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Joshu J. Mountjoy is affiliated with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in New Zealand. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences with significant contributions to Environmental Science.

Their work spans several subfields, including:

  • Geophysics
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Earth-Surface Processes

Main topics covered in their research include:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Landslides and related hazards

Mountjoy's publication record features peer-reviewed articles in multiple scientific venues. Frequent journals and publication outlets are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Geology

Recent papers by Joshu J. Mountjoy include:

  • Slow slip source characterized by lithological and geometric heterogeneity, 2020, Science Advances
  • 3D characterisation and quantification of an offshore freshened groundwater system in the Canterbury Bight, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Calibrating the marine turbidite palaeoseismometer using the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • The New Zealand Community Fault Model - version 1.0: an improved geological foundation for seismic hazard modelling, 2023, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
  • Upward-Doming Zones of Gas Hydrate and Free Gas at the Bases of Gas Chimneys, New Zealand's Hikurangi Margin, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Gareth Crutchley
  • Philip M. Barnes
  • Aaron Micallef
  • Alan R. Orpin
  • Scott D. Nodder

The collaboration on multiple papers with these researchers reflects interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches in geophysical and environmental studies. This body of work contributes to the scientific understanding of seismic activity, groundwater systems, methane hydrates, and geological fault models, particularly in the New Zealand region.

Best Publications

  • Tectonic and geological framework for gas hydrates and cold seeps on the Hikurangi subduction margin, New Zealand

    Philip M. Barnes;Geoffroy Lamarche;Joerg Bialas;Stuart Henrys

  • The kinematics of a transition from subduction to strike‐slip: An example from the central New Zealand plate boundary

    Laura Wallace;P. Barnes;J. Beavan;R. Van Dissen

  • The 2016 Kaikōura, New Zealand, Earthquake: Preliminary Seismological Report

    A. Kaiser;N. Balfour;B. Fry;C. Holden

  • A model of active faulting in New Zealand

    NJ Litchfield;R Van Dissen;R Sutherland;PM Barnes

  • Highly variable coastal deformation in the 2016 MW7.8 Kaikōura earthquake reflects rupture complexity along a transpressional plate boundary

    K.J. Clark;E.K. Nissen;J.D. Howarth;I.J. Hamling

  • Surface Rupture of Multiple Crustal Faults in the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura, New Zealand, Earthquake

    Nicola J. Litchfield;Pilar Villamor;Russ J. Van Dissen;Andrew Nicol

  • Morphostructure and evolution of submarine canyons across an active margin: Cook Strait sector of the Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand

    Joshu J. Mountjoy;Joshu J. Mountjoy;Philip M. Barnes;Jarg R. Pettinga

  • Earthquakes drive large-scale submarine canyon development and sediment supply to deep-ocean basins.

    Joshu J. Mountjoy;Jamie D. Howarth;Alan R. Orpin;Philip M. Barnes

  • Slow slip source characterized by lithological and geometric heterogeneity

    Philip M. Barnes;Laura M. Wallace;Demian M. Saffer;Rebecca E. Bell

  • Submarine Mass Movements and their Consequences

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  • Evolution of fluid expulsion and concentrated hydrate zones across the southern Hikurangi subduction margin, New Zealand: An analysis from depth migrated seismic data

    Andreia Plaza-Faverola;Dirk Klaeschen;Philip Barnes;Ingo Pecher;Ingo Pecher

  • Shallow methane hydrate system controls ongoing, downslope sediment transport in a low-velocity active submarine landslide complex, Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand

    Joshu J. Mountjoy;Ingo Pecher;Stuart Henrys;Gareth Crutchley

  • The Mw7.8 2016 Kaikōura earthquake

    Mark W. Stirling;N. J. Litchfield;Pilar Villamor;Russ J. Van Dissen

  • A topographic signature of a hydrodynamic origin for submarine gullies

    Aaron Micallef;Joshu J. Mountjoy

  • The New Zealand Community Fault Model – version 1.0: an improved geological foundation for seismic hazard modelling

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  • Shear zone liquefaction in mass transport deposit emplacement: A multi-scale integration of seismic reflection and outcrop data

    Kei Ogata;Kei Ogata;J. J. Mountjoy;Gian Andrea Pini;A. Festa

  • 3D characterisation and quantification of an offshore freshened groundwater system in the Canterbury Bight

    Aaron Micallef;Mark Person;Amir Haroon;Bradley A. Weymer

  • Geomorphic response of submarine canyons to tectonic activity: Insights from the Cook Strait canyon system, New Zealand

    Aaron Micallef;Aaron Micallef;Joshu J. Mountjoy;Philip M. Barnes;Miquel Canals

  • Calibrating the marine turbidite palaeoseismometer using the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake

    Jamie D. Howarth;Alan R. Orpin;Yoshihiro Kaneko;Yoshihiro Kaneko;Lorna J. Strachan

  • Terrestrial-style slow-moving earthflow kinematics in a submarine landslide complex

    Joshu J. Mountjoy;Joshu J. Mountjoy;Jim McKean;Philip M. Barnes;Jarg R. Pettinga

  • Geological, hydrodynamic and biogeochemical variability of a New Zealand deep-water methane cold seep during an integrated three-year time-series study

    C.S. Law;Scott D. Nodder;J.J. Mountjoy;J.J. Mountjoy;A. Marriner

  • Active upper plate thrust faulting in regions of low plate interface coupling, repeated slow slip events, and coastal uplift: Example from the Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand

    Joshu J. Mountjoy;Philip M. Barnes

  • Onshore to Offshore Ground-Surface and Seabed Rupture of the Jordan-Kekerengu-Needles Fault Network during the 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura Earthquake, New Zealand

    Jesse Kearse;Timothy A. Little;Russ J. Van Dissen;Philip M. Barnes

Frequent Co-Authors

Aaron Micallef
Aaron Micallef Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Stuart Henrys
Stuart Henrys University of Auckland
Philip M. Barnes
Philip M. Barnes National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Ingo Pecher
Ingo Pecher GNS Science
Geoffroy Lamarche
Geoffroy Lamarche National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Marta E Torres
Marta E Torres Oregon State University
Heinrich Villinger
Heinrich Villinger University of Bremen
Brandon Dugan
Brandon Dugan Colorado School of Mines
Sebastian Krastel
Sebastian Krastel Kiel University
Laura M. Wallace
Laura M. Wallace The University of Texas at Austin

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