GEOMAR  Müller, Thomas

Dr.-Ing. Thomas Müller

Research Division 2: Marine Biogeochemistry
RU Marine Geosystems

Office:
Room: 8-D/136


phone 1: +49 431 600-2155

fax: +49 431 600-2928

phone 2: +49 0341 2351984
E-Mail: thmueller(at)geomar.de

Address:
Wischhofstraße 1-3
D-24148 Kiel

Vita

08/2019 - current: Scientist, FB2/ MG (main Focus: Marine Geochemistry, Isotope hydrology, Hydrogeology)

10/2015 - 07/2019: PostDoc, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research, Dep. Hydrogeologie (Isotope Hydrology, Hydrochemistry, Groundwater modeling)

04/2013 - 09/2015: Project Engineer/ Project Manager IBGW Leipzig GmbH (Hydrogeology, Goundwater Modeling)

03/2009 - 03/2013: Dissertation TU Dresden/ UFZ Leipzig

11/2005 - 02/2009: Project Engineer IBGW Leipzig GmbH (Hydrogeology, Goundwater Modeling)

08/2005: Diploma TU Dresden Water Management

Projects

SMART - Sustainable management of offshore groundwater resources

(Helmholtz European Partnering Program)

www.offshoregroundwater.com/de/home

Expeditions

2024 National Geographic Explorer - ANTA: Journey to Antarctica: The White Continent

2023 Meteor 196 (M196) - Gulf of Corinth

2021 Maria S. Merian 99_2 (MSM 99_2) - Helgoland Pockmarks

2020 Sonne 277 (SO 277) - OMAX: Offshore Malta Exploration

2020 Meteor 162 (M162) - GLORIA-FLOW

Publications

Müller, T., de Rooij, G., Trauth, N., Schmidt, M., Al Badi, H., & Aeschbach, W. (2024). Noble gases in groundwater reflect wet-season temperature in an arid, monsoonal, and mountainous environment. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 626, 118534. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X23005435)

Michelsen, N., Friesen,J., Strauch, G., Al-Balushi, Z.M., Bait Said, A.B.A.B., Al Balushi, H., Schmidt, M., Müller, T. Chemical composition of monsoon bulk precipitation in the Salalah area, Oman, Chemical Geology, 2023, 121621, ISSN 0009-2541, doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121621.
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0009254123003212)

Müller, T., Gros, J., Leibold, P., Al-Balushi, H., Petermann, E., Schmidt, M., Brückmann, W., Al Kindi, M. & Al-Abri, O. S. (2023). Autonomous Large-Scale Radon Mapping and Buoyant Plume Modeling Quantify Deep Submarine Groundwater Discharge: A Novel Approach Based on a Self-Sufficient Open Ocean Vehicle. Environmental Science & Technology. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c00786

Rädle, V.; Kersting, A.; Schmidt, M.; Ringena, L.; Robertz, J.; Aeschbach, W.; Oberthaler, M.; Müller, T. Multi-Tracer Groundwater Dating in Southern Oman Using Bayesian Modeling. Water Resour. Res. 2022, 58 (6), e2021WR031776. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR031776.

Micallef, A.; Person, M.; Berndt, C.; Bertoni, C.; Cohen, D.; Dugan, B.; Evans, R.; Haroon, A.; Hensen, C.; Jegen, M.; Key, K.; Kooi, H.; Liebetrau, V.; Lofi, J.; Mailloux, B. J.; Martin-Nagle, R.; Michael, H. A.; Müller, T.; Schmidt, M.; Schwalenberg, K.; Trembath-Reichert, E.; Weymer, B.; Zhang, Y.; Thomas, A. T. Offshore Freshened Groundwater in Continental Margins. Rev. Geophys. 2021, 59 (1), e2020RG000706. doi.org/10.1029/2020RG000706.

Müller, T.; Friesen, J.; Weise, S. M.; Al Abri, O.; Bait Said, A. B. A.; Michelsen, N. Stable Isotope Composition of Cyclone Mekunu Rainfall, Southern Oman. Water Resour. Res. 2020, 56 (12), e2020WR027644. doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027644.

Michelsen, N.; Laube, G.; Friesen, J.; Weise, S. M.; Bait Said, A. B. A.; Müller, T. Technical Note: A Microcontroller-Based Automatic Rain Sampler for Stable Isotope Studies. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 2019, 23 (6), 2637–2645. doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-2637-2019.

