Research Highlights
Listed below are papers published by the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences in 2007. |
Hotspots Unplugged John A. Tarduno Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA |
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Effect of predeformational basin geometry in the kinematic evolution of
a thin-skinned orogenic wedge: Insights from three-dimensional finite
element modeling of the Provo salient, Sevier fold-thrust belt, Utah,
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH,
VOL. 112,
B02403,
doi:10.1029/2006JB004376,
2007
Sanghoon Kwon, Gautam Mitra and Renato Perucchio Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA |
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Origin and age of pore waters in an actively
venting gas hydrate field near Sado Island, Japan Sea: Interpretation
of halogen and 129I distributions, Chemical Geology, Volume 236, Issues 3-4,
30 January 2007,
Pages 350-366 Hitoshi Tomarua, Zunli Lua, Glen T. Snyderb, Udo Fehna, Akihiro Hirutac and Ryo Matsumotoc aDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627, USA bDepartment of Earth Science, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, USA cDepartment of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan |
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Age variation of pore water iodine in the eastern Nankai Trough,
Japan: Evidence for different methane sources in a large gas hydrate
field, Geology Volume 35, Issue 11, 1015–1018, 2007. 1. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA, |
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Iodine as a tracer of organic material: 129I results from gas hydrate systems and fore arc fluids, Journal of Geochemical Exploration 95 (2007) 66–80 U. Fehna, G.T. Snyderb and Y. Muramatsuc aDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627, USA bDepartment of Geology and Geophysics, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA cDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Gakushuin University, Mejiro 1-5-1, Toshima-ku, Tokyo,171-8588, Japan Received 12 October 2004; accepted 25 May 2007. Available online 18 June 2007. |
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On the motion of Hawaii and other mantle plumes, Chemical Geology, Volume 241, Issues 3-4,
15 July 2007,
Pages 234-247 The Great Plume Debate: Testing the Plume Theory John A. Tarduno Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, United States |
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Geomagnetic field strength 3.2 billion years ago recorded by single silicate crystals, Nature 446, 657-660 (5 April 2007) | doi:10.1038/nature05667 John A. Tarduno1,2, Rory D. Cottrell1, Michael K. Watkeys3 & Dorothy Bauch1
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Deformation distribution and type in the Main Ethiopian Rift (MER): A remote sensing study, Journal of African Earth Sciences
Volume 48, Issues 2-3, June 2007, Pages 100-114 The East African Rift System: Dynamics, Evolution and Environment, The East African Rift System: Development, Evolution and Resources T. Kurza, R. Gloaguena, C. Ebingerb , M. Caseyc and B. Abebed aFreiberg University of Mining and Technology, Institute for Geology, Remote Sensing Group, B. von-Cotta-Strasse 2, 09599 Freiberg, Germany bRoyal Holloway, University of London, Department of Geology, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, London, UK cLeeds University, School of Earth Sciences, Structural Geology, LS2 9JT Leeds, UK dAddis Ababa University, Faculty of Science, Department of Geology and Geophysics, P.O. Box 176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Received 16 June 2005; revised 3 June 2006; accepted 6 August 2006. Available online 6 March 2007. |
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Fault growth at a nascent slow-spreading ridge: 2005 Dabbahu rifting episode, Afar,
Geophysical Journal International (OnlineEarly Articles).
doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03584.x J. V. Rowland1 , E. Baker2 , C. J. Ebinger3 , D. Keir2 , T. Kidane4 , J. Biggs5 , N. Hayward6 , T. J. Wright7 1School of Geography, Geology and Environmental Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2Department of Geology, Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom 3Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, USA 4Department of Earth Science, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia 5Centre for the Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes and Tectonics, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, United Kingdom 6Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd. 7School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds, United Kingdom |
Last updated October 19, 2007