GEOMAR  Karstens, Jens

Jens Karstens, Ph.D.

Scientist, Topic 3
Research Division 4: Dynamics of the Ocean Floor
Research Unit Marine Geodynamics

Office:
Room: 8C-203
Phone: +49 431 600-2415
Email: jkarstens(at)geomar.de

Address:
Wischhofstraße 1-3
D-24148 Kiel

Research Focus

I am a marine geophysicist interested in a wide spectrum of geological phenomena that shape the seafloor and shallow sub-surface of the Earth. My research mainly builds on the analysis of seismic and hydroacoustic data and, whenever possibly, I try to quantify observations analytically or with numerical simulations. My research foci are (numbers refer to publication list):

  • The reconstruction of submarine geohazards including volcanic eruptions [35,  36, 39 , 40, & 41], volcanic sector collapses [1, 2, 3, 12, 13, 18, 19, & 42], pyroclastic flows [4], landslides at continental margins [33], and tsunamis [17 & 39]
  • The evolution of focused fluid flow systems in marine sediments in response to glaciation [6] volcanic intrusions [8, 26 & 37], and rapid sedimentation [11]
  • The environmental impact assessment of seafloor operations including the storage of CO2 [9 & 25], the leakage of methane at abandoned wells [7, 10 & 16], and drilling-induced blowouts [31]
  • The development of monitoring technology, strategies and algorithms for smart monitoring application for geological and environmental hazards and seafloor operations [29, 34, & 43]

Projects

Vita

  • since 2016: Postdoc at GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
  • 2015 - 2016: Postdoc in the Department of Earth Science at the University of Bergen (Norway)
  • 2011 - 2015: Ph.D. student in Marine Geophysics at GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
  • 2009 - 2011: M.Sc in Geophysics, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany
  • 2006 - 2009: B.Sc. in Applied Geophysics Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany

Publications (OceanRep)

Jump to: Articles in a Scientific Journal - peer-reviewed | Book chapters | Conference papers | Presentations | Conference posters | Conference pico | Theses - not published by a publisher | Reports - Cruise Reports | Reports - Short Cruise Reports | Reports - Weekly reports | Reports - other reports | Reports - Data reports
Number of items: 139.

Articles in a Scientific Journal - peer-reviewed

Isken, M. P., Karstens, J. , Nomikou, P., Parks, M. M., Drouin, V., Rivalta, E., Crutchley, G. J. , Haghighi, M. H., Hooft, E. E. E., Cesca, S., Walter, T. R., Hainzl, S., Saul, J., Anastasiou, D., Raptakis, K., Shapiro, N. M., Münchmeyer, J., Higueret, Q., Soubestre, J., Brenguier, F., Hufstetler, R. S., Autumn, K. R., Tsakiri, M., Lange, D. , Kopp, H. , Urlaub, M. , Blanch Jover, M. , Preine, J., Hübscher, C., Motagh, M., Müller, D., Dahm, T. and Berndt, C. (2025) Volcanic crisis reveals coupled magma system at Santorini and Kolumbo. Open Access Nature, 645 . pp. 939-945. DOI 10.1038/s41586-025-09525-7.

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Manga, M., Wright, V., Cadena, T., McIntosh, I., Preine, J., Tominaga, M., Nomikou, P., Druitt, T., Kutterolf, S. , Beethe, S., Ronge, T. A., Hübscher, C., Karstens, J. , Kletetschka, G., Yamamoto, Y., Woodhouse, A., Gertisser, R., Peccia, A. and Clark, A. (2025) Contrasting Seismic Velocity and Compaction of Marine Calcareous Oozes and Volcaniclastic Deposits on the South Aegean Volcanic Arc. Open Access Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 26 (9). e2025GC012327. DOI 10.1029/2025GC012327.

[thumbnail of JGR Solid Earth - 2025 - Galerne - Sill Stacking in Subseafloor Unconsolidated Sediments and Control on Sustained.pdf]

Galerne, C. Y. , Cheviet, A. , Kahl, W. A. , Wiggers, C. , Bach, W. , Neumann, F. , Buatier, M. , Höfig, T. W. , Lizarralde, D. , Teske, A. , Salinas, M. P. , Karstens, J. , Böttner, C. , Berndt, C. , Aiello, I. W. , Marsaglia, K. , Gontharet, S. , Kuhnert, H. , Stock, J. M. , Negrete-Aranda, R. , Zhang, J. and Kopf, A. J. (2025) Sill stacking in subseafloor unconsolidated sediments and control on sustained hydrothermal systems: evidence from IODP drilling in the Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California. Open Access Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130 (3). e2024JB030354. DOI 10.1029/2024JB030354.

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Bernstetter, A. , Kwasnitschka, T. , Karstens, J. , Schlüter, M. and Peters, I. (2025) Virtual fieldwork in immersive environments using game engines. Open Access Computers & Geosciences, 196 . Art.Nr. 105855. DOI 10.1016/j.cageo.2025.105855.

[thumbnail of J Quaternary Science - 2025 - Reinardy - The Pleistocene Witch Ground Ice Stream in the central North Sea.pdf]

Reinardy, B. T. I., Karstens, J. , Böttner, C. , Lichtschlag, A., Berndt, C. , Strandberg, N. A. and Callow, B. J. (2025) The Pleistocene Witch Ground Ice Stream in the central North Sea. Open Access Journal of Quaternary Science, 40 (2). pp. 185-200. DOI 10.1002/jqs.3691.

[thumbnail of Geochem Geophys Geosyst - 2024 - Böttner - The Enigmatic Pockmarks of the Sandy Southeastern North Sea.pdf]

Böttner, C., Hoffmann, J. J. L., Unverricht, D., Schmidt, M. , Spiegel, T. , Geersen, J., Müller, T. H. , Karstens, J. , Andresen, K. J., Sander, L., Schneider von Deimling, J. and Schmidt, C. (2024) The Enigmatic Pockmarks of the Sandy Southeastern North Sea. Open Access Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 25 (11). e2024GC011837. DOI 10.1029/2024GC011837.

[thumbnail of Geochem Geophys Geosyst - 2024 - Kühn - Volcanic Flank Collapse Secondary Sediment Failure and Flow‐Transition .pdf] [thumbnail of 2024gc011564-sup-0001-supporting information si-s01.docx]

Kühn, M. , 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. Open Access Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 25 (6). e2024GC011564. DOI 10.1029/2024GC011564.

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Preine, J., Karstens, J. , Hübscher, C., Druitt, T., Kutterolf, S. , Nomikou, P., Manga, M., Gertisser, R., Pank, K., Beethe, S., Berthod, C., Crutchley, G. , McIntosh, I., Ronge, T., Tominaga, M., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Johnston, R., Mateo, Z., Peccia, A., Jones, C., Kletetschka, G., Metcalfe, A., Bernard, A., Chen, H., Chiyonobu, S., Fernandez-Perez, T., Joshi, K. B., Koukousioura, O., McCanta, M., Morris, A., Polymenakou, P., Woodhouse, A., Yamamoto, Y., Wang, K. L., Lee, H. Y., Li, X. and Papanikolaou, D. (2024) Hazardous explosive eruptions of a recharging multi-cyclic island arc caldera. Open Access Nature Geoscience, 17 . pp. 323-331. DOI 10.1038/s41561-024-01392-7.

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Druitt, T., Kutterolf, S. , Ronge, T. A., Hübscher, C., Nomikou, P., Preine, J., Gertisser, R., Karstens, J. , Keller, J., Koukousioura, O., Manga, M., Metcalfe, A., McCanta, M., McIntosh, I., Pank, K., Woodhouse, A., Beethe, S., Berthod, C., Chiyonobu, S., Chen, H., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Johnston, R., Peccia, A., Yamamoto, Y., Bernard, A., Perez, T. F., Jones, C., Joshi, K. B., Kletetschka, G., Li, X., Morris, A., Polymenakou, P., Tominaga, M., Papanikolaou, D., Wang, K. L. and Lee, H. Y. (2024) Giant offshore pumice deposit records a shallow submarine explosive eruption of ancestral Santorini. Open Access Communications Earth & Environment, 5 . Art.Nr. 24 (2024). DOI 10.1038/s43247-023-01171-z.

