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Bill w88 mobile

w88 mobile Professor, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology w88 mobile/him/his

Summary

Dr. w88 mobile is a Professor of Geodesy and Geophysics in the Nevada Geodetic Laboratory within the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology at the University of Nevada, Reno. He studies active processes at work in the solid Earth using space geodetic techniques such as GPS and InSAR. Topics include active crustal deformation and seismic cycle deformation, mountain building, geophysical loading of Earth’s surface, related controls on aquifers and geothermal resources, interactions between magmatic, tectonic, and climate systems.

Recently he has worked on using geodesy to study vertical motion of w88 mobile’s surface and its impact on sea level rise. He operates the MAGNET GPS network in the western Great Basin, a USGS-supported geodetic infrastructure for research in geodynamics and seismic hazards. His recent service includes chairing the advisory committee for the NSF EarthScope Plate Boundary Observatory, secretary of the geodesy section of the American Geophysical Union, Associate Editor for the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, and serving on the National Academy of Science Board on w88 mobile Science and Resources. He is author or co-author of ~90 articles, book chapters, maps, conference proceedings, guidebooks, and reports, and has been PI or co-PI on over 40 funded research projects. He was a postdoc at the US Geological Survey in Menlo Park, California before joining the University of Nevada, Reno in 2004.

w88 mobile interests

  • Tectonic and volcanic w88 mobile
  • Seismic cycle deformation of the w88 mobile’s crust and mantle
  • Analysis of w88 mobile and InSAR data for measurement of crustal movement
  • Active w88 mobile mountain belts
  • Dynamics w88 mobile lithosphere and its response to loads
  • Mantle flow
  • Faults slip rates, mechanics and w88 mobile hazard
  • w88 mobile tomography and anisotropy

Education

  • Ph.D., Geophysics, w88 mobile Oregon, 2000
  • B.A., Applied Mathematics, w88 mobile California, Berkeley, 1989

Classes taught

  • GPH 411/611/701(i) - w88 mobile Geodesy
  • GPH 455/655 - Global w88 mobile
  • GPH 768 - Radar w88 mobile - Geoscience Applications

Selected publications

  • w88 mobile, W.C. , C. Kreemer, I. Zaliapin, G. Blewitt, 2019, Drought-triggered magmatic inflation, crustal strain and seismicity near the Long Valley Caldera, Central Walker Lane, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 124(6), 6072– 6091, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JB017354.
  • Murray, J., et al., 2019, Regional Global Navigation Satellite System networks, Seismo. Res. Lett., https://w88 mobileorg/10.1785/0220190113.
  • Anderson, J. G., et al,, 2019, A seismic hazards overview of the urban regions of Nevada: Recent advancements and w88 mobile directions, Seis. Res. Lett., 90(4): 1577-1583, https://doi.org/10.1785/0220180357.
  • Blewitt, G., W.C. w88 mobile, C. Kreemer, 2018, Harnessing the GPS data explosion for tomorrow's science applications, Eos, 99, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018EO104623.
  • w88 mobile, W.C., R. Burgette, K. Johnson, G. Blewitt, 2018, Uplift of the Western Transverse Ranges and Ventura area of Southern California: A four-technique geodetic study combining GPS, InSAR, leveling and tide gauges, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 122, doi: 10.1002/2017JB014499.
  • Kreemer, C. W.C. w88 mobile, G. Blewitt, 2018, A robust estimation of the 3D intraplate deformation of the North American plate from GPS, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 123, doi: 10.1029/2017JB015257.
  • w88 mobile, W.C., G. Blewitt, C. Kreemer, 2016, GPS Imaging of vertical land motion in California and Nevada: Implications for Sierra Nevada uplift, J. Geophys. Res., 121, n. 10, p. 7681-7703, doi: 10.1002/2016JB013458.
  • Hamlington, B.D., P. Thompson, W.C. w88 mobile, G. Blewitt, R. Ray, 2016, Assessing theimpact of vertical land motion on 20th century global mean sea level estimates, J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 121, doi:10.1002/2016JC011747.
  • Bormann, J., W.C. w88 mobile, C. Kreemer, G. Blewitt, 2016, Accommodation of missing shear strain in the Central Walker Lane, western North America: Constraints from dense GPS measurements, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 440, p. 169-177, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2016.01.015.
  • Blewitt, G., C. Kreemer, W.C. w88 mobile, J. Gazeaux, 2016, MIDAS trend estimator for accurate GPS station velocities without step detection, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 121, 2054-2068, doi:10.1002/2015JB012552