Markus Forbriger, Dipl.-Geogr.

Markus Forbriger was a research assistant within the NEOHAZ WIN-Kolleg project at the LiDAR Resarch Group at the Chair of GIScience, Institute of Geography, University of Heidelberg. He is further member of the working group Quaternary Research & Applied Geomorphology – African Research Unit, Institute of Geography, University of Cologne.

Research Interests

• LiDAR and Geophysics in Geomorphology and Geoarchaeology
• Quaternary Research

Curriculum Vitae

• Since 06/2014: Research assistant in the LiDAR Research Group at the Chair of GIScience, Institute of Geography, University of Heidelberg (Jun.-Prof. Dr. Bernhard Höfle)
• Since 01/2013: Research assistant with the Institute of Geography, Universität zu Köln, Quaternary Research & Applied Geomorphology - African Research Unit (Prof. Dr. Bubenzer)
• 11/2011–10/2012: Research assistant in the LiDAR Research Group at the Chair of GIScience, Institute of Geography GISciences, University of Heidelberg (Jun.-Prof. Dr. Bernhard Höfle)
• 01/2009–12/2012: Research Assistant and PhD Student, working group geomorphology and geoecology /Laboratory for geomorphology and geoecology, University of Heidelberg (Prof. Dr. Bernhard Eitel, Prof. Dr. Olaf Bubenzer)
• 01/2009: Graduation as Diplom-Geograph, Diploma thesis: „Glazialmorphologische Detailkartierung mittels stereoskopischer Luftbildanalyse und GIS in der Westkordillere der südperuanischen Anden zwischen 14° und 15°S“.
• 10/2003–01/2009: Diploma studies of geography, geology, environmental geochemestry, Ruprecht-Karls Universität Heidelberg

Publications

• Höfle, B., Griesbaum, L. & Forbriger, M. (2013): GIS-Based Detection of Gullies in Terrestrial LiDAR Data of the Cerro Llamoca Peatland (Peru). Remote Sensing. Vol. 11(5), pp. 5851-5870.
• Siart, C., Forbriger, M., Nowaczinski, E., Hecht, S. & Höfle, B. (2013): Fusion of multi-resolution surface (terrestrial laser scanning) and subsurface geodata (ERT, SRT) for karst landform investigation and geomorphometric quantification . Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. Vol. 38(10), pp. 1135-1147.
• Schittek, K., Forbriger, M., Schäbitz, F. & Eitel, B. (2012): Cushion peatlands – fragile water resources in the high Andes of southern Peru. In Weingartner, H., Blumenstein, O. & Vavelidis, M. (eds.) Water - Contributions to sustainable supply and use. Landscape and sustainable development, Volume 4, p. 63-84.
• Siart, C., Ghilardi, M., Forbriger, M., Theodorakopolou, K. (2012): Terrestrial laser scanning and electrical resistivity tomography as combined tools for the geoarchaeological study of the Kritsa-Latô dolines (Mirambello, Crete, Greece). Géomorphologie: relief, processus, environnement 2012/1, 59-74.
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