Publikationen Prof. Dr. Stephan Kempe


  • Landmann G., & Kempe S., 2012: Lake Van, Turkey: Evidence for a lake level drop of 500 m in the period 20-15 ka
    BP. 3rd PAGES Varves Working Group Workshop, 20-24. March, In: Zolitschka, B. (ed.), Terra Nostra, Vol.
    2012/1: 58-62.
  • Landmann G., & Kempe S., 2012: Lake Van, Turkey: Evidence for a lake level drop of 500 m in the period 20-15 ka
    BP. 3rd PAGES Varves Working Group Workshop, 20-24. March, In: Zolitschka, B. (ed.), Terra Nostra, Vol.
    2012/1: 58-62.
  • Kempe, S., Bauer, I., Bosted, P., Coons, D., & Elhard, R., 2012: Inflationary versus crusted-over roofs of pyroducts
    (lava tunnels). – Hawai‘i Speleolog. Survey Newsletter, Spring 2012 (31): 21-30.
  • Kempe, S., Bauer, I., Bosted, P., & Bosted, A., 2012: The Queen’s Bath, a littoral cave in Mauna Loa lava, formed
    by coastal erosion. – Hawai‘i Speleolog. Survey Newsletter, Fall 2012 (32): 16-17.
  • Bauer, I., Kempe, S., & Bosted, P., 2012: Kahuenaha Nui Cave, Hawaii, a cave developed in four different lava
    flows. – Hawai‘i Speleolog. Survey Newsletter, Fall 2012 (32): 27-31.
  • Kempe, S., 2013: Morphology of speleothems in primary (lava-) and secondary caves. – In: Shroder, J. (Editor in
    Chief), Frumkin, A. (Ed.), Treatise on Geomorphology. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, vol. 6, Karst
    Geomorphology, pp. 267–285.
  • Kempe, S., Naumann, G., & Dunsch, B., 2013: Athanasius Kircher’s chapter XX „About caves, fractures and the
    innumerable passages of the earth“ and the Grotto of Antiparos from „Mundus subterraneus“, 1678,
    translated from Latin. – In: Filippi, M. & Bosák, P. (eds.), Proceedings 16th Intern. Congr. Speleology, Brno,
    July 21 -28, 2013, Vol. 1: 59-64.
  • Knolle, F., Kempe, S., & Travassos L.E.P., 2013: Nazi military use of German caves, Dr. Benno Wolf and the world
    cave registry project. – In: Filippi, M. & Bosák, P. (eds.), Proceedings 16th Intern. Congr. Speleology, Brno,
    July 21 -28, 2013, Vol. 1: 65-70.
  • Bonanati, C., Bauer, I., & Kempe, S., 2013: Radon measurements in Austrian and Slovenian caves with an
    Alphaguard instrument. – In: Filippi, M. & Bosák, P. (eds.), Proceedings 16th Intern. Congr. Speleology,
    Brno, July 21 -28, 2013, Vol. 2: 479-484.
  • Bauer, I., Kempe, S., & Bosted, P., 2013: Kahuenaha Nui (Hawaii): A cave developed in four different lava flows. –In: Filippi, M. & Bosák, P. (eds.), Proceedings 16th Intern. Congr. Speleology, Brno, July 21 -28, 2013, Vol.
    3: 231-236.
  • Bosted, P., Gracanin, T., Hackell, V., Bosted, A., Bauer, I., & Kempe, S., 2013: The Keokeo lava tube system in
    Hawaii. – In: Filippi, M. & Bosák, P. (eds.), Proceedings 16th Intern. Congr. Speleology, Brno, July 21 -28,
    2013, Vol. 3: 243-246.
  • Kempe, S., 2013: Lava caves, types and development. – Hawai‘i Speleolog. Survey Newsletter, Fall 2013 (34): 24-
    34. (reprinted from the paper published in the Zarka Proceedings).
  • Schleusener, F., Kempe, S., Dirks, H., Rausch, R., & Göbel, P., 2013: Die Erdfälle von Layla und Al-Kharj –
    Einblicke in die Karst-Hydrogeologie des oberen Jura von Saudi-Arabien. – Grundwasser 2013, 18(4): 271-
    276 (Impact Factor: 0.95). 10/2013; DOI: 10.1007/s00767-013-0235-3.
  • Kempe, S., 2014: Hypogene limestone caves in Germany: Geochemical background and regionality. – In:
    Klimchouk, A., Sasowsky, I.D., Mylroie, J., Engel, S.A., & Engel, A.S. (eds): Hypogene Cave Morphologies,
    Karst Waters Inst. Spec. Publ. 18: 48-56. (Proc. San Salvador, Bahamas Feb. 2-7, 2014).
  • Kempe, S., 2014: How deep is hypogene? Gypsum caves in the South Harz. – In: Klimchouk, A., Sasowsky, I.D.,
    Mylroie, J., Engel, S.A., & Engel, A.S. (eds): Hypogene Cave Morphologies, Karst Waters Inst. Spec. Publ.
    18: 57-64. (Proc. San Salvador, Bahamas Feb. 2-7, 2014).
  • Hubrich, H.-P. & Kempe, S., 2014: Mühlgraben und „falsche Uffe“ im Karst bei Klettenberg. – In: Knolle, F. (Red.)
    „Thüringen, Karst und Höhle 2011-2014“, Verb. dt. Höhlen- u. Karstforscher e.V., 108-112.
  • Kempe, S., 2014: Warum Höhlenforschung? Ein Rückblick auf den Unfall im Riesending. – Mitt. Verb. dt. Höhlen-
    u. Karstforscher 60(3): 68-69.13
  • Kempe, S., Mills, M. & Young, I., 2015: Die eigentlich „berühmte“ Höhle bei Slains, Schottland: Historische Texte
    und Stiche einer so nicht mehr existierenden Höhle
    (The supposedly „famous“ cave near Slains, Scotland: historical texts and engravings of a cave no longer
    existing in its depicted form). – Speläologisches Jahrbuch – Verein für Höhlenkunde in Westfalen 2010 –
    2013 Iserlohn 2015, 93: 103116, 7 Abb.
  • Kempe, S., & Ketz-Kempe, C., 2015: In memory of Dr. Spike Werner (1927-2015). – Hawai‘i Speleological Survey
    Newsletter 37: 39-44.
