Andreas Rietbrock

  • Hertzstrase 16
    76187 Karlsruhe

Research

  • Earthquake Seismology

  • Seismische Tomography (Travel Times, Attenuation and Full Waveform)

  • Subduction Zones

  • Volcano Seismology

Courses

  • Introduction to Geophysics II (SS)

  • Seismology (WS)

  • Current topics in Seismology and Risk (WS & SS)

Committees

  • Dean of Studies (Geophysics)
  • Faculty of Physics

Publications


2026
Journal Articles
Characterizing the Forearc Basement and Subducting Structures of the Northern Ecuadorian Margin
Delsuc, A.; Galve, A.; Laigle, M.; Rietbrock, A.; Schenini, L.; et al.
2026. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 131 (9), e2026JB033929. doi:10.1029/2026JB033929 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Optimising Deep-Learning First-Break Picking
Heuel, J.; Delsuc, A.; Weiel, M.; Coquelin, D.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2026. RAS Techniques and Instruments, 5. doi:10.1093/rasti/rzag027 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
2025
Journal Articles
The ANTICS Large-N Seismic Deployment in Albania
Agurto-Detzel, H.; Rietbrock, A.; Tilmann, F.; Dushi, E.; Frietsch, M.; et al.
2025. Annals of Geophysics, 68 (5), DM574. doi:10.4401/ag-9210 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Seismic imaging of a basaltic Lesser Antilles slab from ancient tectonics
Members of the VoiLA Working Group; Yang, X.; Xie, Y.; Rychert, C. A.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2025. Nature, 640 (8059), 697–701. doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08754-0 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Calibration of the Strain Amplitude Recorded with DAS Using a Strainmeter Array
Forbriger, T.; Karamzadeh, N.; Azzola, J.; Gaucher, E.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2025. Seismological Research Letters, 96 (4), 2356–2367. doi:10.1785/0220240308 
Unraveling the Mantle Dynamics in Central Asia With Joint Full Waveform Inversion
Gao, Y.; Tilmann, F.; Yuan, X.; Rietbrock, A.; Kufner, S.-K.; et al.
2025. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130 (2). doi:10.1029/2024JB030061 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Presentations
Posters
Poroelastic stresses and pore pressure in media with anisotropic permeability and its implications on fault reactivation
Sharia, T.; Rietbrock, A.; Müller, B. I. R.; Niederhuber, T.
2025, March 19. 4th Schatzalp : Induced Seismicity Workshop (2025), Davos, Switzerland, March 18–21, 2025 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
2024
Journal Articles
Structural Characterization of the Taltal Segment in Northern Chile Between 22°S and 26°S Using Local Earthquake Tomography
Leon-Rios, S.; Reyes-Wagner, V.; Calle-Gardella, D.; Rietbrock, A.; Roecker, S.; et al.
2024. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 25 (5), e2023GC011197. doi:10.1029/2023GC011197 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Monitoringkonzept für die Enguri-Bogenstaumauer, Georgien = Monitoring concept for the Enguri Arch Dam, Georgia
Niederhuber, T.; Müller, B.; Schilling, F. R.; Röckel, T.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2024. WASSERWIRTSCHAFT, 114 (7-8), 25–30. doi:10.1007/s35147-024-2368-y 
PickBlue: Seismic Phase Picking for Ocean Bottom Seismometers With Deep Learning
Bornstein, T.; Lange, D.; Münchmeyer, J.; Woollam, J.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2024. Earth and Space Science, 11 (1), Art.: e2023EA003332. doi:10.1029/2023EA003332 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Conference Papers
Integrales Monitoringkonzept an der Enguri Bogenstaumauer
Niederhuber, T.; Müller, B.; Röckel, T.; Kalabegishvili, M.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2024. Messtechnische Überwachung von Stauanlagen ; XIII. Mittweidaer Talsperrentag, 47–51, Hochschule Mittweida. doi:10.48446/opus-15213 
Reports/Preprints
Calibration of the strain amplitude recorded with DAS using a strainmeter array
Forbriger, T.; Karamzadeh, N.; Azzola, J.; Gaucher, E.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2024. arxiv. doi:10.48550/arXiv.2408.01151 
Presentations
Combined Monitoring at the Enguri Arch Dam in Georgia
Niederhuber, T.; Müller, B. I. R.; Schilling, F. R.; Röckel, T.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2024, November 7. Workshop on Induced Seismicity (2024), Karlsruhe, Germany, November 7–8, 2024 
From Petro- and Geophysical Measurements to Induced Seismicity - A Case Study at the Enguri High Arch Dam
Niederhuber, T.; Müller, B. I. R.; Westerhaus, M.; Rietbrock, A.; Weisgerber, J.; et al.
