Prof. Dr. Morelia Urlaub

Junior Professor for Marine Geomechanics (Topic 3)
Head of the junior research group
RD4: Dynamics of the ocean floor
RU: Marine geodynamics

Office:
Raum: 8C-205
Phone: +49 431 600 2638
E-Mail: murlaub(at)geomar.de
Address:
Wischhofstr. 1-3
24148 Kiel

Research Focus

  • Submarine geohazards
  • Long-term seafloor deformation monitoring
  • Submarine landslides and slope stability
  • Fluid flow in continental slopes
  • Numerical modelling

 

Projects

2025 - 2029 SAFAtor: Smart cables And Fibre-optic sensing Amphibious demonstrator; Helmholtz Research Infrastructure (Co-PI of WP2)

2024 - 2027 MAWACAAP: Quantifying the role of Mass Wasting in submarine Canyons on Active and Passive margins; RV SONNE Expedition SO310, BMBF (Co-PI)

2023 - 2025  REET: REconstructing VOLcanic erUptions and Tsunamis Of Krakatau VolcaNo; R/V SONNE Expedition 299/2, BMBF (PI)

2022 - 2024  , Helmholtz Innovation Pool (Co-PI)

2021 - 2026  , Helmholtz Young Investigator Group (PI)

2021 - 2026   , ERC Starting Grant (PI)

 

Vita

since 06/2022  Junior Professor for Marine Geomechanics, CAU Kiel and ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ

since 02/2021  Junior Research Group Leader, ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ

06/2013 - 01/2021   Research Scientist, ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

01/2013 - 03/2013   Postdoc, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, UK

12/2012   Ph.D., University of Southampton, United Kingdom

04/2009   M.Sc. 'Marine Geosciences', Universität Bremen, Germany

07/2006   B.Sc. 'Geosciences', Universität Bremen, Germany

08/2002 - 07/2003   Teacher, The Village School, Guatemala City, Guatemala

 

Publications (OceanRep)

Number of items: 43.


Kunath, P., Talling, P. J., Lange, D. , Chi, W. C., Baker, M. L., Urlaub, M. and Berndt, C. (2025) Open Access Communications Earth & Environment, 6 . Art.Nr. 147. DOI .


Lippert, A., Schindlbeck-Belo, J. C. , Hansteen, T. H. , Del Carlo, P., Heinrich, M., Behncke, B., Bonforte, A., Urlaub, M. , Kolling, H., Barrett, R. and Gross, F. (2025) Open Access Bulletin of Volcanology, 87 . Art.Nr. 4 (2025). DOI .


Baker, M. L., Talling, P. J., Burnett, R., Pope, E. L., Ruffell, S. C., Urlaub, M. , Clare, M. A., Jenkins, J., Dietze, M., Neasham, J., Silva Jacinto, R., Hage, S., Hasenhündl, M., Simmons, S. M., Heerema, C. J., Heijnen, M. S., Kunath, P., Cartigny, M. J. B., McGhee, C. and Parsons, D. R. (2024) Open Access Geophysical Research Letters, 51 (23). e2024GL111078. DOI .


Rollwage, L., Sánchez-Guillamón, O., Sippl, C., León, R., Vázquez, J. T., Urlaub, M. , Gross, F., Böttner, C., Krastel, S. and Geersen, J. (2024) Open Access Geomorphology, 465 . Art.Nr. 109401. DOI .


Li, W., Krastel, S. , Alves, T. M., Jing, S., Rebesco, M., Gross, F., Urlaub, M. and Georgiopoulou, A. (2024) Sedimentology, 71 (5). pp. 1436-1456. DOI .


Pandolpho, B. T., Urlaub, M. , Berndt, C. and Bialas, J. (2024) Open Access Basin Research, 36 (1). Art.Nr. e12819. DOI .


Klein, E., Hadré, E., Krastel, S. and Urlaub, M. (2023) Open Access Frontiers in Marine Science, 10 . Art.Nr. 1259262. DOI .


