Dr. Sara Savi

I am actually working in the field of applied geomorphology and my main research interests focus on landscape evolution of mountain environments. In particular, I am interested in the interaction between tectonic, geomorphology, climate and surface processes at different temporal and spatial scales. My research includes morpho-tectonic evolution of mountains and volcanoes, and processes such as landslides and debris-flows. I have experience with field work and data collection, GIS, cosmogenic nuclides, dendrochronology, photogrammetric and remote sensing techniques. I also have experience with physical modeling and the analysis of environmental data.

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In review:

Stefanie Tofelde, Taylor F. Schildgen, Sara Savi, Heiko Pingel, Andrew D. Wickert, Bodo Bookhagen, Hella Wittmann, Ricardo N. Alonso, John Cottle, Manfred R. Strecker.100-kyr fluvial fill terrace cycles since the Middle Pleistocene in the southern Central Andes, Toro Basin, NW Argentina. EPSL.

Savi S., Tofelde S., Wittmann H., Castino F., Schildgen F.T., (in review). Determination limits for cosmogenic 10Be and their importance for geomorphic applications. Quaternary Research Journal.

2016:

Savi, S., T. F. Schildgen, S. Tofelde, H. Wittmann, D. Scherler, J. Mey, R. N. Alonso, and M. R. Strecker (2016), Climatic controls on debris-flow activity and sediment aggradation: The Del Medio fan, NW Argentina, J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surf., 121, doi:10.1002/2016JF003912.

Schildgen T.F., Robinson R.A.J., Savi S., Phillips W.M.,  Spencer J.Q.G., Bookhagen B., Scherler D., Tofelde S., Alonso R.N., Kubik P.W., Binnie S.A., Strecker M.R. (2016). Landscape response to late Pleistocene climate change in NW Argentina: Sediment flux modulated by basin geometry and connectivity, J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surf., 121, doi:10.1002/2015JF003607.

2015:

Savi S., Delunel R., Schlunegger F., (2015). Efficiency of frost-cracking processes through space and time: An example from the eastern Italian Alps. Geomorphology, 01/2015; 232; DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.01.009

2014:

Savi S., Norton K.P., Delunel R., Akçar N., Picotti V., Brardinoni F., Kubik P.W, Schlunegger F., (2014). Quantifying sediment supply at the end of the last glaciation: Dynamic reconstruction of an alpine debris-flow fan. Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 126 no. 5-6 p. 773-790; doi: 10.1130/B30849.1.

Full download from bulletin.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/full/126/5-6/773.

Savi S., Norton K.P., Picotti V., Brardinoni F., Akçar N., Kubik P.W., Delunel R., Schlunegger F. (2014). Effects of sediment mixing on 10Be concentrations in the Zielbach catchment, central-eastern Italian Alps. Quaternary Geochronlogy, 19, 148-162. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2013.01.006

2013:

Savi S. (2013). Sediment supply dynamics through space and time: a multi-approach analysis of transient landscapes. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Bern, Switzerland.

Savi S., Schneuwly-Bollschweiler M., Bommer-Denns B., Stoffel M., Schlunegger F. (2013). Geomorphic coupling between hillslopes and channels in the Swiss Alps. ESPL, Earth Surf. Process. Landforms 38, 959–969 (2013). DOI: 10.1002/esp.3342