Research

Lea Hartl

Lea Hartl, PhD

T +43 512 507 49410
Lea.Hartl(at)oeaw.ac.at

www.leahartl.com/research

Key working areas

Mountain cryosphere in a changing climate: rock glacier movement, mass balance of Alpine glaciers, ice albedo, snow hydrology, and related aspects of meteorology and climatology

Data Publications on PANGAEA

PANGAEA. Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science

Selected publications

  • Hartl, L., Schmitt, C., Stuefer, M., Jenckes, J., Page, B., Crawford, C., et al. (2025). Leveraging airborne imaging spectroscopy and multispectral satellite imagery to map glacial sediment plumes in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. Journal Of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 57, 102121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2024.102121
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  • Hartl, L., Seiser, B., Stocker-Waldhuber, M., Baldo, A., Lauria, M. V., & Fischer, A. (2024). Glaciological and meteorological monitoring at Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites Mullwitzkees and Venedigerkees, Austria, 2006–2022. Earth System Science Data, 16, 4077–4101. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-4077-2024
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  • Baldo, A., Nicholson, L., Hartl, L., & Stocker-Waldhuber, M. (2024). Ablation drivers over a cold-based ice cap in the Eastern Alps: a surface energy balance analysis. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-7454
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  • Hartl, L., Stocker-Waldhuber, M., Covi, F., Baldo, A., & Naegeli, K. (2024). The dark zone of an alpine glacier - considering albedo impacts of firn loss. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-12014
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  • Kellerer-Pirklbauer, A., Bodin, X., Delaloye, R., Lambiel, C., Gartner-Roer, I., Bonnefoy-Demongeot, M., et al. (2024). Acceleration and interannual variability of creep rates in mountain permafrost landforms (rock glacier velocities) in the European Alps in 1995-2022. Environmental Research Letters, 19, 034022. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad25a4
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  • Fischer, A., & Hartl, L. (2023). Äußeres Hochebenkart. In I. Hansche, Fischer, A., Greilinger, M., Hartl, L., Hartmeyer, I., Helfricht, K., et al. (Eds.), KryoMon.AT - Kryosphären Monitoring Österreich 2021/22. Kryosphärenbericht Nr. 1 (pp. 150-153). https://doi.org/10.25364/402.2023.1
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  • Fischer, A., & Hartl, L. (2023). Jamtalferner. In I. Hansche, Fischer, A., Greilinger, M., Hartl, L., Hartmeyer, I., Helfricht, K., et al. (Eds.), KryoMon.AT - Kryosphären Monitoring Österreich 2021/22. Kryosphärenbericht Nr. 1 (pp. 18-23). https://doi.org/10.25364/402.2023.1
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  • Hansche, I., Fischer, A., Greilinger, M., Hartl, L., Hartmeyer, I., Helfricht, K., et al. (Eds.). (2023). KryoMon.AT - Kryosphären Monitoring Österreich 2021/22. Kryosphärenbericht Nr. 1 (p. 204). https://doi.org/10.25364/402.2023.1
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  • Hartl, L., Schmitt, C., Wong, T., Vas, D. A., Enterkin, L., & Stuefer, M. (2023). Long-Term Trends in Ice Fog Occurrence in the Fairbanks, Alaska, Region Based on Airport Observations. Journal Of Applied Meteorology And Climatology, 62, 1263-1278. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-22-0190.1
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  • Hartl, L., Zieher, T., Bremer, M., Stocker-Waldhuber, M., Zahs, V., Hoefle, B., et al. (2023). Multi-sensor monitoring and data integration reveal cyclical destabilization of the ausseres Hochebenkar rock glacier. Earth Surf Dynam, 11, 117-147. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-11-117-2023
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  • Bardy-Durchhalter, M., Bender, O., Bertolotti, G., Branca, D., Braun, V., Bohleber, P., et al. (2022). Joint Endeavor Toward Sustainable Mountain Development: Research at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Mountain Research of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Mountain Research And Development, 42, P1-P4. https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-22-00002.1
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  • Hartl, L., Helfricht, K., Stocker-Waldhuber, M., Seiser, B., & Fischer, A. (2021). Classifying disequilibrium of small mountain glaciers from patterns of surface elevation change distributions. Journal Of Glaciology, x, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2021.90
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  • Hartl, L., & Zweifel, B. (2021). Lawinenunfälle im Sommer. Bergundsteigen, 54-61. Retrieved de https://www.alpenverein.at/bergundsteigen_wAssets/abo/archiv/2021/2/54-61(lawinenunfaelle%20im%20sommer).pdf?v=1
