Staff

Warner Brückmann

Direktorat
Technologietransfer

Office:
Phone:
+49 431 600 2819
Email:
wbrueckmann(at)geomar.de

Address:
Wischhofstraße 1-3
24148 Kiel

Personal Data

  • Date of birth: 23 October 1958
  • Place of birth: Aurich


Studies

  • 1988  Dr. rer. nat. (PhD in Geology), Thesis: Consolidation Patterns of Marine Sediments in the Northern Barbados Ridge Accretionary Prism (ODP Leg 110)
  • 1985  Diploma (M.Sci.) in Geology, Thesis: Petrology, Geochemistry and Provenance of Gneiss-Amphibolite Sequences in the Eastern Alps, University of Tuebingen
  • 1980 - 1985  Studies in Geology and Geophysics at the University of Tuebingen, Germany and University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA

Work Experience

  • since 2015  Head of Industry Cooperation and Technology Transfer, GEOMAR, Kiel
  • 2009 - 2014  Head of Energy and Resources Group, GEOMAR, IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel
  • 2007 - 2009  Head of Applied Research and Development, IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel
  • 2001 - 2007  Senior Research Scientist, Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences, Kiel
  • 1999 - 2000  ODP Science Coordinator, JOIDES Office, JOI Inc./NSF, Washington  DC
  • 1989 - 1998  Research Scientist, GEOMAR Centre for Marine Geosciences, Kiel
  • 1985 - 1988  Research Associate, Geological Institute, University of Tübingen

Committees and Consultancy Work

  • since 2020  Vice Chairman of Verein der Wissenschaft für die TransMarTech GmbH (Association of Scientific Institutions to support TransMarTech GmbH)
  • 2014 - 2018  Founding member and GEOMAR representative to the Deep-Sea Mining Alliance
  • 2008 - 2013  Treasurer of the German Scientific Earth Probing Consortium (GESEP)
  • 2005 - 2007  Member of the Advisory Council of the German Geological Association (GV)
  • 2003 - 2013  Member of the Working Group on “Scientific Drilling”, German Science Foundation (DFG)
  • 2002 - 2008  International Research Consortium Continental Margins, Member of Steering Committee
  • 1999 - 2002  Founding Member and Chairman of the International Margins Program (InterMARGINS)
  • 1996 - 1999  German Lead Proponent for the Establishment of the ESF EuroMargins Program
  • 1993 - 1999  German Representative on several ODP Advisory Boards and Working Groups

Current Projects

  • 2020 - 2023  RASMUS: Real-time Analyse und Verknüpfung von KI und ozeanografischen Modellen – ein Beitrag zur CO2-Reduktion im Schiffsverkehr
  • 2020 - 2023  SAABER, Support of a marine technology startup in Oman
  • 2015 - 2019  Submarine Groundwater Discharge: Adaption of an autonomous aquatic vehicle for robotic measurements, sampling and Monitoring, IATI Project 001, PI and Project Manager, funded by the Research Council of the Sultanate of Oman 
  • 2012 - 2012  Consultant to the Research Council of Oman, Establishment of the Oman Institute for Advanced Technology Integration (IATI)
  • 2012 - 2013  Azerbajan Transition Zone, Co-proponent and vice project manager, funded by RWE Dea, Hamburg
  • 2011 - 2012  Turkmenistan Geohazards, Lead Proponent and Project Manager, funded by RWE Dea, Hamburg
  • 2010 - 2011  "Manafa", Lead Proponent and Project Manager, funded by Diamond Fields International, Vancouver, Canada
  • 2009 - 2013  The Jeddah Transect, Lead Proponent, Project Manager and Steering Committee Co-Chair, funded by King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • 2010 - 2011 Turkmenistan Pilot Study, Lead Proponent and Project Manager, funded by RWE Dea
  • 2007 - 2010  West Nile Delta Mud Volcanoes, Lead Proponent and Project Manager, funded by RWE Dea, Hamburg
  • 2004 - 2006  OMEGA, In-Situ Properties of Marine Gas Hydrates, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF)
  • 2001 - 2007  Vice Speaker and Co-PI of the Cooperative Research Center (SFB) 574, Volatiles and Fluids in Subduction Zones, Central America Continental Margin, funded by the German National Science Foundation (DFG)
  • 1997 - 2007  12 Research Projects funded by the German National Science Foundation (DFG), with a Focus on tectonics, sedimentology and hydrology of Continental margins, development of seafloor monitoring systems (fluid pressure & temperature), slope stability and gas hydrates

