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Christian Schmidt is a researcher affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Germany. Their work primarily falls within the domain of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Materials Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research encompasses a variety of topics, including Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Earthquake and Tectonic Studies, Mineralogy and Gemology Studies, Metal Extraction and Bioleaching, and Enzyme Structure and Function.

Christian Schmidt has a publication record that includes contributions to several frequent venues, reflecting the areas of study they explore. These include:

  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Ore Geology Reviews
  • American Mineralogist
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Geology

Their recent papers reflect a focus on geochemical processes and mineralogy. Selected recent works are:

  • "In situ determination of sulfur speciation and partitioning in aqueous fluid-silicate melt systems," 2020, Geochemical Perspectives Letters
  • "Mobilization of tin during continental subduction-accretion processes," 2022, Geology
  • "Applications of Raman Spectroscopy in Mineralogy and Geochemistry," 2020, Elements
  • "Oxygen fugacity during tin ore deposition from primary fluid inclusions in cassiterite," 2021, Ore Geology Reviews
  • "Peralkalinity in peraluminous granitic pegmatites. I. Evidence from whewellite and hydrogen carbonate in fluid inclusions," 2021, American Mineralogist

Collaboration is a significant part of Schmidt's research activity, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Max Wilke
  • Christoph Moeller
  • François Guyot
  • Maria Kokh
  • Denis Testemale

Best Publications

  • Export of Plastic Debris by Rivers into the Sea

    Christian Schmidt;Tobias Krauth;Stephan Wagner

  • More than 1000 rivers account for 80% of global riverine plastic emissions into the ocean

    Lourens J. J. Meijer;Tim van Emmerik;Ruud van der Ent;Ruud van der Ent;Christian Schmidt

  • In-situ Raman spectroscopy of quartz: A pressure sensor for hydrothermal diamond-anvil cell experiments at elevated temperatures

    Christian Schmidt;Martin A. Ziemann

  • Catchment controls on solute export

    Andreas Musolff;Christian Schmidt;Benny Selle;Jan H. Fleckenstein

  • Characterization of spatial heterogeneity of groundwater-stream water interactions using multiple depth streambed temperature measurements at the reach scale

    C. Schmidt;M. Bayer-Raich;M. Schirmer

  • Ecohydrological interfaces as hot spots of ecosystem processes

    Stefan Krause;Jörg Lewandowski;Nancy B. Grimm;David M. Hannah

  • Evaluation and field-scale application of an analytical method to quantify groundwater discharge using mapped streambed temperatures

    Christian Schmidt;Brewster Conant;Martí Bayer-Raich;Mario Schirmer

  • Microscopic structure of water at elevated pressures and temperatures

    Christoph J. Sahle;Christian Sternemann;Christian Schmidt;Susi Lehtola

  • Coupled 3-D stream flow and hyporheic flow model under varying stream and ambient groundwater flow conditions in a pool-riffle system

    Nico Trauth;Christian Schmidt;Uli Maier;Michael Vieweg

  • Formation of hydrothermal tin deposits: Raman spectroscopic evidence for an important role of aqueous Sn(IV) species

    Christian Schmidt

  • Influence of aquifer and streambed heterogeneity on the distribution of groundwater discharge

    E. Kalbus;E. Kalbus;E. Kalbus;C. Schmidt;J. W. Molson;F. Reinstorf

  • Zircon solubility and zirconium complexation in H2O+Na2O+SiO2±Al2O3 fluids at high pressure and temperature

    Max Wilke;Christian Schmidt;Julien Dubrail;Karen Appel

  • Microplastic particle emission from wastewater treatment plant effluents into river networks in Germany: Loads, spatial patterns of concentrations and potential toxicity.

    Christian Schmidt;Rohini Kumar;Soohyun Yang;Olaf Büttner

  • Boron speciation in aqueous fluids at 22 to 600°C and 0.1 MPa to 2 GPa

    C. Schmidt;R. Thomas;W. Heinrich

  • Relationship between Discharge and River Plastic Concentrations in a Rural and an Urban Catchment.

    Stephan Wagner;Philipp Klöckner;Britta Stier;Melina Römer

  • Hyporheic transport and biogeochemical reactions in pool‐riffle systems under varying ambient groundwater flow conditions

    Nico Trauth;Christian Schmidt;Michael Vieweg;Uli Maier

  • Hydraulic controls of in-stream gravel bar hyporheic exchange and reactions

    Nico Trauth;Christian Schmidt;Michael Vieweg;Sascha E. Oswald

  • Simulating the effects of geologic heterogeneity and transient boundary conditions on streambed temperatures — Implications for temperature-based water flux calculations

    Christina Schornberg;Christian Schmidt;Edda Kalbus;Jan H. Fleckenstein

  • Low-temperature Zr mobility: An in situ synchrotron-radiation XRF study of the effect of radiation damage in zircon on the element release in H2O + HCl ± SiO2 fluids

    Christian Schmidt;Karen Rickers;Richard Wirth;Lutz Nasdala

  • In-situ determination of mineral solubilities in fluids using a hydrothermal diamond-anvil cell and SR-XRF: Solubility of AgCl in water

    Christian Schmidt;Karen Rickers

  • Experimental crystallization of undercooled felsic liquids: Generation of pegmatitic texture

    Mona Liza C. Sirbescu;Christian Schmidt;Ilya V. Veksler;Alan G. Whittington

  • Dissolved oxygen in water and its stable isotope effects: A review

    Michael Mader;Christian Schmidt;Robert van Geldern;Johannes A.C. Barth

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan H. Fleckenstein
Jan H. Fleckenstein University of Bayreuth
Mario Schirmer
Mario Schirmer Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Max Wilke
Max Wilke University of Potsdam
Yoram Rubin
Yoram Rubin University of California, Berkeley
Stefan Krause
Stefan Krause University of Birmingham
Okke Batelaan
Okke Batelaan Flinders University
Susan S. Hubbard
Susan S. Hubbard Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
David M. Hannah
David M. Hannah University of Birmingham
Adam S. Ward
Adam S. Ward Oregon State University
Gerd Vandersteen
Gerd Vandersteen Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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