Stefanie M. Rieger, PhD.

My main research interest is the quantification of the vertical surface-deformation on different spatial and temporal scales. The vertical surface-deformation is essential for a better understanding of subsurface active tectonic-processes.

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For the detection of the contemporary vertical surface-deformation I use Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR), and Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI). These space-geodetic methods enable the detection of the vertical surface-deformation with a precision of mm/yrs over a regional area of 100’s of km.

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For the detection of the vertical surface-deformation pattern on the millennial and the million-year time-scale, I analyze river profiles, uplifted paleo-shorelines, and Neogene sedimentary rocks.

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Quantification of the geological vertical surface-deformation pattern is based on mapping of geological data. I use the geological record to map hiatal surfaces and apply the plume-stratigraphic framework concept developed by Friedrich et al. (2017). This method enables to estimate paleo surface-topography and vertical surface-deformation pattern on the million-year time-scale.