Expeditions

  • 2016 RV AL SALT, Oman, Salalah - Salalah, multibeam mapping, Chief Scientist
  • 2011 RV PELAGIA, Catania - Catania, Chief Scientist (more Information)
  • 2010  RV AEGAEO, WND-V - West Nile Delta, Heraklion - Heraklion, Chief Scientist
  • 2009  RV POSEIDON, P388 - West Nile Delta, La Valetta - La Valetta, Piezometer Installation for BP Egypt (pore pressure and slope stability monitoring) (Cruise Report) 
  • 2008  RV PELAGIA, 64PE298 - West Nile Delta, Heraklion-Port Said, ROV observations and observatory installation (Cruise Report)
  • 2007  RV POSEIDON, P362/1 – West Nile Delta, La Valetta – Piraeus, Chief Scientist
  • 2007  RV UNIVERSITATIS, Malta Geochemical Survey, Messina – Messina, Chief Scientist
  • 2007  RV MS MERIAN, MSM 04/2, Lesser Antilles, Fort de France – Fort de France, deep sea observatory installation (Cruise Report) 
  • 2006  RV CHAKRATONG TONGYAI, Andaman Sea, Phuket - Phuket, Multibeam mapping & sediment profiling (Cruise Report)
  • 2005  RV METEOR, M66/3 – Costa Rica Margin, Caldera – Corinto - Caldera, Chief Scientist (Cruise Report)
  • 2005  RV ATLANTIS / ALVIN, AT11-28, Caldera – Caldera, Costa Rica, seafloor observations (Alvin), installations (CAT long-term samplers)
  • 2004  RV POSEIDON, P318/1, Gibraltar, Algeciras - Algeciras, Chief Scientist, seafloor video survey
  • 2004  RV PROFESSOR LOGACHEV, TTR-14, Gulf of Cadiz, Porto – Cadiz, Sedimentologist (Cruise Report)
  • 2003  RV SONNE, SO174, Corpus Christi – Miami, installation of an in situ temperature/ resistivity monitor (HDSD)
  • 2003  RV SONNE, SO175 – Lisbon – Cadiz – Lisbon, Sedimentologist (Cruise Report)
  • 2003 RV ALKOR, Baltic Sea, Kiel – Kiel, development tests (HDSD), Chief Scientist
  • 2002 RV METEOR, M54/3, Costa Rica Margin, Caldera – Caldera, Sedimentologist (informal cruise report M66/3a)
  • 2002  RV SONNE, SO165, Portland – San Francisco, instrument tests, pore pressure monitoring
  • 2001  JOIDES RESOLUTION, ODP Leg 196, Nankai Trough LWD, Keelung – Kochi, LWD Logging Scienetist (Initial Report Leg 196)
  • 1997  JOIDES RESOLUTION, ODP Leg 171, Northern Barbados Accretionary Prism, Panama City – Barbados, LWD Logging Specialist (Initial Report Leg 171)
  • 1994  JOIDES RESOLUTION, ODP Leg 156, Barbados Ridge Accretionary Prism, Barbados – Barbados, Physical Properties Specialist (Initial Report Leg 156)
  • 1990  JOIDES RESOLUTION, ODP Leg 131, Nankai Trough, Guam – Pusan, Physical Properties Specialist (Initial Report Leg 156)

Drilling Proposals

  • 537-CDP7  CRISP - Costa Rica Seismogenesis Project: Investigating convergent margin seismogenesis
  • 633-Full 2  Mud extrusion and seamount subduction along the Central America continental slope
  • 647-Pre2  Lisbon seismogenic zone experiment: Drilling the fault plane of the great 1755 earthquake in the Gulf of Cadiz (LISSEIZE)
  • 673-Pre2  Atlantic Mound Drilling 2: Morocco margin
  • 689-Pre  Mud volcanoes as a window into the deep biosphere
  • 715-Full  Geohazards from submarine landslides (MEDSLIDES)

Trade Fairs

  • 2019  MeerKontakte, Kiel, Germany
  • 2018  Oceans'18 MTS/IEEE, Kobe, Japan
  • 2017  MeerKontakte, Kiel, Germany
  • 2017  Oceanology International North America, San Diego, USA
  • 2016  TechnoOcean, Kobe, Japan
  • 2016  Oceanology International, London, UK
  • 2015  OTC, Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, USA
  • 2015  Hannover Fair, Hannover, Germany
  • 2014  Caspian Oil and Gas, Baku, Azerbaijan
  • 2012  Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas, Aşgabat, Turkmenistan
  • 2012  Caspian Oil and Gas, Baku, Azerbaijan
  • 2011  Oceanology International, London, UK
  • 2011  Caspian Oil and Gas, Baku, Azerbaijan
  • 2011  Mines & Money, Hongkong, China
  • 2011  Prospectors and Developers Association Convention, Toronto, Canada
  • 2010  Oceanology International, London, UK
  • 2009  OTC, Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, USA
  • 2009  Hannover Fair, Hannover, Germany

Peer-reviewed articles

  • Brückmann, W., Krätschell, A. and Augustin, N. (2017) Data Mining the Red Sea Atlantis II Deep. In: OTC OnePetro. DOI 10.4043/27764-MS

  • Crutchley, G. J., Klaeschen, D., Planert, L., Bialas, J., Berndt, C., Papenberg, C., Hensen, C., Hornbach, M. J., Krastel, S. and Brückmann, W. (2014) The impact of fluid advection on gas hydrate stability: Investigations at sites of methane seepage offshore Costa Rica. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 401 . pp. 95-109.

  • Blanchet, C. L., Tallingij, R., Frank, M., Lorenzen, J., Reitz, A., Brown, K., Feseker, T. and Brückmann, W. (2013) High- and low-latitude forcing of the Nile River regime during the Holocene inferred from laminated sediments of the Nile deep-sea fan. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 364 . pp. 98-110.

  • Niemann, H., Linke, P., Knittel, K., MacPherson, E., Boetius, A., Brückmann, W., Larvid, G., Wallmann, K., Schacht, U., Omoregie, E., Hilton, D., Brown, K. and Rehder, G. (2013) Methane-carbon flow into the benthic food web at cold seeps – a case study from the Costa Rica subduction zone. PLoS ONE, 8 (10). e74894.

  • Bertram, C., Krätschell, A., O’Brien, K., Brückmann, W., Proelss, A. and Rehdanz, K. (2011) Metalliferous sediments in the Atlantis II Deep - Assessing the geological and economic resource potential and legal constraints. Resources Policy, 36 (4). pp. 315-329.

  • Füri, E., Hilton, D. R., Tryon, M. D., Brown, K. M., McMurtry, G. M., Brückmann, W. and Wheat, C. G. (2010) Carbon release from submarine seeps at the Costa Rica fore arc: implications for the volatile cycle at the Central America convergent margin. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 11 (4).

  • Harders, R., Kutterolf, S., Hensen, C., Moerz, T. and Brückmann, W. (2010) Tephra layers : a controlling factor on submarine translational sliding? Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 11 (5).

  • Nuzzo, M., Hornibrook, E. R. C., Gill, F., Hensen, C., Pancost, R. D., Haeckel, M., Reitz, A., Scholz, F., Magalhães, V. H., Brückmann, W. and Pinheiro, L. M. (2009) Origin of light volatile hydrocarbon gases in mud volcano fluids, Gulf of Cadiz - evidence for multiple sources and transport mechanisms in active sedimentary wedges. Chemical Geology, 266 . pp. 359-372.