Clare, M. A., Yeo, I. A., Watson, S., Wysoczanski, R., Seabrook, S., Mackay, K., Hunt, J. E., Lane, E., Talling, P. J., Pope, E., Cronin, S., Ribó, M., Kula, T., Tappin, D., Henrys, S., de Ronde, C., Urlaub, M. , Kutterolf, S. , Fonua, S., Panuve, S., Veverka, D., Rapp, R., Kamalov, V. and Williams, M. (2023) Science, 381 (6662). pp. 1085-1092. DOI .


Furst, S., Urlaub, M. , Klein, E. and Bonanati, C. (2023) Open Access Frontiers in Earth Science, 11 . Art.Nr. 1130561. DOI .


Gutscher, M. A., Quetel, L., Murphy, S., Riccobene, G., Royer, J. Y., Barreca, G., Aurnia, S., Klingelhoefer, F., Cappelli, G., Urlaub, M. , Krastel, S. , Gross, F. and Kopp, H. (2023) Open Access Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 616 . Art.Nr. 118230. DOI .


Karstens, J. , Preine, J., Carey, S., Bell, K. L. C., Nomikou, P., Hübscher, C., Lampridou, D. and Urlaub, M. (2023) Open Access Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 616 . Art.Nr. 118215. DOI .


Schulten, I., Micallef, A. , Krastel, S. , Urlaub, M. , Gutscher, M. A. and Kopp, H. (2023) Open Access Marine Geology, 459 . Art.Nr. 107047. DOI .


Sager, T. F., Urlaub, M. , Kaminski, P., Papenberg, C. , Lastras, G., Canals, M. and Berndt, C. (2022) Open Access Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 23 (11). e2022GC010469. DOI .


Köser, K., Kwasnitschka, T. and Urlaub, M. (2022) Open Access Informatik Spektrum, 45 . pp. 319-322. DOI .


Giona Bucci, M., Micallef, A. , Urlaub, M. , Mountjoy, J. and Barrett, R. (2022) Open Access Geomorphology, 414 . Art.Nr. 108397. DOI .


Pope, E. L., Heijnen, M. S., Talling, P. J., Jacinto, R. S., Gaillot, A., Baker, M. L., Hage, S., Hasenhündl, M., Heerema, C. J., McGhee, C., Ruffell, S. C., Simmons, S. M., Cartigny, M. J. B., Clare, M. A., Dennielou, B., Parsons, D. R., Peirce, C. and Urlaub, M. (2022) Open Access Nature Geoscience, 15 . pp. 845-853. DOI .


Talling, P. J., Baker, M. L., Pope, E. L., Ruffell, S. C., Jacinto, R. S., Heijnen, M. S., Hage, S., Simmons, S. M., Hasenhündl, M., Heerema, C. J., McGhee, C., Apprioual, R., Ferrant, A., Cartigny, M. J. B., Parsons, D. R., Clare, M. A., Tshimanga, R. M., Trigg, M. A., Cula, C. A., Faria, R., Gaillot, A., Bola, G., Wallance, D., Griffiths, A., Nunny, R., Urlaub, M. , Peirce, C., Burnett, R., Neasham, J. and Hilton, R. J. (2022) Open Access Nature Communications, 13 . Art.Nr. 4193 (2022). DOI .


Riedel, M. , Saeed, A., Urlaub, M. , Zhang, J. and Kopf, A. (2022) Open Access Marine Geophysical Research, 43 . Art.Nr. 25 (2022). DOI .


Grossmann, V., Nakath, D., Urlaub, M. , Oppelt, N., Koch, R. and Köser, K. (2022) Open Access ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, V-4-2022 . pp. 345-352. DOI .


Urlaub, M. , Geersen, J. , Petersen, F. , Gross, F., Bonforte, A., Krastel, S. and Kopp, H. (2022) Open Access Frontiers in Earth Science, 10 . Art.Nr. 810790. DOI .


Kaminski, P., Sager, T., Grabe, J. and Urlaub, M. (2021) Open Access Engineering Geology, 295 . Art.Nr. 106446. DOI .


