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Overview

J.D. Fairhead is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, contributing research primarily within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Geophysics, Geology, Earth-Surface Processes, Mechanics of Materials, and Oceanography.

The scientist's research focuses on multiple topics related to geological and geophysical studies. Key areas include Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Geological Formations and Processes, Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, Earthquake and Tectonic Studies, and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements.

Frequent publication venues for J.D. Fairhead include:

  • Tectonophysics
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Journal of African Earth Sciences
  • Basin Research
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology

The following papers authored or co-authored by J.D. Fairhead illustrate the range and specifics of their research contributions:

  • The Mesozoic West and Central Africa Rift System (WCARS) and the older Kandi Shear Zone (KSZ): Rifting and tectonics of North Africa and South America and fragmentation of Gondwana based on geophysical investigations, 2022, Journal of African Earth Sciences
  • Morphology of the basement and Hormuz salt distribution in offshore Abu Dhabi from constrained 3-D inversion of gravity and magnetic data, 2020, Tectonophysics
  • Crustal structure of the United Arab Emirates and northern Oman Mountains from constrained 3D inversion of gravity and magnetic data: The Moho and basement surfaces, 2022, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Tectonic evolution and subsidence history of the Cretaceous basins in southern Egypt: The Komombo Basin, 2022, Basin Research
  • Hormuz salt distribution in the United Arab Emirates: Implications for the location of hydrocarbon fields, 2022, Marine and Petroleum Geology

Collaborative work involves frequent co-authors such as Mohammed Y. Ali, Meixia Geng, Youcef Bouzidi, B. Barkat, and Simone Pilia, indicating a network of researchers contributing to related scientific inquiries.

Best Publications

  • New insights into magnetic derivatives for structural mapping

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  • EMAG2: A 2-arc min resolution Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid compiled from satellite, airborne, and marine magnetic measurements

    S. Maus;S. Maus;U. Barckhausen;H. Berkenbosch;N. Bournas

  • Tilt-depth method: A simple depth estimation method using first-order magnetic derivatives

    Ahmed Salem;Simon Williams;J. Derek Fairhead;Dhananjay Ravat

  • Mesozoic plate tectonic reconstructions of the central South Atlantic Ocean: the role of the west and central African rift system

    J.D. Fairhead

  • Differential opening of the Central and South Atlantic Oceans and the opening of the West African rift system

    J.D. Fairhead;R.M. Binks

  • Gravity study of the Central African Rift system: A model of continental disruption 1. The Ngaoundere and Abu Gabra Rifts

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  • The structure of the lithosphere beneath the Eastern rift, East Africa, deduced from gravity studies

    J.D. Fairhead

  • A plate tectonic setting for Mesozoic rifts of West and Central Africa

    R.M. Binks;J.D. Fairhead

  • Magnetic source parameters of two-dimensional structures using extended Euler deconvolution

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  • Euler deconvolution of gravity tensor gradient data

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  • National Geophysical Data Center candidate for the World Digital Magnetic Anomaly Map

    S. Maus;T. Sazonova;K. Hemant;J. D. Fairhead

  • Chronology and geodynamic setting of Cretaceous-Cenozoic rifting in West and Central Africa

    R. Guiraud;R.M. Binks;J.D. Fairhead;M. Wilson

  • Geophysical controls on sedimentation within the African Rift Systems

    J. D. Fairhead

  • The role that plate tectonics, inferred stress changes and stratigraphic unconformities have on the evolution of the West and Central African Rift System and the Atlantic continental margins

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  • Controls on rifting in Africa and the regional tectonic model for the Nigeria and East Niger rift basins

    J.D. Fairhead;C.M. Green

  • Effective elastic thickness and crustal thickness variations in west central Africa inferred from gravity data

    Y. H. Poudjom Djomani;Y. H. Poudjom Djomani;J. M. Nnange;M. Diament;C. J. Ebinger

  • Lithospheric flexure and bending of the Central Andes

    A.B. Watts;S.H. Lamb;J.D. Fairhead;J.F. Dewey

  • The Seismicity of Africa

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  • Tectonic evolution of the west Scotia Sea

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  • Evolution of Rifting in Africa

    R. W. Girdler;J. D. Fairhead;R. C. Searle;W. T. C. Sowerbutts

  • A seismic refraction study of the crustal structure associated with the Adamawa Plateau and Garoua Rift, Cameroon, West Africa

    G. W. Stuart;J. D. Fairhead;L. Dorbath;C. Dorbath

  • Depth to Curie temperature across the central Red Sea from magnetic data using the de-fractal method

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  • Grid Euler deconvolution with constraints for 2D structures

    M. F. Mushayandebvu;V. Lesur;A. B. Reid;J. D. Fairhead

  • Isostasy of Africa

    R. Hartley;A.B. Watts;J.D. Fairhead

  • The seismicity of southern Africa and incipient rifting

    J.D. Fairhead;N.B. Henderson

  • The flexural rigidity of Fennoscandia: reflection of the tectonothermal age of the lithospheric mantle

    Yvette H. Poudjom Djomani;J.Derek Fairhead;William L. Griffin

  • Plate tectonic processes in the South Atlantic Ocean: Do we need deep mantle plumes?

    J. Derek Fairhead;Marjorie Wilson

  • Gravity study of the Central African Rift system: a model of continental disruption 2. The Darfur domal uplift and associated Cainozoic volcanism

    P.M. Bermingham;J.D. Fairhead;G.W. Stuart

  • The Seismicity of the East African Rift System and Comparison with Other Continental Rifts

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