PD Dr. Michael R. Riedel
	Universität Potsdam Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24 D-14476 Golm, Germany mrriedel@uni-potsdam.de

Publications / Presentations

2010

• S. Yoshioka, Y. Torii, T. Kubo, M. R. Riedel, H. Kawakatsu, 2D temperature model in deep slabs incorporating kinetics and latent heat release associated with the phase transformations, 8th General Assembly, Asian Seismological commission (ASC), Hanoi, Vietnam, S5-25, 2010
• S. Yoshioka, Y. Torii, T. Kubo, M. R. Riedel, H. Kawakatsu, 2D temperature model in deep slabs incorporating kinetics of the 410-km and 660-km phase transformations, The Meeting of the Americas, T43A-01, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil, 2010

• M. R. Riedel, Genesis of Pseudotachylytes: Role of Water and Grain-size Reduction, American Geophysical Union, fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec 14-18, 2009 abstract in EOS, Fall Meeting Supplement.

• S. Yoshioka, Y. Torii, T. Kubo, M. R. Riedel, 2D temperature model in deep slabs incorporating kinetics of the 410-km and 660-km phase transformations, 7th General Assembly, Asian Seismological Commission (ASC) and Seismological Society of Japan, Tsukuba, Japan, November 24-27, 2008
• M. R. Riedel, Metastability, elastic energies, and kinetic scaling of high-pressure polymorphic phase transformations, EGU General Assembly, contribution EGU2008-A-02298, Vienna, Austria, April 14-18, 2008

• M. R. Riedel, Nanoscale properties of rocks and subduction zone rheology: Role of grain-boundary energy, 10th Int. Workshop on Modeling of Mantle Convection and Lithospheric Dynamics, Carry, France, September 3-7, 2007
• M. R. Riedel, Nanoscale properties of rocks and subduction zone rheology: Role of grain-boundary energy, EGU General Assembly, contribution EGU2007-J-10592, Vienna, Austria, April 16-20, 2007

• M. R. Riedel, Grain Size Evolution, Rheology, and Criticality of Subducted Slabs, invited talk, Symposium on Slab Stagnation, Chiba, Japan, May 14-18, 2006
• M. R. Riedel, Kinetic Scaling of Metastable Phase Transformations (contribution EGU06-A-02801), EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, April 2-7, 2006

• M. R. Riedel, P. Lammers, Permeability-porosity relationship in a stochastic model of partial melting, American Geophysical Union, fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec, 2005 abstract in EOS, Fall Meeting Supplement.

• M. R. Riedel, R. Tibi Remote triggering of deep earthquakes - indication for criticality of subducted slabs, American Geophysical Union, fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec, 2004 abstract in EOS, Fall Meeting Supplement, vol. 85, no. 47, F1612.

• M. R. Riedel Modeling shear instabilities with block sliders: brittle and ductile, American Geophysical Union, fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec, 2003 abstract in EOS, Fall Meeting Supplement, vol. 84, no. 46, F1020.
• M. R. Riedel, Block-slider model for ductile instabilities in the subduction zone (contribution EAE03-A-13802), EGS-AGU-EUG Joint Assembly, Nice, France, April 06-11, 2003.

• M. R. Riedel, S. Karato, Plastic Instabilities as a Possible Physical Mechanism Causing Intermediate-Depth and Deep-Focus Earthquakes (invited talk), IMA Workshop on "Nonlinear Continuum Mechanics, Rheology and the Dynamo", University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA, March 18-22, 2002

• M. R. Riedel, Plastic Instabilities as a Possible Physical Mechanism Causing Intermediate-Depth and Deep-Focus Earthquakes, American Geophysical Union, fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec, 2001 abstract in EOS, Fall Meeting Supplement, vol. 82, no. 47, F1269.
• S. Karato, M. R. Riedel, D. A. Yuen, Rheological Structure and Deformation of Subducted Slabs in the Mantle Transition Zone: Implications for Mantle Circulation and Deep Earthquakes, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter. 127 (2001) 83-108.

