Publications

Habilitation

• Schuberth, B.S.A., "Tight Constraints on Buoyancy in Earth’s Mantle - An integrated framework to bridge the gap between geophysical hypotheses and observations", Cumulative Habilitaion, Faculty of Geosciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, (2023).

PhD Thesis

• Schuberth, B.S.A., "Thermal, Elastic and Seismic Signature of High-Resolution Mantle Circulation Models", PhD Thesis, Dept. for Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, (2009).

Diploma Thesis

• Schuberth, B.S.A., "The Spectral Element Method for Seismic Wave Propagation - Theory, Implementation and Comparison to Finite Difference Methods", Diploma Thesis, Dept. for Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, (2003).

Peer-Reviewed Articles

• Freissler R., B.S.A. Schuberth and C. Zaroli, A concept for the global assessment of tomographic resolution and uncertainty, Geophys. J. Int., 238(2), 992--1012, doi:10.1093/gji/ggae178 (2024).

• Taiwo, A., Bunge, H.-P., Schuberth, B.S.A., Colli L. and B. Vilacis, Robust Global Mantle Flow Trajectories and their Validation via Dynamic Topography Histories, Geophys. J. Int., 234(3), 2160–2179, doi:10.1093/gji/ggad188, (2023).

• Papanagnou, I., Schuberth, B.S.A. and Ch. Thomas, Geodynamic predictions of seismic structure and discontinuity topography of the mantle transition zone, Geophys. J. Int., doi:10.1093/gji/ggac478, (2022).

• Schuberth, B.S.A. and T. Bigalke, From Mantle Convection to Seismic Observations: Quantifying the Uncertainties Related to Anelasticity, in Mantle Convection and Surface Expressions, Eds. Marquardt, H., Ballmer, M., Cottaar S. and J. Konter, pp.97–120, AGU Geophysical Monograph Series Vol. 263, John Wiley & Sons Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA, doi:10.1002/9781119528609.ch4, (2021).

• Gabriel, A., M. Mohr (corr.), and B.S.A. Schuberth, Geocomputing, in Encyclopedia of Mathematical Geosciences, Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series, edited by B. S. Daya Sagar, Qiuming Cheng, Jennifer McKinley and Frits Agterberg, Springer, Cham, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-26050-7, ISBN: 1871-756X, open access at https://bit.ly/3mHpUKA, (2021).

• Freissler R., C. Zaroli, S. Lambotte and B.S.A. Schuberth, Tomographic filtering via the generalized inverse: A way to account for seismic data uncertainty, Geophys. J. Int., 223, 254–269, doi:10.1093/gji/ggaa231 (2020).

• Chow, B., Wassermann, J., Schuberth, B.S.A., Hadziioannou, C., Donner, S. and H. Igel, Love wave amplitude decay from rotational ground motions, Geophys. J. Int., 218(2), 1336-1347, doi:10.1093/gji/ggz213, (2019).

• Simmons, N.A., Schuberth, B.S.A., Myers, S.C. and D.R. Knapp, Resolution and Covariance of the LLNL-G3D-JPS Global Seismic Tomography Model: Applications to Travel time Uncertainty and Tomographic Filtering of Geodynamic Models, Geophys. J. Int., 217, 1543-1557, doi:10.1093/gji/ggz102, (2019).

• Koelemeijer, P., Schuberth, B.S.A., Davies, D.R., Deuss, A. and J. Ritsema, Constraints on the presence of post-perovskite in Earth's lowermost mantle from tomographic-geodynamic model comparisons, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 494, 226-238, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2018.04.056, (2018).

• Chust, T. C., Steinle-Neumann, G., Dolejs, D., Schuberth, B.S.A. and H.-P. Bunge, MMA-EoS: A computational framework for mineralogical thermodynamics, J. Geophys. Res.: Solid Earth, 122, 9881-9920, doi:10.1002/2017JB014501, (2017).
  An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright (2017) American Geophysical Union. To view the published open abstract, click on the DOI link.

• Nerlich, R., Colli, L., Ghelichkhan, S., Schuberth, B. and H.-P. Bunge, Constraining central Neo-Tethys Ocean reconstructions with mantle convection models, Geophys. Res. Lett., 43, 9595-9603, doi:10.1002/2016GL070524, (2016).
  An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright (2016) American Geophysical Union. To view the published open abstract, click on the DOI link.

• Schuberth, B.S.A., Zaroli, C. and G. Nolet, Traveltime dispersion in an isotropic elastic mantle: Strong lower mantle signal in differential-frequency residuals, Geophys. J. Int., 203(3), 2099-2118, doi:10.1093/gji/ggv389, (2015).

• Colli, L., Bunge, H.-P. and Schuberth, B.S.A., On retrodictions of global mantle flow with assimilated surface velocities, Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 8341-8348, doi:10.1002/2015GL066001, (2015).