2024, June 7. Sektionstreffen der Sektionen Petrologie/Petrophysik und Geochemie (2024), Karlsruhe, Germany, June 7–8, 2024 
Stress and Strain Changes in Response to Reservoir Water Level Variations - A Case Study of the Enguri High-Head Arch Dam in the Caucasus
Niederhuber, T.; Müller, B.; Westerhaus, M.; Rietbrock, A.; Weisgerber, J.; et al.
2024, April 18. EGU General Assembly (2024), Vienna, Austria, April 14–19, 2024. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-16938 
Posters
Pore pressure evolution in media with isotropic and anisotropic permeability - analytical and numerical solutions
Sharia, T.; Rietbrock, A.; Müller, B.; Niederhuber, T.
2024. EGU General Assembly (2024), Vienna, Austria, April 14–19, 2024. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-10763 
2023
Journal Articles
A review of misfit functions for adjoint full waveform inversion in seismology
Gao, Y.; Tilmann, F.; Rietbrock, A.
2023. Geophysical Journal International, 235 (3), 2794–2827. doi:10.1093/gji/ggad372 
CORREL: Automated Onset Estimation for Controlled-Source Seismic Experiments
Reyes-Wagner, V.; Comte, D.; Roecker, S. W.; Rietbrock, A.
2023. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 180 (11), 3753–3767. doi:10.1007/s00024-023-03353-4 
The Devastating 2022 M6.2 Afghanistan Earthquake: Challenges, Processes, and Implications
Kufner, S.-K.; Bie, L.; Gao, Y.; Lindner, M.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2023. Geophysical Research Letters, 50 (11), e2022GL102176. doi:10.1029/2022GL102176 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Slab to back-arc to arc: Fluid and melt pathways through the mantle wedge beneath the Lesser Antilles
VoiLA Working Group; Hicks, S. P.; Bie, L.; Rychert, C. A.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2023. Science Advances, 9 (5), eadd2143. doi:10.1126/sciadv.add2143 
Anomalous intraslab structure revealed by the analysis of aftershocks of the M 6.7 Coquimbo-La Serena earthquake of 20 January 2019
Comte, D.; Farías, M.; Calle-Gardella, D.; Navarro-Aranguiz, A.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2023. Tectonophysics, 846, Art.-Nr.: 229660. doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2022.229660 
On the Use of the H/V Spectral Ratio Method to Estimate the Fundamental Frequency of Tailings Dams
Pastén, C.; Peña, G.; Comte, D.; Díaz, L.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2023. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 27 (6), 1649–1664. doi:10.1080/13632469.2022.2087799 
Conference Papers
Analysis of the Maricunga Gold Belt Using Seismic Tomography
Comte, D.; Calle-Gardella, D.; Bugueño, F.; Reyes-Wagner, V.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2023. Third EAGE Workshop on Mineral Exploration in Latin America “The Role of Mining in the Energy Transition”, Santiago de Chile, 9th-10th November 2023, 1–3, European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE). doi:10.3997/2214-4609.202384008 
Reports/Preprints
Presentations
Local earthquake recordings using Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) at BFO
Karamzadeh Toularoud, N.; Gao, Y.-J.; Azzola, J.; Forbriger, T.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2023. European Geosciences Union General Assembly (EGU 2023), Vienna, Austria, April 23–28, 2023. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu23-16307 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Research Data
Enguri Catalog KIT (Version 2023-03-14)
Karam Zadeh Toularoud, N.; Gaucher, E.; Tsereteli, N.; Frietsch, M.; Rietbrock, A.
2023, June 20. doi:10.5445/IR/1000156936 
2022
Journal Articles
Subsurface Insights of the Maricunga Gold Belt through Local Earthquake Tomography
Bugueño, F.; Calle-Gardella, D.; Comte, D.; Reyes-Wagner, V.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2022. Minerals, 12 (11), Art.Nr. 1437. doi:10.3390/min12111437 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
SeisBench: A Toolbox for Machine Learning in Seismology
Woollam, J.; Münchmeyer, J.; Tilmann, F.; Rietbrock, A.; Lange, D.; et al.