• K. Regenauer-Lieb, S. Goes, M. R. Riedel, A universal thermal-mechanical feedback mechanism for deep earthquakes in subduction zones ?, EGS XXV General Assembly, Nice, France, 25-29 April 2000.
• M. R. Riedel, S. Karato, D. A. Yuen, Criticality of Subducting Slabs (invited talk), Aug 15, 2000, session 5-3 "Stresses in the Lithosphere" 31st Int. Geol. Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 6-17 August 2000

• M. R. Riedel, S. Karato, D. A. Yuen, Criticality of Subducting Slabs, Research Report, Minnesota Supercomputer Institute, UMSI 99/129 (1999), 20 pages.
• S. Karato, M. R. Riedel, D. Yamazaki, Mineral physics observations pertinent to the rheology of deep slabs, Processes and Consequences of Deep Subduction, Alfred-Wegener-Conference at Verbania, Italy, 5-11 September 1999.
• M. R. Riedel, R. Tibi, S. Karato, C. Estabrook, G. Bock, D. A. Yuen, Plastic Instability of Spinel as a Cause for Deep-focus Earthquakes, American Geophysical Union, fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec, 1999 abstract in EOS, Fall Meeting Supplement, vol. 80, no. 46, F681.

• S. Karato, M. R. Riedel, D. A. Yuen, How Strong are the Subducted Slabs ?, Research Report, Minnesota Supercomputer Institute, UMSI 98/113 (1998), 29 pages.
• M. R. Riedel, S. Karato, D. A. Yuen, The Complexity of Rheology in Subducted Slabs due to the Olivine-Spinel Transformation, 22nd International Conference on Mathematical Geophysics "The Dynamic Earth", Cambridge, UK, July 12-17, 1998 (abstract: Journal of Conference Abstracts, vol. 3, no. 1, p. 84, July 1998)
• M. R. Riedel, S. Karato, D. A. Yuen, Criticality of subducting slabs, American Geophysical Union, fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec 8-12, 1998

• M. R. Riedel, S. Karato, Rheological weakening of subducted slabs due to the persistence of metastable olivine down to 600 km depth, in: K. Fuchs (ed.), Upper Mantle Heterogeneities from Active and Passive Seismology, NATO ASI Series, Kluwer Academic Publ., Dordrecht, 1997, pp. 325-332.
• M. R. Riedel, S. Karato, Grain-size evolution in subducted oceanic lithosphere associated with the olivine-spinel transformation and ist effects on rheology, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 148 (1997) 27-43.
• M. R. Riedel, S. Karato, R. Kizhappali, Rheological weakening of subducting slabs due to the olivine-spinel transformation, European Union of Geosciences, EUG 9, Strasbourg, 23-27 March 1997
• M. R. Riedel, Simulation of Nucleation and Growth, Partial melting, and Dynamic Recrystallization Using a Simple Computation Algorithm, 3rd Internat. Symposium on Fractals and Dynamic Systems in Geoscience, Stara Lesna, Slovakia, June 18-20, 1997
• M. R. Riedel, S. Karato, Rheological weakening of subducting slabs due to the olivine-spinel transformation, 29. General Assembly of the IASPEI, Thessaloniki, Greece, August 18-28, 1997
• M. R. Riedel, 3D Computer Simulation of Partial Melting, American Geophysical Union, fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec 8-12, 1997

• M. R. Riedel, S. Karato, Rheological weakening of subducting slabs, 30. International Geological Congress, Beijing, China, August 4-14, 1996
• M. R. Riedel, S. Buga, A. Shen, Garnet anvil cell (GAC) for hydrothermal studies to 6.0 GPa and 1200 °C, in: High Pressure Science and Technology, W. A. Trzeciakowski (ed.), World Scientific, Singapore, 1996, pp. 35-37.
• M. R. Riedel, S. Karato, Microstructural development during nucleation and growth, Geophys. J. Int. 125 (1996) 397-414.
• R. Däßler, D.A. Yuen, S. Karato, M. R. Riedel, Two-dimensional thermo-kinetic model for the olivine-spinel phase transition in subducting slabs, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter. 94 (1996) 217-239.