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Rosenshine, H., and V. C. Tsai (2026).
"Distinguishing between internal ice deformation, Weertman sliding, and Coulomb friction in Antarctic Ice Sheet surface speeds" Glacies, 3, 5, doi:10.3390/glacies3010005, published (March, 2026). html |
| 115 |
Zeng, Q., F.-C. Lin, and V. C. Tsai (2026).
"Triple-difference surface-wave travel time adjoint tomography" Geophys. J. Int., 244, doi:10.1093/gji/ggaf524, published (December, 2025). html |
| 114 |
McKeown, L. E., E. Lesage, J. E. Scully, E. J. Leonard, R. T. Pappalardo, M. Potter, V. C. Tsai, M. Choukroun, E. Gloesener, S. Diniega, N. Hatcher, and D. McBryde (2025).
"Lake stars as an Earth analog for Europa's Manannan crater spider feature" Planet. Sci. J., 6, 279, doi:10.3847/PSJ/ae18a0, published (December, 2025). html |
| 113 |
Lee, J., V. C. Tsai, D. T. Trugman, G. Hirth, and A. Chatterjee (2025).
"Fault network geometry modulates earthquake source spectra across scales" Geophys. Res. Lett., 52, e2025GL115592, doi:10.1029/2025GL115592, published (June, 2025). html |
| 112 |
Lee, J., V. C. Tsai, G. Hirth, A. Chatterjee, and D. T. Trugman (2025).
"Reply to:On the effects of fault alignment on slip stability" Nature, 642, E22-E23, doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09118-4, published (June, 2025). html, open html |
| 111 |
Zeng, Q., F.-C. Lin, and V. C. Tsai (2024).
"Spurious Rayleigh-wave apparent anisotropy near major structural boundaries: a numerical and theoretical investigation" Geophys. J. Int., 239, 901-913, doi:10.1093/gji/ggae305, published (September, 2024). html |
| 110 |
Chatterjee, A., D. T. Trugman, G. Hirth, J. Lee, and V. C. Tsai (2024).
"High-frequency ground motions of earthquakes correlate with fault network complexity" Geophys. Res. Lett., 51, e2024GL109418, doi:10.1029/2024GL109418, published (June, 2024). html |
| 109 |
Lee, J., V. C. Tsai, G. Hirth, A. Chatterjee, and D. T. Trugman (2024).
"Fault-network geometry influences earthquake frictional behaviour" Nature, 631, 106-110, doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07518-6, published (June 5, 2024). html, open html, Press Release, EOS article |
| 108 |
Fichtner, A., B. L. N. Kennett, V. C. Tsai, C. H. Thurber, A. J. Rodgers, C. Tape, N. Rawlinson, R. D. Borcherdt, S. Lebedev, K. Priestley, C. Morency, E. Bozdag, J. Tromp, J. Ritsema, B. Romanowicz, Q. Liu, E. Golos, and F. C. Lin (2024).
"Seismic tomography 2024" Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., doi:10.1785/0120230229, published (May, 2024). html |
| 107 |
Tsai, V. C., K. Sager, and D. C. Bowden (2024).
"Towards limited-domain full waveform ambient noise inversion" Geophys. J. Int., 237, 965-973, doi:10.1093/gji/ggae091, published (March 7, 2024). html |
| 106 |
Yan, P., D. M. Holland, V. C. Tsai, I. Vankova, and S. Xie (2024).
"Tidally-modulated glacial slip and tremor at Helheim Glacier, Greenland" Geophys. Res. Lett., 51, e2023GL105342, doi:10.1029/2023GL105342, published (January, 2024). html |
| 105 |
Tsai, V. C. (2023).
"The future of Earth imaging" Seismol. Res. Lett., 94, 2119-2128, doi:10.1785/0220230125. html, PDF |
| 104 |
Hua, J., M. Wu, J. P. Mulholland, J. D. Neelin, V. C. Tsai, and D. T. Trugman (2023).
"High-resolution precipitation monitoring with a dense seismic nodal array" Sci. Rep., 13, 11450, doi:10.1038/s41598-023-38008-w. html |
| 103 |
Zhao, B., J. M. Russell, V. C. Tsai, A. Blaus, M. C. Parish, J. Liang, A. Wilk, X. Du, and M. B. Bush (2023).