  • Nuzzo, M., Hornibrook, E. R. C., Hensen, C., Schneider von Deimling, J., Parkes, R. J., Rinna, J., Sommer, S., Magalhães, V. H., Reitz, A., Brückmann, W. and Pinheiro, L. M. (2008) Shallow microbial recycling of deep-sourced carbon in Gulf of Cadiz mud volcanoes. Geomicrobiology Journal, 25 (6). pp. 283-295.

  • Sahling, H., Masson, D. G., Ranero, C. R., Hühnerbach, V., Weinrebe, R. W., Klaucke, I., Bürk, D., Brückmann, W. and Suess, E. (2008) Fluid seepage at the continental margin offshore Costa Rica and southern Nicaragua. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 9 (5).

  • Talukder, A. R., Bialas, J., Klaeschen, D., Brückmann, W., Reston, T. J. and Petersen, C. J. (2008) Tectonic framework of the mud mounds, associated BSRs and submarine landslides offshore Nicaragua Pacific margin. Journal of the Geological Society, 165 . pp. 167-176.

  • Hensen, C., Nuzzo, M., Hornibrook, E., Pinheiro, L. M., Bock, B., Magalhães, V. H. and Brückmann, W. (2007) Sources of mud volcano fluids in the Gulf of Cadiz - indications for hydrothermal imprint. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71 (5). pp. 1232-1248.

  • Talukder, A. R., Bialas, J., Klaeschen, D., Bürk, D., Brückmann, W., Reston, T. J. and Breitzke, M. (2007) High-resolution, deep tow, multichannel seismic and sidescan sonar survey of the submarine mounds and associated BSR off Nicaragua pacific margin. Marine Geology, 241 (1-4). pp. 33-43.

  • MacDonald, I. R., Bohrmann, G., Escobar, E., Abegg, F., Blanchon, P., Blinova, V., Brückmann, W., Drews, M., Eisenhauer, A., Han, X., Heeschen, K., Meier, F., Mortera, C., Naehr, T., Orcutt, B., Bernard, B., Brooks, J. and Farago, M. D. (2004) Asphalt volcanism and chemosynthetic life, Campeche Knoll, Gulf of Mexico. Science, 304, pp. 999-1002.

  • Moore, J. C., Klaus, A., Bangs, N. L., Bekins, B., Bücker, C. J., Brückmann, W., Erickson, S. N., Hansen, O., Horton, T., Ireland, P., Major, C. O., Moore, G. F., Peacock, S., Saito, S., Screaton, E. J., Shimeld, J. W., Henry Stauffer, P., Taymaz, T., Teas, P. A. and Tokunaga, T. (1998) Consolidation patterns during initiation and evolution of a plate-boundary decollement zone: Northern Barbados accretionary prism. Geology, 26 (9). p. 811.

  • Housen, B. A., Tobin, H. J., Labaume, P., Leitch, E. C., Maltman, A. J., Shipley, T., Ogawa, Y., Ashi, J., Blum, P., Brueckmann, W., Felice, F., Fisher, A., Goldberg, D., Henry, P., Jurado, M. J., Kastner, M., Laier, T., Meyer, A., Moore, J. C., Moore, G., Peacock, S., Rabaute, A., Steiger, T., Underwood, M., Xu, Y., Yin, H., Zheng, Y. and Zwart, G. (1996) Strain decoupling across the decollement of the Barbados accretionary prism. Geology, 24 (2). pp. 127-130.

  • Moore, J. C., Shipley, T. H., Goldberg, D., Ogawa, Y., Filice, F., Fisher, A., Jurado, M. J., Moore, G. F., Rabaute, A., Yin, H., Zwart, G., Brückmann, W., Henry, P., Ashi, J., Blum, P., Meyer, A., Housen, B., Kastner, M., Labaume, P., Laier, T., Leitch, E. C., Maltman, A. J., Peacock, S., Steiger, T. H., Tobin, H. J., Underwood, M. B., Xu, Y. and Zheng, Y. (1995) Abnormal fluid pressures and fault-zone dilation in the Barbados accretionary prism: Evidence from logging while drilling. Geology, 23 (7). p. 605.

  • Brückmann, W. (1989) Porosity modeling and stress evaluation in the Barbados Ridge Accretionary Complex. Geologische Rundschau, 78 (1). pp. 197-205. 

