Dr. Dirk Scherler
Contact
University of Potsdam,
Institute of Earth and Environmental Science
Dr. Dirk Scherler
Building 27, Room 0.31
Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25
14476 Potsdam-Golm
- E-mail:
- dirk@geo.uni-potsdam.de
- Phone:
- +49 331 977 5844
- Fax:
- +49 331 977 5700
- Biography
- Research
- Publications
Biography
- 2010
- Dissertation at the Universität Potsdam: "Climate and glacial variability in the Himalaya"
- 2008
- Visiting reasearcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara
- 2006
- Research assistant at the Institute of Geosciences, University Potsdam
- 2005
- Diploma in Geography at the Humboldt-University Berlin, minors in Geology, Macroeconomics
- 2004
- Diploma thesis physical geography: "Upheaval Dome impact structure, Utah, USA: detailed mapping, 3D-modeling, and structural analysis", Humboldt-University Berlin, Museum of Natural History
Research
I have a broad interest in geomorphology and other disciplines that are relevant for understanding earth surface processes, like tectonics, climatology, and glaciology. I'm particularly interested in the geomorphic response to active tectonics and climate change, and, in combination, the topographic evolution of mountain ranges during the Quaternary.
In my PhD, I've been studying the dynamics of Himalayan glaciers at different timescales, using remote sensing, GIS, and cosmogenic nuclides. I conducted field work in different catchments in the central and western Himalaya where I examined the legacies of Quaternary climate variations, preserved in moraines and fluvial terraces.
My current research focuses on the response of glaciers in central and southern Asia to recent climate change, and the coupling between hillslope processes and glacial dynamics.
As an undergraduate research assistant and during my Diploma thesis, I studied meteorite impact craters, and the formation mechanisms of complex craters.
Publications
Scherler, D., Strecker, M. R. (2012): Large surface velocity fluctuations of Biafo Glacier, central Karakoram, at high spatial and temporal resolution from optical satellite images. J. Glaciol., in press.
Scherler, D., Bookhagen, B., Strecker, M. R. (2011): Hillslope-glacier coupling: the interplay of topography and glacial dynamics in High Asia. J. Geophys. Res., vol. 116, F02019, doi:10.1029/2010JF001751.
Scherler, D., Bookhagen, B., Strecker, M. R. (2011): Spatially variable response of Himalayan glaciers to climate change affected by debris cover. Nature Geoscience, vol. 4, p. 156-159, doi:10.1038/NGEO1068.
Scherler, D., Bookhagen, B., Strecker, M. R., von Blanckenburg, F., Rood, D. (2010): Timing and extent of late Quaternary glaciation in the western Himalaya constrained by 10BE moraine dating in Garhwal, India. Quaternary Science Reviews, vol. 29, p. 815-831, doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.11.031.
Wulf, H., Bookhagen, B., Scherler, D. (2010): Seasonal precipitation gradients and their impact on fluvial sediment flux in the Northwest Himalaya. Geomorphology, vol. 118, p. 13-21, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.12.003.
Scherler, D., Leprince, S., Strecker, M. R. (2008): Glacier-surface velocities in alpine terrain from optical satellite imagery – accuracy improvement and quality assessment. Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 112, p. 3806-3819. [link]
Scherler, D., Kenkmann, T., Jahn, A. (2006): Structural record of an oblique impact. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 248, p. 43-53. [link]
Kenkmann, T., Jahn, A., Scherler, D., Ivanov, B. (2005): Structure and formation of a central uplift: A case study at the Upheaval Dome impact crater, Utah. In: Kenkmann, T., Hörz, F., Deutsch, A., eds., Large Meteorite Impacts III: GSA Special Paper 384, p. 85-115. [link]
Kenkmann, T., Wittmann, A., Scherler, D. (2004): Structure and impact indicators of the Cretaceous sequence of the ICDP drill core Yaxcopoil-1, Chicxulub impact crater, Mexico. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 39, no. 7, p. 1069-1088. [abstract]
Biography
- 2010
- Dissertation at the Universität Potsdam: "Climate and glacial variability in the Himalaya"
- 2008
- Visiting reasearcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara
- 2006
- Research assistant at the Institute of Geosciences, University Potsdam
- 2005
- Diploma in Geography at the Humboldt-University Berlin, minors in Geology, Macroeconomics
- 2004
- Diploma thesis physical geography: "Upheaval Dome impact structure, Utah, USA: detailed mapping, 3D-modeling, and structural analysis", Humboldt-University Berlin, Museum of Natural History
Research
I have a broad interest in geomorphology and other disciplines that are relevant for understanding earth surface processes, like tectonics, climatology, and glaciology. I'm particularly interested in the geomorphic response to active tectonics and climate change, and, in combination, the topographic evolution of mountain ranges during the Quaternary.
In my PhD, I've been studying the dynamics of Himalayan glaciers at different timescales, using remote sensing, GIS, and cosmogenic nuclides. I conducted field work in different catchments in the central and western Himalaya where I examined the legacies of Quaternary climate variations, preserved in moraines and fluvial terraces.
My current research focuses on the response of glaciers in central and southern Asia to recent climate change, and the coupling between hillslope processes and glacial dynamics.
As an undergraduate research assistant and during my Diploma thesis, I studied meteorite impact craters, and the formation mechanisms of complex craters.
Publications
Scherler, D., Strecker, M. R. (2012): Large surface velocity fluctuations of Biafo Glacier, central Karakoram, at high spatial and temporal resolution from optical satellite images. J. Glaciol., in press.
Scherler, D., Bookhagen, B., Strecker, M. R. (2011): Hillslope-glacier coupling: the interplay of topography and glacial dynamics in High Asia. J. Geophys. Res., vol. 116, F02019, doi:10.1029/2010JF001751.
Scherler, D., Bookhagen, B., Strecker, M. R. (2011): Spatially variable response of Himalayan glaciers to climate change affected by debris cover. Nature Geoscience, vol. 4, p. 156-159, doi:10.1038/NGEO1068.
Scherler, D., Bookhagen, B., Strecker, M. R., von Blanckenburg, F., Rood, D. (2010): Timing and extent of late Quaternary glaciation in the western Himalaya constrained by 10BE moraine dating in Garhwal, India. Quaternary Science Reviews, vol. 29, p. 815-831, doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.11.031.
Wulf, H., Bookhagen, B., Scherler, D. (2010): Seasonal precipitation gradients and their impact on fluvial sediment flux in the Northwest Himalaya. Geomorphology, vol. 118, p. 13-21, doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.12.003.
Scherler, D., Leprince, S., Strecker, M. R. (2008): Glacier-surface velocities in alpine terrain from optical satellite imagery – accuracy improvement and quality assessment. Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 112, p. 3806-3819. [link]
Scherler, D., Kenkmann, T., Jahn, A. (2006): Structural record of an oblique impact. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 248, p. 43-53. [link]
Kenkmann, T., Jahn, A., Scherler, D., Ivanov, B. (2005): Structure and formation of a central uplift: A case study at the Upheaval Dome impact crater, Utah. In: Kenkmann, T., Hörz, F., Deutsch, A., eds., Large Meteorite Impacts III: GSA Special Paper 384, p. 85-115. [link]
Kenkmann, T., Wittmann, A., Scherler, D. (2004): Structure and impact indicators of the Cretaceous sequence of the ICDP drill core Yaxcopoil-1, Chicxulub impact crater, Mexico. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, vol. 39, no. 7, p. 1069-1088. [abstract]