"Evaluating global temperature calibrations for lacustrine branched GDGTs: Seasonal variability, paleoclimate implications, and future directions" Quat. Sci. Rev., 310, 108124, doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2023.108124. html |
| 102 |
Tsai, V. C., C. Huber, and C. A. Dalton (2023).
"Towards the geological parametrization of seismic tomography" Geophys. J. Int., 234, 1447-1462, doi:10.1093/gji/ggad140. PDF, html |
| 101 |
Smith, K., C. Tape, and V. C. Tsai (2022).
"Seismic response of Nenana sedimentary basin, central Alaska" Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 113, 762-781, doi:10.1785/0120220160. html |
| 100 |
Zhao, J., V. C. Tsai, and Y. Huang (2022).
"A nonlinear model for resolving the temperature bias of branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether (brGDGT) temperature proxies" Geochem. Cosmochem. Acta, 327, 158-169, doi:10.1016/j.gca.2022.04.022. PDF, html |
| 99 |
Labedz, C. R., T. C. Bartholomaus, J. M. Amundson, F. Gimbert, M. S. Karplus, V. C. Tsai, and S. A. Veitch (2022).
"Seismic mapping of subglacial hydrology reveals previously undetected pressurization event" J. Geophys. Res., 127, e2021JF006406, doi:10.1029/2021JF006406. PDF, html |
| 98 |
Muir, J. B., R. W. Clayton, V. C. Tsai, and Q. Brissaud (2022).
"Parsimonious velocity inversion applied to the Los Angeles Basin, CA" J. Geophys. Res., 127, e2021JB023103, doi:10.1029/2021JB023103. PDF, html |
| 97 |
Haney, M. M., and V. C. Tsai (2022).
"Rayleigh-wave ellipticity in weakly heterogeneous layered media" Geophys. J. Int., 228, 1313-1323, doi:10.1093/gji/ggab395. PDF, html |
| 96 |
Sager, K., V. C. Tsai, Y. Sheng, F. Brenguier, P. Boue, A. Mordret, and H. Igel (2022).
"Modelling P waves in seismic noise correlations: advancing fault monitoring using train traffic sources" Geophys. J. Int., 228, 1556-1567, doi:10.1093/gji/ggab389. PDF, html |
| 95 |
Tsai, V. C., and K. Sager (2022).
"The relationship between cross correlations and Green's functions in ambient noise interferometry with Bayesian constraints" Geophys. J. Int., 228, 816-825, doi:10.1093/gji/ggab376. PDF, html |
| 94 |
Tsai, V. C., L. C. Smith, A. S. Gardner and H. Seroussi (2022).
"A unified model for transient subglacial water pressure and basal sliding" J. Glaciol., 68, 390-400, doi:10.1017/jog.2021.103. html |
| 93 |
Lognonne, P., S. Kedar, and V. C. Tsai (2021).
"Introduction to the special issue on Mars seismology" Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 111, 2883-2888, doi:10.1785/0120210260. PDF, html |
| 92 |
Chu, S. X., V. C. Tsai, D. T. Trugman, and G. Hirth (2021).
"Fault interactions enhance high-frequency earthquake radiation" Geophys. Res. Lett., 48, e2021GL095271, doi:10.1029/2021GL095271. PDF, html |
| 91 |
Trugman, D. T., S. X. Chu, and V. C. Tsai (2021).
"Earthquake source complexity controls the frequency dependence of near-source radiation patterns" Geophys. Res. Lett., 48, e2021GL095022, doi:10.1029/2021GL095022. PDF, html |
| 90 |
Meyers, P. M., T. Prestegard, V. Mandic, V. C. Tsai, D. C. Bowden, A. Matas, G. Pavlis, and R. Caton (2021).
"A linear inversion approach to measuring the composition and directionality of the seismic noise field" Remote Sens., 13, 3097, doi:10.3390/rs13163097. PDF, html, PDF w/ Supp. |
| 89 |
Tsai, V. C., G. Hirth, D. T. Trugman, and S. X. Chu (2021).
