Karl Wegmann
KW

Associate Professor
Mapping a Dynamic Planet, Geomorphology
Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
919-515-0380 karl_wegmann@ncsu.edu WebsiteBio
Karl uses geospatial analytics to study how landscapes respond to tectonic and climatic forcing, and to decipher distinct topographic, erosional, stratigraphic, and bio-genetic signatures of this forcing. He combines geospatial analysis of topographic data with field-based investigations of Earth surface processes. His interests include the intersections of the fields of geomorphology, active tectonics, and biogeomorphology.

Publications
- A Late Holocene sedimentary record of earthquakes and hydroclimate from Ozette Lake, Washington, USA , QUATERNARY RESEARCH (2025)
- Paleoclimate and landscape evolution in an extreme continental interior – Interplay between aeolian, fluvial, and lacustrine systems in the Basin of the Great Lakes, Western Mongolia , (2025)
- The characteristics and timing of multiphase major landslides along the Blue Ridge Escarpment of the southern Appalachians revealed by combined cosmogenic nuclide dating and Schmidt hammer rebound measurements , GEOMORPHOLOGY (2025)
- The impact of river capture on fluvial terraces and bedrock incision , EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS (2025)
- Using paleolake shorelines to estimate lithospheric strength and response rates: Field observations and flexural isostatic modeling of Lake Khyargas, western Mongolia. , (2025)
- Machine learning-based assessment of regional-scale variation of landslide susceptibility in central Vietnam , PLOS ONE (2024)
- The emerging archaeological record of Mars , NATURE ASTRONOMY (2024)
- A geospatial and archaeological investigation of an African-American cemetery in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA , ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROSPECTION (2023)
- Back from the past? Assessment of nitrogen removal ability of buried historic wetland soils before and after a 1-year incubation on a restored floodplain , RESTORATION ECOLOGY (2023)
- Curvature Weighted Decimation: A Novel, Curvature-Based Approach to Improved Lidar Point Decimation of Terrain Surfaces , Geomatics (2023)