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Karstens, J. , 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. Open Access Nature Communications, 14 . Art.Nr. 6606. DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-42261-y.

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Crutchley, G. J. , 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. Open Access Tectonics, 42 (10). e2023TC007951. DOI 10.1029/2023TC007951.

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Berndt, C. , Planke, S. , Alvarez Zarikian, C. A. , Frieling, J. , Jones, M. T. , Millett, J. M. , Brinkhuis, H. , Bünz, S. , Svensen, H. H. , Longman, J. , Scherer, R. P. , Karstens, J. , Manton, B. , Nelissen, M. , Reed, B. , Faleide, J. I. , Huismans, R. S. , Agarwal, A. , Andrews, G. D. M. , Betlem, P. , Bhattacharya, J. , Chatterjee, S. , Christopoulou, M. , Clementi, V. J. , Ferré, E. C. , Filina, I. Y. , Guo, P. , Harper, D. T. , Lambart, S. , Mohn, G. , Nakaoka, R. , Tegner, C. , Varela, N. , Wang, M. , Xu, W. and Yager, S. L. (2023) Shallow-water hydrothermal venting linked to the Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum. Open Access Nature Geoscience, 16 . pp. 803-809. DOI 10.1038/s41561-023-01246-8.

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Karstens, J. , Preine, J., Carey, S., Bell, K. L. C., Nomikou, P., Hübscher, C., Lampridou, D. and Urlaub, M. (2023) Formation of undulating seafloor bedforms during the Minoan eruption and their implications for eruption dynamics and slope stability at Santorini. Open Access Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 616 . Art.Nr. 118215. DOI 10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118215.

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. Open Access Nature Communications, 14 . Art.Nr. 2497. DOI 10.1038/s41467-023-38176-3.

Karstens, J. , Haflidason, H., Berndt, C. and Crutchley, G. J. (2023) Revised Storegga Slide reconstruction reveals two major submarine landslides 12,000 years apart. Open Access Communications Earth & Environment, 4 . Art.Nr. 55 (2023). DOI 10.1038/s43247-023-00710-y.

[thumbnail of Tectonics - 2022 - Preine - Volcano‐Tectonic Evolution of the Christiana‐Santorini‐Kolumbo Rift Zone.pdf] [thumbnail of 2022tc007524-sup-0001-supporting information si-s01.pdf]

Preine, J., Hübscher, C., Karstens, J. and Nomikou, P. (2022) Volcano‐Tectonic Evolution of the Christiana‐Santorini‐Kolumbo Rift Zone. Open Access Tectonics, 41 (11). Art.Nr.: e2022TC007524. DOI 10.1029/2022TC007524.

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Zainab, T., Karstens, J. and Landsiedel, O. (2022) Cross-domain fusion in smart seafloor sensor networks. Open Access Informatik Spektrum, 45 . pp. 290-294. DOI 10.1007/s00287-022-01486-9.

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Connelly, D. P., Bull, J. M., Flohr, A., Schaap, A., Koopmans, D., Blackford, J. C., White, P. R., James, R. H., Pearce, C., Lichtschlag, A., Achterberg, E. P. , de Beer, D., Roche, B., Li, J., Saw, K., Alendal, G., Avlesen, H., Brown, R., Borisov, S. M., Böttner, C. , Cazenave, P. W., Chen, B., Dale, A. W. , Dean, M., Dewar, M., Esposito, M., Gros, J. , Hanz, R., Haeckel, M. , Hosking, B., Huvenne, V., Karstens, J. , Le Bas, T., Leighton, T. G., Linke, P. , Loucaides, S., Matter, J. M., Monk, S., Mowlem, M. C., Oleynik, A., Omar, A. M., Peel, K., Provenzano, G., Saleem, U., Schmidt, M. , Schramm, B., Sommer, S., Strong, J., Falcon Suarez, I., Ungerboeck, B., Widdicombe, S., Wright, H. and Yakushev, E. (2022) Assuring the integrity of offshore carbon dioxide storage. Open Access Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 166 . Art.Nr. 112670. DOI 10.1016/j.rser.2022.112670.

[thumbnail of JGR Solid Earth - 2022 - Sarkar - Thermal state of the Guaymas Basin derived from gas hydrate bottom simulating reflections.pdf] [thumbnail of 2021jb023909-sup-0001-supporting]

Sarkar, S. , Moser, M., Berndt, C. , Doll, M., Böttner, C. , Chi, W., Klaeschen, D. , Galerne, C. , Karstens, J. , Geilert, S. , Mortera‐Gutierrez, C. and Hensen, C. (2022) Thermal state of the Guaymas Basin derived from gas hydrate bottom simulating reflections and heat flow measurements. Open Access Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127 (8). Art.Nr. e2021JB023909. DOI 10.1029/2021JB023909.

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Karstens, J. , 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. Open Access Earth Science, Systems and Society (ES3), 2 . Art.Nr. 10053. DOI 10.3389/esss.2022.10053.

[thumbnail of Basin Research - 2022 - Preine - The Hidden Giant How a rift pulse triggered a cascade of sector collapses and voluminous.pdf] [thumbnail of bre12667-sup-0001-appendixa.docx]

Preine, J., Karstens, J. , Hübscher, C., Crutchley, G. J. , Druitt, T. H., Schmid, F. and Nomikou, P. (2022) The Hidden Giant: How a rift pulse triggered a cascade of sector collapses and voluminous secondary mass‐transport events in the early evolution of Santorini. Open Access Basin Research, 34 . pp. 1465-1485. DOI 10.1111/bre.12667.

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Preine, J., Karstens, J. , Hübscher, C., Nomikou, P., Schmid, F. , Crutchley, G. J. , Druitt, T. H. and Papanikolaou, D. (2022) Spatio-temporal evolution of the Christiana-Santorini-Kolumbo volcanic field, Aegean Sea. Open Access Geology, 50 (1). pp. 96-100. DOI 10.1130/G49167.1.

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Callow, B., Bull, J. M., Provenzano, G., Böttner, C. , Birinci, H., Robinson, A. H., Henstock, T. J., Minshull, T. A., Bayrakci, G., Lichtschlag, A., Roche, B., Yilo, N., Gehrmann, R., Karstens, J. , Falcon-Suarez, I. H. and Berndt, C. (2021) Seismic chimney characterisation in the North Sea – Implications for pockmark formation and shallow gas migration. Open Access Marine and Petroleum Geology, 133 . Art.Nr. 105301. DOI 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105301.

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Schramm, B., Berndt, C. , Dannowski, A. , Böttner, C. , Karstens, J. and Elger, J. (2021) Seismic imaging of an active fluid conduit below Scanner Pockmark, Central North Sea. Open Access Marine and Petroleum Geology, 133 . Art.Nr. 105302. DOI 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105302.

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Kühn, M. , 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. Open Access 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?. Open Access Geophysical Research Letters, 48 (14). e2020GL091909. DOI 10.1029/2020GL091909.

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Robinson, A. H., Callow, B., Böttner, C. , Yilo, N., Provenzano, G., Falcon-Suarez, I. H., Marin-Moreno, H., Lichtschlag, A., Bayrakci, G., Gehrmann, R., Parkes, L., Roche, B., Saleem, U., Schramm, B., Waage, M., Lavayssiere, A., Li , J., Jedari-Eyvazi, F., Sahoo, S., Deusner, C. , Kossel, E. , Minshull, T. A., Berndt, C. , Bull, J. M., Dean, M., James, R. H., Chapman, M., Best, A. I., Bünz, S., Chen, B., Connelly, D. P., Elger, J. , Haeckel, M. , Henstock, T. J., Karstens, J. , Macdonald, C., Matter, J. M., North, L. and Reinardy, B. (2021) Multiscale characterisation of chimneys/pipes: Fluid escape structures within sedimentary basins. Open Access International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 106 . Art.Nr. 103245. DOI 10.1016/j.ijggc.2020.103245.