"Impact versus frictional earthquake models for high-frequency radiation in complex fault zones" J. Geophys. Res., 126, e2021JB022313, doi:10.1029/2021JB022313. PDF, html |
| 88 |
Gestrich, J. E., D. Fee, V. C. Tsai, M. M. Haney, and A. R. Van Eaton (2020).
"A physical model for volcanic eruption tremor" J. Geophys. Res., 125, e2019JB018980, doi:10.1029/2019JB018980. PDF, html |
| 87 |
Hsu, Y.-F., H.-H. Huang, M.-H. Huang, V. C. Tsai, R. Y. Chuang, K.-R. Feng, and S.-H. Lin (2020).
"Evidence for fluid migration during the 2016 Meinong, Taiwan, aftershock sequence" J. Geophys. Res., 125, e2020JB019994, doi:10.1029/2020JB019994. PDF, html |
| 86 |
Allstadt, K., M. Farin, R. M. Iverson, M. K. Obryk, J. W. Kean, V. C. Tsai, T. D. Rapstine, and M. Logan (2020).
"Measuring basal force fluctuations of debris flows using seismic recordings and empirical Green's functions" J. Geophys. Res., 125, e2020JF005590, doi:10.1029/2020JF005590. PDF |
| 85 |
Haney, M. M., K. M. Ward, V. C. Tsai, and B. Schmandt (2020).
"Bulk structure of the crust and upper mantle beneath Alaska from an approximate Rayleigh-wave dispersion formula" Seismol. Res. Lett., 91, 3064-3075, doi:10.1785/0220200162. PDF, html |
| 84 |
Lambert, V., and V. C. Tsai (2020).
"Time-dependent stresses from fluid extraction and diffusion with applications to induced seismicity" J. Appl. Mech., 87, 081002, doi:10.1115/1.4047034. PDF, html |
| 83 |
Brissaud, Q., D. C. Bowden, and V. C. Tsai (2020).
"Extension of the basin Rayleigh-wave amplification theory to include basin-edge effects" Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 110, 1305-1322, doi:10.1785/0120190161. PDF, html |
| 82 |
Tsai, V. C., and G. Hirth (2020).
"Elastic impact consequences for high-frequency earthquake ground motion" Geophys. Res. Lett., 47, e2019GL086302, doi:10.1029/2019GL086302. PDF w/ Supp., html, Press Release, KBYU Interview, Quanta Magazine article |
| 81 |
Muir, J. B., and V. C. Tsai (2020).
"Did Oldham discover the core after all? Handling imprecise historical data with hierarchical Bayesian model selection" Seismol. Res. Lett., 91, 1377-1383, doi:10.1785/0220190266. PDF, html |
| 80 |
Muir, J. B. and V. C. Tsai (2020).
"Geometric and level set tomography using ensemble Kalman inversion" Geophys. J. Int., 220, 967-980, doi:10.1093/gji/ggz472. PDF, html |
| 79 |
Haney, M. M. and V. C. Tsai (2020).
"Perturbational and nonperturbational inversion of Love-wave velocities" Geophys., 85, F19-F26, doi:10.1190/geo2018-0882.1. PDF (code available here), html |
| 78 |
Park, S., V. C. Tsai and M. Ishii (2019).
"Frequency-dependent P-wave polarization and its subwavelength near-surface depth sensitivity" Geophys. Res. Lett., 46, 14377-14384, doi:10.1029/2019GL084892. PDF, html |
| 77 |
Brissaud, Q. and V. C. Tsai (2019).
"Validation of a fast semi-analytic method for surface-wave propagation in layered media" Geophys. J. Int., 219, 1405-1420, doi:10.1093/gji/ggz351. PDF, html |
| 76 |
Farin, M., V. C. Tsai, M. P. Lamb, and K. Allstadt (2019).
"A physical model of the high-frequency seismic signal generated by debris flows" Earth Surf. Proc. Land., 44, 2529-2543, doi:10.1002/esp.4677. PDF |
| 75 |
Meyers, P., D. C. Bowden, T. Prestegard, V. C. Tsai, V. Mandic, G. Pavlis, and R. Caton (2019).
