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Overview

Jordi Julià is affiliated with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in Brazil and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a strong focus on Geophysics. Their work spans several subfields, including Artificial Intelligence and Oceanography, although the primary emphasis remains on geophysical research.

Their research topics cover multiple aspects of geophysics and earthquake science. These include:

  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies

Julià has contributed to numerous scientific publications, often collaborating with other researchers. Frequent co-authors associated with their work include Zheng Tang, Yanqiang Wu, Walter D. Mooney, P. Martín, and Mikaël Evain.

Their research has been published in several journals and venues, with a notable presence in:

  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Tectonophysics

Recent publications highlight their focus on seismic structure, mantle dynamics, and basin formation. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Lithospheric structure of the western Borborema Province from receiver functions and surface-wave dispersion: Implications for basin inversion", 2021, Tectonophysics
  • "Prominent thermal anomalies in the mantle transition zone beneath the Transantarctic Mountains", 2020, Geology
  • "Shear-Wave Velocity Structure Beneath Northeast China From Joint Inversion of Receiver Functions and Rayleigh Wave Phase Velocities: Implications for Intraplate Volcanism", 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Crustal seismic structure and anisotropy of Madagascar and southeastern Africa using receiver function harmonics: interplay of inherited local heterogeneities and current regional stress", 2021, Geophysical Journal International
  • "Joint inversion of receiver functions and surface wave dispersion in the Recôncavo-Tucano basin of NE Brazil: implications for basin formation", 2022, Geophysical Journal International

Best Publications

  • Joint inversion of receiver function and surface wave dispersion observations

    J. Julià;J. Julià;J. Julià;C. J. Ammon;R. B. Herrmann;R. B. Herrmann;and A. M. Correig

  • Crustal structure in Ethiopia and Kenya from receiver function analysis: Implications for rift development in eastern Africa

    Mulugeta T. Dugda;Andrew A. Nyblade;Jordi Julia;Charles A. Langston

  • Models of crustal thickness for South America from seismic refraction, receiver functions and surface wave tomography

    Marcelo Assumpção;Mei Feng;Andrés Tassara;Jordi Julià

  • Structure of the crust beneath Cameroon, West Africa, from the joint inversion of Rayleigh wave group velocities and receiver functions

    Alain Pierre K. Tokam;Charles T. Tabod;Andrew A. Nyblade;Jordi Julià

  • Lithospheric structure of the Arabian Shield from the joint inversion of receiver functions and surface-wave group velocities

    Jordi Julià;Charles J. Ammon;Robert B. Herrmann

  • Gravity derived Moho for South America

    M. van der Meijde;J. Julià;M. Assumpção

  • Evidence for mafic lower crust in Tanzania, East Africa, from joint inversion of receiver functions and Rayleigh wave dispersion velocities

    Jordi Julià;Charles J. Ammon;Andrew A. Nyblade

  • Crustal thickness map of Brazil: Data compilation and main features

    Marcelo Assumpção;Marcelo Bianchi;Jordi Julià;Fábio L. Dias

  • Deep crustal structure of the Indian shield from joint inversion of P wave receiver functions and Rayleigh wave group velocities: Implications for Precambrian crustal evolution

    J. Julià;J. Julià;S. Jagadeesh;S. S. Rai;T. J. Owens

  • Thin Lithosphere Beneath the Ethiopian Plateau Revealed by a Joint Inversion of Rayleigh Wave Group Velocities and Receiver Functions

    Mulugeta T. Dugda;Andrew A. Nyblade;Jordi Julia

  • Low lower crustal velocity across Ethiopia: Is the Main Ethiopian Rift a narrow rift in a hot craton?

    Katie M. Keranen;Katie M. Keranen;Simon L. Klemperer;Jordi Julia;Jesse F. Lawrence

  • Constraining velocity and density contrasts across the crust–mantle boundary with receiver function amplitudes

    Jordi Julià

  • Deep crustal structure of the Paraná Basin from receiver functions and Rayleigh-wave dispersion: Evidence for a fragmented cratonic root

    J. Julià;M. Assumpção;M. P. Rocha

  • Shear wave velocity structure of the lower crust in southern Africa: evidence for compositional heterogeneity within Archaean and Proterozoic terrains

    Eldridge M. Kgaswane;Andrew A. Nyblade;Jordi Julià;Paul H. G. M. Dirks;Paul H. G. M. Dirks

  • Precambrian crustal structure in Africa and Arabia: Evidence lacking for secular variation

    Fred Tugume;Andrew Nyblade;Andrew Nyblade;Jordi Julià;Mark van der Meijde

  • Thickness and Vp/Vs Ratio Variation in the Iberian Crust

    Jordi Julià;Jorge Mejía

  • Using S wave receiver functions to estimate crustal structure beneath ice sheets: An application to the Transantarctic Mountains and East Antarctic craton

    Samantha E. Hansen;Jordi Julià;Andrew A. Nyblade;Moira L. Pyle

  • Upper-mantle low-velocity zone structure beneath the Kaapvaal craton from S-wave receiver functions

    Samantha E. Hansen;Andrew A. Nyblade;Jordi Julià;Paul H.G.M. Dirks

  • Moho depths and Poisson's ratios of Precambrian crust in East Africa: Evidence for similarities in Archean and Proterozoic crustal structure

    Fred Tugume;Andrew Nyblade;Jordi Julià

  • The lithospheric shear-wave velocity structure of Saudi Arabia: Young volcanism in an old shield

    Zheng Tang;Jordi Julià;Hani Zahran;P. Martin Mai

  • Lithospheric Structure of the Arabian Shield From the Joint Inversion of Receiver Function and Surface-Wave Dispersion Observations

    Jordi Julia;Charles J Ammon;Robert B Herrimann

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew A. Nyblade
Andrew A. Nyblade Pennsylvania State University
Paul H.G.M. Dirks
Paul H.G.M. Dirks James Cook University
Marcelo Assumpção
Marcelo Assumpção Universidade de São Paulo
Douglas A. Wiens
Douglas A. Wiens Washington University in St. Louis
Nicky White
Nicky White University of Cambridge
Charles J. Ammon
Charles J. Ammon Pennsylvania State University
William R. Walter
William R. Walter Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Robert B. Herrmann
Robert B. Herrmann Saint Louis University
Martin Schimmel
Martin Schimmel Spanish National Research Council
Richard C. Aster
Richard C. Aster Colorado State University

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