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
Bouguer gravity anomaly map of the Dead Sea fault system, Jordan and Israel: contour interval 2 mGal
Upper crustal structure in Puget Lowland, Washington: Results from the 1998 Seismic Hazards Investigation in Puget Sound
Urban seismic experiments investigate Seattle fault and basin
Synthesis of crustal seismic structure and implications for the concept of a slab gap beneath coastal California
Report for explosion and earthquake data acquired in the 1999 Seismic Hazards Investigation of Puget Sound (SHIPS), Washington
Geophysical evidence for the evolution of the California Inner Continental Borderland as a metamorphic core complex
Wide-angle seismic recordings from the 1998 Seismic Hazards Investigation of Puget Sound (SHIPS), western Washington and British Columbia
Seismic and tsunami hazard in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Executive SummaryPuerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are located at an active plate boundary between the North American plate and the northeast corner of the Caribbean plate. The region was subject in historical times to large magnitude earthquakes and devastating tsunamis. A major downward tilt of the sea floor north of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, large submarine rockslides, and an unusual
Geologic processes of accretion in the Cascadia subduction zone west of Washington State
Three-dimensional velocity structure of Siletzia and other accreted terranes in the Cascadia forearc of Washington
Anatomy of the Dead Sea transform: Does it reflect continuous changes in plate motion?
Deep seismic reflections beneath the Trans-Antarctic Mountain Front, from reprocessed SERIS seismic data
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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Bouguer 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 RybakovUpper crustal structure in Puget Lowland, Washington: Results from the 1998 Seismic Hazards Investigation in Puget Sound
A new three-dimensional (3-D) model shows seismic velocities beneath the Puget Lowland to a depth of 11 km. The model is based on a tomographic inversion of nearly one million first-arrival travel times recorded during the 1998 Seismic Hazards Investigation in Puget Sound (SHIPS), allowing higher-resolution mapping of subsurface structures than previously possible. The model allows us to refine thAuthorsT. M. Brocher, T. Parsons, R. J. Blakely, N.I. Christensen, M. A. Fisher, R. E. Wells, Uri S. ten Brink, T. L. Pratt, R. S. Crosson, K. C. Creager, N. P. Symons, L.A. Preston, T. Van Wagoner, K.C. Miller, C.M. Snelson, A.M. Trehu, V. E. Langenheim, G.D. Spence, K. Ramachandran, R.A. Hyndman, D. C. Mosher, B.C. Zelt, C. S. WeaverUrban seismic experiments investigate Seattle fault and basin
In the past decade, Earth scientists have recognized the seismic hazards that crustal faults and sedimentary basins pose to Seattle, Washington (Figure 1). In 1998, the US. Geological Survey and its collaborators initiated a series of urban seismic studies of the upper crust to better map seismogenic structures and sedimentary basins in the Puget Lowland. These studies are called the Seismic HazarAuthorsThomas M. Brocher, Thomas L. Pratt, Ken C. Creager, Robert S. Crosson, William P. Steele, Craig S. Weaver, Arthur Frankel, Anne Trøhu, Catherine M. Snelson, Kate C. Miller, Steven H. Harder, Uri S. ten BrinkSynthesis of crustal seismic structure and implications for the concept of a slab gap beneath coastal California
No abstract available.AuthorsThomas M. Brocher, Uri S. ten Brink, Tanni AbramovitzReport for explosion and earthquake data acquired in the 1999 Seismic Hazards Investigation of Puget Sound (SHIPS), Washington
This report describes the acquisition, processing, and quality of seismic reflection and refraction data obtained in the Seattle basin, central Puget Lowland, western Washington, in September 1999 during the Seismic Hazards Investigation of Puget Sound (SHIPS). As a sequel to the 1998 SHIPS air gun experiment (also known as 'Wet SHIPS'), the 1999 experiment, nicknamed 'Dry SHIPS,' acquired a 112-kAuthorsThomas M. Brocher, Thomas L. Pratt, Kate C. Miller, Anne M. Tréhu, Catherine M. Snelson, Craig S. Weaver, Ken C. Creager, Robert S. Crosson, Uri S. ten Brink, Marcos G. Alvarez, Steven H. Harder, Isa AsudehGeophysical evidence for the evolution of the California Inner Continental Borderland as a metamorphic core complex