  • Kempe, S., 2015: Unserem Ehrenmitglied Fritz Reinboth zum Achtzigsten. – Mitt. Verb. dt. Höhlen- u.
    Karstforscher Jg. 61, 2015(2): 71-72.
  • Kempe, S., 2015: Fritz Reinboth zum Achtzigsten. – Mitteilungen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Karstkunde Harz, Jg 36
    (3+4):19-23.
  • Kempe, S., & Ketz-Kempe, C., 2015: Die Suche nach der vierten Inschrift von J.A. Nagel von 1748 und die
    Entdeckung einer möglicherweise prähistorischen Glyphe in der Vilenica Cave, Slowenien. – Mitt. Verb. dt.
    Höhlen- u. Karstforscher, 61(3+4): 90-92.
  • Kempe, S., Bauer, I., & Krause, O., 2016: Iberger Tropfsteinhöhle, Iberg, Harz Mountains, Germany: Hypogene
    Morphology and Origin by Siderite Weathering. – In: T. Chavez & P. Reehling (eds.) NCKRI Symp. 6; Proc.
    of “Deep Karst, 2016: Origins, Resources, and Management of Hypogene Karst”, Carlsbad, New Mexico,
    11.-14. April, 2016: 35-44.
  • Kempe, S., & Ketz-Kempe, C., 2016: Towards understanding the structure of Kaumana Cave, Hawaii. – 17th Symp.
    on Vulcanospeleology, Ocean View, Hawaii, 7th to 12th, Feb. 2016.
  • Kempe, S. & Ketz-Kempe, C., 2016: Pyroducts, the third most common cave type on Earth. – 17th Symp. on
    Vulcanospeleology, Ocean View, Hawaii, 7th to 12th, Feb. 2016, 1-2.
  • Kempe, S., Hartmann, J. & Woo, K.S., 2016: Comparison of Main Ion Composition of water samples from Lava
    Caves on Hawaii, USA, and Jeju Island, South Korea). – 17th Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Ocean View,
    Hawaii, 7th to 12th, Feb. 2016.
  • Kempe, S. & Woo, K.S. 2016: Geological observations in pyroducts of Jeju Island (South Korea). – 17th Symp. on
    Vulcanospeleology, Ocean View, Hawaii, 7th to 12th, Feb. 2016.
  • Rein, T., Kempe, S., & Dufresne, A., 2016: The “Cueva del Viento” on the Canaries, Spain. – 17th
    Vulcanospeleological Symposium, Ocean View, Hawaii, 7th to 12th, Feb. 2016.
  • Michelsen, N., Dirks, H., Schulz, S., Kempe, S., Al-Saud, M., Schüth, C., 2016: YouTube as a crowd-generated
    water level archive. – Science of the Total Environment, 568: 189-195.
  • Bosted, P., Gracanin, T., Hackell, V., Scheffler, T. & Kempe, S., 2016: The Keokeo Cave System in Hawaii. –
    Newsletter of the Hawaii Speleological Survey of the Nat. Speleol. Soc. 39 (Spring 2016): 10-15.
  • Kempe, S., & Ketz-Kempe, C., 2016: Towards understanding the structure of Kaumana Cave, Hawaii. –- Newsletter
    of the Hawaii Speleological Survey of the Nat. Speleol. Soc. 39 (Spring 2016): 16-24.
  • Kempe, S., Bauer, I., & Glaser, S., 2017: Hypogene Caves in Germany, Geological and Geochemical Background. –
    In: A. Klimchouk, A.N. Palmer, J. de Wale, A.S. Auler, & P. Audra (eds), Hypogene Karst Regions and
    Caves of the World, Chapter 21, Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland: 329-348.
  • Kempe, S. & Hubrich, H.-P., 2017: Tectonic control of the Permian gypsum karst belt along the southern margin of
    the Harz-Mountains (Germany). – K. Moore & S. White (eds.), Proceedings 17th Intern. Speleology Congress,
    Sydney, 22.-30. July, 2017, Vol. 2: 43-46.
  • Knolle, F., Kempe, S., Vogel. B. & Rupp, H., 2017: World-wide largest Biosphere Reserve on sulphate karst and the
    Schlotten caves – endangered geo- and biodiversity hotspots in the South Harz., Germany. – K. Moore & S.
    White (eds.), Proceedings 17th Intern. Speleology Congress, Sydney, 22.-30. July, 2017, Vol. 1: 149-152.14
  • Kempe, S., 2017: What if the “Seven Sisters” are not volcanic? A look at deep hypogene sinkholes in Arabia. – K.
    Moore & S. White (eds.), Proceedings 17th Intern. Speleology Congress, Sydney, 22.-30. July, 2017, Vol. 1:
    371-374.
  • Kempe, S., 2017: Is the inscription dated 1213 in Postojnska jama really the oldest known? – K. Moore & S. White
    (eds.), Proceedings 17th Intern. Speleology Congress, Sydney, 22.-30. July, 2017, Vol. 1: 437-441.
  • Kempe, S., Ketz-Kempe, C., & Shick, H. 2017: The complexity of pyroduct (“lava tubes”) genesis: Bird Park Cave,
    Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. – K. Moore & S. White (eds.), Proceedings 17th Intern. Speleology
    Congress, Sydney, 22.-30. July, 2017, Vol. 2: 185-189.
  • Reprinted: Kempe, S., Ketz-Kempe, C., & Shick, H. 2017: The complexity of pyroduct genesis: Bird Park Cave,
    Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Newsletter Hawaii Speleological Survey 42 (Fall 2017): 19-26.
  • Kempe, S., & Bauer, I., 2017: 3-D imaging as a tool to understand speleogenetic processes. – K. Moore & S. White
    (eds.), Proceedings 17th Intern. Speleology Congress, Sydney, 22.-30. July, 2017, Vol. 2: 117-121.