Other articles

  • Augustin, N., Schmidt, M., Devey, C. W., Al-Aidaroos, A. M., Kürten, B., Eisenhauer, A., Brückmann, W., Dengler, M., van der Zwan, F. M., Feldens, P., Kwasnitschka, T., Bantan, R. A., Basaham, A., Metz, D., Hagemann, J., Al-Dhouyan, I. O., Al-Farawati, R., Al-Haj, A., Al-Nomani, S., Al-Nuwairah, M., Al-Mehana, W., Al-Sofyani, A., Al-Yousef, S., Al-Barakati, A., Audritz, S., Bauersachs, T., Bruss, G., Elgarafi, A. E., El-Sherbini, M., Haredy, R., Hissmann, K., Jamal, M., Khomayis, H. S., Kotob, A., Laurila, T., Linke, P., McGinnis, D., Orif, I. M., Pena-Garcia, D., Raddatz, J., Sas, A., Sawall, Y., Schauer, J., Sommer, S., Winder, M. and Walther, S. (2014) The Jeddah Transect Project: Extensive mapping of the Red Sea Rift. InterRidge News, 22 (November). pp. 68-73.
  • Camerlenghi, A., Urgeles, R., Erchilla, G. and Brückmann, W. (2007) Scientific Ocean Drilling Behind the Assessment of Geo-Hazards from Submarine Slides. Scientific Drilling (4, March 2007).
  • Urgeles, R., Camerlenghi, A., Ercilla, G., Anselmetti, F., Brückmann, W., Canals, M., Gràcia, E., Locat, J., Krastel, S. and Solheim, A. (2007) Scientific Ocean Drilling Behind the Assessment of Geo-Hazards from Submarine Slides. Eos: Transactions, 88 (17). p. 192.
  • Bücker, C., Shimeld, J., Hunze, S. and Brückmann, W. (2000) Data report: logging while drilling data analysis of Leg 171A, a multivariate statistical approach. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 171A . pp. 1-29.
  • Brückmann, W., Moran, K. and Housen, B. A. (1997) Directional properties of p-wave velocities and acoustic anisotropies in different structural domains of the Northern Barbados Ridge accretionary complex. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 156. pp. 115-123.
  • Brückmann, W., Moran, K. and MacKillop, A. K. (1997) Permeability and consolidation characteristics from Hole 949B, Northern Barbados Ridge. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 156. pp. 109-114.
  • Zwart, G., Brückmann, W., Moran, K., MacKillop, A. K., Maltman, A. J., Bolton, A., Vrolijk, P., Miller, T., Gooch, M. J. and Fisher, A. (1997) Evaluation of hydrogeologic properties of the Barbados accretionary prism: a synthesis of Leg 156 results. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 156. pp. 303-310.
  • Feeser, V. and Brückmann, W. (1995) Data report: Oedometer and triaxial tests of sediment from the Chile Triple Junction. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 141. pp. 407-416.
  • Brückmann, W., Moran, K. and Taylor, E. (1993) Acoustic anisotropy and microfabric development in accreted sediment from the Nankai Trough. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 131. pp. 221-233.
  • Byrne, T., Brückmann, W., Owens, W., Lallemant, S. and Maltman, A. (1993) Structural synthesis: correlation of structural fabrics, velocity anisotropy, and magnetic susceptibility data. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 131 . pp. 365-378.
  • Feeser, V., Moran, K. and Brückmann, W. (1993) Stress-regime-controlled yield and strength behavior of sediment from the frontal part of the Nankai accretionary prism. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 131. pp. 261-273.
  • Moran, K., Brückmann, W., Feeser, V. and Campanella, R. G. (1993) In-situ stress conditions at Nankai Trough, Site 808. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 13 . pp. 283-291.
  • Housen, B.A., Brückmann, W. and Moran, K. (1998) "Directional Properties of P-wave Velocities and Acoustic Anisotropy in Different Structural Domains of the Northern Barbados Ridge Accretionary Prism Complex", Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results Vol. 156, p. 115 – 124
  • Augustin, N., Schmidt, M., Devey, C. W., Al-Aidaroos, A. M., Kürten, B., Eisenhauer, A., Brückmann, W., Dengler, M., van der Zwan, F. M., Feldens, P., Kwasnitschka, T., Bantan, R. A., Basaham, A., Metz, D., Hagemann, J., Al-Dhouyan, I. O., Al-Farawati, R., Al-Haj, A., Al-Nomani, S., Al-Nuwairah, M., Al-Mehana, W., Al-Sofyani, A., Al-Yousef, S., Al-Barakati, A., Audritz, S., Bauersachs, T., Bruss, G., Elgarafi, A. E., El-Sherbini, M., Haredy, R., Hissmann, K., Jamal, M., Khomayis, H. S., Kotob, A., Laurila, T., Linke, P., McGinnis, D., Orif, I. M., Pena-Garcia, D., Raddatz, J., Sas, A., Sawall, Y., Schauer, J., Sommer, S., Winder, M. and Walther, S. (2014) The Jeddah Transect Project: Extensive mapping of the Red Sea Rift. InterRidge News, 22 (November). pp. 68-73.
  • Camerlenghi, A., Urgeles, R., Erchilla, G. and Brückmann, W. (2007) Scientific Ocean Drilling Behind the Assessment of Geo-Hazards from Submarine Slides. Scientific Drilling (4, March 2007).
  • Urgeles, R., Camerlenghi, A., Ercilla, G., Anselmetti, F., Brückmann, W., Canals, M., Gràcia, E., Locat, J., Krastel, S. and Solheim, A. (2007) Scientific Ocean Drilling Behind the Assessment of Geo-Hazards from Submarine Slides. Eos: Transactions, 88 (17). p. 192.
  • Bücker, C., Shimeld, J., Hunze, S. and Brückmann, W. (2000) Data report: logging while drilling data analysis of Leg 171A, a multivariate statistical approach. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 171A . pp. 1-29.
  • Brückmann, W., Moran, K. and Housen, B. A. (1997) Directional properties of p-wave velocities and acoustic anisotropies in different structural domains of the Northern Barbados Ridge accretionary complex. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 156. pp. 115-123.
  • Brückmann, W., Moran, K. and MacKillop, A. K. (1997) Permeability and consolidation characteristics from Hole 949B, Northern Barbados Ridge. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 156. pp. 109-114.
  • Zwart, G., Brückmann, W., Moran, K., MacKillop, A. K., Maltman, A. J., Bolton, A., Vrolijk, P., Miller, T., Gooch, M. J. and Fisher, A. (1997) Evaluation of hydrogeologic properties of the Barbados accretionary prism: a synthesis of Leg 156 results. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 156. pp. 303-310.
  • Feeser, V. and Brückmann, W. (1995) Data report: Oedometer and triaxial tests of sediment from the Chile Triple Junction. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 141. pp. 407-416.
  • Brückmann, W., Moran, K. and Taylor, E. (1993) Acoustic anisotropy and microfabric development in accreted sediment from the Nankai Trough. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 131. pp. 221-233.
  • Byrne, T., Brückmann, W., Owens, W., Lallemant, S. and Maltman, A. (1993) Structural synthesis: correlation of structural fabrics, velocity anisotropy, and magnetic susceptibility data. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 131 . pp. 365-378.
  • Feeser, V., Moran, K. and Brückmann, W. (1993) Stress-regime-controlled yield and strength behavior of sediment from the frontal part of the Nankai accretionary prism. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 131. pp. 261-273.
  • Moran, K., Brückmann, W., Feeser, V. and Campanella, R. G. (1993) In-situ stress conditions at Nankai Trough, Site 808. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results, 13 . pp. 283-291.
  • Housen, B.A., Brückmann, W. and Moran, K. (1998) "Directional Properties of P-wave Velocities and Acoustic Anisotropy in Different Structural Domains of the Northern Barbados Ridge Accretionary Prism Complex", Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results Vol. 156, p. 115 – 124

