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Publications (since 2000)

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Katsman, R., Ben-Avraham, Z.(2025) Modeling reservoir‐induced seismicity: A dynamic poro‐visco‐elasto‐plastic earthquake simulator with spontaneous dilatant coseismic rupture. Earth and Space Science, 12: e2024EA004029, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EA004029  

Katsman, R. (2024) Mechanics of methane bubbles in consolidated aquatic muds. Earth-Science reviews, 257:  104908. 📜

Katsman, R. (2024) Surface wave effects on methane gas bubble escape (Outreach paper). Scientia, Aug.2024. 📜

Uzhansky, E., Katsman, R., Lunkov, A., Katsnelson, B. (2024) Integrated methodology for gas content assessment and prediction in shallow muddy lake sediments: acoustic mapping and correlation analysis. MethodsX, 13: 102799, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2024.102799 .

Katsman, R. , Uzhansky, E., Lunkov, A., and Katsnelson, B. (2024) Methane gas dynamics in sediments of Lake Kinneret, Israel, and their controls: Insights from a multiannual acoustic investigation and correlation analysis. Science of the Total Environment, 918: 170480, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170480 .

Zhou, X., and Katsman, R. (2023) Competitive methane bubble growth in aquatic muds. Engineering Geology, 325: 107290, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2023.107290. 

Uzhansky, E., Katsnelson, B., Lunkov, A. Katsman, R., and Ivakin, A. (2023) Estimating bubble size in Lake Kinneret through reflection of wideband sound signals from gas rich sediment environment. POMA, 4aAO9, https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0001721.  📜

Katz, T., Katsman, R., Kalman, A., and Goodman-Tchernov, B.. (2022) Evolution of sediment grain-size profiles on a sheltered, continental shelf in response to punctuated flood deposition. Continental Shelf Research, 251 : 104868, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2022.104868.  📜

Katsman, R., Römer, M., and Lorke, A. (2022) The lifetime of methane bubbles through sediment and water column (Editorial). Frontiers in Earth Science:   Marine   Geosciences, 10:993293, https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.993293. 📜

Belferman, M., Agnon, A., Katsman, R., and Ben-Avraham, Z. (2022) Identifying plausible historical scenarios for coupled lake level and seismicity rate changes: The case for the Dead Sea during the last two millennia. NHESS, 22: 2553–2565, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-2553-2022. 📜

Zhou, X., and Katsman, R. (2022) Mechanical controls on methane bubble solute exchange within muddy aquatic sediments and its growth characteristics. Journal of Structural Geology, 161: 104642, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2022.104642. 📜

Katsman, R., and Painuly, A. (2022) Influence of anisotropy in mechanical properties of muddy aquatic sediment on CH4 bubble growth direction and migration pattern. Engineering Geology, 299: 106565, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2022.106565. 📜

Painuly, A., and Katsman, R.  (2022) Mechanism of faster CH4 bubble growth under surface waves in muddy aquatic sediments: effects of wave amplitude, period and water depth. Frontiers in Earth Science, 10: 833918, doi: 10.3389/feart.2022.833918. 📜

Katsman, R., Lunkov, A., Uzhansky, E.,  and Katsnelson, B. (2021) Effective model of gassy sediments and acoustical approach for its verification. POMA, 44:005001. 📜

Haruzi, P., Katsman, R., Halisch, M., Waldmann, N., and Spiro, B. (2021) Benchmark study using a multi-scale, multi-methodological approach for the petrophysical characterization of reservoir. Solid Earth (EGU), 12: 665–689. 📜

Katsman R., and Dickens, G., (2020) Gas in Marine Sediments (GIMS): past, current, and future (contributions from GIMS-14), Introductory paper for special issue. Geo-Marine Letters, 40: 403–406. 📜

Liu L., Sotiri, K., Dück, Y., Hilgert, S., Ostrovsky, I., Uzhansky, E., Katsman, R., Katsnelson, B., Bookman, R., Wilkinson, J., and Lorke, A. (2020) The control of surface sediment gas accumulation on spatial distribution of ebullition in Lake Kinneret. Geo-Marine Letters, 40: 453–466. 📜

Gerke, K., Karsanina, M., and Katsman, R. (2019) Calculation of tensorial flow properties on pore level: exploring the influence of boundary conditions on permeability of 3D stochastic reconstructions. Physical Reviews E, E 100, 053312. 📜

