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Prof. Dr. Vikram Unnithan

Assistant Professor of Geosciences
School of Science
Professor of Geosciences
Department of Physics & Earth Sciences Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen (Germany)
Phone number
+49 421 200-3161
Fax number
+49 421 200-3229
Email Address
vunnithan@constructor.university
Office
Research III, Room 98
Website
https://www.unnithan.eu
Research Interests

I am geologist - applied geophysicist by training, interested in process-oriented geological studies and applied geophysics, ranging from seismic interpretation, petroleum systems modelling, planetary analogues, gas hydrates to cold water coral studies and GIS data visualisation and analysis. Please visit https://www.unnithan.eu for an overview of my research and teaching interests!

Publications on Scopus
Geological analysis of the dome field in western Utopia Planitia, on Mars
Suárez-Valencia, J.E. Rossi, A.P. Pondrelli, M. Marinangeli, L. Unnithan, V.
Icarus 2025 441
Designing iterations of the Venus Emissivity Mapper Emulator - making a space instrument suitable for field campaigns
Adeli, S. Baque, M. Bonato, E. Unnithan, V. Helbert, J. Smrekar, S. Gillespie, J. Garland, S.P. D’Amore, M. Wendler, D. Alemanno, G. Maturilli, A. Trauthan, F. Althaus, C.
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering 2023 12686
Explorative Data Analysis Methods: Application to Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Field Data Measured on the Island of Vulcano, Italy
Rammelkamp, K. Schröder, S. Pisello, A. Ortenzi, G. Sohl, F. Unnithan, V.
Sensors 2023 23 (13)
Fault Detection in AUV navigation: A computationally inexpensive approach
Ali, M. Krupinski, S. Unnithan, V. Maurelli, F. Vallicrosa, G. Ridao, P.
Oceans Conference Record (IEEE) 2022
Planetary analogue study using microseismic analysis for near-surface lava tube detection and exploration
Torrese, P. Unnithan, V. Rossi, A.P.
Icarus 2022 377
Seismic sequence stratigraphy of the Permo- Triassic Karoo Group and its implication for hydrocarbon exploration, southwestern Ogaden Basin, Ethiopia
Shawel, M. Unnithan, V. Mammo, T.
Marine and Petroleum Geology 2022 139
Depth to Diameter Analysis on Small Simple Craters at the Lunar South Pole—Possible Implications for Ice Harboring
Figuera, R.M. Riedel, C. Rossi, A.P. Unnithan, V.
Remote Sensing 2022 14 (3)
A Gas Hydrate System of Heterogeneous Character in the Nile Deep-Sea Fan
Praeg, D. Migeon, S. Mascle, J. Unnithan, V. Ketzer, M.
World Atlas of Submarine Gas Hydrates in Continental Margins 2022 pp. 437-447
A Deep Learning Approach for Underwater Bubble Detection
Bhattarai, P. Krupinski, S. Unnithan, V. Maurelli, F. Secciani, N. Franchi, M. Zacchini, L. Ridolfi, A.
Oceans Conference Record (IEEE) 2021 2021-September
A Floating University: Focusing on Marine Field-Based Education
Unnithan, V. Maurelli, F.
Oceans Conference Record (IEEE) 2021 2021-September
A Hand-Held Sensor System for Exploration and Thermal Mapping of Volcanic Fumarole Fields
Irmisch, P. Ernst, I. Baumbach, D. Linkiewicz, M.M. Unnithan, V. Sohl, F. Wohlfeil, J. Grießbach, D.
Communications in Computer and Information Science 2021 1386 CCIS pp. 68-84
Detection, imaging and analysis of lava tubes for planetary analogue studies using electric methods (ERT)
Torrese, P. Pozzobon, R. Rossi, A.P. Unnithan, V. Sauro, F. Borrmann, D. Lauterbach, H. Santagata, T.
Icarus 2021 357
Field investigation of volcanic deposits on Vulcano, Italy using a handheld laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy instrument
Rammelkamp, K. Thomsen, L. Unnithan, V. Schröder, S. Ortenzi, G. Pisello, A. Stephan, K. Baqué, M. Hübers, H.-W. Forni, O. Sohl, F.
Spectrochimica Acta - Part B Atomic Spectroscopy 2021 177
HVSR passive seismic stratigraphy for the investigation of planetary volcanic analogues