• Amodeo, J., Schuberth, B.S.A., Bunge, H.-P., Carrez, Ph. and P. Cordier, On the role of thermal heterogeneities on the rheology of MgO under conditions of the Earth's lower mantle, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 242, 1-8, doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2015.02.008, (2015).

• Zaroli, C., Leveque, J.-J.,Schuberth, B.S.A., Duputel, Z. and G. Nolet, Global S-wave tomography using receiver pairs: an alternative to get rid of earthquake mislocation, Geophys. J. Int., 199 (2), 1043-1057, doi:10.1093/gji/ggu312, (2014).

• Butterworth, N.P., Talsma, A.S., Müller, R.D., Seton, M., Bunge, H.-P., Schuberth, B.S.A., Shephard, G.E. and C. Heine, Geological, tomographic, kinematic and geodynamic constraints on the dynamics of sinking slabs, J. Geodyn., 73, 1-13, doi:10.1016/j.jog.2013.10.006, (2014).

• Davies, D. R., Goes, S., Davies, J. H., Schuberth, B.S.A., Bunge, H.-P. and J. Ritsema, Reconciling dynamic and seismic models of Earth's lower mantle: the dominant role of thermal heterogeneity, Earth Planet Sci. Lett., 353-354, 253-269, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2012.08.016, (2012).

• van Driel, M., Wassermann, J., Nader, M. F., Schuberth, B.S.A., Igel, H., Strain Rotation Coupling and its Implications on the Measurement of Rotational Ground Motions, J. Seismology, 16(4), 657-668, doi:10.1007/s10950-012-9296-5, (2012).

• Schuberth, B.S.A., Zaroli, C. and G. Nolet, Synthetic seismograms for a synthetic Earth: long-period P- and S-wave traveltime variations can be explained by temperature alone, Geophys. J. Int., 188(3), 1393-1412, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05333.x, (2012).
  The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com.

• Shepard, G.E., Bunge, H.-P., Schuberth. B.S.A., Müller, R.D., Talsma, A.S., Moder, C. and T. Landgrebe, Testing absolute plate reference frames and the implications for the generation of geodynamic mantle heterogeneity structure, Earth Planet Sci. Lett., 317-318, pp. 204-217, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2011.11.027, (2012).
  

• Schaber, K., H.-P. Bunge, B.S.A. Schuberth, R. Malservisi and A. Horbach, Stability of the rotation axis in high-resolution mantle circulation models: Weak polar wander despite strong core heating, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 10, Q11W04, doi:10.1029/2009GC002541, (2009).
  

• Schuberth, B.S.A., H.-P. Bunge and J. Ritsema, Tomographic filtering of high-resolution mantle circulation models: Can seismic heterogeneity be explained by temperature alone?, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 10, Q05W03, doi:10.1029/2009GC002401, (2009).
  (Highlighted in EOS, Vol. 90, Nr. 28, 2009)
  An unedited version of this paper is provided when clicking on the title. To view the published open abstract, click on the link behind the DOI.

• Schuberth, B.S.A., H.-P. Bunge, G. Steinle-Neumann, C. Moder and J. Oeser, Thermal versus elastic heterogeneity in high-resolution mantle circulation models with pyrolite composition: High plume excess temperatures in the lowermost mantle, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 10(1), Q01W01, doi:10.1029/2008GC002235, (2009).
  An unedited version of this paper is provided when clicking on the title. To view the published open abstract, click on the link behind the DOI.

• Suryanto, W., J. Wassermann, H. Igel, A. Cochard, D. Vollmer, B. Schuberth, F. Scherbaum, A. Velikoseltsev and U. Schreiber, First comparison of seismic array derived rotations with direct ring laser measurements of rotational ground motion ,Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 96(6), 2059-2071, doi:10.1785/0120060004, (2006).

• Igel, H., U. Schreiber, A. Flaws, B. Schuberth, A. Velikoseltsev and A. Cochard, Rotational motions induced by the M8.1 Tokachi-oki earthquake, September 25, 2003, Geoph. Res. Lett., Vol. 32, (2005).

Book Chapters

• Wiedemann, M., Anthes, C., Bunge, H.-P., Schuberth, B.S.A. and D. Kranzlmueller, Transforming Geodata for Immersive Visualisation, 2015 IEEE 11th International Conference on e-Science, IEEE, doi:10.1109/escience.2015.80, (2015).

• Johnson, Ch., A. Carter, I. Bethune, K. Statford, M. Alava, V. Cardoso, M. Asif, B.S.A. Schuberth and T. Weinzierl, PRACE DECI (Distributed European Computing Infrastructure) Minisymposium, in Applied Parallel and Scientific Computing - 11th International Conference, PARA 2012, Helsinki, Finland, June 10-13, Revised Selected Papers, P. Manninen and P. O ̈ster (Eds.), pp. 43–60, Series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science Vol. 7782, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-36803-5, ISBN: 978-3- 642-36802-8, (2013).