  • Kempe, S. & Al-Malabeh, A., 2017: A 100-km-long subterraneous Roman aqueduct in northern Jordan? – K. Moore
    & S. White (eds.), Proceedings 17th Intern. Speleology Congress, Sydney, 22.-30. July, 2017, Vol. 2: 231-
    235.
  • Kempe, S. & Hubrich, H.-P. 2018: Geogpyphen im Gebiet der Rüdigsdorfer Schweiz im Südharz. – Mitteilungen
    der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Karstkunde Harz, 39 (1+2): 11-19.
  • Kempe, S., 2018: Firouz Vladi, ein Siebziger – drehen wir die Zeit zurück in die Siebziger. – Mitteilungen der
    Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Karstkunde Harz, 39 (1+2): 28-36.
  • Kempe, S., 2018: The big connection trip: Huehue Cave. – Hawai‘i Speleological Survey Newsletter 43: 14-26.
  • Kempe, S., 2018: Ist die Inschrift „1213“ in der Postojnska jama wirklich die älteste datierte? – Mitt. Verb. dt.
    Höhlen- u. Karstforscher, 2018 (2+3): 36-41.
  • Kempe, S., 2018: Die „Beton-Excentriques“ aus der Heimkehle – ein Analysenbericht. – Mitt. d. Arge für
    Karstlunde Harz, 39(3+4): 15-20.
  • Kempe, S. 2019: Die Sedimente der Jettenhöhle im NSG Gipskarstlandschaft Hainholz bei Düna im Südharz. –
    Mitt. VdHK 65(1+2): 11-18.
  • Kempe, S., 2019: Volcanic rock caves (revised). – In: White, W., Culver, D.C. & Pipan, T. (eds.), Encyclopedia of
    Caves, 3rd ed. Academic Press /Elsevier, London, Chapter 131: 1118-1127.
  • Hubrich, H.-P. & Kempe, S., 2020: The Permian Gypsum Karst Belt along the Southern Margin of the Harz-
    Mountains (Germany), Tectonic Control of Regional Geology and Karst-Hydrogeology.- Acta Carsologica,
    49/1: 99-121.
  • Middleton, G.J. & Kempe, S., 2020: Caves and Karst of Australia: North Queensland Lava Caves.- Caves of
    Australia, Springer, submitted.
  • Kempe, S. 2020: Die Vermessungsgeschichte der Jettenhöhle im NSG Hainholz/Düna (Südharz) – Mitt. VdHK
    submitted.
  • Kempe, S. & F. Vladi, 2020: Archäologische Ausgrabung Lichtensteinhöhle: Kap. 2.2 Geologie und Speläogenese.-
    In: Flindt, S. (ed.), Lichtensteinhöhle, submitted.
  • Kempe, S., Middleton, G., Toulkeridis, T., Addison, A. & Hoese, G., 201X: New Insights into the Genesis of
    Pyroducts of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. – Acta Carsologica. Submitted
    C) Abstracts:
  • Kempe, S. (1981): Dissolution experiments with facets. – Proc. 8th Intern. Spel. Congr. Bowling Green, Kent.: 647
    (abstract only).15
  • Kempe, S. & C. Ketz-Kempe (1991): Lava tube systems in the Hilina Pali area, Kilauea, Hawaii. – Newslett. Cave
    Geol. Geograph. Sec. Nat. Speleol. Soc. 19/1: 18 (abstract).
  • Kempe, S. & C. Ketz-Kempe (1991): Underground observations during the Pu’u O’o Earthquake, August 8, 1990,
    4.9 Magnitude. – Newslett. Cave Geol. Geograph. Sec. Nat. Speleol. Soc. 19/1: 19 (abstract).
  • Kempe, S. (1996): Enlargement of lava tubes by downcutting and breakdown. – Abstr. Proc. Nat. Speleol. Soc.
    Conv., 5.-9. 8. 1996, Salida, Colorado, p. 46.
  • Kempe, S., (1997): Lavahöhlen auf Hawaii.- Der Schlaz, 82: 54.
  • Kempe, S., & J. Hartmann (1997): Excentriques capillaries, do they carry paleoclimatic information? – Proc. 12.
    Intern. Congr. Speleol. 10.-17. Aug. 1997, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland,Vol. 3: 100, abstr. only.
  • Rosendahl, W. & Kempe, S.; 1998: Zur Bedeutung von Speläothemen für die Rekonstruktion von jung- und
    mittelpleistozänen Klimasequenzen. – Tagungsband der 40. Tagung der Hugo Obermaier-Gesellschaft; 14.-
    18.4.1998, S.13; Erlangen.
  • Kempe, S. & Halliday, W.R. (1998): Report of the discussion on Pseudokarst. – Proc. 12th Intern. Congr. Speleol.,
    La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, 10th-17th Aug. 1997, Vol. 6: 107.
  • Kempe, S. (1998): Siderite weathering, a rare source of CO2 for Cave Genesis: The Eisensteinstollen System and
    adjacent caves in the Iberg, Harz Mountains, Germany. – Proc. 1998 Nat. Speleol. Soc. Conv. Sewanee, TN,
    3.-7.8.1998: 78.
  • Kempe, S. (1999): The historical importance of the Baumannshöhle/Harz illustrated by the report of Zückert (1763).
    – Abstract, NSS Convention Filer, Twin Falls, July 1999, geo2 session. Und: J. Cave Karst Stud. Nat.
    Speleolo. Soc. 62(1) (April 2000): 37. Also in: The Journal of Spelean History, 33(1):19, Abstracts of the
    papers presented at the History Session 1999 NSS Convention in Filer, Idaho.
  • Kempe, S., C. Lerch & M. Oberwinder (1999): Channel and Cave Systems of the Puhia Pele Flow, Hualalai,
    Hawaii, and Its Relation to the 1801 (Huehue) Flow. Abstract, NSS Convention Filer, Twin Falls, July 1999,
    Vulcanospelelogical session. Und: J. Cave Karst Stud. Nat. Speleolo. Soc. 62(1) (April 2000): 42-43.
  • Kempe, S. (1999): Waipouli and Kamakalepo, Two Sections of a Large and Old Mauna Loa Tube on Hawaii.
