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David A. Rhoades

David A. Rhoades

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Earth Science

D-Index
44
Citations
6915
World Ranking
4738
National Ranking
43

Overview

David A. Rhoades is affiliated with GNS Science in New Zealand. Their research primarily focuses on earthquake and tectonic studies, with significant contributions to seismology and earthquake-related fields. Their work spans main disciplines including Earth and Planetary Sciences and Computer Science, with particular emphasis on geophysics and artificial intelligence.

The scientist's research covers a broad range of topics such as earthquake and tectonic studies, earthquake detection and analysis, seismic performance and analysis, seismic waves and analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, and geochemistry and geologic mapping.

Frequent venues for publishing by David A. Rhoades include:

  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Applied Sciences

The scientist has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Their frequent co-authors are:

  • Annemarie Christophersen
  • Matthew C. Gerstenberger
  • Maximilian J. Werner
  • Russ Van Dissen
  • Sepideh J. Rastin

Representative recent publications authored or co-authored by David A. Rhoades include:

  • "Pseudoprospective Evaluation of UCERF3-ETAS Forecasts during the 2019 Ridgecrest Sequence" (2020) published in Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • "Volume Characteristics of Landslides Triggered by the MW 7.8 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake, New Zealand, Derived From Digital Surface Difference Modeling" (2020) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • "The 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand National Seismic Hazard Model: Process, Overview, and Results" (2023) published in Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • "Prospective evaluation of multiplicative hybrid earthquake forecasting models in California" (2022) published in Geophysical Journal International
  • "The Seismicity Rate Model for the 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand National Seismic Hazard Model" (2024) published in Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Best Publications

  • National Seismic Hazard Model for New Zealand: 2010 Update

    Mark Stirling;Graeme McVerry;Matthew Gerstenberger;Nicola Litchfield

  • Probabilistic Relationships between Ground‐Motion Parameters and Modified Mercalli Intensity in California

    C. B. Worden;M. C. Gerstenberger;D. A. Rhoades;D. J. Wald

  • Earthquake Likelihood Model Testing

    D. Schorlemmer;M. C. Gerstenberger;S. Wiemer;D. D. Jackson

  • Comparison of Earthquake Scaling Relations Derived from Data of the Instrumental and Preinstrumental Era

    Mark Stirling;David Rhoades;Kelvin Berryman

  • The 2016 Kaikōura, New Zealand, Earthquake: Preliminary Seismological Report

    A. Kaiser;N. Balfour;B. Fry;C. Holden

  • Likelihood-Based Tests for Evaluating Space–Rate–Magnitude Earthquake Forecasts

    J. Douglas Zechar;Matthew C. Gerstenberger;David A. Rhoades

  • Landslides Triggered by the 14 November 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura Earthquake, New Zealand

    C. Massey;D. Townsend;Ellen M. Rathje;Kate E. Allstadt

  • Efficient testing of earthquake forecasting models

    David Rhoades;Danijel Schorlemmer;Danijel Schorlemmer;Matthew Gerstenberger;Annemarie Christophersen

  • Long-range Earthquake Forecasting with Every Earthquake a Precursor According to Scale

    David A. Rhoades;Frank F. Evison

  • Adjustment of temperature and rainfall records for site changes

    D. A. Rhoades;M. J. Salinger

  • The Collaboratory for the Study of Earthquake Predictability: Achievements and Priorities

    Danijel Schorlemmer;Maximilian J. Werner;Warner Marzocchi;Thomas H. Jordan

  • Regional Earthquake Likelihood Models I: First-Order Results

    J. Douglas Zechar;Danijel Schorlemmer;Maximilian J. Werner;Maximilian J. Werner;Matthew C. Gerstenberger

  • Båth's law and the self-similarity of earthquakes

    Rodolfo Console;Anna Maria Lombardi;Maura Murru;David Rhoades

  • Seismic Hazard Modeling for the Recovery of Christchurch

    Matthew Gerstenberger;Graeme McVerry;David Rhoades;Mark Stirling

  • The precursory earthquake swarm in New Zealand: Hypothesis tests

    F. F. Evison;D. A. Rhoades

  • Ground‐Motion Prediction Equations for Subduction Slab Earthquakes in Japan Using Site Class and Simple Geometric Attenuation Functions

    John X. Zhao;Fei Jiang;Pan Shi;Hao Xing

  • Ground‐Motion Prediction Equations for Shallow Crustal and Upper‐Mantle Earthquakes in Japan Using Site Class and Simple Geometric Attenuation Functions

    John X. Zhao;Shuanglin Zhou;Jun Zhou;Chen Zhao

  • Estimates of the time‐varying hazard of rupture of the Alpine Fault, New Zealand, allowing for uncertainties

    D. A. Rhoades;R. J. Van Dissen

  • Ground‐Motion Prediction Equations for Subduction Interface Earthquakes in Japan Using Site Class and Simple Geometric Attenuation FunctionsGMPEs for Subduction Interface Earthquakes in Japan

    John X. Zhao;Xuan Liang;Fei Jiang;Hao Xing

  • The Forecasting Skill of Physics‐Based Seismicity Models during the 2010–2012 Canterbury, New Zealand, Earthquake Sequence

    Camilla Cattania;Maximilian J. Werner;Warner Marzocchi;Sebastian Hainzl

  • Likelihood-based tests for evaluating space-rate-magnitude earthquake forecasts

    J. D. Zechar;M. C. Gerstenberger;D. Rhoades

Frequent Co-Authors

Maximilian J. Werner
Maximilian J. Werner University of Bristol
Warner Marzocchi
Warner Marzocchi University of Naples Federico II
Thomas H. Jordan
Thomas H. Jordan University of Southern California
Euan G. C. Smith
Euan G. C. Smith Victoria University of Wellington
David D. Jackson
David D. Jackson University of California, Los Angeles
Mark W. Stirling
Mark W. Stirling University of Otago
Paul Somerville
Paul Somerville Aecom (United States)
R. Van Dissen
R. Van Dissen GNS Science
Timothy A. Little
Timothy A. Little Victoria University of Wellington

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