Uri ten Brink, PhD
My research focuses on quantifying tectonic and morphological processes and their impacts on the assessments of tsunami, landslide, and earthquake hazards. I am also interested in bridging gaps between disciplines in earth sciences. I am the Project Chief of the USGS Marine Geohazards Sources and Probability Project and in charge of the USGS Ocean Bottom Seismometers.
FIELD EXPERIENCE
41 cruises (26 as chief scientist)
3 over-ice land traverses, Antarctica (co-chief scientist)
4 Airborne magnetic, land gravity, and land seismic surveys (co-chief scientist)
Professional Experience
1991-present Research geophysicist, USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
2015-2019 Editor in Chief, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth
1999-present Adjunct Scientist, The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2013-2016 Professor and Chairman, Department of Marine Geosciences, University of Haifa
2016-present Affiliate Professor, University of Haifa
Education and Certifications
1981-1986 Ph.D. Geological Sciences Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
1977-1980 B.Sc. Geology and Physics, The Hebrew University, Israel
1991-1996 Consulting Associate Professor, Stanford University
1987-1991 Post-doctoral scholar, Stanford University
1986-1987 Post-doctoral scholar, Tel Aviv University
Affiliations and Memberships*
Chairman, U.S.-Israel Bi-National Science Foundation panel for Earth and Atmospheric sciences, 2015
Member - Netherlands Science Foundation panel on Caribbean natural and social sciences, 2014
Member, ITU-WMO-UNESCO/IOC Joint Task Force on Submarine Cables for Tsunami Warnings and Scientific Research, 2013
Co-convenor, Workshop on landslide tsunami probability, 2011
Member, NSF panel evaluating the management structure of the ocean bottom seismometer facilities, 2011
Guest editor- Marine Geology "Assessment of tsunami hazards to the U.S. Atlantic coast", 2009
Honors and Awards
2016 – Fellow, American Geophysical Union
2010 – Senior Scientist (ST), Federal government
2007/8 – Distinguished Lecturer – Seismological Society of America/ IRIS
1996 - Fellow, Geological Society of America
1990 - Royal Society of New Zealand annual prize for Geophysics
Science and Products
Plate deformation at depth under northern California: Slab gap or stretched slab?
Synthesis of crustal seismic structure and implications for the concept of a slab gap beneath Coastal California
[Book Review] The Dead Sea, the lake and its setting, edited by T. Niemi, Z. Ben-Avraham, J. Gat
Comment on "New evidence of magmatic diapirs in the intermediate crust under the Dead Sea, Israel" by Nitzan Rabinowitz, Jean Steinberg, and Yossi Mart
Nonlinear refraction and reflection travel time tomography
New seismic images of the cascadia subduction zone from cruise SO 108-ORWELL
A new view into the Cascadia subduction zone and volcanic arc: Implications for earthquake hazards along the Washington margin
Bouguer gravity anomaly map of the Dead Sea fault system, Jordan and Israel
RayGUI; a graphical user interface for interactive ray-tracing (rayinvr)
Scientific teams analyze earthquake hazards of the cascadia subduction zone
Uplift of the Transantarctic Mountains and the bedrock beneath the East Antarctic ice sheet
Implications of new gravity data collected over the Wilkes Subglacial Basin, East Antarctica
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**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.
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Plate deformation at depth under northern California: Slab gap or stretched slab?
