Richard Ott
@georichard.bsky.social
Assistant Professor for Geomorphology at University of Amsterdam, he/him
https://richardott.weebly.com/
https://richardott.weebly.com/
Thank you @egu-gm.bsky.social for highlighting how cool carbonate landscapes are!
The GM blog is continuing our "islands" mini-series with an interview with Prof. Richard Ott @georichard.bsky.social on his work on Crete and carbonate landscapes! 🏝️🌟⛰️🐚Check it out: blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gm...
Highlighting: Crete!
This blog post is part of our series: “Highlights” for which we’re accepting contributions! Please contact Emma Lodes (GM blog editor, elodes@asu.edu), if you’d like to contribute on this topic or oth...
blogs.egu.eu
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Thank you @egu-gm.bsky.social for highlighting how cool carbonate landscapes are!
An entire Nature article from 1934, I came across while reviewing literature. Times have changed...
August 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
An entire Nature article from 1934, I came across while reviewing literature. Times have changed...
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Solving million-year problems requires more than just #AI- it needs transparency and solid #science.
Could this be the future of trustworthy technology?
🔗Explore more in our latest #GeoLog post: egu.eu/3VEHLX
Could this be the future of trustworthy technology?
🔗Explore more in our latest #GeoLog post: egu.eu/3VEHLX
August 12, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Solving million-year problems requires more than just #AI- it needs transparency and solid #science.
Could this be the future of trustworthy technology?
🔗Explore more in our latest #GeoLog post: egu.eu/3VEHLX
Could this be the future of trustworthy technology?
🔗Explore more in our latest #GeoLog post: egu.eu/3VEHLX
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I’m delighted to share that our latest research has just been published in HESS.
We developed an unsupervised workflow to estimate river surface velocities from videos. Testing on 11,000+ videos against 274 gauging measurements showed excellent agreement.
hess.copernicus.org/articles/29/...
We developed an unsupervised workflow to estimate river surface velocities from videos. Testing on 11,000+ videos against 274 gauging measurements showed excellent agreement.
hess.copernicus.org/articles/29/...
Unsupervised image velocimetry for automated computation of river flow velocities
Abstract. Accurate, long-term measurements of river flow are imperative for understanding and predicting a broad range of fluvial processes. Modern technological advances are enabling the development ...
hess.copernicus.org
August 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I’m delighted to share that our latest research has just been published in HESS.
We developed an unsupervised workflow to estimate river surface velocities from videos. Testing on 11,000+ videos against 274 gauging measurements showed excellent agreement.
hess.copernicus.org/articles/29/...
We developed an unsupervised workflow to estimate river surface velocities from videos. Testing on 11,000+ videos against 274 gauging measurements showed excellent agreement.
hess.copernicus.org/articles/29/...
Great read!
I wrote a piece for @egu.eu about academic evaluation and how the resulting incentives for academics are destructive.
I think it can be done better. 🕸️
But only if you want it, too. 🫶
blogs.egu.eu/divisions/sm...
#Academia #AcademicEvaluation #ScienceMetrics #ProAc
I think it can be done better. 🕸️
But only if you want it, too. 🫶
blogs.egu.eu/divisions/sm...
#Academia #AcademicEvaluation #ScienceMetrics #ProAc
Surviving the Ranking Madness: A Geoscientist’s Guide to Keeping Your Academic Soul Intact
The Academic Identity Crisis Ever googled yourself to check if your h-index went up? Compared your publication statistics to a peer? Published in a paywall journal while cursing the system? – Same. We...
blogs.egu.eu
July 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Great read!
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In the next few months, Japan will finish work on an instrumented network of seafloor cables and wire it directly into a national early warning system.
Learn more: scim.ag/44FXkxI
Learn more: scim.ag/44FXkxI
July 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
In the next few months, Japan will finish work on an instrumented network of seafloor cables and wire it directly into a national early warning system.
Learn more: scim.ag/44FXkxI
Learn more: scim.ag/44FXkxI
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Last Wednesday the Birchgletscher in the Swiss Alps collapsed, devastating large parts of the village #Blatten and blocking the Lonza river which created a small lake.
Thanks to aerial images shared by #swisstopo, I was able to create a 3D model of the area.
You can explore it here 👉 skfb.ly/pxHLC
Thanks to aerial images shared by #swisstopo, I was able to create a 3D model of the area.
You can explore it here 👉 skfb.ly/pxHLC
May 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Last Wednesday the Birchgletscher in the Swiss Alps collapsed, devastating large parts of the village #Blatten and blocking the Lonza river which created a small lake.
Thanks to aerial images shared by #swisstopo, I was able to create a 3D model of the area.
You can explore it here 👉 skfb.ly/pxHLC
Thanks to aerial images shared by #swisstopo, I was able to create a 3D model of the area.