Müller, Th.; Sanford, W. Calibration of Regional Hydraulic and Transport Properties of an Arid-Region Aquifer under Modern and Paleorecharge Conditions Using Water Levels and Environmental Tracers. Hydrogeol. J. 2019, 27 (2), 685–701. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-018-1894-z

Friesen, J.; Zink, M.; Bawain, A.; Müller, T. Hydrometeorology of the Dhofar Cloud Forest and Its Implications for Groundwater Recharge. J. Hydrol. Reg. Stud. 2018, 16, 54–66. doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2018.03.002.

Müller, Th.; Osenbrück, K.; Strauch, G.; Pavetich, S.; Al-Mashaikhi, K.-S.; Herb, C.; Merchel, S.; Rugel, G.; Aeschbach, W.; Sanford, W. Use of Multiple Age Tracers to Estimate Groundwater Residence Times and Long-Term Recharge Rates in Arid Southern Oman. Appl. Geochem. 2016, 74, 67–83. doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.08.012.

Strauch, G.; Al-Mashaikhi, K. S.; Bawain, A.; Knöller, K.; Friesen, J.; Müller, T. Stable H and O Isotope Variations Reveal Sources of Recharge in Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman. Isotopes Environ. Health Stud. 2014, 50 (4), 475–490. doi.org/10.1080/10256016.2014.961451.

Publications (OceanRep)

Jump to: Articles in a Scientific Journal - peer-reviewed | Presentations | Conference posters | Reports - Cruise Reports
Number of items: 17.

Articles in a Scientific Journal - peer-reviewed

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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.

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Müller, T. , de Rooij, G., Trauth, N., Schmidt, M. , Badi, H. A. and Aeschbach, W. (2024) Noble gases in groundwater reflect wet-season temperature in an arid, monsoonal, and mountainous environment. Open Access Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 626 . Art.Nr. 118534. DOI 10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118534.

Michelsen, N., Friesen, J., Strauch, G., Al-Balushi, Z. M., Bait Said, A. B. A., Al Balushi, H., Schmidt, M. and Müller, T. (2023) Chemical composition of monsoon bulk precipitation in the Salalah area, Oman. Chemical Geology, 635 . Art.Nr. 121621. DOI 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121621.

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Müller, T. , Gros, J. , Leibold, P., Al-Balushi, H., Petermann, E., Schmidt, M. , Brückmann, W. , Al Kindi, M. and Al-Abri, O. S. (2023) Autonomous Large-Scale Radon Mapping and Buoyant Plume Modeling Quantify Deep Submarine Groundwater Discharge: A Novel Approach Based on a Self-Sufficient Open Ocean Vehicle. Open Access Environmental Science & Technology, 57 (16). pp. 6540-6549. DOI 10.1021/acs.est.3c00786.

[thumbnail of Water Resources Research - 2022 - R dle - Multi‐Tracer Groundwater Dating in Southern Oman Using Bayesian Modeling.pdf]

Rädle, V., Kersting, A., Schmidt, M., Ringena, L., Robertz, J., Aeschbach, W., Oberthaler, M. and Müller, T. (2022) Multi‐Tracer Groundwater Dating in Southern Oman Using Bayesian Modeling. Open Access Water Resources Research, 58 (6). Art.Nr. e2021WR031776. DOI 10.1029/2021WR031776.

Micallef, A. , Person, M., Berndt, C. , Bertoni, C., Cohen, D., Dugan, B., Evans, R., Haroon, A. , Hensen, C. , Jegen, M. , Key, K., Kooi, H., Liebetrau, V., Lofi, J., Mailloux, B. J., Martin‐Nagle, R., Michael, H. A., Müller, T. , Schmidt, M. , Schwalenberg, K., Trembath‐Reichert, E., Weymer, B. , Zhang, Y. and Thomas, A. T. (2021) Offshore freshened groundwater in continental margins. Open Access Reviews of Geophysics, 59 (1). Art.Nr. e2020RG000706. DOI 10.1029/2020RG000706.

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Müller, T. , Friesen, J., Weise, S. M., Al Abri, O., Bait Said, A. B. A. and Michelsen, N. (2020) Stable Isotope Composition of Cyclone Mekunu Rainfall, Southern Oman. Open Access Water Resources Research, 56 (12). e2020WR027644. DOI 10.1029/2020WR027644.

