Research Interests
- 2D and 3D Seismic Processing
- Submarine landslides
- Tsunami genesis
Education
2020 -
Ph.D. in Marine Geophysics at Institute of Geosciences (Kiel University) in collaboration with GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Marine Geodynamics. DFG research project: Sector collapse kinematics and tsunami implications (SEKT)
2019 - 2020
Scientist: STEMM-CCS at GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
2017 - 2019
Master’s degree course Geophysics at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
2013 - 2017
Bachelor’s degree course Geosciences at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
Focus: Geophysics and Petrology/Geochemistry
Thesis: "Mass transport and backarc tectonics in the Bismarck Sea"
Research cruises
08/2023 - 09/2023 RV Sonne, Leg SO299-2, Indonesia.
Tasks: 2D seismic processing.
02/2023 – 04/2023 RV Sonne, Leg SO297, Chile.
Tasks: Lead streamer seismic acquisition and processing.
01/2022 – 02/2022 RV Sonne, Leg SO288, Chile.
Tasks: Lead streamer seismic acquisition and processing.
09/2021 – 11/2021 RV Maria S. Merian, Leg MSM103, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada.
Tasks: Lead streamer seismic acquisition and processing.
08/2020 – 10/2020 RV Sonne, Leg SO277, Mediterranean Sea, Malta.
Tasks: 2D and 3D seismic processing.
10/2019 RV Poseidon, Leg POS538, Mediterranean Sea, Greece.
Tasks: 2D and 3D seismic processing.
09/2019 RV Alkor, Leg AL527, Baltic Sea, Germany.
Tasks: Tutor on student training cruise.
05/2019 RV Meteor, Leg M154-2, Caribbean Sea, Montserrat.
Tasks: Leader of hydroacoustic acquisition (Multibeam echosounder and Parasound sediment echosounder), seismic interpretation and support of MeBo drilling operation.
04/2019 RV Meteor, Leg M154-1, Caribbean Sea, Montserrat.
Tasks: 2D and 3D seismic processing.
06/2018 RV Alkor, Leg AL512, North Sea, Germany.
Tasks: 2D seismic processing.
06/2017 – 07/2017 RV Poseidon, Leg POS515, Mediterranean Sea, Italy.
Tasks: Student research assistant.
05/2017 RV Maria S. Merian, Leg MSM63, North Sea, GB.
Tasks: Student research assistant.
11/2016 – 12/2016 RV Sonne, Leg SO252, Bismarck Sea, Ritter Island/Papua New Guinea.
Tasks: Student research assistant.
10/2016 RV Alkor, Leg AL487, Baltic Sea, Germany.
Student training cruise.
Publication
Number of items: 24.
Articles in a Scientific Journal - peer-reviewed
Hornbach, M. J., Kühn, M. 
, Freudenthal, T., Graw, J., Berndt, C. , Huhn‐Frehers, K., Watt, S. F. L., Phrampus, B. J. and Wood, W. T.
(2024)
New Heat Flow Measurements Offshore Montserrat: Advective Heat Flow Detected via MeBo Borehole Temperature Logging.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129
(9).
Art.Nr.: e2023JB028651.
DOI 10.1029/2023JB028651.
, Freudenthal, T., Graw, J., Berndt, C. , Huhn‐Frehers, K., Watt, S. F. L., Phrampus, B. J. and Wood, W. T.
(2024)
New Heat Flow Measurements Offshore Montserrat: Advective Heat Flow Detected via MeBo Borehole Temperature Logging.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129
(9).
Art.Nr.: e2023JB028651.
DOI 10.1029/2023JB028651.
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, Berndt, C. , Watt, S. F. L., Hornbach, M. J., Krastel, S. , Sass, K., Kutterolf, S. , Freudenthal, T., Huhn, K., Karstens, J. , Schramm, B., Elger, J. , Böttner, C. and Klaeschen, D.
(2024)
Volcanic flank collapse, secondary sediment failure and flow-transition: multi-stage landslide emplacement offshore Montserrat, Lesser Antilles.
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 25
(6).
e2024GC011564.
DOI 10.1029/2024GC011564.