Böttner, C. , Haeckel, M. , Schmidt, M. , Berndt, C. , Vielstädte, L., Kutsch, J. A. , Karstens, J. and Weiß, T. (2020) Greenhouse gas emissions from marine decommissioned hydrocarbon wells: leakage detection, monitoring and mitigation strategies. Open Access International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 100 . Article number 103119. DOI 10.1016/j.ijggc.2020.103119.

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Karstens, J. , Watt, S., Kelfoun, K. and Berndt, C. (2020) Combining 3D seismics, eyewitness accounts and numerical simulations to reconstruct the 1888 Ritter Island sector collapse and tsunami. Open Access International Journal of Earth Sciences, 109 . pp. 2659-2677. DOI 10.1007/s00531-020-01854-4.

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Glöckner, M., Walda, J., Dell, S., Gajewski, D., Karstens, J. , Kläschen, D. and Berndt, C. (2019) Imaging zero-offset 3D P-cable data with CRS method. Open Access Geophysical Journal International, 219 (3). pp. 1876-1884. DOI 10.1093/gji/ggz403.

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Karstens, J. , 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. Open Access 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. Open Access Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 517 . pp. 135-147. DOI 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.04.024.

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Böttner, C. , Berndt, C. , Reinardy, B. T. I., Geersen, J. , Karstens, J. , Bull, J. M. , Callow, B. J. , Lichtschlag, A. , Schmidt, M. , Elger, J. , Schramm, B. and Haeckel, M. (2019) Pockmarks in the Witch Ground Basin, central North Sea. Open Access Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 20 (4). pp. 1698-1719. DOI 10.1029/2018GC008068.

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Karstens, J. , Haflidason, H., Becker, L. W. M., Berndt, C. , Rüpke, L. , Planke, S., Liebetrau, V., Schmidt, M. and Mienert, J. (2018) Glacigenic sedimentation pulses triggered post-glacial gas hydrate dissociation. Open Access Nature Communications, 9 (Article number 635). DOI 10.1038/s41467-018-03043-z.

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Karstens, J. , Ahmed, W., Berndt, C. and Class, H. (2017) Focused fluid flow and the sub-seabed storage of CO2 : Evaluating the leakage potential of seismic chimney structures for the Sleipner CO2 storage operation. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 88 . pp. 81-93. DOI 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2017.08.003.

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Micallef, A. , Watt, S., Berndt, C. , Urlaub, M. , Brune, S., Klaucke, I. , Böttner, C. , Karstens, J. and Elger, J. (2017) An 1888 Volcanic Collapse Becomes a Benchmark for Tsunami Models. Open Access Eos: Earth & Space Science News, 48 . DOI 10.1029/2017EO083743.

Vielstädte, L., Haeckel, M. , Karstens, J. , Linke, P. , Schmidt, M. , Steinle, L. and Wallmann, K. (2017) Shallow gas migration along hydrocarbon wells – An unconsidered, anthropogenic source of biogenic methane in the North Sea. Open Access Environmental Science & Technology, 51 (17). pp. 10262-10268. DOI 10.1021/acs.est.7b02732.

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Berndt, C. , Hensen, C. , Mortera-Gutierrez, C., Sarkar, S. , Geilert, S. , Schmidt, M. , Liebetrau, V., Kipfer, R., Scholz, F., Doll, M., Muff, S., Karstens, J. , Planke, S., Petersen, S. , Böttner, C. , Chi, W. C., Moser, M., Behrendt, R., Fiskal, A., Lever, M. A., Su, C. C., Deng, L., Brennwald, M. S. and Lizarralde, D. (2016) Rifting under steam – how rift magmatism triggers methane venting from sedimentary basins. Open Access Geology, 44 (9). pp. 767-770. DOI 10.1130/G38049.1.

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Vielstädte, L., Karstens, J. , Haeckel, M. , Schmidt, M. , Linke, P. , Reimann, S., Liebetrau, V., McGinnis, D. and Wallmann, K. (2015) Quantification of methane emissions at abandoned gas wells in the Central North Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 68 . pp. 848-860. DOI 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2015.07.030.

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Karstens, J. and Berndt, C. (2015) Seismic chimneys in the Southern Viking Graben – Implications for palaeo fluid migration and overpressure evolution. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 412 . pp. 88-100. DOI 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.12.017.

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Villar-Munoz, L., Behrmann, J. H. , Diaz-Naveas, J. , Klaeschen, D. and Karstens, J. (2014) Heat flow in the southern Chile forearc controlled by large-scale tectonic processes. Geo-Marine Letters, 34 (2-3). pp. 185-198. DOI 10.1007/s00367-013-0353-z.

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Karstens, J. , Crutchley, G. J. , Berndt, C. , Talling, B. J., Watt, S. F. L., Hühnerbach, V., Le Friant, A., Lebas, E. and Trofimovs, J. (2013) Emplacement of pyroclastic deposits offshore Montserrat from 3D seismic data. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 257 . pp. 1-11. DOI 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2013.03.004.

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Crutchley, G. J. , Karstens, J. , Berndt, C. , Talling, P. J., Watt, S. F. L., Vardy, M. E., Hühnerbach, V., Urlaub, M. , Sarkar, S. , Klaeschen, D. , Paulatto, M., LeFriant, A., Lebas, E. and Maeno, F. (2013) Insights into the emplacement dynamics of volcanic landslides from high-resolution 3D seismic data acquired offshore Montserrat, Lesser Antilles. Marine Geology, 335 . pp. 1-15. DOI 10.1016/j.margeo.2012.10.004.

Watt, S. F. L., Talling, P. J., Vardy, M. E., Heller, V., Hühnerbach, V., Urlaub, M. , Sarkar, S. , Masson, D. G., Henstock, T. J., Minshull, T. A., Paulatto, M., LeFriant, A., Lebas, E. , Berndt, C. , Crutchley, G. J. , Karstens, J. , Stinton, A. J. and Maeno, F. (2012) Combinations of volcanic-flank and seafloor-sediment failure offshore Montserrat, and their implications for tsunami generation. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 319 . pp. 228-240. DOI 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.11.032.

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Watt, S. F. L., Talling, P. J., Vardy, M. E., Masson, D. G., Henstock, T. J., Hühnerbach, V., Minshull, T. A., Urlaub, M. , Lebas, E. , Le Friant, A., Berndt, C. , Crutchley, G. J. and Karstens, J. (2012) Widespread and progressive seafloor-sediment failure following volcanic debris avalanche emplacement: Landslide dynamics and timing offshore Montserrat, Lesser Antilles. Marine Geology, 323-325 . pp. 69-94. DOI 10.1016/j.margeo.2012.08.002.

Book chapters

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Preine, J., Crutchley, G. , Hübscher, C., Manga, M., Tominaga, M., Beethe, S., McIntosh, I., Nomikou, P., Kletetschka, G., Druitt, T. H., Kutterolf, S. , Ronge, T. A., Bernard, A., Berthod, C., Chen, H., Chiyonobu, S., Clark, A., DeBari, S., Fernandez-Perez, T. I., Gertisser, R., Johnston, R. M., Jones, C., Joshi, K. B., Koukousioura, O., Li, X., McCanta, M., Morris, A., Pank, K., Peccia, A., Polymenakou, P. N., Woodhouse, A., Yamamoto, Y., Karstens, J. , Mateo, Z. and Ford, J. (2025) Data report: core-seismic integration and time-depth relationships at IODP Expedition 398 Hellenic Arc Volcanic Field sites. Open Access In: Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program. ; Volume 398 , ed. by Druitt, T. H., Kutterolf, S. and Ronge, T. A.. IODP Proceedings, 398 . Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, pp. 1-32. DOI 10.14379/iodp.proc.398.201.2025.

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Zainab, T., Harms, L., Karstens, J. and Landsiedel, O. (2025) SeismicSense: Phase Picking of Seismic Events with Embedded Machine Learning. Open Access In: SAC '25: Proceedings of the 40th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing. . ACM (Association for Computing Machinery), New York, USA, pp. 551-559. ISBN 979-8-4007-0629-5 DOI 10.1145/3672608.3707845.