• Schuberth, B.S.A., C. Zaroli and G. Nolet, Simulation of 3-D seismic wave propagation in a synthetic Earth, in High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering - Garching/Munich 2012, S. Wagner, A. Bode, H. Satzger and M. Brehm (Eds.), pp. 251-262, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, (2012).

• Schreiber, U., H. Igel, A. Cochard, A. Velikoseltsev, A. Flaws, B. Schuberth, W. Drewitz and F. Müller, The GEOsensor Project: Rotations - a New Observable for Seismology, in: Observation of the Earth System from Space, Flury, Rummel, Reigber, Rothacher, Boedecker, Schreiber (Eds.), pp. 427-443, Springer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, ISBN 978-3-540-29520-4, (2006).

• Cochard, A., H. Igel, B. Schuberth, W. Suryanto, A. Velikoseltsev, U. Schreiber, J. Wassermann, F. Scherbaum, D. Vollmer,
  Rotational motions in seismology: theory, observations, simulation, in: Earthquake source asymmetry, structural media and rotation effects, edited by Teisseyre et al., Springer Verlag, (2006).

• Schuberth, B., M. Ewald, H. Igel, M. Treml, H. Wang and G. Brietzke, "Computational Seismology: Narrowing the Gap Between Theory and Observations.",In High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering - Garching 2004, A. Bode and F. Durst (Eds.), pp. 251-262, Springer Heidelberg, (2005).

Invited Talks and Keynote Lectures

• Schuberth, B.S.A., Synthetic Seismograms for a Synthetic Earth - Computing 3-D wavefields in mantle circulation models to test geodynamic hypotheses directly against seismic observations, Friday Seminars, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, UK, (2013).

• Schuberth, B.S.A., "Synthetic Seismograms for a Synthetic Earth - Computing 3-D wavefields in mantle circulation models to test geodynamic hypotheses directly against seismic observations", Workshop on Structure and Dynamics of the Earth's Deep Mantle, Collège de France, Paris, France, (2012).

• Schuberth, B.S.A, C. Zaroli and G. Nolet, Synthetic seismograms for a synthetic Earth - Joint modeling of mantle flow, mineral physics and 3-D seismic wave propagation, PRACE DECI Minisymposium at PARA 2012, Helsinki, Finland, (2012).

• Schuberth, B.S.A. and H.-P. Bunge, "Strong Thermal Anomalies in the Lowermost Mantle Explain a Large Fraction of Deep Earth Seismic Structure", Abstract DI11B-01 presented at 2010 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 13-17 Dec., (2010).

• Schuberth, B.S.A., H.-P. Bunge and G. Nolet, "The Seismic Signature of Strong Thermal Heterogeneity in the Lowermost Mantle", CECAM Workshop Computational Mineral Physics: Applications to Geophysics, Zurich, Switzerland, (2010).

• Schuberth, B.S.A., H.-P. Bunge and G. Nolet, "The Seismic Signature of Flow in Earth's Mantle", EFMC8 (8th Euromech Fluid Mechanics Conference), Bad Reichenhall, Germany, (2010).

• Schuberth, B.S.A. and H.-P. Bunge, "High plume excess temperatures in the lowermost mantle", EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 12, EGU2010-11168, (2010).

• Schuberth, B., H.-P. Bunge and G. Steinle-Neumann, "Thermal vs. elastic heterogeneity in high-resolution mantle circulation models with pyrolite composition: High plume excess temperatures in the lowermost mantle", Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract DI34A-08, (2008).

• Schuberth, B.,"Synthetic 3D global wave fields from joint forward modeling of geodynamics, mineral physics and wave propagation"
  Friday Seminars in Physical Earth Sciences, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, UK, (2007).

Non-Peer-Reviewed Articles

• Schuberth, B.S.A., S. Wenk, H. Igel and H.-P. Bunge, Erdbeben, die Dynamik des Erdinneren und Supercomputer, in Akademie Aktuell 02/2012, Zeitschrift der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, ISSN 1436-753X, (2012).

• Käser, M., H. Igel, J. de la Puente, B. Schuberth and H.-P. Bunge, Erdbebenforschung durch Höchstleistungsrechnen,, Technical Report 02/2006, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften - Akademie Aktuell, Moderne Supercomputer ermiöglichen die Simulationen realistischer Erdbeben-Szenarien unter Berücksichtigung komplizierter, geophysikalischer Erdmodelle, (2006).

• B. Schuberth and H. Igel, "Challenges in Computational Seismology", in InSiDE, Vol.3, ed. German Supercomputing Facilities HLRS, LRZ and NIC, (2005).

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