UCLA seminar

C.B. gives seismology seminar at UCLA on “Changes in seismic anisotropy at the mantle transition zone boundaries” Abstract: The mantle transition zone (MTZ) is defined by discontinuities in seismic wave velocities at 410 km and 670 km depth that mostly result from phase changes in the olivine structure. Because the MTZ is believed to play …

Paper Published

Paper by Stubailo, Beghein, and Davis “Structure and anisotropy of the Mexico subduction zone based on Rayleigh-wave analysis and implications for the geometry of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt” published in JGR:

*Stubailo, I., Beghein, C., Davis, P.,  Structure and anisotropy of the Mexico subduction zone based on Rayleigh-wave analysis and implications for the geometry of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, J. Geophys. Res., 117, B5, B05303, doi:10.1029/2011JB008631, 2012

Two potential interpretations of the subduction structure in Mexico. (top) The flat (slab A) and steep (slab B) portions of the slab discussed in this paper separated by a tear.
Two potential interpretations of the subduction structure in Mexico. (top) The flat (slab A) and steep (slab B) portions of the slab discussed in this paper separated by a tear.

Paper accepted

Paper by Stubailo, Beghein, and Davis “Structure and anisotropy of the Mexico subduction zone based on Rayleigh-wave analysis and implications for the geometry of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt” accepted for publication in JGR

AGU 2010

C.B. is organizer and convener of AGU Fall Meeting session “DI05. Seismic Anisotropy in the Mantle: Progress, Prospects, and Pitfalls”

SEDI 2010

Invited presentation on global transition zone anisotropy at the 12th Symposium of SEDI, Study of the Earth’s Deep Interior, Santa Barbara, CA

New Paper!

Paper “Depth Constraints on Azimuthal Anisotropy in the Great Basin from Rayleigh Wave Phase Velocity Maps” published online in Earth and Planet. Sci. Lett. – co-authors are Matt Fouch and Arthur Snoke