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Steinmetz, F., Gonzalez, E., Herges, R., Rohde, L., Nolte, G., Bartels, T., Wollatz-Vogt, M., Renner, B. C. and Karstens, J. (2025) Integration of the ahoi Modem into the MOLA Seafloor Lander System: Concept, Realization and Real-World Trials. Open Access In: The 18th International Conference on Underwater Networks & Systems (WUWNet 2024). . ACM, New York, NY, USA, Art.Nr. 2. ISBN 979-8-4007-1160-2 DOI 10.1145/3699432.3699466.

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Zainab, T., Harms, L., Karstens, J. and Landsiedel, O. (2025) Foresee: ML-Driven, Communication-Efficient Time-Series Forecasting. In: 2025 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things (DCOSS-IoT). . IEEE Xplore . IEEE, New York, USA, pp. 118-126. ISBN 979-8-3315-4372-3 DOI 10.1109/DCOSS-IoT65416.2025.00024.

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Watt, S. F. L., Karstens, J. and Berndt, C. (2021) Volcanic-Island Lateral Collapses and Their Submarine Deposits. In: Volcanic Debris Avalanches. , ed. by Roverato, M., Dufresne, A. and Procter, J.. Springer, Cham, pp. 255-279, 25 pp. ISBN 978-3-030-57411-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-57411-6_10.

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Karstens, J. , Müller, P., Berndt, C. and Patruno, S. (2019) Deep-seated focused fluid migration as indicator for hydrocarbon leads in the East Shetland Platform, North Sea Province. In: Cross border themes in petroleum geology I: The North Sea. , ed. by Patruno, S., Archer, S. G., Chiarella, D., Howell, J. A., Jackson, C. A. L. and Kombrink, H.. Geological Society London Special Publications, 494 . Geological Society, London, Chapter 26. DOI 10.1144/SP494-2019-26.

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Eriksen, F. N., Berndt, C. , Crutchley, G. J. and Karstens, J. (2015) P-Cable High Resolution 3D Seismic - Case Study and Recent Advances. In: Near-Surface Asia Pacific Conference, Waikoloa, Hawaii, 7-10 July 2015. . Society of Geophysicists, Tulsa, Oklahoma, pp. 116-119. DOI 10.1190/nsapc2015-029.

Conference papers

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Zainab, T., Karstens, J. and Landsiedel, O. (2023) LightEQ: On-Device Earthquake Detection with Embedded Machine Learning. [Paper] In: IoTDI '23. , 05.2023, San Antonio, TX, USA . Proceedings of the 8. ACM/IEEE Confernece on Internet of Things Design and Implementation. ; pp. 130-143 . DOI 10.1145/3576842.3582387.

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Bohloli, B., Berndt, C. , Bjørnarå, T. I., Bouquet, S., Dujardin, J. R., Eiken, O., Estublier, A., Fourno, A., Frauenfelder, R., Frey, J., Karstens, J. , Lee, Y. K., Marin-Moreno, H., Meland, H., Mondol, N. H., Park, J., Park, Y. C., Sparrevik, P. M., Vincent, C., Vöge, M., White, J. A. and Xue, Z. (2022) Monitoring CO2 Storage Sites Onshore and Offshore using InSAR Data and Strain Sensing Fibre Optics Cables. Open Access [Paper] In: 16. International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, GHGT-16. , 23. - 27.10.2022, Lyon, France . DOI 10.2139/ssrn.4286039.

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Bohloli, B., Bateson, L., Berndt, C. , Bjørnarå, T. I., Eiken, O., Estublier, A., Frauenfelder, R., Karstens, J. , Orio, R. M., Meckel, T., Mondol, N. H., Park, J., Soroush, A., Soulat, A., Sparrevik, P. M., Vincent, C., Vöge, M., Waarum, I. K., White, J., Xue, Z., Zarifi, Z., Gutiérrez, I. Á. and Vidal, J. A. M. (2021) Assuring Integrity of CO2 Storage Sites Through Ground Surface Monitoring (SENSE). Open Access [Paper] In: 15. International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, GHGT-15. , 15.-18.03.2021, Abu Dhabi, UAE . DOI 10.2139/ssrn.3818971.

Presentations


Galerne, C., Cheviet, A. , Kahl, W. A. , Wiggers, C. , Bach, W. , Neumann, F. , Buatier, M. , Höfig, T. W. , Lizarralde, D. , Teske, A. , Peña-Salinas, M. , Karstens, J. , Böttner, C. , Berndt, C. , Aiello, I. W. , Marsaglia, K. M. , Gontharet, S. , Kuhnert, H. , Stock, J. , Negrete-Aranda, R. , Zhang, J. and Kopf, A. (2024) Sill stacking in subseafloor unconsolidated sediments and control on sustained hydrothermal systems: evidence from IODP drilling in the Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California.. [Talk] In: Workshop of the International Lithosphere Program Task Force Sedimentary Basins. , 07.10.-11.10.2024, Krakow, Poland .


Karstens, J. , Kühn, M. , Urlaub, M. , Husrin, S., Furst, S. , Berndt, C. , Belo, J., Supardi, S. R., Karima, S., Budi Nugroho, A., Pratama, A., Klein, E. , Pank, K., Berndt, J., Matthies, F., Meredew, K. and Preine, P. (2024) New insights into processes involved in the 1883 Krakatau eruption and tsunami from seismic and hydroacoustic data. [Talk] In: AGU Fall Meeting 2024. , 09.-13.12.2024, Washington DC, USA .


Nievas, C. I., Androsov, A., Harig, S., Hinz, A. K., Karstens, J. , Ren, Y., Urlaub, M. and Weatherill, G. (2024) Propagating Uncertainty in Tsunamigenesis through to Damage and Loss using Data Reduction. [Talk] In: 8. World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE2024). , 30.06. - 05.07.2024, Milan, Italy .


Preine, J., Hübscher, C., Woodhouse, A., Koukousioura, O., Chiyonobu, S., Druitt, T. H., Kutterolf, S. , Nomikou, P., Ronge, T., Beethe, S., Manga, M., McIntosh, I. M., Tominga, M., Bernard, A., Berthod, C., Chen, H., Clark, A., DeBari, S. M., Fernandez Perez, T. I., Gertisser, R., Jones, C., Batuk Joshi, K., Kletetschka, G., McCanta, M., Morris, A., Pank, K., Peccia, A., Polymenakou, P., Yamamoto, Y., Metcalfe, A., Xiaohui, L., Crutchley, G. J. and Karstens, J. (2024) IODP Expedition 398 reveals a major normal fault along the Kolumbo Volcanic Chain.. [Talk] In: EGU General Assembly 2024. , 14.–19.04.2024, Vienna, Austria .


Preine, J., Hübscher, C., Woodhouse, A., Koukousioura, O., Chiyonobu, S., Druitt, T. H., Kutterolf, S. , Nomikou, P., Ronge, T., Beethe, S., Manga, M., McIntosh, I. M., Tominga, M., Bernard, A., Berthod, C., Chen, H., Clark, A., DeBari, S. M., Fernandez Perez, T. I., Gertisser, R., Jones, C., Batuk Joshi, K., Kletetschka, G., McCanta, M., Morris, A., Pank, K., Peccia, A., Polymenakou, P., Yamamoto, Y., Metcalfe, A., Xiaohui, L., Crutchley, G. J. and Karstens, J. (2024) Discovery of a major normal fault along the Kolumbo Volcanic Chain reveals fundamental volcano-tectonic feedback mechanisms. [Talk] In: Cities on Volcanoes 12. , 11.02.2024-17.02.2024, La Antigua, Guatemala .


Berndt, C. , Planke, S. , Alvarez Zarikian, C. , Frieling, J. , Jones, M. , Millet, J. , Brinkhuis, H. , Buenz, S. , Svensen, H. , Longman, J. , Scherer, R. , Karstens, J. , Manton, B. , Nelissen, M. , Faleide, J. I. , Reed, B. , Huismans, R. , Agarwal, A. , Andrews, G. , Betlem, P. , Bhattacharya, J. , Chatterjee, S. , Christopoulou, M. , Clementi, V. , Filina, I. , Guo, P. , Harper, D. , Lambart, S. , Mohn, G. , Nakaoka, R. , Varela, N. , Wang, M. , Xu, W. , Yager, S. and Ferre, E., E. (2023) Shallow-water hydrothermal venting linked to the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum.. [Talk] In: AGU Fall Meeting 2023. , 11.-15.12.2023, San Francisco .


