Utrecht Studies in Earth Sciences

Utrecht Studies in Earth Sciences (USES) is the main publication series in which PhD dissertations of the Departments of Earth Sciences ánd Physical Geography are published since 2011. Most, yet not all dissertations are published in this series. Incidentally, other publications are also published in this series.

Below is an overview of all USES-dissertations with the Department of Earth Sciences (projects may be in collaboration with others). When applicable, a link is provided to the publication in the UU-repository.

2023

J.P. Dirksen - Mechanisms of sapropel formation. USES 282
M. D'Acquisto - Interpreting GPS observations of the megathrust earthquake cycle: insights from numerical models. USES 280
Q. Fu - Paleomagnetic studies of Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks in the Eastern Qiangtang Terrane, Tibetan Plateau, China. USES 278
M.V. Barcala - Improving the management of drained agricultural areas to optimize the retention of iron-associated phosphorus. USES 276
A.E. Stuart-Lee - A Tale of Two Fjords: The role of glaciers in the hydrographical, biogeochemical and ecological functioning of two fjords in southwest Greenland. USES 275
E. de Froe - Dinner's Served in the Deep Sea: Environmental conditions, organic matter transport, and benthic fluxes at cold-water coral and sponge communities in the deep sea. USES 273 (wrong cover# 222)
K.A. Kopacz - Laboratory and field analogs of the Martian (sub)surface: Investigating the stability of minerals, organic molecules, and biosignatures USES 270
I.J. Kocken - Clumped Isotope Thermometry in Deep Time Palaeoceanography USES 269
H. Brett - 3D transdimensional seismic tomography of the Earth's inner core using body waves and normal modes USES 268
A. Rijal - Applications of machine learning to mineral physics data and the inference of the thermochemical structure of the Earth's mantle USES 267
L. Yan - The interface behavior in Two-Phase Flow. Impacts of salinity and wettability at nano to micro scales USES 266
F. Andreetto - Birth, evolution and demise of the Mediterranean Lago-Mare; A biogeochemical perspective on water level and connectivity changes during the final phase of the Messinian Salinity Crisis USES 265

2022

W.J. van Hoek - Modelling the origin and fate of carbon in the aquatic continuum USES 262
P. Ertepinar - Archaeomagnetism from Bronze Age and Iron Age archaeological settlements in Turkey USES 261
F.S. Hoem - A Song of Ice and a Warm Southern Ocean; the paleoceanographic evolution of the Oligocene–Miocene Southern Ocean USES 260
M.J. Kuderer - How bioturbators perturb the paleo record. From Eulerian to Lagrangian and back USES 259
M.L. Lantink - Milankovitch cycles in Banded Iron Formations. An early Proterozoic window into Earth's climate and Solar System evolution USES 257
E.A.A.M. Jagt - Direct spectrum tomography of the Earth's mantle using normal modes USES 256
J. Zhang - Eocene-Oligocene stratigraphy and paleogeography of Chinese sedimentary basins USES 254
X. Liu - Exploring causes and impacts of disturbance of nutrient biogeochemistry along the river continuum from land to sea USES 251
N. Krstekanić - Strain partitioning during formation of oroclines and indentation. Implications for the Carpatho-Balkanides orogen USES 249
C. van der Weijst - Below the surface. Transatlantic signatures of Pliocene warmth in the ocean USES 248
S.A. Schneider - Toroidal mode observations and their interpretation in terms of mantle anisotropy and density USES 244