    Abstract, NSS Convention Filer, Twin Falls, July 1999, Vulcanospeleological session. Und: J. Cave Karst
    Stud. Nat. Speleol. Soc. 62(1) (April 2000): 43.
  • Kempe, S. (1999): Mapping lava flows by surveying lava tubes; example: Aila’au/Keauhou Flows, Kilauea / Hawaii
    IX International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology Catania, 6.-11. September, 1999. Und: Newsletter
    Hawai’i Speleological Survey of the Nat. Speleol. Soc. Nov. 1999(6): 18.
  • Kempe, S., C. Lerch & M. Oberwinder (1999): Geology of the Huehue Tube (eruption 1801) and the Puhia Pele
    Channel System, Hualalai, Hawaii.- IX International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology Catania, 6.-11.
    September, 1999. Und Newsletter Hawai’i Speleological Survey of the Nat. Speleol. Soc. Nov. 1999(6): 18,
    21.
  • Kempe, S. (1999): The genesis of isolated lava caves on Hawaii. – IX International Symposium on
    Vulcanospeleology Catania, 6.-11. September, 1999. Und: Newsletter Hawai’i Speleological Survey of the
    Nat. Speleol. Soc. Nov. 1999(6): 21-22.
  • Rosendahl, W. & Kempe, S. (1999): Zur Bedeutung von Speläothemen für die Rekonstruktion von jung- und
    mittelpleistozännen Klimasequenzen. – Quartär 49/50: 149-150.
  • Garman, M. Garman, S. & Kempe, S. (2000): First deep dives into Kauhako Crater Lake, Molokai: a deep volcanic
    vent dominated by microbial life. – Abstr. Nat. Speleol. Soc. Convention 2000, Daily/Elkins, West Virginia,
    and Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, 62(3) (Dec. 2000): 198.
  • Kempe, S., Rosendahl, W., Wiegand, B., & Eisenhauer, E., (2000): New speleothem datation from caves of
    Germany and their importance for the Middle- and upper-Pleistocene climate reconstruction. – Guidebook
    and Abstracts: 2nd Sympos. Climate Changes and the Karst Record, Krakow 30.7.-4.8.2000: 74.16
  • Rosendahl, W., Wiegand, B. & Kempe, S. (2001): Speleothems and Pleistocene Climate – New dating results from
    caves in Germany and their correlation with the GRIP ice core record. – PAGES – PEP III, Past Climate
    Variability Through Europe and Africa, International Conference, Aix-en-Provence, 27.-31. August, 2001
    Abstract: 133-134 und Poster.
  • Kempe, S. & Rosendahl, W. (2002): Caves as archives of terrestrial paleoclimate and paleoenvironment information
    – In: Niebuhr, B. (Hrsg.): GEO 2002, Planet Erde: Vergangenheit, Entwicklung, Zukunft; 1.-5.10.2002,
    Würzburg; Gemeinschaftstagung der 13 geowiss. Ges. der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Schriftenreihe dt.
    Geol. Ges. 21: 189.
  • Wiegand, B., Dietzel, M., Rosendahl, W., Nordhoff, P., Kempe, S. & Hansen, B.T. (2002): Stable isotope and trace
    element variation in a stalagmite from the Eifel, Western Germany. – In: Niebuhr, B. (Hrsgin.): GEO 2002,
    Planet Erde: Vergangenheit, Entwicklung, Zukunft; 1.-5.10.2002, Würzburg; Gemeinschaftstagung der 13
    geowiss. Ges. der Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Schriftenreihe dt. Geol. Ges. 21: 352-353.
  • Kempe, S. & H.-V. Henschel, 2002: Erosional caves on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. – Proc. 5. Intern. Bergbau Worshop
    Ridnauna/Schneeberg, 15.-22.9.2002: p. 83.
  • Rosendahl, W., Kempe, S., Wiegand, B., Eisenhauer, A., & Hansen, B., 2003: Caves as terrestrial archives of
    Pleistocene paleoclimate and paleoenvironment information in Central Europe – an overview. – Deklim-
    Eem, 2nd Workshop, Climate Change at the very End of a Warm Stage, Academy of Sciences, Heidelberg,
    March 24-28, 2003, Heidelberg; Abstract Volume: 7-8.
  • Kempe, S. & Rosendahl, W., 2003: Speleothem damage in Central European Caves, a result of permafrost
    processes? Proc. “Climate Changes: the Karst Record III, 3rd Intern. Conf., Montpellier, France, 11th-14th
    May, 2003: 88-89.
  • Nordhoff, P., Wiegand, B., Rosendahl, W., Simon, K., Hansen, B.T. & Kempe, S., 2003: Stable isotopes and trace
    element variations in a speleothem from the Swabian Alb, Southern Germany. – Proc. “Climate Changes:
    the Karst Record III, 3rd Intern. Conf., Montpellier, France, 11th-14th May, 2003: 119.
  • Al-Malabeh, A., Kempe, S., Henschel, H.-V., 2004: Lava caves of Jordan. – The 8th International Conference of
    Jordanian Geologists Association 6.-7, April 2004, Amman, Abstracts Volume, p. 199.
  • Kempe, S., Al-Malabeh, A., Al-Shreideh, A., Henschel, H.-V., 2004: Daher Cave, Irbid District, Jordan, a First
    Assessment of this Unique Jordanian Geotope. – The 8th International Conference of Jordanian Geologists
    Association 6.-7, April 2004, Amman, Abstracts Volume, p. 200.
  • Kempe, S., Al-Malabeh, A., Henschel, H.-V., 2004: Lava caves of Jordan. – 11th International Symposium on
    Volcanospeleology, 12-17 May, Azores, Abstract Volume.
    and in 2008: Proc. 12th Intern. Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Tepotzlán, Mexico, 2-7 July, 2006,
    Assoc. for Mexican Cave Studies, Bull. 19 and Socieded Mexicana de Exploraciones
    Subterráneas Bol. 7: 76-78.
