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Overview

Carol A. Finn is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on Geophysics. The scientist's work also extends into related subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Geology, Mechanics of Materials, and Atmospheric Science.

Carol A. Finn has contributed to multiple topics within their research domain, including:

  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications

Their publication record includes articles in several frequent venues such as:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Precambrian Research
  • Nature
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Among recent notable papers by Carol A. Finn are:

  • Geophysical imaging of the Yellowstone hydrothermal plumbing system, 2022, Nature
  • Geological and Thermal Control of the Hydrothermal System in Northern Yellowstone Lake: Inferences From High-Resolution Magnetic Surveys, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Airborne Geophysical Imaging of Weak Zones on Iliamna Volcano, Alaska: Implications for Slope Stability, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • When Wyoming Became Superior: Oblique Convergence Along the Southern Trans-Hudson Orogen, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Geometry of the Bushveld Complex from 3D potential field modelling, 2021, Precambrian Research

Carol A. Finn has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • Paul A. Bedrosian
  • Esben Auken
  • W. Steven Holbrook
  • Benjamin R. Bloss
  • Jade Crosbie

Best Publications

  • EMAG2: A 2-arc min resolution Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid compiled from satellite, airborne, and marine magnetic measurements

    S. Maus;S. Maus;U. Barckhausen;H. Berkenbosch;N. Bournas

  • East Antarctic rifting triggers uplift of the Gamburtsev Mountains

    Fausto Ferraccioli;Carol A. Finn;Tom A. Jordan;Robin E. Bell

  • Active volcanism beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet and implications for ice-sheet stability

    Donald D. Blankenship;Robin E. Bell;Steven M. Hodge;John M. Brozena

  • Influence of subglacial geology on the onset of a West Antarctic ice stream from aerogeophysical observations

    R. E. Bell;Donald D Blankenship;C. A. Finn;D. L. Morse

  • A Cenozoic diffuse alkaline magmatic province (DAMP) in the Southwest Pacific without rift or plume origin

    Carol A. Finn;R. Dietmar Müller;Kurt S. Panter

  • Seismic reflection images beneath Puget Sound, western Washington State: The Puget Lowland thrust sheet hypothesis

    Thomas L. Pratt;Samuel Johnson;Christopher Potter;William Stephenson

  • Geologic Controls on the Initiation of Rapid Basal Motion for West Antarctic Ice Streams: A Geophysical Perspective Including New Airborne Radar Sounding and Laser Altimetry Results

    D. D. Blankenship;D. L. Morse;C.A. Finn;R.E. Bell

  • Aerogeophysical measurements of collapse-prone hydrothermally altered zones at Mount Rainier volcano

    Carol A. Finn;Thomas W. Sisson;Maryla Deszcz-Pan

  • The southern Whidbey Island fault: An active structure in the Puget Lowland, Washington

    Samuel Y. Johnson;Christopher J. Potter;John J. Miller;John M. Armentrout

  • New Magnetic Anomaly Map of the Antarctic

    A. V. Golynsky;F. Ferraccioli;J. K. Hong;D. A. Golynsky

  • Subglacial sediments: A regional geological template for ice flow in West Antarctica

    Michael Studinger;Robin E. Bell;Donald D. Blankenship;Carol A. Finn

  • Patterns of late Cenozoic volcanic and tectonic activity in the West Antarctic rift system revealed by aeromagnetic surveys

    John C. Behrendt;Richard Saltus;Detlef Damaske;Anne McCafferty

  • Exploration and discovery in Yellowstone Lake: Results from high-resolution sonar imaging, seismic reflection profiling, and submersible studies

    L.A. Morgan;Wayne C. Shanks;D.A. Lovalvo;S.Y. Johnson

  • Aeromagnetic legacy of early Paleozoic subduction along the Pacific margin of Gondwana

    Carol Finn;David Moore;Detlef Damaske;Timothy Mackey

  • High-resolution aeromagnetic mapping of volcanic terrain, Yellowstone National Park

    Carol A Finn;Lisa A Morgan

  • Tectonics and conductivity structures in the Southern Washington Cascades

    William D. Stanley;Carol Finn;Joseph L. Plesha

  • Digital data grids for the magnetic anomaly map of North America

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  • Glimpses of East Antarctica: Aeromagnetic and satellite magnetic view from the central Transantarctic Mountains of East Antarctica

    John W. Goodge;Carol A. Finn

  • Aeromagnetic evidence for a buried Early Cretaceous magmatic arc, northeast Japan

    Carol Finn

  • CASERTZ aeromagnetic data reveal late Cenozoic flood basalts(?) in the West Antarctic rift system

    John C. Behrendt;Donald D. Blankenship;Carol A. Finn;Robin E. Bell

  • Geophysical constraints on Washington Convergent Margin Structure

    Carol Finn

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin E. Bell
Robin E. Bell Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Donald D. Blankenship
Donald D. Blankenship The University of Texas at Austin
Fausto Ferraccioli
Fausto Ferraccioli National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics
Paul A. Bedrosian
Paul A. Bedrosian United States Geological Survey
Tom A. Jordan
Tom A. Jordan British Antarctic Survey
Wilfried Jokat
Wilfried Jokat University of Bremen
René Forsberg
René Forsberg Technical University of Denmark
Stefan Maus
Stefan Maus University of Colorado Denver
John W. Holt
John W. Holt University of Arizona
Jason L. Roberts
Jason L. Roberts Australian Antarctic Division

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