Team > Dr. Daniel Dräbing


Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Chair of geomorphology
My primary interests are the geomorphic processes that shape the earth’s surface. I work at a range of temporal and spatial scales from detailed examinations of weathering processes on rock samples in the laboratory to the monitoring of rock slope adjustment in high alpine valleys. The theme of my research is erosion and sedimentation processes such as paraglacial adjustment due to deglaciation and periglacial rock slope and hillslope processes influenced by climate change. I use a spectrum of research approaches, including geomorphological, geophysical and geotechnical field observations, physical modelling in laboratories, and development of theoretical and physical models.
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Key Publications
- Draebing, D. and J. Eichel (2018): Divergence, convergence and path-dependency of paraglacial adjustment of alpine lateral moraine slopes. Land Degradation and Development 29(6): 1979-1990. doi: 10.1002/ldr.2983 [Full Text]
- Draebing, D., Krautblatter, M. and T. Hoffmann (2017): Thermo-cryogenic controls of fracture kinematics in permafrost rockwalls. Geophysical Research Letters, 44: 3535-3544. doi: 10.1002/2016GL072050 [Full Text]
- Draebing, D., Haberkorn, A., Krautblatter, M., Kenner, R.and M. Phillips (2017): Thermal and mechanical responses resulting from spatial and temporal snow cover variability in permafrost rock slopes. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 28 (1):140-157. doi: 10.1002/ppp.1921 [Full Text]
- Draebing, D. (2016): Application of Refraction Seismics in Permafrost Studies: A review. Earth Science Reviews 155: 136-152. doi: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2016.02.006 [abstract]
- Draebing, D., Krautblatter, M. and R. Dikau (2014): Interaction of thermal and mechanical processes in steep permafrost rock walls: a conceptual approach. Geomorphology 266: 226-235. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.08.009 [abstract]
- Draebing, D., Krautblatter, M. (2019). The Efficacy of Frost Weathering Processes in Alpine Rockwalls.
Geophysical Research Letters. doi:10.1029/2019gl081981 [Full Text]
Projects
- Predicting the effects of climate change on alpine rock slopes: Evaluation of Paraglacial and periglacial drivers of rockfall in the European Alps (DR1070/1-1, (funded by German Research Foundation, own role: Principal Investigator - since 2016)
- Paraglacial adjustment and vegetation succession in the Mueller glacier foreland (New Zealand) (funded by Hanna Bremer Stiftung, applicant Dr Jana Eichel, own role: Co-Principal Investigator - since 2018)
- Investigating glacier retreat as a driver of rock slope collapse: Mueller Rockslide (funded by Massey University Research Fund, Brian Mason Trust, Massey University International Visting Research Fund and department of Conservation, applicant Dr Sam McColl, own role: Co-Principal Investigator - since 2017)

Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Chair of geomorphology
Publications
2020
Emmer, Adam; Klimeš, Jan; Hölbling, Daniel; Abad, Lorena; Draebing, Daniel; Skalák, Petr; Štěpánek, Petr; Zahradníček, Pavel
Distinct types of landslides in moraines associated with the post-LIA glacier thinning : Observations from the Kinzl Glacier, Huascarán, Peru
in Science of the Total Environment vol. 739 (2020) . - pp. No. 139997
doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139997 ...
Eichel, Jana; Draebing, Daniel; Kattenborn, Teja; Senn, Johannes Antenor; Klingbeil, Lasse; Wieland, Markus; Heinz, Erik
Unmanned aerial vehicle-based mapping of turf-banked solifluction lobe movement and its relation to material, geomorphometric, thermal and vegetation properties
in Permafrost and Periglacial Processes vol. 31 (2020) issue 1. - pp. 97-109
doi:10.1002/ppp.2036 ...
2019
Draebing, Daniel; Krautblatter, Michael
The Efficacy of Frost Weathering Processes in Alpine Rockwalls
in Geophysical Research Letters vol. 46 (2019) issue 12. - pp. 6516-6524
doi:10.1029/2019GL081981 ...
Cody, Emma; Draebing, Daniel; McColl, Samuel T.; Cook, Simon; Brideau, Marc-Andre
Geomorphology and geological controls of an active paraglacial rockslide in the New Zealand Southern Alps
in Landslides (2019)
doi:10.1007/s10346-019-01316-2 ...
McColl, Samuel T.; Draebing, Daniel
Rock Slope Instability in the Proglacial Zone : State of the Art
In: Heckmann, Tobias ; Morche, David(ed.): Geomorphology of Proglacial Systems : Landform and Sediment Dynamics in Recently Deglaciated Alpine Landscapes - Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2019. - pp. 119-141
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-94184-4_8 ...
2018
Draebing, Daniel; Eichel, Jana
Divergence, convergence, and path dependency of paraglacial adjustment of alpine lateral moraine slopes
in Land Degradation & Development vol. 29 (2018) issue 6. - pp. 1979-1990
doi:10.1002/ldr.2983 ...
Eichel, Jana; Draebing, Daniel; Meyer, Nele
From active to stable : Paraglacial transition of Alpine lateral moraine slopes
in Land Degradation & Development vol. 29 (2018) issue 11. - pp. 4158-4172
doi:10.1002/ldr.3140 ...
2017
Eichel, Jana; Draebing, Daniel; Klingbeil, Lasse; Wieland, Markus; Eling, Christian; Schmidtlein, Sebastian; Kuhlmann, Heiner; Dikau, Richard
Solifluction meets vegetation : the role of biogeomorphic feedbacks for turf-banked solifluction lobe development
in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms vol. 42 (2017) issue 11. - pp. 1623-1635
doi:10.1002/esp.4102 ...
Draebing, Daniel; Eichel, Jana
Spatial Controls of Turf-Banked Solifluction Lobes and Their Role for Paraglacial Adjustment in Glacier Forelands
in Permafrost and Periglacial Processes vol. 28 (2017) issue 2. - pp. 446-459
doi:10.1002/ppp.1930 ...
Draebing, Daniel; Haberkorn, Anna; Krautblatter, Michael; Kenner, Robert; Phillips, Marcia
Thermal and Mechanical Responses Resulting From Spatial and Temporal Snow Cover Variability in Permafrost Rock Slopes, Steintaelli, Swiss Alps
in Permafrost and Periglacial Processes vol. 28 (2017) issue 1. - pp. 140-157
doi:10.1002/ppp.1921 ...
Draebing, Daniel; Krautblatter, Michael; Hoffmann, Thomas
Thermo-cryogenic controls of fracture kinematics in permafrost rockwalls
in Geophysical Research Letters vol. 44 (2017) issue 8. - pp. 3535-3544
doi:10.1002/2016GL072050 ...
2016
Phillips, Marcia; Haberkorn, Anna; Draebing, Daniel; Krautblatter, Michael; Rhyner, Hansueli; Kenner, Robert
Seasonally intermittent water flow through deep fractures in an Alpine Rock Ridge : Gemsstock, Central Swiss Alps
in Cold Regions Science and Technology vol. 125 (2016) . - pp. 117-127
doi:10.1016/j.coldregions.2016.02.010 ...
Draebing, Daniel
Application of refraction seismics in alpine permafrost studies : A review
in Earth-Science Reviews vol. 155 (2016) . - pp. 136-152
doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2016.02.006 ...
2014
Draebing, Daniel; Krautblatter, Michael; Dikau, Richard
Interaction of thermal and mechanical processes in steep permafrost rock walls : A conceptual approach
in Geomorphology vol. 226 (2014) . - pp. 226-235
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.08.009 ...
Krautblatter, Michael; Draebing, Daniel
Pseudo 3-D P wave refraction seismic monitoring of permafrost in steep unstable bedrock
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface vol. 119 (2014) issue 2. - pp. 287-299
doi:10.1002/2012JF002638 ...
2012
Draebing, Daniel; Krautblatter, Michael
P-wave velocity changes in freezing hard low-porosity rocks : a laboratory-based time-average model
in The Cryosphere vol. 6 (2012) issue 5. - pp. 1163-1174
doi:10.5194/tc-6-1163-2012 ...

Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Earth Sciences
Chair of geomorphology
Dr. Daniel Dräbing
Room: 113, GEO II
Phone: +49 921 55-3993
E-mail: d.draebing@uni-bayreuth.de
Consultation: by appointment