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Overview

Frank L. Vernon is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Within these broader fields, their work encompasses specialized subfields such as Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Ocean Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to seismic activity and geophysical phenomena. Key topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geophysics and Sensor Technology
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Frank L. Vernon has contributed to multiple papers published in notable scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • "Identifying Different Classes of Seismic Noise Signals Using Unsupervised Learning," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "FIgLib & SmokeyNet: Dataset and Deep Learning Model for Real-Time Wildland Fire Smoke Detection," 2022, Remote Sensing
  • "Humming Trains in Seismology: An Opportune Source for Probing the Shallow Crust," 2021, Seismological Research Letters
  • "Monitoring Seismic Velocity Changes Across the San Jacinto Fault Using Train-Generated Seismic Tremors," 2022, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Characterizing the uppermost 100 m structure of the San Jacinto fault zone southeast of Anza, California, through joint analysis of geological, topographic, seismic and resistivity data," 2020, Geophysical Journal International

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Vernon include:

  • Yehuda Ben-Zion
  • Aurélien Mordret
  • Florent Brenguier
  • Pieter-Ewald Share
  • Pierre Boué

The venues where Vernon has published most often reflect the thematic focus of their research and include:

  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Remote Sensing

Best Publications

  • Multitaper spectral analysis of high-frequency seismograms

    Jeffrey Park;Craig R. Lindberg;Frank L. Vernon

  • A Fortran 90 library for multitaper spectrum analysis

    G. A. Prieto;R. L. Parker;F. L. Vernon

  • Earthquake source scaling and self‐similarity estimation from stacking P and S spectra

    Germán A. Prieto;Peter M. Shearer;Frank L. Vernon;Debi Kilb

  • Frequency dependent polarization analysis of high-frequency seismograms

    Jeffrey Park;Frank L. Vernon;Craig R. Lindberg

  • Attenuation near Anza, California

    S. E. Hough;J. G. Anderson;J. Brune;F. Vernon

  • Breathing of the seafloor: Tidal correlations of seismicity at Axial volcano

    Maya Tolstoy;Frank L. Vernon;John A. Orcutt;Frank K. Wyatt

  • Shallow seismic trapping structure in the San Jacinto fault zone near Anza, California

    M. A. Lewis;Z. Peng;Y. Ben-Zion;F. L. Vernon

  • Basic data features and results from a spatially dense seismic array on the San Jacinto fault zone

    Yehuda Ben-Zion;Frank L. Vernon;Yaman Ozakin;Dimitri Zigone

  • Rupture characteristics and tomographic source imaging of ML ∼ 3 earthquakes near Anza, southern California

    Arthur Frankel;Jon Fletcher;Frank Vernon;Linda Haar

  • Upper Mantle Heterogeneity beneath North America from Travel Time Tomography with Global and USArray Transportable Array Data

    Scott Burdick;Chang Li;Vladik Martynov;Trilby Cox

  • Strong directivity of ocean‐generated seismic noise

    Vera Schulte-Pelkum;Paul S. Earle;Frank L. Vernon

  • The generalized earthquake-location (GENLOC) package: an earthquake-location library

    Gary L. Pavlis;Frank Vernon;Danny Harvey;Dan Quinlan

  • Receiver function study of the crustal structure of the southeastern Caribbean plate boundary and Venezuela

    Fenglin Niu;Tammy Bravo;Gary Pavlis;Frank Vernon

  • Ocean Seismic Network Pilot Experiment

    Ralph A. Stephen;Fred N. Spiess;John A. Collins;John A. Hildebrand

  • Train Traffic as a Powerful Noise Source for Monitoring Active Faults With Seismic Interferometry.

    F. Brenguier;P. Boué;Y. Ben-Zion;F. Vernon

  • Reducing the bias of multitaper spectrum estimates

    G. A. Prieto;R. L. Parker;D. J. Thomson;F. L. Vernon

  • Seismic velocity structure in the Hot Springs and Trifurcation areas of the San Jacinto fault zone, California, from double-difference tomography

    A.A. Allam;A.A. Allam;Y. Ben-Zion;I. Kurzon;F. Vernon

  • A Comparison of Spectral Parameter Kappa from Small and Moderate Earthquakes Using Southern California ANZA Seismic Network Data

    Debi Kilb;Glenn Biasi;John Anderson;James Brune

  • Broadband seismology in the oceans: Lessons from the Ocean Seismic Network Pilot Experiment

    J. A. Collins;F. L. Vernon;J. A. Orcutt;R. A. Stephen

  • Lithospheric seismic velocity discontinuities beneath the Arabian Shield

    Eric Sandvol;Dogan Seber;Muawia Barazangi;Frank Vernon

  • Solar Modal Structure of the Engineering Environment

    D.J. Thomson;L.J. Lanzerotti;F.L. Vernon;M.R. Lessard

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Orcutt
John A. Orcutt University of California, San Diego
Yehuda Ben-Zion
Yehuda Ben-Zion University of Southern California
Gary L. Pavlis
Gary L. Pavlis Indiana University
Peter M. Shearer
Peter M. Shearer University of California, San Diego
Alan D. Chave
Alan D. Chave Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Ralph A. Stephen
Ralph A. Stephen Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
James N. Brune
James N. Brune University of Nevada Reno
Michael A. H. Hedlin
Michael A. H. Hedlin University of California, San Diego
Oscar Schofield
Oscar Schofield Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Zachary E. Ross
Zachary E. Ross California Institute of Technology

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