Lisa Schleicher, PhD
Lisa Schleicher is the Data Center Manager for the USGS National Strong Motion Project (NSMP) of the Earthquake Monitoring Project in the Menlo Park/Moffett Field office of the Earthquake Science Center. The NSMP strong motion earthquake data products are available though the Center for Engineering and Strong Motion Data (CESMD) at strongmotioncenter.org.
Education
2013 Ph.D., Geology, The University of Maryland, College Park
2009 M.S., Geology, The University of Maryland, College Park
2007 B.S., Environmental Studies with Concentration in Earth Science, The University of North Carolina at Asheville
Career Experience
2020- National Strong Motion Project Data Center Manger, Earthquake Monitoring Project, USGS Earthquake Science Center
2017-2020 Geophysicist, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
2013-2017 Geophysicist, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
2012-2013 Pre-doctoral Fellow, National Air and Space Museum, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies
2011-2012 Graduate Fellow, National Air and Space Museum, Center for Earth and Planetary Studies
2007-2013 Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland, Department of Geology
2007 Research Assistant, National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center
Science and Products
Compilation of Geologic and Seismic Velocity Characteristics at Advanced National Seismic System Strong Motion Accelerometer Sites
Near-surface site characteristics are critical for accurately modeling ground motion, which in turn influences seismic hazard analysis and design of critical infrastructure. Currently, there are many strong motion accelerometers within the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) that are missing this information. We use a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) based framework to intersect the site c
Update on the Center for Engineering Strong-Motion Data (CESMD)
he Center for Engineering Strong-Motion Data (CESMD), an internationally utilized joint center of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the California Geological Survey (CGS), provides a unified access point for earthquake strong-motion records and station metadata from the CGS California Strong-Motion Instrumentation Program (CSMIP), the USGS National Strong-Motion Project (NSMP), the USGS Advanc
Authors
L. Hagos, H. Haddadi, Lisa Sue Schleicher, Jamison Haase Steidl, Lind Gee, M. Dhar
Improving the Development Pipelines for USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Real-Time and Scenario Products
The real-time and scenario products of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earthquake Hazards Program, such as the ComCat catalog, Did You Feel It?, ShakeMap, ShakeCast, and PAGER, are highly visible and used by a wide variety of stakeholders. We propose two significant enhancements to the development pipelines for the Earthquake Hazards Program real-time and scenario products that have far-reaching
Authors
Brad T. Aagaard, David J. Wald, Eric M. Thompson, Mike Hearne, Lisa Sue Schleicher
Evaluating spectral ratio methods for characterizing fundamental resonance peaks on flat sediments: An example from the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Eastern United States
Damaging ground motions from the 2011 Mw 5.8 Virginia earthquake were likely increased due to site amplification from the unconsolidated sediments of the Atlantic Coastal Plain (ACP), highlighting the need to understand site response on these widespread strata along the coastal regions of the eastern United States. The horizontal‐to‐vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) method, using either earthquake si
Authors
Lisa Sue Schleicher, Thomas L. Pratt
Characterizing ground motion amplification by extensive flat sediments: The seismic response of the eastern U.S. Atlantic Coastal Plain strata
We examine the effects that Atlantic Coastal Plain (ACP) strata have on ground motions in the eastern and southeastern United States. The ACP strata consist of widespread, nearly flat‐lying sediments, the upper portions of which are unconsolidated or semiconsolidated. The ACP sediments are deposited primarily on crystalline basement rocks, creating large velocity and density contrasts with the und
Authors
Thomas L. Pratt, Lisa Sue Schleicher
Non-USGS Publications**
Schleicher, L.S., Watters, T.R., Martin, A.J., and Banks, M.E. (2019), Wrinkle ridges on Mercury and the Moon within and outside of mascons, Icarus, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2019.04.013
Attanayake, J., Sandiford, D., Schleicher, L., Jones, A., Gibson, G., and Sandiford, M. (2019), Interacting intraplate fault systems in Australia: The 2012 Thorpdale, Victoria Seismic Sequences, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, doi:10.1029/2018JB016945.
Anderson, R., Owen, S., and Schleicher, L. (2016), Overview of remote sensing and initial fault studies of the South Napa Earthquake of August 24, 2014 and its impacts, in Anderson, R., and Ferriz, H., eds., Applied Geology in California. ISBN 978-0-89863-399-3.
Walsh, L.S., Montési, L.G.J., and Martin, A.J. (2014), Coulomb stress transfer and modeled permanent vertical surface deformation from the August 2011, Mineral, Virginia, earthquake, in Horton, W., Chapman, M., and Green, R., eds., The 2011 Mineral, Virginia, Earthquake and Its Significance for Seismic Hazards in Eastern North America: Geological Society of America Special Paper 509, p. 305-329, doi:10.1130/2015.2509(18).
Walsh, L.S., Martin, A.J., Ojha, T.P., and Fedenczuk, T. (2012), Correlations of fluvial knickzones with landslide dams, lithologic contacts, and faults in the southwestern Annapurna Range, central Nepalese Himalaya, Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, 117, F01012, doi:10.1029/2011JF001984.
