Publications
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences

(Co) Author: Kukowski, N
(since 2001) [ All ]









































  • Bialas, J.; Kukowski, N. (2001): R/V Sonne off Peru : new geophysical data for investigating gas hydrates, convergent margin structure and seismicity. Sea Technology, 42, 4, 29-32.






  • Adam, J.; Kukowski, N.; Oncken, O. (2002): Strain variation and partitioning in thrust wedges: High-resolution data from scaled sandbox experiments by 2D-3D PIV analysis. Bollettino di Geofisica teorica ed applicata, 42, 1/2, 123-126.

  • Lohrmann, J.; Adam, J.; Kukowski, N. (2002): Identifying kinematic segments in convergent wedges from scaled analogue experiments. Bolletino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata, 42, 1-2, 193-197.



  • Bialas, J.; Kukowski, N. (2001): Sonne off Peru – Along “Ring of Fire”, New geophysical data for investigating gas hydrates, convergent margin structure, seismicity. Sea Technology, 42, 4, 29-32.



  • Hoth, S.; Adam, J.; Kukowski, N.; Fischer, D. (2006): Influence of erosion on the kinematics of bivergent orogens: Results from scaled sandbox simulations. - In: Oncken, O.; Willett, S. D.; Hovius, N.; Brandon, M. T. (Eds.), Tectonics, Climate and Landscape Evolution, 201-225.

  • Kukowski, N.; Oncken, O. (2006): Subduction Erosion - the 'Normal' mode of fore-arc material transfer along the Chilean margin ?. - In: Oncken, O.; Chong, G.; Franz, G.; Giese, P.; Götze, H.-J.; Ramos, V.; Strecker, M.; Wigger, P. (Eds.), The Andes - Active Subduction Orogeny, Springer, 217-236.

  • Lohrmann, J.; Kukowski, N.; Krawczyk, C. M.; Oncken, O.; Sick, C.; Sobiesiak, M.; Rietbrock, A. (2006): Subduction Channel Evolution in Brittle Fore-Arc Wedges - a Combined Study with Scaled Sandbox Experiments, Seismological and Reflection Seismic Data and Geological Field Evidence. - In: Oncken, O.; Chong, G.; Franz, G.; Giese, P.; Götze, H.-J.; Ramos, V.; Strecker, M.; Wigger, P. (Eds.), The Andes - Active Subduction Orogeny, Springer, 237-262.








  • Reiter, K.; Kukowski, N.; Ratschbacher, L. (2010): The interaction of two indenters in an analogue experiment - a way to explain the formation of the Tajik fold-and-thrust belt?. General Assembly European Geosciences Union (Vienna, Austria 2010).

  • Reiter, K.; Kukowski, N.; Ratschbacher, L. (2010): Two indenter interactions in analogue experiments - a further explanation of curved fold-and-thrust belts. International Geological Modelling Conference - GeoMod 2010 (Lisbon, Portugal 2010).



  • Kukowski, N.; Hoth, S.; Norabuena, E. (2008): Seafloor morphology and wedge mechanics along the submarine Peruvian forearc: insights from morphometry and critical taper analysis. General Assembly European Geosciences Union (Vienna, Austria 2008).






  • Kellner, A.; Kukowski, N.; Dresen, G. (2006): Deformation of the forearc wedge along the obliquely convergent Chilean margin. 3rd General Assembly European Geosciences Union (Vienna, Austria 2006).




  • Hoth, S.; Kukowski, N.; Sinclair, H. (2005): Orogenic cycles in foreland basin stratigraphy. Thust belts and foreland basins.. SGF-SGE Joint Earth Science Meeting (Rueil-Malmaison, France 2005), 197-199.

  • Hoth, S.; Scherler, D.; Kukowski, N.; Oncken, O. (2005): Linking deformation and erosion of mountain belts with the evolution of foreland basins. International Final Symposium of the Collaborative Research Center 'Deformation Processes in the Andes', SFB 267 (Potsdam 2005).


  • Kellner, A.; Kukowski, N.; Medvedev, S.; Dresen, G. (2005): Strain Partitioning and Deformation of Forearc Wedges at Obliquely Convergent Subduction Zones: Two Case Studies along the Chilean Margin. 2nd General Assembly European Geosciences Union (Vienna, Austria 2005).