You can explore it here 👉 skfb.ly/pxHLC
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Investing in basic science more than pays for itself! Cutting NSF and NIH would hurt the US economy. (Now might be a good time to remind your congressional reps about this)
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually
Economists find public R&D drives U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself
www.forbes.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Investing in basic science more than pays for itself! Cutting NSF and NIH would hurt the US economy. (Now might be a good time to remind your congressional reps about this)
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
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We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to study nearshore active faults with bathymetric surveys from an autonomous kayak!
The main site will be the Kefalonia Transform Fault Zone 🇬🇷
All the info in the 🔗 below.
www.gfz.de/en/career/jo...
The main site will be the Kefalonia Transform Fault Zone 🇬🇷
All the info in the 🔗 below.
www.gfz.de/en/career/jo...
Job Offers
www.gfz.de
May 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to study nearshore active faults with bathymetric surveys from an autonomous kayak!
The main site will be the Kefalonia Transform Fault Zone 🇬🇷
All the info in the 🔗 below.
www.gfz.de/en/career/jo...
The main site will be the Kefalonia Transform Fault Zone 🇬🇷
All the info in the 🔗 below.
www.gfz.de/en/career/jo...
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A landscape shaped by active tectonics: the Taygetos range with the Sparta fault at its base and our @ipgp.bsky.social master and PhD students in front.
The Sparta fault made the 464BCE #earthquake of magnitude 7+, an event that has likely triggered the 3rd Messenian war.
⚒️🧪
The Sparta fault made the 464BCE #earthquake of magnitude 7+, an event that has likely triggered the 3rd Messenian war.
⚒️🧪
May 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A landscape shaped by active tectonics: the Taygetos range with the Sparta fault at its base and our @ipgp.bsky.social master and PhD students in front.
The Sparta fault made the 464BCE #earthquake of magnitude 7+, an event that has likely triggered the 3rd Messenian war.
⚒️🧪
The Sparta fault made the 464BCE #earthquake of magnitude 7+, an event that has likely triggered the 3rd Messenian war.
⚒️🧪
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A good reality check as hydrogen creeps up in the geo-energy discourse. Whether storage or natural hydrogen production.
Are you excited about the possibilities of clean hydrogen? Let me cure that for you.
Taming the hydrogen hype
Team Electron takes on the hydrogen hype and its underlying motivations.
www.volts.wtf
May 17, 2025 at 5:14 AM
A good reality check as hydrogen creeps up in the geo-energy discourse. Whether storage or natural hydrogen production.
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Landsat could use your support. The mission's 50+ year data continuity is at risk. If you believe contacting elected representatives does anything, now would be a good time to apply pressure. 🛰️📡
May 7, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Landsat could use your support. The mission's 50+ year data continuity is at risk. If you believe contacting elected representatives does anything, now would be a good time to apply pressure. 🛰️📡
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It's hard to believe that nearly a decade has passed since @geojane.bsky.social went to B.U.'s administration and detailed her shocking experiences as a grad student under my then-adviser, Dave Marchant.
In the years since, we have learned of so, so, so many others who likewise abused their (1/7)
In the years since, we have learned of so, so, so many others who likewise abused their (1/7)
May 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
It's hard to believe that nearly a decade has passed since @geojane.bsky.social went to B.U.'s administration and detailed her shocking experiences as a grad student under my then-adviser, Dave Marchant.
In the years since, we have learned of so, so, so many others who likewise abused their (1/7)
In the years since, we have learned of so, so, so many others who likewise abused their (1/7)
This is a really cool postdoc opportunity in a great research group on a beautiful campus!
Postdoctoral researcher position (f_m_x) in Active Tectonics @gfz.bsky.social www.gfz.de/en/career/jo...
May 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is a really cool postdoc opportunity in a great research group on a beautiful campus!
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Apparently surface rupture during the Myanmar 2025. I'm very surprised by the weak shaking along the rupture. I'm not sure if this is the main rupture (I would say no - nonetheless, VERY COOL). Author unknown, location Thazi (to be confirmed)
May 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Apparently surface rupture during the Myanmar 2025. I'm very surprised by the weak shaking along the rupture. I'm not sure if this is the main rupture (I would say no - nonetheless, VERY COOL). Author unknown, location Thazi (to be confirmed)
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This image cannot be shared enough. This is what our country would look like if we stop pumping water out of our polders. And in the meantime, we have closed all but one earth science departments, because it’s a little but more expensive than the average study. What could possibly go wrong.
May 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This image cannot be shared enough. This is what our country would look like if we stop pumping water out of our polders. And in the meantime, we have closed all but one earth science departments, because it’s a little but more expensive than the average study. What could possibly go wrong.
