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Ernst R. Flueh is affiliated with the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in Germany. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences, focusing primarily on geophysics and geology. Their work also touches on environmental chemistry, mechanics of materials, and applications of artificial intelligence in geoscientific contexts.

The scientist's research contributions include earthquake and tectonic studies, geological studies and exploration, methane hydrates and related phenomena, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, as well as geological and geochemical analysis. These topics illustrate a broad and interdisciplinary approach to understanding Earth's dynamic processes and material properties.

Ernst R. Flueh has authored several papers in a range of scientific journals. Notable publications include:

  • Crustal structure and erosion of the Lofoten/Vesterålen shelf, northern Norwegian margin (2020, Tectonophysics)
  • Methoni Mw 6.8 rupture and aftershocks distribution from a dense array of OBS and land seismometers, offshore SW Hellenic subduction (2020, Tectonophysics)
  • Ocean hydrophone sgy-files of seismic refraction and wide angle data from the marine fore-arc off Nicaragua from profiles NIC20 and NIC50 of R/V Maurice Ewing cruise EW0005 (2021, Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research))
  • The Storfjorden earthquake sequence: role of inherited crustal heterogeneity (2025, Geophysical Journal International)

Throughout their career, Ernst R. Flueh has frequently collaborated with other researchers, including:

  • A. J. Breivik
  • Jan Inge Faleide
  • Rolf Mjelde
  • Yoshio Murai
  • Maria Sachpazi

Their most frequent publication venues reflect their focus on tectonics and geophysical data, featuring journals such as:

  • Tectonophysics
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Geophysical Journal International

Best Publications

  • Crustal structure across the Xisha Trough, northwestern South China Sea

    Xuelin Qiu;Sanyu Ye;Shimin Wu;Xiaobin Shi

  • Structure of the Makran subduction zone from wide-angle and reflection seismic data

    C. Kopp;J. Fruehn;E.R. Flueh;C. Reichert

  • Accurate hypocentre determination in the seismogenic zone of the subducting Nazca Plate in northern Chile using a combined on-/offshore network

    S. Husen;E. Kissling;E. Flueh;G. Asch

  • Tectonic control of the subducting Juan Fernández Ridge on the Andean margin near Valparaiso, Chile

    R. von Huene;J. Corvalán;E. R. Flueh;K. Hinz

  • Geodetic and seismic constraints on some seismogenic zone processes in Costa Rica

    Edmundo Norabuena;Timothy H. Dixon;Susan Schwartz;Heather DeShon;Heather DeShon

  • Passive and active seismological study of bending-related faulting and mantle serpentinization at the Middle America trench

    Ingo Grevemeyer;César R. Ranero;Ernst R. Flueh;Dirk Kläschen

  • Morphotectonics and mechanics of the central Makran accretionary wedge off Pakistan

    Nina Kukowski;Thies Schillhorn;Katrin Huhn;Ulrich von Rad

  • Estimation of gas hydrate concentration from multi-component seismic data at sites on the continental margins of NW Svalbard and the Storegga region of Norway

    G. K. Westbrook;S. Chand;G. Rossi;C. Long

  • Local earthquake tomography of shallow subduction in north Chile: A combined onshore and offshore study

    Stephan Husen;Edi Kissling;Ernst R. Flueh

  • Upper lithospheric structure of the subduction zone offshore of southern Arauco peninsula, Chile, at ∼38°S

    Eduardo Contreras-Reyes;Ingo Grevemeyer;Ernst R. Flueh;Christian Reichert

  • Morphotectonics of the Pacific convergent margin of Costa Rica

    R. von Huene;J. Bialas;E. Flueh;B. Cropp

  • Tectonic control on sediment accretion and subduction off south central Chile: Implications for coseismic rupture processes of the 1960 and 2010 megathrust earthquakes

    Eduardo Contreras-Reyes;Ernst R. Flueh;Ingo Grevemeyer

  • MONA LISA : Deep seismic investigations of the lithosphere in the southeastern North Sea

    T. Abramovitz;A. Berthelsen;F. Schjøth;H. Thybo

  • A cross section of the convergent Pacific margin of Nicaragua

    César R. Ranero;Roland von Huene;Ernst Flueh;Manuel Duarte

  • New seismic images of the Cascadia subduction zone from cruise SO108 — ORWELL

    Ernst R Flueh;Michael A Fisher;Joerg Bialas;Jonathan R Childs

  • Deep seismic structure of the Tonga subduction zone: Implications for mantle hydration, tectonic erosion, and arc magmatism

    Eduardo Contreras-Reyes;Ingo Grevemeyer;Anthony B. Watts;Ernst R. Flueh

  • Seismogenic zone structure beneath the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica, from three-dimensional local earthquake P- and S-wave tomography

    Heather R. DeShon;Susan Y. Schwartz;Andrew V. Newman;Victor González

  • Crustal structure of the central Sunda margin at the onset of oblique subduction

    Heidrun Kopp;Ernst R. Flueh;Dirk Klaeschen;Jörg Bialas

  • Seismic structure of Cocos and Malpelo Volcanic Ridges and implications for hot spot-ridge interaction

    Valentí Sallarès;Philippe Charvis;Ernst R. Flueh;Joerg Bialas

  • Impact of bending related faulting on the seismic properties of the incoming oceanic plate offshore of Nicaragua

    Monika Ivandic;Ingo Grevemeyer;Arnim Berhorst;Ernst R. Flueh

  • Geodetic and Seismic Constraints on some Seismogenic Zone Processes in Costa Rica

    T. H. Dixon;E. Norabuena;S. Schwartz;Heather R. DeShon

Frequent Co-Authors

Heidrun Kopp
Heidrun Kopp GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Ingo Grevemeyer
Ingo Grevemeyer GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Dirk Klaeschen
Dirk Klaeschen GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Jörg Bialas
Jörg Bialas GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Philippe Charvis
Philippe Charvis Université Côte d'Azur
Frederik Tilmann
Frederik Tilmann Freie Universität Berlin
Rolf Mjelde
Rolf Mjelde University of Bergen
César R. Ranero
César R. Ranero Spanish National Research Council
Jan Inge Faleide
Jan Inge Faleide University of Oslo
Christian Reichert
Christian Reichert Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources

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