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Thomas Meier

Thomas Meier

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Earth Science

D-Index
36
Citations
4099
World Ranking
7365
National Ranking
540

Overview

Thomas Meier is affiliated with Ruhr University Bochum in Germany and specializes primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on geophysics. Their academic output includes 62 publications in this field, covering several subfields such as Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Ocean Engineering, General Health Professions, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The research topics addressed by Thomas Meier span a range of subjects related to geophysical phenomena and methods. These include:

  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic waves and analysis
  • Seismic imaging and inversion techniques
  • Geological and geochemical analysis
  • Geological formations and processes exploration
  • Geological and geophysical studies worldwide

Several frequent co-authors have contributed to Meier's research projects, indicating collaborative efforts within the geoscience community. These include Amr El-Sharkawy, Sergei Lebedev, Christian Weidle, Wolfgang Friederich, and Luigia Cristiano.

Thomas Meier's scholarly work has appeared repeatedly in well-known venues such as Geophysical Journal International, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, International Journal of Earth Sciences, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, and Solid Earth.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • "Slab break-offs in the Alpine subduction zone" (2020), International Journal of Earth Sciences
  • "The Slab Puzzle of the Alpine-Mediterranean Region: Insights From a New, High-Resolution, Shear Wave Velocity Model of the Upper Mantle" (2020), Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Shear wave splitting in the Alpine region" (2021), Geophysical Journal International
  • "Moho and uppermost mantle structure in the Alpine area from S-to-P converted waves" (2021), Solid Earth
  • "Surface-Wave Tomography of the Central-Western Mediterranean: New Insights Into the Liguro-Provençal and Tyrrhenian Basins" (2022), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

These publications reflect a focus on seismic studies, mantle structure, and geophysical imaging in alpine and Mediterranean regions.

Best Publications

  • One-dimensional models of shear wave velocity for the eastern Mediterranean obtained from the inversion of Rayleigh wave phase velocities and tectonic implications

    T. Meier;K. Dietrich;B. Stöckhert;H.-P. Harjes

  • The AlpArray Seismic Network: A Large-Scale European Experiment to Image the Alpine Orogen

    György Hetényi;Irene Molinari;John Clinton;Götz Bokelmann

  • Rock mechanical investigations of seismic events in a deep longwall coal mine

    M. Alber;R. Fritschen;M. Bischoff;T. Meier

  • Automated determination of P-phase arrival times at regional and local distances using higher order statistics

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  • Asthenospheric flow and origin of volcanism in the Baikal Rift area

    Sergei Lebedev;Thomas Meier;Rob D. van der Hilst;Rob D. van der Hilst

  • Microseismic activity in the Hellenic Volcanic Arc, Greece, with emphasis on the seismotectonic setting of the Santorini–Amorgos zone

    Marco Bohnhoff;Martina Rische;Thomas Meier;Dirk Becker

  • Complex layered deformation within the Aegean crust and mantle revealed by seismic anisotropy

    Brigitte Endrun;Sergei Lebedev;Thomas Meier;Céline Tirel

  • Surface Wave Tomography of the Alps Using Ambient‐Noise and Earthquake Phase Velocity Measurements

    Emanuel D. Kästle;A. El-Sharkawy;L. Boschi;T. Meier

  • Mapping the Moho with seismic surface waves: A review, resolution analysis, and recommended inversion strategies

    Sergei Lebedev;Joanne M.-C. Adam;Joanne M.-C. Adam;Thomas Meier

  • A shear wave velocity model of the European upper mantle from automated inversion of seismic shear and surface waveforms

    C. P. Legendre;T. Meier;S. Lebedev;W. Friederich

  • Seismicity of the Hellenic subduction zone in the area of western and central Crete observed by temporary local seismic networks

    T Meier;M Rische;B Endrun;A Vafidis

  • Deformation and stress regimes in the Hellenic subduction zone from focal Mechanisms

    Marco Bohnhoff;Hans-Peter Harjes;Thomas Meier

  • Automated multimode inversion of surface and S waveforms

    Sergei Lebedev;Guust Nolet;Thomas Meier;Rob D. Van Der Hilst

  • Coal Mining Induced Seismicity in the Ruhr Area, Germany

    Monika Bischoff;Alpan Cete;Ralf Fritschen;Thomas Meier

  • Seismicity and active tectonics at Coloumbo Reef (Aegean Sea, Greece): Monitoring an active volcano at Santorini Volcanic Center using a temporary seismic network

    I. Dimitriadis;E. Karagianni;D. Panagiotopoulos;C. Papazachos

  • Azimuthal anisotropy of Rayleigh-wave phase velocities in the east-central United States

    Frédéric Deschamps;Frédéric Deschamps;Sergei Lebedev;Thomas Meier;Jeannot Trampert

  • Recommendation for the discrimination of human-related and natural seismicity

    Torsten Dahm;D. Becker;M. Bischoff;Simone Cesca

  • Slab break-offs in the Alpine subduction zone

    Emanuel D. Kästle;Claudio Rosenberg;Lapo Boschi;Nicolas Bellahsen

  • Tearing, segmentation, and backstepping of subduction in the Aegean: New insights from seismicity

    G.M. Bocchini;A. Brüstle;A. Brüstle;D. Becker;T. Meier

  • S velocity structure and radial anisotropy in the Aegean region from surface wave dispersion

    Brigitte Endrun;Thomas Meier;Sergei Lebedev;Marco Bohnhoff

  • Joint inversion of long-period magnetotelluric data and surface-wave dispersion curves for anisotropic structure: Application to data from Central Germany

    E. Roux;E. Roux;Max Moorkamp;A. G. Jones;M. Bischoff

  • Diffraction tomography using multimode surface waves

    T. Meier;S. Lebedev;G. Nolet;F. A. Dahlen

  • Stratified seismic anisotropy reveals past and present deformation beneath the East-central United States

    Frédéric Deschamps;Sergei Lebedev;Sergei Lebedev;Thomas Meier;Jeannot Trampert

  • The Slab Puzzle of the Alpine-Mediterranean Region: Insights From a New, High-Resolution, Shear Wave Velocity Model of the Upper Mantle

    Amr El‐Sharkawy;Thomas Meier;Sergei Lebedev;Jan H. Behrmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Sergei Lebedev
Sergei Lebedev Dublin Institute For Advanced Studies
Marco Bohnhoff
Marco Bohnhoff Freie Universität Berlin
Jan H. Behrmann
Jan H. Behrmann GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Dirk Becker
Dirk Becker University of Würzburg
Heidrun Kopp
Heidrun Kopp GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Philippe Agard
Philippe Agard Sorbonne University
Lapo Boschi
Lapo Boschi University of Padua
Joachim Wassermann
Joachim Wassermann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Frederik Tilmann
Frederik Tilmann Freie Universität Berlin

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