2022. Seismological Research Letters, 93 (3), 1695–1709. doi:10.1785/0220210324 
Subduction erosion and basal accretion in the Central Chile subduction wedge inferred from local earthquake tomography
Navarro-Aránguiz, A.; Comte, D.; Farías, M.; Roecker, S.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2022. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 115, Art.-Nr.: 103765. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2022.103765 
Which Picker Fits My Data? A Quantitative Evaluation of Deep Learning Based Seismic Pickers
Münchmeyer, J.; Woollam, J.; Rietbrock, A.; Tilmann, F.; Lange, D.; et al.
2022. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127 (1), Art-Nr e2021JB023499. doi:10.1029/2021JB023499 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Presentations
PSD analysis and seismic event detectability of Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) mesurements from several monitoring sites
Karamzadeh Toularoud, N.; Azzola, J.; Gaucher, E.; Forbriger, T.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2022. European Geosciences Union General Assembly (EGU 2022), Vienna, Austria, May 23–27, 2022. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu22-8787 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
2021
Journal Articles
Variation in Upper Plate Crustal and Lithospheric Mantle Structure in the Greater and Lesser Antilles From Ambient Noise Tomography
Schlaphorst, D.; Harmon, N.; Kendall, J. M.; Rychert, C. A.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2021. (VoiLA Team, the, Ed.) Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 22 (7), e2021GC009800. doi:10.1029/2021GC009800 
Deep Structure of the Continental Plate in the South‐Central Chilean Margin: Metamorphic Wedge and Implications for Megathrust Earthquakes
Maksymowicz, A.; Contreras-Reyes, E.; Díaz, D.; Comte, D.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2021. Journal of geophysical research / Solid earth, 126 (7), Art.Nr e2021JB021879. doi:10.1029/2021JB021879 
Widespread Hydration of the Back Arc and the Link to Variable Hydration of the Incoming Plate in the Lesser Antilles From Rayleigh Wave Imaging
Harmon, N.; Rychert, C. A.; Goes, S.; Maunder, B.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2021. (VoiLA Working Group, the, Ed.) Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 22 (7), e2021GC009707. doi:10.1029/2021GC009707 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Repeating Earthquakes at the Edge of the Afterslip of the 2016 Ecuadorian M 7.8 Pedernales Earthquake
Chalumeau, C.; Agurto-Detzel, H.; De Barros, L.; Charvis, P.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2021. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126 (5), e2021JB021746. doi:10.1029/2021JB021746 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
3D Local Earthquake Tomography of the Ecuadorian Margin in the Source Area of the 2016 Mw 7.8 Pedernales Earthquake
León-Ríos, S.; Bie, L.; Agurto-Detzel, H.; Rietbrock, A.; Galve, A.; et al.
2021. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126 (3), e2020JB020701. doi:10.1029/2020JB020701 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Volcanic emission and seismic tremor at Santiaguito, Guatemala: New insights from long-term seismic, infrasound and thermal measurements in 2018–2020
Gottschämmer, E.; Rohnacher, A.; Carter, W.; Nüsse, A.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2021. Journal of volcanology and geothermal research, 411, Art.-Nr.: 107154. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2020.107154 
Source mechanism and triggered large aftershocks of the Mw 6.5 Ambon, Indonesia earthquake
Sahara, D. P.; Nugraha, A. D.; Muhari, A.; Rusdin, A. A.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2021. Tectonophysics, 799, Art.-Nr.: 228709. doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2020.228709 
Reports/Preprints
SeisBench: A Toolbox for Machine Learning in Seismology
Woollam, J.; Münchmeyer, J.; Tilmann, F.; Rietbrock, A.; Lange, D.; et al.
2021. doi:10.48550/arXiv.2111.00786 
2020
Journal Articles
HEX: Hyperbolic Event eXtractor, a Seismic Phase Associator for Highly Active Seismic Regions
Woollam, J.; Rietbrock, A.; Leitloff, J.; Hinz, S.
