Jörg Robl
@joergrobl.bsky.social
Fascinated by nature!
Associate Professor for Geology at the University of Salzburg with special interest in landscape evolution, geodynamics and numerical modelling.
www.geodynamics.at
Associate Professor for Geology at the University of Salzburg with special interest in landscape evolution, geodynamics and numerical modelling.
www.geodynamics.at
🔥🔥🔥 Old orogens – young topography 🔥🔥🔥
How do low mountain ranges evolve far away from active plate boundaries, and how do their topography and erosion patterns differ from collisional orogens such as the Alps?
@unisalzburg.bsky.social
@uni-freiburg.de
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How do low mountain ranges evolve far away from active plate boundaries, and how do their topography and erosion patterns differ from collisional orogens such as the Alps?
@unisalzburg.bsky.social
@uni-freiburg.de
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Old orogen - young topography: Characterizing styles of late Cenozoic uplift and exhumation in the European Variscan belt
Outcropping remnants of the Variscan orogen in Central Europe have experienced relief rejuvenation since the Miocene. Several modern Variscan massifs …
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September 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
🔥🔥🔥 Old orogens – young topography 🔥🔥🔥
How do low mountain ranges evolve far away from active plate boundaries, and how do their topography and erosion patterns differ from collisional orogens such as the Alps?
@unisalzburg.bsky.social
@uni-freiburg.de
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
How do low mountain ranges evolve far away from active plate boundaries, and how do their topography and erosion patterns differ from collisional orogens such as the Alps?
@unisalzburg.bsky.social
@uni-freiburg.de
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Lithological contrasts control relief evolution and erosion rate at the transition of the alpine foreland basin and the Bohemian Massif esurf.copernicus.org/articles/13/...
Great cooperation 🤩: @unisalzburg.bsky.social, @uni-graz.at, @uni-freiburg.de, @uofglasgow.bsky.social, @oeaw.bsky.social
Great cooperation 🤩: @unisalzburg.bsky.social, @uni-graz.at, @uni-freiburg.de, @uofglasgow.bsky.social, @oeaw.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Lithological contrasts control relief evolution and erosion rate at the transition of the alpine foreland basin and the Bohemian Massif esurf.copernicus.org/articles/13/...
Great cooperation 🤩: @unisalzburg.bsky.social, @uni-graz.at, @uni-freiburg.de, @uofglasgow.bsky.social, @oeaw.bsky.social
Great cooperation 🤩: @unisalzburg.bsky.social, @uni-graz.at, @uni-freiburg.de, @uofglasgow.bsky.social, @oeaw.bsky.social
🌶️ Paper alert 🌶️
The recent publication of our PhD student Nicolas Villamizar-Escalante shows links between slab dynamics and the pattern of exhumation in the Calabrian Arc.
Great job Nicolas!
@unisalzburg.bsky.social
@strucgeology.bsky.social
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The recent publication of our PhD student Nicolas Villamizar-Escalante shows links between slab dynamics and the pattern of exhumation in the Calabrian Arc.
Great job Nicolas!
@unisalzburg.bsky.social
@strucgeology.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Slab length and slab tearing control asymmetric exhumation of the Calabrian Arc
Slab dynamics play a fundamental role in shaping landscapes through subduction, tearing, and rollback. The Calabrian Arc, situated along the convergen…
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August 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🌶️ Paper alert 🌶️
The recent publication of our PhD student Nicolas Villamizar-Escalante shows links between slab dynamics and the pattern of exhumation in the Calabrian Arc.
Great job Nicolas!
@unisalzburg.bsky.social
@strucgeology.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The recent publication of our PhD student Nicolas Villamizar-Escalante shows links between slab dynamics and the pattern of exhumation in the Calabrian Arc.
Great job Nicolas!
@unisalzburg.bsky.social
@strucgeology.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Getting an idea about coastal erosion - the power of waves is insane
August 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Getting an idea about coastal erosion - the power of waves is insane
Wild Asturias
Waves as sculptors of the coast ...
Waves as sculptors of the coast ...
August 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Wild Asturias
Waves as sculptors of the coast ...
Waves as sculptors of the coast ...
Beautiful Asturias
Beach pebbles at the Atlantic coast of northern Spain - artwork by nature!
Beach pebbles at the Atlantic coast of northern Spain - artwork by nature!
August 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Beautiful Asturias
Beach pebbles at the Atlantic coast of northern Spain - artwork by nature!
Beach pebbles at the Atlantic coast of northern Spain - artwork by nature!