Chapters contributed to books

  • Anasetti, A., Winkelmann, D., Krastel, S., Bialas, J. and Brückmann, W. (2012) The BGR Slide off Costa Rica: preconditioning factors, trigger and slide dynamics. In: Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences . Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, 31 . Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 289-298. ISBN 978-94-007-2161-6.
  • Mörz, T., Brückmann, W., Fekete, N., Hühnerbach, V., Masson, D. G., Hepp, D. A., Suess, E. and Weinrebe, R. W. (2005) Styles and productivity of mud diapirism along the Middle American Margin, Part I: Margin evolution, segmentation, dewatering and mud diapirism. In: Mud volcanoes, geodynamics and seismicity , ed. by Martinelli, G. and Panahi, B.. NATO science series : Series 4, Earth and environmental sciences, 51 . Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 35-48. ISBN 1-402-03203-X.

  • Mörz, T., Fekete, N., Kopf, A. J., Brückmann, W., Kreitner, S., Hühnerbach, V., Masson, D. G., Hepp, D. A., Schmidt, M., Kutterolf, S., Sahling, H., Abegg, F., Spiess, V., Suess, E. and Ranero, C. R. (2005) Styles and productivity of mud diapirism along the Middle American Margin, Part II: Moand Culebra and Mounds 11 and 12. In: Mud volcanoes, geodynamics and seismicity , ed. by Martinelli, G. and Panahi, B.. NATO science series: Series 4, Earth and environmental sciences, 51 . Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 49-76. ISBN 1-402-03203-X.

  • Abegg, F., Brückmann, W., Drews, M., Eisenhauer, A., Greinert, J., Hohnberg, H. J. and Liebetrau, V. (2002) Sampling of gas hydrates and investigation of their internal structure. In: RV SONNE Cruise Report S0165 (OTEGA I - 2002), Balboa - San Diego - Portland - San Francisco, June 29 - August 21, 2002, ed. by Pfannkuche, O., Eisenhauer, A., Linke, P. and Utecht, C.. GEOMAR-Report, 112. GEOMAR Forschungszentrum, Kiel, pp. 123-126.

  • Brückmann, W. and Christian H., (2002) In-situ Measurements with GSPT. In: RV SONNE Cruise Report S0165 (OTEGA I - 2002), Balboa - San Diego - Portland - San Francisco ,June 29 - August 21, 2002 , ed. by Pfannkuche, O., Eisenhauer, A., Linke, P. and Utecht, C.. GEOMAR-Report, 112. GEOMAR Forschungszentrum, Kiel, pp. 114-119.

  • Brückmann, W., Luff, R., Abegg, F., Albrecht, I. and Liebetrau, V. (2002) Sediment coring and physical properties In: RV SONNE Cruise Report S0165 (OTEGA I - 2002), Balboa - San Diego - Portland - San Francisco June 29 - August 21, 2002 , ed. by Pfannkuche, O., Eisenhauer, A., Linke, P. and Utecht, C.. GEOMAR-Report, 112 . GEOMAR Forschungszentrum, Kiel, pp. 108-113.

  • Mörz, T., Brückmann, W., Linke, P. and Türk, M. (2002) Hydrate Detection and Stability Determination (HDSD) - a Tool For In Situ Hydrate Destabilization. In: RV SONNE Cruise Report S0165 (OTEGA I - 2002) , ed. by Pfannkuche, O., Eisenhauer, A., Linke, P. and Utecht, C.. GEOMAR-Report, 112. GEOMAR Forschungszentrum, Kiel, pp. 98-103.

Talks (2003 - 2019)

  • 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. In: Workshop on “Onshore-offshore groundwater connections", 05.12.2019, Texas A&M University, College of Geosciences, College Station TX, U.S.

  • Brückmann, W., Leibold, P., Schmidt, M. and Al Abri, O. (2018) USVs for Environmental Monitoring - Wave Gliders hunting for submarine freshwater discharge offshore Oman. In: 1. Annual Workshop on Dual Use Marine Technologies in Cyprus, 08.11.-09.11.2018, Limassol, Cyprus.

  • Brückmann, W. (2016) Abtauchen zu den Schwarzen Rauchern der Tiefsee – Talk with live link to R/V ALKOR. WissenSchaffen. 24.03.2016, GEOMAR, Kiel.

  • Brückmann, W. (2016) Technology Transfer, Opportunities for Industry Participation and Commercialisation of IATI. Workshop on “Submarine Groundwater discharge”, 25.05.2016, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

  • Brückmann, W. (2015) "Bridging the gap between Marine Science and Offshore Industry Needs", ORIZZONTE MARE Workshop, “When technology meets marine sciences: towards EU research priorities”, Naples, 14.-15. December 2015

  • Brückmann, W. (2014) "Arctic Mineral Resources Potential", Potsdam Summer School, Potsdam, 26. June 2014.

  • Jegen, M., Hölz, S., Swidinsky, A. and Brückmann, W. (2011) Quantification of marine sulfide deposits using marine electromagnetic methods. OCEANS '11 MTS/IEEE Kona, 19.09.-22.09.2011, Kona, Hawaii, USA.

  • Bialas, J., Lefeldt, M. R., Klaeschen, D., Papenberg, C. A. and Brückmann, W. (2010) Zonation of North Alex Mud Volcano highlighted by 3-D active and passive seismic data. AGU Fall Meeting 2010, 13.12.-17.12.2010, San Francisco, California, USA.