2021

E.T. de Vries - Transport of solutes and colloids in multi-scale porous media under single and multi-phase flow microscopic experiments and pore-scale modelling USES 246
N.M.J. Geerlings - The ecophysiology of multicellular cable bacteria: insights from single-cell imaging techniques USES 245
E. Békési - Geophysical characterization of geothermal fields: inversion of temperature data and ground motions USES 243
U.B. Hanz - Biological hotspots in the deep sea. Environmental controls and interactions in deep-sea sponge and coral assemblages USES 242
J.A. Koskamp - Is the reactivity of calcium carbonate fully understood? A step forward using an atomic scale perspective USES 240
A. Auzemery - Rheological and kinematic conditions for forced subduction initiation at continental passive margins USES 239
I. Ardiningsih - Organic iron-binding ligands in the Arctic, Antarctic and subtropical regions USES 235
N.-M. Papadomanolaki - Deoxygenation and organic carbon burial in past oceans USES 234
S.A. Talavera Soza - Observing seismic attenuation in the Earth’s mantle and inner core using normal modes USES 233
K. Porkoláb - Burial-exhumation cycles in the continental crust derived from Mediterranean field studies and numerical modelling USES 231
P. Agrawal - Porosity and permeability evolution during calcite dissolution: numerical and experimental exploration of the (sub-)pore scale reactive transport processes USES 230
M. Ohl - Nanomechanics of hydrous, seismogenic crustal faults - microphysical changes and phase transitions USES 228
J.A. van Leeuwen - Biodegradation of mono- and poly aromatic hydrocarbons in a contaminated aquifer originating from a former Pintsch gas factory site USES 225

2020

A. Béguin - Highs, lows, and puzzling intensity variations of the Earth's magnetic field USES 222
S. Lazarev - From the Eastern Paratethys to the Pontocaspian basins. Late Miocene–Middle Pleistocene magneto-biostratigraphy, sedimentary architecture and faunal turnovers of the shrinking basins of West Eurasia USES 220
J.R. Carvalho Henriques da Silva - The influence of underwater embankment properties on breaching failures USES 218
A.J.L. Buijze - Numerical and experimental simulation of fault reactivation and earthquake rupture applied to induced seismicity in the Groningen gas field USES 217
W. Zhou - Investigating the Groningen gas reservoir: From passive seismic monitoring to experiments on effects of pore pressure on fault slip USES 215
L.B. Hunfeld - Frictional properties of simulated fault gouges from the Groningen gas field and implications for induced seismicity USES 214
A.H.S. Chik - Advancing microbial risk assessments of subsurface water sources USES 212
M. Hermans - Impact of cable bacteria and changes in bottom water oxygen on coastal sediment biogeochemistry USES 210
E.L. Jorissen - The Pontocaspian basins in a grain of sand: Coastal sedimentary architecture, forcing mechanisms, and faunal turnover events in restricted basins USES 209
F. Akbarashrafi - Resolvability of the 3D density structure of the Earth's mantle using normal mode theory USES 208
S. van de Velde - Mollusc species response to drivers in space in time. Rise and demise of the unique Pontocaspian fauna USES 207
S.P. Akse - Studying climate signals through microscale chemical variability in diatoms. A high-resolution chemical imaging study of biogenic silica USES 206
J.H. van Lopik - Design of recharge and abstraction well systems in heterogeneous aquifers: modeling and experimental studies USES 205

