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Overview

John Nabelek is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States and has contributed to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Geophysics, Oceanography, and Artificial Intelligence. Their research spans seismic waves and analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, seismology and earthquake studies, underwater acoustics research, oceanographic and atmospheric processes, high-pressure geophysics and materials, and earthquake detection and analysis.

Nabelek's publication record includes appearances in notable journals and venues, reflecting the scope of their research interests. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Science
  • Earth Science Systems and Society

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nabelek demonstrate a range of topics related to seismic and earthquake research:

  • Seismic crustal imaging using fin whale songs, 2021, Science
  • Sensor Orientation of Iranian Broadband Seismic Stations from P-Wave Particle Motion, 2020, Seismological Research Letters
  • A Rapid Response Network to Record Aftershocks of the 2015 M 7.8 Gorkha Earthquake in Nepal, 2020, Seismological Research Letters
  • Compilation of a Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog and Relocations in the Caucasus Region, 2024, Seismological Research Letters
  • Deformation of the Juan de Fuca Plate Beneath the Central Cascadia Continental Margin (44°-45°N) in Response to an Upper Plate Load, 2023, Earth Science Systems and Society

Nabelek's collaborative work includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • V. M. Kuna
  • Jochen Braunmiller
  • Abdolreza Ghods
  • M. S. Karplus
  • M. Pant

The scientist's work primarily contributes to the understanding of seismic waves and earthquake dynamics, using geophysical data and innovative methods including the analysis of underwater acoustics. Their studies address both natural event detection and tectonic deformation phenomena in various geographical regions. The integration of artificial intelligence within their research fields suggests an interest in advancing seismic analysis technologies.

Best Publications

  • Partially Molten Middle Crust Beneath Southern Tibet: Synthesis of Project INDEPTH Results

    K. D. Nelson;Wenjin Zhao;L. D. Brown;J. Kuo

  • Underplating in the Himalaya-Tibet collision zone revealed by the Hi-CLIMB experiment.

    John Nábělek;György Hetényi;Jérôme Vergne;Soma Sapkota

  • Evidence from Earthquake Data for a Partially Molten Crustal Layer in Southern Tibet

    Rainer Kind;James Ni;Wenjin Zhao;Jianxin Wu

  • Role of oblique convergence in the active deformation of the Himalayas and southern Tibet plateau

    Robert McCaffrey;John Nabelek

  • Crustal Architecture of the Cascadia Forearc

    A.M. Trehu;I. Asudeh;Thomas M. Brocher;James H. Luetgert

  • Rotation and plate locking at the Southern Cascadia Subduction Zone

    Robert McCaffrey;Maureen D. Long;Chris Goldfinger;Peter C. Zwick

  • Spectral analysis of seismic noise induced by rivers: A new tool to monitor spatiotemporal changes in stream hydrodynamics

    A. Burtin;L. Bollinger;J. Vergne;R. Cattin

  • Earthquake-induced changes in a hydrothermal system on the Juan de Fuca mid-ocean ridge

    H. Paul Johnson;Michael Hutnak;Robert P. Dziak;Christopher G. Fox

  • A focused look at the Alpine fault, New Zealand: Seismicity, focal mechanisms, and stress observations

    Beate Leitner;Donna Eberhart-Phillips;Helen Anderson;John L. Nabelek

  • Seismogenic strike-slip faulting and the development of the North China Basin

    Wang-Ping Chen;John Nábelek

  • Earthquakes, gravity, and the origin of the Bali Basin: An example of a Nascent Continental Fold-and-Thrust Belt

    Robert McCaffrey;John Nabelek

  • The Tangshan Earthquake Sequence and its implications for the evolution of the North China Basin

    John Nábělek;Wang-Ping Chen;Hong Ye

  • Present-day deformation of the Qaidam basin with implications for intra-continental tectonics

    Wang-Ping Chen;Chu-Yung Chen;John L. Nábelek

  • Seismic velocities in Southern Tibet lower crust: a receiver function approach for eclogite detection

    Gérard Wittlinger;Véronique Farra;György Hetényi;Jérôme Vergne

  • The effective elastic thickness of the India Plate from receiver function imaging, gravity anomalies and thermomechanical modelling

    György Hetényi;Rodolphe Cattin;Jérôme Vergne;John L. Nábělek

  • The geometry of back arc thrusting along the Eastern Sunda Arc, Indonesia: Constraints from earthquake and gravity data

    Robert McCaffrey;John Nábělek

  • An extensive region of off‐ridge normal‐faulting earthquakes in the southern Indian Ocean

    Eric A. Bergman;John L. Nábělek;Sean C. Solomon

  • Geometry and mechanism of faulting of the 1980 El Asnam, Algeria, earthquake from inversion of teleseismic body waves and comparison with field observations

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  • Focal depths and mechanism of Mid-Atlantic Ridge earthquakes from body waveform inversion

    Paul Y. Huang;Sean C. Solomon;Eric A. Bergman;John L. Nabelek

  • Mode of slip and crust–mantle interaction at oceanic transform faults

    Unknown

  • Spatiotemporal sequence of Himalayan debris flow from analysis of high-frequency seismic noise

    A. Burtin;L. Bollinger;R. Cattin;J. Vergne

  • An intermediate depth earthquake beneath Tibet: Source characteristics of the event of September 14, 1976

    Wang-Ping Chen;John L. Nábělek;Thomas J. Fitch;Peter Molnar

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon L. Klemperer
Simon L. Klemperer Stanford University
Eric Sandvol
Eric Sandvol University of Missouri
Robert McCaffrey
Robert McCaffrey Portland State University
Eric A. Bergman
Eric A. Bergman University of Colorado Boulder
Robert P. Dziak
Robert P. Dziak Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Anne M. Tréhu
Anne M. Tréhu Oregon State University
Sean C. Solomon
Sean C. Solomon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Robert S. Yeats
Robert S. Yeats Oregon State University
Christopher G. Fox
Christopher G. Fox National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Rainer Kind
Rainer Kind Freie Universität Berlin

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