2025

Semi-airborne electromagnetic exploration of deep sulfide deposits with UAV-towed magnetometers—Part 1: Processing and modeling
P.O. Kotowski, M. Becken, R. Rochlitz, J. Schmalzl, S. Ueding, P. Tolksdorf, A. Wilhelm, G. Symons
Geophysics 90(3), WA261-WA274, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2024-0453.1

Semi-airborne electromagnetic exploration of deep sulfide deposits with UAV-towed magnetometers — Part 2: Inversion and resolution analysis
R. Rochlitz, T. Günther, P.O. Kotowski, M. Becken
Geophysics 90(3), WA307-WA322, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2024-0448.1

2024

3D tomographic inversion for frequency semi-airborne EM under multinary constraints
X. Luan, M. Becken, A. Thiede, P.O. Kotowski
Exploration Geophysics 55 (4), 423-440, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1080/08123985.2023.2212698

Multivariate processing of airborne natural source electromagnetic data—application to field data from Gobabis (Namibia)
A. Thiede, M. Schiffler, A. Junge, M. Becken
Geophysical Journal International 238.1: 573-589, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggae172

Large-scale 3D inversion of semi-airborne electromagnetic data-topography and induced polarization effects in a graphite exploration scenario
W. Mörbe, P. Yogeshwar, B. Tezkan, P. O. Kotowski, A. Thiede, A. Steuer, R. Rochlitz, T. Günther, K. Brauch, M. Becken
Geophysics 89 (5), 1-54, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1190/geo2023-0471.1

Insights into the structure of the Mongol‐Okhotsk suture zone, Adaatsag ophiolite, and tectonic boundaries of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt (Mongolia) from electrical resistivity imaging and seismic velocity models
M.J. Comeau, R. Rigaud, E. Batmagnai, S. Tserendug, A. Kuvshinov, M. Becken, S. Demberel
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 129 (4), e2023JB028503, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JB028503

Long‐term stability, noise, and temperature sensitivity of modular porous‐pot electrodes designed for geophysical and geotechnical applications, and details of their construction
M. J. Comeau, S. Ueding, M. Becken
Earth and Space Science 11 (2), e2023EA003327, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1029/2023EA003327

The hunt for mineral resources with quantum magnetometers
R. Stolz, M. Schiffler, M. Becken, M. Schneider, G. Chubak
tm-Technisches Messen 91 (1), 41-50, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1515/teme-2023-0116

2023

Relationship between the migration of crustal material, normal faulting and gneiss domes in the vicinity of the Dinggye region, central part of the Tethys-Himalaya terrane: insights from the 3-D electrical structure
Y. Sheng, S. Jin, M.J. Comeau, Z. Hou, M. Becken, L. Zhang, W. Wei, G. Ye
Tectonophysics, v. 869, 2023
doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2023.230100

Evidence for partial melting and alkaline-rich fluid in the crust from a 3-D electrical resistivity model in the vicinity of the Coqen region, western Lhasa terrane.
Y. Sheng, S. Jin, M.J. Comeau, Z. Hou, M.Becken, h. Dong, L. Zhang, W. Wei, G. Ye
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 618, 2023
Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118316

Crustal structure of the Lazufre volcanic complex and the Southern Puna from 3-D inversion of magnetotelluric data: implications for surface uplift and evidence for melt storage and hydrothermal fluids.
M. Unsworth, M.J. Comeau, D. Diaz, H. Brasse, B. Heit, A. Faveto, C. Pomposiello, H. Barcelona, G.V. Peri, F. Ticona
Geosphere, v. 19, 2023 3(2), 96–104, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1130/GES02506.1

Three-dimensional inversion of semi-airborne electromagnetic data with a second-order finite-element forward solver.
R.Rochlitz, M. Becken, T. Günther
Geophysical Journal International, ggad056, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggad056

2022

2-D joint inversion of semi-airborne CSEM and LOTEM data in eastern Thuringia, Germany.
J. Cai, P. Yogeshwar, W. Mörbe, M. Smirnova, A. Haroon, M. Becken, Bülent Tezkan
Geophysical Journal International, 229, 3, 1475–1489, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggac002

Relationship of the crustal structure, rheology, and tectonic dynamics beneath the Lhasa-Gangdese terrane (southern Tibet) based on a 3-D electrical model.
S. Jin, Y. Sheng, M. J. Comeau, M. Becken, W. Wei, G. Ye, H. Dong, L. Zhang
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, v. 127, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JB024318

Semi-Airborne Electromagnetic Exploration Using a Scalar Magnetometer Suspended below a Multicopter.
M. Becken, P.O. Kotowski, J. Schmalzl, G. Symons, K. Brauch
First Break, Volume 40(8), 37-46, 2022
DOI: 10.3997/1365-2397.fb2022064