  • Brückmann, W., Bialas, J., Jegen, M. D., Lefeldt, M. R., Hölz, S. and Feseker, T. (2010) Dynamic controls of fluid and gas flow at North Alex Mud Volcano, West Nile Delta, In: AGU Fall Meeting 2010, 13.12.-17.12.2010, San Francisco, California, USA.

  • Brückmann, W., Lefeldt, M., Hölz, S., Tryon, M. and Bialas, J. (2010) Seismic triggering of fluid flow in the North Alex mud volcano on the western Nile deep-sea fan. EGU General Assembly 2010, 02.-07.05.2010, Vienna, Austria.

  • Planert, L., Klaeschen, D., Berndt, C., Brückmann, W. and Hensen, C. (2010) Controls on mound formation and effects of fluid ascent on the gas hydrate system of mound structures offshore Costa Rica. AGU Fall Meeting 2010, 13.-17.12.2010, San Francisco, USA.

  • Brückmann, W. and Feseker, T. and WND project members (2009) North Alex MV - An active mud volcano on the upper slope of the western Nile deep-sea fan. The Offshore Mediterranean Conference, 25.03.2009, Ravenna, Italy.

  • Planert, L., Klaeschen, D., Berndt, C., Brückmann, W. and Hensen, C. (2009) Drilling into dewatering sites along the Costa Rica and Nicaragua margin (IODP proposal 633-Full2): first results from pre-site survey seismic data evaluation. Gemeinsames Kolloquium der DFG-Schwerpunkte ICDP Deutschland and IODP Deutschland, 16.-18.03, Potsdam.

  • Werner, K., Spielhagen, R., Brückmann, W., Hass, H. C. and Niessen, F. (2008) Correlation of High-Resolution Records in Sediment Cores from the Westspitsbergen Continental Margin and the Yermak Plateau. APEX 2nd International Conference and Workshop 2008, 01.-04.04, Durham, United Kingdom.

  • Brückmann, W. and Hensen, C. (2007) Mud extrusion and seamount subduction along the Central America continental slope - IODP drilling proposal 633. Workshop to Integrate Subduction Factory and Seismogenic Zone Studies in Central America, 18.- 22.06, Heredia, Costa Rica.

  • Harders, R., Brückmann, W., Feeser, V., Hensen, C., Kutterolf, S. and Mörz, T. (2007) Ash layers: the controlling factor on translational sliding offshore Central America? 20. Colloquium on Latin American Earth Sciences, LAK, 10.04.-13.04, Kiel.

  • Harders, R., Brückmann, W., Feeser, V., Kutterolf, S., Hensen, C. and Moerz, T. (2007) Ash layers: the controlling factor on translational sliding offshore Central America? EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria

  • Harders, R., Brückmann, W., Feeser, V., Kutterolf, S., Hensen, C. and Mörz, T. (2007) Are ash layers the controlling factor on translational sliding offshore Central America? AGU Fall Meeting, 09.12.-14.12, San Francisco, California, US.

  • Karaca, D., Wallmann, K., Schmidt, M., Liebetrau, V., Fehn, U., Garbe-Schönberg, C. D. and Brückmann, W. (2007) Geochemistry of cold vent fluids at the Central American Convergent Margin. Goldschmidt Conference, Köln.

  • Brückmann, W., Linke, P., Pieper, M., Hensen, C. and Tuerk, M. (2006) Significance of Dynamic Pore Pressure Variations - Comparison of Observations on Mud Volcanoes on the Costa Rica Margin and in the Gulf of Cadiz. AGU Fall Meeting 2006, 11.-15.12.2006, San Francisco, USA.

  • Brückmann, W. (2006) Modes of fluid expulsion and its significance for forearc dewatering- IODP drilling proposal 633 to decipher deep fluid processes at an erosive convergent margin. IODP/ICDP Colloquium, 27.- 29.03, Greifswald, Germany.

  • Brückmann, W., Schneider von Deimling, J. and Türk, M. (2006) HDSD: In-situ thermal perturbation test if near-surface gas hydrates – results from the Texas/Louisiana shelf (Gulf of Mexico). International Conference on Sediment-hosted Gas Hydrates, 2006, London.

  • Harders, R., Brückmann, W., Feeser, V., Hensen, C. and Kutterolf, S. (2006) Ash layers: the controlling factor on translational sliding offshore Central America? AGU Fall Meeting, 11.-15.12.2006, San Francisco, California, USA .

  • Harders, R., Brückmann, W., Feeser, V., Kutterolf, S., Hensen, C. and Moerz, T. (2006) Do ash layers exert a control on translational sliding? Magellan Workshop Series: Scientific ocean drilling behind the assessment of geo-hazards from submarine slides, Barcelona, Spain.

  • Hensen, C. and Brückmann, W. (2006) IODP drilling proposal 633 to decipher deep fluid processes at an erosive convergent margin. IODP-ICDP, Greifswald.

  • Talukder, A. R., Bialas, J., Klaeschen, D., Brückmann, W., Reston, T. J. and Breitzke, M. (2006) Tectonic framework of the mud mounds, associated BSRs and submarine landslides on the Pacific margin off Nicaragua. AGU Fall Meeting, 14.12, San Francisco, USA.

  • Tryon, M. D., Hilton, D. R., Brown, K., Wheat, G., McMurtry, G., Brückmann, W., Niemann, H., LaBonte, A. L., Fueri, E., Schacht, U. and Hansman, R. (2006) Observations at forearc carbonate mounds offshore Costa Rica. AGU Fall Meeting, 14.12, San Francisco, USA.

  • Brückmann, W., Müller, C., Rehder, G., Greinert, J., Mörz, T. and Schneider von Deimling, J. (2005) SO173: Gashydrat-Dissoziation und Hangrutschung am Costa Rica Kontinentalrand - Mechanismen und Bilanzen. SONNE Statusseminar, 09.- 11.03, Rostock-Warnemünde, German.