  • Kempe, S., Werner, M.S., Henschel, H.V., 2004: Kuka‘iau Cave, Mauna Kea, Hawai‘i: a water-eroded cave (a new
    type of Lava cave in Hawai’i). – 11th International Symposium on Volcanospeleology, 12-17 May, Azores,
    Abstract Volume.
    and in 2008: Proc. 12th Intern. Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Tepotzlán, Mexico, 2-7 July, 2006,
    Assoc. for Mexican Cave Studies, Bull. 19 and Socieded Mexicana de Exploraciones
    Subterráneas Bol. 7: 83-85.
  • Kempe, S., Bauer, I., Henschel, H.V., 2004: Pa‘auhau Civil Defense Cave, Mauna Kea volcano, Hawai‘i: a Lava
    tunnel (“Pyroduct”) Modified by Water Erosion). – 11th International Symposium on Volcanospeleology, 12-
    17 May, Azores, Abstract Volume.
    and in 2008: Proc. 12th Intern. Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Tepotzlán, Mexico, 2-7 July, 2006,
    Assoc. for Mexican Cave Studies, Bull. 19 and Socieded Mexicana de Exploraciones
    Subterráneas Bol. 7: 83-84.17
  • Kempe, S., Schmidt, G., Kersten, M., &. Hasse, B., 2004: Analysis of iron speciation microstructures in lava
    samples from Hawaii by position sensitive X-ray absorption spectroscopy. – 11th International Symposium
    on Volcanospeleology, 12-17 May, Azores, Abstract Volume (Poster Presentation).
    and in 2008: Proc. 12th Intern. Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Tepotzlán, Mexico, 2-7 July, 2006,
    Assoc. for Mexican Cave Studies, Bull. 19 and Socieded Mexicana de Exploraciones
    Subterráneas Bol. 7: 87-88.
  • Al-Malabeh, A., Kempe, S., Al-Shreideh, A., & Henschel, H.-V., 2004. Tourisitic potential of Al-Daher cave,
    Jordan: A show cave of a modest design. 3rd Inter. Confr. of Sci. & Techn. In Archaeology & conservation.
    The Hashemite University, Abstracts and Program, p. 34.
  • Kempe, S., Bauer, I., Dirks, H., Dorsten, I. and Hüser, A., 2005: Naturally damaged speleothems, a new facies
    caused by Glacial cave ice? – EGU Geophysical Research Abstracts, 7: 00151.
    Kempe, S. & Al-Malabeh, A., 2005: Newly discovered lava tunnels of the Al-Shaam plateau basalts, Jordan. – EGU
    Geophysical Research Abstracts, 7: 03204.
  • Al-Malabeh, A. and Kempe, S., 2005: Discovery of the longest lava cave in the Middle East: Al-Fahda
    Tunnel Civilization under the Earth Surface, NE-Jordan. – 4th inter. Conf. on Science and
    Technology in Archaeology and Conservation, Zarka-Jordan. Abstr. Vol.: p.4.
  • Kempe, S., 2005: Entwicklung von Karstlandschaften.- Tübinger Geo-wissensch. Arb. A73: p.60.
  • Al-Malabeh, M., Fryhat, M., Henschel, H.-V. & Kempe, S., 2006: Al-Fahde Cave, Jordan, the longest
    lava cave yet reported from the Arabian Peninsula. – XII International Symposium on
    Volcanospeleology, Tepoztlan, 02.-07.07.2006, Programm and Abstracts: 23.
    and in 2008: Proc. 12th Intern. Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Tepotzlán, Mexico, 2-7 July, 2006,
    Assoc. for Mexican Cave Studies, Bull. 19 and Socieded Mexicana de Exploraciones
    Subterráneas Bol. 7: 143.
  • Kempe, S., Al-Malabeh, M., Fryhat, M., & Henschel, H.-V., 2006: State of lava cave research in
    Jordan. – XII International Symposium on Volcanospeleology, Tepoztlan, 02.-07.07.2006,
    Programm and Abstracts: 24.
    and in 2008: Proc. 12th Intern. Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Tepotzlán, Mexico, 2-7 July, 2006,
    Assoc. for Mexican Cave Studies, Bull. 19 and Socieded Mexicana de Exploraciones
    Subterráneas Bol. 7: 143-144.
  • Kempe, S., & Henschel, H.-V., 2006: Thurston Lava Tube, the most visited tube in the world. What
    do we know about it? – XII International Symposium on Volcanospeleology, Tepoztlan, 02.-
    07.07.2006, Programm and Abstracts: 28.
    and in 2008: Proc. 12th Intern. Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Tepotzlán, Mexico, 2-7 July, 2006,
    Assoc. for Mexican Cave Studies, Bull. 19 and Socieded Mexicana de Exploraciones
    Subterráneas Bol. 7: 145.
  • Kempe, S., Henschel, H.-V., Shick, H., & Truesdell, F., 2006: Geology and Genesis of the
    Kamakalepo Cave System in Mauna Loa lavas, Na‘alehu, Hawaii. – XII International
    Symposium on Volcanospeleology, Tepoztlan, 02.-07.07.2006, Programm and Abstracts: 29.
    and in 2008: Proc. 12th Intern. Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Tepotzlán, Mexico, 2-7 July, 2006,
    Assoc. for Mexican Cave Studies, Bull. 19 and Socieded Mexicana de Exploraciones
    Subterráneas Bol. 7: 145-146.
  • Kempe, S., Henschel, H.-V., Shick, H., & Hansen, B., 2006: Archeology of the
    Kamakalepo/Waipoli/Stonehenge area, underground fortresses, living quarters and Petroglyph
    fields. – XII International Symposium on Volcanospeleology, Tepoztlan, 02.-07.07.2006,
    Programm and Abstracts: 30.18
    and in 2008: Proc. 12th Intern. Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Tepotzlán, Mexico, 2-7 July, 2006,
    Assoc. for Mexican Cave Studies, Bull. 19 and Socieded Mexicana de Exploraciones
    Subterráneas Bol. 7: 146-147.
  • Kempe, S., 2006: The Baumann’s Cave at Rübeland/Harz, Germany, one of the caves noted in early
    science history for its cave bear an cave hyena bone deposits.- Abstract Book 12th Intern. Cave
    Bear Symp., Airdea, Macedonia, Greece, 2-5 November 2006: 29-30.
