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Overview

Wolfram Geissler is affiliated with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on geophysics and geology. Their work also spans environmental chemistry, mechanics of materials, and oceanography, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within the geosciences.

Geissler's contributions can be observed within key subfields such as:

  • Geophysics
  • Geology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Oceanography

Their research topics cover a broad spectrum related to geological and seismic phenomena. Major topics of interest include:

  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis

Wolfram Geissler has published extensively in several prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication locations for their research include:

  • Tectonophysics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Earthquakes in Northern Eurasia

Recent selected papers authored or co-authored by Geissler include:

  • "Mantle plume and rift-related volcanism during the evolution of the Rio Grande Rise," 2022, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "BRAVOSEIS: Geophysical investigation of rifting and volcanism in the Bransfield strait, Antarctica," 2020, Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • "Seafloor evidence for pre-shield volcanism above the Tristan da Cunha mantle plume," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "The bent prolongation of the 85°E Ridge south of 5°N - Fact or fiction?," 2020, Tectonophysics
  • "The early drift of the Indian plate," 2021, Scientific Reports

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, indicating active engagement with the scientific community. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Sergey Shibaev
  • Wilfried Jokat
  • Mechita C. Schmidt-Aursch
  • Ana M. G. Ferreira
  • Maria Tsekhmistrenko

Best Publications

  • Seismic structure and location of a CO2 source in the upper mantle of the western Eger (Ohře) Rift, central Europe

    Wolfram H. Geissler;Horst Kämpf;Rainer Kind;Karin Bräuer

  • Thickness of the central and eastern European lithosphere as seen by S receiver functions

    Wolfram H. Geissler;Forough Sodoudi;Rainer Kind

  • Discovery of the first Quaternary maar in the Bohemian Massif, Central Europe, based on combined geophysical and geological surveys

    J. Mrlina;H. Kämpf;C. Kroner;J. Mingram

  • A geophysical study of the northern Svalbard continental margin

    Wolfram H. Geissler;Wilfried Jokat

  • Focal mechanisms for sub‐crustal earthquakes in the Gulf of Cadiz from a dense OBS deployment

    W. H. Geissler;L. Matias;D. Stich;F. Carrilho

  • Submarine slope failures due to pipe structure formation.

    Judith Elger;Christian Berndt;Lars Rüpke;Sebastian Krastel

  • Lithospheric structure of the Bohemian Massif and adjacent Variscan belt in central Europe based on profile S01 from the SUDETES 2003 experiment

    Marek Grad;Aleksander Guterch;Stanisław Mazur;G. Randy Keller

  • Seismic evidence for asthenospheric updoming beneath the western Bohemian Massif, central Europe

    B. Heuer;Wolfram Geissler;R. Kind;H. Kämpf

  • Upper mantle and lithospheric heterogeneities in central and eastern Europe as observed by teleseismic receiver functions

    Wolfram H. Geissler;Rainer Kind;Xiaohui Yuan

  • PASSEQ 2006-2008: Passive seismic experiment in trans-European suture zone

    M. Wilde-Piórko;W. H. Geissler;J. Plomerová;M. Grad

  • Micro-seismicity in the Gulf of Cadiz: Is there a link between micro-seismicity, high magnitude earthquakes and active faults?

    Sónia Silva;Sónia Silva;Sónia Silva;Pedro Terrinha;Pedro Terrinha;Luis Manuel Henriques Marques Matias;João C. Duarte;João C. Duarte

  • Helium and carbon isotope signatures of gas exhalations in the westernmost part of the Pannonian Basin (SE Austria/NE Slovenia): Evidence for active lithospheric mantle degassing

    Karin Bräuer;Wolfram H. Geissler;Horst Kämpf;Samuel Niedermannn

  • Moho and basement depth in the NE Atlantic Ocean based on seismic refraction data and receiver functions

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  • A review of the NE Atlantic conjugate margins based on seismic refraction data

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  • From the Variscan to the Alpine Orogeny: crustal structure of the Bohemian Massif and the Western Carpathians in the light of the SUDETES 2003 seismic data

    P. Hrubcová;P. Środa;M. Grad;W. H. Geissler

  • The Yermak Plateau in the Arctic Ocean in the light of reflection seismic data—implication for its tectonic and sedimentary evolution

    Wolfram Geissler;Wilfried Jokat;H. Brekke

  • Applying distance sampling to fin whale calls recorded by single seismic instruments in the northeast Atlantic

    Danielle Harris;Luis Matias;Len Thomas;John Harwood

  • Dynamics and timing of the Hinlopen/Yermak Megaslide north of Spitsbergen, Arctic Ocean

    Daniel Winkelmann;Wolfram Geissler;Julia Schneider;Ruediger Stein

  • Mantle plume and rift-related volcanism during the evolution of the Rio Grande Rise

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  • Hunting for the Tristan mantle plume – An upper mantle tomography around the volcanic island of Tristan da Cunha

    Antje Schlömer;Wolfram H. Geissler;Wilfried Jokat;Wilfried Jokat;Marion Jegen

  • Crustal thickness and earthquake distribution south of the Logachev Seamount, Knipovich Ridge

    Wilfried Jokat;Jochen Kollofrath;Wolfram H. Geissler;Laura Jensen;Laura Jensen

  • Crustal thickness and Vp/Vs ratio in NW Namibia from receiver functions: Evidence for magmatic underplating due to mantle plume‐crust interaction

    Benjamin Heit;Xiaohui Yuan;Michael Weber;Wolfram Geissler

  • Active Magmatic Underplating in Western Eger Rift, Central Europe

    Pavla Hrubcová;Wolfram H. Geissler;Karin Bräuer;Václav Vavryčuk

Frequent Co-Authors

Wilfried Jokat
Wilfried Jokat University of Bremen
Rainer Kind
Rainer Kind Freie Universität Berlin
Xiaohui Yuan
Xiaohui Yuan University of Potsdam
Michael E Weber
Michael E Weber University of Bonn
Catalina Gebhardt
Catalina Gebhardt Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Sebastian Krastel
Sebastian Krastel Kiel University
Dieter Franke
Dieter Franke Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources
Berit Oline Hjelstuen
Berit Oline Hjelstuen University of Bergen
Robert B. Trumbull
Robert B. Trumbull University of Potsdam
Anders E. Carlson
Anders E. Carlson Oregon State University

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