  • Schemmann, K.; Kukowski, N.; Oncken, O. (2005): Plateau vs. fold-and-thrust belt: strain partitioning in the Central Andes - modelling results for the decoupled case. Joint Earth Science Meeting 'Thrust Belts and Foreland Basins' (Rueil-Malmaison, France 2005), 328-329.



  • Hoth, S.; Adam, J.; Kukowski, N.; Oncken, O. (2004): How much does denudation control the growth of collisional orogens? Insights from scaled sandbox simulations. 26th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting (Uppsala, Schweden 2004).




  • Kukowski, N. (2004): Material and Flux at Convergent Margins: What ends up in the Forearc?. GeoMod 2004 (Emmetten, Switzerland 2004).

  • Kukowski, N.; Lohrmann, J.; Hampel, A. (2004): Visage of a tectonically erosive margin: interplay of geophysical data and analogue modelling. The 26th Nordic Geological Winter Meeting (Uppsala, Sweden 2004).







  • Hampel, A.; Kukowski, N.; Adam, J.; Huebscher, C. (2003): The subduction of the Nazca Ridge at the Peruvian margin: Insights into the mass transfer regime from geophysical data and a PIV monitored 3D sandbox experiment. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly (Nice 2003).

  • Hampel, A.; Kukowski, N.; Bialas, J. (2003): Subduction of the Nazca Ridge: Reconstruction of its Migration History and Insights from Geophysical Data. 18. Geowissenschaftliches Lateinamerika-Kolloquium (Freiberg 2003).







  • Kukowski, N. (2003): How fluid sources affect pore pressure and thermal evolution in the outermost forearc. 81. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft (Bochum 2003), 112.

  • Kukowski, N. (2003): Geodynamics of the erosive Peruvian convergent margin: the role of structure and morphology of the Nazca plate. 81. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft (Bochum 2003), 112.






  • Lohrmann, J.; Kukowski, N.; Oncken, O. (2003): Kinematic segmentation of accretive wedges based on scaled sandbox experiments and their application to nature. EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly (Nice, France 2003).

  • Lohrmann, J.; Kukowski, N.; Oncken, O. (2003): What controls mass transfer within subduction channels? Investigations with 2D scaled sandbox experiments. 'Geowissenschaften ins 3. Jahrtausend: Methoden, Materialien, Mechanismen = Earth Sciences into the 3. Millennium: Methods, Materials, Mechanisms' (Bochum 2003).


  • Adam, J.; Kukowski, N.; Lohrmann, J.; Oncken, O. (2002): Mass transfer patterns and mechanics during steady-state subduction erosion: implications of analogue sandbox experiments for natural forearc systems. 27th General Assembly European Geophysical Society (EGS) (Nice France 2002).

  • Adam, J.; Kukowski, N.; Lohrmann, J.; Oncken, O. (2002): Mass-transfer patterns and mechanics of tectonically erosive margins: implications from sandbox experiments. 27th General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society (EGS) (Nice 2002).




  • Hampel, A.; Kukowski, N.; Bialas, J.; Barckhausen, U. (2002): Effects of the oblique subduction of the Nazca Ridge on Peruvian margin: a re-evaluation of its migration and the present collision zone. 27th General Assembly European Geophysical Society (EGS) (Nice 2002).

  • Hampel, A.; Kukowski, N.; Bialas, J.; Barckhausen, U. (2002): The obliquely subducting Nazca Ridge at the Peruvian active margin: the present collision zone and a re-evaluation of its migration history. 5th International Symposium on Andean Geodynamics ( ISAG) (Toulouse 2002), 291-293.

  • Hampel, A.; Kukowski, N.; Bialas, J. (2002): Effects of the oblique subduction of the Nazca Ridge on the Peruvian convergent margin: insights from bathymetric and wide-angle seismic data. AGU 2002 Fall Meeting (San Francisco 2002), 155-156.

  • Hoth, S.; Adam, J.; Kukowski, N.; Oncken, O. (2002): Climate control on tectonic mass transfer in bivergent orogenic wedges: Insight from scaled sandbox experiments. REALMOD 2002 Conference (San Donato Milanese 2002), 185-188.