"Direct observations of surface-wave eigenfunctions at the Homestake 3D array" Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 109, 1194-1202, doi:10.1785/0120190026. PDF, html |
| 74 |
Coughlin, M., J. Harms, D. C. Bowden, P. Meyers, V. C. Tsai, V. Mandic, G. Pavlis, and T. Prestegard (2019).
"Coherence-based approaches for estimating the composition of the seismic wavefield", J. Geophys. Res., 124, 2941-2956, doi:10.1029/2018JB016608. PDF |
| 73 |
Fichtner, A., and V. C. Tsai (2019).
"Theoretical foundations of noise interferometry" in Seismic Ambient Noise, N. Nakata, L. Gualtieri, A. Fichtner (eds.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. PDF, html |
| 72 |
Gimbert, F., B. M. Fuller, M. P. Lamb, V. C. Tsai, and J. P. Johnson (2019).
"Particle transport mechanics and induced seismic noise in steep flume experiments with accelerometer-embedded tracers" Earth Surf. Proc. Land., 44, 219-241, doi:10.1002/esp.4495. PDF, html |
| 71 |
Robel, A. A., and V. C. Tsai (2018).
"A simple model for deglacial meltwater pulses" Geophys. Res. Lett., 45, 11742-11750, doi:10.1029/2018GL080884. PDF |
| 70 |
Mandic, V., V. C. Tsai, G. L. Pavlis, T. Prestegard, D. C. Bowden, P. Meyers, and R. Caton (2018).
"A 3D broadband seismometer array experiment at the Homestake Mine" Seismol. Res. Lett., 89, 2420-2429, doi:10.1785/0220170228. PDF |
| 69 |
Tsai, V. C., and X. Ruan (2018).
"A simple physics-based improvement to the positive degree day model" J. Glaciol., 64, 661-668, doi:10.1017/jog.2018.55. PDF |
| 68 |
Chen, H., V. C. Tsai, and F. Niu (2018).
"Observations and modeling of long-period ground-motion amplification across northeast China" Geophys. Res. Lett., 45, 5968-5976, doi:10.1029/2018GL078212. PDF |
| 67 |
Lai, V. H., V. C. Tsai, M. P. Lamb, T. P. Ulizio, and A. R. Beer (2018).
"The seismic signature of debris flows: flow mechanics and early warning at Montecito, California" Geophys. Res. Lett., 45, 5528-5535, doi:10.1029/2018GL077683. PDF, Press Release, KPCC Interview, KABC-TV |
| 66 |
Panning, M. P., S. C. Stahler, H.-H. Huang, S. D. Vance, S. Kedar, V. C. Tsai, W. T. Pike, and R. D. Lorenz (2018).
"Expected seismicity and the seismic noise environment of Europa" J. Geophys. Res., 123, 163-179, doi:10.1002/2017JE005332. PDF |
| 65 |
Vance, S. D., S. Kedar, M. P. Panning, S. C. Stahler, B. G. Bills, R. D. Lorenz, H.-H. Huang, W. T. Pike, J. C. Castillo, P. Lognonne, V. C. Tsai, and A. R. Rhoden (2018).
"Vital signs: Seismology of icy ocean worlds" Astrobiology, 18, 37-53, doi:10.1089/ast.2016.1612. PDF |
| 64 |
Bowden, D. C., V. C. Tsai, and F.-C. Lin (2017).
"Amplification and attenuation across USArray using ambient noise wavefront tracking" J. Geophys. Res., 122, 10086-10101, doi:10.1002/2017JB014804. PDF |
| 63 |
Aso, N., V. C. Tsai, C. Schoof, G. E. Flowers, A. Whiteford, and C. Rada (2017).
"Seismologically observed spatiotemporal drainage activity at moulins" J. Geophys. Res., 122, 9095-9108, doi:10.1002/2017JB014578. PDF |
| 62 |
Hough, S. E., V. C. Tsai, R. Walker, and F. Aminzadeh (2017).