SQUIDs for magnetic and electromagnetic methods in mineral exploration.
R. Stolz, M. Schiffler, M. Becken, A. Thiede, M. Schneider, G. Chubak, P. Marsden, A.B. Bergshjorth, M. Schaefer, O. Terblanche
Mineral Economics, 2022
DOI: 10.1007/s13563-022-00333-3

Imaging the whole-lithosphere structure of a mineral system — Geophysical signatures of the sources and pathways of ore-forming fluids.
M. J. Comeau, M. Becken, & A.V. Kuvshinov
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Volume 23(8) , 2022
DOI: 10.1029/2022GC010379

Controls on the metallogenesis of the Lhasa-Mozugongka district, Gangdese Belt, Tibetan Plateau: Constraints on melt distribution and viscosity from the 3-D electrical structure of the litosphere.
Y. Sheng, S. Jin, M. J. Comeau, M. Becken, L. Lei, L. Zhang, H. Dong, W. Wenbo Wei, G. Ye
Ore Geology Reviews, Volume 145, 2022
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104881

Evidence for the superposition of tectonic systems in the northern Songliao Block, NE China, revealed by a 3-D electrical resistivity model
T. Wang, G. Ma, M.J. Comeau, M. Becken, Z. Zhou, W.liu, J. kang, J. Han 
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, Volume 127, 2022
DOI: 10.1029/2021JB022827

Evaluation of a Semi-Airborne Electromagnetic Survey Based on a Multicopter Aircraft System
P. O. Kotowski, M. Becken, A. Thiede, V. Schmidt, J. Schmalzl, S. Ueding, S. Klingen
Geosciences 12(1), Volume 26, 2022
DOI: 10.3390/geosciences12010026
Open Access

Numerical study on the style of delamination
C. Stein, M. J. Comeau, M. Becken, U. Hansen
Tectonophysics, Volume 827, 2022
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2022.229276

The geophysical signature of a continental intraplate volcanic system: From surface to mantle source
M. J. Comeau, M. Becken, A. V. Grayver, J. S. Käufl, A. Kuvshinov 
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 578, 2022
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117307

2021

Lithospheric structure near the northern Xainza-Dinggye Rift, Tibetan Plateau - implication for rheology and tectonic dynamics
Y. Sheng, S. Jin, M.J. Comeau, H. Dong, l. Zhang, L. Bei, B. Li, W. Wei, G. Ye, Z. Lu
JGR Solid Earth, Volume 126(8), 2021
DOI: 10.1029/2020JB021442

The geophysical signature of a continental intraplate volcanic system: From surface to mantle source
M. J. Comeau, M. Becken, A. V. Grayver, J. S. Käufl, A. Kuvshinov 
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Volume 578, 2021
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2021.117307

Crustal architecture of a metallogenic belt and ophiolite belt: Implications for mineral genesis and emplacement from 3-D electrical resistivity models (Bayankhongor area, Mongolia)
M. J. Comeau, M. Becken, A. Kuvshinov, S. Demberel
Earth, Planets and Space, 73:82, 2021
DOI: 10.1186/s40623-021-01400-9

Geodynamic Modeling of Lithospheric Removal and Surface Deformation: Application to Intraplate Uplift in Central Mongolia
M. J. Comeau, C. Stein, M. Becken, U. Hansen
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126, 2021
DOI: 10.1029/2020JB021304

2020

Exploring Kiruna iron ore fields with large-scale, semi-airborne, controlled-source electromagnetics.
M. Smirnova, N. Juhojuntti, M. Becken, M. Smirnov
First Break, Volume 38, Issue 10, Oct 2020, p. 35 – 40, 2020
https://doi.org/10.3997/1365-2397.fb2020070

DESMEX: A novel system development for semi-airborne electromagnetic exploration.
M. Becken, C. G. Nittinger, M. Smirnova, A. Steuer, T. Martin, H. Petersen, U. Meyer, W. Mörbe, P. Yogeshwar, B. Tezkan, U. Matzander, B. Friedrichs, R. Rochlitz, T. Günther, M. Schiffler, R. Stolz, and the DESMEX Working Group
Geophysics, 85:6, E253-E267, 2020
https://library.seg.org/doi/abs/10.1190/geo2019-0336.1

Compaction-driven fluid localization as an explanation for lower crustal electrical conductors in an intracontinental setting
M.J. Comeau, M. Becken, J.A.D. Connolly, A. Grayver, A.V. Kuvshinov
Geophysical Research Letters, 47(19), 2020
DOI: 10.1029/2020GL088455

Multiscale 3-D inversion of the Hangai and Gobi-Altai magnetotelluric array in Mongolia: insights into intra-continental uplift and volcanism
J.  S. Käufl, A. Grayver, M. J. Comeau, A. Kuvshinov, M. Becken u.a.
Geophysical Journal International, 221, 2020
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggaa039

