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Ian D. Bastow is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on geophysics, with significant contributions to geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, as well as earthquake and tectonic studies. Their work extends into geological and geophysical studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, and seismic waves and analysis.

Their publication record includes numerous articles in reputable scientific journals. Frequent publication venues for Ian D. Bastow include:

  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Basin Research
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Ian D. Bastow has collaborated extensively with several researchers throughout their career. Frequent coauthors include:

  • C. S. Ogden
  • C. J. Ebinger
  • R. Kounoudis
  • M. Musila
  • Atalay Ayele

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Ian D. Bastow demonstrate a range of research interests:

  • "Seismic Tomographic Imaging of the Eastern Mediterranean Mantle: Implications for Terminal-Stage Subduction, the Uplift of Anatolia, and the Development of the North Anatolian Fault" (2020), published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "AFRP20: New P-Wavespeed Model for the African Mantle Reveals Two Whole-Mantle Plumes Below East Africa and Neoproterozoic Modification of the Tanzania Craton" (2021), published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "The Seismic Moment and Seismic Efficiency of Small Impacts on Mars" (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • "Body-Wave Tomographic Imaging of the Turkana Depression: Implications for Rift Development and Plume-Lithosphere Interactions" (2021), published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "The crustal structure of the Anatolian Plate from receiver functions and implications for the uplift of the central and eastern Anatolian plateaus" (2021), published in Geophysical Journal International

Ian D. Bastow's research incorporates studies on geological formations and processes alongside advanced seismic wave analysis, addressing issues relevant to tectonics, mantle dynamics, and lithosphere interactions. Their expertise spans the development of seismic imaging techniques and interpretation of geophysical data to understand Earth's internal structure and geodynamic processes.

Best Publications

  • Magma-assisted rifting in Ethiopia

    J.-M. Kendall;G. W. Stuart;C. J. Ebinger;I. D. Bastow

  • Lateral magma flow in mafic sill complexes

    Craig Magee;James D. Muirhead;Alex Karvelas;Simon P. Holford

  • Upper mantle seismic structure beneath the Ethiopian hot spot: Rifting at the edge of the African low‐velocity anomaly

    I. D. Bastow;A. A. Nyblade;G. W. Stuart;T. O. Rooney

  • Upper-mantle seismic structure in a region of incipient continental breakup: northern Ethiopian rift

    Ian D. Bastow;Graham W. Stuart;J-Michael Kendall;Cynthia J. Ebinger

  • The Protracted Development of the Continent-Ocean Transition in Afar

    Ian D. Bastow;Derek Keir;Derek Keir

  • Melt-induced seismic anisotropy and magma assisted rifting in Ethiopia: Evidence from surface waves

    I. D. Bastow;S. Pilidou;J.-M. Kendall;G. W. Stuart

  • Elevated mantle temperature beneath East Africa

    Tyrone O. Rooney;Claude Herzberg;Ian D. Bastow

  • Pulses of deformation reveal frequently recurring shallow magmatic activity beneath the Main Ethiopian Rift

    Juliet Biggs;ID Bastow;D. Keir;E. Lewi

  • Crustal structure of the northern Main Ethiopian Rift from receiver function studies

    G.W. Stuart;I.D. Bastow;C.J. Ebinger

  • Volcanism in the Afar Rift sustained by decompression melting with minimal plume influence

    Catherine A. Rychert;James O. S. Hammond;Nicholas Harmon;J. Michael Kendall

  • Lithospheric modification during crustal extension in the Main Ethiopian Rift

    Tyrone Rooney;Tyrone Rooney;Tanya Furman;Ian Bastow;Ian Bastow;Dereje Ayalew

  • Precambrian crustal evolution: seismic constraints from the Canadian Shield

    D.A Thompson;ID Bastow;GR Helffrich;J-M Kendall

  • Caveats on tomographic images

    Gillian R. Foulger;Giuliano F. Panza;Giuliano F. Panza;Irina M. Artemieva;Ian D. Bastow

  • Mantle upwellings, melt migration and the rifting of Africa: insights from seismic anisotropy

    J. M. Kendall;S. Pilidou;D. Keir;I. D. Bastow

  • Lower crustal earthquakes near the Ethiopian rift induced by magmatic processes

    Derek Keir;Ian D. Bastow;Kathryn A. Whaler;Eve Daly

  • The development of extension and magmatism in the Red Sea rift of Afar

    Derek Keir;Ian D. Bastow;Carolina Pagli;Emma L. Chambers

  • Insights into extensional processes during magma assisted rifting: Evidence from aligned scoria cones

    Tyrone O. Rooney;Ian D. Bastow;Derek Keir

  • Melting during late-stage rifting in Afar is hot and deep.

    David J. Ferguson;J. Maclennan;I. D. Bastow;D. M. Pyle

  • Crustal Structure of Active Deformation Zones in Africa: Implications for Global Crustal Processes

    Cynthia J Ebinger;Derek Keir;Derek Keir;Ian D Bastow;Kathryn A Whaler

  • Mantle upwelling and initiation of rift segmentation beneath the Afar Depression

    J. O. S. Hammond;J. O. S. Hammond;J. M. Kendall;G. W. Stuart;C. J. Ebinger

  • The Seismic Analysis Code: A Primer and User's Guide

    George Helffrich;James Wookey;Ian Bastow

Frequent Co-Authors

Derek Keir
Derek Keir University of Florence
George Helffrich
George Helffrich Tokyo Institute of Technology
James Wookey
James Wookey University of Bristol
Graham Stuart
Graham Stuart University of Leeds
J-M Kendall
J-M Kendall University of Oxford
Vadim Levin
Vadim Levin Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Cynthia J. Ebinger
Cynthia J. Ebinger Tulane University
William Menke
William Menke Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Christopher A.-L. Jackson
Christopher A.-L. Jackson Imperial College London
David W. Eaton
David W. Eaton University of Calgary

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