Karstens, J. , Berndt, C. , Urlaub, M. , Watt, S. F. L., Micallef, A. , Ray, M., Klaucke, I. , Muff, S., Klaeschen, D. , Kühn, M., Roth, T., Böttner, C. , Schramm, B., Elger, J. and Brune, S. (2019) Open Access Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 517 . pp. 1-13. DOI .


Watt, S. F. L. , Karstens, J. , Micallef, A., Berndt, C. , Urlaub, M. , Ray, M., Desai, A., Sammartini, M., Klaucke, I. , Böttner, C. , Day, S., Downes, H. , Kühn, M. and Elger, J. (2019) Open Access Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 517 . pp. 135-147. DOI .


Petersen, F. , Kopp, H. , Lange, D. , Hannemann, K. and Urlaub, M. (2019) Open Access Journal of Geodynamics, 124 . pp. 14-24. DOI .


Bellwald, B., Urlaub, M. , Hjelstuen, B. O., Sejrup, H. P., Sørensen, M. B. , Forsberg, C. F. and Vanneste, M. (2019) Open Access Quaternary Science Reviews, 203 . pp. 248-265. DOI .


Urlaub, M. , Petersen, F. , Gross, F. , Bonforte, A. , Puglisi, G. , Guglielmino, F. , Krastel, S., Lange, D. and Kopp, H. (2018) Open Access Science Advances, 4 (10). eaat9700. DOI .


Li, W., Krastel, S., Alves, T. M., Urlaub, M. , Mehringer, L., Schürer, A., Feldens, P., Gross, F., Stevenson, C. J. and Wynn, R. B. (2018) Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 498 . pp. 436-449. DOI .


Urlaub, M. , Geersen, J. , Krastel, S. and Schwenk, T. (2018) Open Access Geology, 46 (4). pp. 331-334. DOI .


Micallef, A. , Camerlenghi, A., Garcia-Castellanos, D., Cunarro Otero, D., Gutscher, M. A., Barreca, G., Spatola, D., Facchin, L., Geletti, R., Krastel, S., Gross, F. and Urlaub, M. (2018) Open Access Scientific Reports, 8 (1078). DOI .


Li, W., Alves, T. M., Urlaub, M. , Georgiopoulou, A., Klaucke, I. , Wynn, R. B., Gross, F., Meyer, M., Repschläger, J., Berndt, C. and Krastel, S. (2017) Open Access Marine Geology, 393 . pp. 109-123. DOI .


Micallef, A. , Watt, S., Berndt, C. , Urlaub, M. , Brune, S., Klaucke, I. , Böttner, C. , Karstens, J. and Elger, J. (2017) Open Access Eos: Earth & Space Science News, 48 . DOI .


Scholz, N. A., Riedel, M. , Urlaub, M. , Spence, G. D. and Hyndman, R. D. (2016) Geo-Marine Letters, 36 (5). pp. 323-337. DOI .


Gross, F., Krastel, S., Geersen, J. , Behrmann, J. H. , Ridente, D., Chiocci, F. L., Bialas, J. , Papenberg, C. , Cukur, D., Urlaub, M. and Micallef, A. (2016) Open Access Tectonophysics, 667 . pp. 63-76. DOI .


Pope, E., Talling, P. J., Urlaub, M. , Hunt, J. E., Clare, M. A. and Challenor, P. (2015) Marine Geology, 369 . pp. 19-33. DOI .


Urlaub, M. , Talling, P. J., Zervos, A. and Masson , D. G. (2015) Open Access Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 120 (10). pp. 6722-6739. DOI .


Urlaub, M. , Talling, P. and Clare, M. (2014) Open Access Geology, 42 (6). e337. DOI .


Talling, P., Clare, M., Urlaub, M. , Pope, E., Hunt, J. and Watt, S. (2014) Oceanography, 27 (2). pp. 32-45. DOI .


Crutchley, G. J. , Karstens, J. , Berndt, C. , Talling, P. J., Watt, S. F. L., Vardy, M. E., Hühnerbach, V., Urlaub, M. , Sarkar, S. , Klaeschen, D. , Paulatto, M., LeFriant, A., Lebas, E. and Maeno, F. (2013) Marine Geology, 335 . pp. 1-15. DOI .