Crutchley, G. J. , 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 .


Crutchley, G. J. , Karstens, J. , Preine, J., Hübscher, C., Kühn, M. and Fossen, H. (2023) Extensional faulting around Kolumbo Volcano, Aegean Sea – investigating local stress fields, fault relay structures and volcanism. [Talk] In: Oceanic Volcanism Workshop. , 12.-15.09.2023, GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany .


Druitt, T. H., Kutterolf, S., Preine, J., Gertisser, R., Karstens, J. , Keller, J., Hübscher, C., Koukousioura, O., Manga, M., McCanta, M., McIntosh, I. M., Metcalfe, A., Nomikou, P., Pank, K., Ronge, T., Woodhouse, A., Crutchley, G. , Beethe, S., Berthod, C., Chiyonobu, S., Chen, H., Clark, A., DeBari, S. M., Johnston, R. M., Peccia, A., Yamamoto, Y., Bernard, A., Fernandez Perez, T. I., Jones, C., Batuk Joshi, K., Kletetschka, G., Xiaohui, L., Morris, A., Polymenakou, P. and Tominga, M. (2023) Deposits from a spectrum of shallow marine to subaerial explosive eruptions studied by deep drilling at Santorini (IODP Expedition 398). [Talk] In: AGU Fall Meeting 2023. , 11.-15.12.2023, San Francisco .


Karstens, J. (2023) Pitch: Modular Ocean lander Architecture. [Talk] In: Waterkant Festival 2023. , 16.-17.06.2023, Kiel, Germany .


Karstens, J. , Crutchley, G. J. , Hansteen, T. , Preine, J., Kelfkoun, K., Carey, S. and Nomikou, P. (2023) Combining high-resolution 3D seismic reflection data, historical eyewitness accounts, and numerical simulations to reconstruct the 1650 Kolumbo eruption and tsunami in the Aegean Sea. [Talk] In: Oceanic Volcanism Workshop. , 12.-15.09.2023, GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany .


Preine, J., Hübscher, C., Karstens, J. , Crutchley, G. J. and Nomikou, P. (2023) From Eruptions to Reflections: Seismic imaging of submarine volcanoes, their plumbing system and eruptive products at the Christiana-Santorini-Kolumbo Volcanic Field. [Talk] In: Oceanic Volcanism Workshop. , 12.-15.09.2023, GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany .


Preine, J., Hübscher, C., Karstens, J. , Crutchley, G. J. and Nomikou, P. (2023) Seismic imaging of the submarine Kolumbo Volcanic Chain reveals its volcano-tectonic evolution and link to Santorini. [Talk] In: EGU General Assembly 2023. , 24.-28.4.2023, Vienna, Austria .


Preine, J., Hübscher, C., Karstens, J. , Crutchley, G. J. and Nomikou, P. (2023) Seismic imaging of the submarine Kolumbo Volcanic Chain. [Talk] In: DGG Jahrestagung 2023. , 05.-09.03.2023, Bremen, Germany .


Preine, J., Hübscher, C., Woodhouse, A., Mateo, Z. R. P., Chiyonobu, S., Druitt, T. H., Kutterolf, S. , Nomikou, P., Ronge, T., Beethe, S., Manga, M., McIntosh, I. M., Tominga, M., Papanikolaou, D., Berthod, C., Chen, H., Clark, A., DeBari, S. M., Fernandez Perez, T. I., Gertisser, R., Jones, C., Batuk Joshi, K., Kletetschka, G., McCanta, M., Morris, A., Pank, K., Peccia, A., Polymenakou, P., Yamamoto, Y., Metcalfe, A., Xiaohui, L., Crutchley, G. J. and Karstens, J. (2023) Rising from the Ashes: Scientific Drilling Sheds New Light on the Spatio-Temporal Evolution of the Kameni Volcano inside the Santorini Caldera. [Invited talk] In: AGU Fall Meeting 2023. , 11.-15.12.2023, San Francisco .


Haroon, A. , 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 .


Karstens, J. , Berndt, C. , Planke, S., Alvarez Zarikian, C., Bünz, S., Svensen, H. and Manton, B. (2022) Shallow-water hydrothermal venting in the North Atlantic during the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum. [Talk] In: EGU General Assembly 2022. , 23.05.-27.05.2022, Vienna, Austria .


Karstens, J. , Crutchley, G. J. , Preine, J., Hübscher, C., Druitt, T. H., Schmid, F. and Nomikou, P. (2022) The Hidden Giant: How a rift pulse triggered a disaster cascade of sector collapses and voluminous secondary mass-transport events in the early evolution of Santorini. [Talk] In: 11. Conference Cities on Volcanoes (COV11). , 12.06.2022-17.06.2022, Heraklion, Greece .


Karstens, J. , Galerne, C. , Bach, W., Berndt, C. , Schwark, L., Höfig, T., Bautier, M., Cheviet, A., Kahl, W. A., Hasenclever, J., Lizarralde, D., Stockhausen, M., Wiggers, C. and Monien, P. (2022) Magma-sediment mingling processes, control and longevity of related hydrothermal systems – Implications for the Earth’s Carbon-, Plate-, Life-Cycles (IODP Exp 385, Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California. [Talk] In: EGU General Assembly 2022. , 23.05.-27.05.2022, Vienna, Austria .


Karstens, J. , Preine, J. and Hübscher, C. (2022) How the interplay of magmatism, tectonics, and mass wasting shaped the morphology of the Christiana-Santorini-Kolumbo Volcanic field. [Talk] In: International Conference on Seafloor Landforms, Processes and Evolution. , 04.06.2022-06.06.2022, Valetta, Malta .

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Karstens, J. , 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. Open Access [Talk] In: 11. Conference Cities on Volcanoes (COV11). , 12.06.2022-17.06.2022, Heraklion, Greece .


Karstens, J. , Urlaub, M. , Berndt, C. , Kopp, H. , Nievas, C. I., Bouwer, L. M., Androsov, A., Babeyko, A., Berndt, C., Cotton, F., Zapata, J. C. G., Schorlemmer, D. and Tang, H. (2022) Risk workflow for CAScading and COmpounding hazards in COastal urban areas: The CASCO Project. [Talk] In: EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna 2022. , 23.05.2022-27.05.2022, Vienna .


Karstens, J. , Urlaub, M. , Bonanati, C., Furst, S. and Klein, E. (2022) The PRE-COLLAPSE project: A holistic, shoreline-crossing approach to identify precursory signals of flank collapse at coastal and ocean island volcanoes. [Talk] In: 11. Conference Cities on Volcanoes (COV11). , 12.06.2022-17.06.2022, Heraklion, Greece .


Karstens, J. , Urlaub, M. and Berndt, C. (2022) State of the art in the study of volcanic flank collapses. [Talk] In: International Conference on Seafloor Landforms, Processes and Evolution. , 04.06.2022-06.06.2022, Valetta, Malta .


Planke, S., Berndt, C. , Zarikian, C. A., Bünz, S., Huismans, R., Karstens, J. , Svensen, H. and Manton, B. and the IODP Expedition 396 Scientific Party (2022) Shallow-water hydrothermal venting during the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM): New results from IODP Expedition 396 in the Vøring Basin, Norwegian Sea. [Talk] In: 12. International Conference on Climatic and Biotic Events of the Paleogene (CBEP12). , 22.-25.08.2022, Bremen, Germany .


Preine, J., Hübscher, C., Karstens, J. , Druitt, T. H., Kutterolf, S. , Crutchley, G. J. and Nomikou, P. (2022) How the interplay of volcanism and tectonics shaped Christiana-Santorini-Kolumbo volcanic field: An outlook on IODP Expedition 398. [Talk] In: DGG Meeting 2022. , 07.03.2022-10.03.2022, Munich, Germany .

