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- Seismology and the new global tectonics (1968) (1327)
- Uplift of the Central Andean Plateau and bending of the Bolivian orocline (1988) (1103)
- Distribution of stresses in the descending lithosphere from a global survey of focal‐mechanism solutions of mantle earthquakes (1971) (948)
- THE EVOLUTION OF THE ALTIPLANO-PUNA PLATEAU OF THE CENTRAL ANDES (1997) (846)
- Spatial distribution of earthquakes and subduction of the Nazca plate beneath South America (1976) (818)
- Seismicity and shape of the subducted Nazca Plate (1992) (762)
- Andean tectonics related to geometry of subducted Nazca plate: Discussion and reply (1983) (621)
- Deep earthquake zones, anomalous structures in the upper mantle, and the lithosphere (1967) (392)
- Mantle Earthquake Mechanisms and the Sinking of the Lithosphere (1969) (322)
- How flat is Tibet (1994) (309)
- High-level surfaces, plateau uplift, and foreland development, Bolivian central Andes (1993) (297)
- Paleogeography and Andean structural geometry, northwest Argentina (1983) (292)
- Stream flow characterization and feature detection using a discrete wavelet transform (1998) (282)
- Foreland shortening and crustal balancing in the Andes at 30°S latitude (1990) (267)
- Erosion and tectonics at the margins of continental plateaus (1994) (262)
- Estimation of Discharge From Three Braided Rivers Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite Imagery: Potential Application to Ungaged Basins (1996) (256)
- Geometry of the subducted lithosphere beneath the Banda Sea in eastern Indonesia from seismicity and fault plane solutions (1978) (220)
- Subduction of the Nazca plate beneath Peru: evidence from spatial distribution of earthquakes (1979) (189)
- Lateral variations of seismic-wave attenuation in the upper mantle above the inclined earthquake zone of the Tonga Island Arc: Deep anomaly in the upper mantle (1971) (189)
- Accurate source depths and focal mechanisms of shallow earthquakes in western South America and in the New Hebrides Island Arc (1983) (181)
- Focal Mechanisms of Deep and Shallow Earthquakes in the Tonga-Kermadec Region and the Tectonics of Island Arcs (1969) (181)
- Lateral variations of high-frequency seismic wave propagation at regional distances across the Turkish and Iranian plateaus (1981) (164)
- Hypocentral trend surface analysis: Probing the geometry of Benioff Zones (1984) (151)
- Lithospheric structure and along-strike segmentation of the Central Andean Plateau: seismic Q, magmatism, flexure, topography and tectonics (1996) (147)
- Coseismic and Quaternary vertical tectonic movements, Santo and Malekula Islands, New Hebrides Island Arc (1980) (144)
- Modern and last local glacial maximum snowlines in the Central Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and Northern Chile (1999) (143)
- Geomorphic evidence for post‐10 Ma uplift of the western flank of the central Andes 18°30′–22°S (2007) (142)
- Basement seismicity beneath the Andean precordillera thin‐skinned thrust belt and implications for crustal and lithospheric behavior (1993) (129)
- Spatial distribution of deep and shallow earthquakes of small magnitudes in the Fiji-Tonga region (1969) (128)
- Spatial distribution and focal mechanisms of mantle earthquakes in the Hindu Kush–Pamir region: A contorted Benioff zone (1977) (124)
- Precise relocations of earthquakes and seismotectonics of the New Hebrides Island Arc (1978) (123)
- On the strength of interplate coupling and the rate of back arc convergence in the central Andes: An analysis of the interseismic velocity field (2001) (123)
- The mechanical state of the lithosphere in the Altiplano-Puna segment of the Andes (1984) (122)
- Seismic velocity anomalies in the upper mantle beneath the Tonga‐Kermadec Island Arc (1971) (121)
- Global study of seismic wave attenuation in the upper mantle behind island arcs using pP waves (1975) (113)
- Estimation of discharge from braided glacial rivers using ERS 1 synthetic aperture radar: first results (1995) (112)
- Lithospheric structure of Tibet and western North America: Mechanisms of uplift and a comparative study (1993) (110)
- Trench-parallel shortening in the Northern Chilean Forearc: Tectonic and climatic implications (2005) (109)
- Rift flank uplift in Tibet: Evidence for a viscous lower crust (1994) (105)
- Attenuation of high‐frequency seismic waves beneath the central Andean Plateau (1992) (93)
- Groundwater-sapping origin for the giant quebradas of northern Chile (2004) (86)
- Deep earthquakes in the southwest Pacific: A tectonic interpretation (1987) (86)