, Crutchley, G. J. , Hansteen, T. H. , Preine, J., Carey, S., Elger, J. , Kühn, M. , Nomikou, P., Schmid, F. , Dalla Valle, G., Kelfoun, K. and Berndt, C.
(2023)
Cascading events during the 1650 tsunamigenic eruption of Kolumbo volcano.
Nature Communications, 14
.
Art.Nr. 6606.
DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-42261-y.
, Karstens, J. , Preine, J., Hübscher, C., Fossen, H. and Kühn, M.
(2023)
Extensional Faulting Around Kolumbo Volcano, Aegean Sea — Relationships Between Local Stress Fields, Fault Relay Ramps, and Volcanism.
Tectonics, 42
(10).
e2023TC007951.
DOI 10.1029/2023TC007951.
Karstens, J. , Preine, J., Crutchley, G. J. , Kutterolf, S. , van der Bilt, W. G. M., Hooft, E. E. E., Druitt, T. H., Schmid, F. , Cederstrøm, J. M., Hübscher, C., Nomikou, P., Carey, S., Kühn, M. , Elger, J. and Berndt, C.
(2023)
Revised Minoan eruption volume as benchmark for large volcanic eruptions.
Nature Communications, 14
.
Art.Nr. 2497.
DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-38176-3.
, Preine, J., Crutchley, G. J. , Kutterolf, S. , van der Bilt, W. G. M., Hooft, E. E. E., Druitt, T. H., Schmid, F. , Cederstrøm, J. M., Hübscher, C., Nomikou, P., Carey, S., Kühn, M. , Elger, J. and Berndt, C.
(2023)
Revised Minoan eruption volume as benchmark for large volcanic eruptions.
Nature Communications, 14
.
Art.Nr. 2497.
DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-38176-3.
, Schneider von Deimling, J., Berndt, C. , Böttner, C. , Kühn, M. , Reinardy, B. T. I., Ehrhardt, A., Gros, J. , Schramm, B., Klaeschen, D. , Elger, J. , Haeckel, M. , Schmidt, M. , Heinrich, S., Müller, P. and Bense, F.
(2022)
Formation of the Figge Maar Seafloor Crater During the 1964 B1 Blowout in the German North Sea.
Earth Science, Systems and Society (ES3), 2
.
Art.Nr. 10053.
DOI 10.3389/esss.2022.10053.
, Karstens, J. , Berndt, C. and Watt, S. F. L.
(2021)
Seismic reconstruction of seafloor sediment deformation during volcanic debris avalanche emplacement offshore Sakar, Papua New Guinea.
Marine Geology, 439
.
Art.Nr. 106563.
DOI 10.1016/j.margeo.2021.106563.
Haroon, A. , Micallef, A. , Jegen, M. , Schwalenberg, K., Karstens, J. , Berndt, C. , Garcia, X., Kuehn, M., Rizzo, E., Fusi, N. C., Ahaneku, C. V., Petronio, L., Faghih, Z., Weymer, B. A. , De Biase, M. and Chidichimo, F.
(2021)
Electrical resistivity anomalies offshore a carbonate coastline: Evidence for freshened groundwater?.
Geophysical Research Letters, 48
(14).
e2020GL091909.
DOI 10.1029/2020GL091909.
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, Micallef, A. , Jegen, M. , Schwalenberg, K., Karstens, J. , Berndt, C. , Garcia, X., Kuehn, M., Rizzo, E., Fusi, N. C., Ahaneku, C. V., Petronio, L., Faghih, Z., Weymer, B. A. , De Biase, M. and Chidichimo, F.
(2021)
Electrical resistivity anomalies offshore a carbonate coastline: Evidence for freshened groundwater?.
Geophysical Research Letters, 48
(14).
e2020GL091909.
DOI 10.1029/2020GL091909.
Hornbach, M. J., Sylvester, J., Hayward, C., Kühn, M., Huhn‐Frehers, K., Freudenthal, T., Watt, S. F. L., Berndt, C. , Kutterolf, S. , Kuhlmann, J., Sievers, C., Rapp, S., Pallapies, K., Gatter, R. and Hoenekopp, L.
(2021)
A Hybrid Lister‐Outrigger Probe for Rapid Marine Geothermal Gradient Measurement.
Earth and Space Science, 8
(1).
e2020EA001327.
