Papers
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| West, M., J. Sanchez, S. McNutt (2005), Periodically-triggered seismicity at Mt. Wrangell volcano following the Sumatra earthquake. Science, 308, 1144-1146. (offprint NOTE: If you are asked for a Science login, refresh this page and try again) (NY Times article) |
| Wilson, D., R. Aster, J. Ni, S. Grand, M. West, W. Gao, W. S. Baldridge, and S. Semken (2005), Imaging the seismic structure of the crust and upper mantle beneath the Great Plains, Rio Grande Rift, and Colorado Plateau using receiver functions, J. Geophys. Res., 110, B05306, doi:10.1029/2004JB003492. (offprint) |
Wilson, D., R. Aster, M. West, J. Ni, S. Grand, W. Gao, W. S. Baldridge, S. Semken, and P. Patel (2005) Lithospheric structure of the Rio Grande rift, Nature, 433, 851-854. (offprint) (Albuquerque Journal story) |
West, M., W. Gao, and S. Grand (2004), A simple approach to the joint inversion of seismic body and surface waves applied to the Southwest U.S., Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L15615, doi:10.1029/2004GL020373. (offprint) |
West, M., J. Ni, W. S. Baldridge, D. Wilson, R. Aster, W. Gao, and S. Grand (2004), Crust and upper mantle shear wave structure of the southwest United States: Implications for rifting and support for high elevation, J. Geophys. Res., 109, B03309, doi:10.1029/2003JB002575. (offprint) |
Gao, W., S. P. Grand, W. S. Baldridge, D. Wilson, M. West, J. F. Ni, and R. Aster (2004), Upper mantle convection beneath the central Rio Grande rift imaged by P and S wave tomography, J. Geophys. Res., 109, B03305, doi:10.1029/2003JB002743. (offprint) |
Wilson, D., R. Aster, W. S. Baldridge, W. Gao, R. Gok, S. Grand, J. Ni, E. Sandvol, S. Semken, M. West (2003), Imaging crust and upper mantle seismic structure in the southwestern United States using teleseismic receiver functions, The Leading Edge, v.22, n.3, p.232-237. (offprint) |
West, M., W. Menke, and M. Tolstoy (2003), Focused magma supply at the intersection of the Cobb hot spot and the Juan de Fuca ridge. Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, 1724, doi:10.1029/2003GL017104. (offprint) |
Gök, R., J. Ni, M. West, E. Sandvol, D. Wilson, R. Aster, W. S. Baldridge, S. Grand, W. Gao, F. Tilmann, and S. Semken (2003), Shear Wave Splitting and Mantle Flow Beneath LA RISTRA, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, doi:1614,10.1029/2002GL016616. (offprint) |
Rapine, R., F. Tilmann, M. West, J. Ni and A. Rodgers (2003), Crustal Structure of Northern and Southern Tibet from Surface Wave Dispersion Analysis, J. Geophys. Res. 108, 2120, doi:10.1029/2001JB000445. (offprint) |
West, M., W. Menke, M. Tolstoy, S. Webb and R. Sohn (2003), Magma storage beneath Axial Volcano on the Juan de Fuca mid-ocean ridge. Nature 413, 833-836. (offprint) |
Menke, W., M. West and M. Tolstoy (2002), The 1993 eruption of the CoAxial segment of the Juan de Fuca ridge. Geology 30, 359-362. (offprint) |
Kim, W.-Y, L.R.Sykes, J. H. Armitage, J. K. Xie, K. Jacob, P. G. Richards, M. West, F. Waldhauser, J. Armbruster, L. Seeber, W.X. Du and A. Lerner-Lam (2001), Seismic waves generated by aircraft impacts and building collapses at World Trade Center, NY, EOS, 82, 565. (offprint, scanned) |
West, M. (2001), The Deep Structure of Axial Volcano Thesis, Columbia University New York, NY. (Complete thesis 11 Mb) |
West, M. and W. Menke (2001), Fluid-Induced Changes in Shear Velocity from Surface Waves. Proceedings, Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems (SAGEEP), 21-28. (offprint) |
Menke, W., M. West, B. Brandsdottir and D. Sparks (1998), Compressional and Shear Velocity Structure of the Lithosphere in Northern Iceland. BSSA, 88, 1561-1571. (offprint, scanned) |
Invited Talks
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M. West and AVO staff (2006), A seismic perspective on the 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, International Workshop on Explosive Volcanism: 50th Anniversary of the 1956 Bezymianny Volcano Eruption, March 25-30, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka, Russia. (compressed directory containing powerpoint) |
West, M. and the RISTRA Team (2004), The case for multi-band seismology: five orders of magnitude in the Southwest U.S. 2004 IRIS Annual Workshop, June 10-12, Tucson, AZ. (talk slides) |
West, M., K. Genareau et al. (2003), Shallow seismic investigations in the Valles Caldera, Valles Caldera Workshop, Oct 22-23, Los Alamos, NM (talk slides) |
Selected Abstracts, Presentations and Posters
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| West, M., (2008), Tools and techniques in seismic waveform cross correlation, informal lunch seminar, Mar. 27, GI-UAF. (talk slides) |
| West, M., S. Senyukov, D. Droznin, W. Thelen, H. Buurman, A. Nikulin, V., Chebrov, V. Jaschuk (2007), Eruption seismicity of Bezymianny Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S43A-1034. (mini-poster) |
| Thelen, W., S. Malone, M. West, S. Senyukov, V. Chebrov (2007), Comparison and Occurrence of Event Types at Bezymianny Volcano, Russia and Mount St. Helens, Washington, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V51D-0783. |
| Larsen, C. F., M. Truffer, L. LeBlanc, S. O'Neel and M. West (2007), Continuous Measurements of Ice Motion and Associated Seismicity at Bering Glacier, Alaska., Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract G33B-1232. |