Urlaub, M. , Talling, P. J. and Masson, D. G. (2013) Open Access Quaternary Science Reviews, 72 . pp. 63-82. DOI .


Watt, S. F. L., Talling, P. J., Vardy, M. E., Heller, V., Hühnerbach, V., Urlaub, M. , Sarkar, S. , Masson, D. G., Henstock, T. J., Minshull, T. A., Paulatto, M., LeFriant, A., Lebas, E. , Berndt, C. , Crutchley, G. J. , Karstens, J. , Stinton, A. J. and Maeno, F. (2012) Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 319 . pp. 228-240. DOI .


Watt, S. F. L., Talling, P. J., Vardy, M. E., Masson, D. G., Henstock, T. J., Hühnerbach, V., Minshull, T. A., Urlaub, M. , Lebas, E. , Le Friant, A., Berndt, C. , Crutchley, G. J. and Karstens, J. (2012) Marine Geology, 323-325 . pp. 69-94. DOI .


Urlaub, M. and Fabian, M. (2011) Journal of Geodynamics, 51 (4). pp. 219-232. DOI .


Urlaub, M. , Schmidt-Aursch, M., Jokat, W. and Kaul, N. (2009) Marine Geophysical Researches, 30 (4). pp. 277-292. DOI .

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Selected media pieces

ARD Wissen:
ºÚÁÏÊÓÆµ Portrait:
Planet Wissen:
National Geographic:
New Scientist:
Nature Research Highlights:
Geological Society of America:
AGU Landslide Blog:
Earth System Knowledge Platform:

 

Research cruises

2024/25 RV MARIA S MERIAN MSM132

2024 RV METEOR M198 (Chief scientist)

2023 RV SONNE SO299/2 (Chief scientist)

2022 RV TETHYS II / FOCUS-G2

2021 RV METEOR (Deputy chief scientist)

2020 RV SONNE SO277 (Side user)

2020 RV ALKOR AL532 (Chief scientist)

2018 RV PELAGIA 64PE443 (Side user)

2012 RV METEOR M86/2

2010 RRV JAMES COOK JC44/45

2008 RV POLARSTERN ARKXXIII/3

2007 RV POLARSTERN ANTXXIII/9

2005 RV METEOR M65/2

 

Book Chapter

Jump to: 2024 | 2022 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2014 | 2012
Number of items: 13.

2024


Clare, M., Lintern, D. G., Pope, E., Baker, M., Ruffell, S., Zulkifli, M., Simmons, S., Urlaub, M. , Belal, M. and Talling, P. (2024) In: Noisy Oceans: Monitoring Seismic and Acoustic Signals in the Marine Environment. , ed. by Bayrakci, G. and Klingelhöfer, F.. Geophysical Monograph Series, 284 . AGU (American Geophysical Union), Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, pp. 59-82. ISBN 978-1-119-75089-5 DOI .

2022


Kaminski, P., Grabe, J., Sager, T. F. and Urlaub, M. (2022) In: Proceedings of the ASME 2022 41st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, June 5–10, 2022, Hamburg, Germany. ; 9: Offshore Geotechnics . ASME, New York, pp. 1-10. ISBN 978-0-7918-8594-9

2020


Kaminski, P. , Urlaub, M. , Grabe, J. and Berndt, C. (2020) In: Subaqueous Mass Movements and their Consequences: Advances in Process Understanding, Monitoring and Hazard. , ed. by Georgiopoulou, A.. Special Publications Geological Society London, 500 . Geological Society of London, London, pp. 277-288. DOI .


Mencaroni, D. , Llopart, J. , Urgeles, R. , Lafuerza, S., Gràcia, E. , Le Friant, A. and Urlaub, M. (2020) In: Subaqueous Mass Movements and their Consequences: Advances in Process Understanding, Monitoring and Hazard Assessments. , ed. by Georgiopoulou, A.. Special Publications Geological Society London, 500 . GSL (Geological Society of London), London, pp. 289-300. DOI .