- Constraints on the Origin of Paleolake Expansions in the Central Andes (1997) (79)
- Surface deformation associated with the November 23, 1977, Caucete, Argentina, earthquake sequence (1985) (78)
- Diffuse back-arc deformation in the southwestern Pacific (1988) (77)
- Spatial and temporal clustering of deep and shallow earthquakes in the Fiji-Tonga-Kermadec region (1967) (76)
- Travel times of seismic waves between the New Hebrides and Fiji Islands: A zone of low velocity beneath the Fiji Plateau (1973) (75)
- Seismotectonics of thin‐ and thick‐skinned deformation in the Andean Foreland from local network data: Evidence for a seismogenic lower crust (1990) (74)
- Comparison of Late Pleistocene and Modern Glacier Extents in Central Nepal Based on Digital Elevation Data and Satellite Imagery (1998) (69)
- A high-resolution local network study of the Nazca Plate Wadati-Benioff Zone under western Argentina (1987) (67)
- Seismicity and tectonics in Jujuy Province, northwestern Argentina (1992) (65)
- Earthquake locations and seismic wave propagation in the upper 250 km of the Tonga island arc (1969) (65)
- Seismic waves with frequencies from 1 to 100 cycles per second recorded in a deep mine in Northern New Jersey (1964) (64)
- Interferometric radar observations of Glaciar San Rafael, Chile (1996) (63)
- High-frequency seismic wave propagation in western South America along the continental margin, in the Nazca plate and across the Altiplano (1980) (62)
- Seismic velocity anomalies beneath the New Hebrides Island Arc: Evidence for a detached slab in the upper mantle (1973) (62)
- Detachment of part of the downgoing slab and uplift of the New Hebrides (Vanuatu) Islands (1992) (61)
- Determination of melt-onset and refreeze timing on southeast Alaskan icefields using SSM/I diurnal amplitude variations (2002) (60)
- Toward an understanding of Sn: Normal modes of love waves in an oceanic structure (1977) (58)
- Crustal thickness variation in the Andean foreland, Argentina, from converted waves (1994) (56)
- Depths and focal mechanisms of crustal earthquakes in the central Andes determined from teleseismic waveform analysis and InSAR (2012) (56)
- Geometry of Benioff Zones (2013) (54)
- Seismotectonics of Sierra Pie de Palo, a basement block uplift in the Andean foreland of Argentina (1992) (54)
- Spectral mixture analysis of Landsat thematic mapper images applied to the detection of the transient snowline on tropical Andean glaciers (1999) (53)
- 3-D configuration of subducted lithosphere in the western Pacific (1991) (52)
- Pervasive cracking of the northern Chilean Coastal Cordillera: New evidence for forearc extension (2005) (52)
- Shuttle imaging radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) reveals near-surface properties of the South Patagonian Icefield (1996) (50)
- Spatial distribution and mechanisms of earthquakes in the southern New Hebrides arc from a temporary land and ocean bottom seismic network and from worldwide observations (1981) (49)
- Propagation of seismic waves through and beneath the lithosphere that descends under the Tonga Island Arc (1972) (46)
- A comparison of the spatial distribution of mantle earthquakes determined from data produced by local and by teleseismic networks for the Japan and Aleutian arcs (1979) (44)
- Seasonal climatic forcing of alpine glaciers revealed with orbital synthetic aperture radar (1997) (43)
- High Frequency Shear Waves Guided by a Continuous Lithosphere Descending beneath western South America (1973) (42)
- Structure of the New Hebrides Arc-Trench System (1980) (39)
- Central Andean mantle and crustal seismicity beneath the Southern Puna plateau and the northern margin of the Chilean‐Pampean flat slab (2014) (38)
- Interannual variations of snowmelt and refreeze timing on southeast-Alaskan icefields, U.S.A. (2003) (38)
- Identification of fault planes associated with deep earthquakes (1975) (36)
- Conversion of Sn to Lg at a continental margin (1975) (35)
- Seismic wave attenuation in the upper mantle beneath the southwest Pacific (1974) (35)
- Landslide Erosion Rate in the Eastern Cordillera of Northern Bolivia (2007) (35)
- Seismicity and attenuation in the central Vanuatu (New Hebrides) Islands: A new interpretation of the effect of subduction of the D'entrecasteaux Fracture Zone (1985) (35)
- P and S traveltimes in the Tonga‐Fiji region: A zone of low velocity in the uppermost mantle behind the Tonga Island Arc (1972) (33)
- Interferometric radar observations of Glaciares Europa and Penguin, Hielo Patagónico Sur, Chile (1999) (29)
- Mapping of Glacial Motion and Surface Topography of Hielo Patagonico Norte, Chile, Using Satellite SAR L-band Interferometry Data (1996) (28)