"Was the Mw 7.5 1952 Kern County, California, earthquake induced (or triggered)?" J. Seismol., 21, 1613-1621, doi:10.1007/s10950-017-9685-x. PDF |
| 61 |
Huang, H.-H., N. Aso, and V. C. Tsai (2017).
"Toward automated directivity estimates in earthquake moment tensor inversion" Geophys. J. Int., 211, 1084-1098, doi:10.1093/gji/ggx354. PDF |
| 60 |
Muir, J. B., and V. C. Tsai (2017).
"Rayleigh wave H/V via noise cross-correlation in southern California" Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 107, 2021-2027, doi:10.1785/0120170051. PDF |
| 59 |
Robel, A. A., V. C. Tsai, B. Minchew, and M. Simons (2017).
"Tidal modulation of ice stream buttressing stresses" Ann. Glaciol., 58, 12-20, doi:10.1017/aog.2017.22. PDF |
| 58 |
Tsai, V. C., D. C. Bowden, and H. Kanamori (2017).
"Explaining extreme ground motion in Osaka Basin during the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake" Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, 7239-7244, doi:10.1002/2017GL074120. PDF |
| 57 |
Haney, M. M., and V. C. Tsai (2017).
"Perturbational and nonperturbational inversion of Rayleigh-wave velocities" Geophys., 82, F15-F28, doi:10.1190/GEO2016-0397.1. PDF (code available here) |
| 56 |
Schmandt, B., D. Gaeuman, R. Stewart, S. M. Hansen, V. C. Tsai, and J. Smith (2017).
"Seismic array constraints on reach-scale bedload transport" Geology, 45, 299-302, doi:10.1130/G38639.1. PDF |
| 55 |
Bowden, D. C., and V. C. Tsai (2017).
"Earthquake ground motion amplification for surface waves" Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, 121-127, doi:10.1002/2016GL071885. PDF |
| 54 |
Lin, Y.-Y., K.-F. Ma, H. Kanamori, T.-R. A. Song, N. Lapusta, and V. C. Tsai (2016).
"Evidence for non-self-similarity of microearthquakes recorded at a Taiwan borehole seismometer array" Geophys. J. Int., 206, 757-773, doi:10.1093/gji/ggw172. PDF |
| 53 |
Bowden, D. C., M. D. Kohler, V. C. Tsai, and D. S. Weeraratne (2016).
"Offshore Southern California lithospheric velocity structure from noise cross-correlation functions" J. Geophys. Res., 121, 3415-3427, doi:10.1002/2016JB012919. PDF |
| 52 |
Gimbert, F., V. C. Tsai, J. M. Amundson, T. C. Bartholomaus, and J. I. Walter (2016).
"Subseasonal changes observed in subglacial channel pressure, size, and sediment transport" Geophys. Res. Lett., 43, 3786-3794, doi:10.1002/2016GL068337. PDF |
| 51 |
Huang, H.-H., F.-C. Lin, V. C. Tsai, and K. D. Koper (2015).
"High-resolution probing of inner core structure with seismic interferometry" Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 10622-10630, doi:10.1002/2015GL066390. PDF |
| 50 |
Haney, M. M., and V. C. Tsai (2015).
"Nonperturbational surface-wave inversion: A Dix-type relation for surface waves" Geophys., 80, EN167-EN177, doi:10.1190/GEO2014-0612.1. PDF |
| 49 |
Gimbert, F., and V. C. Tsai (2015).
"Predicting short-period, wind-wave-generated seismic noise in coastal regions" Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 426, 280-292, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.06.017. PDF |
| 48 |
Dow, C. F., B. Kulessa, I. C. Rutt, V. C. Tsai, S. Pimentel, S. H. Doyle, D. van As, K. Lindback, R. Pettersson, G. A. Jones, and A. Hubbard (2015).
"Modeling of subglacial hydrological development following rapid supraglacial lake drainage" J. Geophys. Res., 120, 1127-1147, doi:10.1002/2014JF003333. PDF |
| 47 |
Rice, J. R., V. C. Tsai, M. C. Fernandes, and J. D. Platt (2015).
"Time scale for rapid draining of a surficial lake into the Greenland Ice Sheet" J. Appl. Mech., 82, 071001, doi:10.1115/1.4030325. PDF |
| 46 |
Huang, H.-H., F.-C. Lin, B. Schmandt, J. Farrell, R. B. Smith, and V. C. Tsai (2015).
