Curriculum vitae - Dr. Malte Westerhaus
Position
Researcher (Wissenschaftlicher Angestellter), Geodetic Institute, Karlsruhe University.
Address
Geodetic Institute, University of Karlsruhe, Englerstr. 7, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany.
Tel. +49-721-608-3673(Office), E-mail: westerhaus@gik.uni-karlsruhe.de;
Education and degrees
1986 Diploma in Geophysics, Hamburg University
1995 Ph.D. in Geophysics, Faculty of mathematics and natural sciences, Kiel University
Academic positions
1986 – 1993
Research assistant at the Geophysical Institute of Kiel University
1993 – 1999
Research assistant at the GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam
Since 1999
Researcher at the Geodetic Institute of Karlsruhe University
Research
earth tides: analysis of earth tidal anomalies near crustal faults and cavities, long term stability of earth
tidal parameters.
analysis of environmental noise: investigation of physics of seismic noise in horizontal components,
study of poroelastic deformation of the ground due to infiltration of water and effects on tilt
measurements and seismicity
geodynamical analyses: interpretation of tilt measurements along crustal fault and volcanoes, 3D
numerical modelling of the deformation of Merapi Volcano due to internal and external forces, recent
crustal movements in the Upper Rhine Graben Area (EUCOR-URGENT), detection of ground
movements by InSAR (Dead Sea) and integration of InSAR observations into the geodetic deformation
analysis.
About 29 scientific papers in refereed journals and Symposia Proceedings
About 44 presentations at scientific meetings
Responsibilities, awards, memberships
Member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 1997
5 relevant publications
Rozsa, S., Heck, B., Mayer, Seitz, M., Westerhaus, M., Zippelt, K.: Determination of displacements in
the Upper Rhine Graben Area from GPS and Leveling Data. International Journal of Earth
Sciences – EUCOR-URGENT Special Issue, Issue: Volume 94, Number 4, 538-549, 2005.
Westerhaus, M., Wyss, M., Yilmaz, R., Zschau, J.: Correlating variations of b values and crustal
deformations during the 1990s may have pinpointed the rupture initiation of the Mw=7.4 Izmit
earthquake of 1999 August 17. Geophys. J. Int., 148, 139 – 152, 2002.
Westerhaus, M., Welle, W.: Environmental effects on tilt measurements at Merapi volcano. Bull. Inf.
Marees Terrestres, 137, 10917 – 10926, 2002.
Westerhaus, M., Zschau, J.: No clear evidence for temporal variations of tidal tilt prior to the 1999
Izmit and Düzce earthquakes in NW-Anatolia. J. Geod. Soc. Japan, 47 448-455, 2001.
Westerhaus, M., Zürn, W.: On the use of earthtides in geodynamic research. J. Geod. Soc. Japan,
47, 1-9, 2001.