Associate Professorship of Geomorphology and Soil Science

2025

Distinct impact of land use and soil development processes on coupled biogeochemical cycling of C, N and P in a temperate hillslope-flood plain system

Lei, K., Bucka, F. B., Just, C., van Grinsven, S., Floßmann, S., Dannenmann, M., Völkel, J. & Kögel-Knabner, I., Feb 2025, In: Biogeochemistry. 168, 1, 21.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

1 Scopus citations

Neolithic formation of chernozem in south-eastern Germany?

Holmer, A. S., Bősze, I., Moosbauer, G., Lindauer, S. & Völkel, J., Jan 2025, In: Catena. 248, 108543.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

2 Scopus citations

2024

Chronology and erosion rate of the Pinedale glaciation, Colorado Front Range (USA), inferred from the sedimentary record of glacial Lake Devlin

Dethier, D. P., Leopold, M., Völkel, J., Buylaert, J. P., Murray, A., Nelson, R. E., Madole, R., Corbett, L. B., Bierman, P. & Rosenbaum, J., 2024, In: Bulletin of the Geological Society of America. 136, 5-6, p. 1965-1981 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Transferring the concept of cover beds

Kleber, A., Leopold, M., Richter-Krautz, J., Vonlanthen, C. & Völkel, J., 1 Jan 2024, Mid-Latitude Slope Deposits (Cover Beds), Second Edition. Elsevier, p. 201-253 53 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

2023

From site to state – Quantifying multi-scale legacy effects of historic landforms from charcoal production on soils in Connecticut, USA

Bonhage, A., Raab, T., Schneider, A., Raab, A., Ouimet, W., Völkel, J. & Ramezany, S., Nov 2023, In: Catena. 232, 107426.

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Open Access

4 Scopus citations

2021

Fluvial sediments and playa deposits of the naukluft mts. Foreland and Tsauchab Valley, Namibia – new insights from key sections in the late quaternary landscape and climate change in Southern Africa

Völkel, J., Bens, O., Eden, M., Krauß, L., Murray, A. S. & Heine, K., 2021, In: Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie. 62, 4, p. 313-350 38 p.

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3 Scopus citations

2019

Organic matter in temperate cultivated floodplain soils: Light fractions highly contribute to subsoil organic carbon

Mayer, S., Kölbl, A., Völkel, J. & Kögel-Knabner, I., 1 Mar 2019, In: Geoderma. 337, p. 679-690 12 p.

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23 Scopus citations

2018

Drivers of organic carbon allocation in a temperate slope-floodplain catena under agricultural use

Mayer, S., Schwindt, D., Steffens, M., Völkel, J. & Kögel-Knabner, I., 1 Oct 2018, In: Geoderma. 327, p. 63-72 10 p.

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22 Scopus citations

2017

Fluvial landscape development in the southwestern Kalahari during the Holocene – Chronology and provenance of fluvial deposits in the Molopo Canyon

Ramisch, A., Bens, O., Buylaert, J. P., Eden, M., Heine, K., Hürkamp, K., Schwindt, D. & Völkel, J., 15 Mar 2017, In: Geomorphology. 281, p. 94-107 14 p.

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Open Access

10 Scopus citations

Vertical distribution of ¹³⁷Cs in the contaminated soil of a spruce forest in Southern Germany 12 years after regeneration cutting

Eden, M., Felbermeier, B., Mosandl, R. & Völkel, J., 15 Dec 2017, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 406, p. 402-409 8 p.

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4 Scopus citations

2014

Changing mountain permafrost from the 1970s to today - comparing two examples from Niwot Ridge, Colorado Front Range, USA

Leopold, M., Völkel, J., Dethier, D. P. & Williams, M. W., 1 Oct 2014, In: Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie. 58, p. 137-157 21 p.

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13 Scopus citations

Coupling genetic and chemical microbiome profiling reveals heterogeneity of archaeome and bacteriome in subsurface biofilms that are dominated by the same archaeal species

Probst, A. J., Birarda, G., Holman, H. Y. N., DeSantis, T. Z., Wanner, G., Andersen, G. L., Perras, A. K., Meck, S., Völkel, J., Bechtel, H. A., Wirth, R. & Moissl-Eichinger, C., 27 Jun 2014, In: PLoS ONE. 9, 6, e99801.

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Open Access

27 Scopus citations

2013

Eolian and fluvial sedimentation in the southwestern Sinai Mountains, Egypt: A record of flash floods during the late Pleistocene

Völkel, J., Grunert, J., Leopold, M., Hürkamp, K., Huber, J. & Murray, A., 2013, In: Hydrology Research. 44, 2, p. 281-299 19 p.