What a fantastic day in my backyard with Benjamin Campforts and highly motivated students from the University of Amsterdam.
Triassic reefs, Pleistocene glaciations, retreating waterfalls, rockfalls, and costs for protective measure in a nutshell.
@bcampforts.bsky.social
@unisalzburg.bsky.social
Triassic reefs, Pleistocene glaciations, retreating waterfalls, rockfalls, and costs for protective measure in a nutshell.
@bcampforts.bsky.social
@unisalzburg.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 7:56 AM
What a fantastic day in my backyard with Benjamin Campforts and highly motivated students from the University of Amsterdam.
Triassic reefs, Pleistocene glaciations, retreating waterfalls, rockfalls, and costs for protective measure in a nutshell.
@bcampforts.bsky.social
@unisalzburg.bsky.social
Triassic reefs, Pleistocene glaciations, retreating waterfalls, rockfalls, and costs for protective measure in a nutshell.
@bcampforts.bsky.social
@unisalzburg.bsky.social
What might the northern Calcareous Alps have looked like in the LGM? - and what are the links between glaciations and landslides? Here is an ice flow simulation for the Hochschwab massif (hosting the Wildalpen landslide) with the new code from: @hergarten.bsky.social
# @unisalzburg.bsky.social
# @unisalzburg.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 10:25 AM
What might the northern Calcareous Alps have looked like in the LGM? - and what are the links between glaciations and landslides? Here is an ice flow simulation for the Hochschwab massif (hosting the Wildalpen landslide) with the new code from: @hergarten.bsky.social
# @unisalzburg.bsky.social
# @unisalzburg.bsky.social
Are you interested in the evolution of high mountain peaks? Visit me at my talk tomorrow at the EGU in room G2, Session TS 4.2 (17:10 - 17:20). Hope to CU there !
April 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Are you interested in the evolution of high mountain peaks? Visit me at my talk tomorrow at the EGU in room G2, Session TS 4.2 (17:10 - 17:20). Hope to CU there !
:-) :-) :-) 10 fully-funded PhD positions :-) ::-) :-)
Please forward to anyone who might be interested. We offer 10 PhD positions at the interface of geology, ecology and geography. In particular, I would like to promote subproject 6 (see figure).
www.plus.ac.at/doctorate-sc...
Please forward to anyone who might be interested. We offer 10 PhD positions at the interface of geology, ecology and geography. In particular, I would like to promote subproject 6 (see figure).
www.plus.ac.at/doctorate-sc...
March 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
:-) :-) :-) 10 fully-funded PhD positions :-) ::-) :-)
Please forward to anyone who might be interested. We offer 10 PhD positions at the interface of geology, ecology and geography. In particular, I would like to promote subproject 6 (see figure).
www.plus.ac.at/doctorate-sc...
Please forward to anyone who might be interested. We offer 10 PhD positions at the interface of geology, ecology and geography. In particular, I would like to promote subproject 6 (see figure).
www.plus.ac.at/doctorate-sc...
Our doctoral program is now also in the public eye :-)
salzburg.orf.at/stories/3286...
salzburg.orf.at/stories/3286...
Studium über Klimawandel in den Alpen
Ein neues Doktoratsprogramm an der Universität Salzburg soll die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die heimischen Alpen erforschen. 2,5 Millionen Euro an Fördergeldern bekam das neue Projekt dafür vom...
salzburg.orf.at
December 25, 2024 at 7:54 AM
Our doctoral program is now also in the public eye :-)
salzburg.orf.at/stories/3286...
salzburg.orf.at/stories/3286...
Reposted by Jörg Robl
My book is still out there! Please use, adapt, and help maintain if you find it helpful for teaching!
December 14, 2024 at 7:49 PM
My book is still out there! Please use, adapt, and help maintain if you find it helpful for teaching!
Reposted by Jörg Robl
This animation from the USGS shows the predicted shaking intensity from the M7 earthquake that occurred offshore of Cape Mendocino on December 5, 2024. 🧪⚒️
(Sound on)
(Sound on)
December 11, 2024 at 8:55 PM
This animation from the USGS shows the predicted shaking intensity from the M7 earthquake that occurred offshore of Cape Mendocino on December 5, 2024. 🧪⚒️
(Sound on)
(Sound on)
Reposted by Jörg Robl
Liran Goren just presented her recent work with Eitan Shelef on the links between channel concavity and drainage planform network. This is really elegant and captures the non-recoverable reorganization from wet➡️arid➡️wet climate cycles.
esurf.copernicus.org/articles/12/...
esurf.copernicus.org/articles/12/...
