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Overview

Kaj M. Johnson is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specialized emphasis on Geophysics. Additional areas of study include Civil and Structural Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, notably:

  • earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • Seismic Performance and Analysis
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kaj M. Johnson include Yuehua Zeng, E. H. Hearn, Zheng-Kang Shen, Matthew C. Gerstenberger, and Chris Rollins. Their research has been published predominantly in specialized venues such as the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Seismological Research Letters, and Earthquake Spectra.

A selection of recent papers illustrates the focus and scope of their research:

  • The 2023 US 50-State National Seismic Hazard Model: Overview and implications (2023, Earthquake Spectra)
  • Bayesian Inversion for a Stress-Driven Model of Afterslip and Viscoelastic Relaxation: Method and Application to Postseismic Deformation Following the 2011 MW 9.0 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake (2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth)
  • The 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand National Seismic Hazard Model: Process, Overview, and Results (2023, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America)
  • The USGS 2023 Conterminous U.S. Time-Independent Earthquake Rupture Forecast (2023, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America)
  • Safer Sunscreens: Investigation of Naturally Derived UV Absorbers for Potential Use in Consumer Products (2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering)

Best Publications

  • Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 3 (UCERF3)—The Time‐Independent Model

    Edward H. Field;Ramon J. Arrowsmith;Glenn P. Biasi;Peter Bird

  • Long‐Term Time‐Dependent Probabilities for the Third Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF3)

    Edward H. Field;Glenn P. Biasi;Peter Bird;Timothy E. Dawson

  • A Fully Bayesian Inversion for Spatial Distribution of Fault Slip with Objective Smoothing

    Jun’ichi Fukuda;Kaj M. Johnson

  • Uniform California earthquake rupture forecast, version 3 (UCERF3): the time-independent model

    Edward H. Field;Glenn P. Biasi;Peter Bird;Timothy E. Dawson

  • Sudden aseismic fault slip on the south flank of Kilauea volcano

    Peter Cervelli;Peter Cervelli;Paul Segall;Kaj Johnson;Michael Lisowski

  • Fault geometry and slip distribution of the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan earthquake imaged from inversion of GPS data

    Kaj M. Johnson;Ya-Ju Hsu;Paul Segall;Shui-Beih Yu

  • Frictional Properties on the San Andreas Fault near Parkfield, California, Inferred from Models of Afterslip following the 2004 Earthquake

    Kaj M. Johnson;Kaj M. Johnson;Roland Bürgmann;Kristine Larson

  • A decadal‐scale deformation transient prior to the 2011 Mw 9.0 Tohoku‐oki earthquake

    Andreas P. Mavrommatis;Paul Segall;Kaj M. Johnson

  • Modern vertical deformation rates and mountain building in Taiwan from precise leveling and continuous GPS observations, 2000–2008

    Kuo-En Ching;Meng Long Hsieh;Kaj M. Johnson;Kwo Hwa Chen

  • Viscoelastic earthquake cycle models with deep stress‐driven creep along the San Andreas fault system

    K. M. Johnson;P. Segall

  • Reconciling geologic and geodetic model fault slip-rate discrepancies in Southern California: Consideration of nonsteady mantle flow and lower crustal fault creep

    Ray Y. Chuang;Kaj M. Johnson

  • A Synoptic View of the Third Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF3)

    Edward H. Field;Thomas H. Jordan;Morgan T. Page;Kevin R. Milner

  • Coupled afterslip and viscoelastic flow following the 2002 Denali Fault, Alaska earthquake

    Kaj M. Johnson;Roland Bürgmann;Jeffrey T. Freymueller

  • Mixed linear-non-linear inversion of crustal deformation data: Bayesian inference of model, weighting and regularization parameters

    Jun'ichi Fukuda;Kaj M. Johnson

  • Influence of lithosphere viscosity structure on estimates of fault slip rate in the Mojave region of the San Andreas fault system

    Kaj M. Johnson;George E. Hilley;Roland Bürgmann

  • Mechanical models of trishear-like folds

    Kaj M. Johnson;Arvid M. Johnson

  • Tremor reveals stress shadowing, deep postseismic creep, and depth‐dependent slip recurrence on the lower‐crustal San Andreas fault near Parkfield

    David R. Shelly;Kaj M. Johnson

  • Present-day kinematics of active mountain building in Taiwan from GPS observations during 1995-2005

    Kuo En Ching;Ruey Juin Rau;Kaj M. Johnson;Jian Cheng Lee

  • Slip rates and off-fault deformation in Southern California inferred from GPS data and models

    K. M. Johnson

  • Challenging the rate-state asperity model: Afterslip following the 2011 M9 Tohoku-oki, Japan, earthquake

    Kaj M. Johnson;Jun'ichi Fukuda;Paul Segall

  • Long-term acceleration of aseismic slip preceding the Mw 9 Tohoku-oki earthquake: Constraints from repeating earthquakes

    Andreas P. Mavrommatis;Paul Segall;Naoki Uchida;Kaj M. Johnson

  • Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, version 3 (UCERF3)—The time-independent model: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1165

    Edward H Field;Glenn P Biasi;Peter Bird;Timothy E Dawson

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Segall
Paul Segall Stanford University
Wayne Thatcher
Wayne Thatcher United States Geological Survey
Roland Bürgmann
Roland Bürgmann University of California, Berkeley
Ray J. Weldon
Ray J. Weldon University of Oregon
Edward H. Field
Edward H. Field United States Geological Survey
Tom Parsons
Tom Parsons United States Geological Survey
Peter Bird
Peter Bird University of California, Los Angeles
Thomas H. Jordan
Thomas H. Jordan University of Southern California
Bruce E. Shaw
Bruce E. Shaw Columbia University
Andrew J. Michael
Andrew J. Michael United States Geological Survey

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