2019

E. Geerken - Elements in foraminiferal shells as recorders of past climates USES 203
M.T.W. Schimmel - Effects of pore fluid chemistry on compaction of sand and sandstone reservoirs: From experiments to potential applications and associated risks USES 202
A. Roepert - Imaging element distributions within small marine calcifiers: a NanoSIMS perspective USES 201
N. Nijholt - STEP faults and lithosphere dynamics in the Mediterranean USES 200
A.D. Özbakır - Evolving plate boundaries in the Aegean–Anatolian region USES 199
M.A. Besseling - Sources and genetic controls of lipid biomarkers involved in paleotemperature proxies USES 198
E. Korkolis - Rotary shear experiments on glass bead aggregates: Stick-slip statistics and parallels with natural seismicity USES 195
R.P.J. Pijnenburg - Deformation behavior of reservoir sandstones from the seismogenic Groningen gas field USES 194
W.K. Lenstra - Dynamics of iron and manganese in the Black Sea and Baltic Sea USES 192
M. van Unen - Integrating kinematics, mechanics of deformation, thermal modelling, and diagenesis in orogenic systems: the Dinarides example USES 191
M.J. Cramwinckel - Trends and transients in climate and environment during the Eocene USES 190
E.K.L.H. Dearing Crampton-Flood - Towards reliable reconstructions of Pliocene terrestrial temperatures using branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers USES 189
M. Zhang - Stress-strain-sorption behaviour and permeability evolution in clay-rich rocks under CO₂ storage conditions USES 188
L.G.J. van Bree - Sources and temporal variability of lipid biomarkers in Lake Chala (East Africa), with implications for their sedimentary record USES 187
M.R.T. Fraters - Towards numerical modelling of natural subduction systems with an application to Eastern Caribbean subduction USES 185
E.M. Mezger - Controls on sodium incorporation in foraminiferal calcite USES 182
F. Pohl - Turbidity currents and their deposits in abrupt morphological transition zone USES 181
R. van der Ploeg - Balance and imbalance: a middle Eocene perspective on coupled carbon cycle and climate change USES 178
T.M. Hoyle - Biotic change and landlocked seas: ecosystem responses to climate and sea level variability in the Plio-Pleistocene of the Pontocaspian basins USES 177
A. Glerum - Geodynamics of complex plate boundary regions: Insights from numerical models of convergent eastern Mediterranean and divergent east African plate tectonics USES 175
L.M. Boschman - Reconstructing lost plates of the Panthalassa Ocean USES 173
A.H. Tavangarrad - Experimental and computational study of unsaturated flow in a stack of thin layers; application to hygienic absorbent products USES 172
H. Aslannejad - Imbibition into a thin porous medium: an experimental and pore-scale modeling study of coated paper USES 171
E.N. Kuiper - Flow in naturally deformed ice: a cryogenic electron microscopy and modelling study of the NEEM ice core USES 170
S. Ní Fhlaithearta - Calibration and application of foraminiferal based trace metal proxies in the Mediterranean Sea USES 169

2018

I. Zarikos - Pore-scale experimental studies of two-phase flow in porous media. Focusing on the discontinuous non-wetting phase USES 164
A.L. Hoving - Redox properties of Boom Clay and their effect on reactions with selenium and uranium USES 163
K. Sant - Changing Seas in the Miocene of Central Europe: chronostratigraphic and paleogeographic updates on Paratethys evolution USES 162
P. McPhee - Preparing the ground for plateau growth. Central Anatolian uplift in the context of Tauride and Cypriot orogenesis USES 161
I.A. Mongol Akhir Khan - Reactive transport and stable isotope fractionation of volatilized petroleum hydrocarbons in porous media: Experimental and numerical analysis USES 158
M. Koroni - Studying global discontinuities using full waveforms USES 157
D.V. Palcu - The Dire Straits of Paratethys: Dating, matching and modeling connectivity between the Miocene seas of Eurasia USES 155
N.A. Blom - Towards imaging density using waveform tomography USES 154
M.P.A. van den Ende - Microphysically based modelling of fault friction and earthquake rupture USES 153
X. Yin - Pore-scale mechanisms of two-phase flow in porous materials; Volume-of-Fluid method and pore-network modelling USES 151
J. Limberger - Thermo-mechanical characterization of the lithosphere: Implications for geothermal resources USES 150
W.-B. Bartels - Pore scale processes in mixed-wet systems with application to low salinity waterflooding USES 149
D.A. Monsels - Bauxite formation on Tertiary sediments and Proterozoic bedrock in Suriname USES 147

