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
Mobility of radioisotopes in marine surface sediments
Geophysical investigations of the tectonic boundary between East and West Antarctica
Numerical modelling of uplift and subsidence adjacent to the Transantarctic Mount front
Rift flank uplifts and Hinterland Basins: Comparison of the Transantarctic Mountains with the Great Escarpment of southern Africa
Ocean bottom seismometers operation during the seismic survey of Lake Baikal, Siberia, Autumn 1992
Modelling the bathymetry of the Antarctic continental shelf
Characteristics and processing of seismic data collected on thick, floating ice: Results from the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Volcano spacing and plate rigidity
Seismic investigation of the boundary between East and West Antarctica
Non-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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Mobility of radioisotopes in marine surface sediments
No abstract available.AuthorsUri S. ten Brink, Marilyn R. Buchholtz ten Brink, P. H. SantschiGeophysical investigations of the tectonic boundary between East and West Antarctica
The Transantarctic Mountains (TAM), which separate the West Antarctic rift system from the stable shield of East Antarctica, are the largest mountains developed adjacent to a rift. The cause of uplift of mountains bordering rifts is poorly understood. One notion based on observations of troughs next to many uplifted blocks is that isostatic rebound produces a coeval uplift and subsidence. The resuAuthorsUri S. ten Brink, S. Bannister, B. C. Beaudoin, T.A. SternNumerical modelling of uplift and subsidence adjacent to the Transantarctic Mount front
The Transantarctic Mountains form one of the largest rift shoulder uplifts in the world. Uplift of the mountains, and coeval subsidence in the Ross Embayment, are modelled with both elastic flexure equations and with the viscoelastic finite element method. Most of the geological constraints are adequately satisfied by the elastic flexure equations. Uplife of the Transantarctic Mountains requires aAuthorsT.A. Stern, Uri S. ten Brink, M.P. BottRift flank uplifts and Hinterland Basins: Comparison of the Transantarctic Mountains with the Great Escarpment of southern Africa
Uplifted rift margins are a common feature of continents and oceans. Two variants of rift flank morphologies have been recognized: One in which the topography warps down from an inland high toward the continental margin, and one where the tropographic peak lies close to the continental margin. The Great Escarpment of southern Africa and the Transantarctic Mountains are examples of the first and thAuthorsUri S. ten Brink, T. SternOcean bottom seismometers operation during the seismic survey of Lake Baikal, Siberia, Autumn 1992
No abstract available.AuthorsUri S. ten Brink, Alik Badardinov, G.K. Miller, D.F. ColemanModelling the bathymetry of the Antarctic continental shelf
Continental shelves are typically covered by relatively shallow waters (<200 m) which deepen gradually from the coast to the shelf edge. The continental shelf around Antarctica is deeper than normal (400-700m) and is characterized in many areas by a nearshore trough (up to 1 km deep) that gradually shallows toward the shelf edge. We examine the cause for the unusual shelf bathymetry of AntarcticaAuthorsUri S. ten Brink, William P. Rogers, R. M. KirkhamCharacteristics and processing of seismic data collected on thick, floating ice: Results from the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Coincident reflection and refraction data, collected in the austral summer of 1988/89 by Stanford University and the Geophysical Division of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Zealand, imaged the crust beneath the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. The Ross Ice Shelf is a unique acquisition environment for seismic reflection profiling because of its thick, floating ice cover. The iAuthorsBruce C. Beaudoin, Uri S. ten Brink, Tim A. SternVolcano spacing and plate rigidity
In-plane stresses, which accompany the flexural deformation of the lithosphere under the load of adjacent volcanoes, may govern the spacing of volcanoes in hotspot provinces. Specifically, compressive stresses in the vicinity of a volcano prevent new upwelling in this area, forcing a new volcano to develop at a minimum distance that is equal to the distance in which the radial stresses change fromAuthorsUri S. ten BrinkSeismic investigation of the boundary between East and West Antarctica
No abstract available.AuthorsUri S. ten Brink, Bruce C. Beaudoin, T. Stern, Stephen BannisterNon-USGS Publications**
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