Boris KausBORIS J.P. KAUS
 Senior Research Scientist
 Computational Geodynamics
 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
 Department of Earth Sciences
 ETH Zurich, Switzerland

 Research Assistant Adjunct Professor
 Department of Earth Sciences
 University of Southern California
 Los Angeles, USA
 boris.kaus at erdw dot ethz
dot ch


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23) Castelltort S., Nagel S., Mouthereau F., Lin A.T.-S., Wetzel A., Kaus B.J.P., Willett S., Chiang S.-P., Chiu W.-Y. (2009): Sedimentology of Early Pliocene Sandstones in the south-western Taiwan foreland: implications for basin physiography in the early stages of collision. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences.

22) Duretz T.M., Kaus B.J.P., Schulmann K., Gapais D. (2009). Indentation as an extrusion mechanism of lower crustal rocks in the Eastern Bohemian Massif: Insight from analogue and numerical modelling. Lithos.

21) Kaus B.J.P, Muhlhaus H., May D.A. (2009) A stabilization algorithm  for geodynamic numerical simulations with a free surface. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors.

In press   

20) Kaus B.J.P. (2009). Factors that control the angle of shear bands in geodynamic numerical models of brittle deformation. Tectonophysics. [Preprint]

Peer reviewed    

19) Deubelbeiss Y., Kaus B.J.P., Connolly J.A.D. (2010). Direct numerical simulation of two-phase  flow: Effective rheology and flow patterns of particle suspensions. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. Vol. 290 (1-2), p. 1-12. [Reprint]

18) Golabek G., Gerya T.V., Kaus B.J.P, Ziethe R., Tackley P.J. (2009). Rheological controls on the terrestrial core formation mechanism. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. Vol 10, Q11007, doi:10.1029/2009GC002552. [Reprint]

17) Schmalholz S.M., Kaus B.J.P.,  Burg J.-P. (2009). Stress - strength relationship in the lithosphere during continental collision. Geology. Vol 37 (9). p. 775-778. [Reprint]

16) Kaus B.J.P., Liu Y., Becker T.W., Yuen D.A., Shi Y. (2009). Lithospheric stress-states predicted from long-term tectonic models: influence of rheology and possible application to Taiwan. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences.  Vol. 36 (1), p.119-134. [Reprint]

15) Kaus B.J.P., Gerya T.V., Schmid D.W. (2008). Recent advances in Computational Geodynamics: Theory, Numerics and Applications. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. Vol. 171 (1-4). p. 2-6. [Reprint]
                                     Computational Geodynamics                  
14) Schmeling H.,  Babeyko A.,  Enns A.,  Faccenna C.,  Funiciello F.,  Gerya T.,  Golabek G.,  Grigull S.,  Kaus B.J.P.,  Morra G.,  Schmalholz S.,  van Hunen J. (2008). A benchmark comparison of spontaneous subduction models – towards a free surface. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. Vol. 171 (1-4). p. 198-223. [Reprint]

13) Deubelbeiss Y., Kaus B.J.P. (2008). Comparison of Eulerian and Lagrangian numerical techniques for the Stokes equations in the presence of strongly varying viscosity. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. Vol. 171 (1-4). p. 92-111. [Reprint]

12) Kaus B.J.P., Steedman C., Becker T.W. (2008). From passive continental margin to mountain belt: insights from analytical and numerical models and application to Taiwan. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. Vol. 171 (1-4). p. 235-251. [Reprint]

11) Platt J.P., Kaus B.J.P., Becker T.W. (2008). The San Andreas transform system and the tectonics of  California: An alternative approach. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. Vol. 274. p380-391.  [Reprint]

10) Kaus B.J.P., Becker T.W., (2008). A numerical study on the effects of surface boundary conditions and rheology on slab dynamics. Bolletino di Geofisica. Vol 49 (2 Supplement), p177-182.  [Reprint]

9) Kaus B.J.P., Becker T.W. (2007) Effects of elasticity on the Rayleigh-Taylor instability: implications for large-scale geodynamics. Geophysical Journal International. Vol. 168, p843-862. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03201.x. [Reprint]

8) Kaus B.J.P., Schmalholz S.M. (2006) 3D Finite amplitude folding: implications for stress evolution during crustal and lithospheric deformation. Geophysical Research Letters. Vol. 33, L14309, doi:10.1029/2006GL026341. [Reprint]