Come to my poster and let's chat about rates of natural and human-induced erosion and sediment connectivity of the Northern Andes! @egu.eu @egu-gm.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Come to my poster and let's chat about rates of natural and human-induced erosion and sediment connectivity of the Northern Andes! @egu.eu @egu-gm.bsky.social
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For geomorphologists going to EGU, here is your one-page overview of all of the GM sessions and activities next week! Looking forward to a week of free and open science, EDI discussions and activities, and plenty of talk about climate change...
April 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
For geomorphologists going to EGU, here is your one-page overview of all of the GM sessions and activities next week! Looking forward to a week of free and open science, EDI discussions and activities, and plenty of talk about climate change...
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TopoToolbox 3 has some cool new functions. Here's how to export stream networks to shapefiles (and kml): topotoolbox.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/c...
#TopoToolbox #MATLAB #terrainanalysis #geomorphometry #geomorphology
#TopoToolbox #MATLAB #terrainanalysis #geomorphometry #geomorphology
Converting stream networks to shapefiles in TT3
What’s new in TopoToolbox 3? Well, we have restructured the toolbox a lot, making distribution and installation easier. However, there are also some new features. One of these features is the…
topotoolbox.wordpress.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
TopoToolbox 3 has some cool new functions. Here's how to export stream networks to shapefiles (and kml): topotoolbox.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/c...
#TopoToolbox #MATLAB #terrainanalysis #geomorphometry #geomorphology
#TopoToolbox #MATLAB #terrainanalysis #geomorphometry #geomorphology
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Last week, we had a #TopoToolbox Hachathon in Berlin. Read more about it here blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gm...
The community development of TopoToolbox starts now
Please contact one of the GM blog editors, Emily (eb2043@cam.ac.uk) or Emma (elodes@asu.edu), if you’d like to contribute on the blog! by Wolfgang Schwanghart (Researcher, University of Potsdam, Germ...
blogs.egu.eu
March 29, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Last week, we had a #TopoToolbox Hachathon in Berlin. Read more about it here blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gm...
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Exciting news!!!🎉 We are thrilled to announce the Keynote Speakers and the Schedule for the 2025 #SteepestDescentMeeting !!!🌍🏞
We are going to have exciting talks from
@aaronbufe.bsky.social, from LMU Munich, and Kimberly Huppert, from City College of New York (CCNY)!🤩 (1/2)
We are going to have exciting talks from
@aaronbufe.bsky.social, from LMU Munich, and Kimberly Huppert, from City College of New York (CCNY)!🤩 (1/2)
March 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Exciting news!!!🎉 We are thrilled to announce the Keynote Speakers and the Schedule for the 2025 #SteepestDescentMeeting !!!🌍🏞
We are going to have exciting talks from
@aaronbufe.bsky.social, from LMU Munich, and Kimberly Huppert, from City College of New York (CCNY)!🤩 (1/2)
We are going to have exciting talks from
@aaronbufe.bsky.social, from LMU Munich, and Kimberly Huppert, from City College of New York (CCNY)!🤩 (1/2)
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Landscape Hydrology tenure track position at ZALF @zalf.bsky.social jobs.zalf.de/jobposting/3...
Tenure Track Scientist (m/f/d) on “Landscape Hydrology”
This Classic Tenure Track Call invites applications of scientists integrating hydrological research from the plot to the landscape scale considering system effects. The position explicitly addresses t...
jobs.zalf.de
March 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Landscape Hydrology tenure track position at ZALF @zalf.bsky.social jobs.zalf.de/jobposting/3...
Exciting interdisciplinary postdoc opportunity, combining landscape evolution, and the evolution of species. You might also end up collaborating with me, on constraining mountain building in the Northern Andes.
jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
Postdoctoral Researcher in Tectono-Geomorphic Processes and Mountain Biodiversity
jobs.ethz.ch
February 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Exciting interdisciplinary postdoc opportunity, combining landscape evolution, and the evolution of species. You might also end up collaborating with me, on constraining mountain building in the Northern Andes.
jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOP...
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For geomorphologists going to EGU - registration is now open for Steepest Descent! This is an awesome 1/2 day meeting on the Sunday before EGU. Completely ECS community organized thanks to Jesse, Caroline, Rocio, Amanda, Jonah, Reha, and Emma!
www.steepestdescentmeeting.org/home
www.steepestdescentmeeting.org/home
January 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
For geomorphologists going to EGU - registration is now open for Steepest Descent! This is an awesome 1/2 day meeting on the Sunday before EGU. Completely ECS community organized thanks to Jesse, Caroline, Rocio, Amanda, Jonah, Reha, and Emma!
www.steepestdescentmeeting.org/home
www.steepestdescentmeeting.org/home