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32
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3958
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8675
National Ranking
183

Overview

Martin P. Lüthi is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and works primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research focuses on a diverse range of subfields including Atmospheric Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Earth-Surface Processes, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics such as Cryospheric studies and observations, Winter Sports Injuries and Performance, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Landslides and related hazards, Climate change and permafrost, Karst Systems and Hydrogeology, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Recent publications by Martin P. Lüthi include:

  • "Karst modelling challenge 1: Results of hydrological modelling" (2021), Journal of Hydrology
  • "Deep learning speeds up ice flow modelling by several orders of magnitude" (2021), Journal of Glaciology
  • "A glacier-ocean interaction model for tsunami genesis due to iceberg calving" (2021), Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Calving event size measurements and statistics of Eqip Sermia, Greenland, from terrestrial radar interferometry" (2020), The Cryosphere
  • "Drivers of Recurring Seasonal Cycle of Glacier Calving Styles and Patterns" (2021), Frontiers in Earth Science

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), The Cryosphere, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Glaciology, and Journal of Hydrology.

Collaborations form an important aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including Andreas Vieli, Andrea Walter, Guillaume Jouvet, Adrien Wehrlé, and Ana Nap.

Best Publications

  • Ice mélange dynamics and implications for terminus stability, Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland

    J. M. Amundson;M. Fahnestock;M. Truffer;J. Brown

  • Direct observations of evolving subglacial drainage beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet

    Lauren C. Andrews;Ginny A. Catania;Matthew J. Hoffman;Jason D. Gulley

  • Mechanisms of fast flow in Jakobshavn Isbræ, West Greenland. Part III. Measurements of ice deformation, temperature and cross-borehole conductivity in boreholes to the bedrock

    Martin Lüthi;Martin Funk;Almut Iken;Shivaprasad Gogineni

  • Glacier, fjord, and seismic response to recent large calving events, Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland

    Jason M. Amundson;M. Truffer;M. P. Luthi;M. Fahnestock

  • Greenland subglacial drainage evolution regulated by weakly connected regions of the bed.

    Matthew J. Hoffman;Lauren C. Andrews;Stephen F. Price;Ginny A. Catania

  • Glaciochemical investigation of an ice core from Belukha glacier, Siberian Altai

    Susanne Olivier;Susanne Olivier;Margit Schwikowski;Sabina Brütsch;Stella Eyrikh

  • Karst modelling challenge 1: Results of hydrological modelling

    Pierre-Yves Jeannin;Guillaume Artigue;Christoph Butscher;Yong Chang

  • Sustained seismic tremors and icequakes detected in the ablation zone of the Greenland ice sheet

    Claudia Röösli;Fabian Walter;Stephan Husen;Lauren C Andrews

  • Sustained High Basal Motion of the Greenland Ice Sheet Revealed by Borehole Deformation

    Claudia Ryser;Martin P. Lüthi;Lauren C. Andrews;Matthew J. Hoffman

  • Release of legacy pollutants from melting glaciers: model evidence and conceptual understanding.

    Christian Bogdal;Divna Nikolic;Martin P. Lüthi;Urs Schenker

  • Deep learning speeds up ice flow modelling by several orders of magnitude

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  • Modelling heat flow in a cold, high-altitude glacier: interpretation of measurements from Colle Gnifetti, Swiss Alps

    Martin P. Lüthi;Martin Funk

  • Thick sediments beneath Greenland's ablation zone and their potential role in future ice sheet dynamics

    Fabian Walter;Julien Chaput;Martin P. Lüthi

  • A ten-year record of supraglacial lake evolution and rapid drainage in West Greenland using an automated processing algorithm for multispectral imagery

    B. F. Morriss;R. L. Hawley;J. W. Chipman;L. C. Andrews

  • Evidence of accelerated englacial warming in the Monte Rosa area, Switzerland/Italy

    Martin Hoelzle;G. Darms;M. P. Lüthi;Stefan M. Suter

  • Caterpillar-like ice motion in the ablation zone of the Greenland ice sheet

    Claudia Ryser;Martin P Lüthi;Martin P Lüthi;Lauren C Andrews;Ginny A Catania

  • Heat sources within the Greenland Ice Sheet: dissipation, temperate paleo-firn and cryo-hydrologic warming

    Martin P Lüthi;Martin P Lüthi;Claudia Ryser;Lauren C Andrews;Ginny A Catania

  • Widespread Moulin Formation During Supraglacial Lake Drainages in Greenland

    Matthew J. Hoffman;Mauro Perego;Lauren C. Andrews;Stephen F. Price

  • A description of crevasse formation using continuum damage mechanics

    Antoine Pralong;Martin Funk;Martin P. Lüthi

  • Dating ice cores from a high Alpine glacier with a flow model for cold firn

    M. Lüthi;M. Funk

  • Multi-method observation and analysis of a tsunami caused by glacier calving

    Martin P. Lüthi;Andreas Vieli

  • Submarine Melting of the 1985 Jakobshavn Isbrae Floating Tongue and the Triggering of the Current Retreat

    R. J. Motyka;M. Truffer;M. A. Fahnestock;M. Lüthi

  • Greenland Ice Sheet: dissipation, temperate paleo-firn and cryo-hydrologic warming

    M. P. Lüthi;C. Ryser;L. C. Andrews;G. A. Catania

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Vieli
Andreas Vieli University of Zurich
Martin Funk
Martin Funk ETH Zurich
Ginny A. Catania
Ginny A. Catania The University of Texas at Austin
Thomas A. Neumann
Thomas A. Neumann Goddard Space Flight Center
Matthew J. Hoffman
Matthew J. Hoffman Los Alamos National Laboratory
Andreas Bauder
Andreas Bauder ETH Zurich
Margit Schwikowski
Margit Schwikowski Paul Scherrer Institute
Martin Truffer
Martin Truffer University of Alaska Fairbanks
Heinz W. Gäggeler
Heinz W. Gäggeler Paul Scherrer Institute

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