  • Kempe, S., Al-Malabeh, M., Frehat, M., & Henschel, H.-V., 2006: Hyena caves in Jordan.- Abstract
    Book 12th Intern. Cave Bear Symp., Airdea, Macedonia, Greece, 2-5 November 2006: 31-32.
  • Kempe, S., Al-Malabeh, A., Frehat, M., & Henschel, H.V., 2007: Hyena Caves in the Jordanian
    Desert. – Abstracts Vol. Sixth International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology,
    Amman April 2-5, 2007: 279-281.
  • Al-Malabeh, A., Kempe, S., Frehat, M. & Henschel, H.V., 2007: Geo-conservation of the Newly
    Discovered Kufranja Cave, N-Jordan, a Potential Natural Heritage Site. – Abstracts Vol. Sixth
    International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology, Amman April 2-5, 2007: 174.
  • Kempe, S., Al-Malabeh, A., & Henschel, H.-V., 2007: Lava- und Kalkhöhlen in Jordanien. –
    Speläologisches Jahrbuch, Verein für Höhlenkunde Westfalen, Tagungsband 2007,
    Sonderausg. 47. Jahrestagung des Verbandes der deutschen Höhlen- und Karstforscher
    (VdHK) in Iserlohn-Lethmathe vom 17. bis 20. Mai 2007, 22-25.
  • Kempe, S., Kempe., E. & Ketz-Kempe, C., 2007: Frühe Höhlenbeschreibungen durch Frauen: Lady Elisabeth Craven und Johanna Schopenhauer. – Speläologisches Jahrbuch, Verein für Höhlenkunde Westfalen, Tagungsband 2007, Sonderausg. 47. Jahrestagung des Verbandes der
    deutschen Höhlen- und Karstforscher (VdHK) in Iserlohn-Lethmathe vom 17. bis 20. Mai
    2007, 43-44.
  • Kempe, S., 2008: Immanuel Kant’s remark on lava cave formation in 1803 and his possible sources. –
    Proceedings 13th Intern. Sympos. on Volcanospeleology, Jeju Island, Korea, 1.-5. Sept. 2008:
    35-37.
  • Kempe, S., Al-Malabeh, A. & Henschel, H.V., 2008: Kempe Cave: an unusual, meandering lava
    tunnel cave in NE-Jordan. – Proceedings 13th Intern. Sympos. on Volcanospeleology, Jeju
    Island, Korea, 1.-5. Sept. 2008: 38-39.
  • Al-Malabeh, A., Kempe, S., & Rababa, S., 2008: The Decapolis Aqueduct Tunnel System (Al-Tura –
    Umm Quis, Jordan): The Longest in Antique History. VI International conf.: Sci. and Tech. in
    Archaeology and Consevation, Dec. 12. Abstr. Book P.7, Rome- Italy.
  • Halliday, W.R., Okubo, C.H., Kempe, S., Garman, M., Garman, S., and Wynne, J.J., 2009: Rheogenic
    caves and cavernous structures of Kalaupapa Peninsula, Molokai Island, Hawaii, USA, a Mars
    analog revisited. – 2009 Portland Geol. Soc. America Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009,
    Paper No 66-4. (Workshop Beitrag)
  • Kempe, S., 2009: Principles of pyroduct (lava tunnel) formation. – 15th Intern. Speleological Congress,
    Kerrville, Texas July 2009.
  • Kempe, S., & Henschel, H.-V., 2009: Interpreting the genesis of Thurston Lava Cave, Kilauea,
    Hawaii. – 15th Intern. Speleological Congress, Kerrville, Texas July 2009.
  • Kempe, S., Henschel, H.-V., Schick, H., & Hansen, B., 2009: Archaeology and 14C dates of the
    Kamakalepo/Waipouli/Stonehenge Area,
    Nahalehu, Hawaii. – 15th Intern. Speleological Congress, Kerrville, Texas July 2009.
  • Kempe, S., Ketz-Kempe, C., & Kempe, E., 2009: Early Cave visits by Women and the travel accounts
    OF Lady Elisabeth Craven to the Grotto of Antiparos (1786) and Johanna Schopenhauer to
    Peaks Cavern (1803). – 15th Intern. Speleological Congress, Kerrville, Texas July 2009.19
  • Kempe, S., Al-Malabeh, A. & Henschel, H.-V., 2009: The possible speleogene-hypogene origin of the
    Warda Iron Ore Mine deposit (Jordan). –15th Intern. Speleological Congress, Kerrville, Texas
    July 2009.
  • Kempe, S., Al-Malabeh, A. & Henschel, H.-V., 2009: Jordanien lava caves and their importance to
    understand lava plateaus. – 15th Intern. Speleological Congress, Kerrville, Texas July 2009.
  • Kempe, S. & Hubrich, H.-P., 2009: Visitor inscriptions in the old passage of Postojnska jama
    (Adelsberger Grotte) / Slovenia. – 15th Intern. Speleological Congress, Kerrville, Texas July
    2009.
  • Kempe, S., Dirks, H., & Bauer, I., 2009: The sinkholes of Lakes, Saudi Arabia and their singular
    sublacustrine gypsum tufa. – 15th Intern. Speleological Congress, Kerrville, Texas July 2009.
  • Kempe, S., Bauer, I. & Dirks, H., 2009: Glacial cave ice as the cause of widespread destruction of
    interglacial and interstadial speleotehm generations in Central Europe. 15th Intern.
    Speleological Congress, Kerrville, Texas July 2009.
  • Kempe, S., & Suckstorff, K., 2009: Josef Anton Nagel and his 1748 manuscript about his cave
    expedition to Carniola (Slovenia) and Moravia (Czech Republic). – 15th Intern. Speleological
    Congress, Kerrville, Texas July 2009.
  • Kempe, S., Al-Malabeh A., Bauer, I., & Henschel, H.-V., 2010: Pressure ridge caves, a comparison
    between the Jordanian caves of the Qais/Makais volcanic field and the Hawaiian Mauna Loa
    Eclipse Cave. – Program and Abstracts, 14th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology,
    Undara, Australia August 2010: 7-8.
