Wolfgang Schwanghart
Biographic Data
| ID | 5664617 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wolfgang Schwanghart |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wolfgang |
| FAMILY NAME | Schwanghart |
| SIGNATURE | SCHWANGHART W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Potsdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6907-6474 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Increasing glacial lake outburst flood hazard on the eastern Tibetan Plateau and implications for the Sichuan–Tibet Railway
Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are a severe natural hazard on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, posing a risk to infrastructure safety (e.g. the Sichuan–Tibet Railway) and regional socioeconomic development. However, previous GLOF studies often neglected GLOFs’ return periods when evaluating their magnitudes. In this study, we developed a probabilistic modeling framework to quantify the peak discharges and flood volumes of potential GLOFs with r…
Spatio-temporal variations of climate along possible African-Arabian routes of H. sapiens expansion
Eastern Africa and Arabia were major hominin hotspots and critical crossroads for migrating towards Asia during the late Pleistocene. To decipher the role of spatiotemporal environmental change on human occupation and migration patterns, we remeasured the marine core from Meteor Site KL 15 in the Gulf of Aden and reanalyzed its data together with the aridity index from ICDP Site Chew Bahir in eastern Africa and the wet-dry index from ODP Site 967…
Performance of Models for Flash Flood Warning and Hazard Assessment
The 2015 magnitude 7.8 Gorkha earthquake and its aftershocks weakened mountain slopes in Nepal. Co- and postseismic landsliding and the formation of landslide-dammed lakes along steeply dissected valleys were widespread, among them a landslide that dammed the Kali Gandaki River. Overtopping of the landslide dam resulted in a flash flood downstream, though casualties were prevented because of timely evacuation of low-lying areas. We hindcast the f…
Uncertainty in the Himalayan energy–water nexus
Himalayan water resources attract a rapidly growing number of hydroelectric power projects (HPP) to satisfy Asia’s soaring energy demands. Yet HPP operating or planned in steep, glacier-fed mountain rivers face hazards of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) that can damage hydropower infrastructure, alter water and sediment yields, and compromise livelihoods downstream. Detailed appraisals of such GLOF hazards are limited to case studies, howeve…
Immersive 3D geovisualization in higher education
In this study, we investigate how immersive 3D geovisualization can be used in higher education. Based on MacEachren and Kraak's geovisualization cube, we examine the usage of immersive 3D geovisualization and its usefulness in a research-based learning module on flood risk, called GEOSimulator. Results of a survey among participating students reveal benefits, such as better orientation in the study area, higher interactivity with the data, impro…
Spatio-temporal variations of climate along possible African-Arabian routes of H. sapiens expansion
Eastern Africa and Arabia were major hominin hotspots and critical crossroads for migrating towards Asia during the late Pleistocene. To decipher the role of spatiotemporal environmental change on human occupation and migration patterns, we remeasured the marine core from Meteor Site KL 15 in the Gulf of Aden and reanalyzed its data together with the aridity index from ICDP Site Chew Bahir in eastern Africa and the wet-dry index from ODP Site 967…
Immersive 3D geovisualization in higher education
In this study, we investigate how immersive 3D geovisualization can be used in higher education. Based on MacEachren and Kraak's geovisualization cube, we examine the usage of immersive 3D geovisualization and its usefulness in a research-based learning module on flood risk, called GEOSimulator. Results of a survey among participating students reveal benefits, such as better orientation in the study area, higher interactivity with the data, impro…
Immersive 3D geovisualization in higher education
In this study, we investigate how immersive 3D geovisualization can be used in higher education. Based on MacEachren and Kraak's geovisualization cube, we examine the usage of immersive 3D geovisualization and its usefulness in a research-based learning module on flood risk, called GEOSimulator. Results of a survey among participating students reveal benefits, such as better orientation in the study area, higher interactivity with the data, impro…
Uncertainty in the Himalayan energy–water nexus
Himalayan water resources attract a rapidly growing number of hydroelectric power projects (HPP) to satisfy Asia’s soaring energy demands. Yet HPP operating or planned in steep, glacier-fed mountain rivers face hazards of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) that can damage hydropower infrastructure, alter water and sediment yields, and compromise livelihoods downstream. Detailed appraisals of such GLOF hazards are limited to case studies, howeve…
Performance of Models for Flash Flood Warning and Hazard Assessment
The 2015 magnitude 7.8 Gorkha earthquake and its aftershocks weakened mountain slopes in Nepal. Co- and postseismic landsliding and the formation of landslide-dammed lakes along steeply dissected valleys were widespread, among them a landslide that dammed the Kali Gandaki River. Overtopping of the landslide dam resulted in a flash flood downstream, though casualties were prevented because of timely evacuation of low-lying areas. We hindcast the f…
Spatio-temporal variations of climate along possible African-Arabian routes of H. sapiens expansion
Eastern Africa and Arabia were major hominin hotspots and critical crossroads for migrating towards Asia during the late Pleistocene. To decipher the role of spatiotemporal environmental change on human occupation and migration patterns, we remeasured the marine core from Meteor Site KL 15 in the Gulf of Aden and reanalyzed its data together with the aridity index from ICDP Site Chew Bahir in eastern Africa and the wet-dry index from ODP Site 967…
Increasing glacial lake outburst flood hazard on the eastern Tibetan Plateau and implications for the Sichuan–Tibet Railway
Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) are a severe natural hazard on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, posing a risk to infrastructure safety (e.g. the Sichuan–Tibet Railway) and regional socioeconomic development. However, previous GLOF studies often neglected GLOFs’ return periods when evaluating their magnitudes. In this study, we developed a probabilistic modeling framework to quantify the peak discharges and flood volumes of potential GLOFs with r…
Flood myth (3 works) · Flood Risk Assessment and Management (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Geology (3 works) · Landslides and related hazards (3 works) · Climate change (2 works) · Climatology (2 works) · Cryospheric studies and observations (2 works) · Geomorphology (2 works) · Glacial lake (2 works)