DOI 10.1029/2020EA001327.
, Kutterolf, S. , Kuhlmann, J., Sievers, C., Rapp, S., Pallapies, K., Gatter, R. and Hoenekopp, L.
(2021)
A Hybrid Lister‐Outrigger Probe for Rapid Marine Geothermal Gradient Measurement.
Earth and Space Science, 8
(1).
e2020EA001327.
DOI 10.1029/2020EA001327.
, Berndt, C. , Urlaub, M. , Watt, S. F. L., Micallef, A. , Ray, M., Klaucke, I. , Muff, S., Klaeschen, D. , Kühn, M., Roth, T., Böttner, C. , Schramm, B., Elger, J. and Brune, S.
(2019)
From gradual spreading to catastrophic collapse - Reconstruction of the 1888 Ritter Island volcanic sector collapse from high-resolution 3D seismic data.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 517
.
pp. 1-13.
DOI 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.04.009.
Watt, S. F. L. , Karstens, J. , Micallef, A., Berndt, C. , Urlaub, M. , Ray, M., Desai, A., Sammartini, M., Klaucke, I. , Böttner, C. , Day, S., Downes, H. , Kühn, M. and Elger, J.
(2019)
From catastrophic collapse to multi-phase deposition: Flow transformation, seafloor interaction and triggered eruption following a volcanic-island landslide.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 517
.
pp. 135-147.
DOI 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.04.024.
, Karstens, J. , Micallef, A., Berndt, C. , Urlaub, M. , Ray, M., Desai, A., Sammartini, M., Klaucke, I. , Böttner, C. , Day, S., Downes, H. , Kühn, M. and Elger, J.
(2019)
From catastrophic collapse to multi-phase deposition: Flow transformation, seafloor interaction and triggered eruption following a volcanic-island landslide.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 517
.
pp. 135-147.
DOI 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.04.024.
Presentations
, Karstens, J. , Preine, J., Hübscher, C., Fossen, H. and Kühn, M.
(2023)
Normal faulting around Kolumbo Volcano - exploring relationships between stress fields and volcanism.
[Talk]
In: GeoBerlin 2023. , 03.-07.09.2023, Berlin, Germany .
, Micallef, A. , Jegen, M. , Schwalenberg, K., Karstens, J. , Berndt, C. , Garcia, X., Kuehn, M. , Rizzo, E., Fusi, N. C., Ahanek, C. V., Petronio, L., Faghih, Z. , Weymer, B. A. , de Biase, M., Chidichimo, F., Pondthai, P. and Everett, M.
(2022)
Evidence for OFG in the carbonate margin of Malta? Insights from geophysical investigations.
[Talk]
In: International Workshop on Freshened Groundwater Research 2022. , 27.-28.07.2022, Valletta, Malta .
, Schmid, F. , Elger, J. , Berndt, C. , Crutchley, G. J. , Kutterolf, S. , Kühn, M. , Preine, J., Van der Bilt, W., Hooft, E., Druitt, T. H., Cederstroem, J. M., Hübscher, C., Nomikou, P. and Carey, S.
(2022)
Revising the volume of the Minoan eruption (Santorini) based on new marine geophysical and sedimentological data.
[Talk]
In: 11. Conference Cities on Volcanoes (COV11). , 12.06.2022-17.06.2022, Heraklion, Greece .
Conference posters
, Berndt, C. , Krastel, S. , Kutterolf, S. , Karstens, J. , Watt, S. F. L., Hornbach, M., Huhn, K. and Freudenthal, K.
(2023)
Flank collapse, sediment failure and flow-transition: the multi-stage deposition of a volcanic sector collapse offshore Montserrat, Lesser Antilles.
[Poster]
In: EGU General Assembly 2023. , 24.-28.4.2023, Vienna, Austria .
, Crutchley, G. , Nomikou, P., Preine, J., Kühn, M. , Elger, J. , Schmid, F. , Dalla Valle, G., Hübscher, C. and Berndt, C.
(2021)
POS538: High-resolution 2D and 3D reflection seismic analysis of tsunamigenic volcanic eruptions in the Southern Aegean Sea (Greece).
[Poster]
In: 81. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft (DGG). , 01.03.-05.03.2021, Kiel (online) .