  • Kempe, S., Bauer, I., Bosted, P., Coons, D., & Elhardt, R., 2010: Inflationary versus crusted-over
    roofs of pyroducts (lava tunnels). – Program and Abstracts, 14th International Symposium on
    Vulcanospeleology, Undara, Australia August 2010: 8-9.
  • Kempe, S., Bauer, I., Bosted, P., & Smith, S., 2010: Whitney’s Cave, an old Mauna Loa/Hawaiian
    pyroduct below Pahala ash: an example of upward-enlargement by hot breakdown. – Program
    and Abstracts, 14th International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology, Undara, Australia August
    2010: 12-13.
  • Kempe, S., 2010: Comparison of mineral- and rock-speleothems – In: Hoppe, A., Röhling, H.-G. & Schüth, C. (eds.)
    GeoDarmstadt2010 –Geowissenschaften sichern Zukunft, Abstracts of Lectures & Posters, 9.-14. Oktober
    2010; Schriftenreihe d. Deut. Ges. f. Geowissenschafen 68: 295-296.
  • Kempe, S., Bauer, I., & Dirks, H., 2010: Broken speleothems as an indication of glacial cave ice in Central Europe.
    – In: Hoppe, A., Röhling, H.-G. & Schüth, C. (eds.) GeoDarmstadt2010 –Geowissenschaften sichern
    Zukunft, Abstracts of Lectures & Posters, 9.-14. Oktober 2010; Schriftenreihe d. Deut. Ges. f.
    Geowissenschafen 68: 296-297.
  • Kempe, S., Dirks, H., Al-Saud, M., Bauer, I., & Rausch, R., 2010: Hypogene Karstification and Sinkholes in the
    Upper Jurassic Hith Formation, Saudi Arabia. – In: Hoppe, A., Röhling, H.-G. & Schüth, C. (eds.)
    GeoDarmstadt2010 –Geowissenschaften sichern Zukunft, Abstracts of Lectures & Posters, 9.-14. Oktober
    2010; Schriftenreihe d. Deut. Ges. f. Geowissenschafen 68: 299.
  • Dirks, H., Gassen, N., Fuest, T., Kempe, S., & Rausch, R., 2011: Caving below the bottom of Layla lakes – a cave
    discovery (and a new cave type) from Saudi Arabia. – 23.-25.9.2011 3rd Middle -East Speleology
    Symposium, Beirut, submitted.
  • Al-Malabeh, A., & Kempe, S., 2012: The possibility of oil occurences in Jordan deduced from the sinkholes along
    Wadi Al-Sirhan Graben. – Abstracts Inter. Conf. on Iraqi Oil Studies, Baghdad 20.-22. Dec. 2011: 49-50
  • Kempe, S., Bauer, I., Dirks, H., 2012: Glacial damage of speleothems. – In: Mangini et al., (conv.) 4th Daphne
    Workshop, Heidelberg, 8.2.-10.2.2012, Heidelberg, p.21.20
  • Kempe, S., Al-Malabeh, A. & Henschel, H.-V., 2012: Jordanian lava caves, an overview. – Abstracts and
    Proceedings 15th Intern. Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Hashemite Univ. Zarka – Jordan, 15-22 March, 2012:
    10-11.
  • Kempe, S., 2012: Lava caves, types and development. – Abstracts and Proceedings 15th Intern. Symp. on
    Vulcanospeleology, Hashemite Univ. Zarka – Jordan, 15-22 March, 2012: 12.
  • Malabeh, A. & Kempe, S., 2012: Hashemite University Cave, Jordan. – Abstracts and Proceedings 15th Intern.
    Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Hashemite Univ. Zarka – Jordan, 15-22 March, 2012: 13.
  • Kempe, S. & Al-Malabeh, A., 2012: Distribution, sizes, function and heritage importance of the Harrat Al Shaam
    desert kites: the largest prehistoric stoneworks of mankind? – Abstracts and Proceedings 15th Intern. Symp.
    on Vulcanospeleology, Hashemite Univ. Zarka – Jordan, 15-22 March, 2012: 16-17.
  • Al-Oufi, A., Al-Tarazi, E., Al-Malabeh, A., & Kempe, S., 2012: Characterization of lava caves, using 2D induced
    polarization imaging, Umm El-Qutein area, NE Jordan. – Abstracts and Proceedings 15th Intern. Symp. on
    Vulcanospeleology, Hashemite Univ. Zarka – Jordan, 15-22 March, 2012: 18.
  • Bauer, I., Kempe, S., & Bosted, P., 2012: Kahuenaha Nui, Hawai‘i, a cave developed in four different lava flows. –
    Abstracts and Proceedings 15th Intern. Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Hashemite Univ. Zarka – Jordan, 15-22
    March, 2012: 22.
  • Bauer, I., Kempe, S., & Bosted, P., 2012: Goat Sanctum, part of an old, deep-seated cave system in Mauna Loas’s
    south-west flank, Hawai‘i. – Abstracts and Proceedings 15th Intern. Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Hashemite
    Univ. Zarka – Jordan, 15-22 March, 2012: 25.
  • Bosted, P., Kempe, S., & Bauer, I., 2012: The Queen’s Bath, a littoral cave in Mauna Loa lava, formed by coastal
    erosion. – Abstracts and Proceedings 15th Intern. Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Hashemite Univ. Zarka –
    Jordan, 15-22 March, 2012: 26.
  • Malabeh, A. & Kempe, S., 2012: Yarmouk-Decapolis Tunnel System: the most important underground discovery in
    Jordan of the last decade. – Abstracts and Proceedings 15th Intern. Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Hashemite
    Univ. Zarka – Jordan, 15-22 March, 2012: 32
  • Malabeh, A., Aamar, I. & Kempe, S., 2012: Mineralogical, geochemical and engineering properties of chalk in
    northern Jordan and the evaluation of the Al-Kreibeh-Al-Sileh Segments of the Roman Yarmouk-Decapolis
    Tunnel System. – Abstracts and Proceedings 15th Intern. Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Hashemite Univ.