We use new seismic and gravity data collected during the 1994 Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment (LARSE) to discuss the origin of the California Inner Continental Borderland (ICB) as an extended terrain possibly in a metamorphic core complex mode. The data provide detailed crustal structure of the Borderland and its transition to mainland southern California. Using tomographic inversion as wellAuthorsUri S. ten Brink, Jie Zhang, Thomas M. Brocher, David A. Okaya, Kim D. Klitgord, Gary S. FuisWide-angle seismic recordings from the 1998 Seismic Hazards Investigation of Puget Sound (SHIPS), western Washington and British Columbia
This report describes the acquisition and processing of deep-crustal wide-angle seismic reflection and refraction data obtained in the vicinity of Puget Lowland, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Georgia Strait, western Washington and southwestern British Columbia, in March 1998 during the Seismic Hazards Investigation of Puget Sound (SHIPS). As part of a larger initiative to better understand laterAuthorsThomas M. Brocher, Tom Parsons, Ken C. Creager, Robert S. Crosson, Neill P. Symons, George D. Spence, Barry C. Zelt, Philip T.C. Hammer, Roy D. Hyndman, David C. Mosher, Anne M. Tréhu, Kate C. Miller, Uri S. ten Brink, Michael A. Fisher, Thomas L. Pratt, Marcos G. Alvarez, Bruce C. Beaudoin, Keith E. Louden, Craig S. WeaverSeismic and tsunami hazard in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
Executive SummaryPuerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are located at an active plate boundary between the North American plate and the northeast corner of the Caribbean plate. The region was subject in historical times to large magnitude earthquakes and devastating tsunamis. A major downward tilt of the sea floor north of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, large submarine rockslides, and an unusual
AuthorsWilliam P. Dillon, Arthur D. Frankel, Charles S. Mueller, Rafael W. RodriguezGeologic processes of accretion in the Cascadia subduction zone west of Washington State
The continental margin west of Oregon and Washington undergoes a northward transition in morphology, from a relatively narrow, steep slope west of Oregon to a broad, midslope terrace off Washington. Multichannel seismic (MCS) reflection data collected over the accretionary complex show that the morphologic transition is accompanied by significant change in accretionary style: West of Oregon the diAuthorsM. A. Fisher, E.R. Flueh, D.W. Scholl, T. Parsons, R. E. Wells, A. Tréhu, Uri S. ten Brink, C. S. WeaverThree-dimensional velocity structure of Siletzia and other accreted terranes in the Cascadia forearc of Washington
Eocene mafic crust with high seismic velocities underlies much of the Oregon and Washington forearc and acts as a backstop for accretion of marine sedimentary rocks from the obliquely subducting Juan de Fuca slab. Arc-parallel migration of relatively strong blocks of this terrane, known as Siletzia, focuses upper crustal deformation along block boundaries, which are potential sources of earthquakeAuthorsT. Parsons, R. E. Wells, M. A. Fisher, E. Flueh, Uri S. ten BrinkAnatomy of the Dead Sea transform: Does it reflect continuous changes in plate motion?
A new gravity map of the southern half of the Dead Sea transform offers the first regional view of the anatomy of this plate boundary. Interpreted together with auxiliary seismic and well data, the map reveals a string of subsurface basins of widely varying size, shape, and depth along the plate boundary and relatively short (25–55 km) and discontinuous fault segments. We argue that this structureAuthorsUri S. ten Brink, M. Rybakov, A. S. Al-Zoubi, M. Hassouneh, U. Frieslander, A.T. Batayneh, V. Goldschmidt, M.N. Daoud, Y. Rotstein, J.K. HallDeep seismic reflections beneath the Trans-Antarctic Mountain Front, from reprocessed SERIS seismic data
No abstract available.AuthorsS. Bannister, A. Melhuish, S. Henrys, T. Stern, 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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