2017

J. Wu - Contributions of hydroclimate variability and associated North-African riverine fluxes to eastern-Mediterranean sapropel formation and related seawater circulation USES 146
T. Sweijen - A grain-scale study of unsaturated flow in highly swelling granular materials USES 143
A. van der Boon - From Peri-Tethys to Paratethys: Basin restriction and anoxia in central Eurasia linked to volcanic belts in Iran USES 142
D.G. van der Meer - Atlas of the Underworld: Paleo-subduction, -geography, -atmosphere and -sea level reconstructed from present-day mantle structure USES 139a
M.D. Gürer - Subduction evolution in the Anatolian region: the rise, demise, and fate of the Anadolu Plate USES 138
N. Andrić - Quantifying sedimentation in extensional basins and magmatism during continental collision USES 136
J. de Leeuw - The sedimentary record of submarine channel morphodynamics USES 134
A. Balász - Dynamic model for the formation and evolution of the Pannonian Basin: the link between tectonics and sedimentation USES 132
A.L. Lavecchia - Continental rift formation and transition to ocean sea floor spreading: A case study of the Afar triple junction USES 131
S.E. Atkins - Finding the patterns in mantle convection USES 130
D. Simon - Gateway exchange, climatic forcing and circulation of the Mediterranean Sea during the late Miocene: A model perspective USES 129
W. Capella - Gateway to a vanishing ocean: the tectono-sedimentary evolution of the Rifian Corridor (Morocco) and the Late Miocene isolation of the Mediterranean USES 128
F.A. Sulu-Gambari - Impact of cable bacteria on biogeochemical cycling in sediments of a seasonally hypoxic marine basin USES 127
N. Dijkstra - Phosphorus dynamics in the Black Sea and Baltic Sea USES 126
I.E. van Gelder - Interfering orogenic processes derived from Alps-Adria interactions USES 125
E. Bakker - Frictional and transport properties of simulated faults in CO₂ storage reservoirs and clay-rich caprocks USES 124
L. Zhuang - Advanced theories of water redistribution and infiltration in porous media; Experimental studies and modelling USES 123
J.M. Lammers - Microbial carbon processing in present-day lacustrine food webs: A multidimensional approach using stable isotopes, membrane lipid chemistry and modelling USES 122
L.B. Stap - Interaction of ice sheets and climate on geological time scales USES 121

2016

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T.K.T. Wolterbeek - Impact of chemical and mechanical processes on wellbore integrity in CO₂ storage systems USES 118
M.W.L. Monster - Multi-method palaeointensity data of the geomagnetic field during the past 500 kyrs from European volcanoes USES 117
W.A. van Leeuwen - Geothermal exploration using the magnetotelluric method USES 115
S. Kaboth - Deciphering the paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic changes of the Gulf of Cadiz during the past 2.6 million years USES 114
M.J. Egger - Anaerobic oxidation of methane and its impact on iron and phosphorus cycling in marine sediments USES 113
A. Rodríguez - Volcanic lake systems as terrestrial analogue for sulphate-rich terrains on Mars USES 112
J. Liu - Mechanical effects of sorption processes in coal and implications for coalbed methane recovery USES 111
N.T. Marshall - Improving the age control of eastern Borneo's Miocene sedimentary record USES 109
D. de Vos - The crustal and upper mantle structure around the Gulf of California, inferred from surface wave data and receiver functions USES 108
A. Grothe - USES 107
H. Beddow - Orbital forcing and climate response: astronomically tuned age models and stable isotope records for the Oligocene-Miocene USES 106
V. Lauretano - Astrochronology of extreme global warming events during the early Eocene greenhouse climate USES 105
J. Frieling - Climate, carbon cycling and marine ecology during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum USES 103
M. Hoins - Isotopic fractionation during carbon acquisition in dinoflagellates; a new proxy for pCO₂? USES 100