7) Kaus B.J.P., Podladchikov Y.Y. (2006) Initiation of localized shear zones in viscoelastoplastic rocks. Journal of Geophysical Research. Vol 111, B04412, doi: 10.1029/2005JB003652. [Reprint]

6) Buiter S.J.H., Babeyko A.Y., Ellis S., Gerya T.V., Kaus B.J.P., Kellner A., Schreurs G., Yamada Y. (2006). The numerical sandbox: Comparison of model results for a shortening and an extension experiment. in: Buiter, S.J.H. & Schreurs, G. Analogue and Numerical Modelling of Crustal-Scale Processes. Geological Society of London Special Publications, 253, 29-64. [Reprint]

5) Kaus B.J.P., Connolly J.A.D, Podladchikov Y.Y., Schmalholz S.M. (2005). The effect of mineral phase transitions on sedimentary basin subsidence and uplift. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 233. p213-228. [Reprint]

4) Miller S.A., Collettinni C., Chiaraluce L., Cocco M., Barchi M., Kaus B.J.P. (2004). Aftershocks driven by a high presssure CO2 source ar depth. Nature. 427. p724-727. [Reprint]

3) Kaus B.J.P., Podladchikov Y.Y., Schmid D.W. (2004). Eulerian spectral/finite-difference method for large deformation modelling of visco-elasto-plastic geomaterials. Bolletino di Geofisica. Vol. 45. p346-349. [Reprint]

2) Burg J-P., Kaus B.J.P., Podladchikov Y.Y. (2004). Dome structures in collision orogens. Mechanical investigation of the gravity/compression interplay, in: Whitney D.L., Teyssier C. and Siddoway C.S., Gneiss domes in orogeny: Boulder, Colorado, Geological Society of America Special Paper 360, p47-66. [Reprint].

1) Kaus B.J.P., Podladchikov Y.Y. (2001). Forward and reverse modeling of the three-dimensional Rayleigh-Taylor instability. Geophysical Research Letters. Vol. 28, No 6. p1095-1098. [Reprint]

Other publications

Kaus B.J.P. (2005). Modelling approaches to geodynamic processes. PhD-thesis. ETH-Zurich, Switzerland.    pdf   Colorpages only. (awarded with the ETH Medal).

Kaus B.J.P. (2000). Forward and reverse modelling of the three-dimensional Rayleigh-Taylor instability. Master-thesis. ETH-Zurich, Switzerland.

Selected oral presentations

Kaus B.J.P., Stress evolution and dynamics of the lithosphere from 2-D and 3-D numerical models of long-term tectonic processes. Fall AGU, San Fransisco, USA, December 2007.

Kaus B.J.P., Insights in the physics of folding: from nano-meter scale to lithospheric scale. Paris 6 University, Paris, France, November 2007.

Kaus B.J.P., Numerical Modelling of 3-D Mantle-Lithosphere interaction. 10th Workshop on Numerical Modelling of Mantle Convection and Lithosphere Dynamics, Carry-Le-Rouet, France, September 2007.

Kaus B.J.P., Steedman C., Becker T.W., How to build mountain belts at passive continental margins? Insights from numerical and analytical modelling. EGU Spring Meeting, Vienna, Austria, April 2007.

Kaus B.J.P., Why numerical modelling is a useful tool for geoscientists, Jena University, Jena, Germany, January 2007.

Kaus B.J.P., Modeling approaches to geodynamic processes. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA, July 2006.

Kaus B.J.P., Modeling approaches to geodynamic processes. Durham University, Durham, UK, June 2006.

Kaus B.J.P., Feedbacks between deformation, temperature, reactions and fluids. Physics of Geological Processes, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, March 2006.

Kaus B.J.P.,  Modeling-based insight in long-term tectonic processes. Caltech Seismo Seminar, Los Angeles, USA, March 2006.

Kaus B.J.P., Modeling approaches to geodynamic processes. University of Maryland, College Park, USA, March 2006.

Kaus B.J.P., A parameterized rheology for creating lithospheric-scale shearzones. CIG Mantle convection workshop, Boulder, Colorado, June 2005.

Kaus B.J.P.,  Modelling approaches to geodynamic processes. University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany, October 2004.

Kaus B.J.P., Numerical modeling of the mechanics of geodynamic processes. USC, California, August 2004.

Kaus B.J.P., Burg J.-P., Podladchikov, Y.Y. Dome structures in collision orogens: some mechanical considerations. SGTS Meeting, Basel, November 2003.

