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Sebastian Krastel

Sebastian Krastel

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Earth Science

D-Index
43
Citations
5634
World Ranking
5090
National Ranking
363

Overview

Sebastian Krastel is affiliated with Kiel University in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a total of 119 publications in this field. Within this broad area, Krastel has contributed extensively to several subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Environmental Chemistry, and Oceanography.

The main topics of Krastel's work encompass a diverse range of geological and environmental subjects. Key areas include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological formations and processes, earthquake and tectonic studies, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Marine and environmental studies, Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide, and Landslides and related hazards.

Krastel has published frequently in a selection of scientific journals and publication venues. These include Frontiers in Earth Science, Journal of Quaternary Science, Earth-Science Reviews, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, and Frontiers in Marine Science. These venues reflect the interdisciplinary and geoscientific nature of Krastel's research.

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, indicating ongoing partnerships within their research community. Frequent co-authors include Felix Groß, Bernd Wagner, Jacob Geersen, Morelia Urlaub, and Arne Lohrberg.

Recent publications illustrate the scope of Krastel's research output:

  • "The Strait of Messina: Seismotectonics and the source of the 1908 earthquake", 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Deep drilling reveals massive shifts in evolutionary dynamics after formation of ancient ecosystem", 2020, Science Advances
  • "Deformation Pattern of the Northern Sector of the Malta Escarpment (Offshore SE Sicily, Italy): Fault Dimension, Slip Prediction, and Seismotectonic Implications", 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "Revisiting the tsunamigenic volcanic flank collapse of Fogo Island in the Cape Verdes, offshore West Africa", 2020, Geological Society London Special Publications
  • "Multiple drivers and controls of pockmark formation across the Canterbury Margin, New Zealand", 2022, Basin Research

Best Publications

  • ‘PALEOVAN’, International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP): site survey results and perspectives

    Thomas Litt;Sebastian Krastel;Michael Sturm;Rolf Kipfer

  • Submarine landslides around the Canary Islands

    Sebastian Krastel;Hans-Ulrich Schmincke;Colin L. Jacobs;Roland Rihm

  • Morphosedimentary and hydrographic features of the northern Argentine margin: The interplay between erosive, depositional and gravitational processes and its conceptual implications

    Benedict Preu;F. Javier Hernández-Molina;Roberto Violante;Alberto R. Piola

  • Mud volcanoes and gas hydrates in the Black Sea: new data from Dvurechenskii and Odessa mud volcanoes

    G. Bohrmann;M. Ivanov;J.-P. Foucher;V. Spiess

  • Mediterranean winter rainfall in phase with African monsoons during the past 1.36 million years

    Bernd Wagner;Hendrik Vogel;Alexander Francke;Alexander Francke;Tobias Friedrich

  • Morphology, seismic characteristics and development of Cap Timiris Canyon, offshore Mauritania : A newly discovered canyon preserved-off a major arid climatic region

    Andrew A. Antobreh;Sebastian Krastel

  • Water column methanotrophy controlled by a rapid oceanographic switch

    Lea Steinle;Lea Steinle;Carolyn C.A. Graves;Tina Treude;Tina Treude;Bénédicte Ferré

  • Pockmarks in the Northern Congo Fan area, SW Africa: Complex seafloor features shaped by fluid flow

    Heiko Sahling;Gerhard Bohrmann;Volkhard Spiess;Jörg Bialas

  • Sulfur Cycling in an Iron Oxide-Dominated, Dynamic Marine Depositional System: The Argentine Continental Margin

    Natascha Riedinger Riedinger;Benjamin Brunner;Sebastian Krastel;Gail L. Arnold

  • A consistent global approach for the morphometric characterization of subaqueous landslides

    Michael Clare;Jason Chaytor;Oliver Dabson;Davide Gamboa

  • Submarine slope failures due to pipe structure formation.

    Judith Elger;Christian Berndt;Lars Rüpke;Sebastian Krastel

  • Acoustic investigations of mud volcanoes in the Sorokin Trough, Black Sea

    S. Krastel;V. Spiess;M. Ivanov;W. Weinrebe

  • Active tectonics of the Calabrian subduction revealed by new multi-beam bathymetric data and high-resolution seismic profiles in the Ionian Sea (Central Mediterranean)

    Marc-André Gutscher;Heidrun Kopp;Sebastian Krastel;Gerhard Bohrmann

  • Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences : 6th International Symposium

    Sebastian Krastel;Jan-Hinrich Behrmann;David Völker;Michael Stipp

  • Sediment dynamics and geohazards off Uruguay and the de la Plata River region (northern Argentina and Uruguay)

    Sebastian Krastel;Gerold Wefer;Till J. J. Hanebuth;Andrew A. Antobreh

  • The SCOPSCO drilling project recovers more than 1.2 million years of history from Lake Ohrid

    B. Wagner;T. Wilke;S. Krastel;G. Zanchetta

  • Mapping of seabed morphology and shallow sediment structure of the Mauritania continental margin, Northwest Africa: some implications for geohazard potential

    Sebastian Krastel;Russell B Wynn;Till J J Hanebuth;Rüdiger Henrich

  • Architecture and sediment dynamics of the Mauritania Slide Complex

    Rüdiger Henrich;Till J.J. Hanebuth;Sebastian Krastel;Nadja Neubert;Nadja Neubert

  • An interdisciplinary investigation of a recent submarine mass transport deposit at the continental margin off Uruguay

    Susann Henkel;Susann Henkel;Michael Strasser;Tilmann Schwenk;Till J J Hanebuth

  • Gravitational collapse of Mount Etna’s southeastern flank

    Morelia Urlaub;Florian Petersen;Felix Gross;Alessandro Bonforte

  • Active tectonics of the South Chilean marine fore arc (35°S–40°S)

    Jacob Geersen;Jan H. Behrmann;David Völker;Sebastian Krastel

  • Gravitational collapse of Mount Etna's south-eastern flank

    Morelia Urlaub;Florian Petersen;Felix Gross;Alessandro Bonforte

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernd Wagner
Bernd Wagner University of Cologne
Till J J Hanebuth
Till J J Hanebuth Coastal Carolina University
Michael Strasser
Michael Strasser University of Innsbruck
Sabine Kasten
Sabine Kasten University of Bremen
Christian Berndt
Christian Berndt GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Russell B. Wynn
Russell B. Wynn National Oceanography Centre
Aaron Micallef
Aaron Micallef Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Rüdiger Henrich
Rüdiger Henrich University of Bremen
Martin Melles
Martin Melles University of Cologne
Jörg Bialas
Jörg Bialas GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

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