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Open Access

1 Scopus citations

Transferring the concept of cover beds

Kleber, A., Leopold, M., Vonlanthen, C. & Völkel, J., 2013, Developments in Sedimentology. Elsevier B.V., p. 171-228 58 p. (Developments in Sedimentology; vol. 66).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

7 Scopus citations

2012

A novel approach to monitoring the Cs-137 contamination of forest soils in Bavaria, Germany

Winkelbauer, J., Völkel, J. & Leopold, M., 2012, In: Erde. 143, 1-2, p. 23-47 25 p.

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2 Scopus citations

Colluvial filling of a glacial bypass channel near the Chiemsee (Stöttham) and its function as geoarchive

Völkel, J., Murray, A., Leopold, M. & Hürkamp, K., Sep 2012, In: Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie. 56, 3, p. 371-386 16 p.

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4 Scopus citations

The vertical distribution of Cs-137 in Bavarian forest soils

Winkelbauer, J., Völkel, J., Leopold, M., Hürkamp, K. & Dehos, R., Sep 2012, In: European Journal of Forest Research. 131, 5, p. 1585-1599 15 p.

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16 Scopus citations

2011

Black soils, sediments and brown calcic luvisols: A pedological description of a newly discovered neolithic ring ditch system at Stephansposching, Eastern Bavaria, Germany

Leopold, M., Hürkamp, K., Völkel, J. & Schmotz, K., 26 Oct 2011, In: Quaternary International. 243, 2, p. 293-304 12 p.

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23 Scopus citations

Characteristics of a paleosol and its implication for the Critical Zone development, Rocky Mountain Front Range of Colorado, USA

Leopold, M., Völkel, J., Dethier, D., Huber, J. & Steffens, M., Jun 2011, In: Applied Geochemistry. 26, SUPPL., p. S72-S75

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12 Scopus citations

Extreme floods around AD 1700 in the northern Namib desert, Namibia, and in the orange river catchment, South Africa - were they forced by a decrease of solar irradiance during the little ice age?

Heine, K. & Völkel, J., 2011, In: Geographia Polonica. 84, SUPPL. 1, p. 61-80 20 p.

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Open Access

21 Scopus citations

Geophysical prospection of a bronze foundry on the southern slope of the acropolis at athens, Greece

Leopold, M., Gannaway, E., Volkel, J., Haas, F., Becht, M., Heckmann, T., Westphal, M. & Zimmer, G., Jan 2011, In: Archaeological Prospection. 18, 1, p. 27-41 15 p.

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11 Scopus citations

Internal structure of the Green Lake 5 rock glacier, Colorado Front Range, USA

Leopold, M., Williams, M. W., Caine, N., Völkel, J. & Dethier, D., Apr 2011, In: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. 22, 2, p. 107-119 13 p.

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53 Scopus citations

Late quaternary environmental changes from aeolian and fluvial geoarchives in the southwestern Kalahari, South Africa: Implications for past african climate dynamics

Hurkamp, K., Volkel, J., Heine, K., Bens, O., Leopold, M. & Winkelbauer, J., Dec 2011, In: South African Journal of Geology. 114, 3-4, p. 459-474 16 p.

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22 Scopus citations

Methods of surveying the thickness of humous horizons using ground penetrating radar (GPR): An example from the Garmisch-Partenkirchen area of the Northern Alps

Winkelbauer, J., Völkel, J., Leopold, M. & Bernt, N., Sep 2011, In: European Journal of Forest Research. 130, 5, p. 799-812 14 p.

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18 Scopus citations

Origin and age of the Lower Bavarian sand dune landscape around Abensberg and Siegenburg

Völkel, J., Leopold, M., Dötterl, S., Schneider, A., Hürkamp, K. & Hilgers, A., Dec 2011, In: Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie. 55, 4, p. 515-536 22 p.

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2 Scopus citations

Significance of slope sediments layering on physical characteristics and interflow within the Critical Zone - Examples from the Colorado Front Range, USA

Völkel, J., Huber, J. & Leopold, M., Jun 2011, In: Applied Geochemistry. 26, SUPPL., p. S143-S145

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19 Scopus citations

2010

Integrating pedological and geophysical methods to enhance the informative value of an archaeological prospection - The example of a Roman villa rustica near Regensburg, Germany

Leopold, M., Plöckl, T., Forstenaicher, G. & Völkel, J., Jul 2010, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 37, 7, p. 1731-1741 11 p.

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21 Scopus citations

Stratigraphy and chronology of Late Quaternary floodplain sediments in a historic mining area, Vils River Valley, East Bavaria, Germany

Raab, T., Hürkamp, K. & Völkel, J., 1 Jul 2010, In: Physical Geography. 31, 4, p. 357-384 28 p.