"The Yellowstone magmatic system from the mantle plume to the upper crust" Science, 348, 773-776, doi:10.1126/science.aaa5648. PDF w/ Supp. |
| 45 |
Adhikari, S., and V. C. Tsai (2015).
"A model for subglacial flooding through a preexisting hydrological network during the rapid drainage of supraglacial lakes" J. Geophys. Res., 120, 580-603, doi:10.1002/2014JF003339. PDF |
| 44 |
Tsai, V. C., and G. H. Gudmundsson (2015).
"An improved model for tidally-modulated grounding-line migration" J. Glaciol., 61, 216-222, doi:10.3189/2015JoG14J152. PDF |
| 43 |
Tsai, V. C., A. L. Stewart, and A. F. Thompson (2015).
"Marine ice sheet profiles and stability under Coulomb basal conditions" J. Glaciol., 61, 205-215, doi:10.3189/2015JoG14J221. PDF, html, and Press Release |
| 42 |
Bowden, D. C., V. C. Tsai, and F.-C. Lin (2015).
"Site amplification, attenuation and scattering from noise correlation amplitudes across a dense array in Long Beach, CA" Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 1360-1367, doi:10.1002/2014GL062662. PDF |
| 41 |
Chao, W.-A., Y.-M. Wu, L. Zhao, V. C. Tsai, and C.-H. Chen (2015).
"Seismologically determined bedload flux during the typhoon season" Sci. Rep., 5, 8261, doi:10.1038/srep08261. PDF |
| 40 |
Aso, N., and V. C. Tsai (2014).
"Cooling magma model for deep volcanic long-period earthquakes" J. Geophys. Res., 119, 8442-8456, doi:10.1002/2014JB011180. PDF |
| 39 |
Thompson, J., M. Simons, and V. C. Tsai (2014).
"Modeling the elastic transmission of tidal stresses to great
distances inland in channelized ice streams" The Cryosphere, 8, 2007-2029, doi:10.5194/tc-8-2007-2014. PDF |
| 38 |
Gimbert, F., V. C. Tsai, and M. P. Lamb (2014).
"A physical model for seismic noise generation by turbulent flow in rivers" J. Geophys. Res., 119, 2209-2238, doi:10.1002/2014JF003201. PDF |
| 37 |
Tsai, V. C., and S. Atiganyanun (2014).
"Green's functions for surface waves in a generic velocity structure" Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 104, 2573-2578, doi:10.1785/0120140121. PDF |
| 36 |
Lin, F.-C., V. C. Tsai, and B. Schmandt (2014).
"3-D crustal structure of the western United States: application of
Rayleigh-wave ellipticity extracted from noise cross-correlations" Geophys. J. Int., 198, 656-670, doi:10.1093/gji/ggu160. PDF |
| 35 |
Zhan, Z., V. C. Tsai, J. M. Jackson, and D. V. Helmberger (2014).
"Ambient noise correlation on the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica" Geophys. J. Int., 196, 1796-1802, doi:10.1093/gji/ggt488. PDF |
| 34 |
Zhan, Z., H. Kanamori, V. C. Tsai, D. V. Helmberger, and S. Wei (2014).
"Rupture complexity of the 1994 Bolivia and 2013 Sea of Okhotsk deep earthquakes" Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 385, 89-96, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2013.10.028. PDF |
| 33 |
Schmandt, B., R. C. Aster, D. Scherler, V. C. Tsai, and K. Karlstrom (2013).
"Multiple fluvial processes detected by riverside seismic and infrasound monitoring of a controlled flood in the Grand Canyon" Geophys. Res. Lett., 40, 4858-4863, doi:10.1002/grl.50953. PDF |
| 32 |
Lin, F.-C., and V. C. Tsai (2013).
"Seismic interferometry with antipodal station pairs" Geophys. Res. Lett., 40, 4609-4613, doi:10.1002/grl.50907. PDF |
| 31 |
Duputel, Z., V. C. Tsai, L. Rivera, and H. Kanamori (2013).