  • Brückmann, W., Pieper, M. und Tuerk, M. (2005) A new pore pressure measurement tool for intermediate to long-term in-situ observations - examples from proof-of-concept tests off the Costa Rica margin. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.

  • Hensen, C., Wallmann, K., Ranero, C. R., Rehder, G., Brückmann, W., Grevemeyer, I. and Reston, T. J. (2005) Modes of fluid expulsion and its significance for forearc dewatering at Costa Rica Convergent Margin. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco.

  • Hensen, C., Wallmann, K., Schmidt, M., Suess, E., Ranero, C. and Brückmann, W. (2005) Fluid Flow and Gas Hydrate Dynamics at Costa Rica Convergent Margin. EGU, Vienna.

  • Moerz, T., Schramm, B., Hauff, F., Grevemeyer, I., Hoernle, K., Villinger, H., Brückmann, W. and Garbe-Schönberg, C. D. (2005) A window to the seismogenic zone - cold recycling of oceanic basement at the Mid Atlantic forearc (ODP Leg 170 and 205). ICDP-IODP Meeting, 14.03.-16.03, Potsdam.

  • Mörz, T., Kreiter, S., Schmidt, M., Fekete, N., Kutterolf, S., Brückmann, W. and Suess, E. (2005) Systematische Änderungen im Schlammdiapirismus entlang des mittelamerikanischen Kontinentalrandes. SONNE Statusseminar, 09.- 11.03, Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany.

  • Nuzzo, M., Hensen, C., Hornibrook, E., Brückmann, W., Magalhaes, V., Parkes, R. and Pinheiro, L. (2005) Origin of Mud Volcano Fluids in the Gulf of Cadiz (E-Atlantic). EGU.

  • Schneider von Deimling, J., Brückmann, W., Hort, M., Tuerk, M. and Mörz, T. (2005) SO174: In-Situ Charakterisierung von Gashydraten mit dem HDSD Tool - Resultate and numerische Modellierung. SONNE Statusseminar, 09.- 11.03, Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany.

  • Wallmann, K., Schacht, U., Mörz, T., Schmidt, M., Suess, E. and Brückmann, W. (2005) Geochemische Variation und Herkunft von Fluiden in Schlammdiapiren und Schlammvulkanen vor Costa Rica. SONNE Statusseminar, 09.- 11.03, Rostock-Warnemünde, German.

  • Brückmann, W., Tuerk, M., Mörz, T. and Linke, P. (2004) In-situ thermal perturbation tests of near-surface gas hydrates - results from theTexas/Louissiana continental shelf (Gulf of Mexico). EGU 1st General Assembly, 25.- 30.04, Nice, France.

  • Brückmann, W., Müller, C. and Söding, E. (2003) Submarine mass wasting associated with the upper limit of the gas hydrate stability zone at the Costa Rica continental margin. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, 06.- 11.04, Nice, France.

  • Brückmann, W., Müller, C., Kopf, A. and Spiess, V. (2003) Costa Rica Continental Margin Slope Stability: Frontal Erosion and Gas Hydrate Dissociation as Triggers for Mass Wasting. DMG-GV-DGG-Tagung GEO2003, 22.- 25.09, Bochum, Deutschland.

  • Mörz, T., Brückmann, W., Linke, P. and Tuerk, M. (2003) In-situ characterization of gas hydrates. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, 06.-11.04, Nice, France.

  • Mörz, T., Brückmann, W., Wallmann, K. and Suess, E. (2003) Mound Culebra - an Example for Deep Sourced Mud Diapirism offshore Costa Rica. DMG-GV-DGG-Tagung GEO2003, 22.- 25.09, Bochum, Deutschland.

  • Schmidt, M., Mörz, T., Mau, S., Grevemeyer, I., Wallmann, K., Sahling, H. and Brückmann, W. (2003) Shallow surface methane hydrate associated with mud diapir "Mound 11" in the Costa Rica fore arc zone". EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, 06.- 11.04, Nice, France.

Posters (2001 - 2017)

  • Brückmann, W., Leibold, P., Schmidt, M., Al Balushi, H. and Al Abri, O. (2017) Using an autonomous Wave Glider to detect seawater anomalies related to submarine groundwater discharge - engineering challenge. AGU Fall Meeting 2017, 11.12 - 15.12.2017, New Orleans, USA.

  • Al Balushi, H., Müller, T., Friesen, J., Leibold, P., Schmidt, M. and Brückmann, W. (2016) Submarine Groundwater Discharge: Combining offshore autonomous monitoring with onshore groundwater modeling and monitoring in the Salalah coastal plain, Oman. Conference ECSA 56 - Coastal systems in transition, from a ‚natural‘ to an ‚anthropogenically-modified‘ state, 04.-07.09.2016, Bremen, Germany.

  • Lefeldt, M., Hölz, S., Bialas, J. and Brückmann, W. (2010) Long-Wavelength Oscillations at a Mud Volcano in the West Nile Delta. EGU General Assembly 2010, 02.-07.05.2010, Vienna, Austria.

  • Planert, L., Klaeschen, D., Berndt, C., Brückmann, W. and Hensen, C. (2010) Buildup and gas hydrate system of mound structures offshore Costa Rica revealed by 2-D MCS seismic data. 70. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, 15.-18.03, Bochum.

  • Planert, L., Klaeschen, D., Berndt, C., Brückmann, W. and Hensen, C. (2010) Fluid flow systems offshore Costa Rica revealed by 2-D seismic MCS data (IODP proposal 633). Gemeinsames Kolloquium der Schwerpunktprogramme "Integrated Ocean Drilling Program/Ocean Drilling Program" (IODP/ODP) "International Continental Drilling Program" (ICDP), 09.-11.03, Frankfurt am Main.

  • Brückmann, W., Tryon, M. D., Bialas, J., Feseker, T. and Lefeldt, M. (2009) Monitoring the Dynamic Properties of an active Mud Volcano in the West Nile Delta. AGU Fall Meeting 2009, 14.-18.12, San Francisco, USA.