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14 Scopus citations

2009

Lead pollution of floodplain soils in a historic mining area-age, distribution and binding forms

Hürkamp, K., Raab, T. & Völkel, J., Jul 2009, In: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 201, 1-4, p. 331-345 15 p.

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29 Scopus citations

Two and three-dimensional quantification of lead contamination in alluvial soils of a historic mining area using field portable X-ray fluorescence (FPXRF) analysis

Hürkamp, K., Raab, T. & Völkel, J., 1 Sep 2009, In: Geomorphology. 110, 1-2, p. 28-36 9 p.

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65 Scopus citations

2008

Combining sediment analysis and seismic refraction to describe the structure, thickness and distribution of periglacial slope deposits at Niwot Ridge, rocky mountains Front Range, Colorado, USA

Leopold, M., Dethier, D., Völkel, J. & Raab, T., 2008, In: Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie. 52, SUPPL. 2, p. 77-94 18 p.

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22 Scopus citations

Using geophysical methods to study the shallow subsurface of a sensitive alpine environment, Niwot Ridge, Colorado Front Range, U.S.A.

Leopold, M., Dethier, D., Völkel, J., Raab, T., Rikert, T. C. & Caine, N., Aug 2008, In: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research. 40, 3, p. 519-530 12 p.

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Open Access

38 Scopus citations

2007

Character, age, and ecological significance of Pleistocene periglacial slope deposits in Germany

Raab, T., Leopold, M. & Völkel, J., Nov 2007, In: Physical Geography. 28, 6, p. 451-473 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

37 Scopus citations

Quantifying prehistoric soil erosion - A review of soil loss methods and their application to a celtic square enclosure (Viereckschanze) in Southern Germany

Leopold, M. & Völkel, J., Dec 2007, In: Geoarchaeology. 22, 8, p. 873-889 17 p.

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Open Access

22 Scopus citations

2005

Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie Annals of Geomorphology Annales de Geomorphologie: Introduction

Völkel, J., 2005, In: Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie, Supplementband. 139, p. v-vi

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

1995

Periglaziale Deckschichten und Boden im Bayerischen Wald und seinen Randgebieten, als geogene Grundlagen landschaftsokologischer Forschung im Bereich naturnaher Waldstandorte

Translated title of the contribution: Periglacial deposits and soils in the Bavarian forest and its surrounding areas, as pedogenic basis for ecological landscape research in natural forest locationsVolkel, J., 1995, In: Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie, Supplementband. 96

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50 Scopus citations

1993

Periglacial overlaying strata in the Bavarian Forest. Methods for their stratigraphic division and questions about their ecological significance

Volkel, J., 1993, In: Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie, Supplementband. 92, p. 113-125 13 p.

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10 Scopus citations

1992

Deckschichten und Bodenentwicklung im Bayerischen Wald. Erste Ergebnisse im Rahmen radiookologischer Untersuchungen

Translated title of the contribution: Surface deposits and soil development in the Bavarian Forest. First results in the context of radio-ecological investigationsVolkel, J., 1992, In: Bonner Geographische Abhandlungen. 85, p. 130-148 19 p.

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1991

Staubsedimentation im nordafrikanischen Sahel - Herkunft und Auswirkung auf die Landschaftsokologie eines semiariden Grossraumes

Translated title of the contribution: Dust sedimentation in the North African Sahel - origin and effect on the landscape ecology of a large-scale semi-arid areaVolkel, J., 1991, In: Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie, Supplementband. 89, p. 73-85 13 p.

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5 Scopus citations

1989

Geomorphologische und pedologische Untersuchungen zum jungquartaren Klimawandel in den Dunengebieten Ost-Nigers (Sudsahara und Sahel)

Translated title of the contribution: Geomorphological and pedological investigations on Late Quaternary climate change in the east Niger dune area, south Sahara and SahelVolkel, J., 1989, In: Bonner Geographische Abhandlungen. 79

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12 Scopus citations

Palaoboden unter Hangschuttdecken im nordafrikanischen Sahel (Republik Niger)

Translated title of the contribution: Palaeosols under talus coverings in the north African Sahel, Republic of the NigerVolkel, J., 1989, In: Erdkunde. 43, 3, p. 242-253 12 p.

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1987

Geomorphologische und pedologische Untersuchungen in Dunengebieten der Sudsahara und des Sahel der Republic Niger

Translated title of the contribution: Geomorphological and pedological investigations in the dune areas of the south Sahara and Sahel in the Republic of NigerVolkel, J., 1987, In: Gottinger Geographische Abhandlungen. 84, p. 109-125 17 p.

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3 Scopus citations

Associate Professorship of Geomorphology and Soil Science

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