Jan-Christoph Otto

Biographic Data

ID1344680
NAMEJan-Christoph Otto
GIVEN NAMESJan-Christoph
FAMILY NAMEOtto
SIGNATUREOTTO J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Salzburg
ORCID0000-0002-4552-3011
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2012
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Long-term occupation of bofedales ecosystems by high-Andean hunter-gatherers in the Dry Puna, northern Chile

    Open AccessLuca Sitzia, Daniela Osorio et al.ARTICLEAntiquity2025Cited by: 1References: 6

    This project employs a geoarchaeological approach to explore human occupation of the highland wetlands (bofedales) and salt flats of the Dry Puna of northern Chile (>2500m above sea level) during the Holocene. Differences in the archaeological record of each ecosystem are tentatively suggested to relate to settlement patterns and the history of the landscape

  • Geomorphology of the Caracota Valley, Western Altiplano, Northern Chile

    Open AccessJan-Christoph Otto, Matias Gallardo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Maps2024

    We present a detailed geomorphological characterisation of the Caracota Valley (18°49′S 69°11′W, 4200–4600 m) in the western Altiplano of Northern Chile. A complex pattern of Pleistocene and Early Holocene glacier activity is responsible for the today's landscape configuration. Wetlands and temporary lakes significantly characterise the Caracota Valley setting providing water sources and storage required for life in this semi-arid landscape. Non-…

  • Efficient geomorphological mapping based on geographic information systems and remote sensing data

    Open AccessIkram Zangana, Jan-Christoph Otto et al.ARTICLEJournal of Maps2023

    We present a detailed geomorphological map (1:5000-scale) of a middle mountainous area in Jena, Germany. To overcome limitations and to extend the possibility of manually digital mapping in a structural way, we propose an approach using geographic information systems (GIS) and high-resolution digital data. The geomorphological map features were extracted by manually interpreting and analyzing the combination of different data sources using light …

  • Glaciated valleys in Europe and western Asia

    Open AccessGünther Prasicek, Jan-Christoph Otto et al.ARTICLEJournal of Maps2015

    In recent years, remote sensing, morphometric analysis, and other computational concepts and tools have invigorated the field of geomorphological mapping. Automated interpretation of digital terrain data based on impartial rules holds substantial promise for large dataset processing and objective landscape classification. However, the geomorphological realm presents tremendous complexity and challenges in the translation of qualitative descriptio…

  • Spatial distribution of sediment storage types in two glacier landsystems (Pasterze & Obersulzbachkees, Hohe Tauern, Austria)

    Open AccessMartin Geilhausen, Jan-Christoph Otto et al.ARTICLEJournal of Maps2012

    For the first time, geomorphological maps of the Obersulzbachkees (ca. 28 km2) and the Pasterze (ca. 39.7 km2) glacier landsystem at the catchment scale (1:10,000 and 1:12,500) are presented and the distribution of sediment storage types and (sub)recent sediment transfer processes are quantified and discussed. Special attention is drawn to the activity and function of sediment storages within the sediment cascade and on process (de)coupling of th…