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Preine, J., Hübscher, C., Karstens, J. , Hooft, E. and Nomikou, P. (2022) This Rift is on Fire: Volcano-Tectonic Evolution of the Christiana-Santorini-Kolumbo volcanic field, Aegean Sea. Open Access [Talk] In: EGU General Assembly 2022. , 23.05.-27.05.2022, Vienna, Austria . DOI 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-2986.


Urlaub, M. , Karstens, J. and Berndt, C. (2022) Flank collapse mechanisms at coastal and ocean island volcanoes: Insights from shoreline-crossing investigations. [Talk] In: 11. Conference Cities on Volcanoes (COV11). , 12.06.2022-17.06.2022, Heraklion, Greece .


Karstens, J. , Bohloli, B., Park, J., Bjørnarå, T. I., Sparrevik, P. M., Frauenfelder, R., Vöge, M., Ritter, S., Mondol, N. H. and Berndt, C. (2021) Monitoring seafloor deformation caused by subsurface fluid injection. [Talk] In: 1. International Conference on Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering. , 27.06.2021-30.06.2021, Lissabon, Portugal .

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Schmid, F. , Karstens, J. and Nomikou, P. (2021) Identification and interpretation of seismic short-duration events inside the Kolumbo submarine volcano in the Southern Aegean. Open Access [Talk] In: EGU General Assembly 2021. , 19.-30.04.2021, Online . DOI 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-250.


Karstens, J. , Kutterolf, S. , Druitt, T., Hübscher, C., Nomikou, P. and Papanikolaou, D. (2019) Volcanism and tectonics in an island-arc rift environment: proposal to drill at Christiana-Santorini-Kolumbo marine volcanic field, Greece. [Talk] In: EGU General Assembly 2021. , 07.04.2019-12.04.2019, Vienna, Austria .


Urlaub, M. , Morgan, J., Berndt, C. and Karstens, J. (2019) Understanding the 1888 sector collapse of Ritter Island (Papua New Guinea) by integrating 3D seismic data and Discrete Element Models. [Talk] In: GeoMünster 2019. , 22.-25.09.2019, Münster, Germany .

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Böttner, C. , Schramm, B., Berndt, C. , Karstens, J. , Schmidt, M. , Haeckel, M. , Elger, J. , Callow, B. J., Bull, J. M., Lichtschlag, A. and Reinhardy, B. (2018) Pockmark formation in the Witch Ground Basin, central North Sea. Open Access [Talk] In: EGU General Assembly 2018. , 08.-13.04.2018, Vienna, Austria .


Watt, S. F. L., Berndt, C. , Karstens, J. , Urlaub, M. and Krastel, S. (2018) Hazard implications of large-scale edifice collapses: insights into complex landslide processes, tsunami hazards and modified eruptive behaviour following the Ritter Island 1888 collapse. [Talk] In: Cities on Volcanoes 10. , 02.-07.09.2018, Napoli, Italy .


Vielstädte, L., Haeckel, M. , Karstens, J. , Linke, P. , Steinle, L., Schmidt, M. and Wallmann, K. (2017) Dealing with legacy wells: Leakage of shallow gas along hydrocarbon wells in the North Sea. [Talk] In: 11. IEAGHG Monitoring Network Meeting. , 13.-15.06.2017, Traverse City, USA .

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Karstens, J. , Haflidason, H., Becker, L., Sejrup, H. P., Berndt, C. , Planke, S. and Dahlgreen, T. (2016) The impact of increased sedimentation rates associated with the decay of the Fennoscandian ice-sheet on gas hydrate stability and focused fluid flow at the Nyegga pockmark field, offshore mid-Norway. Open Access [Talk] In: EGU General Assembly 2016. , 17.-22.04.2016, Vienna, Austria .


Vielstädte, L., Haeckel, M. , Karstens, J. , Linke, P. , Schmidt, M. , Steinle, L. and Wallmann, K. (2016) Leaky hydrocarbon wells are an unconsidered source for biogenic methane in the North Sea. [Talk] In: AGU Fall Meeting 2016. , 12.-16.12.2016, San Francisco, USA .


Karstens, J. and Berndt, C. (2014) Seismic chimneys in the Southern Viking Graben. [Talk] In: GIMS12, International Conference on Gas in Marine Sediments. , 01.-06.09.2014, Taipei, Taiwan .


Karstens, J. , Berndt, C. and Crutchley, G. (2014) 3D seismic investigation of volcanic landslide deposits offshore Montserrat. [Talk] In: 7. Annual P-Cable Workshop. , 03.-04.02.2014, Oslo, Norway .


Karstens, J. and Berndt, C. (2014) Insights into focused fluid conduit formation from comparing seismic chimneys and pipes with field observations of fluid flow manifestations in the Colorado Plateau. [Talk] In: AGU Fall Meeting 2014. , 15.-19.12.2014, San Francisco, USA .


Vielstädte, L., Karstens, J. , Haeckel, M. , Schmidt, M. , Linke, P. , Reimann, S., Liebetrau, V. and Wallmann, K. (2014) Anthropogenic Methane Emissions from Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells in the North Sea- How much Methane is Leaking into the Ocean and finally into the Atmosphere?. [Talk] In: GIMS12, International Conference on Gas in Marine Sediments. , 01.-04.09.2014, Taipei, Taiwan .


Haeckel, M. , Wallmann, K. , Schmidt, M. , Liebetrau, V., Sommer, S., Schroller, D., Schönfeld, J., Karstens, J. and Berndt, C. (2013) Fluid expulsion at a 3-km long fracture system in the Northern North Sea – geochemical constraints on the origin of gas and water . [Talk] In: AGU Fall Meeting 2013. , 09.-13.12.2013, San Francisco, USA .


Berndt, C. , Crutchley, G. , Krastel, S., Karstens, J. , Dumke, I. and Dünnbier, K. (2012) Recent slope mobilizations in the Storegga Slide area. [Talk] In: AGU Fall Meeting 2012. , 03.-07.12.2012, San Francisco, USA .


Talling, P. J., Kataoka, K., Endo, D., Watt, S. F., Le Friant, A., Ishizuka, O., Berndt, C. , Crutchley, G. and Karstens, J. and IODP Expedition 340 Scientific Party (2012) New insights into composition and source, single or multistage emplacement, and relationship to eruption cycles from first drilling of volcanic island landslides, offshore Montserrat. [Talk] In: AGU Fall Meeting 2012. , 03.-07.12.2012, San Francisco, USA .

Conference posters


Kühn, M. , 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 .

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Zainab, T., Landsiedel, O. and Karstens, J. (2023) Towards Distributed Machine Learning for Data Acquisition in Wireless Sensor Networks. [Poster] In: 29. IEEE Real-Time and Embedded Technology and Applications Symposium. , 09.-12.05.2023, San Antonio, TX, USA .


Karstens, J. , 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) .


Kühn, M. , 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) .


Schmid, F. , Karstens, J. and Nomikou, P. (2021) Identification and interpretation of seismic short-duration events inside the Kolumbo submarine volcano in the Southern Aegean. [Poster] In: 81. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft (DGG). , 01.03.-05.03.2021, Kiel (online) .


Böttner, C. , Haeckel, M. , Schmidt, M. , Berndt, C. , Vielstädte, L. and Karstens, J. (2019) Greenhouse gas emissions from marine decommissioned hydrocarbon wells: leakage detection, monitoring and mitigation strategies. [Poster] In: AGU Fall Meeting 2019. , 09.-13.12.2019, San Francisco, USA .


Böttner, C. , Schramm, B., Berndt, C. , Karstens, J. , Bull, J., Callow, B. and Gross, F. (2019) GRAPA – Quantifying fractures using drone imagery. [Poster] In: STEMM-CCS 3. Annual Meeting. , 27.2.-1.3.2019, Amsterdam, Netherlands .


