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Overview

Paul A. Bedrosian is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on Geophysics and related subfields. Their work incorporates advanced methodologies across geophysical and geoelectrical methods, geochemistry, seismic wave analysis, and earthquake detection and tectonic studies.

Bedrosian's recent published papers include:

  • "Airborne geophysical surveys of the lower Mississippi Valley demonstrate system-scale mapping of subsurface architecture," 2021, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Geophysical imaging of the Yellowstone hydrothermal plumbing system," 2022, Nature
  • "Fluid transport and storage in the Cascadia forearc influenced by overriding plate lithology," 2022, Nature Geoscience
  • "A 100-year Geoelectric Hazard Analysis for the U.S. High-Voltage Power Grid," 2020, Space Weather
  • "Quantifying model structural uncertainty using airborne electromagnetic data," 2020, Geophysical Journal International

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Bedrosian include:

  • Anna Kelbert
  • Benjamin S. Murphy
  • E. J. Rigler
  • Greg Lucas
  • Jeffrey J. Love

The venues where Bedrosian has most commonly published are:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Space Weather
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Nature
  • Nature Communications

Bedrosian's research spans multiple subfields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, notably:

  • Geophysics
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Molecular Biology

Topics they cover in their work include:

  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geophysical Methods and Applications
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies

Best Publications

  • Detection of widespread fluids in the Tibetan crust by magnetotelluric studies.

    Wenbo Wei;Martyn Unsworth;Alan Jones;John Booker

  • Correlation between deep fluids, tremor and creep along the central San Andreas fault

    Michael Becken;Oliver Ritter;Paul A. Bedrosian;Ute Weckmann

  • Crustal and upper mantle structure of northern Tibet imaged with magnetotelluric data

    Martyn Unsworth;Wei Wenbo;Alan G. Jones;Shenghui Li

  • Joint inversion for Vp, Vs, and Vp/Vs at SAFOD, Parkfield, California

    Haijiang Zhang;Haijiang Zhang;Clifford Thurber;Paul Bedrosian

  • Along strike variations in the electrical structure of the San Andreas fault at Parkfield, California

    Martyn Unsworth;Paul Bedrosian;Markus Eisel;Gary Egbert

  • Electrical resistivity structure at the SAFOD site from magnetotelluric exploration

    Martyn Unsworth;Paul A. Bedrosian

  • A deep crustal fluid channel into the San Andreas Fault system near Parkfield, California

    Michael Becken;Oliver Ritter;S. K. Park;P. A. Bedrosian

  • Segmentation of plate coupling, fate of subduction fluids, and modes of arc magmatism in Cascadia, inferred from magnetotelluric resistivity

    Philip E. Wannamaker;Rob L. Evans;Paul A. Bedrosian;Martyn J. Unsworth

  • MT+, Integrating Magnetotellurics to Determine Earth Structure, Physical State, and Processes

    Paul A. Bedrosian

  • Geophysical images of the creeping segment of the San Andreas fault: implications for the role of crustal fluids in the earthquake process

    P.A Bedrosian;M.J Unsworth;G.D Egbert;C.H Thurber

  • Electrical conductivity images of active and fossil fault zones

    O. Ritter;A. Hoffmann-Rothe;Paul A. Bedrosian;U. Weckmann

  • Lithology-derived structure classification from the joint interpretation of magnetotelluric and seismic models

    P. A. Bedrosian;N. Maercklin;U. Weckmann;Y. Bartov

  • Crustal inheritance and a top-down control on arc magmatism at Mount St Helens

    Paul A. Bedrosian;Jared R. Peacock;Esteban Bowles-Martinez;Adam Schultz

  • Mapping geoelectric fields during magnetic storms: Synthetic analysis of empirical United States impedances

    Paul A. Bedrosian;Jeffrey J. Love

  • Structure and tectonics of the northwestern United States from EarthScope USArray magnetotelluric data

    Paul A. Bedrosian;Daniel W. Feucht;Daniel W. Feucht

  • Magnetotelluric imaging of the creeping segment of the San Andreas Fault near Hollister

    Paul A. Bedrosian;Martyn J. Unsworth;Gary Egbert

  • Structure of the crust in the vicinity of the Banggong-Nujiang suture in central Tibet from INDEPTH magnetotelluric data

    Kurt D. Solon;Kurt D. Solon;Alan G. Jones;Alan G. Jones;K. Douglas Nelson;Martyn J. Unsworth

  • On the geoelectric structure of major strike-slip faults and shear zones

    Martyn Unsworth;Paul A. Bedrosian

  • ANATOMY OF THE DEAD SEA TRANSFORM FROM LITHOSPHERIC TO MICROSCOPIC SCALE

    M. Weber;K. Abu‐Ayyash;A. Abueladas;A. Agnon

  • Joint Inversion of Seismic and Magnetotelluric Data in the Parkfield Region of California Using the Normalized Cross-Gradient Constraint

    Ninfa L. Bennington;Haijiang Zhang;Clifford H. Thurber;Paul A. Bedrosian

Frequent Co-Authors

Martyn Unsworth
Martyn Unsworth University of Alberta
Carol A. Finn
Carol A. Finn United States Geological Survey
Gary D. Egbert
Gary D. Egbert Oregon State University
Kerry Key
Kerry Key Columbia University
Adam Schultz
Adam Schultz Oregon State University
Michael E Weber
Michael E Weber University of Bonn
Trond Ryberg
Trond Ryberg University of Potsdam
Shaul Hurwitz
Shaul Hurwitz United States Geological Survey
Esben Auken
Esben Auken Aarhus University
Clifford H. Thurber
Clifford H. Thurber University of Wisconsin–Madison

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