2015

A. Galić - Unravelling atmospheric photolysis and ocean redox chemistry from Paleoarchean pyrite: a multiple sulfur and iron stable isotope study USES 99
A. De la Vara Fernandez - Model analysis of the role of marine gateways in the palaeoceanography and sea level of the Miocene Mediterranean basin and Paratethys USES 98
P. Käufl - Rapid probabilistic source inversion using pattern recognition USES 96
B. Mueller - Shedding light on DOC release by benthic primary producers and its consumption by bioeroding sponges USES 94
E.C. Calignano - Rheological and structural inheritance: key parameters for intraplate deformation. A study based on analogue models USES 93
D.A.M. de Winter - Focused Ion Beam – Scanning Electron Microscopy applied to electrically insulating materials USES 92
T.Y.M. Konijnendijk - 1.2 million years of climate change, globally and in the Mediterranean USES 91
B.A. Verberne - Strength, stability, and microstructure of simulated calcite faults sheared under laboratory conditions spanning the brittle-plastic transition USES 90
M.S. Tilita - Evolution of the Transylvanian Basin: inferences from seismic interpretation and numerical modelling USES 89
C.G.C. van Baak - Mediterranean-Paratethys connectivity during the Late Miocene to Recent: Unraveling geodynamic and paleoclimatic causes of sea-level USES 87
R.W.L. de With - Revisiting Earth's radial seismic structure using a Bayesian neural network approach USES 86
M. Hagens - Impact of biogeochemical processes on pH dynamics in marine systems USES 85
N. Muhammad - Deformation and transport processes in salt rocks: an experimental study exploring effects of pressure and stress relaxation USES 84
L.K. Buckles - Unravelling sources and sinks of branched and isoprenoid tetraether membrane lipids in two lakes: implications for their use as geochemical tracer USES 82
W. Huang - Paleomagnetic constraints on tectonic reconstructions of the India-Asia collision zone USES 80
F.M. Hennekam - High-frequency climate variability in the late Quaternary eastern Mediterranean: Associations of Nile discharge and basin overturning circulation dynamics USES 78
T. Yudistira - The crustal structure beneath the Netherlands inferred from ambient seismic noise USES 77
J. Chen - Compositional, mechanical and transport properties of carbonate fault rocks and the seismic cycle in limestone terrains: A case study of surface exposures on the Longmenshan Fault, Sichuan, China USES 76
A.M.H. Pluymakers - Frictional and sealing behaviour of simulated anhydrite fault gouge: Effects of CO₂ and implications for fault stability and caprock integrity USES 75
I. Ruvalcaba Baroni - Biogeochemical response to widespread anoxia in the past ocean USES 74
J. Vellekoop - Bolide impact and long- and short term environmental change across the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary USES 73
M.M.A. Elkelani - Silurian and Devonian source rocks and crude oils from the western part of Libya. Organic geochemistry, playnology and carbon isotope stratigraphy USES 71
N.A.G.M. van Helmond - Causes and consequences of widespread ocean anoxia in the past USES 70

2014

C.M. De Freixa Leote - Phosphorus recycling and availability in the Western Wadden Sea USES 69
M. Chertova - 3-D numerical modeling of subduction evolution of the western Mediterranean region USES 68
S. Li - Coupled electric and transport phenomena in porous media USES 67
M. Ghareh Mahmoodlu - Oxidation of volatile organic compound vapours by potassium permanganate in a horizontal permeable reactive barrier under unsaturated conditions: experiments and modeling USES 65
V.N. Novak - Larger benthic foraminifera in Miocene carbonates of Indonesia USES 64
N.K. Santodomingo Aguilar - Miocene reef-coral diversity of Indonesia: unlocking the murky origins of the Coral Triangle USES 63
D.D.P. Bonté - Thermal characterisation of sedimentary basins: implications for geothermal and hydrocarbon exploration in The Netherlands and France USES 62
M.Gholami Gharasoo - Reactive transport simulations of microbial activity and biogeochemical transformations in porous environments - development and application of a pore-network model USES 59
A.H.W. Beusen - Transport of nutrients from land to sea: Global modeling approaches and uncertainty analysis USES 58
S. Reich - Seagrass mollusks as a model group for paleoecological and paleodiversity studies USES 57
M.-L. S. Goudeau - Decadal to millennial time-scale climate variability in the Central Mediterranean during the Holocene: a reconstruction based on geochemical proxies from high-resolution sedimentary records USES 56
J.H.C. Bosmans - A model perspective on orbital forcing of monsoons and Mediterranean climate using EC-Earth USES 55
A. van Hoesel - The Younger Dryas climate change: was it caused by an extraterrestrial impact? USES 54
G.M. Brouwers - Ecosystem recovery after hypoxia: what can foraminifera indicate? USES 52
E. Di Martino - Cenozoic bryozoans from Borneo USES 51