"Using centroid time-delays to characterize source durations and identify earthquakes with unique characteristics" Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 374, 92-100, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2013.05.024. PDF |
| 30 |
Zhan, Z., V. C. Tsai, and R. W. Clayton (2013).
"Spurious velocity changes caused by temporal variations in ambient noise frequency content" Geophys. J. Int., 194, 1574-1581, doi:10.1093/gji/ggt170. PDF |
| 29 |
Lin, F.-C., V. C. Tsai, B. Schmandt, Z. Duputel, and Z. Zhan (2013).
"Extracting seismic core phases with array interferometry" Geophys. Res. Lett., 40, 1049-1053, doi:10.1002/grl.50237. PDF |
| 28 |
Tsai, V. C., J.-P. Ampuero, H. Kanamori, and D. J. Stevenson (2013).
"Estimating the effect of elasticity and compressibility on tsunami speeds" Geophys. Res. Lett., 40, 492-496, doi:10.1002/grl.50147. PDF |
| 27 |
Ma, Y., R. W. Clayton, V. C. Tsai, and Z. Zhan (2013).
"Locating a scatterer in the active volcanic area of Southern Peru from ambient noise cross-correlation" Geophys. J. Int., 192, 1332-1341, doi:10.1093/gji/ggs103. PDF |
| 26 |
Zhan, Z., D. Helmberger, M. Simons, H. Kanamori, W. Wu, N. Cubas, Z. Duputel, R. Chu, V. C. Tsai, J.-P. Avouac, K. W. Hudnut, S. Ni, E. Hetland, F. H. Ortega Culaciati (2012).
"Anomalously steep dips of earthquakes in the 2011 Tohoku-Oki source region and possible explanations", Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 353-354, 121-133, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2012.07.038. PDF |
| 25 |
Duputel, Z., H. Kanamori, V. C. Tsai, L. Rivera, L. Meng, J.-P. Ampuero, and J. Stock (2012).
"The 2012 Sumatra great earthquake sequence", Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 351-352, 247-257, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2012.07.017. PDF |
| 24 |
Meng, L., J.-P. Ampuero, J. Stock, Z. Duputel, Y. Luo, and V. C. Tsai (2012).
"Earthquake in a maze: compressional rupture branching during the 2012 MW 8.6 Sumatra earthquake", Science, 337, 724-726, doi:10.1126/science.1224030. PDF w/ Supp. |
| 23 |
Lin, F.-C., B. Schmandt, and V. C. Tsai (2012).
"Joint inversion of Rayleigh wave phase velocity and ellipticity using USArray: constraining velocity and density structure in the upper crust", Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L12303, doi:10.1029/2012GL052196. PDF |
| 22 |
Lin, F.-C., V. C. Tsai, and M. H. Ritzwoller (2012).
"The local amplification of surface waves: A new observable to constrain elastic velocities, density, and anelastic attenuation", J. Geophys. Res., 117, B06302, doi:10.1029/2012JB009208. PDF |
| 21 |
Tsai, V. C., and J. R. Rice (2012).
"Modeling Turbulent Hydraulic Fracture Near a Free Surface", J. Appl. Mech., 79, 031003, doi:10.1115/1.4005879. PDF |
| 20 |
Tsai, V. C., B. Minchew, M. P. Lamb, and J.-P. Ampuero (2012).
"A Physical Model for Seismic Noise Generation from Sediment Transport in Rivers", Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L02404, doi:10.1029/2011GL050255. PDF w/Supp |
| 19 |
Tsai, V. C., and D. E. McNamara (2011).
"Quantifying the Influence of Sea Ice on Ocean Microseism using Observations from the Bering Sea, Alaska", Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L22502, doi:10.1029/2011GL049791. PDF |
| 18 |
Love, J. L., K. Mursula, V. C. Tsai, and D. M. Perkins (2011).
"Are Secular Correlations Between Sunspots, Geomagnetic Activity, and
Global Temperature Significant?", Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L21703, doi:10.1029/2011GL049380. PDF |
| 17 |
Tsai, V. C., G. P. Hayes, and Z. Duputel (2011).