Schleicher, L.S., Miller, J.W., Watkins-Kenney, S.C., Carnes-McNaughton, L.F., and Wilde-Ramsing, M.U. (2008), Non-destructive chemical characterization of ceramic sherds from Shipwreck 31CR314 and Brunswick Town, North Carolina, Journal of Archaeological Science, v. 35, 2824-2838. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2008.05.012.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Compilation of Geologic and Seismic Velocity Characteristics at Advanced National Seismic System Strong Motion Accelerometer Sites
Near-surface site characteristics are critical for accurately modeling ground motion, which in turn influences seismic hazard analysis and design of critical infrastructure. Currently, there are many strong motion accelerometers within the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) that are missing this information. We use a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) based framework to intersect the site c
Update on the Center for Engineering Strong-Motion Data (CESMD)
he Center for Engineering Strong-Motion Data (CESMD), an internationally utilized joint center of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the California Geological Survey (CGS), provides a unified access point for earthquake strong-motion records and station metadata from the CGS California Strong-Motion Instrumentation Program (CSMIP), the USGS National Strong-Motion Project (NSMP), the USGS Advanc
Authors
L. Hagos, H. Haddadi, Lisa Sue Schleicher, Jamison Haase Steidl, Lind Gee, M. Dhar
Improving the Development Pipelines for USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Real-Time and Scenario Products
The real-time and scenario products of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earthquake Hazards Program, such as the ComCat catalog, Did You Feel It?, ShakeMap, ShakeCast, and PAGER, are highly visible and used by a wide variety of stakeholders. We propose two significant enhancements to the development pipelines for the Earthquake Hazards Program real-time and scenario products that have far-reaching
Authors
Brad T. Aagaard, David J. Wald, Eric M. Thompson, Mike Hearne, Lisa Sue Schleicher
Evaluating spectral ratio methods for characterizing fundamental resonance peaks on flat sediments: An example from the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Eastern United States
Damaging ground motions from the 2011 Mw 5.8 Virginia earthquake were likely increased due to site amplification from the unconsolidated sediments of the Atlantic Coastal Plain (ACP), highlighting the need to understand site response on these widespread strata along the coastal regions of the eastern United States. The horizontal‐to‐vertical spectral ratio (HVSR) method, using either earthquake si
Authors
Lisa Sue Schleicher, Thomas L. Pratt
Characterizing ground motion amplification by extensive flat sediments: The seismic response of the eastern U.S. Atlantic Coastal Plain strata
We examine the effects that Atlantic Coastal Plain (ACP) strata have on ground motions in the eastern and southeastern United States. The ACP strata consist of widespread, nearly flat‐lying sediments, the upper portions of which are unconsolidated or semiconsolidated. The ACP sediments are deposited primarily on crystalline basement rocks, creating large velocity and density contrasts with the und
Authors
Thomas L. Pratt, Lisa Sue Schleicher
Non-USGS Publications**
Schleicher, L.S., Watters, T.R., Martin, A.J., and Banks, M.E. (2019), Wrinkle ridges on Mercury and the Moon within and outside of mascons, Icarus, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2019.04.013
Attanayake, J., Sandiford, D., Schleicher, L., Jones, A., Gibson, G., and Sandiford, M. (2019), Interacting intraplate fault systems in Australia: The 2012 Thorpdale, Victoria Seismic Sequences, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, doi:10.1029/2018JB016945.
Anderson, R., Owen, S., and Schleicher, L. (2016), Overview of remote sensing and initial fault studies of the South Napa Earthquake of August 24, 2014 and its impacts, in Anderson, R., and Ferriz, H., eds., Applied Geology in California. ISBN 978-0-89863-399-3.
Walsh, L.S., Montési, L.G.J., and Martin, A.J. (2014), Coulomb stress transfer and modeled permanent vertical surface deformation from the August 2011, Mineral, Virginia, earthquake, in Horton, W., Chapman, M., and Green, R., eds., The 2011 Mineral, Virginia, Earthquake and Its Significance for Seismic Hazards in Eastern North America: Geological Society of America Special Paper 509, p. 305-329, doi:10.1130/2015.2509(18).
Walsh, L.S., Martin, A.J., Ojha, T.P., and Fedenczuk, T. (2012), Correlations of fluvial knickzones with landslide dams, lithologic contacts, and faults in the southwestern Annapurna Range, central Nepalese Himalaya, Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, 117, F01012, doi:10.1029/2011JF001984.
Schleicher, L.S., Miller, J.W., Watkins-Kenney, S.C., Carnes-McNaughton, L.F., and Wilde-Ramsing, M.U. (2008), Non-destructive chemical characterization of ceramic sherds from Shipwreck 31CR314 and Brunswick Town, North Carolina, Journal of Archaeological Science, v. 35, 2824-2838. doi:10.1016/j.jas.2008.05.012.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.