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2025

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Overview

Lev Vinnik is affiliated with the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Russian Federation. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to the subfields of Geophysics and Geology.

Recent publications by Lev Vinnik cover various aspects of seismic and mantle studies. Notable papers include:

  • "Moho and LAB Across the Western Alps (Europe) From P and S Receiver Function Analysis" (2022), published in the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Mantle lithosphere, asthenosphere and transition zone beneath Eastern Anatolia" (2022), published in the Journal of Seismology
  • "Mantle Structure and Processes in Transition Zone of the Baikal Rift Zone" (2022), published in Izvestiya Physics of the Solid Earth
  • "The Caucasus and the Caspian Basin: Topography of Deep Seismic Boundaries" (2021), published in Izvestiya Physics of the Solid Earth
  • "Deep Structure and Dynamics of the Central Balkan Peninsula from Seismic Data" (2021), published in Izvestiya Physics of the Solid Earth

The research topics covered by Lev Vinnik encompass:

  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological Studies and Exploration

Lev Vinnik has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Izvestiya Physics of the Solid Earth
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Journal of Seismology
  • Физика земли

They have collaborated often with researchers including:

  • S. I. Oreshin
  • Larissa Makeyeva
  • L. L. Delitsyn
  • Stephen Monna
  • Caterina Montuori

Lev Vinnik's work contributes to advancing understanding in geophysical and geological processes associated with mantle structure, seismic boundaries, and tectonic activity, reflected in their diverse research topics and collaborative efforts within specialized publication venues.

Best Publications

  • Detection of waves converted from P to SV in the mantle

    L.P. Vinnik

  • Global patterns of azimuthal anisotropy and deformations in the continental mantle

    L. P. Vinnik;L. I. Makeyeva;A. Milev;A. Yu. Usenko

  • AZIMUTHAL ANISOTROPY IN THE EARTH FROM OBSERVATIONS OF SKS AT GEOSCOPE AND NARS BROADBAND STATIONS

    Lev P. Vinnik;Veronique Farra;Barbara Romanowicz

  • Upper mantle stratification by P and S receiver functions

    Véronique Farra;Lev Vinnik

  • Three‐dimensional elastic wave velocity structure of the western and central Tien Shan

    S. W. Roecker;T. M. Sabitova;L. P. Vinnik;Y. A. Burmakov

  • Receiver function tomography of the central Tien Shan

    Lev P. Vinnik;Christoph Reigber;Igor M. Aleshin;Grigoriy L. Kosarev

  • Receiver functions for the Tien Shan Analog Broadband Network: Contrasts in the evolution of structures across the Talasso‐Fergana Fault

    G. L. Kosarev;N. V. Petersen;L. P. Vinnik;S. W. Roecker

  • Global‐scale analysis of the mantle Pds phases

    Sébastien Chevrot;Lev Vinnik;Jean-Paul Montagner

  • Shear-wave splitting and small-scale convection in the continental upper mantle

    L. I. Makeyeva;L. P. Vinnik;S. W. Roecker

  • Azimuthal anisotropy in the lithosphere from observations of long-period S-waves

    L. P. Vinnik;R. Kind;G. L. Kosarev;L. I. Makeyeva

  • Seismic anisotropy in the D″ layer

    Lev Vinnik;Barbara Romanowicz;Yves Le Stunff;Larissa Makeyeva

  • Low S velocity atop the 410-km discontinuity and mantle plumes

    L. Vinnik;V. Farra

  • Lithosphere and asthenosphere of the Tien Shan imaged by S receiver functions

    Serge Oreshin;Lev Vinnik;Dmitry Peregoudov;Steve Roecker

  • Anisotropic structures at the base of the Earth's mantle

    Lev Vinnik;Ludovic Breger;Barbara Romanowicz

  • Anisotropy in the center of the inner core

    Lev Vinnik;Barbara Romanowicz;Ludovic Breger

  • Lithosphere of the Dharwar craton by joint inversion of P and S receiver functions

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  • Observations of laterally inhomogeneous anisotropy in the continental lithosphere

    R. Kind;G. L. Kosarev;L. I. Makeyeva;L. P. Vinnik

  • Search for seismic discontinuities in the lower mantle

    Lev Vinnik;Mamoru Kato;Mamoru Kato;Hitoshi Kawakatsu

  • Crust and mantle beneath western Himalaya, Ladakh and western Tibet from integrated seismic data

    Sergey Oreshin;Sergey Kiselev;Lev Vinnik;K. Surya Prakasam

  • Recent deformations of the deep continental root beneath southern Africa

    Unknown

  • Sharpness of the mantle discontinuities

    N. Petersen;L. Vinnik;G. Kosarev;R. Kind

  • Subcratonic low-velocity layer and flood basalts

    Lev Vinnik;Veronique Farra

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Thybo
Hans Thybo Istanbul Technical University
Véronique Farra
Véronique Farra Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Steven W. Roecker
Steven W. Roecker Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rainer Kind
Rainer Kind Freie Universität Berlin
Barbara Romanowicz
Barbara Romanowicz University of California, Berkeley
Jean-Paul Montagner
Jean-Paul Montagner Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Sébastien Chevrot
Sébastien Chevrot Paul Sabatier University
Eléonore Stutzmann
Eléonore Stutzmann Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Michael E Weber
Michael E Weber University of Bonn
Dimitri Komatitsch
Dimitri Komatitsch Aix-Marseille University

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