Won-Young Kim
Research Scientist
Professional Preparation
| Yonsei University | Geology | BS 1973, MS 1977 |
| Uppsala University | Seismology | PhD 1986 |
| Harvard University | Earth and Planetary Science | Postdoctoral Fellow 1988-1999 |
Appointments
| Research Scientist | Lamont-Doherty Earth Obs. | 1997- |
| Associate Research Scientist | Lamont-Doherty Earth Obs. | 1989-1992 |
| Researcher | Uppsala University | 1986-1988 |
Relevant Publications
Kim, W.Y., Modeling short-period crustal phases at regional distances for the seismic source parameter inversion, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 47, 159-178, 1987.
Shi, Jinghua, W.Y. Kim and Paul G. Richards, Variability of crustal attenuation in the northeastern United States from Lg waves, Journal of Geophysical Research, 101, 25231- 25242, 1996.
Kim, W.Y., D. W. Simpson and P. G. Richards, Discrimination of regional earthquakes and explosions in eastern United States using high-frequency data, Geophysical Research Letters, 20, 1507-1510, 1993.
Kim, W.Y., The ML Scale in Eastern North America, accepted for publication in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, January 1997.
Kim, W.Y., Jinghua Shi and Paul G. Richards, The rms Lg Magnitude, mb(rms Lg), for Earthquakes in Northeastern North America, draft ms. completed (25 pages, 2 tables, 10 figures) scheduled
for submission in February 1997 to the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.
Other Publications Kim, W.Y., D. W. Simpson and P. G. Richards, Characteristics of high-frequency spectra of regional phases from earthquakes and chemical explosions, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 84, 1365-1386, 1994. Kim, W.Y., V. Aharonian, A. L. Lerner-Lam and P. G. Richards, Discrimination of earthquakes and explosions in southern Russia using regional high-frequency three- component data from the IRIS/JSP Caucasus Network, in press, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 87, 569-588, 1997.
Synergistic Activities
Co-PI, Lamont Cooperative Seismographic Network
Collaborators D. Simpson (IRIS)
Graduate Advisors Ok-Joon Kim (BS), Kyung-Duk Min (MS), Ota Kulhanek and Anders Christoffersson (PhD), John H. Woodhouse (PostDoc)
Advisor and Sponsor J. Shi, Total: 1.