Plate kinematic interpretations for northern California predict a gap in the underlying subducted slab caused by the northward migration of the Pacific-North America-Juan de Fuca triple junction. However, large-scale decompression melting and asthenospheric upwelling to the base of the overlying plate within the postulated gap are not supported by geophysical and geochemical observations. We suggeAuthorsUri S. ten Brink, N. Shimizu, P.C. MolzerSynthesis of crustal seismic structure and implications for the concept of a slab gap beneath Coastal California
Compilation of seismic transects across the central and northern California Coast Ranges provides evidence for the widespread tectonic emplacement beneath the margin of a slab of partially subducted oceanic lithosphere. The oceanic crust of this lithosphere can be traced landward from the former convergent margin (fossil trench), beneath the Coast Ranges, to at least as far east as the Coast RangeAuthorsT. M. Brocher, Uri S. ten Brink, T. Abramovitz[Book Review] The Dead Sea, the lake and its setting, edited by T. Niemi, Z. Ben-Avraham, J. Gat
Review of The Dead Sea, the Lake and its Setting. Tina M. Niemi, Zvi Ben-Avraham, and Joel R. Gat (Editors). Oxford Monographs on Geology and Geophysics No. 36. Oxford University Press, N.Y. 286 pp. ISBN 0-19-508703-8, 1997. $75.AuthorsUri S. ten BrinkComment on "New evidence of magmatic diapirs in the intermediate crust under the Dead Sea, Israel" by Nitzan Rabinowitz, Jean Steinberg, and Yossi Mart
No abstract available.AuthorsA. Hofstetter, M. Rybakov, Uri S. ten BrinkNonlinear refraction and reflection travel time tomography
We develop a rapid nonlinear travel time tomography method that simultaneously inverts refraction and reflection travel times on a regular velocity grid. For travel time and ray path calculations, we apply a wave front method employing graph theory. The first-arrival refraction travel times are calculated on the basis of cell velocities, and the later refraction and reflection travel times are comAuthorsJiahua Zhang, Uri S. ten Brink, M.N. ToksozNew seismic images of the cascadia subduction zone from cruise SO 108-ORWELL
In April and May 1996, a geophysical study of the Cascadia continental margin off Oregon and Washington was conducted aboard the German R/V Sonne. This cooperative experiment by GEOMAR and the USGS acquired wide-angle reflection and refraction seismic data, using ocean-bottom seismometers (OBS) and hydrophones (OBH), and multichannel seismic reflection (MCS) data. The main goal of this experimentAuthorsE.R. Flueh, M. A. Fisher, J. Bialas, J.R. Childs, D. Klaeschen, Nina Kukowski, T. Parsons, D.W. Scholl, Uri S. ten Brink, A.M. Trehu, N. VidalA new view into the Cascadia subduction zone and volcanic arc: Implications for earthquake hazards along the Washington margin
In light of suggestions that the Cascadia subduction margin may pose a significant seismic hazard for the highly populated Pacific Northwest region of the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Research Center for Marine Geosciences (GEOMAR), and university collaborators collected and interpreted a 530-km-long wide-angle onshore-offshore seismic transect across the subduction zone aAuthorsT. Parsons, A.M. Trehu, J. H. Luetgert, K. Miller, F. Kilbride, R. E. Wells, M. A. Fisher, E. Flueh, Uri S. ten Brink, N.I. ChristensenBouguer gravity anomaly map of the Dead Sea fault system, Jordan and Israel
No abstract available.AuthorsUri S. ten Brink, M. Rybakov, A. Al-Zoubi, M. Hassouneh, A. Batayneh, U. Frieslander, V. Goldschmit, M. Daoud, Y. RotsteinRayGUI; a graphical user interface for interactive ray-tracing (rayinvr)
No abstract available.AuthorsJeremy Loss, I.A. Pecher, Uri S. ten BrinkScientific teams analyze earthquake hazards of the cascadia subduction zone
[No abstract available]AuthorsE. Flueh, M. Fisher, D. Scholl, T. Parsons, Uri S. ten Brink, D. Klaeschen, Nina Kukowski, A. Tréhu, J. Childs, J. Bialas, N. VidalUplift of the Transantarctic Mountains and the bedrock beneath the East Antarctic ice sheet
In recent years the Transantarctic Mountains (TAM), the largest noncontractional mountain belt in the world, have become the focus of modelers who explained their uplift by a variety of isostatic and thermal mechanisms. A problem with these models is a lack of available data to compare with model predictions. We report here the results of a 312-km-long geophysical traverse conducted in 1993/1994 iAuthorsUri S. ten Brink, R.I. Hackney, S. Bannister, T.A. Stern, Y. MakovskyImplications of new gravity data collected over the Wilkes Subglacial Basin, East Antarctica
No abstract available.AuthorsR.I. Hackney, Uri S. ten Brink, S. Bannister, T.A. SternNon-USGS Publications**
**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.
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