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Peer-reviewed Publications

  • Korup, O., Schneider, D., Huggel, C. and Dufresne, A. (in press): Long-runout landslides. In: Treatise on Geomorphology, edited by Shroder, J., Jr., Marston, R. and Stoffel M., Academic Press, San Diego, CA, 7, 1-17.
  • Huggel, C., Allen, S., Clague, J.J., Fischer, L., Korup, O. and Schneider, D. (accepted): Detecting potential climate signals in large slope failures in cold mountain regions. Proceedings of the Second World Landslide Forum, 3-7 October, Rome.
  • Schneider, D., Huggel, C., Haeberli, W. and Kaitna, R. (2011), Unraveling driving factors for large rock-ice avalanche mobility, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 36(14), 1948-1966. PDF on ZORA. Journal page.
  • Schneider, D., Kaitna, R., Dietrich, W. E., Hsu, L., Huggel, C. and McArdell, B. W. (2011), Frictional behavior of granular gravel-ice mixtures in vertically rotating drum experiments and implications for rock-ice avalanches, Cold Regions Sciences and Technology, 69(1), 70-90. PDF on ZORA. Journal page.
  • Mergili, M., Schneider, D., Worni, R. and Schneider, J. F. (2011): Glacial lake outburst floods in the Pamir of Tajikistan: challenges in prediction and modelling. Conference Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation: Mechanics, Prediction and Assessment, University of Padova, Italy, June 14-17, 2011, 973-982.
  • Schneider, D., Bartelt, P., Caplan-Auerbach, J., Christen, M., Huggel, C. and McArdell, B. W. (2010): Insights into rock-ice avalanche dynamics by combined analysis of seismic recordings and a numerical avalanche model. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115(F04026), 1-20. PDF on ZORA. Journal page.
  • Huggel, C., Fischer, L., Schneider, D. and Haeberli, W. (2010): Research advances on climate-induced slope instability in glacier and permafrost high-mountain environments, Geographica Helvetica, 65(2), 146-156. PDF on ZORA. Journal page.
  • Huggel, C., Salzmann, N., Allen, S., Caplan-Auerbach, J., Fischer, L., Haeberli, W., Larsen, C., Schneider, D. and Wessels, R. (2010): Recent and future warm extreme events and high-mountain slope stability, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 368, 2435-2459. PDF on ZORA. Journal page.
  • Allen, S., Schneider, D. and Owens, I. F. (2009): First approaches towards modelling glacial hazards in the Mount Cook region of New Zealand’s Southern Alps. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 9(2), 481-499. PDF on ZORA. Journal page.
  • Huggel, C., Schneider, D., Julio, P., Delgado, H. and Kääb, A. (2008): Evaluation of ASTER and SRTM DEM data for lahar modeling: a case study on lahars from Popocatépetl Volcano, Mexico. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 170, 99-110. PDF on ZORA. Journal page.
  • Schneider, D., Delgado Granados, H., Huggel, C. and Kääb, A. (2008): Assessing lahars from ice-capped volcanoes using ASTER satellite data, the SRTM DTM and two different flow models: case study on Iztaccíhuatl (Central Mexico). Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 8(3), 559-558. PDF on ZORA. Journal page.
  • Kääb, A., Huggel, C., Fischer, L., Guex, S., Paul, F., Roer, I., Salzmann, N., Schlaefli, S., Schmutz, K., Schneider, D., Strozzi, T. and Weidmann, Y. (2005a): Remote sensing of glacier- and permafrost-related hazards in high mountains: an overview. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 5, 527-554. Journal page.
  • Kääb, A., Huggel, C., Guex, S., Paul, F., Salzmann, N., Schmutz, K., Schneider, D. and Weidmann, Y. (2005b): Glacier hazard assessment in mountains using satellite optical data. EARSeL eProceedings, 79-93. Journal page.

 

Other publications

  • Schneider, D. (2011), On characteristics and flow dynamics of large rapid mass movements in glacial environments, PhD thesis, University of Zurich, 247 pp. Download (PDF, 16.3 Mb).
  • Huggel, C., Fischer, L. and Schneider, D. (2008): Gletscher- und Permafrost-Naturgefahren in der Perspektive sich ändernder Umweltbedingungen. Fachsektionen Ingenieurgeologie D, A & CH. Sonderheft zur 18. Bodenseetagung, Allensbach, October 17-18, 2008, 66, 39-40. PDF (0.7 MB).
  • Schneider, D. (2005): Modeling of lahar hazard potentials on glacier covered volcanoes: Iztaccíhuatl, Mexico. Diploma thesis, University of Zurich-Irchel, Zurich, 92 pp. PDF (5.5 MB).