- Active tectonism within the Fiji platform, southwest Pacific (1988) (27)
- Mapping of low P wave velocity structures in the subducting plate of the central New Hebrides, southwest Pacific (1991) (25)
- Radar glacier zones in southeast Alaska, U.S.A.: field and satellite observations (2000) (24)
- Propagation of high‐frequency seismic waves inside the subducted lithosphere from intermediate‐depth earthquakes recorded in the Vanuatu Arc (1985) (24)
- Expansion of the aftershock zone following the Vanuatu (New Hebrides) Earthquake on 15 July 1981 (1983) (23)
- Patterns of seismicity associated with asperities in the central New Hebrides island arc (1986) (22)
- Dynamics of the down-going lithosphere (1973) (21)
- Tectonics of the central Andes (1989) (19)
- Seismotectonics of the Northern Philippine Island Arc (2013) (19)
- Lateral velocity variations in the Andean foreland in Argentina determined with the JHD method (1991) (17)
- Seismicity and crustal structure of the Fiji Platform, southwest Pacific (1990) (16)
- Geophysical and geological databases and CTBT monitoring: A case study of the Middle East (1996) (16)
- Investigation of the 1966 earthquake series in northern China using the method of joint epicenter determination (1976) (15)
- Structure and mobility of the crust and mantle in the vicinity of island arcs (1968) (15)
- Anomalously deep earthquakes beneath the New Hebrides trench (1988) (15)
- A search for velocity anomalies near the deep portions of the inclined seismic zone of Tonga island arc (1977) (14)
- P-wave velocity of the uppermost mantle and crustal thickness in the central Vanuatu Islands (New Hebrides Island arc) (1984) (13)
- Leveling arrays as multicomponent tiltmeters: Slow deformation in the New Hebrides Island Arc (1981) (13)
- Effects of weather events on X-SAR returns from ice fields: case-study of Hielo Patagónico Sur, South America (1997) (12)
- Tidal tilt from localized ocean loading in the New Hebrides Arc (1980) (11)
- Modern and last glacial maximum snowline in Peru and Bolivia: implications for regional climatic change (1995) (11)
- SEISMIC WAVES COUPLED TO SONIC BOOMS (1962) (11)
- A Geological and Geophysical Information System for Eurasia (1992) (10)
- Anomalous propagation of seismic waves through the zone of shearing contact between converging plates of the New Hebrides arc (1979) (10)
- Relative excitation of the seismic shear waves Sn and Lg as a function of source depth and their propagation from Melanesia and Banda arcs to Australia (1977) (9)
- Shallow Seismicity in the North Fiji Basin (1994) (9)
- Andean Landslide Hazards (1998) (9)
- Plate tectonics : selected papers from the Journal of geophysical research (1972) (8)
- Studies of crustal converted waves using short-period seismograms recorded in the Vanuatu Island arc (1986) (8)
- Analysis of short-period waveforms of P phases from deep-focus earthquakes beneath the Fiji Islands (1979) (8)
- Lateral variations in late cenozoic deformation, Central Andes, 20 - 28°S (1993) (7)
- Seismicity at Continental Margins (1974) (7)
- An apparent double-planed Benioff Zone beneath northern Chile resulting from misidentification of reflected phases (1986) (7)
- Mountain Building in the Central Andes (1983) (7)
- Upper mantle structure beneath the Fiji Plateau: seismic observations of second P arrivals from the olivine-spinel phase transition zone (1977) (7)
- A tilt and seismicity episode in the New Hebrides (Vanuatu) Island Arc (1991) (6)
- Vertical crustal motions and their causes: Report on the Third GEOP Research Conference (1973) (6)
- Volcanoes and Climate Effects of Aerosols (1999) (5)
- Comment on Paper by C. Lomnitz, ‘Statistical prediction of earthquakes’ (1968) (4)
- Directional hypothesis: Late stage preearthquake loading may often be asymmetric (1982) (4)
- Correction [to Distribution of stresses in the descending lithosphere from a global survey of foca (1972) (3)
- Reply [to “Comments on paper by Bryan Isacks, Jack Oliver, and Lynn R. Sykes, ‘Seismology and the new global tectonics’”] (1969) (3)
- First results from a new seismograph network in the central New Hebrides island arc (1980) (3)
- A land-ocean bottom seismograph experiment in the Mariana forearc (1983) (2)
- Structure of Island Arcs (1970) (2)
- Discrimination and supervised classification of volcanic flows of the Puna-Altiplano, Central Andes Mountains using Landsat TM data (1987) (2)
- Seismicity and Tectonics of the Central New Hebrides Island ARC (2013) (2)
- Seismology and the new global tectonics: Implications for earthquake prediction (1969) (2)