Channel concavity controls planform complexity of branching drainage networks
Abstract. The planform geometry of branching drainage networks controls the topography of landscapes and their geomorphic, hydrologic, and ecologic functionality. The complexity of networks' geometry ...
esurf.copernicus.org
December 10, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Liran Goren just presented her recent work with Eitan Shelef on the links between channel concavity and drainage planform network. This is really elegant and captures the non-recoverable reorganization from wet➡️arid➡️wet climate cycles.
esurf.copernicus.org/articles/12/...
esurf.copernicus.org/articles/12/...
In today's tectonic geomorphology course we discussed Davis' Cycle of Erosion (and differences to the models of Penck & Hack) and computed the hypsometric curves of catchments in the Sierra Nevada (Spain) following the recipe of Strahler, 1953. New ingredients: DEMs, GIS & Matlab!
Old but gold!
Old but gold!
December 9, 2024 at 4:04 PM
In today's tectonic geomorphology course we discussed Davis' Cycle of Erosion (and differences to the models of Penck & Hack) and computed the hypsometric curves of catchments in the Sierra Nevada (Spain) following the recipe of Strahler, 1953. New ingredients: DEMs, GIS & Matlab!
Old but gold!
Old but gold!
Reposted by Jörg Robl
Discussion open for comments: Old orogen - young topography: lithological contrasts controlling erosion and relief formation in the Bohemian Massif egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
Old orogen – young topography: lithological contrasts controlling erosion and relief formation in the Bohemian Massif
Abstract. In several low mountain ranges throughout Europe, high-grade metamorphic and granitic rocks of the Variscan orogen are exposed – even though the topography of this Paleozoic mountain range w...
egusphere.copernicus.org
December 6, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Discussion open for comments: Old orogen - young topography: lithological contrasts controlling erosion and relief formation in the Bohemian Massif egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
How does relief evolve in intracontinental mountains, how quickly do they erode and what role does lithology play?
Old orogen – young topography: lithological contrasts controlling erosion and relief formation in the Bohemian Massif
egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
@egu-esurf.bsky.social
Old orogen – young topography: lithological contrasts controlling erosion and relief formation in the Bohemian Massif
egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
@egu-esurf.bsky.social
December 6, 2024 at 4:49 PM
How does relief evolve in intracontinental mountains, how quickly do they erode and what role does lithology play?
Old orogen – young topography: lithological contrasts controlling erosion and relief formation in the Bohemian Massif
egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
@egu-esurf.bsky.social
Old orogen – young topography: lithological contrasts controlling erosion and relief formation in the Bohemian Massif
egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
@egu-esurf.bsky.social
Thanks, in case you know good candidates for the PhD positions - please spread the word 👍
December 5, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Thanks, in case you know good candidates for the PhD positions - please spread the word 👍
Last week's rollercoaster ride started with endless classes despite a cold, but took a very positive turn with the announcement that our €2.5 million doctoral program had been funded. Back to full health, Salzburg never disappoints on weekends with its great outdoor options!
December 4, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Last week's rollercoaster ride started with endless classes despite a cold, but took a very positive turn with the announcement that our €2.5 million doctoral program had been funded. Back to full health, Salzburg never disappoints on weekends with its great outdoor options!
What would the world be without mushrooms? Most of the year they are almost invisibly hidden in the ground, but in the autumn forest they reveal their many shapes and colors. Many species are dependent on the substrate, resulting in an exciting relationship between fungi, soil types and bedrock.
October 19, 2024 at 5:02 PM
What would the world be without mushrooms? Most of the year they are almost invisibly hidden in the ground, but in the autumn forest they reveal their many shapes and colors. Many species are dependent on the substrate, resulting in an exciting relationship between fungi, soil types and bedrock.
Why is geology important to understand the climate of the past and the future and to mitigate the consequences of climate change?
I had great hours discussing these and other questions with students from St. Rupert Gymnasium (Bischofshofen).
Thanks for the photos Paul @pamoe.bsky.social
I had great hours discussing these and other questions with students from St. Rupert Gymnasium (Bischofshofen).
Thanks for the photos Paul @pamoe.bsky.social
May 15, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Why is geology important to understand the climate of the past and the future and to mitigate the consequences of climate change?
I had great hours discussing these and other questions with students from St. Rupert Gymnasium (Bischofshofen).
Thanks for the photos Paul @pamoe.bsky.social
I had great hours discussing these and other questions with students from St. Rupert Gymnasium (Bischofshofen).
Thanks for the photos Paul @pamoe.bsky.social