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Overview

Don W. Steeples is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. The research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, contributing significantly to areas such as Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Ocean Engineering, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's scholarly output includes several notable publications. Recent papers include:

  • Structure of the Salina-Forest City interbasin boundary from seismic studies, 2024, Bulletin (Kansas Geological Survey)
  • Kansas refraction profiles, 2024, Bulletin (Kansas Geological Survey)
  • A history of tunnels and using active seismic methods to find them, 2021, Geophysics
  • Seismic-reflection surveys at sinkholes in central Kansas, 2024, Bulletin (Kansas Geological Survey)
  • Plastic Deformation and Dissolution of the Hutchinson Salt Member in Kansas, 2024, Bulletin (Kansas Geological Survey)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Don W. Steeples include:

  • Richard D. Miller
  • Ralph W. Knapp
  • Steven D. Sloan
  • Carl D. McElwee
  • Neil L. Anderson

Publications are predominantly featured in the Bulletin (Kansas Geological Survey) with seven papers and one paper in Geophysics. The concentration of work within these venues reflects a consistent engagement with journals dedicated to geoscience research.

Areas of focus in research cover a range of specialized topics such as:

  • Geological Modeling and Analysis
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Overall, Don W. Steeples has contributed to the understanding of seismic methods and geological structures, supported by collaboration with experts in related disciplines and publications in targeted scientific outlets.

Best Publications

  • Identifying Intra-Alluvial and Bedrock Structures Shallower than 30 Meters Using Seismic Reflection Techniques

    Richard Miller;Don Steeples;Robert Hill;Bobby Gaddis

  • Avoiding pitfalls in shallow seismic reflection surveys

    Don W. Steeples;Richard D. Miller

  • Low-velocity zone under long valley as determined from teleseismic events

    Don W. Steeples;H. M. Iyer

  • Seismic Reflection Methods Applied to Engineering, Environmental, and Groundwater Problems

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  • High-resolution common-depth-point reflection profiling: Field acquisition parameter design

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  • Seismic Reflection Study of a Shallow Aquifer During a Pumping Test

    Bradley A. Birkelo;Don W. Steeples;Richard D. Miller;Marios Sophocleous

  • Swept Impact Seismic Technique (SIST)

    Choon Byong Park;Richard D. Miller;Don W. Steeples;Ross A. Black

  • Mapping a bedrock surface under dry alluvium with shallow seismic reflections

    Richard D. Miller;Don W. Steeples;Michael Brannan

  • Structure of the Southern Keweenawan Rift from COCORP Surveys across the midcontinent geophysical anomaly in northeastern Kansas

    L. Serpa;T. Setzer;H. Farmer;L. Brown

  • Field comparison of shallow seismic sources near Chino, California

    Richard D. Miller;Susan E. Pullan;Don W. Steeples;James A. Hunter

  • Joint analysis of refractions with surface waves: An inverse solution to the refraction-traveltime problem

    Julian Ivanov;Richard D. Miller;Jianghai Xia;Don W. Steeples

  • A workshop examination of shallow seismic reflection surveying

    Don W. Steeples;Alan G. Green;Thomas V. McEvilly;Richard D. Miller

  • Seismic Reflection Methods Applied To Engineering, Environmental, And Ground-Water Problems

    Don W. Steeples;Richard D. Miller

  • Multichannel analysis of surface wave method with the autojuggie

    Gang Tian;Don W. Steeples;Jianghai Xia;Richard D. Miller

  • Engineering and environmental geophysics at the millennium

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  • Field comparison of shallow P-wave seismic sources near Houston, Texas

    Richard D. Miller;Susan E. Pullan;Don W. Steeples;James A. Hunter

  • Detecting Voids In a 0.6 M Coal Seam, 7 M Deep, Using Seismic Reflection

    Richard D. Miller;Don W. Steeples

  • High‐resolution common‐depth‐point seismic reflection profiling: Instrumentation

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  • Seismic reflections from depths of less than two meters

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  • Migration of shallow seismic reflection data

    Ross A. Black;Don W. Steeples;Richard D. Miller

  • Prediction of Seismic Ground Amplification by Forward Modeling Techniques

    Gerard Schuster;Harley Benz;Mary Murphy;Julie Hill

  • Useful resorting in surface‐wave method with the Autojuggie

    Gang Tian;Don W. Steeples;Jianghai Xia;Kyle Thomas Spikes

  • Cavity detection using high-resolution seismic reflection methods

    K.L. Branham;D.W. Steeples

  • Intracrustal complexity in the United States midcontinent: Preliminary results from COCORP surveys in northeastern Kansas

    L. Brown;L. Serpa;T. Setzer;J. Oliver

  • The Inverse Problem of Refraction Travel Times, Part II: Quantifying Refraction Nonuniqueness Using a Three-layer Model

    Julian Ivanov;Richard D. Miller;Jianghai Xia;Don Steeples

  • The Inverse Problem of Refraction Travel Times, Part I:Types of Geophysical Nonuniqueness Through Minimization

    Julian Ivanov;Richard D. Miller;Jianghai Xia;Don Steeples

  • Shallow seismic study of a fault scarp near Borah Peak, Idaho

    Jeffrey A. Treadway;Don W. Steeples;Richard D. Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard D. Miller
Richard D. Miller University of Kansas
Marios Sophocleous
Marios Sophocleous University of Kansas

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