Seismology, Geology, & Tectonophysics
Rock Mechanics
Rocks and ice are slip-sliding away in the LDEO Rock Mechanics lab.
Structure and Evolution of the Oceanic Lithosphere / Asthenosphere System
PI(s):
James Gaherty What is a plate? We undertake a comprehensive analysis designed to significantly advance our understanding of the structure and evolution of oceanic plates.
Earthquakes and Faulting
SG&T scientists employ a broad spectrum of tools and techniques to develop a better understanding of the mechanics and dynamics of earthquakes and faulting. These techniques include labor
A Comparative Study of Results From Different Earthquake Location Procedures In California
PI(s):
Felix Waldhauser Earthquake location using cross correlation derived relative arrival time measurements can lead to substantially reduced location errors and a view of fault-zone processes with unprecedented detail
Locations
Southern California
United States
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Northern California
United States
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Ocean Bottom Seismology
Our Ocean Bottom Seismology (OBS) Laboratory develops and operates cutting-edge instrumentation for measuring deformation of the ocean floor in a variety of experimental settings. One of our
Natural Hazards
PI(s):
Arthur L. Lerner-Lam Earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, floods, drought, cyclones and other natural hazards have significant potential to affect human lives and society.
Geodynamics
Geodynamics research in SG&T is focused on understanding the forces that drive deformation and tectonism in the solid Earth, and the role that rock rheology, physical state (solid or partially
Deep Earth Structure and Dynamics
Lamont scientists utilize a variety of observational and computational techniques to image and model the deep interior of the Earth, from crust to core.
Earthquakes in the Greater New York -Philadelphia area: Catalog and Tectonic Setting
PI(s):
Lynn R. Sykes Earthquakes in Greater New York-Philadelphia Area: Catalog 1677 to 2005 and Tectonic Setting
Multidisciplinary Observations of Onshore Subduction (MOOS)
PI(s):
Geoffrey A. Abers The MOOS experiment seeks to understand the structure and dynamics of subduction in the region of the 1964 Alaska earthquake, one of the three largest recorded (Mw 9.2), where terrane collision is
Location
Alaska
United States
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Pacheco-Sykes Earthquake Catalog
PI(s):
Lynn R. Sykes Javier Pacheco and Lynn Sykes' catalog of large earthquakes with surface wave magnitude >= 7.0.
IGY Calibration
PI(s):
Lynn R. Sykes Historical data for I.G.Y. Calibration. The original is by H. Miller.
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IGY Calibration (PDF) Strip of Destruction
PI(s):
Leonardo Seeber We mapped the surface trace of the fault rupture for about 5 km on the west bank of the Khunar River, through Balakot and into the Sarash Valley where it apparently ends.
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Strip of Destruction (PDF) Location
Pakistan
Pakistan
34° 30' 0" N, 73° 19' 48" E
Testing the Extensional Detachment Paradigm: Scientific Drilling in the Sevier Desert Basin
PI(s):
Mark H. Anders
PI(s):
Nicholas Christie-Blick Testing the Extensional Detachment Paradigm: Scientific Drilling in the Sevier Desert Basin (Basin and Range Province, Western United States)
SCOOBA
PI(s):
James Gaherty Deployment of a wide-band OBS in the Gulf of California from the R/V New Horizon in Oct 2005. Seismometer is housed in the green sphere, while recording, power, and communications devices are
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SCOOBA Global CMT
PI(s):
Göran Ekström
PI(s):
Meredith Nettles During the summer of 2006, the main activities of the research project known as the Harvard Centroid-Moment-Tensor (CMT) Project moved with Principal Investigator Göran Ekström from Harv
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Global CMT Project CANOE
PI(s):
James Gaherty We propose a passive broad-band seismic experiment in northwestern Canada, a setting in which fundamental questions regarding the structure and dynamics of the mantle's upper and lower boundary lay
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CANOE Myths and Methods in Modeling
PI(s):
Marc W. Spiegelman Notes and exercises for a course in numerical methods for earth scientists
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Myths and Methods in Modeling Introduction to dynamical systems
PI(s):
Marc W. Spiegelman An introduction to dynamical systems for undergraduates with notes and exercises
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An Introduction to dynamical systems Lamont Cooperative Seismographic Network (LCSN)
PI(s):
Won-Young Kim Lamont-Doherty Cooperative Seismographic Network (LCSN) monitors earthquakes which occur primarily in the Eastern United States.
Nuclear Test Ban Monitoring Research Site
CATSCAN
PI(s):
Arthur L. Lerner-Lam Project Website for CAT/SCAN: Calabria-Apennine-Tyrrhenian/Subduction-Collision-Accretion Network
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CATSCAN Location
United States
43° 7' 59.0196" N, 12° 18' 16.8768" E
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Calibration of Long-Period Seismographs at Thirteen Stations Throughout the World
PI(s):
Lynn R. Sykes Lamont has been a pioneer in the design, deployment, and utilization of global seismographic networks. This document details an early study of long period seismograph calibrations.
MARGINS Program
PI(s):
Geoffrey A. Abers Continental margins are the Earth's principal loci for producing hydrocarbon and metal resources, for earthquake, landslide, volcanic and climatic hazards, and for
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MARGINS Program 