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2023

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Earth Science

D-Index
76
Citations
20205
World Ranking
670
National Ranking
27

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2016 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Kelin Wang is affiliated with the Geological Survey of Canada in Canada, focusing primarily on research in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a substantial contribution in the subfield of Geophysics.

Their work spans multiple topics including:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and geochemical analysis
  • Electric motor design and analysis
  • Magnetic bearings and levitation dynamics
  • Magnetic properties and applications
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research

Wang has published extensively across several scientific venues, notably:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Nature Geoscience

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Toward an Integrative Geological and Geophysical View of Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquakes," 2021, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • "Postseismic geodetic signature of cold forearc mantle in subduction zones," 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • "Stagnant forearc mantle wedge inferred from mapping of shear-wave anisotropy using S-net seafloor seismometers," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "On the Stability of Talc in Subduction Zones: A Possible Control on the Maximum Depth of Decoupling Between the Subducting Plate and Mantle Wedge," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "On the Relevance of Geodetic Deformation Rates to Earthquake Potential," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters

Frequent coauthors working alongside Wang include:

  • Jiangheng He
  • Haipeng Luo
  • Yijie Zhu
  • Matías Carvajal
  • Tianhaozhe Sun

The scope of Wang's research addresses complex interactions in subduction zones and geodynamic processes, contributing to understanding seismic hazards and mantle dynamics.

Their professional recognition includes election as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2016.

Best Publications

  • A silent slip event on the deeper Cascadia subduction interface.

    Herb Dragert;Kelin Wang;Thomas S. James

  • Seismic Consequences of Warm Versus Cool Subduction Metamorphism: Examples from Southwest and Northeast Japan

    Simon M. Peacock;Kelin Wang

  • Thermal constraints on the zone of major thrust earthquake failure: The Cascadia Subduction Zone

    R. D. Hyndman;K. Wang

  • The updip and downdip limits to great subduction earthquakes: Thermal and structural models of Cascadia, south Alaska, SW Japan, and Chile

    D. A. Oleskevich;R. D. Hyndman;K. Wang

  • Deformation cycles of subduction earthquakes in a viscoelastic Earth

    Kelin Wang;Yan Hu;Yan Hu;Jiangheng He

  • Common depth of slab-mantle decoupling: Reconciling diversity and uniformity of subduction zones

    Ikuko Wada;Kelin Wang;Kelin Wang

  • Accretionary prisms in subduction earthquake cycles: The theory of dynamic Coulomb wedge

    Kelin Wang;Kelin Wang;Yan Hu

  • Do subducting seamounts generate or stop large earthquakes

    Kelin Wang;Susan L. Bilek

  • The rupture zone of Cascadia great earthquakes from current deformation and the thermal regime

    R. D. Hyndman;K. Wang

  • Fault slip and seismic moment of the 1700 Cascadia earthquake inferred from Japanese tsunami descriptions

    Kenji Satake;Kelin Wang;Brian F. Atwater

  • Thermal constraints on the seismogenic portion of the southwestern Japan subduction thrust

    R. D. Hyndman;K. Wang;M. Yamano

  • A revised dislocation model of interseismic deformation of the Cascadia subduction zone

    Kelin Wang;Kelin Wang;Ray E. Wells;Stephane Mazzotti;Stephane Mazzotti;Roy D. Hyndman;Roy D. Hyndman

  • Invited review paper: Fault creep caused by subduction of rough seafloor relief

    Kelin Wang;Susan L. Bilek

  • Prevalence of viscoelastic relaxation after the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake

    Tianhaozhe Sun;Kelin Wang;Takeshi Iinuma;Ryota Hino

  • Weakening of the subduction interface and its effects on surface heat flow, slab dehydration, and mantle wedge serpentinization

    Ikuko Wada;Kelin Wang;Kelin Wang;Jiangheng He;Roy D. Hyndman;Roy D. Hyndman

  • Three‐dimensional dislocation model for great earthquakes of the Cascadia Subduction Zone

    P. Flück;R. D. Hyndman;K. Wang

  • Case for very low coupling stress on the Cascadia Ssubduction Fault

    Kelin Wang;Taimi Mulder;Garry C. Rogers;Roy D. Hyndman

  • Predicting the 1975 Haicheng Earthquake

    Kelin Wang;Qi-Fu Chen;Shihong Sun;Andong Wang

  • Strength of stick-slip and creeping subduction megathrusts from heat flow observations

    Xiang Gao;Kelin Wang;Kelin Wang

  • Rheological separation of the megathrust seismogenic zone and episodic tremor and slip

    Xiang Gao;Kelin Wang;Kelin Wang

  • Three-dimensional viscoelastic finite element model for postseismic deformation of the great 1960 Chile earthquake

    Y. Hu;K. Wang;K. Wang;J. He;J. Klotz

  • Current deformation and the width of the seismogenic zone of the northern Cascadia subduction thrust

    H. Dragert;R. D. Hyndman;G. C. Rogers;K. Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Roy D. Hyndman
Roy D. Hyndman University of Victoria
Earl E. Davis
Earl E. Davis Geological Survey of Canada
Honn Kao
Honn Kao Geological Survey of Canada
Robert C. Witter
Robert C. Witter United States Geological Survey
Michael Riedel
Michael Riedel GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Shuichi Kodaira
Shuichi Kodaira Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Garry C. Rogers
Garry C. Rogers Geological Survey of Canada
Keir Becker
Keir Becker University of Miami
Chris Goldfinger
Chris Goldfinger Oregon State University
Robert N. Harris
Robert N. Harris Oregon State University

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