Bull, J. M., Berndt, C. , Minshull, T. A., Henstock, T. J., Bayrakci, G., Gehrmann, R., Böttner, C. , Schramm, B., Callow, B., Chapman, M., Yilo, N., Dewar, M., Chen, B., Saleem, U., Marin-Moreno, H., Provenzano, G., Lichtschlag, A., Falcon-Suarez, I., Roche, B., James, R., Connelly, D. P., Matter, J., Elger, J. , Karstens, J. and Best, A. I. (2018) Constraining leakage pathways through the overburden above sub-seafloor CO2storage reservoirs. [Poster] In: International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Technology (GHGT-14). , 21.-26.10.2018, Melbourne, Australia .


Karstens, J. , Urlaub, M. , Berndt, C. , Watt, S. F. L., Micallef, A. , Kelfoun, K., Klaucke, I. , Ray, M., Brune, S., Muff, S. and Klaeschen, D. (2018) From slow spreading to catastrophic collapse: 3D seismic reconstruction of the 1888 Ritter Island sector collapse. [Poster] In: Cities on Volcanoes 10. , 02.-07.09.2018, Napoli, Italy .


Karstens, J. , 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 .


Karstens, J. , Haflidason, H., Rüpke, L. , Fuchs, S., Dahlgren, T., Becker, L. W. M., Berndt, C. , Planke, S., Vadakkepuliyambatta, S. and Bünz, S. (2016) The impact of sedimentation and erosion on gas hydrate dynamics during and after glaciations on the Norwegian continental shelf. [Poster] In: 13. International Conference on Gas in Marine Sediments (GIMS13). , 19.-22.09.2016, Tromsø, Norway .


Berndt, C. , Hensen, C. , Mortera-Gutierrez, C. A., Sarkar, S. , Geilert, S. , Schmidt, M. , Liebetrau, V., Kipfer, R., Scholz, F., Doll, M., Muff, S., Karstens, J. , Böttner, C. , Chi, W. C., Moser, M., Behrendt, R., Fiskal, A., Evans, T., Planke, S., Lizzarralde, D. and Lever, M. A. (2015) Hydrothermal Activity in the Northern Guaymas Basin. [Poster] In: AGU Fall Meeting 2015. , 14.-18.12.2015, San Francisco, USA .


Flach, T., Solomon, S., Cavanagh, A., Schelland, M., Wildenborg, T., Buenz, S., Karstens, J. , Ahmed, N., Chadwick, A. and Holloway, S. (2014) Evaluating propensity of leakage with Bayesian Belief Nets (BN). [Poster] In: (GHGT-12) International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Technology . , 05.-09.10.2014, Austin, Texas, USA .


Karstens, J. , Berndt, C. and Crutchley, G. (2013) Why every dimension matters: Interpretation of volcanic landslide deposits from 3D seismic and time-lapse bathymetric data from offshore Montserrat. [Poster] In: 6. International Symposium on Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences. , 23.-25.09.2013, Kiel, Germany .


Karstens, J. , Berndt, C. and Crutchley, G. (2012) Insights into pyroclastic flow emplacement from high-resolution 3D seismic data from Montserrat, Lesser Antilles. [Poster] In: DGG Meeting 2012. , 05.-08.03.2012, Hamburg, Germany .

Conference pico


Preine, J., Hübscher, C., Karstens, J. , Nomikou, P., Druitt, T. and Papanikolaou, D. (2021) Chronostratigraphic Analysis of the Evolution of the Christiana-Santorini-Kolumbo Volcanic Field. [PICO] In: EGU General Assembly 2021. , 19.-30.03.2021, Online . DOI 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-1702.

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Haroon, A. , 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. Open Access [PICO] In: EGU General Assembly 2021. , 19.-30.03.2021, Online . DOI 10.5194/egusphere-egu21-5080.

Theses - not published by a publisher

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Karstens, J. (2015) Focused fluid conduits in the Southern Viking Graben and their implications for the Sleipner CO2 storage project. (PhD/ Doctoral thesis), Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, 183 pp.


Karstens, J. (2011) 3D seismic interpretation of volcanic mass wasting deposits offshore Montserrat. (Master thesis), Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, 63 pp.

Reports - Cruise Reports

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Berndt, C. , Campbell, M. , Crutchley, G. , Karstens, J. , Kwasnitschka, T. , Nomikou, P., Pandolpho, B. , Urlaub, M. and Benavides, R. (2025) Monitoring of deformation at Kolumbo Volcano during MULTI-MAREX Cruise 1, Cruise No. MSM132, 3.12.2024 - 2.1.2024, Catania (Italy) - Heraklion (Greece), MMC-1. Open Access . Maria S. Merian-Berichte, MSM132 . Begutachtungspanel Forschungsschiffe, Bonn, 65 pp. DOI 10.48433/cr_msm132.

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Urlaub, M. , Gross, F., Gutscher, M. A., Hansteen, T. H. , Karstens, J. , Sultan, N., Suter, P. and Wenzlaff, E. (2024) Measuring and Imaging Deformation of Etna's Submerged unstable flank, Cruise No. M198, 09/02/2024 - 22/02/2024, Catania (Italy) - Catania (Italy), MIDES. Open Access . Meteor-Berichte, M198 . Begutachtungspanel Forschungsschiffe, Bonn, 103 pp. DOI 10.48433/cr_m198.

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Karstens, J. , 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) . Open Access . GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany, 106 pp. DOI 10.3289/cr_pos538.

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Karstens, J. , Böttner, C. , Edwards, M., Falcon-Suarez, I., Flohr, A., James, R., Lichtschlag, A., Maicher, D. , Pheasant, I., Roche, B., Schramm, B. and Wilson, M. (2019) RV MARIA S. MERIAN Fahrtbericht / Cruise Report MSM78 - PERMO 2, Edinburgh – Edinburgh (U.K.), 16.10. – 25.10.2018 . Open Access . GEOMAR Report, N. Ser. 048 . GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Kiel, Germany, 60 pp. DOI 10.3289/geomar_rep_ns_48_2019.

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Karstens, J. , 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). Open Access . Alkor-Berichte, AL512 . GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany, 39 pp. DOI 10.3289/CR_AL512.

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Berndt, C. , Hensen, C. , Muff, S., Karstens, J. , Schmidt, M. , Liebetrau, V., Kipfer, R., Lever, M., Böttner, C. , Doll, M., Sarkar, S. and Geilert, S. (2015) RV SONNE 241 Cruise Report / Fahrtbericht, Manzanillo, 23.6.2015 – Guayaquil, 24.7.2015 : SO241 - MAKS: Magmatism induced carbon escape from marine sediments as a climate driver – Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California. Open Access . GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, 74 pp. DOI 10.3289/CR_S241.

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Kopp, H. , Dannowski, A. , Argnani, A., Dasovic, I., Dumke, I., Elger, J. , Flueh, E., Frey, B., Handy, M. R., Karstens, J. , Kordowski, M., Krabbenhoeft, A., Mögeltönder, J., Papenberg, C. , Planert, L., Steffen, K. P., Stipcevic, J., Ustaszewski, K., Weinrebe, W., Wiskandt, T. and Zander, T. (2013) ADRIA LITHOSPHERE INVESTIGATION ALPHA - Cruise No. M86/3, January 20 - February 04, 2012, Brindisi (Italy) - Dubrovnik (Croatia). Open Access . METEOR-Berichte, M86/3 . DFG-Senatskommission für Ozeanographie, Bremen, 48 pp. DOI 10.2312/cr_m86_3.

Reports - Short Cruise Reports

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Karstens, J. (2020) Short Cruise Report R/V Poseidon – POS538, 7th October – 28th October, 2019 Cartagena (Spain) - Heraklion (Greece) ; THESEUS - Kolumbo 2019. Open Access . GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany, 13 pp.

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Karstens, J. (2018) Short Cruise Report Alkor - AL512. Open Access . GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany, 12 pp.

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Karstens, J. (2018) Short Cruise Report Maria S. Merian – MSM78, Edinburgh – Edinburgh, 16th October – 25th October, 2018. PERMO 2. Open Access . GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel , Kiel, Germany, 10 pp.

Reports - Weekly reports

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Karstens, J. (2019) 1. Wochenbericht POS538. Open Access . GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, 2 pp.

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Karstens, J. (2019) 2. Wochenbericht POS538. Open Access . GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, 2 pp.

