In: Geomorphology, 2006, vol. 74(1-4), p. 219-231
Rockfall is a major threat to settlements and transportation routes in large parts of the Alps. While protective forest stands in many locations undoubtedly reduce rockfall risk, little is known about the exact frequency and spatial distribution of rockfall activity in a given place or about how these parameters can be assessed. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to reconstruct...
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In: Forest Ecology and Management, 2006, vol. 225, p. 1-3
We used one of the few rockfall models explicitly taking trees into account and compared the results obtained with the 3D simulation model RockyFor with empirical data on tree impacts at three mountain forests in Switzerland. Even though we used model input data with different resolutions at the study sites, RockyFor accurately predicted the spatial distribution of trajectory frequencies at all...
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Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2005 ; Nr. 1480.
Rockfall represents one of the most common geomorphological processes in mountain regions and has extensively been studied in the past. Nonetheless, detailed data on frequencies (how often), volumes (how large), spatial distributions (where) or the seasonality (when) of rockfall activity remain scarce and most of the time fragmentary. Similarly, tree-ring analysis has only exceptionally been used...
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In: Mitteilungen der Versuchsanstalt für Wasserbau, Hydrologie und Glaziologie an der Eidgenössischen Technischen Hochschule Zürich, 2004, vol. 184, p. 1-12
Am 10. April 1939 ging auf dem Gebiet des Dorfes Fidaz (Flims) ein mächtiger Felssturz nieder, 18 Personen fanden den Tod. Die vorliegende Studie hat zum Ziel, diesen Felssturz mit zeitgenössischen Dokumenten neu aufzurollen. Dazu wurden Augenzeugenberichte, Bilder und Karten zur Rekonstruktion des Felssturzes herangezogen und Berechnungen zur mittleren Geschwindigkeit der Sturzmasse...
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In: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Forstwesen, 2005, vol. 156, no. 6, p. 195-199
Rockfall generally consists of individual rocks and boulders moving downslope in a falling, bouncing or rolling motion. As a result, impacts on trees may occur almost anywhere between ground level and several meters above. The present paper therefore focuses on the vertical distribution and the visibility of scars on stem surfaces. Three adult trees from the Altdorfer Bannwald (Altdorf UR,...
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In: Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research, 2005, vol. 37(3), p. 387-395
Three major rainfall events have caused considerable damage in the Valais region (Swiss Alps) since 1987. While important debris flows originating from periglacial environments were recorded during the August 1987 and September 1993 rainfall events, no debris flows occurred in October 2000. This paper aims at putting these large area events and the apparent increase in debris flow frequency into...
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In: Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, 2005, vol. 49, no. 1, p. 89-106
Dendrochronology was used to study 25 years of rockfall activity on a forested slope at Täschgufer, Täsch (Swiss Alps). We introduce a new approach by evaluating the initiation of callous tissue and resin duct formation after rockfall occurrence to determine the seasonal timing of events. Results from 270 stem discs of 18 Larix decidua Mill. trees show distinct seasonal differences in...
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In: Wasser Energie Luft, 2005, vol. 97(7-8), p. 218-223
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In: Geomorphology, 2005, vol. 68(3-4), p. 224
For the first time, dendrogeomorphology has been used to investigate spatial and temporal variations of rockfall activity in a protection forest. We report results of 564 cores from 135 severely injured Larix decidua Mill. trees on the west-facing Täschgufer slope, Swiss Alps. While trees sampled reached an age of 297 years on average, the oldest one attained breast height in AD 1318. For...
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