2020. Seismological research letters, 91 (5), 2769–2778. doi:10.1785/0220200037 
Upper-plate structure in Ecuador coincident with the subduction of the Carnegie Ridge and the southern extent of large mega-thrust earthquakes
Lynner, C.; Koch, C.; Beck, S. L.; Meltzer, A.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2020. Geophysical journal international, 220 (3), 1965–1977. doi:10.1093/gji/ggz558 
Structure of the Ecuadorian forearc from the joint inversion of receiver functions and ambient noise surface waves
Koch, C. D.; Lynner, C.; Delph, J.; Beck, S. L.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2020. Geophysical journal international, 222 (3), 1671–1685. doi:10.1093/gji/ggaa237 
Wide-Angle Seismic Imaging of Two Modes of Crustal Accretion in Mature Atlantic Ocean Crust
Davy, R. G.; Collier, J. S.; Henstock, T. J.; Rietbrock, A.; Goes, S.; et al.
2020. Journal of geophysical research / Solid earth, 125 (6). doi:10.1029/2019JB019100 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Variable water input controls evolution of the Lesser Antilles volcanic arc
Cooper, G. F.; Macpherson, C. G.; Blundy, J. D.; Rietbrock, A.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2020. (the VoiLA team, Ed.) Nature <London>, 582 (7813), 525–529. doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2407-5 
Structural Control on Megathrust Rupture and Slip Behavior: Insights From the 2016 Mw 7.8 Pedernales Ecuador Earthquake
Soto-Cordero, L.; Meltzer, A.; Bergman, E.; Hoskins, M.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2020. Journal of geophysical research / Solid earth, 125 (2), e2019JB018001. doi:10.1029/2019JB018001 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Integrated constraints on explosive eruption intensification at Santiaguito dome complex, Guatemala
Wallace, P. A.; Lamb, O. D.; De Angelis, S.; Kendrick, J. E.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2020. Earth and planetary science letters, 536, Art. Nr.: 116139. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116139 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
Conference Papers
Comprehensible control for researchers and developers facing data challenges
Atkinson, M.; Filgueira, R.; Klampanos, I.; Koukourikos, A.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2020. 15th International Conference on eScience (eScience), 311–320, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/eScience.2019.00042 
2019
Journal Articles
Brittle‐Ductile Deformation and Tensile Rupture of Dome Lava During Inflation at Santiaguito, Guatemala
Hornby, A. J.; Lavallée, Y.; Kendrick, J. E.; De Angelis, S.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2019. Journal of geophysical research / Solid earth, 124 (10), 10107–10131. doi:10.1029/2018JB017253 
Convolutional Neural Network for Seismic Phase Classification, Performance Demonstration over a Local Seismic Network
Woollam, J.; Rietbrock, A.; Bueno, A.; De Angelis, S.
2019. Seismological research letters, 90 (2A), 491–502. doi:10.1785/0220180312 
The 2016 Mw 7.8 Pedernales, Ecuador, Earthquake: Rapid Response Deployment
Meltzer, A.; Beck, S.; Ruiz, M.; Hoskins, M.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2019. Seismological research letters, 90 (3), 1346–1354. doi:10.1785/0220180364 
Ridge subduction and afterslip control aftershock distribution of the 2016 Mw 7.8 Ecuador earthquake
Agurto-Detzel, H.; Font, Y.; Charvis, P.; Régnier, M.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2019. Earth and planetary science letters, 520, 63–76. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2019.05.029 
Disruption of Long-Term Effusive-Explosive Activity at Santiaguito, Guatemala
Lamb, O. D.; Lamur, A.; Díaz-Moreno, A.; De Angelis, S.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2019. Frontiers in Earth Science, 6. doi:10.3389/feart.2018.00253 
Conference Papers
New insights from long-term seismic, infrasound and thermal measurements at Santiaguito volcano, Guatemala
Gottschämmer, E.; Nüsse, A.; Rohnacher, A.; Drach, K.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2019. Physics of Volcanoes 2019, Mendig, 27 Februar - 2 März 2019, Book of Abstracts: Physik der Vulkane 2019 - Physics of Volcanoes 2019 - PoV. Ed.: H. Pfanz, 27, Scientific committee 
Characteristics of central explosions at Santiaguito volcano
Rohnacher, A.; Gottschämmer, E.; Carter, W.; Pineda, A.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2019. Physics of Volcanoes 2019, Mendig, 27 Februar - 2 März 2019, Book of Abstracts: Physik der Vulkane 2019 - Physics of Volcanoes 2019 - PoV. Ed.: H. Pfanz, 40–41, Scientific committee 
HEX: Hyperbolic Event eXtractor, a seismic phase association algorithm for regions of intense seismicity
Woollam, J.; Rietbrock, A.; Hinz, S.; Leitloff, J.
