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Overview

Maurice A. Tivey is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans various subfields including Geophysics, Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, and Geology.

The researcher's contributions cover several main topics such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods, Geological and Geophysical Studies, and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques.

Among recent publications authored or co-authored by Maurice A. Tivey are:

  • "Complex subsurface hydrothermal fluid mixing at a submarine arc volcano supports distinct and highly diverse microbial communities" (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "An intermittent detachment faulting system with a large sulfide deposit revealed by multi-scale magnetic surveys" (2021), Nature Communications
  • "Geological and Thermal Control of the Hydrothermal System in Northern Yellowstone Lake: Inferences From High-Resolution Magnetic Surveys" (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "A New Middle to Late Jurassic Geomagnetic Polarity Time Scale (GPTS) From a Multiscale Marine Magnetic Anomaly Survey of the Pacific Jurassic Quiet Zone" (2021), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Magnetic Mineral Populations in Lower Oceanic Crustal Gabbros (Atlantis Bank, SW Indian Ridge): Implications for Marine Magnetic Anomalies" (2020), Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Maurice A. Tivey include:

  • J. A. Bowles
  • Antony Morris
  • Masako Tominaga
  • Peter Blum
  • C. J. MacLeod

Their research has been published repeatedly in several scientific venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • An integrated, underwater optical /acoustic communications system

    N. Farr;A. Bowen;J. Ware;C. Pontbriand

  • Plutonic foundation of a slow‐spreading ridge segment: Oceanic core complex at Kane Megamullion, 23°30′N, 45°20′W

    Henry J. B. Dick;Maurice A. Tivey;Brian E. Tucholke

  • Deep-sea mining of seafloor massive sulfides

    Porter Hoagland;Stace E. Beaulieu;Maurice A. Tivey;Roderick G. Eggert

  • Segmentation and crustal structure of the western Mid-Atlantic Ridge flank, 25°25′–27°10′N and 0–29 m.y.

    Brian E. Tucholke;Jian Lin;Martin C. Kleinrock;Maurice A. Tivey

  • Crustal magnetization reveals subsurface structure of Juan de Fuca Ridge hydrothermal vent fields

    Maurice A. Tivey;H. Paul Johnson

  • Submersible investigation of an extinct hydrothermal system on the Galapagos Ridge; sulfide mounds, stockwork zone, and differentiated lavas

    Robert W. Embley;Ian R. Jonasson;Michael R. Perfit;James M. Franklin

  • Submarine Lava Flow Emplacement at the East Pacific Rise 9°50´N: Implications for Uppermost Ocean Crust Stratigraphy and Hydrothermal Fluid Circulation

    Daniel Fornari;Maurice Tivey;Hans Schouten;Michael Perfit

  • Reduced crustal magnetization beneath the active sulfide mound, TAG hydrothermal field, Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 26°N

    Maurice A. Tivey;Peter A. Rona;Hans Schouten

  • A near-bottom magnetic survey of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge axis at 26°N: Implications for the tectonic evolution of the TAG segment

    Maurice A. Tivey;Hans Schouten;Martin C. Kleinrock

  • Autonomous and remotely operated vehicle technology for hydrothermal vent discovery, exploration, and sampling

    Dana R. Yoerger;Albert M. Bradley;Michael V. Jakuba;Christopher R. German

  • Channelized lava flows at the East Pacific Rise crest 9°–10°N: The importance of off‐axis lava transport in developing the architecture of young oceanic crust

    S.A. Soule;D.J. Fornari;M.R. Perfit;M.A. Tivey

  • The central anomaly magnetic high: Implications for ocean crust construction and evolution

    Maurice A. Tivey;H. Paul Johnson

  • Central anomaly magnetization high: constraints on the volcanic construction and architecture of seismic layer 2A at a fast-spreading mid-ocean ridge, the EPR at 9°30′–50′N

    Hans Schouten;Maurice A. Tivey;Daniel J. Fornari;James R. Cochran

  • Crustal magnetization and accretion at the Southwest Indian Ridge near the Atlantis II fracture zone, 0–25 Ma

    Allegra Hosford;Allegra Hosford;Maurice Tivey;Takeshi Matsumoto;Henry Dick

  • The Magnetic Signature of Hydrothermal Systems in Slow Spreading Environments

    Maurice A. Tivey;JéRéMe Dyment

  • Geomagnetic polarity reversal model of deep-tow profiles from the Pacific Jurassic Quiet Zone

    William W. Sager;Chester J. Weiss;Maurice A. Tivey;H. Paul Johnson

  • Mylonitic deformation at the Kane oceanic core complex: Implications for the rheological behavior of oceanic detachment faults

    Lars N. Hansen;Michael J. Cheadle;Barbara E. John;Susan M. Swapp

  • Crustal Magnetization of Brothers Volcano, New Zealand, Measured by Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: Geophysical Expression of a Submarine Hydrothermal System

    F. Caratori Tontini;B. Davy;C.E.J. De Ronde;R.W. Embley

  • Structure and development of an axial volcanic ridge: Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 45°N

    R.C. Searle;B.J. Murton;K. Achenbach;T. LeBas

  • Interplay between faults and lava flows in construction of the upper oceanic crust : the East Pacific Rise crest 9°25′–9°58′N

    Javier E. Escartin;Samuel A. Soule;Daniel J. Fornari;Maurice A. Tivey

  • Thickness of a submarine lava flow determined from near-bottom magnetic field mapping by autonomous underwater vehicle

    Maurice A. Tivey;H. Paul Johnson;Albert Bradley;Dana Yoerger

Frequent Co-Authors

H. Paul Johnson
H. Paul Johnson University of Washington
Dana R. Yoerger
Dana R. Yoerger Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Hans Schouten
Hans Schouten Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Daniel J. Fornari
Daniel J. Fornari Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Michael J. Cheadle
Michael J. Cheadle University of Wyoming
Christopher J. MacLeod
Christopher J. MacLeod Cardiff University
Brian E. Tucholke
Brian E. Tucholke Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Mark A. Kendrick
Mark A. Kendrick Australian National University
Chuan-Zhou Liu
Chuan-Zhou Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Donna K. Blackman
Donna K. Blackman University of California, San Diego

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