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Hansruedi Maurer

Hansruedi Maurer

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Earth Science

D-Index
50
Citations
8651
World Ranking
3428
National Ranking
90

Overview

Hansruedi Maurer is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, particularly within the subfields of Geophysics and Ocean Engineering. Their work encompasses a range of topics, primarily centered around seismic imaging and inversion techniques, seismic waves and analysis, and geophysical methods and applications. Other research interests include cryospheric studies and observations, landslides and related hazards, rock mechanics and modeling, as well as hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis.

Maurer has contributed extensively to peer-reviewed journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Geophysical Journal International
  • The Cryosphere
  • Solid Earth
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysics

Their recent publications cover various aspects of glaciology, geophysical monitoring, and underground research facilities. Notable papers include:

  • "Ice thickness distribution of all Swiss glaciers based on extended ground-penetrating radar data and glaciological modeling" (2021) in Journal of Glaciology
  • "Results from the Ice Thickness Models Intercomparison eXperiment Phase 2 (ITMIX2)" (2021) in Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "Multi-disciplinary characterizations of the BedrettoLab - a new underground geoscience research facility" (2022) in Solid Earth
  • "Permeability Enhancement From a Hydraulic Stimulation Imaged With Ground Penetrating Radar" (2020) in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Monitoring the seasonal changes of an englacial conduit network using repeated ground-penetrating radar measurements" (2020) in The Cryosphere

Maurer collaborates regularly with several researchers, including Alexis Shakas, Marian Hertrich, Stefan Wiemer, Domenico Giardini, and Melchior Grab. These collaborations have contributed to the scientist's breadth of research and output across multiple studies and publication venues.

The main fields of study for this scientist involve:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Engineering

The subfields include:

  • Geophysics
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Environmental Engineering

The primary research topics addressed in their work are:

  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis

Best Publications

  • Experimental design: Electrical resistivity data sets that provide optimum subsurface information

    Peter Stummer;Hansruedi Maurer;Alan G. Green

  • A goal-oriented adaptive finite-element approach for plane wave 3-D electromagnetic modelling

    Zhengyong Ren;Thomas Kalscheuer;Stewart Greenhalgh;Hansruedi Maurer

  • Application of a new 2D time-domain full-waveform inversion scheme to crosshole radar data

    Jacques R. Ernst;Alan G. Green;Hansruedi Maurer;Klaus Holliger

  • Refraction tomography over a buried waste disposal site

    Eva Lanz;Hansruedi Maurer;Alan G. Green

  • Full-Waveform Inversion of Crosshole Radar Data Based on 2-D Finite-Difference Time-Domain Solutions of Maxwell's Equations

    J.R. Ernst;H.. Maurer;A.G. Green;K.. Holliger

  • A New Vector Waveform Inversion Algorithm for Simultaneous Updating of Conductivity and Permittivity Parameters From Combination Crosshole/Borehole-to-Surface GPR Data

    Giovanni Angelo Meles;Jan Van der Kruk;Stewart A Greenhalgh;Jacques R Ernst

  • The seismo-hydromechanical behavior during deep geothermal reservoir stimulations: open questions tackled in a decameter-scale in situ stimulation experiment

    Florian Amann;Florian Amann;Valentin Gischig;Keith Evans;Joseph Doetsch

  • Integration of diverse physical-property models: Subsurface zonation and petrophysical parameter estimation based on fuzzy c-means cluster analyses

    Hendrik Paasche;Jens Tronicke;Klaus Holliger;Alan G. Green

  • A new model for estimating subsurface ice content based on combined electrical and seismic data sets

    Christian Hauck;Christian Hauck;M. Böttcher;M. Böttcher;Hansruedi Maurer

  • Geophysical imaging of alpine rock glaciers

    Hansruedi Maurer;Christian Hauck

  • Microseismic investigation of an unstable mountain slope in the Swiss Alps

    Thomas Spillmann;Hansruedi Maurer;Alan G. Green;Björn Heincke;Björn Heincke

  • Full-waveform inversion of cross-hole ground-penetrating radar data to characterize a gravel aquifer close to the Thur River, Switzerland

    Anja Klotzsche;Jan van der Kruk;Giovanni Angelo Meles;Joseph Doetsch

  • Four-dimensional imaging of moisture dynamics during landslide reactivation

    Sebastian Uhlemann;Sebastian Uhlemann;Jonathan Chambers;Paul Wilkinson;Hansruedi Maurer

  • Using DC resistivity tomography to detect and characterize mountain permafrost

    Christian Hauck;Daniel Vonder Mühll;Hansruedi Maurer

  • Taming the non-linearity problem in GPR full-waveform inversion for high contrast media

    Giovanni Meles;Stewart Greenhalgh;Stewart Greenhalgh;Jan van der Kruk;Alan Green

  • Ray-based amplitude tomography for crosshole georadar data: a numerical assessment

    K. Holliger;M. Musil;H.R. Maurer

  • Investigating groundwater flow paths within proglacial moraine using multiple geophysical methods

    Alastair F. McClymont;James W. Roy;Masaki Hayashi;Laurence R. Bentley

  • Active tectonism in the central Alps: contrasting stress regimes north and south of the Rhone Valley

    H. R. Maurer;M. Burkhard;N. Deichmann;A. G. Green

  • Characterizing an unstable mountain slope using shallow 2D and 3D seismic tomography

    Bjoern Heincke;Hansruedi Maurer;Alan G. Green;Heike Willenberg

  • Ice thickness distribution of all Swiss glaciers based on extended ground-penetrating radar data and glaciological modeling

    Melchior Grab;Enrico Mattea;Enrico Mattea;Andreas Bauder;Andreas Bauder;Matthias Huss;Matthias Huss;Matthias Huss

  • Hydraulic stimulation and fluid circulation experiments in underground laboratories: Stepping up the scale towards engineered geothermal systems

    Valentin S. Gischig;Domenico Giardini;Florian Amann;Marian Hertrich

  • Recent advances in optimized geophysical survey design

    Hansruedi Maurer;Andrew Curtis;David E. Boerner

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan G. Green
Alan G. Green ETH Zurich
Joseph Doetsch
Joseph Doetsch Lufthansa Industry Solutions
Andreas Bauder
Andreas Bauder ETH Zurich
Florian Amann
Florian Amann RWTH Aachen University
Klaus Holliger
Klaus Holliger University of Lausanne
Stefan Wiemer
Stefan Wiemer Swiss Seismological Service
Simon Loew
Simon Loew ETH Zurich

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