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Lawrence M. Cathles

Lawrence M. Cathles

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Earth Science

D-Index
49
Citations
11895
World Ranking
3525
National Ranking
1393

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Lawrence M. Cathles is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including Geophysics, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their research topics often focus on earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, complex systems and time series analysis, methane hydrates and related phenomena, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, groundwater flow and contamination studies, and geological and geochemical analysis.

Among the scientist's recent papers are:

  • What Pulsating H2 Emissions Suggest about the H2 Resource in the Sao Francisco Basin of Brazil (2020, Geosciences)
  • Techno-economic analysis of decarbonizing building heating in Upstate New York using seasonal borehole thermal energy storage (2021, Energy and Buildings)
  • Influence of the asthenosphere on earth dynamics and evolution (2023, Scientific Reports)
  • Observational and Critical State Physics Descriptions of Long-Range Flow Structures (2020, Geosciences)
  • Optimization of fluorescence and surface adsorption of citric acid/ethanolamine carbon nanoparticles for subsurface tracers (2020, Carbon)

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Lawrence M. Cathles include Laura Sinclair, Daniel May, Bahareh Hassanpour, Tammo S. Steenhuis, and John B. Rundle.

The scientist's publications appear most consistently in the journal Geosciences, with additional contributions to Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Energy and Buildings, Scientific Reports, and SEG Discovery.

Lawrence M. Cathles was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1987.

Best Publications

  • Viscosity of the Earth's Mantle

    Lawrence M. Cathles

  • The viscosity of the earth's mantle

    Lawrence M. Iii. Cathles

  • The Impact of Pore Water Chemistry on Carbonate Surface Charge and Oil Wettability

    A. Hiorth;L. M. Cathles;M. V. Madland

  • Streaming potential in porous media: 2. Theory and application to geothermal systems

    A. Revil;H. Schwaeger;L. M. Cathles;P. D. Manhardt

  • Permeability of shaly sands

    A. Revil;L. M. Cathles

  • Electrical conductivity in shaly sands with geophysical applications

    A. Revil;L. M. Cathles;S. Losh;J. A. Nunn

  • Thermal constraints on the formation of mississippi valley-type lead-zinc deposits and their implications for episodic basin dewatering and deposit genesis

    L. M. Cathles;A. T. Smith

  • An analysis of the cooling of intrusives by ground-water convection which includes boiling

    L. M. Cathles

  • How long can a hydrothermal system be sustained by a single intrusive event

    Larry M. Cathles;A. H. J. Erendi;T. Barrie

  • The physics of gas chimney and pockmark formation, with implications for assessment of seafloor hazards and gas sequestration

    L.M. Cathles;Zheng Su;Duofu Chen

  • Fluid Flow and Genesis of Hydrothermal Ore Deposits

    L. M. Cathles

  • The fate of residual treatment water in gas shale

    Terry Engelder;Lawrence M. Cathles;L. Taras Bryndzia

  • Massive vein-filling gas hydrate: relation to ongoing gas migration from the deep subsurface in the Gulf of Mexico

    R Sassen;S.L Losh;L Cathles;H.H Roberts

  • Seep carbonates and preserved methane oxidizing archaea and sulfate reducing bacteria fossils suggest recent gas venting on the seafloor in the Northeastern South China Sea

    Duo Fu Chen;Yong Yang Huang;Xun Lai Yuan;Lawrence M. Cathles

  • 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

  • An Analysis of the Hydrothermal System Responsible for Massive Sulfide Deposition in the Hokuroku Basin of Japan

    L. M. Cathles

  • Numerical models for the hydrothermal field at the Galapagos Spreading Center

    Udo Fehn;K. E. Green;R. P. Von Herzen;L. M. Cathles

  • A model of the dump leaching process that incorporates oxygen balance, heat balance, and air convection

    L. M. Cathles;J. A. Apps

  • Gas washing of oil along a regional transect, offshore Louisiana

    Steven Losh;Lawrence Cathles;Peter Meulbroek

  • Scales and effects of fluid flow in the upper crust.

    Lawrence M. Cathles

  • The Viscosity of the Earth's Mantle

    James A. Clark;Lawrence M. Cathles

Frequent Co-Authors

Duofu Chen
Duofu Chen Shanghai Ocean University
André Revil
André Revil Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Harry H. Roberts
Harry H. Roberts Louisiana State University
Yongchun Tang
Yongchun Tang California Institute of Technology
Tammo S. Steenhuis
Tammo S. Steenhuis Cornell University
William A. Goddard
William A. Goddard California Institute of Technology
Roger N. Anderson
Roger N. Anderson Columbia University
Lawrence E Murr
Lawrence E Murr The University of Texas at El Paso
Lynden A. Archer
Lynden A. Archer Cornell University
Christopher K. Ober
Christopher K. Ober Cornell University

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