2019. AGU Fall Meeting 2019, San Francisco, 9 – 13 December 2019 
Fluid flow source model for harmonic tremor at Santiaguito volcano, Guatemala
Drach, K.; Gottschämmer, E.; Rietbrock, A.
2019. Physics of Volcanoes 2019, Mendig, 27 Februar - 2 März 2019, Book of Abstracts: Physik der Vulkane 2019 - Physics of Volcanoes 2019 - PoV. Ed.: H. Pfanz, 24, Scientific committee 
An international partnership to develop volcano monitoring capacities in Guatemala
Angelis, S. D.; Rietbrock, A.; Lavallee, Y.; Carter, W.; Wallace, P.; et al.
2019. SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2019, 4782–4785, Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG). doi:10.1190/segam2019-3215154.1 
2018
Journal Articles
30 Years in the Life of an Active Submarine Volcano : A Time‐Lapse Bathymetry Study of the Kick‐’em‐Jenny Volcano, Lesser Antilles
Allen, R. W.; Berry, C.; Henstock, T. J.; Collier, J. S.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2018. Geochemistry, geophysics, geosystems, 19 (3), 715–731. doi:10.1002/2017GC007270 
iBRIDGE - Interaktiver BRückenkurs In Das GEophysik-Masterstudium und Einrichtung eines digitalen, freien Lehrmittelpools
Barth, A.; Schöneberger, L.; Lohner, D.; Holstein, S.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2018. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, 1/2018, 15–17 Full textFull text of the publication as PDF document 
2017
Journal Articles
Quantifying offshore fore‐arc deformation and splay‐fault slip using drowned Pleistocene shorelines, Arauco Bay, Chile
Jara-Muñoz, J.; Melnick, D.; Zambrano, P.; Rietbrock, A.; González, J.; et al.
2017. Journal of geophysical research / Solid earth, 122 (6), 4529–4558. doi:10.1002/2016JB013339 
Slip distribution of the 2015 Lefkada earthquake and its implications for fault segmentation
Bie, L.; González, P. J.; Rietbrock, A.
2017. Geophysical journal international, 210 (1), 420–427. doi:10.1093/gji/ggx171 
2015
Conference Papers
VERCE Delivers a Productive E-science Environment for Seismology Research
Atkinson, M.; Carpené, M.; Casarotti, E.; Claus, S.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2015. 2015 IEEE 11th International Conference on e-Science, Munich, Germany, 31st August - 4th September 2015, 224–236, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/eScience.2015.38 
2014
Journal Articles
Locking of the Chile subduction zone controlled by fluid pressure before the 2010 earthquake
Moreno, M.; Haberland, C.; Oncken, O.; Rietbrock, A.; Angiboust, S.; et al.
2014. Nature geoscience, 7 (4), 292–296. doi:10.1038/ngeo2102 
Seismicity distribution in the vicinity of the Chile Triple Junction, Aysén Region, southern Chile
Agurto-Detzel, H.; Rietbrock, A.; Bataille, K.; Miller, M.; Iwamori, H.; et al.
2014. Journal of South American earth sciences, 51, 1–11. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2013.12.011 
Advancing Subduction Zone Science After a Big Quake
Beck, S.; Rietbrock, A.; Tilmann, F.; Barrientos, S.; Meltzer, A.; et al.
2014. Eos, 95 (23), 193–194. doi:10.1002/2014EO230001 
Geodetic imaging of late postseismic lower crustal flow in Tibet
Ryder, I.; Wang, H.; Bie, L.; Rietbrock, A.
2014. Earth and planetary science letters, 404, 136–143. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2014.07.026 
2013
Book Chapters
Data‐Intensive Seismology : Research Horizons
Galea, M.; Rietbrock, A.; Spinuso, A.; Trani, L.
2013. The DATA Bonanza : Improving Knowledge Discovery in Science, Engineering, and Business. Ed.: M. Atkinson, 353–376, John Wiley and Sons. doi:10.1002/9781118540343.ch17 
Journal Articles
Determination of quality factor (Q) in reflection seismic data
Raji, W. O.; Rietbrock, A.
