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Overview

Niels Hovius is affiliated with the University of Potsdam in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their publications span diverse topics within these fields, focusing on geophysical and environmental processes.

The scientist has published prolifically with 53 works in Earth and Planetary Sciences and 41 in Environmental Science. Their subfields of study include:

  • Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Ecology
  • Oceanography

Main research topics covered by Hovius include:

  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions

Key recent publications by Niels Hovius showcase a focus on biogeochemical cycles, seismic activity, and weathering processes, including:

  • Co-variation of silicate, carbonate and sulfide weathering drives CO2 release with erosion (2021, Nature Geoscience)
  • Detection and potential early warning of catastrophic flow events with regional seismic networks (2021, Science)
  • Fluvial organic carbon cycling regulated by sediment transit time and mineral protection (2021, Nature Geoscience)
  • CO 2 drawdown from weathering is maximized at moderate erosion rates (2024, Science)
  • Subsurface Moisture Regulates Himalayan Groundwater Storage and Discharge (2021, AGU Advances)

Hovius's collaborative work includes frequent coauthorship with researchers such as:

  • Dirk Sachse
  • Marisa Repasch
  • Joel Scheingross
  • Aaron Bufe
  • Kristen Cook

Their publications commonly appear in a set of leading venues in geosciences and environmental studies, including:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Nature Geoscience
  • Science
  • AGU Advances
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

Best Publications

  • Links between erosion, runoff variability and seismicity in the Taiwan orogen

    Simon J. Dadson;Niels Hovius;Hongey Chen;W. Brian Dade

  • Sediment flux from a mountain belt derived by landslide mapping

    Niels Hovius;Colin P. Stark;Philip A. Allen

  • Earthquake-Induced Chains of Geologic Hazards: Patterns, Mechanisms, and Impacts

    Xuanmei Fan;Gianvito Scaringi;Gianvito Scaringi;Oliver Korup;A. Joshua West

  • Earthquake-triggered increase in sediment delivery from an active mountain belt

    Simon J. Dadson;Niels Hovius;Hongey Chen;W. Brian Dade

  • Topographic site effects and the location of earthquake induced landslides

    Patrick Meunier;Niels Hovius;John Allan Haines

  • The characterization of landslide size distributions

    Colin P. Stark;Niels Hovius

  • Supply and Removal of Sediment in a Landslide-Dominated Mountain Belt: Central Range, Taiwan.

    Niels Hovius;Colin P. Stark;Chu Hao‐Tsu;Lin Jiun‐Chuan

  • Prolonged seismically induced erosion and the mass balance of a large earthquake

    Niels Hovius;Patrick Meunier;Ching Weei Lin;Hongey Chen

  • Glacial lake outburst floods as drivers of fluvial erosion in the Himalaya

    Kristen L. Cook;Christoff Andermann;Florent Gimbert;Florent Gimbert;Basanta Raj Adhikari

  • Regional patterns of earthquake-triggered landslides and their relation to ground motion

    Patrick Meunier;Niels Hovius;A. John Haines

  • Discharge, discharge variability, and the bedrock channel profile

    Dimitri Lague;Dimitri Lague;Niels Hovius;Philippe Davy

  • Controls on Sediment Supply by Large Rivers

    Niels Hovius

  • Large-scale erosion rates from in situ-produced cosmogenic nuclides in European river sediments

    M. Schaller;F. von Blanckenburg;N. Hovius;P.W. Kubik

  • Climate-driven bedrock incision in an active mountain belt.

    Karen Hartshorn;Niels Hovius;W. Brian Dade;Rudy L. Slingerland

  • Uplift, shortening,and steady state topography in active mountain belts

    Sean D. Willett;Rudy Slingerland;Niels Hovius

  • Tropical-cyclone-driven erosion of the terrestrial biosphere from mountains

    Robert G. Hilton;Albert Galy;Niels Hovius;Meng-Chiang Chen

  • Presentation and Analysis of a Worldwide Database of Earthquake-Induced Landslide Inventories

    Hakan Tanyaş;Cees J. van Westen;Kate E. Allstadt;M. Anna Nowicki Jessee

  • Rates of delta progradation during highstands: consequences for timing of deposition in deep-marine systems

    Peter M. Burgess;Niels Hovius

  • A 30 000 yr record of erosion rates from cosmogenic 10Be in Middle European river terraces

    M. Schaller;F. von Blanckenburg;A. Veldkamp;L.A. Tebbens

  • Regular spacing of drainage outlets from linear mountain belts

    Niels Hovius

  • Seismically Induced Erosion and the Mass Balance of a Large Earthquake

    N. Hovius;P. Meunier;C. W. Lin;S. J. Dadson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens M. Turowski
Jens M. Turowski University of Potsdam
Albert Galy
Albert Galy University of Lorraine
Michael C. Dietze
Michael C. Dietze Boston University
Dirk Sachse
Dirk Sachse University of Potsdam
Dimitri Lague
Dimitri Lague University of Rennes
Simon Dadson
Simon Dadson University of Oxford
Hella Wittmann
Hella Wittmann Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Yih-Min Wu
Yih-Min Wu National Taiwan University

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