    Zarka – Jordan, 15-22 March, 2012: 32.
  • Malabeh, A., Abu-Shanab, A. & Kempe, S., 2012: Geo-engineering, field exploration and stabilization of chalk
    rocks in Hobras – Abila segment of Yarmouk-Decapolis Tunnel System, Jordan. – Abstracts and Proceedings
    15th Intern. Symp. on Vulcanospeleology, Hashemite Univ. Zarka – Jordan, 15-22 March, 2012: 34-35.
  • Ahmad Al-Malabeh, A. & Kempe, S, 2013: The Roman Yarmouk-Dekapolis Tunnel System, hypotheses and facts. –
    Abstract World Archeological Congress, Dead Sea, Jordan, Jan. 2013.
  • Kempe, S., 2014: How can we get more geology from pyroduct (lava tube) exploration? – 16th Intern. Symp.
    Vulcanospeleology, 8th-15th March 2014, Galapagos, Ecuador, Abstract Volume and Field Guide: 41-42.
  • Kempe, S., 2014: Planning a book on lava caves by the Vulcanospeleological Commission. – 16th Intern. Symp.
    Vulcanospeleology, 8th-15th March 2014, Galapagos, Ecuador, Abstract Volume and Field Guide: 42-43.
  • Kempe, S., Al-Malabeh, A. & Henschel, H.-V., 2015: Kempe-Cave, a well-preserved hyena, wolf and porcupine
    den in the eastern Jordanian Harrat. – 21st Intern. Cave Bear Symp., Leiden, Netherland, 10.-13.09.2015,
    Programme & Abstracts: 16.
  • Michelsen, N., Dirks, H., Schulz, S. Kempe, S. & Schüth, C., 2015: Bored Boys, graffiti, and YOUTUBE – tracing
    recent groundwater level changes in a Saudi Arabian cave. – EUG Congress Vienna, Geophysical Research
    Abstracts Vol. 17, EGU2015-12362.21
  • Kempe, S. & Ketz-Kempe, C., 2015: Pyroducts, the third most common cave type on Earth. – In: Nadja Zupan
    Hajna, Andrej Mihevc & Petra Gostinčar (eds.), Program & Excursions & UIS & Abstracts 23rd Intern.
    Karstological School “Classical Karst”, Caves – Exploration and Studies combined with the 50th
    Anniversary of the Internat. Union of Spleleology – UIS, Postojna, 15.-20.6.2015: 121-122.
  • Philipp, S., Kempe, S. & Otoničar, B., 2015: Geochemistry of solid specimen from caves and hydrochemistry of
    water samples fom wells and springs in the Rovte region (W Slovenia) for the assessment of
    dedolomitization. – In: Nadja Zupan Hajna, Andrej Mihevc & Petra Gostinčar (eds.), Program & Excursions
    & UIS & Abstracts 23rd Intern. Karstological School “Classical Karst”, Caves – Exploration and Studies
    combined with the 50th Anniversary of the Internat. Union of Spleleology – UIS, Postojna, 15.-20.6.2015:
    141.D)
Jahresberichte
  • Rosendahl, W. & Kempe, S., 2000: Speleothems and Pleistocene climate in Central Europe. – Annual Report 2000,Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technische Universität Darmstadt: 84-85.
  • Rosendahl, W. & Kempe, S., 2001: Speleothems and Pleistocene climate in Central Europe. – Annual Report 2001
    Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technische Universität Darmstadt: 96-97.
  • Rosendahl, W., Kempe, S., 2002: Speleothems and Pleistocene climate in Central Europe. – Annual Report 2002,
    Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technische Universität Darmstadt: 116-117.
  • Kempe, S., 2002: Erosional Caves on Mauna Kea, Hawai‘i. – Annual Report 2002, Department of Materials and
    Earth Sciences, Technische Universität Darmstadt: 120-121.
  • Kempe, S., Al-Malabeh, A., & Henschel, H.V., 2003: Lava caves of Jordan. – Annual Report 2003, Department of
    Materials and Earth Sciences, Technische Universität Darmstadt: 116-118.
  • Döppes, D., Kempe, S., & Rosendahl, W., 2005: Dated paleontological cave sites of Central Europe from IS 5 to
    MIS 8.- Annual Report 2005, Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technische Universität
    Darmstadt: 150-151.
  • Abu Ghazleh, S. & Kempe, S., 2010: Geomorphological and sedimentological evidence for a high
    stand of Lake Lisan of up to 150 m higher than previously reported. – Annual Report 2010,
    Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technische Universität Darmstadt: 125.
  • Kempe, S., Al-Malabeh, A. & Bauer, I., 2013: Exploration oft he more than 100 km long Roman
    Decapolis aqueduct tunnels in northern Jordan. – Annual Report 2012, Department of
    Materials and Earth Sciences, Technische Universität Darmstadt: 153.
  • Bauer, I., Kempe, S., & Bosted, P., 2013: Kahuenaha Nui (Hawaii): A cave developed in four different
    lava flows. – Annual Report 2012, Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technische
    Universität Darmstadt: 154-158.
  • Kempe, S., 2014: Hypogene limestone caves in Germany: Geochemical background and regionality. – Annual
    Report 2014, Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technische Universität Darmstadt: 162-163.

Populärwissenschaftliche Artikel, Zeitungsartikel, Buchbesprechungen, Nachrichten:

  • Kempe, S. (1973): Abstieg in die Unterwelt.- PROmagazin, Hamburg, 73/1:12-13.
  • Kempe, S. (1973): Photographieren in Höhlen. – Kamera und Schule, 1973(1): 14-19.
  • Kempe, S. (1981): Buchbesprechung: Bögli, A.: Karst Hydrology and Physical Speleology, Springer Verlag, Berlin,
    1981, 284 pp. – Mitt. Verb. dt. Höhlen- u. Karstforscher 27/4: 69-70.
  • Kempe, S. (2000): ThisCave and ThatCave.- Mitt. Verb. dt. Höhlen- u. Karstforscher 2000,46 (4): 176.