Urlaub, M. , Kratzke, I. and Hjelstuen, B. O. (2020) In: Subaqueous Mass Movements and their Consequences: Advances in Process Understanding, Monitoring and Hazard. , ed. by Georgiopoulou, A.. Special Publications Geological Society London, 500 . GSL (Geological Society of London), London, pp. 255-266. DOI .

2019


Urlaub, M. , Krastel, S. and Schwenk, T. (2019) In: Submarine Landslides: Subaqueous Mass Transport Deposits from Outcrops to Seismic Profiles. , ed. by Ogata, K., Pini, G. A. and Festa, A.. Wiley, Hoboken, N.J., pp. 299-311. DOI .


Clare, M. A., Chaytor, J., Dabson, O., Gamboa, D., Georgiopoulou, A., Eady, H., Hunt, J., Jackson, C., Katz, O., Krastel, S., Leon, R., Micallef, A. , Moernaut, J., Moriconi, R., Moscardelli, L., Mueller, C., Normandeau, A., Patacci, M., Steventon, M., Urlaub, M. , Voelker, D., Wood, L. and Zane, J. (2019) In: Subaqueous Mass Movements and Their Consequences: Assessing Geohazards, Environmental Implications and Economic Significance of Subaqueous Landslides. . Geological Society London Special Publications, 477 . Geological Society, London, pp. 455-477. DOI .


Krastel, S., Li, W., Urlaub, M. , Georgiopoulou, A., Wynn, R. B., Schwenk, T., Stevenson, C. and Feldens, P. (2019) In: Subaqueous Mass Movements and Their Consequences: Assessing Geohazards, Environmental Implications and Economic Significance of Subaqueous Landslides. , ed. by Lintern, D. G.. Special Publications Geological Society London, 477 . GSL (Geological Society London), London, UK, pp. 151-167. DOI .

2018


Riedel, M. , Cote, M. M., Urlaub, M. , Geersen, J. , Scholz, N. A., Naegeli, K. and Spence, G. D. (2018) In: Subaqueous Mass Movements and Their Consequences: Assessing Geohazards, Environmental Implications and Economic Significance of Subaqueous Landslides. , ed. by Lintern, D. G.. Special Publications Geological Society London, 477 . GSL (Geological Society London), London, UK, Chapter 33. DOI .


Urlaub, M. and Villinger, H. (2018) Open Access In: Subaqueous Mass Movements and Their Consequences: Assessing Geohazards, Environmental Implications and Economic Significance of Subaqueous Landslides. , ed. by Lintern, D. G.. Geological Society London Special Publications, 477 . Geological Society, London, UK, pp. 511-521. DOI .


Clare, M., Chaytor, J., Dabson, O., Gamboa, D., Georgiopoulou, A., Eady, H., Hunt, J., Jackson, C., Katz, O., Krastel, S., León, R., Micallef, A. , Moernaut, J., Moriconi, R., Moscardelli, L., Mueller, C., Normandeau, A., Patacci, M., Steventon, M., Urlaub, M. , Völker, D., Wood, L. and Jobe, Z. (2018) In: Subaqueous Mass Movements and their Consequences: Assessing Geohazards, Environmental Implications and Economic Significance of Subaqueous Landslides. , ed. by Lintern, D. G.. Special Publications Geological Society London, 477 . Geological Society of London, London, pp. 455-477. DOI .

2014


Urlaub, M. , Talling, P. and Zervos, A. (2014) In: Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences: 6th International Symposium. . Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, 37 . Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 177-188. ISBN 978-3-319-00971-1 DOI .

2012


Urlaub, M. , Talling, P. J., Zervos, A., Masson, D. G. and Clayton, C. I. (2012) Open Access In: Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences. , ed. by Yamada, Y., Kawamura, K., Ikehara, K., Ogawa, Y., Urgeles, R., Mosher, D., Chaytor, J. and Strasser, M.. Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research, 31 . Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands, pp. 277-287. ISBN 978-94-007-2161-6 DOI .

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