2013

Q. Zhang - Colloid transport, retention, and remobilization during two-phase flow: Micro-model investigation and modeling USES 49
S. Geilert - Silicon isotope fractionation during silica precipitation from aqueous solutions - Experimental and field evidence USES 48
R.P.M. Topper - A model analysis of atypical marine sedimentation in Mediterranean basins USES 46
M.M. ter Borgh - Connections between sedimentary basins during continental collision: how tectonic, surface and sedimentary processes shaped the Paratethys USES 45
S.A.C. van Benthem - Plate dynamics, mantle structure and tectonic evolution of the Caribbean region USES 44
M. Imran - An experimental study of thermal and thermohaline convection in saturated porous media USES 43
G. Villiers - Delta and fan morphologies on Mars as climate indicators USES 42
W.I. van de Lageweg - Morphodynamics and sedimentary architecture of meandering rivers USES 40
C.J.R. Zeeden - Improving the Neogene Tuned Time Scale USES 39
R.E. Bosboom - Paleogeography of the Central Asian proto-Paratethys Sea in the Eocene: controlling mechanisms and paleoenvironmental impacts USES 38
L.V. de Groot - High-resolution records of non-dipole variations in the intensity of the Earth's magnetic field USES 37
W. Stolk - Robust high resolution models of the continental lithosphere: Methodology and application to Asia USES 36
N.K. Karadimtriou - Two-phase flow experimental studies in micro-models USES 34
S.A.M. Hartog - Frictional behaviour of megathrust fault gouges under in-situ subduction zone conditions USES 33
M.F. Hamers - Identifying shock microstructures in quartz from terrestrial impacts: new scanning electron microscopy methods USES 32
D.L. Roerdink - Geology and stable isotope geochemistry of Paleoarchean sulfur. Formation, preservation and geobiology of ancient pyrite and barite USES 31
F. Rickers - Imaging the Earth's small-scale structure using full-waveform inversion: Theory and application to the imaging of mantle plumes USES 30

2012

A.J.P. Houben - Triggers and consequences of glacial expansion across the Eocene - Oligocene Transition USES 28
Y.-C. Zhang - Coupled biogeochemical dynamics of nitrogen and sulfur in a sandy aquifer and implications for groundwater quality USES 27
J.C. Wit - Calibration, validation and application of foraminiferal carbonate based proxies: reconstructing temperature, salinity and sea water Mg/Ca USES 26
K.A. Mitchell - Biogeochemistry of selenium isotopes: processes, cycling and paleoenvironmental applications USES 24
E.E. van Soelen - Reconstructing Holocene (sub)tropical climate and cyclone variability using geochemical proxies USES 22
F.J.G. van den Belt - Sedimentary cycles in coal and evaporite basins and applications in the reconstruction of Paleozoic climate USES 21
E. Dombrádi - Deformation of the Pannonian lithosphere and related tectonic topography: a depth-to-surface analysis USES 19
C. de Biase - Numerical modeling and experimental analysis of volatile contaminant removal from vertical flow filters USES 18
G.R. Sadeghi - Effect of geochemical conditions on the transport of viruses in groundwater USES 17
I. Munteanu - Evolution of the western Black Sea: kinematic and sedimentological inferences from geological observations and analogue modelling USES 16
K.V. Stolpovsky - Simulating the influence of dormancy on microbial community dynamics USES 15
J. de Vries - Lunar evolution: a combined numerical modelling and HPT experimental study USES 14
J. Fernández Lozano - Cainozoic deformation of Iberia: A model for intraplate mountain building and basin development based on analogue modelling USES 13
K.N. Ruckstuhl - Dynamics and stress field of the Eurasian plate: A combined lithosphere-mantle approach USES 11
M.J.B. Cartigny - Morphodynamics of supercritical high-density turbidity currents USES 10
S. Vollrath - Microbial Fe(II) oxidation at circumneutral pH: Reaction kinetics, mineral products, and distribution of neutrophilic iron oxidizers in wetland soils USES 9

2011

S. Hol - Stress-strain-sorption behaviour of coal matrix material exposed to CO₂ USES 8
J. Brandsma - The origin and fate of intact polar lipids in the marine environment USES 5
D. Ventra - Basement and climate controls on proximal depositional systems in continental settings USES 4
C.J.C. Lefêbvre - The tectonics of the Central Anatolian crystalline complex: a structural, metamorphic and paleomagnetic study USES 3