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  • Hartl, L., Helfricht, K., Stocker-Waldhuber, M., Seiser, B., & Fischer, A. (2021). Clustering patterns of volume change to classify glacier states and fates. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-9402
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  • Hartl, L. (2021). ISSW 2020: Forschung zu Schnee und Menschen im Schnee. Bergundsteigen. Retrieved de https://www.bergundsteigen.blog/issw-2020-forschung-zu-schnee-und-menschen-im-schnee/
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  • Hartl, L., Stuefer, M., Saito, T., & Okura, Y. (2020). History and Data Records of the Automatic Weather Station on Denali Pass (5715 m), 1990–2000. Journal Of Applied Meteorology And Climatology, 59, 2113–2127. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-20-0082.1
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  • Hartl, L., Felbauer, L., Schwaizer, G., & Fischer, A. (2020). Small-scale spatial variability in bare-ice reflectance at Jamtalferner, Austria. The Cryosphere, 14, 4063–4081. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-4063-2020
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  • Hartl, L., & Stuefer, M. (2020). The Mountain Weather and Climate of Denali, Alaska—An Overview. Journal Of Applied Meteorology And Climatology, 621-636. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-19-0105.1
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  • Hartl, L. (2020). Klimawandel. Prime Skiingprime Skiing.
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  • Helfricht, K., Fischer, A., Hartl, L., & Olefs, M. (2019). Die Vielfalt des Winters - Anpassungsmaßnahmenzwischen natürlicher Variabilität und anthropogenen Klimawandel. Fdsnow - Fachzeitschrift Für Den Skisport, 60-68.
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  • Helfricht, K., Hartl, L., Koch, R., Marty, C., & Olefs, M. (2018). Investigation performance and correlation of ground-based snow depth and precipitation measurements. (Montana State University Library, Ed.), International Snow Science Workshop Proceedings 2018. Retrieved de https://arc.lib.montana.edu/snow-science/objects/ISSW2018_P05.6.pdf
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  • Hartl, L., Fischer, A., & Olefs, M. (2018). Analysis of past changes in wet bulb temperature in relation to snow making conditions based on long term observations Austria and Germany. Global And Planetary Change, 167, 123-136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2018.05.011
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  • Kellerer-Pirklbauer, A., Delaloye, R., Lambiel, C., Gärtner-Roer, I., Kaufmann, V., Scapozza, C., et al. (2018). Interannual variability of rock glacier flow velocitiesin the European Alps. (P. Deline, Bodin, X., & Ravane, L., Eds.), 5th European Conference on Permafrost, Book of Abstract.
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  • Helfricht, K., Hartl, L., Koch, R., Marty, C., & Olefs, M. (2018). Obtaining sub-daily new snow density from automated measurements in high mountain regions. Hydrology And Earth System Sciences, 22, 2655–2668. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-2655-2018
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  • Helfricht, K., Hartl, L., Koch, R., Marty, C., & Olefs, M. (2017). Obtaining sub-daily new snow density from automated measurements in high mountain regions. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2017-579
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  • Hartl, L. (2017). Schönes Wetter sagt man nicht. 3D Denkraum Für Jugendarbeit, Oeav.
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  • Kay Helfricht, R. K. (2016). Potential and Challenges of an extensive operational use of high accuracy optical snow depth sensors to minimize solid precipitation undercatch. (Montana State University Library, Ed.), Proceedings of the 16th International Snow Science Workshop ISSW.
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  • Hartl, L., Fischer, A., Stocker-Waldhuber, M., & Abermann, J. (2016). Recent speed-up of an Alpine rock glacier: An updated chronology of the kinematics of outer Hochebenkar rock glacier based on geodetic measurements. Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography, 98, 129-141. https://doi.org/10.1111/geoa.12127
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  • Hartl, L., Fischer, A., Klug, C., & Nicholson, L. (2016). Can a simple numerical model help to fine-tune the analysis of ground-penetrating radar data? Hochebenkar rock glacier as a case study. Arctic, Antarctic, And Alpine Research, 48, 377-393. https://doi.org/10.1657/AAAR0014-081
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  • Stocker-Waldhuber, M., Helfricht, K., Hartl, L., & Fischer, A. (2015). Glacier Surface Mass Balance 2006–2014 on Mullwitzkees and Hallstätter Gletscher, Austria. Zeitschrift Für Gletscherkunde Und Glazialgeologie, 47/48 (2013/2014), 101-119.
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