| Cervelli, P. F., and M. West (2007), The 2006 Eruption of Fourpeaked Volcano, Katmai National Park, Alaska, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V31E-0719. |
van Manen, S., J. Dehn. M. West, S. Blake, D. Rothery (2007), The 2006 Augustine Alaska eruption: combined analyses of seismic and thermal data, Geological Society of London Bicentennial Conference, Sept. 10-12, London, UK. (poster) |
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Gardine, M., T. Dominguez, M. West, S. Grand, S. Suhardja (2006), The Deep Seismic Structure of Volcan de Colima, Mexico Eos Trans. AGU, 88(23), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T51A-02. |
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Buurman, H., M. West (2006), Integrated Seismic Observations of the 2006 Eruption of Augustine Volcano, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V51C-1683. |
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Gardine, M., M. West (2006), Investigating the Deep Seismic Structure of Volcan de Colima, Mexico, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V11B-0585. |
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West, M. (2006), A seismic perspective on Bezymianny volcano, Mt. St. Helens Petrology Workshop, Aug. 27-30. Vancouver, WA. |
Hawthorne, J., M. West (2005), Toward the systematic counting of volcanic seismic events, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S11B-0171 (mini-poster) |
West, M., J. Sanchez, S. McNutt (2005), Periodically-triggered seismicity at Mt. Wrangell volcano following the Sumatra earthquake. Seismological Society of America, April 26-29, Lake Tahoe, NV. (mini-poster) |
Grand, S., J. Ni, M. West, M. Guzmán-Speziale, T. Domínguez-Reyes (2004), Imaging the deep root of the Mexican Volcanic Zone: A collaborative project to map the subducting Rivera/Cocos plates and the source region of the overlying volcanic centers. Penrose Conference on Neogene-Quaternary Continental Margin Volcanism, Jan. 12-16, Metepec, Mexico. (mini-poster) |
West, M. E., W. Gao, S.P. Grand (2003), Joint tomographic inversion of body and surface waves for upper mantle structure, Eos Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S31E-0806. (mini-poster) |
Adams, D., M. West, J. Ni (2003), Pn Tomography at the Intersection of the Rio Grande Rift and Jemez Lineament, Eos Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S31E-0815. (poster) |
Genareau, K., M. West (2003), Seismic Detection of Sediment Interface Beneath the Moat Regions of the Valles Caldera, New Mexico, Eos Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S52I-07. (abstract) |
West, M., J. Ni, D. Wilson, R. Aster, S. Baldridge, W. Gao, S. Grand, R. Gok (2003), Passive rifting and support for high elevation in the Southwest U.S., 2003 IRIS Workshop., Yosemite, CA. (mini-poster) |
West, M. (2002), Seismic Imaging of Magma Systems from Surface to Source: Four analogues for EarthScope, EarthScope Workshop on Active Magmatic Systems, Vancouver, WA. (mini-poster) |
West, M., R. Gok, and the RISTRA Team (2002), Structure and deformation of the uppermost mantle beneath the RISTRA array, 2002 IRIS Workshop, Kona, HI. (mini-poster) |
West, M, J. Ni, D. Wilson, R. Aster, S. Grand, W. Gao, R. Gok, S. Baldridge, S. Semken, J. Schlue (2002), Structure of the Uppermost Mantle Beneath the RISTRA Array From Surface Waves, Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S61A-1116. (mini-poster) |
Conrad, C., M. Fisk, V. Khalturin, W.Y. Kim, I. Morozov, E. Morozova, P. Richards, D. Schaff, F. Waldhauser, M. West, Seismic Location Calibration for 30 IMS stations in Eastern Asia, 23rd Annual DoD/DOE Seismic Research Review: Worldwide Monitoring of Nuclear Explosions, 2-5 October 2001, Jackson Hole, WY. (poster) |
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Sohn, R A, M. West, W. Menke, J. Chadwick, M. Perfit, A. Barclay, S. Webb, M. Tolstoy (2001), The Cobb/Juan de Fuca Hotspot-Ridge Interaction; Weak Plumes and Return Flow, Eos Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T31D-04. |
West, M., W. Menke, M. Tolstoy (2001), Focused Melt Supply at the Cobb Hot Spot / Juan de Fuca Ridge Intersection, Eos Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T31D-01. (talk slides) |
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West, M., W. Menke, M. Tolstoy (2000), The Magmatic Structure of Axial Volcano, Eos Trans. AGU, 81(48), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V12B-09. |
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West, M., W. Menke and M. Tolstoy (2000), Seismic Imaging of the Cobb Hot Spot / Juan de Fuca Ridge Interaction at Axial Volcano - Preliminary results, RIDGE-sponsored Plume-Ridge Interaction Workshop, Troutdale, OR. |
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M. West, W. Menke, M. Tolstoy, S. Webb, R. Sohn (1999), Seismic Imaging of Axial Volcano: Preliminary Results (1999), RIDGE-sponsored Juan de Fuca Results Symposium, Seattle, WA. |
West, M, Menke, W (1999), Fluid-Induced Changes in Near-Surface Shear Velocity Derived From Surface Waves, Eos Trans. AGU, 80 , Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H32C-01. (abstract) |
Curriculum Vitae
C.V. (not updated as frequently as web content)
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Michael West