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Lawrence D. Brown

Lawrence D. Brown

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Earth Science

D-Index
67
Citations
13429
World Ranking
1260
National Ranking
564

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)
  • 2002 - Samuel S. Wilks Memorial Award, American Statistical Association (ASA)
  • 1990 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1985 - Wald Memorial Lecturer

Overview

Lawrence D. Brown was affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in the subfields of Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Psychology, Atmospheric Science, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The main topics covered in their work included:

  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Several recent publications highlight the scope of their contributions. These include:

  • "Reassessing the lithosphere: SeisDARE, an open-access seismic data repository," 2021, Earth system science data
  • "Extensive Sills in the Continental Basement from Deep Seismic Reflection Profiling," 2020, Geosciences
  • "THRUST SPLAYS FROM A CAMBRIAN DECOLLEMENT OVER 100 KM NORTH OF THE ALLEGHANY FRONT, TOMPKINS COUNTY, NEW YORK STATE," 2020, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • "SeisDARE: an open access seismic data repository," 2020, DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))
  • "Beneficios de un entrenamiento de 8 semanas en mindfulness: un estudio de conectividad funcional en reposo con resonancia magnética," 2024, Àgora de salut

The venues in which Lawrence D. Brown frequently published consist of:

  • Earth system science data
  • Geosciences
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC))
  • Àgora de salut

Collaborators played a notable role in their research, with frequent co-authors including Irene DeFelipe, Juan Alcalde, Monika Ivandic, David Martí, and Mario Ruiz.

Lawrence D. Brown held distinctions that recognized their impact in statistical and scientific communities. These awards included:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1990)
  • Wald Memorial Lecturer (1985)
  • Samuel S. Wilks Memorial Award, American Statistical Association (ASA) (2002)
  • Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) (2003)

Best Publications

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

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

  • Thin-skinned tectonics in the crystalline southern Appalachians; COCORP seismic-reflection profiling of the Blue Ridge and Piedmont

    Frederick A. Cook;Dennis S. Albaugh;Larry D. Brown;Sidney Kaufman

  • Cenozoic and Mesozoic structure of the eastern Basin and Range province, Utah, from COCORP seismic-reflection data

    Richard W. Allmendinger;James W. Sharp;Douglas Von Tish;Laura Serpa

  • Bright Spots, Structure, and Magmatism in Southern Tibet from INDEPTH Seismic Reflection Profiling

    L. D. Brown;Wenjin Zhao;K. D. Nelson;M. Hauck

  • Crustal structure of the Himalayan orogen at ∼90° east longitude from Project INDEPTH deep reflection profiles

    M. L. Hauck;K. D. Nelson;L. D. Brown;Wenjin Zhao

  • Crustal structure of central Tibet as derived from project INDEPTH wide-angle seismic data

    W. Zhao;J. Mechie;L. D. Brown;J. Guo

  • COCORP seismic profiling of the Appalachian orogen beneath the Coastal Plain of Georgia

    Frederick A. Cook;Larry D. Brown;Sidney Kaufman;Jack E. Oliver

  • Rayleigh wave phase velocity maps of Tibet and the surrounding regions from ambient seismic noise tomography

    Yingjie Yang;Yingjie Yang;Yong Zheng;John Chen;Shiyong Zhou

  • Reflection Seismology--A Global Perspective

    Muawia Barazangi;Larry Brown

  • A commentary on ``The greenhouse-gas footprint of natural gas in shale formations'' by R.W. Howarth, R. Santoro, and Anthony Ingraffea

    Lawrence M. Cathles;Larry Brown;Milton Taam;Andrew Hunter

  • INDEPTH III seismic data: From surface observations to deep crustal processes in Tibet

    Seth S. Haines;Simon L. Klemperer;Larry Brown;Guo Jingru

  • Deep structure of the Rio Grande Rift from seismic reflection profiling

    L. D. Brown;C. E. Chapin;A. R. Sanford;S. Kaufman

  • Deep seismic reflection characteristics of the continental crust

    R. W. Allmendinger;K. D. Nelson;C. J. Potter;M. Barazangi

  • Injection of Tibetan crust beneath the south Qaidam Basin: Evidence from INDEPTH IV wide-angle seismic data

    M. S. Karplus;W. Zhao;S. L. Klemperer;Z. Wu

  • COCORP profiling across the Southern Oklahoma aulacogen: Overthrusting of the Wichita Mountains and compression within the Anadarko Basin

    J. A. Brewer;R. Good;J. E. Oliver;L. D. Brown

  • Precise temperature estimation in the Tibetan crust from seismic detection of the α-β quartz transition

    J. Mechie;S.V. Sobolev;L. Ratschbacher;A. Y. Babeyko

  • New COCORP profiling in the southeastern United States. Part I: Late Paleozoic suture and Mesozoic rift basin

    K. D. Nelson;J. A. Arnow;J. H. McBride;J. H. Willemin

  • Postseismic crustal uplift near Anchorage, Alaska

    Larry D. Brown;Robert E. Reilinger;Sandford R. Holdahl;Emery I. Balazs

  • INDEPTH Wide-Angle Reflection Observation of P-Wave-to-S-Wave Conversion from Crustal Bright Spots in Tibet

    Yizhaq Makovsky;Simon L. Klemperer;Lothar Ratschbacher;Larry D. Brown

  • The Laramide orogeny: Evidence from cocorp deep crustal seismic profiles in the wind river mountains, wyoming

    J.A. Brewer;S.B. Smithson;J.E. Oliver;S. Kaufman

  • Reflection seismology : the continental crust

    Muawia Barazangi;Larry Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Buja
Andreas Buja University of Pennsylvania
Richard A. Berk
Richard A. Berk University of Pennsylvania
Edward I. George
Edward I. George University of Pennsylvania
Tommaso Cai
Tommaso Cai University of Pennsylvania
Simon L. Klemperer
Simon L. Klemperer Stanford University
Sidney Kaufman
Sidney Kaufman Cornell University
Suzanne Mahlburg Kay
Suzanne Mahlburg Kay Cornell University
Eric Sandvol
Eric Sandvol University of Missouri
Walter D. Mooney
Walter D. Mooney United States Geological Survey
Xiaohui Yuan
Xiaohui Yuan University of Potsdam

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