Presentations

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Maselli, V., Schulten, I., King, E., Asioli, A., Schmidt, M. , Hensen, C. , Müller, T. , Micallef, A. , Berndt, C. , Brown, C. J., Cordoba-Ramirez, F., Elger, J. , Hölz, S. , Kotliarov, A., Kurylyk, B., Michael, H., Robert, K., Yu, S. and Nedimovic, M. (2025) Impact of ice sheet dynamics and short-lived climate oscillations on the late Quaternary stratigraphy and paleo-environments of the Gulf of St. Lawrence off Prince Edward Island (Canada. Open Access [Talk] In: EGU General Assembly 2025. , 27.04.2025-02.05.2025, Vienna, Austria / online .

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Schulten, I., Maselli, V., Hensen, C., King, E., Schmidt, M. , Müller, T. , Micallef, A. , Berndt, C. , Brown, C. J., Cordoba-Ramirez, F., Elger, J. , Hölz, S. , Kotliarov, A., Kurylyk, B., Michael, H., Robert, K., Yu, S. and Nedimovic, M. (2025) Can offshore groundwater flow within shelf sediments generate fluid deformation structures?. Open Access [Talk] In: EGU General Assembly 2025. , 27.04.2025-02.05.2025, Vienna, Austria / online .


Müller, T., Al Balushi, H., Schmidt, M. , Leibold, P., Al Abri, O. and Brückmann, W. (2019) Freshwater Ocean aquifers – seasonal triggers: a case study from southern Oman. [Talk] In: Workshop on “Onshore-offshore groundwater connections". , 05.12.2019, Texas A&M University, College of Geosciences, College Station TX, U.S. .


Müller, T. , Tomasovych, A. and Mikus, T. (2018) What can geochemical proxies tell about the biomineralization processes of brachiopods?. [Talk] In: 8. International Brachiopod Congress 2018. , 11.-14.09.2018, Milano, Italy .


Tomasovych, A., Kidwell, S. M. and Müller, T. H. (2018) Time averaging of brachiopods in the southern California bight: implications for paleoecology, taphonomy, and conservation paleobiology. [Talk] In: 8. International Brachiopod Congress 2018. , 11.-14.09.2018, Milano, Italy .


Müller, T. H. and Friesen, J. (2016) IATI-SGD Pilot Project – Hydrology. [Talk] In: Workshop on “Submarine Groundwater discharge”. , 25.05.2016, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman .

Conference posters

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Sheng, C. , Micallef, A. , Schmidt, M. , Müller, T. and Hensen, C. (2025) Unravelling groundwater salinization and flushing in the Canterbury Bight during glacial-interglacial cycles: Insights from paleo-hydrogeochemical modeling. Open Access [Poster] In: EGU General Assembly 2025. , 27.04.2025-02.05.2025, Vienna, Austria / online .

Reports - Cruise Reports

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Berndt, C. , 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. Open Access . GEOMAR Report, N. Ser. 057 . GEOMAR Helmholtz-Zentrum für Ozeanforschung Kiel, Kiel, Germany, 139 pp. DOI 10.3289/GEOMAR_REP_NS_57_20.

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Schmidt, C. , Böttner, C. , Schmidt, M. , Müller, T. H. , Wünsche, A., Willems, T., Lindner, M., Müller, F., Hunkemöller, A. and Spiegel, T. (2021) Wave induced pockmark formation in the North Sea, Cruise No. MSM 99/2 (GPF 21-1_013), 26.03.2021 - 05.04.2021, Emden (Germany) - Emden (Germany). HELGOLAND POCKMARKS. . Maria S. Merian Berichte, MSM99/2 . Gutachterpanel Forschungsschiffe, Bonn, 49 pp. DOI 10.48433/cr_msm99_2.

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Hensen, C. , Adao, H., Arn, S., Batista, L., Belosa, L., Bodenbinder, A., Cherednichenko, S., Domeyer, B., Duarte, J., Glombitza, C., Kaul, N., Koppe, M., Li, J., Liebetrau, V., Müller, T. , Nogueira, P., Nuzzo, M., Petersen, A., Schmidt, M. , Schmidt, J. N., Schmidt, T., Sroczynska, K., Stelzner, M., Terrinha, P., Warnken, N. and Weber, U. W. (2020) Exploring subsurface fluid flow and active dewatering along the oceanic plate boundary between Africa and Eurasia (Gloria Fault), Cruise No. M162, 06.03.2020 – 11.04.2020, Ponta Delgada (Portugal) – Emden (Germany) GLORIA-FLOW. Open Access . METEOR-Berichte, M162 . Gutachterpanel Forschungsschiffe, Bonn, 189 pp. DOI 10.48433/cr_m162.

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