2019

Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility in salt rocks from the German Zechstein Basin, Sondershausen mine
F. C. Heinrich, V. Schmidt, M. Schramm, M. Mertineit
Geophysical Journal International, 219, 690-712, 2019
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggz326

2018

High-energy inundation events versusu long-term coastal processes - room for misinterpretation
M. Spiske, A.-M. Garcia Garcia, S. Tsukamoto, V. Schmidt
Sedimentology, 2018
DOI: 10.1111/sed.12524

2017

Magnetic and mineralogical properties of salt rocks from the Zechstein of the Northern German Basin
F. Heinrich, V. Schmidt, M. Sommer,  M. Mertineit
Geophysical Journal International, 208, 1811-1831, 2017
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggw488

2016

Inversion of magnetotelluric data in a sparse model domain
C. G. Nittinger,  M. Becken
Geophysical Journal International, 206, 1398-1409, 2016
DOI:10.1093/gji/ggw222

Post-glacial reactivation of the Bollnäs fault, central Sweden - a multidisciplinary geophysical investigation
A. Malehmir, M. Andersson, S. Mehta, B. Brodic, R. Munier, J. Place, G. Maries, C. Smith, J. Kamm, M. Bustani, H. Mikko, B. Lund
Solid Earth, 7, 509-527, 2016
DOI: 10.5194/se-7-509-2016

2015

A cylindrical guarded capacitor for spectral permittivity measurements of hard rock samples in the MHz-range
V. Schmidt, W. Wilting, M. Gruse and N. Wagner
Measurement Science and Technology, 26, 2015
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233726/10/105902

2014

The Eyjafjallajökull volcanic system, Iceland: insights from elctromagnetic measurements
M. P. Miensopust, A.  Jones, G. P. Hersir, A. M. Vilhjálmsson
Geophysical Journal International, 199, 1187-1204, 2014
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggu322

2013

Robust processing of noisy land-based controlled-source electromagnetic data
R. Streich, M. Becken, O. Ritter
Geophysics, 78, 237-247, 2013
DOI: 10.1190/geo2013-0026.1

2012

Magnetotelluric studies at the San Andreas fault zone: implications for the role of fluids
M. Becken, O. Ritter
Surveys in Geophysics 33, 65 - 105, 2012
DOI:10.1007/s10712-011-9144-0

2011

Correlation between deep fluids, tremor and creep along the central San Andreas fault
M. Becken,  O. Ritter, P. Bedrosian, U. Weckmann
Nature, 480, 87-90, 2011
DOI: 10.1038/nature10609

Artefacts of isotropic inversion applied to magnetotelluric data from an anisotropic Earth
M. Miensopust,  A. Jones
Geophysical Journal International,  187,  677 - 689, 2011
Doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05157.x

2010

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Quantitative correlation of texture and magnetic anisotropy of compacted calcite-muscovite aggregates
V. Schmidt,  A. Hirt, B. Leiss, L. Burlini, J. Waler
Journal of structural Geology, 2009, 31, 1062-1073

Magnetic fabrics of the Morcles Nappe complex
B. S. G. Almqvist, A. M. Hirt., et al.
Tectonophysics, 2009, 466 (1 - 2): 89 - 100

Surface lowering, accumulation and glacier retreat of the King George Island ice cap
M. Rückamp, M. Braun, S. Suckro, N. Blindow
Global and Planetary Change, 2010

Dynamics of the ice cap on King George Island, Antarctica - Field Measurements and numerical simulations
M. Rückamp, N. Blindow, S. Suckro, A. Humbert
Annals of Glaciology., 2010, 51, 80 - 90
Doi: 10.3189/172756410791392817

Geometry and thermal regime of the King George Island ice cap, Antarctica from GPR and GPS measurements
N. Blindow, S. Suckro, M. Rückamp, M. Braun, M. Schindler, B. Breuer, H. Saurer, J. Simoes, M. Lange
Annals of Glaciology, 2010, 51(55), 103 - 109
Doi: 10.3189/172756410791392691

Benchmark Experiments for higher-order and full-stokes ice sheet models (ISMIP-HOM)
F. Pattyn, L. Perichon, A. Aschwanden, B. Breuer, B. de Smet, O. Gagliardini, G. H. Gudmundsson, R. C. A. Hindmarsh, A. Hubbard, J.V. Johnson, T. Kleiner, Y. Konovalov, C. Martin, A. J. Payne, D. Pollard, S. Price, M. Rückamp, F. Saito, O. Soucek, S. Sugiyama und T. Zwinger
The Cryosphere, 2008, 2, 95 - 108
Doi: 10.5194/Tc-2-95-2008

Bestimmung von Eishöhenveränderungen in Grönland
W. Korth, W. Adler, U. Hoffmann, U. Münster, F. Polte, M. Rückamp
Zeitschrift für Vermessungswesen 3, 2008