2013. SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 3191–3195. doi:10.1190/segam2013-0242.1 
Seismic anisotropy in the Sumatra subduction zone
Collings, R.; Rietbrock, A.; Lange, D.; Tilmann, F.; Nippress, S.; et al.
2013. Journal of geophysical research / Solid earth, 118 (10), 5372–5390. doi:10.1002/jgrb.50157 
Temporal changes in attenuation associated with the 2004 M6.0 Parkfield earthquake
Kelly, C. M.; Rietbrock, A.; Faulkner, D. R.; Nadeau, R. M.
2013. Journal of geophysical research / Solid earth, 118 (2), 630–645. doi:10.1002/jgrb.50088 
A Stochastic Earthquake Ground‐Motion Prediction Model for the United Kingdom
Rietbrock, A.; Strasser, F.; Edwards, B.
2013. The bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 103 (1), 57–77. doi:10.1785/0120110231 
Coseismic and postseismic slip associated with the 2010 Maule Earthquake, Chile : Characterizing the Arauco Peninsula barrier effect
Lin, Y.- nung N.; Sladen, A.; Ortega-Culaciati, F.; Simons, M.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2013. Journal of geophysical research / Solid earth, 118 (6), 3142–3159. doi:10.1002/jgrb.50207 
Attenuation (1/Q) estimation in reflection seismic records
Raji, W.; Rietbrock, A.
2013. Journal of geophysics and engineering, 10 (4), Art.Nr. 045012. doi:10.1088/1742-2132/10/4/045012 
A high-resolution, time-variable afterslip model for the 2010 Maule Mw = 8.8, Chile megathrust earthquake
Bedford, J.; Moreno, M.; Baez, J. C.; Lange, D.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2013. Earth and planetary science letters, 383, 26–36. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2013.09.020 
Conference Papers
Towards Addressing CPU-Intensive Seismological Applications in Europe
Carpené, M.; Klampanos, I. A.; Leong, S. H.; Casarotti, E.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2013. Supercomputing : Proceedings of the 28th International Supercomputing Conference, ISC 2013, Leipzig, Germany, June 2013. Ed.: J. M. Kunkel, 55–66, Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38750-0_5 
2012
Journal Articles
The structure of the Sumatran Fault revealed by local seismicity
Weller, O.; Lange, D.; Tilmann, F.; Natawidjaja, D.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2012. Geophysical research letters, 39 (1), Art.Nr. L01306. doi:10.1029/2011GL050440 
Structure and seismogenic properties of the Mentawai segment of the Sumatra subduction zone revealed by local earthquake traveltime tomography
Collings, R.; Lange, D.; Rietbrock, A.; Tilmann, F.; Natawidjaja, D.; et al.
2012. Journal of geophysical research / Solid earth, 117 (B1), Art.Nr. B01312. doi:10.1029/2011JB008469 
Infragravity wave source regions determined from ambient noise correlation
Harmon, N.; Henstock, T.; Srokosz, M.; Tilmann, F.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2012. Geophysical research letters, 39 (4), Art.Nr. L04604. doi:10.1029/2011GL050414 
Large extensional aftershocks in the continental forearc triggered by the 2010 Maule earthquake, Chile
Ryder, I.; Rietbrock, A.; Kelson, K.; Bürgmann, R.; Floyd, M.; et al.
2012. Geophysical journal international, 188 (3), 879–890. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05321.x 
Aftershock seismicity of the 2010 Maule Mw=8.8, Chile, earthquake : Correlation between co‐seismic slip models and aftershock distribution?
Rietbrock, A.; Ryder, I.; Hayes, G.; Haberland, C.; Comte, D.; et al.
2012. Geophysical research letters, 39 (8), Art.Nr. L08310. doi:10.1029/2012GL051308 
Shear velocity structure across the Sumatran Forearc-Arc
Harmon, N.; Henstock, T.; Tilmann, F.; Rietbrock, A.; Barton, P.
2012. Geophysical journal international, 189 (3), 1306–1314. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05446.x 
Seismo-tectonic structure of the Aysén Region, Southern Chile, inferred from the 2007 Mw = 6.2 Aysén earthquake sequence
Agurto, H.; Rietbrock, A.; Barrientos, S.; Bataille, K.; Legrand, D.