 

Oral & Poster Presentations

  • Schneider, D., Kaitna, R., Dietrich, W. E., Hsu, L., Huggel, C. and McArdell, B. W. (October 4, 2011): Rock-ice avalanche investigations by means of vertically rotating drum experiments. The Second World Landslide Forum, Rome, Italy, October 3-9, 2011. Oral presentation.
  • Schneider, D., Caplan-Auerbach, J., Huggel, C., and Bartelt, P. (November 11, 2009): Iliamna Volcano (Alaska): a field laboratory for large rock-ice avalanche modelling. International workshop: Glacier hazards, permafrost hazards and GLOFs in mountain areas: processes, assessment, prevention, mitigation, Vienna, Austria, November 10-13, 2009. Poster presentation.
  • Schneider, D. (April 20, 2009): Rock-ice avalanches and the effects of ice on the mobility. Invited talk. Monday Geomorpho Seminar, Department for Earth & Planetary Science, Berkeley. Oral presentation.
  • Schneider, D. (October 14, 2008): Fels-/Eislawinen: Beispiele und Modellierungen. Invited talk. BOKU-IAN Institut für Alpine Naturgefahren. Oral presentation.
  • Schneider, D. (November 14, 2008): (Rock-ice) avalanche modelling with RAMMS model. GriaAlp workshop: measuring and modelling instability factors of permafrost-affected bedrock, Zurich, Switzerland, November 13-14, 2008. Oral presentation.
  • Schneider, D., Huggel, C., Caplan-Auerbach, J. and Bartelt, P. (September 24, 2008): Using seismic data to validate numeric simulation of large rock-ice avalanches. International Conference Debris Flows: Disaster, Risk, Forecast, Protection, Pyatigorsk, Russia, September 22-28, 2008. Oral presentation.
  • Schneider, D., Huggel, C., Caplan-Auerbach, J., Waythomas, C., Wessels, R., Bartelt, P. and McArdell, B. (August 18, 2008): Dynamic modelling of large rock-ice avalanches from active volcanoes: case study at Iliamna volcano, Alaska. IAVCEI general assembly, Reykjavik, Iceland, August 18-22, 2008. Oral presentation.
  • Schneider, D., Allen, S., Christen, M., Huggel, C., McArdell, B.W. and Bartelt, P. (April 17, 2008): Application of the RAMMS model to recent and potential rock-ice avalanches in the Mount Cook region (New Zealand). European Geoscience Union, General Assembly 2008, Vienna, Austria, April 14-18, 2008. Oral presentation.
  • Schneider, D., Huggel, C., McArdell, B.W., Bartelt, P. and Haeberli, W. (August 28, 2007): The influence of ice on the mobility of rapid rock-ice mass movements: a concept for systematic research. 6th International NCCR Climate Summer School, Land Surface – Atmosphere Interactions in a Changing Climate, Grindelwald, Switzerland, August 26-31, 2007. Poster presentation.
  • Schneider, D., Huggel, C., McArdell, B.W., Bartelt, P. and Haeberli, W. (April 17, 2007): The influence of ice on the mobility of rapid rock-ice mass movements: a concept for systematic research. European Geoscience Union, General Assembly 2007, Vienna, Austria, April 16-20, 2007. Poster presentation.
  • Schneider, D., Delgado Granados, H., Huggel, C. and Kääb, A. (June 21, 2006): Modeling and assessing lahar hazards under a rapid glacier-melting scenario at Iztaccíhuatl volcano (Central Mexico). International Glaciological Society, Volcano-ice interactions, Reykjavík, Iceland, June 19-23, 2006. Oral presentation.
  • Schneider, D., Delgado Granados, H., Huggel, C. and Kääb, A. (April 3, 2006): Modeling potential laharic hazards related to ice-melting in case of unrest of Iztaccíhuatl volcano (Central Mexico). European Geoscience Union, General Assembly 2006, Vienna, Austria, April 2-7, 2006. Oral presentation.
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