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Simon Loew

Simon Loew

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Earth Science

D-Index
42
Citations
5882
World Ranking
5324
National Ranking
125

Overview

Simon Loew is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has made significant contributions across multiple scientific fields, notably Earth and Planetary Sciences, Engineering, and Environmental Science. Their research output spans several interrelated subfields including Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Atmospheric Science, Mechanics of Materials, Geophysics, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

The core topics of Simon Loew's work focus primarily on landslides and related hazards, cryospheric studies and observations, and rock mechanics and modeling. Additional research areas encompass winter sports injuries and performance, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, planetary science and exploration, and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Simon Loew has published extensively in prominent scientific venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Scientific Reports

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Simon Loew are:

  • "Mapping Landslides on EO Data: Performance of Deep Learning Models vs. Traditional Machine Learning Models," 2020, Remote Sensing
  • "A new strategy to map landslides with a generalized convolutional neural network," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Impacts drive lunar rockfalls over billions of years," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Multi-disciplinary characterizations of the BedrettoLab - a new underground geoscience research facility," 2022, Solid Earth
  • "Tracking Fluid Flow in Shallow Crustal Fault Zones: 1. Insights From Single-Hole Permeability Estimates," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Collaborative work features several frequent co-authors linked to Simon Loew's research activities. These include:

  • Andrea Manconi
  • Qinghua Lei
  • Jordan Aaron
  • Clément Roques
  • Nicolas Oestreicher

Best Publications

  • Mapping Landslides on EO Data: Performance of Deep Learning Models vs. Traditional Machine Learning Models

    Nikhil Prakash;Andrea Manconi;Simon Loew

  • 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

  • Characterization of alpine rockslides using statistical analysis of seismic signals

    Franziska Dammeier;Jeffrey R. Moore;Florian Haslinger;Simon Loew

  • Beyond debuttressing: Mechanics of paraglacial rock slope damage during repeat glacial cycles

    Lorenz M. Grämiger;Jeffrey R. Moore;Jeffrey R. Moore;Valentin S. Gischig;Susan Ivy-Ochs

  • Site Effects in Unstable Rock Slopes: Dynamic Behavior of the Randa Instability (Switzerland)

    Jeffrey R. Moore;Valentin Gischig;Jan Burjanek;Simon Loew

  • Monitoring and early warning of the 2012 Preonzo catastrophic rockslope failure

    Simon Loew;Sophie Gschwind;Valentin Gischig;Alexandra Keller-Signer

  • Landslides: Types, Mechanisms and Modeling

    John J. Clague;Douglas Stead

  • Composite rock slope kinematics at the current Randa instability, Switzerland, based on remote sensing and numerical modeling

    V. Gischig;F. Amann;J.R. Moore;S. Loew

  • Thermomechanical forcing of deep rock slope deformation: 1. Conceptual study of a simplified slope

    Valentin S. Gischig;Jeffrey R. Moore;Keith F. Evans;Florian Amann

  • Long-term investigation of a deep-seated creeping landslide in crystalline rock. Part I. Geological and hydromechanical factors controlling the Campo Vallemaggia landslide

    L. BonzanigoL. Bonzanigo;E. EberhardtE. Eberhardt;S. LoewS. Loew

  • Normal stiffness of fractures in granitic rock: A compilation of laboratory and in-situ experiments

    C. Zangerl;K.F. Evans;E. Eberhardt;E. Eberhardt;S. Loew

  • Subglacial extensional fracture development and implications for Alpine Valley evolution

    Kerry Leith;Kerry Leith;Jeffrey R. Moore;Jeffrey R. Moore;Florian Amann;Simon Loew

  • Thermomechanical forcing of deep rock slope deformation: 2. The Randa rock slope instability

    Valentin S. Gischig;Jeffrey R. Moore;Keith F. Evans;Florian Amann

  • A new strategy to map landslides with a generalized convolutional neural network

    Nikhil Prakash;Andrea Manconi;Simon Loew

  • Automatic detection of alpine rockslides in continuous seismic data using hidden Markov models

    Franziska Dammeier;Jeffrey R. Moore;Conny Hammer;Florian Haslinger

  • A new global database to improve predictions of permeability distribution in crystalline rocks at site scale

    Peter Achtziger-Zupančič;Simon Loew;Gregoire Mariethoz

  • In situ stress control on microcrack generation and macroscopic extensional fracture in exhuming bedrock

    Kerry Leith;Kerry Leith;Jeffrey R. Moore;Jeffrey R. Moore;Florian Amann;Simon Loew

  • 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

  • Internal structure and deformation of an unstable crystalline rock mass above Randa (Switzerland): Part I — Internal structure from integrated geological and geophysical investigations

    Heike Willenberg;Simon Loew;Erik Eberhardt;Keith F. Evans

  • Recharge areas and geochemical evolution of groundwater in an alluvial aquifer system in the Sultanate of Oman

    Juerg M. Matter;Juerg M. Matter;H. N. Waber;S. Loew;A. Matter

  • Long-term investigation of a deep-seated creeping landslide in crystalline rock. Part II. Mitigation measures and numerical modelling of deep drainage at Campo Vallemaggia

    E. Eberhardt;L. Bonzanigo;S. Loew

  • Thermomechanical Stresses Drive Damage of Alpine Valley Rock Walls During Repeat Glacial Cycles

    Lorenz M. Grämiger;Jeffrey Ralston Moore;Jeffrey Ralston Moore;Valentin S. Gischig;Simon Loew

  • Hydraulic conductivity distribution in crystalline rocks, derived from inflows to tunnels and galleries in the Central Alps, Switzerland

    Olivier Masset;Simon Loew

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey R. Moore
Jeffrey R. Moore University of Utah
Andrea Manconi
Andrea Manconi ETH Zurich
Florian Amann
Florian Amann RWTH Aachen University
Martin Ziegler
Martin Ziegler Utrecht University
Erik Eberhardt
Erik Eberhardt University of British Columbia
Keith F. Evans
Keith F. Evans ETH Zurich
Joseph Doetsch
Joseph Doetsch Lufthansa Industry Solutions
Stefan Wiemer
Stefan Wiemer Swiss Seismological Service

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