- Seismicity and Tectonics of the Eastern United States (1972) (2)
- A Geological and Geophysical Information System for Eurasia, the Middle East and North Africa. Digital Database. (1995) (2)
- Strainmeter and tiltmeter measurements from the Tonga island arc (1975) (2)
- Stream ̄ow characterization and feature detection using a discrete wavelet transform (1998) (2)
- Equilibrium landscapes of the western Andean mountain front (10 ° s 33 Os): Long-term responses to along-strike changes in dimate (2005) (2)
- Excitation of T Phases from Shallow and Intermediate-Depth Earthquakes in the Sourhten Vanuatu (New Hebrides) Arc, (1975) (2)
- Preliminary results of polarization signatures for glacial moraines in the Mono Basin, Eastern Sierra Nevada (1992) (2)
- GLACIOLOGICAL STUDIES IN THE CENTRAL ANDES USING AIRSAR/TOPSAR (1993) (1)
- Airborne SAR determination of relative ages of Walker Valley moraines, eastern Sierra Nevada (1991) (1)
- Seismicity and plate tectonics (1989) (1)
- A Geological and Geophysical Information System for Eurasia, the Middle East and North Africa. Digital Database Development for the Middle East and North Africa. (1995) (1)
- Reply to correspondence by Uwe Dornbusch (2000) (1)
- Late Cenozoic tectonics of the Coastal Cordillera of N Chile and implications for paleoclimate and interplate processes (2003) (1)
- Postseismic expansion of aftershock zones following interplate thrust-type earthquakes in the Vanuatu (New Hebrides) island arc (1982) (1)
- Observations of a large (Ms = 7) interplate earthquake in the central New Hebrides islands (1981) (0)
- Mapping of glacial motion and surface topography of Hielo Patagónico Norte, Chile, using satellite SAR L-band interferometry data (1996) (0)
- Integrated Geophysical and Geological Study of Earthquakes in Normally Aseismic Areas (1974) (0)
- Evaluation of seismic risk in the Tonga-Fidji-Vanuatu region of the southwest Pacific : a country report : republic of Vanuatu (1986) (0)
- Landscape Evolution Changes Along the Western Andean Mountain Front of Peru and Northern Chile (2003) (0)
- John E. “Jack” Oliver (1923–2011) (2011) (0)
- A new tectonic model for the development of the Eastern Cordillera, Altiplano, and Subandean zones, Bolivian Central Andes, 20[degrees]S latitude (1993) (0)
- Geological and geophysical information system for eurasia. Final technical report, 30 July 1991-31 August 1993 (1993) (0)
- A detailed study of a sequence of magnitude 6 earthquakes in the central New Hebrides islands (1980) (0)
- Solid earth science in EOS — report of the solid earth panel (1992) (0)
- Along-Strike Variations in Focal Mechanisms of Central Andean Crustal Earthquakes: Northern Peru through the Argentina Sierras Pampeanas (2003) (0)
- SUALLOW SEISMICITY IN TUE NORTH FljI BASIN (1993) (0)
- Seasonal clill1.atic forcing of alpine glaciers revealed with orbita l synthe tic aperture radar (2010) (0)
- Geological and geophysical information system for Eurasia. Technical report, 30 Jul 91-30 Apr 92 (1992) (0)
- Eighth award of the Medal of the Seismological Society of America (1984) (0)
- Reply to C. Lomnitz (1968) (0)
- Geomorphic Responses to Rapid Denudation Rates in the NW Himalaya and Karakoram (1995) (0)
- Mountain building processes in the Central Andes (1986) (0)
- Satellite Monitoring of Melt on Mid-Latitude Mountain Glaciers: A Case Study in Alaska (2001) (0)
- Seismicity and Structure of New Hebrides Arc-Trench System: ABSTRACT (1978) (0)
- Applications of satellite imagery and digital topography to the construction of a crustal-scale transect across the central Andes at 20[degrees]S latitude (1993) (0)
- Global Investigation of Seismic Wave Propagation on a Regional Scale (1981) (0)
- Correction to “Hypocentral trend surface analysis: Probing the geometry of Benioff Zones” by M. Bevis and B. L. Isacks (1984) (0)
- Seismicity, regional tectonics, and earthquake statistics (1971) (0)
- Imaging the morphotectonic setting of seismic events and their propagation paths: Methodology and comparative studies. Final report, 20 Jul 88-20 Jan 91 (1991) (0)
- Proceedings of Conference VI: methodology for identifying seismic gaps and soon-to-break gaps: Convened under auspicies of National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, 25-27 May, 1978 (1978) (0)
- Methodology for identifying seismic gaps and soon-to-break gaps : proceedings of Conference VI convened under auspices of National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (1978) (0)
- Contemporary Tectonics of China (1978) (0)
- Monitoring seismicity and surface deformations in the New Hebrides island arc (1979) (0)
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