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Stephan Kempe is affiliated with the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. Their research primarily contributes to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on subfields including Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, and Geology. Their work explores several main topics related to geological formations, paleoclimatology, karst systems, and tectonic studies.

Their recent publications cover a variety of geological and geophysical subjects. Key papers include:

  • New insights into the genesis of pyroducts of The Galápagos islands, Ecuador, 2021, Acta Carsologica
  • Discovery of high-level terraces of Last Glacial Lake Lisan (Dead Sea) and Eastern Mediterranean paleoclimatic implications, 2021, Quaternary International
  • The Permian gypsum karst belt along the southern margin of the Harz-mountains (Germany), tectonic control of regional geology and karst hydrogeology, 2020, Acta Carsologica
  • Stability of alkalinity in the land-ocean transition zone: a geochemical CDR perspective for the Elbe River, Germany, 2025, Environmental Research Letters

The venues where Stephan Kempe frequently publishes include:

  • Acta Carsologica
  • Quaternary International
  • Environmental Research Letters

Stephan Kempe collaborates with several co-authors regularly, such as:

  • Shahrazad Abu Ghazleh
  • Hans-Peter Hubrich
  • Gregory J. Middleton
  • John A. Webb
  • Greg Middleton

The main research topics addressed by Kempe encompass:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America

Best Publications

  • Biogeochemistry of major world rivers

    E.T. Degens;S. Kempe;J.E. Richey

  • Global CO2-consumption by chemical weathering: What is the contribution of highly active weathering regions?

    Jens Hartmann;Jens Hartmann;Nils Jansen;Nils Jansen;Hans H. Dürr;Stephan Kempe

  • An early soda ocean

    Stephan Kempe;Egon T. Degens

  • Largest known microbialites discovered in Lake Van, Turkey

    S. Kempe;J. Kazmierczak;G. Landmann;T. Konuk

  • Facets of Modern Biogeochemistry

    Venugopalan Ittekkot;Stephan Kempe;Walter Michaelis;Alejandro Spitzy

  • Bacterial diversity and carbonate precipitation in the giant microbialites from the highly alkaline Lake Van, Turkey

    Purificación López-García;Józef Kazmierczak;Karim Benzerara;Karim Benzerara;Stephan Kempe

  • Travertine formation in Plitvice National Park, Yugoslavia: chemical versus biological control

    K.-C. Emeis;H.-H. Richnow;S. Kempe

  • The role of alkalinity in the evolution of ocean chemistry, organization of living systems, and biocalcification processes

    S. Kempe;J. Kazmierczak

  • Dating late glacial abrupt climate changes in the 14,570 yr long continuous varve record of Lake Van, Turkey

    Günter Landmann;Andreas Reimer;Gerry Lemcke;Stephan Kempe

  • Cyanobacterial key to the genesis of micritic and peloidal limestones in ancient seas

    J Kazmierczak;M L Coleman;M Gruszczynski;S Kempe

  • Lake Van, Eastern Anatolia, Hydrochemistry and History

    Andreas Reimer;Günter Landmann;Stephan Kempe

  • A geological study of lake van, Eastern Turkey

    E. T. Degens;H. K. Wong;S. Kempe;F. Kurtman

  • Interannual variability in particle flux in the southwestern Black Sea

    Bernward J. Hay;Susumu Honjo;Stephan Kempe;Venugopalan A. Ittekkot

  • Summary : Biogeochemistry of major world rivers

    E.T Degens;S Kempe;J.E Richey

  • The global biogeochemical carbon cycle

    B. Bolin;E. T. Degens;P. Duvigneaud;S. Kempe

  • Hydrochemistry and microbialites of the alkaline crater lake Alchichica, Mexico

    Józef Kaźmierczak;Stephan Kempe;Barbara Kremer;Purificación López-García

  • Climatically induced lake level changes at Lake Van, Turkey, during the Pleistocene/Holocene Transition

    Günter Landmann;Andreas Reimer;Stephan Kempe

  • Sinks of the anthropogenically enhanced carbon cycle in surface fresh waters

    Stephan Kempe

  • ENSO-controlled flooding in the Paraná River (1904–1991)

    P. J. Depetris;S. Kempe;Mojib Latif;W. G. Mook

  • Sinks and sources of CO2 in coastal seas - The North Sea

    S. Kempe;K. Pegler

Frequent Co-Authors

Egon T. Degens
Egon T. Degens Universität Hamburg
Jens Hartmann
Jens Hartmann Universität Hamburg
Hans H. Dürr
Hans H. Dürr Ruhr University Bochum
Venugopalan Ittekkot
Venugopalan Ittekkot University of Bremen
Walter Michaelis
Walter Michaelis Universität Hamburg
Ronny Lauerwald
Ronny Lauerwald University of Paris-Saclay
Susumu Honjo
Susumu Honjo Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Charles S. Cockell
Charles S. Cockell University of Edinburgh
David Moreira
David Moreira University of Paris-Saclay
Purificación López-García
Purificación López-García University of Paris-Saclay

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