, Karstens, J. , Berndt, C. and Watt, S.
(2021)
Seismic reconstruction of seafloor sediment deformation during volcanic debris avalanche emplacement offshore Sakar, Papua New Guinea.
[Poster]
In: 81. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft (DGG). , 01.03.-05.03.2021, Kiel (online) .
, Urlaub, M. , Berndt, C. , Watt, S. F. L., Micaleff, A., Klaucke, I. , Klaeschen, D. , Brune, S. and Kühn, M.
(2017)
The complex emplacement dynamics and tsunami genesis of the 1888 Ritter Island sector collapse from 3D seismic data.
[Poster]
In: AGU Fall Meeting 2017. , 11.12 - 15.12.2017, New Orleans, USA .
Conference pico
, Micallef, A. , Faghih, Z., Jegen, M. , Schwalenberg, K., Karstens, J. , Berndt, C. , Garcia, X. , Kuehn, M., Rizzo, E. , Fusi, N. C., Ahaneku, C. V., Petronio, L. and Weymer, B. A.
(2021)
Controlled source electromagnetic measurements offshore the Maltese Islands: Implications for offshore freshened groundwater in a carbonate shelf.
[PICO]
In: EGU General Assembly 2021. , 19.-30.03.2021, Online .
DOI 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-5080.
Reports - Cruise Reports
, Kopp, H. , Dannowski, A. , Klaucke, I. , Moreno, M., Diaz, J., Kühn, M. , Riedel, M. and Contreras-Reyes, E.
and Cruise participants SO297
(2023)
A high-resolution controlled-source seismic experiment offshore Taltal to elucidate structural controls on megathrust slip, Cruise No. SO297, February 23 - April 11, 2023, Talcahuano (Chile) - Guayaquil (Ecuador).
.
Sonne-Berichte, SO297
.
Leitstelle Deutscher Forschungsschiffe, Bonn, Germany, 44 pp.
DOI 10.48433/cr_so297.
, Urlaub, M. , Jegen, M. , Faghih, Z., Reeck, K., Franz, G., Barnscheidt, K. C., Wollatz-Vogt, M., Liebsch, J., Schramm, B., Elger, J. , Kühn, M., Müller, T. , Schmidt, M. , Spiegel, T., Timm, H., Hinz, A. K., Sager, T., Hilbert, H. S., Rohde, L., Korbjuhn, T., Reissmann, S. and Diller, N.
(2021)
RV SONNE Fahrtbericht / Cruise Report SO277 OMAX: Offshore Malta Aquifer Exploration, Emden (Germany) – Emden (Germany), 14.08. – 03.10.2020.
.
GEOMAR Report, N. Ser. 057
.
GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Kiel, Germany, 139 pp.
DOI 10.3289/GEOMAR_REP_NS_57_20.
, Crutchley, G. , Elger, J. , Kühn, M., Schmid, F. , Dalla Valle, G., Preine, J. and Nomikou, P.
(2020)
R/V Poseidon Cruise Report 538 - THESEUS Tsunami hazard of explosive submarine eruptions, 7th October – 28th October 2019, Cartagena (Spain) - Heraklion (Greece) .
.
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany, 106 pp.
DOI 10.3289/cr_pos538.
, Böttner, C. , Elger, J. , Kontradowitz, S., Kühn, M., Müller, S., Schramm, B. and Stelzner, M.
(2019)
Sector collapse kinematics and tsunami implications - SEKT, Cruise No. M154/1, April 3 - April 25, 2019, Mindelo (Cape Verde) - Point-á-Pitre (Guadeloupe).
.
METEOR-Berichte, M154/1
.
Gutachterpanel Forschungsschiffe, Bonn, 47 pp.
DOI 10.2312/cr_m154_1.
, Schneider von Deimling, J., Böttner, C. , Elger, J. , Hilbert, H. S., Kühn, M., Kühn, R., Müller, P., Reinardy, B. and Schramm, B.
(2018)
RV ALKOR Cruise Report 512 [AL512] - North Sea Blowouts, 15th July - 26th July, 2018, Cuxhaven - Kiel (Germany).
.
Alkor-Berichte, AL512
.
GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany, 39 pp.
DOI 10.3289/CR_AL512.
