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
Archive of datasonics SIS-1000 chirp subbottom data collected during USGS cruise K-1-95-PS Puget Sound, State of Washington, 1995
Real-time seismic data from the coastal ocean
The Hula Valley subsurface structure inferred from gravity data
Corrigendum to "Lower crustal flow and the role of shear in basin subsidence: An example from the Dead Sea Basin"
Joint Israeli-Palestinian gravity survey in the Dead Sea Rift valley
Subsurface geometry and evolution of the Seattle fault zone and the Seattle Basin, Washington
Crustal structure of central Lake Baikal: Insights into intracontinental rifting
The nature of the crust under Cayman Trough from gravity
Considerable crustal thickness variations are inferred along Cayman Trough, a slow-spreading ocean basin in the Caribbean Sea, from modeling of the gravity field. The crust to a distance of 50 km from the spreading center is only 2–3 km thick in agreement with dredge and dive results. Crustal thickness increases to ∼5.5 km at distances between 100 and 430 km west of the spreading center and to 3.5
Lower crustal flow and the role of shear in basin subsidence: An example from the Dead Sea basin
Project PROBES (Puerto Rico Ocean Bottom Earthquake Survey)
Bouguer gravity anomaly map of the Dead Sea fault system, Jordan and Israel: contour interval 2 mGal
Salt diapirs in the Dead Sea basin and their relationship to Quaternary extensional tectonics
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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Archive of datasonics SIS-1000 chirp subbottom data collected during USGS cruise K-1-95-PS Puget Sound, State of Washington, 1995
No abstract available.AuthorsChristopher J. Lyon, Uri S. ten Brink, William Danforth, Robert KayenReal-time seismic data from the coastal ocean
A moored-buoy system for collecting real-time seismic data from the coastal ocean has been developed and will be deployed for its initial field trial in the fall of 2003. The key component in this moored system is an ultra-stretchy mooring hose that provides compliance for waves and currents and protects the electrical conductors connecting an Ocean Bottom Seismometer (OBS) to a surface buoy fromAuthorsD. Frye, Uri S. ten Brink, W. Paul, K. Peal, K. Von Der HeydtThe Hula Valley subsurface structure inferred from gravity data
We use the 3-D gravity inversion technique to model the shape of the Hula basin, a pull-apart basin along the Dead Sea Transform. The interpretation was constrained using the Notera-3-well density logs and current geological knowledge. The model obtained by inversion shows a rhomb-shaped graben filled with approximately 4 km of young sediments in the deepest part of the basin. The reliability of tAuthorsM. Rybakov, L. Fleischer, Uri S. ten BrinkCorrigendum to "Lower crustal flow and the role of shear in basin subsidence: An example from the Dead Sea Basin"
No abstract available.AuthorsUri S. ten BrinkJoint Israeli-Palestinian gravity survey in the Dead Sea Rift valley
No abstract available.AuthorsMichael Rybakov, R. El-Kelani, Uri S. ten BrinkSubsurface geometry and evolution of the Seattle fault zone and the Seattle Basin, Washington
The Seattle fault, a large, seismically active, east-west-striking fault zone under Seattle, is the best-studied fault within the tectonically active Puget Lowland in western Washington, yet its subsurface geometry and evolution are not well constrained. We combine several analysis and modeling approaches to study the fault geometry and evolution, including depth-converted, deep-seismic-reflectionAuthorsUri S. ten Brink, P.C. Molzer, M. A. Fisher, R. J. Blakely, R.C. Bucknam, T. Parsons, R. S. Crosson, K. C. CreagerCrustal structure of central Lake Baikal: Insights into intracontinental rifting
The Cenozoic rift system of Baikal, located in the interior of the largest continental mass on Earth, is thought to represent a potential analog of the early stage of breakup of supercontinents. We present a detailed P wave velocity structure of the crust and sediments beneath the Central Basin, the deepest basin in the Baikal rift system. The structure is characterized by a Moho depth of 39–42.5AuthorsUri S. ten Brink, Michael H. TaylorThe nature of the crust under Cayman Trough from gravity
Considerable crustal thickness variations are inferred along Cayman Trough, a slow-spreading ocean basin in the Caribbean Sea, from modeling of the gravity field. The crust to a distance of 50 km from the spreading center is only 2–3 km thick in agreement with dredge and dive results. Crustal thickness increases to ∼5.5 km at distances between 100 and 430 km west of the spreading center and to 3.5
AuthorsUri S. ten Brink, D.F. Coleman, William P. DillonLower crustal flow and the role of shear in basin subsidence: An example from the Dead Sea basin
We interpret large-scale subsidence (5–6 km depth) with little attendant brittle deformation in the southern Dead Sea basin, a large pull-apart basin along the Dead Sea transform plate boundary, to indicate lower crustal thinning due to lower crustal flow. Along-axis flow within the lower crust could be induced by the reduction of overburden pressure in the central Dead Sea basin, where brittle exAuthorsA. Al-Zoubi, Uri S. ten BrinkProject PROBES (Puerto Rico Ocean Bottom Earthquake Survey)
No abstract available.AuthorsJennifer L. Martin, Uri S. ten Brink, Christa von Hillebrandt, Erich G. Roth, Gregory MillerBouguer gravity anomaly map of the Dead Sea fault system, Jordan and Israel: contour interval 2 mGal
No abstract available.AuthorsUri S. ten Brink, Abdallah Al-Zoubi, Michael RybakovSalt diapirs in the Dead Sea basin and their relationship to Quaternary extensional tectonics
Regional extension of a brittle overburden and underlying salt causes differential loading that is thought to initiate the rise of reactive diapirs below and through regions of thin overburden. We present a modern example of a large salt diapir in the Dead Sea pull-apart basin, the Lisan diapir, which we believe was formed during the Quaternary due to basin transtension and subsidence. Using newlyAuthorsA. Al-Zoubi, Uri S. ten BrinkNon-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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