"Constraints on the Long-Period Moment-Dip Tradeoff for the Tohoku Earthquake", Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L00G17, doi:10.1029/2011GL049129. PDF |
| 16 |
Tsai, V. C. (2011).
"Understanding the Amplitudes of Noise Correlation Measurements", J. Geophys. Res., 116, B09311, doi:10.1029/2011JB008483. PDF |
| 15 |
Tsai, V. C. (2011).
"A Model for Seasonal Changes in GPS Positions and Seismic Wave Speeds due to Thermoelastic and Hydrologic Variations", J. Geophys. Res., 116, B04404, doi:10.1029/2010JB008156. PDF |
| 14 |
Love, J. J., V. C. Tsai, and J. L. Gannon (2010).
"Averaging and sampling for magnetic-observatory hourly data", Ann. Geophys., 28, 2079-2096, doi:10.5194/angeo-28-2079-2010. PDF |
| 13 |
Tsai, V. C., and J. R. Rice (2010).
"A Model for Turbulent Hydraulic Fracture and Application to Crack Propagation at Glacier Beds", J. Geophys. Res., 115, F03007, doi:10.1029/2009JF001474. PDF |
| 12 |
Tsai, V. C. (2010).
"The Relationship Between Noise Correlation and the Green's Function in the Presence of Degeneracy and the Absence of Equipartition", Geophys. J. Int., 182, 1509-1514, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04693.x. PDF |
| 11 |
Tsai, V. C., and M. P. Moschetti (2010).
"An Explicit Relationship Between Time-Domain Noise Correlation and Spatial Autocorrelation (SPAC) Results", Geophys. J. Int., 182, 454-460, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04633.x. PDF |
| 10 |
Tsai, V. C. (2009).
"The Use of Simple Physical Models in Seismology and Glaciology", Harvard University, Ph.D. Thesis, advised by J. R. Rice. PDF |
| 9 |
Tsai, V. C. (2009).
"On Establishing the Accuracy of Noise Tomography Travel-Time Measurements in a Realistic Medium", Geophys. J. Int., 178, 1555-1564, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04239.x. PDF |
| 8 |
Tsai, V. C., J. R. Rice, and M. Fahnestock (2008).
"Possible Mechanisms for Glacial Earthquakes", J. Geophys. Res., 113, F03014, doi:10.1029/2007JF000944. PDF |
| 7 |
Joughin, I., I. Howat, R. B. Alley, G. Ekstrom, M. Fahnestock, T. Moon, M. Nettles, M. Truffer, and V. C. Tsai (2008). "Ice-front variation and tidewater behavior on Helheim and Kangerdlugssuaq Glaciers, Greenland", J. Geophys. Res., 113, F01004, doi:10.1029/2007JF000837. PDF |
| 6 |
Tsai, V. C. and J. S. Wettlaufer (2007).
"Star Patterns on Lake Ice", Physical Rev. E, 75, doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.75.066105. PDF, Atlas Obscura article |
| 5 |
Tsai, V. C. and D. J. Stevenson (2007).
"Theoretical Constraints on True Polar Wander", J. Geophys. Res., 112, B05415, doi:10.1029/2005JB003923. PDF |
| 4 |
Tsai, V. C. and G. Ekstrom (2007).
"Analysis of Glacial Earthquakes", J. Geophys. Res., 112, F03S22, doi:10.1029/2006JF000596. PDF |
| 3 |
Ekstrom, G., M. Nettles, and V. C. Tsai (2006).
"Seasonality and Increasing Frequency of Greenland Glacial Earthquakes", Science, 311, 5768, 1756-1758, doi:10.1126/science.1122112. PDF |
| 2 |
Tsai, V. C., M. Nettles, G. Ekstrom, and A. M. Dziewonski (2005).
"Multiple CMT source analysis of the 2004 Sumatra earthquake", Geophys. Res. Lett., 32 (17), L17304, doi:10.1029/2005GL023813. PDF |
| 1 |
Tsai, V. C., H. Kanamori, and J. Artru (2004).
"The morning glory wave of southern California", J. Geophys. Res.-Solid Earth, 109 (B2), B02307, doi:10.1029/2003JB002596. PDF |
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