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Thomas R. Walter

Thomas R. Walter

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Earth Science

D-Index
50
Citations
8938
World Ranking
3418
National Ranking
233

Overview

Thomas R. Walter is affiliated with the University of Potsdam in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant concentration in Geophysics. Additional subfields of study include Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Artificial Intelligence, and Geology.

Their work covers a variety of topics within geosciences, including Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Landslides and related hazards, Seismic Waves and Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, and High-pressure geophysics and materials.

Recent publications by Thomas R. Walter include:

  • Volcanological applications of unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS): Developments, strategies, and future challenges (2020) in Volcanica
  • A review framework of how earthquakes trigger volcanic eruptions (2021) in Nature Communications
  • Cyclical geothermal unrest as a precursor to Iceland's 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption (2022) in Nature Geoscience
  • A decade-long silent ground subsidence hazard culminating in a metropolitan disaster in Maceió, Brazil (2021) in Scientific Reports
  • Hidden mechanical weaknesses within lava domes provided by buried high-porosity hydrothermal alteration zones (2022) in Scientific Reports

Thomas R. Walter has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • A. V. Shevchenko (18 joint publications)
  • Edgar U. Zorn (15 joint publications)
  • Magdalena Vassileva (11 joint publications)
  • Daniel Müller (10 joint publications)
  • René Mania (10 joint publications)

The main venues for their publications are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 12 publications
  • Scientific Reports with 7 publications
  • Volcanica with 5 publications
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research with 5 publications
  • Frontiers in Earth Science with 4 publications

Thomas R. Walter has contributed to book publications as well, including a title published by Springer Nature: Merapi Volcano (2023).

Best Publications

  • Complex hazard cascade culminating in the Anak Krakatau sector collapse.

    Thomas R. Walter;Mahmud Haghshenas Haghighi;Mahmud Haghshenas Haghighi;Felix M. Schneider;Diego Coppola

  • Gradual caldera collapse at Bárdarbunga volcano, Iceland, regulated by lateral magma outflow

    Magnús T. Gudmundsson;Kristín Jónsdóttir;Andrew Hooper;Eoghan P. Holohan

  • Land subsidence in Iran caused by widespread water reservoir overexploitation

    Mahdi Motagh;Thomas R. Walter;Mohammad Ali Sharifi;Eric Fielding

  • Land subsidence in Mashhad Valley, northeast Iran: results from InSAR, levelling and GPS

    Mahdi Motagh;Yahya Djamour;Thomas R. Walter;Hans-Ulrich Wetzel

  • Volcanic eruptions following M ≥ 9 megathrust earthquakes: Implications for the Sumatra-Andaman volcanoes

    Thomas R. Walter;Falk Amelung

  • The 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku Earthquake: Comparison of GPS and Strong‐Motion Data

    Rongjiang Wang;Stefano Parolai;Maorong Ge;Mingpei Jin

  • Formation of caldera periphery faults: an experimental study

    Thomas R. Walter;Valentin R. Troll

  • Triangular dislocation: an analytical, artefact-free solution

    Mehdi Nikkhoo;Thomas R. Walter

  • Towards Global Volcano Monitoring Using Multisensor Sentinel Missions and Artificial Intelligence: The MOUNTS Monitoring System

    Sébastien Valade;Andreas Ley;Francesco Massimetti;Olivier D’Hondt

  • Elliptical calderas in active tectonic settings: an experimental approach

    E. P. Holohan;Valentin R. Troll;Thomas R.. Walter;Sebastian Münn

  • Volcanic activity influenced by tectonic earthquakes: Static and dynamic stress triggering at Mt. Merapi

    T. R. Walter;R. Wang;M. Zimmer;H. Grosser

  • Feedback processes between magmatic events and flank movement at Mount Etna (Italy) during the 2002-2003 eruption

    Thomas R. Walter;Valerio Acocella;Marco Neri;Falk Amelung

  • Overlapping post-seismic deformation processes: afterslip and viscoelastic relaxation following the 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku (Japan) earthquake

    Faqi Diao;Xiong Xiong;Rongjiang Wang;Yong Zheng

  • Cyclic caldera collapse: Piston or piecemeal subsidence? Field and experimental evidence

    V.R. Troll;T.R. Walter;H.-U. Schmincke

  • Volcanic activity before and after large tectonic earthquakes: Observations and statistical significance

    Silke Eggert;Thomas R. Walter

  • The effects of flank collapses on volcano plumbing systems

    Andrea Manconi;Marc-Antoine Longpré;Marc-Antoine Longpré;Thomas R. Walter;Valentin R. Troll;Valentin R. Troll

  • Stress control of deep rift intrusion at Mauna Loa volcano, Hawaii

    Falk Amelung;Falk Amelung;Sang Ho Yun;Sang Ho Yun;Thomas R. Walter;Thomas R. Walter;Paul Segall;Paul Segall

  • Volcano‐earthquake interaction at Mauna Loa volcano, Hawaii

    Thomas R. Walter;Falk Amelung

  • Hydrothermal alteration of andesitic lava domes can lead to explosive volcanic behaviour

    Michael J. Heap;Valentin R. Troll;Valentin R. Troll;Alexandra R. L. Kushnir;H. Albert Gilg

  • Experiments on rift zone evolution in unstable volcanic edifices

    Thomas R. Walter;Valentin R. Troll

  • Rift zone reorganization through flank instability in ocean island volcanoes: an example from Tenerife, Canary Islands

    T. R. Walter;V. R. Troll;B. Cailleau;A. Belousov

Frequent Co-Authors

Valentin R. Troll
Valentin R. Troll Uppsala University
Mahdi Motagh
Mahdi Motagh University of Hannover
Rongjiang Wang
Rongjiang Wang Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Manoochehr Shirzaei
Manoochehr Shirzaei United Nations University
Torsten Dahm
Torsten Dahm University of Potsdam
Andrea Manconi
Andrea Manconi ETH Zurich
Riccardo Lanari
Riccardo Lanari National Research Council (CNR)
Falk Amelung
Falk Amelung University of Miami
Simone Cesca
Simone Cesca University of Potsdam
John J. Walsh
John J. Walsh University College Dublin

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