Torrese, P. Rossi, A.P. Unnithan, V. Pozzobon, R. Borrmann, D. Lauterbach, H. Luzzi, E. Sauro, F.
Icarus 2020 351
PlanMap: Geological mapping supporting the exploration of the Moon, Mars, and Mercury
Rossi, A.P. Pozzobon, R. Semenzato, A. Pesce, D. Zambon, F. Le Mouelic, S. Penasa, L. Luzzi, E. Unnithan, V. Ferrrari, S. Massironi, M. Van Der Bogert, C.H. Altieri, F. Hiesinger, H. Mangold, N. Rothery, D. Balme, M. Carli, C.
Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2018 2018-October
Enigmatic holocene sand ridges: complex meandering to anastomosing bedforms in the North Sea (German Seabight)
Unnithan, V. Rossi, A.P.
Geo-Marine Letters 2018 38 (5) pp. 417-428
Quantifying relationships between abundances of cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa and terrain features: A case study on the Norwegian margin
Tong, R. Purser, A. Guinan, J. Unnithan, V. Yu, J. Zhang, C.
Continental Shelf Research 2016 116 pp. 13-26
Predicting potential distribution for cold-water coral based on GIS and MaxEnt
Tong, R. Purser, A. Unnithan, V. Yu, J.
International Conference on Geoinformatics 2016 2016-January
4-D petroleum systems modelling of the Haynesville Shale play - Understanding gas in place
Amer, A. Di Primio, R. Ondrak, R. Unnithan, V.
Society of Petroleum Engineers - Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, URTeC 2015 2015
Towards an interdisciplinary approach in earth system science: Advances of a helmholtz graduate research school
Lohmann, G. Meggers, H. Unnithan, V. Wolf-Gladrow, D. Notholt, J. Bracher, A.
Towards an Interdisciplinary Approach in Earth System Science: Advances of a Helmholtz Graduate Research School 2015 pp. 1-251
Earth system science—past experiences and future trends
Unnithan, V. Bracher, A. Grosfeld, K. Ladstätter-Weißenmayer, A. Lohmann, G. Meggers, H. Notholt, J. Wolf-Gladrow, D.
Towards an Interdisciplinary Approach in Earth System Science: Advances of a Helmholtz Graduate Research School 2015 pp. 3-7
Towards collaborative exploration and analysis of big data from mars: A noachis terra case study
Oosthoek, J.H.P. Unnithan, V.
Towards an Interdisciplinary Approach in Earth System Science: Advances of a Helmholtz Graduate Research School 2015 pp. 241-251
Methane Hydrate and Two-Dimensional Fluid Transport Model: Comparison with Blake Ridge Chlorinity Measurements
Hauschildt, J. Vogt, J. Unnithan, V.
Transport in Porous Media 2013 100 (3) pp. 425-440
3D basin and petroleum systems remodeling of San Joaquin Basin, California
Abdelrahim, A.A. Di Primio, R. Unnithan, V.
SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference, MEOS, Proceedings 2013 3 pp. 1841-1852
Local variation in the distribution of benthic megafauna species associated with cold-water coral reefs on the Norwegian margin
Purser, A. Orejas, C. Gori, A. Tong, R. Unnithan, V. Thomsen, L.
Continental Shelf Research 2013 54 pp. 37-51
Modeling the habitat suitability for deep-water gorgonian corals based on terrain variables
Tong, R. Purser, A. Guinan, J. Unnithan, V.
Ecological Informatics 2013 13 pp. 123-132
Multivariate statistical analysis of distribution of deep-water gorgonian corals in relation to seabed topography on the norwegian margin
Tong, R. Purser, A. Unnithan, V. Guinan, J.
PLoS ONE 2012 7 (8)
Numerical studies of gas hydrate systems: Sensitivity to porosity-permeability models
Hauschildt, J. Unnithan, V. Vogt, J.
Geo-Marine Letters 2010 30 (3-4) pp. 305-312
Online generation of an underwater photo map with improved Fourier Mellin based registration
Bülow, H. Birk, A. Unnithan, V.
OCEANS '09 IEEE Bremen: Balancing Technology with Future Needs 2009
Forward modeling of paleo heat flow: A case study of Kristin Field, Mid-Norwegian continental shelf
Fu, Y. Unnithan, V.
OCEANS '09 IEEE Bremen: Balancing Technology with Future Needs 2009