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Karstens, J. (2019) 3. Wochenbericht POS538. Open Access . GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, 2 pp.

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Karstens, J. (2018) 1. Wochenbericht MSM78. Open Access . UNSPECIFIED, 2 pp.

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Karstens, J. (2018) 2. Wochenbericht MSM78. Open Access . UNSPECIFIED, 1 pp.

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Karstens, J. (2018) 1. Wochenbericht AL512. Open Access . UNSPECIFIED, 2 pp.

Reports - other reports

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Baumberger, T., Bünz, S., Pedersen, R. B., Blomberg, A. E., Landschulze, K., Tasianas, A., Berndt, C. , Karstens, J. , Class, H., Ahmed, W., Flemisch, B., Chadwick, A., Holloway, S., White, J. C., Cevatoglu, M., Bull, J. and Orlic, B. and ECO2 (2014) WP1 result summary report relevant for “Environmental Best Practice”. Open Access . ECO2 Deliverable, D1.2 . ECO2 Project Office, Kiel, Germany, 32 pp. DOI 10.3289/ECO2_D1.2.

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Karstens, J. , Berndt, C. , Bünz, S., Tasianas, A., Class, H., Ahmed, W. and Orlic, B. and ECO2 (2014) WP1 summary report relevant for risk assessment. Open Access . ECO2 Deliverable, D1.3 . ECO2 Project Office, Kiel, Germany, 23 pp. DOI 10.3289/ECO2_D1.3.

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Linke, P. , Haeckel, M. , Schneider von Deimling, J., Vielstädte, L., Schmidt, M. , Karstens, J. , Berndt, C. , Herreilers, H., Lichtschlag, A., James, R., Connelly, D., Baumberger, T., Pedersen, R. B., Denny, A. R., Rapp, H. T., Thorseth, I. H., Molari, M., de Beer, D., Rehder, G., Kedzior, S., Beaubien, S. and de Vittor, C. (2014) Fluxes of CO2 from natural seep sites and Sleipner storage site. Open Access . ECO2 Deliverable, D2.2 . ECO2 Project Office, Kiel, Germany, 43 pp. DOI 10.3289/ECO2_D2.2.

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Pedersen, R. B., Baumberger, T., Berndt, C. , Blomberg, A. E., Bünz, S., Chadwick, A., Class, H., Darcis, M., Flemisch, B., Holloway, S., Karstens, J. , Landschulze, K., Tasianas, A., Thorseth, I. H. and White, J. C. (2013) Report of Leakage Assessment. Open Access . ECO2 Deliverable, D1.1 . ECO2 Project Office, 77 pp. DOI 10.3289/ECO2_D1.1.

Reports - Data reports

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Schlüter, M., Kwasnitschka, T. , Bernstetter, A. and Karstens, J. (2025) Rendering Large Volume Datasets in Unreal Engine 5: A Survey. Open Access . arXiv, 21 pp. DOI 10.48550/arXiv.2504.07485.

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Research cruises and field work

  • 2025: Equipment on RV LITTORINA in the Baltic Sea (PI)
  • 2025: Multi-Marex Rapid Response Mission installation of instruments on the seafloor and in Santorini’s caldera to monitor the seismic activity (Mission lead)
  • 2024: MSM132 - MOLA, P-Cable 3D, 2D und OBS seismic on RV MARIA S. MERIAN in the Aegean (MOLA lead)
  • 2024: M198: Geodetic and hydroacoustic surveys and equipment tests on the submerged flanks of Mt. Etna (Co-PI)
  • 2023: Equipment on RV LITTORINA in the Baltic Sea (PI)
  • 2021: Amphibious fiber-optic cable deformation measurements in the Baltic Sea (PI)
  • 2019: POS538 - 2D, 3D and OBS seismics on RV POSEIDON in the Aegean Sea (PI)
  • 2018: MSM78 - RockDrill2 campaign on RV MARIA S. MERIAN in the British North Sea (PI)
  • 2018: AL512 - 2D and OBS seismics and hydroacoustics on RV ALKOR in the North Sea (PI)
  • 2017: MSM63 - 2D and OBS seismics and hydroacoustics on RV MARIA S. MERIAN in the British North Sea
  • 2015: SO241 - 2D and OBS seismics, hydroacoustics on RV SONNE in the Gulf of California (Lab leader)
  • 2014: OR1415 - 3D and OBS seismics on RV OCEAN RESEARCHER V offshore Taiwan (Lab leader)
  • 2014: Geological field work in the Colorado Plateau, USA (PI)     
  • 2013: AL427 - 2D seismics and hydroacoustics on RV ALKOR (student cruise) in the Baltic Sea (Co-supervisor)
  • 2012: AL404 - 2D and 3D seismics and hydroacoustics on RV ALKOR in the Baltic Sea
  • 2012: AL403 - 2D and 3D seismics and hydroacoustics on RV ALKOR in the Baltic Sea
  • 2012: M87/2 - 2D and OBS seismics and hydroacoustics on RV METEOR in the Norwegian Sea (Lab leader)
  • 2012: M86/3 - OBS and 2D seismics on RV MARIA S. MERIAN in the Adriatic Sea
  • 2012: AL381 - 2D seismics and hydroacoustics on RV ALKOR (student cruise) in the Baltic Sea (Co-supervisor)
  • 2011: AL374 - Hydroacoustics and geochemical sampling on RV ALKOR in the North Sea (Lab leader)
  • 2011: AL360 - 2D seismics and hydroacoustics on RV ALKOR (student cruise) in the Baltic Sea (Co-supervisor)
  • 2010: JC45/46 - 2D and 3D seismics on RSS JAMES COOK offshore Montserrat, Caribbean Sea
  • 2010: POS393/2 - Deployment of a OBS network on RV POSEIDON in the Alboran Sea and Gulf of Cadiz
  • 2009: HE306 - 2D seismics and hydroacoustics on RV HEINCKE in the German North Sea
  • 2008: Planning and installation of a seismological networks in Maule, Araucaria and Los Rios, Chile

Media contributions

Publications (Highlights)

Preine, J., Karstens, J., Hübscher, C., Druitt, T.H., Kutterolf, S., Nomikou, P., Manga, M., Gertisser, R., Pank, K., Beethe, S., Berthod, C., Crutchley G.J., McIntosh, I.M., Ronge, T., Tominga, M., Clark, A., DeBari, S.M., Johnston, R.M., Mateo, Z.R.P., Peccia, A., Jones, C., Kletetschka, G., Metcalfe, A., Bernard, A., Chen, H., Chiyonobu, S., Fernandez Perez, T.I., Batuk Joshi, K., Koukousioura, O., McCanta, M., Morris, A., Polymenakou, P., Woodhouse, A., Yamamoto, Y., Wang, K.-L., Lee, H.-Y., Xiaohui, L., & Papanikolaou, D., 2024. Hazardous explosive eruptions of a rejuvenating multi-cyclic island arc caldera.  Nature Geoscience, 1-9. DOI: 10.1038/s41561-024-01392-

Karstens, J., Crutchley, G. J, Hansteen, T. Preine, J., Carey, S., Elger, J., Kühn, M., Nomikou, P., Schmid, F., Kelfoun K., Dalla Valle, G., & Berndt, C., 2023. Cascading events during the 1650 tsunamigenic eruption of Kolumbo volcano.  Nature Communications, 14(1), 6606. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42261-y

Karstens, J., Preine, J., Crutchley, G. J, Kutterolf, S., van der Bilt, W., Hooft, E., Druitt, T., 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, 2497. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38176-3

Karstens, J., Haflidason, H., Berndt, C., and Crutchley, C.J., 2023. Revised Storegga Slide reconstruction reveals two major submarine landslides 12,000 years apart.  Nature Communications Earth & Environment, 4, 55. DOI: 10.1038/s43247-023-00710-y

Karstens, J., Haflidason, H., Becker, L., Berndt, C., Rüpke, L., Planke, S., Liebetrau, V., Schmidt, M., & Mienert, J., 2018. Glacigenic sedimentation pulses triggered post-glacial gas hydrate dissociation.  Nature Communications, 9, 635. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-03043-z