  • Lefeldt, M., Hölz, S., Bialas, J. and Brückmann, W. (2009) Harmonic oscillations at a mud volcano in the West Nile Delta. AGU Fall Meeting, 14.12.-18.12, San Francisco, California, USA.

  • Lorenzen, J. K., Blanchet, C., Brown, K., Tjallingii, R., Feseker, T. and Brückmann, W. (2009) Nature and origin of fine laminated sediments from the western Nile Delta: high resolution elemental content and lithology.  EGU General Assembly, 20.04.-24.04, Vienna, Austria.

  • Planert, L., Klaeschen, D., Berndt, C., Brückmann, W. and Hensen, C. (2009) Drilling into dewatering sites along the Costa Rica margin (IODP proposal 633): first results from pre-site survey seismic data evaluation. 69. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft (DGG), 23.03.-26.03, Kiel.

  • Brückmann, W., Bialas, J., Brown, K., Feseker, T., Hensen, C., Hölz, S., Jegen, M., Linke, P., Nuzzo, M., Reitz, A. and Scholz, F. (2008) The West Nile Delta mud volcano project. 9th International Conference on Gas in Marine Sediments (ICSG), 15.-19.09.2008, Bremen.

  • Niemann, H., Linke, P., Knittel, K., Boetius, A., Brückmann, W., Schacht, U., Hilton, D., Rehder, G., Brown, K. and AT11-28 and M66-2 Shipboard Scientific Parties, (2008) Methane fluxes into the benthic food web at cold seeps - a case study from the Costa Rica subduction zone (Mound 12, 1020 m water depth) [Poster] In: EGU General Assembly, 14.-18.04, Vienna, Austria.

  • Werner, K., Spielhagen, R., Brückmann, W., Hass, H. C. and Niessen, F. (2008) Correlation of Sediment Cores with High Holocene Time Resolution from the Western Svalbard Margin [Poster] In: EGU General Assembly 2008, 13.-18.04, Vienna, Austria.

  • Werner, K., Spielhagen, R., Brückmann, W., Hass, H. C., Niessen, F. and Howe, J. A. (2008) Correlation of Sediment Cores from the Western Svalbard Margin with High Holocene Time Resolution [Poster] In: SCAR/IASC IPY Open Science Conference 2008, 08.-11.07, St. Petersburg, Russia.

  • Schneider von Deimling, J., Brückmann, W., Hort , M., Türk, M. and Mörz, T. (2005) In-Situ Charakterisierung von Gashydraten mit dem HDSD Tool - Resultate und numerische Modellierung [Poster] In: SONNE Statusseminar 2005, 09.- 11.03.2005, Rostock-Warnemünde.

  • Brückmann, W., Rehder, G., Hensen, C., Müller, C., Moerz , T., Mau, S. and Schneider von Deimling, J. (2004) Gas hydrate dissociation triggering mass wasting on the Costa Rica continental margin [Poster] In: AGU Fall Meeting 2004, 13.-17.12.2004, San Francisco, USA.

  • Brueckmann, W. and Hunze S. (2002) Logging While Drilling In The Frontal Part of The Nankai and Barbados Accretionary Prisms-Physical Characteristics of The Decollement Zone Compared Revealed, EGS General Assembly Conference Abstracts, Nice, France.

  • Hunze, S. and Brueckmann, W. (2001) Physical Properties Changes of Sediment Packages Determined from Logging-While-Drilling Data at Nankai Trough/Japan (ODP Leg 196), AGU Fall Meeting 2001, San Francisco, USA.

Cruise Reports

  • Brückmann, W., ed. (2011) RV AEGAEO Fahrtbericht / Cruise Report, West Nile Delta Project Cruise - WND-V, 15.06. – 25.06.2010, Heraklion - Heraklion (Greece). IFM-GEOMAR Report, 49 . IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany, 51 pp.

  • Bialas, J. and Brückmann, W., eds. (2009) RV PELAGIA Fahrtbericht / Cruise Report Cruise 64PE298: West Nile Delta Project Cruise - WND-3, Heraklion - Port Said, 07.11.-25.11.2008. IFM-GEOMAR Report, 27 . IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel, Germany, 64 pp.

  • Bialas, J. and Brückmann, W., eds. (2009) FS POSEIDON Fahrtbericht / Cruise report P388 [POS388] : West Nile Delta Project WND-4 ; Valetta - Valetta, 13.07.-04.08.2009 ; 3D Seismic Experiment . IFM-GEOMAR Report, 31 . IFM-GEOMAR, Kiel, 59 pp.

  • Brückmann, W. (2007) Poseidon 362/1 : Logbuch [POS362/1] , 9 pp.

  • Brückmann, W., Rhein, M., Rehder, G., Flüh, E. R. and Kopf, A. (2005) Forschungsschiff METEOR Reise Nr. 66 (2005) SUBFLUX . Forschungsschiff Meteor : Reise Nr. M66/3 Research vessel Meteor, 66 . Leitstelle Dt. Forschungsschiffe, Hamburg, Germany, 60 pp.

  • Kopf, A., Bannert, B., Brückmann, W., Dorschel, B., Foubert, A. T. G., Grevemeyer, I., Gutscher, M. A., Hebbeln, D., Heesemann, B., Hensen, C., Kaul, N. E., Lutz, M., Magalhaes, V. H. d. S., Marquardt, M. J., Marti, A. V., Nass, K. S., Neubert, N., Niemann, H., Nuzzo, M., Poort, J. P. D., Rosiak, U. D., Sahling, H., Schneider von Deimling, J., Somoza Losada, L., Thiebot, E. and Wilkop, T. P. (2004) Report and preliminary results of SONNE cruise SO175, Miami - Bremerhaven, 12.11 - 30.12.2003 : (GAP, Gibraltar Arc Processes) . Berichte aus dem Fachbereich Geowissenschaften der Universität Bremen, 228., Bremen, 218 pp.