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Overview

Chen Ji is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research predominantly focuses on earthquake and tectonic studies, with significant contributions to seismic waves and analysis, seismic performance and analysis, and earthquake detection and analysis. Additional research interests include high-pressure geophysics and materials, seismology and earthquake studies, and precipitation measurement and analysis.

Chen Ji's recent scholarly output includes a range of papers published in well-known venues. Notable publications include:

  • "NGA-Subduction research program," 2021, Earthquake Spectra
  • "COVID-19 Societal Response Captured by Seismic Noise in China and Italy," 2020, Seismological Research Letters
  • "The overall-subshear and multi-segment rupture of the 2023 Mw7.8 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey earthquake in millennia supercycle," 2023, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Two Empirical Double-Corner-Frequency Source Spectra and Their Physical Implications," 2020, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • "Dual-initiation ruptures in the 2024 Noto earthquake encircling a fault asperity at a swarm edge," 2024, Science

These publications reflect ongoing contributions to understanding seismic phenomena and earthquake mechanics.

Chen Ji regularly publishes in a variety of journals, with frequent appearances in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Seismological Research Letters, and Science. Other venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) and Earthquake Spectra.

  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Science
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Earthquake Spectra

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including Ralph J. Archuleta, Lingsen Meng, Zhang Yunjun, Liuwei Xu, and Saeed Mohanna. These partnerships underscore a collaborative approach to seismological research.

  • Ralph J. Archuleta
  • Lingsen Meng
  • Zhang Yunjun
  • Liuwei Xu
  • Saeed Mohanna

Chen Ji's work integrates diverse subfields, with a strong emphasis on geophysics and civil and structural engineering. The breadth of research includes molecular biology, artificial intelligence, and atmospheric science, illustrating a multidisciplinary scientific perspective within the context of earth sciences.

Best Publications

  • Rupture Process of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake

    Charles J. Ammon;Chen Ji;Hong-Kie Thio;David Robinson

  • Source Description of the 1999 Hector Mine, California, Earthquake, Part I: Wavelet Domain Inversion Theory and Resolution Analysis

    Chen Ji;David J. Wald;Donald V. Helmberger

  • Stress changes from the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake and increased hazard in the Sichuan basin

    Tom Parsons;Chen Ji;Eric Kirby

  • Coseismic Slip and Afterslip of the Great Mw 9.15 Sumatra–Andaman Earthquake of 2004

    Mohamed Chlieh;Jean Philippe Avouac;Vala Hjorleifsdottir;Teh Ru Alex Song

  • Crustal Dilatation Observed by GRACE After the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake

    Shin-Chan Han;C. K. Shum;Michael Bevis;Chen Ji

  • Implications for prediction and hazard assessment from the 2004 Parkfield earthquake

    W. H. Bakun;B. Aagaard;B. Dost;W. L. Ellsworth

  • Partial rupture of a locked patch of the Sumatra megathrust during the 2007 earthquake sequence

    A. Ozgun Konca;Jean Philippe Avouac;Anthony Sladen;Aron J. Meltzner

  • Co-seismic ruptures of the 12 May 2008, Ms 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake, Sichuan: East–west crustal shortening on oblique, parallel thrusts along the eastern edge of Tibet

    J. Liu-Zeng;Z. Zhang;L. Wen;P. Tapponnier

  • Focal mechanism and slip history of the 2011 M w 9.1 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake, constrained with teleseismic body and surface waves

    Guangfu Shao;Xiangyu Li;Chen Ji;Takahiro Maeda

  • Slip history and dynamic implications of the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan, earthquake

    Chen Ji;Donald V. Helmberger;David J. Wald;Kuo Fong Ma

  • Source Description of the 1999 Hector Mine, California, Earthquake, Part II: Complexity of Slip History

    Chen Ji;David J. Wald;Donald V. Helmberger

  • Rupture Kinematics of the 2005 Mw 8.6 Nias–Simeulue Earthquake from the Joint Inversion of Seismic and Geodetic Data

    A Ozgun Konca;Vala Hjorleifsdottir;Teh-Ru Alex Song;Jean-Philippe Avouac

  • Slip history of the 2003 San Simeon earthquake constrained by combining 1-Hz GPS, strong motion, and teleseismic data

    Chen Ji;Kristine M. Larson;Ying Tan;Kenneth W. Hudnut

  • Preliminary Report on the 28 September 2004, M 6.0 Parkfield, California Earthquake

    John Langbein;Roger Borcherdt;Douglas Dreger;Joe Fletcher

  • Evidence for fault lubrication during the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan, earthquake (Mw7.6)

    Kuo-Fong Ma;Emily E. Brodsky;Jim Mori;Chen Ji

  • A 14.6 billion degrees of freedom, 5 teraflops, 2.5 terabyte earthquake simulation on the Earth Simulator

    Dimitri Komatitsch;Seiji Tsuboi;Chen Ji;Jeroen Tromp

  • Earthquake nucleation and fault slip complexity in the lower crust of central Alaska

    Carl Tape;Stephen Holtkamp;Vipul Silwal;Jessica Hawthorne

  • Implications of postseismic gravity change following the great 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake from the regional harmonic analysis of GRACE intersatellite tracking data

    Shin-Chan Han;Shin-Chan Han;Jeanne Sauber;Scott B. Luthcke;Chen Ji

  • Geodetic, teleseismic, and strong motion constraints on slip from recent southern Peru subduction zone earthquakes

    M. E. Pritchard;E. O. Norabuena;C. Ji;C. Ji;R. Boroschek

  • Stability and Uncertainty of Finite-Fault Slip Inversions: Application to the 2004 Parkfield, California, Earthquake

    Stephen Hartzell;Pengcheng Liu;Carlos Mendoza;Chen Ji

  • Coseismic slip and afterslip of the great M-w 9.15 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of 2004

    M Chlieh;J-P Avouac;Hjorleifsdottir;T-Ra Song

  • Rupture kinematics of the 2005 M-w 8.6 Nias-Simeulue earthquake from the joint inversion of seismic and geodetic data

    AO Konca;Hjorleifsdottir;T-Ra Song;J-P Avouac

Frequent Co-Authors

Dimitri Komatitsch
Dimitri Komatitsch Aix-Marseille University
Jeroen Tromp
Jeroen Tromp Princeton University
Donald V. Helmberger
Donald V. Helmberger California Institute of Technology
Ralph J. Archuleta
Ralph J. Archuleta University of California, Santa Barbara
David J. Wald
David J. Wald United States Geological Survey
Kerry E Sieh
Kerry E Sieh Nanyang Technological University
Jean-Paul Ampuero
Jean-Paul Ampuero Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Toshiro Tanimoto
Toshiro Tanimoto University of California, Santa Barbara
Songqing Jin
Songqing Jin Michigan State University
Kenneth W. Hudnut
Kenneth W. Hudnut United States Geological Survey

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