  • Hoth, S.; Adam, J.; Kukowski, N.; Oncken, O. (2002): Simulation of climate control on tectonic mass-transfer in bivergent orogenic-wedges. Insights from scaled sandbox models.. 27th General Assembly European Geophysical Society (EGS) (Nice, France 2002).



  • Kukowski, N. (2002): Effects of fluid and heat sources on forearc flow patterns and pore pressure evolution.. 2002 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting (Wellington, New Zealand 2002).


  • Kukowski, N.; Hampel, A.; Bialas, J.; Huebscher, C.; Barckhausen, U. (2002): The role of the Nazca plate in controlling mass transfer and mechanics at the Peruvian margin: combined interpretation of marine geophysical data and 3D analogue experiments. 62. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Jahrestagung (Hannover 2002).


  • Kukowski, N.; Lohrmann, J.; Huhn, K. (2002): Mechanics of simultaneous frontal and basal accretion: insight from scaled sandbox experiments. 2002 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting (Wellington, New Zealand 2002).


  • Adam, J.; Kukowski, N.; Lohrmann, J.; Oncken, O. (2001): Mass Transfer Patterns and Mechanics during Steady-State Subduction Erosion: Implications of Analogue Sandbox Experiments for Natural Forearc Systems. 2001 MARGINS Meeting (Kiel 2001), 9-10.




  • Hampel, A.; Bialas, J.; Kukowski, N. (2001): Die Kollision des Nazca-Rücken mit dem peruanischen Kontinentalrand: Neue Einblicke aus bathymetrischen und refraktionsseismische Daten. 61. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft (Frankfurt/Main 2001).

  • Hampel, A.; Bialas, J.; Kukowski, N. (2001): The collision of Nazca ridge with the Peruvian margin: Insights from bathymetric and wide angle seismic data. 26th General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society (EGS) ( Nice 2001).

  • Hampel, A.; Bialas, J.; Kukowski, N. (2001): Interaction of the Nazca Ridge and the Peruvian Convergent Margin: Insights from Bathymetric and Refraction Seismic Data. MARGINS Meeting (Kiel 2001).

  • Hampel, A.; Bialas, J.; Kukowski, N. (2001): Bathymetrische und refraktionsseismische Daten vom Nazca-Rücken: Erste Ergebnisse der Fahrt SO146 - GEOPECO. Statusseminar 'Meeresforschung mit FS Sonne' (Hannover 2001).


  • Huhn, K.; Kukowski, N.; Oncken, O. (2001): Untersuchungen der Spannungsakkumulation im Fore-arc-Bereich konvergenter Ränder - Ergebnisse zur Spannungsverteilung im Décollement. 79. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Mineralogischen Gesellschaft (DMG) (Potsdam 2001).

  • Huhn, K.; Morgan, J. K.; Kukowski, N. (2001): Comparative and Supplementary Studies of Analogue and Distinct Element Experiments to Investigate the Mechanics of the Makran Wedge. MARGINS Meeting (Kiel 2001).

  • Huhn, K.; Morgan, J. K.; Kukowski, N. (2001): Deformation behaviour of accretionary wedges: insights from analogue and distinct element experiments applied to the Makran wedge. 26th General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society (EGS) ( Nice 2001).

  • Huhn, K.; Morgan, J. K.; Kukowski, N. (2001): Untersuchungen des Deformationsverhaltens von Akkretionssystemen mit analogen und distinkt Element Experimenten am Beispiel des Makran-Akkretionskeils. 61. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft (Frankfurt/Main 2001).



  • Kukowski, N.; Bialas, J. (2001): Tektonik, Mechanik, Gashydrat-und Fluidtransportsysteme des peruanischen Kontinentalrandes: die Forschungsfahrt SO146 GEOPECO. Statusseminar 'Meeresforschung mit FS Sonne' (Hannover 2001).


  • Kukowski, N.; Hampel, A.; Lohrmann, J.; Hübscher, C.; Bialas, J. (2001): Tectonic erosion at the Peruvian margin resulting form extraordinary roughness of the plate interface: evidence from new swath bathymetry data, seismic wide angle data and sandbox analogue modelling. 26th General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society (EGS) ( Nice 2001).





  • Mohr, A.; Kukowski, N. (2001): 3-D-Finite Element Model of Seamount Subduction Applied to the Costa Rica Margin. MARGINS Meeting (Kiel 2001).