2012. Geophysical journal international, 190 (1), 116–130. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05507.x 
High resolution 3D P wave velocity structure beneath Tenerife Island (Canary Islands, Spain) based on tomographic inversion of active‐source data
García-Yeguas, A.; Koulakov, I.; Ibáñez, J. M.; Rietbrock, A.
2012. Journal of geophysical research / Solid earth, 117 (9), Art.Nr. B09309. doi:10.1029/2011JB008970 
The 2010 M 8.8 Maule, Chile earthquake: Nucleation and rupture propagation controlled by a subducted topographic high
Hicks, S. P.; Rietbrock, A.; Haberland, C. A.; Ryder, I. M. A.; Simons, M.; et al.
2012. Geophysical research letters, 39 (19), Art.Nr. L19308. doi:10.1029/2012GL053184 
Seismic‐afterslip characterization of the 2010 M 8.8 Maule, Chile, earthquake based on moment tensor inversion
Agurto, H.; Rietbrock, A.; Ryder, I.; Miller, M.
2012. Geophysical research letters, 39 (20), Art.Nr. L20303. doi:10.1029/2012GL053434 
Evidence for magmatic underplating and partial melt beneath the Canary Islands derived using teleseismic receiver functions
Lodge, A.; Nippress, S. E. J.; Rietbrock, A.; García-Yeguas, A.; Ibáñez, J. M.
2012. Physics of the earth and planetary interiors, 212-213, 44–54. doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2012.09.004 
Sub-slab mantle anisotropy beneath south-central Chile
Hicks, S. P.; Nippress, S. E. J.; Rietbrock, A.
2012. Earth and planetary science letters, 357-358, 203–213. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2012.09.017 
2011
Journal Articles
Enhanced seismic Q compensation
Raji, W. O.; Rietbrock, A.
2011. SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts, 30 (1), 2737–2741. doi:10.1190/1.3627762 
2010
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The September 2009 Padang earthquake
McCloskey, J.; Lange, D.; Tilmann, F.; Nalbant, S. S.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2010. Nature geoscience, 3 (2), 70–71. doi:10.1038/ngeo753 
Tpd, a Damped Predominant Period Function with Improvements for Magnitude Estimation
Hildyard, M. W.; Rietbrock, A.
2010. The bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 100 (2), 684–698. doi:10.1785/0120080368 
Optimized automatic pickers : application to the ANCORP data set
Nippress, S. E. J.; Rietbrock, A.; Heath, A. E.
2010. Geophysical journal international, 181 (2), 911–925. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04531.x 
The Fine Structure of the Subducted Investigator Fracture Zone in Western Sumatra as Seen by Local Seismicity
Lange, D.; Tilmann, F.; Rietbrock, A.; Collings, R.; Natawidjaja, D. H.; et al.
2010. Earth and planetary science letters, 298 (1-2), 47–56. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2010.07.020 
Exploring Structural Controls on Sumatran Earthquakes
Henstock, T.; McNeill, L.; Dean, S.; Barton, P.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2010. Eos, 91 (44), 405–406. doi:10.1029/2010EO440002 
Conference Papers
A nove method of attenuation measurement from pre-stack CMP gathers
Raji, W.; Rietbrock, A.
2010. Proceedings of the 72nd European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2010 : A New Spring for Geoscience, Barcelona, Spain, 14th - 17th June 2010, 4791–4795, Curran 
2009
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Structure of the seismogenic zone of the southcentral Chilean margin revealed by local earthquake traveltime tomography
Haberland, C.; Rietbrock, A.; Lange, D.; Bataille, K.; Dahm, T.
2009. Journal of geophysical research / Solid earth, 114 (B1), Art.Nr. B01317. doi:10.1029/2008JB005802 
P- and S-wave reflectors in D″ beneath southeast Asia
Chaloner, J. W.; Thomas, C.; Rietbrock, A.
2009. Geophysical journal international, 179 (2), 1080–1092. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04328.x 
2008
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The Acquisition of Source, Path, and Site Effects from Microearthquake Recordings Using Q Tomography : Application to the United Kingdom
Edwards, B.; Rietbrock, A.; Bommer, J. J.; Baptie, B.
2008. The bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 98 (4), 1915–1935. doi:10.1785/0120070127 
Imaging an Active Volcano Edifice at Tenerife Island, Spain
Ibáñez, J. M.; Rietbrock, A.; Garcia-Yeguas, A.
