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Overview

Deborah K. Smith is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Geology. The majority of their work centers on geological and geophysical topics relevant to tectonic and seafloor studies.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

More specifically, their subfields of study consist of:

  • Geophysics
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Oceanography
  • Geology

The primary research topics covered by Deborah K. Smith relate to:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geological Formations and Processes
  • Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics

The notable recent papers authored or co-authored include:

  • Hydroacoustic Monitoring of Seafloor Spreading and Transform Faulting in the Equatorial Atlantic Ocean, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Modern dynamics, morphology and habitats of slope-confined canyons on the northwest Australian margin, 2021, Marine Geology
  • Uppermost Mantle Velocity beneath the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and Transform Faults in the Equatorial Atlantic Ocean, 2020, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • The Global Spectrum of Seafloor Morphology on Mid-Ocean Ridge Flanks Related to Magma Supply, 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • The Evolution of Seafloor Spreading Behind the Tip of the Westward Propagating Cocos-Nazca Spreading Center, 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Deborah K. Smith include:

  • Ross Parnell-Turner
  • Hans Schouten
  • E. M. Klein
  • Tingting Zheng
  • Jian Lin

Their work has been published in various scientific venues with multiple contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Marine Geology
  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Best Publications

  • Corrugated slip surfaces formed at ridge–transform intersections on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    J. R. Cann;D. K. Blackman;D. K. Smith;E. McAllister

  • Central role of detachment faults in accretion of slow-spreading oceanic lithosphere

    Javier E. Escartin;Deborah K. Smith;Johnson R. Cann;Hans A. Schouten

  • Origin of extensional core complexes: Evidence from the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge at Atlantis Fracture Zone

    Donna K. Blackman;Johnson R. Cann;Bob Janssen;Deborah K. Smith

  • Widespread active detachment faulting and core complex formation near 13° N on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    Deborah K. Smith;Johnson R. Cann;Javier E. Escartin

  • The role of seamount volcanism in crustal construction at the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge (24°–30°N)

    Deborah K. Smith;Johnson R. Cann

  • Fault rotation and core complex formation : significant processes in seafloor formation at slow-spreading mid-ocean ridges (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 13°–15°N)

    Deborah K. Smith;Javier E. Escartin;Hans A. Schouten;Johnson R. Cann

  • Direct geological evidence for oceanic detachment faulting: The Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 15°45′N

    Christopher John MacLeod;J. Escartin;D. Banerji;G. J. Banks

  • Seamount statistics in the Pacific Ocean

    Deborah K. Smith;Thomas H. Jordan

  • Building the crust at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    Deborah K. Smith;Johnson R. Cann

  • Hundreds of small volcanoes on the median valley floor of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 24–30° N

    Deborah K. Smith;Johnson R. Cann

  • Mid-ocean ridge eruptive vent morphology and substructure: evidence for dike widths, eruption rates, and evolution of eruptions and axial volcanic ridges

    J.W. Head;L. Wilson;D.K. Smith

  • En echelon axial volcanic ridges at the Reykjanes Ridge: a life cycle of volcanism and tectonics

    L.M. Parson;B.J. Murton;R.C. Searle;D. Booth

  • Constructing the upper crust of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge : A reinterpretation based on the Puna Ridge, Kilauea Volcano

    Deborah K. Smith;Johnson R. Cann

  • Aftershock sequences in the mid-ocean ridge environment: an analysis using hydroacoustic data

    D.R Bohnenstiehl;M Tolstoy;R.P Dziak;C.G Fox

  • Spatial and temporal distribution of seismicity along the northern Mid‐Atlantic Ridge (15°–35°N)

    Deborah K. Smith;Javier Escartin;Mathilde Cannat;Maya Tolstoy

  • Density and size distribution of seamounts in the eastern Pacific inferred from wide‐beam sounding data

    Thomas H. Jordan;H. William Menard;Deborah K. Smith

  • Hydroacoustic monitoring of seismicity at the slow‐spreading Mid‐Atlantic Ridge

    Deborah K. Smith;Maya Tolstoy;Christopher G. Fox;DelWayne R. Bohnenstiehl

  • Evidence of a recent magma dike intrusion at the slow spreading Lucky Strike segment, Mid-Atlantic ridge

    Robert P. Dziak;Deborah K. Smith;DelWayne R. Bohnenstiehl;Christopher G. Fox

  • Challenges to Satellite Sensors of Ocean Winds: Addressing Precipitation Effects

    D. E. Weissman;B. W. Stiles;S. M. Hristova-Veleva;D. G. Long

  • Tectonic and magmatic segmentation of the Global Ocean Ridge System: A synthesis of observations

    Suzanne M. Carbotte;Deborah K. Smith;Mathilde Cannat;Emily M. Klein

  • Shape analysis of Pacific seamounts

    Deborah K. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Schouten
Hans Schouten Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Javier Escartín
Javier Escartín École Normale Supérieure
Wenlu Zhu
Wenlu Zhu University of Maryland, College Park
Christopher G. Fox
Christopher G. Fox National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
DelWayne R. Bohnenstiehl
DelWayne R. Bohnenstiehl North Carolina State University
Ralph A. Stephen
Ralph A. Stephen Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Robert P. Dziak
Robert P. Dziak Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Jian Lin
Jian Lin Chinese Academy of Sciences
James W. Head
James W. Head Brown University
Frank J. Wentz
Frank J. Wentz Remote Sensing Systems (United States)

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