged Wall Instead of a Penstock Shutoff Valve—Alternative Protection as Part of a Refurbishment by Gabl, Roman, Wippersberger, Markus, Seibl, Jakob, Kröner, Christian, Gems, Bernhard

“…Hydropower is an important source of renewable energy. Due to ageing infrastructure, more and more existing hydropower plants have to be refurbished and…”
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Adaptation of an Existing Intake Structure Caused by Increased Sediment Level by Gabl, Roman, Gems, Bernhard, Birkner, Florian, Hofer, Bernhard, Aufleger, Markus

“…An unexpected and massive redistribution of fine sediment in a large Alpine reservoir was triggered by a further lowering of the water level to conduct…”
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Geometry-Based Preliminary Quantification of Landslide-Induced Impulse Wave Attenuation in Mountain Lakes by Franco, Andrea, Schneider-Muntau, Barbara, Roberts, Nicholas J., Clague, John J., Gems, Bernhard

“…In this work, a simple methodology for preliminarily assessing the magnitude of potential landslide-induced impulse waves’ attenuation in mountain lakes is…”
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Discharge Calculation of Side Weirs with Several Weir Fields Considering the Undisturbed Normal Flow Depth in the Channel by Lindermuth, Adrian, Ostrander, Théo St. Pierre, Achleitner, Stefan, Gems, Bernhard, Aufleger, Markus

“…Discharge behavior at side weirs is significantly influenced by the water surface profile along the weir crest. In the past century, different approaches were…”
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Experimental and numerical analyses on the capacity and the control management of a large flood retention basin situated at the Inn River in Tyrol by Lindermuth, Adrian, Gems, Bernhard, Kampel, Irina, Waldhör, Christoph, Walder, Stefan, Aufleger, Markus

“…The consideration of recent extreme events in flood statistics implies an increase of design flood peaks and discharge loads. With the focus on the 75 km long…”
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Experimental measurements of flood-induced impact forces on exposed elements by Sturm, Michael, Gems, Bernhard, Keller, Florian, Mazzorana, Bruno, Fuchs, Sven, Papathoma-Köhle, Maria, Aufleger, Markus

“…Torrential flood hazards are a major threat for inhabited alluvial fans. They have the potential to relocate large amounts of sediment from the upper…”
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Seepage process understanding at long-existing landslide dams through numerical analysis and hydrological measurements by Shafieiganjeh, Roshanak, Schneider-Muntau, Barbara, Ostermann, Marc, Gems, Bernhard

“…Landslide dams consist of unconsolidated heterogeneous material and lack engineering measures to drain water and control pore water pressure. They may be…”
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Assessment of the landslide dams in Western Austria, Bavaria and Northern Italy (part of the Eastern Alps): Data inventory development and application of geomorphic indices by Shafieiganjeh, Roshanak, Ostermann, Marc, Schneider-Muntau, Barbara, Gems, Bernhard

“…Landslide dams pose significant hazards towards their upstream and downstream areas due to damming and flooding. Case studies and the use of geomorphic…”
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Triggers and consequences of landslide-induced impulse waves – 3D dynamic reconstruction of the Taan Fiord 2015 tsunami event by Franco, Andrea, Moernaut, Jasper, Schneider-Muntau, Barbara, Strasser, Michael, Gems, Bernhard

“…Natural multi-hazards as landslide-induced tsunamis require a multi-disciplinary approach to analyze the cascade effects that pose a significant threat to…”
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Experimental analyses of impact forces on buildings exposed to fluvial hazards by Sturm, Michael, Gems, Bernhard, Keller, Florian, Mazzorana, Bruno, Fuchs, Sven, Papathoma-Köhle, Maria, Aufleger, Markus

“…•A physical scale model is set up to measure the impact forces of fluviatile flood events on buildings.•A clear relation between approaching flow heights and…”
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Multi‐decadal quantification of interactions between coarse sediment fluxes and channel management in South Tyrol, Eastern European Alps by Scorpio, Vittoria, Andreoli, Andrea, Dinkelaker, Nicola, Marchese, Enrico, Coviello, Velio, Gems, Bernhard, Vignoli, Gianluca, Comiti, Francesco

“…Channel incision and narrowing have occurred in the 20th century in most Alpine rivers. However, the causal links between sediment‐related human engineering…”
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Towards a robust assessment of bridge clogging processes in flood risk management by Gschnitzer, T., Gems, B., Mazzorana, B., Aufleger, M.

“…River managers are aware that wood-clogging mechanisms frequently trigger damage-causing processes like structural damages at bridges, sudden channel…”
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Understanding impact dynamics on buildings caused by fluviatile sediment transport by Sturm, Michael, Gems, Bernhard, Keller, Florian, Mazzorana, Bruno, Fuchs, Sven, Papathoma-Köhle, Maria, Aufleger, Markus

“…Understanding the impact dynamics on buildings caused by complex fluviatile sediment transport processes and the interaction with the exposed elements is still…”
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Confluence morphodynamics in mountain rivers in response to intense tributary bedload input by St. Pierre Ostrander, Théo, Holzner, Johannes, Mazzorana, Bruno, Gorfer, Maria, Andreoli, Andrea, Comiti, Francesco, Gems, Bernhard

“…Abstract Coarse sediment transported by steep mountain tributaries during channelized flash flood events with intense bed load transport poses a significant…”
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