2008. Eos, 89 (32), 289–290 
Seismic evidence for a sharp lithospheric base persisting to the lowermost mantle beneath the Caribbean
Kito, T.; Thomas, C.; Rietbrock, A.; Garnero, E. J.; Nippress, S. E. J.; et al.
2008. Geophysical journal international, 174 (3), 1019–1028. doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03880.x 
Event Detection and Phase Picking Using a Time-Domain Estimate of Predominate Period Tpd
Hildyard, M. W.; Nippress, S. E. J.; Rietbrock, A.
2008. The bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 98 (6), 3025–3032. doi:10.1785/0120070272 
2007
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2006
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2005
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Studying the seismogenic coupling zone with a passive seismic array
Rietbrock, A.; Haberland, C.; Bataille, K.; Dahm, T.; Oncken, O.
2005. Eos, 86 (32), 293–297. doi:10.1029/2005EO320001 
The intrusive process leading to the Mt. Etna 2001 flank eruption : Constraints from 3‐D attenuation tomography
Martínez-Arévalo, C.; Patanè, D.; Rietbrock, A.; Ibánez, J. M.
2005. Geophysical research letters, 32 (21), 1–5. doi:10.1029/2005GL023736 
Forearc decoupling of guided waves in the Chile‐Peru subduction zone
Martin, S.; Haberland, C.; Rietbrock, A.
2005. Geophysical research letters, 32 (23), 1–4. doi:10.1029/2005GL024183 
2004
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A narrowly spaced double‐seismic zone in the subducting Nazca plate
Rietbrock, A.; Waldhauser, F.
2004. Geophysical research letters, 31 (10), Art.Nr. 10608. doi:10.1029/2004GL019610 
Deep seismic structure of the Atacama basin, northern Chile
Schurr, B.; Rietbrock, A.
2004. Geophysical research letters, 31 (12), Art.Nr. L12601. doi:10.1029/2004GL019796 
2003
Journal Articles
A crustal model along 39°S from a seismic refraction profile-ISSA 2000
Lüth, S.; Wigger, P.; Araneda, M.; Asch, G.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2003. Revista geológica de Chile, 30 (1), 83–94 
Seismic imaging of a convergent continental margin and plateau in the central Andes (Andean Continental Research Project 1996 (ANCORP’96))
Oncken, O.; Sobolev, S.; Stiller, M.; Asch, G.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2003. Journal of geophysical research / Solid earth, 108 (B7), Art.Nr. 2328. doi:10.1029/2002JB001771 
Complex patterns of fluid and melt transport in the central Andean subduction zone revealed by attenuation tomography
Schurr, B.; Asch, G.; Rietbrock, A.; Trumbull, R.; Haberland, C.
2003. Earth and planetary science letters, 215 (1-2), 105–119. doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00441-2 
2002
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The Southern Andes between 36° and 40°S latitude: Seismicity and average seismic velocities
Bohm, M.; Lüth, S.; Echtler, H.; Asch, G.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2002. Tectonophysics, 356 (4), 275–289. doi:10.1016/S0040-1951(02)00399-2 
2001
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2000
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Subduction and collision processes in the Central Andes constrained by converted seismic phases
Yuan, X.; Sobolev, S. V.; Kind, R.; Oncken, O.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
2000. Nature, 408 (6815), 958–961. doi:10.1038/35050073 
1999
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Seismic reflection image revealing offset of Andean subduction-zone earthquake locations into oceanic mantle
Oncken, O.; Lüschen, E.; Mechie, J.; Sobolev, S.; Rietbrock, A.; et al.
1999. Nature, 397 (6717), 341–344. doi:10.1038/16909 
Seismicity and average velocities beneath the Argentine Puna Plateau
Schurr, B.; Asch, G.; Rietbrock, A.; Kind, R.; Pardo, M.; et al.
1999. Geophysical research letters, 26 (19), 3025–3028. doi:10.1029/1999GL005385 
1998
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The GIANT Analysis System (Graphical Interactive Aftershock Network Toolbox)
Rietbrock, A.; Scherbaum, F.
1998. Seismological research letters, 69 (1), 40–45 
1996
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1995
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Site response modelling by non‐linear waveform inversion
Riepl, J.; Rietbrock, A.; Scherbaum, F.
1995. Geophysical research letters, 22 (3), 199–202. doi:10.1029/94GL02970 
1994
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