Kaus B.J.P., Dome structures in collision orogens: some mechanical considerations. Structural Geology and Tectonics Seminar ETH Zurich, November 2003.

Schmid D.W., Kaus B.J.P., Podladchikov Y.Y., Feldskaar W. Dynamic Restoration of Diapirism, EGS 2003.

Kaus B.J.P., Eulerian spectral/finite difference Method for large deformation modeling of visco-elasto-plastic geomaterials: application to lithospheric compression. Geophysical Colloquim, ETH Zurich, January 2003.

Kaus B.J.P., Podladchikov Yu.Yu., Connolly J.A.D., Two-dimensional coupled petrological-tectonic modeling of extensional basins. EGS 2002.

Kaus B.J.P., Eulerian spectral/finite difference Method for large deformation modeling of visco-elasto-plastic geomaterials. Hand On Conference, ETH Zurich, September 2002.

Kaus B.J.P.,  Podladchikov Y.Y., Forward and reverse modeling of the 3D Rayleigh-Taylor instability. Eos Trans. AGU, 81 (48), Fall Meet. Suppl., 2000.

Podladchikov Y.Y.,  Kaus B.J.P., Numerical Modeling of the Rayleigh-Taylor Instability: 2D vs. 3D. Eos Trans. AGU, 81 (48), Fall Meet. Suppl., 2000.

Other abstracts
Liu Y.-C., Kaus B.J.P., Sevre E., Shi Y.-L., Yuen D.A., Pingtung Earthquakes and Potential Tsunami Hazards for Taiwan. JGU Meeting, Mai 2007.

Platt J., Kaus B.J.P., Becker T.W., The San Andreas Transform System and the Tectonics of California: An Alternative Approach. AGU Fall Meeting, December 2006.

Schmalholz S.M., Podladchikov Y.Y., Schmid D.W., Kaus B.J.P., 3D and 2D automatic inverse modeling of sedimentary basin formation, EGS 2002.

Selected Poster presentations
Deubelbeiss Y., Kaus B.J.P., A comparison of numerical formulations for the Stokes equations with strongly variable viscosity. EGU Spring Meeting, Vienna, Austria, April 2007.

Kaus B.J.P., Liu Y., Yuen D.A., Shi Y.,  Tsunami hazards near Taiwan and implications for rheological stratification under Taiwan. South China Sea Tsunami Workshop, Taiwan, December 2007.

Kaus B.J.P., Numerical Models of 3-D Subduction. Subduction Workshop, Montpellier, France, June 2007.

Kaus B.J.P., Schmalholz S., 3D Finite Amplitude Folding: Implications for the Stress Evolution During Crustal and Lithospheric Deformation. AGU Fall Meeting, Decmebre 2006.

Steedman C., Kaus B.J.P., Becker T.W., Okaya D., Wu F.T., The Geodynamics of Continental Lithosphere Entering a Subduction Zone. AGU Fall Meeting, December 2006.

Kaus B.J.P., Becker, T.W. Effects of elasticity on the Rayleigh-Taylor instability: implications for large-scale geodynamics. 9th International workshop on Numerical Modeling of Mantle Convection and Lithosphere Dynamics, Erice, Italy, September 2005.

Buiter, S., Kaus B.J.P., Mancktelow N.S. Discussion on designing a plasticity benchmark experiment.  9th International workshop on Numerical Modeling of Mantle Convection and Lithosphere Dynamics, Erice, Italy, September 2005.

Kaus B.J.P., Podladchikov Y.Y., Forward and reverse modeling of the three-dimensional  Rayleigh-Taylor instability. SGTS meeting, Zurich, Switzerland, 2002.

Kaus B.J.P., Podladchikov Y.Y., The influence of boundary conditions on viscous flow. Workshop on numerical mantle convection, Aussois, 2001.

Kaus B.J.P., Podladchikov Y.Y., Schmid D.W. Eulerian spectral/finite difference Method for large deformation modeling of visco-elasto-plastic geomaterials: application to lithospheric  compression. Hands On Conference, Zurich September 2002.

Kaus B.J.P., Podladchikov Y.Y., Schmid D.W., Schmalholz S.M., Eulerian spectral/finite  difference method for large deformation modeling of visco-elasto-plastic geomaterials:  application to lithospheric compression. Hands On Conference, EGS 2003.





Last updated: January 08, 2007. (bkaus at erdw dot ethz dot ch)