Katsman, R. (2019) Methane bubble dynamics and preferential release under periodic wave loading. Geophysical Research Letters, 46: 6507-6515. 📜

Tarboush-Sirhan, S., Katsman, R., and Lazar, M. (2019) Methane bubble ascent in fine-grained aquatic sediments: dynamics and controlling factors. Environmental Science & Technology, 53: 6320−6329. 📜

Duck, Y., Liu, L., Lorke, A., Ostrovsky, I., Katsman, R., and Jokiel, C. (2019) A novel freeze corer for sampling and characterization of methane bubbles in aquatic sediments. L&O: Methods, 17: 305-319. 📜

Belferman, M., Katsman, R., and Agnon, A.  (2018) Effect of large-scale surface water level fluctuations on earthquake recurrence interval under strike-slip faulting. Tectonophysics, 744: 390-402. 📜

Katsnelson, B., Katsman, R., Lunkov, A., and Ostrovsky, I.  (2017) Acoustical methodology for determination of gas content in aquatic sediments, with application to sediments of lake Kinneret, Israel, as a case study. L&O: Methods, 15: 531-541. 📜

Bareket, M.M., Bookman, R., Katsman, R., de Stigter, H., and Herut, B. (2016) The role of transport processes of particulate mercury in modifying marine anthropogenic secondary sources, the case of Haifa bay, Israel. Marine Pollution Bull., 105: 286-29. 📜

Ben-Avraham, Z., and Katsman, R. (2015) The formation of graben morphology in the Dead Sea Fault, and its implications. Geophysical Research Letters, 42: 6989-6996. 📜

Katsman, R. (2015) Correlation of shape and size of methane bubbles in fine-grained muddy aquatic sediments with sediment fracture toughness. Journal of Structural Geology, 70: 56-64. 📜

Katsman, R., Ostrovsky, I., and Makovsky, Y. (2013) Methane bubble growth in fine-grained muddy aquatic sediment: insight from modeling. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 377-378: 336-346.  📜

Katsman, R. (2013) Sediment undulations induced by free gas in muddy marine sediments: a modeling approach. Geophysical Research Letters, 40(13): 3379-3383. 📜

Katsman, R., and Haimson, B. (2011) Modeling partially-emptied compaction bands induced by borehole drilling. Journal of Structural Geology, 33(4): 690–697.  📜

Katsman, R. (2010) Extensional veins induced by self-similar dissolution at stylolites: analytical modeling. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 299: 33-41.  📜

Aharonov, E., and Katsman, R. (2009) Interaction between pressure solution and clays in stylolite development: insights from modeling. American Journal of Science, 309: 607–632. 📜

Katsman, R., Aharonov, E., and Haimson, B. (2009) Compaction bands induced by borehole drilling. Acta Geotechnica, 4:151-162. 📜

Katsman, R., Aharonov, E., and Scher, H. (2006b) Localized compaction in rocks: Eshelby’s inclusions and the spring network model. Geophysical Research Letters, 33(10): L10311-5. 📜

Katsman, R., and Aharonov, E. (2006) A study of compaction bands originating from cracks, notches and compacted defects. Journal of Structural Geology, 28(3): 508-11.  📜

Katsman, R., Aharonov, E., and Scher, H. (2006a) A numerical study on localized volume reduction in elastic media: some insights on the mechanics of anticracks. Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 111(B3): B03204-13. 📜

Katsman, R., Aharonov, E., and Scher, H. (2005) Numerical simulation of compaction bands in high-porosity sedimentary rock. Mechanics of Materials, 37(1): 143-20. 📜

Baskaran, A., Katsman, R., Sexton, M., and Lei, W. (2003) Investigation of thermally-induced loads in modified bituminous roofing membranes. Construction and Building Materials, 17: 153-164. 📜

Katsman, R., and Baskaran, A. (2001) Canadian research may provide answers to dimensional stability questions. Roofing Siding Insulation, 78(1): 4-5. 

Katsman, R., and Becker, R. (2000) Model for moisture content evolution in porous building elements with hygro-thermal bridges and air voids. Journal of Thermal Envelope & Building Science (Journal of Building Physics), 24:10-32. 📜