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Insights Into Fault‐Magma Interactions in an Early‐Stage Continental Rift From Source Mechanisms and Correlated Volcano‐Tectonic Earthquakes by Oliva, S. J., Ebinger, C. J., Wauthier, C., Muirhead, J. D., Roecker, S. W., Rivalta, E., Heimann, S.

“…Strain in magmatic rifts is accommodated by both faulting and dike intrusion, but little is known of the frequency of dike intrusions in early‐stage rifts. We…”
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Lateral heterogeneity in the upper mantle beneath the Tibetan plateau and its surroundings from SS-S travel time residuals by Dricker, I. G., Roecker, S. W.

“…We use SS‐S differential travel times to map the upper mantle structure of the Tibetan plateau and its surroundings. New observations from analog stations in…”
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Shear-wave splitting and small-scale convection in the continental upper mantle by Makeyeva, L. I, Vinnik, L. P, Roecker, S. W

“…THE deformation of the upper mantle beneath a collisional belt is key to the dynamics of the belt, but this deformation is difficult to observe. Seismic…”
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Seismic evidence for the α-β quartz transition beneath Taiwan from Vp/Vs tomography by Kuo-Chen, H., Wu, F. T., Jenkins, D. M., Mechie, J., Roecker, S. W., Wang, C.-Y., Huang, B.-S.

“…Knowledge of the rock types and pressure‐temperature conditions at crustal depths in an active orogeny is key to understanding the mechanism of mountain…”
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Incipient Subduction and Slip Partitioning at High Obliquity: The Haida Gwaii Plate Boundary by Oliva, S. J., Bostock, M. G., Schaeffer, A. J., Nissen, E., Merrill, R., Hughes, A., Roecker, S. W., Nedimovic, M. R., Roland, E., Worthington, L. L., Walton, M. A. L., Gase, A.

“…Plate motion obliquity along the dominantly transform Queen Charlotte plate boundary (QCPB) peaks offshore Haida Gwaii. To investigate the effects of obliquity…”
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Receiver function tomography of the central Tien Shan by Vinnik, Lev P., Reigber, Christoph, Aleshin, Igor M., Kosarev, Grigoriy L., Kaban, Mikhail K., Oreshin, Sergey I., Roecker, Steven W.

“…To obtain an image of the deep structure of the Tien Shan in central Asia, we invert P and S receiver functions jointly for almost 40 local broad-band…”
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Three-dimensional P-wave velocity structure of the Bear Valley region of central California by LIN, C.-H, ROECKER, S. W

“…--The three-dimensional P-wave velocity structure of the Bear Valley region of central California is determined by applying a circular ray-tracing technique to…”
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Elevation of the 410 km discontinuity beneath the central Tien Shan: Evidence for a detached lithospheric root by Chen, Y. H., Roecker, S. W., Kosarev, G. L.

“…We analyzed P‐SV converted phases recorded by the Kyrgyzstan Broadband Network (KNET) to investigate the nature of phase transitions in the upper mantle…”
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Seismology inside the Fault Zone: Applications to Fault-Zone Properties and Rupture Dynamics by Ellsworth, W. L., Malin, P. E., Imanishi, K., Roecker, S. W., Nadeau, R., Oye, V., Thurber, C. H., Waldhauser, F., Boness, N. L., Hickman, S. H., Zoback, M. D.

“…No abstract available. doi: 10.2204/iodp.sd.s01.04.2007…”
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Upper-mantle anisotropy beneath the Altai–Sayan region of central Asia by Dricker, I.G, Roecker, S.W, Vinnik, L.P, Rogozhin, E.A, Makeyeva, L.I

“…The Altai–Sayan region of central Asia is actively deforming despite its being located several thousands of kilometers away from the collisional front between…”
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3-D P- and S-wave velocity structure along the central Alpine Fault, South Island, New Zealand by Guo, B., Thurber, C.H., Roecker, S.W., Townend, J., Rawles, C., Chamberlain, C.J., Boese, C.M., Bannister, S., Feenstra, J., Eccles, J.D.

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Imaging the lithosphere beneath NE Tibet: teleseismic P and S body wave tomography incorporating surface wave starting models by Nunn, Ceri, Roecker, Steven W., Tilmann, Frederik J., Priestley, Keith F., Heyburn, Ross, Sandvol, Eric A., Ni, James F., Chen, Yongshun John, Zhao, Wenjin, Team, the INDEPTH

“…The northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, which includes the Qiangtang and Songpan-Ganzi terranes as well as the Kunlun Shan and the Qaidam Basin,…”
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Imaging quasi‐vertical geological faults with earthquake data by Zheglova, P., McLaughlin, J. R., Roecker, S. W., Yoon, J. R., Renzi, D.

“…SUMMARY We present a method for imaging quasi‐vertically dipping faults with surface records of reflected P waves from small earthquakes. Faults are boundaries…”
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Imaging quasi-vertical geological faults with earthquake data: Imaging quasi-vertical geological faults by Zheglova, P., McLaughlin, J. R., Roecker, S. W., Yoon, J. R., Renzi, D.

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Tectonic deformation of the Andes and the configuration of the subducted slab in central Peru: results from a microseismic experiment by Suárez, G., Gagnepain, J., Cisternas, A., Hatzfeld, D., Molnar, P., Ocola, L., Roecker, S. W., Viodé, J. P.

“…A microearthquake survey was conducted in the central Andes of Peru, east of the city of Lima, to study the seismicity and style of tectonic deformation of the…”
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Lateral heterogeneity in the upper mantle beneath the Tibetan plateau and its surroundings from SS-S travel time residuals by DRICKER, I. G, ROECKER, S. W

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Elevation of the 410 km discontinuity beneath the central Tien Shan: Evidence for a detached lithospheric root by CHEN, Y. H, ROECKER, S. W, KOSAREV, G. L

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Three-dimensional elastic wave velocity structure of the Hualien region of Taiwan: Evidence of active crustal exhumation by Lin, Cheng‐Horng, Yeh, Yih‐Hsiung, Yen, Horng‐Yuan, Chen, Kou‐Cheng, Huang, Bor‐Shouh, Roecker, Steven W., Chiu, Jer‐Ming

“…The Hualien region of Taiwan is located at a complex transition of the boundary between the Eurasian and Philippine Sea Plates. To the southwest, the mountains…”
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Tectonic deformation of the Andes and the configuration of the subducted slab in central Peru : results form a microseismic experiment by SUAREZ, G, GAGNEPAIN, J, CISTERNAS, A, HATZFELD, D, MOLNAR, P, OCOLA, L, ROECKER, S. W, VIODE, J. P

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Velocity structure in northern Chile: evidence of subducted oceanic crust in the Nazca Plate by Comte, Diana, Roecker, Steven W., Suárez, Gerardo

“…2-D P-wave velocity models were determined for the subduction zones near Iquique and Antofagasta in northern Chile, simultaneously inverting P- and S-wave…”
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