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  • 1985 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

R. P. Von Herzen was affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research focused primarily on engineering, with specialized work in ocean engineering and mechanical engineering.

Their scholarly output included studies addressing topics such as drilling and well engineering, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, and oil and gas production techniques.

The scientist's recent publications included the following papers:

  • ODP Leg 118, Hole 735B - Well Logging Data, 2020, published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • DSDP Leg 69, Hole 504B - Well Logging Data, 2020, published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • DSDP Leg 69, Hole 504A - Well Logging Data, 2020, published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • DSDP Leg 69, Hole 504A - Well Logging Data, 2020, published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • DSDP Leg 70, Hole 504B - Well Logging Data, 2020, published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Von Herzen frequently collaborated with other researchers, including:

  • Keir Becker
  • James H. Natland
  • José Honnorez
  • Timothy J. Barrett
  • Peter E. Borella

The majority of Von Herzen's publications appeared in the venue Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), accounting for 10 publications.

During their career, Von Herzen was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1985.

Best Publications

  • Submarine Thermal Springs on the Galápagos Rift

    John B. Corliss;Jack Dymond;Louis I. Gordon;John M. Edmond

  • The measurement of thermal conductivity of deep-sea sediments by a needle-probe method

    R. Von Herzen;A. E. Maxwell

  • Heat flow through the eastern Pacific ocean floor

    R. P. Von Herzen;S. Uyeda

  • Continental Margin Subsidence and Heat Flow: Important Parameters in Formation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons

    Leigh Royden;J. G. Sclater;R. P. Von Herzen

  • Seafloor hydrothermal systems

    Robert P. Lowell;Peter A. Rona;Richard P. Von Herzen

  • The Galapagos Spreading Centre: Lithospheric Cooling and Hydrothermal Circulation

    David L. Williams;R. P. Von Herzen;J. G. Sclater;R. N. Anderson

  • Lake Kivu: structure, chemistry and biology of an East African rift lake

    Egon T. Degens;Richard P. von Herzen;How-Kin Wong;Werner G. Deuser

  • Lake tanganyika: Water chemistry, sediments, geological structure

    Egon T. Degens;Richard P. Von Herzen;How-Kin Wong

  • Heat Loss from the Earth: New Estimate

    Unknown

  • Heat flow and the thermal origin of hot spot swells: The Hawaiian Swell revisited

    R. P. Von Herzen;M. J. Cordery;R. S. Detrick;Changle Fang

  • Thermal origin of the Hawaiian swell: Heat flow evidence and thermal models

    R. P. Von Herzen;R. S. Detrick;S. T. Crough;D. Epp

  • Deep sea drilling in the South atlantic.

    Unknown

  • In situ electrical resistivity and bulk porosity of the oceanic crust Costa Rica Rift

    Keir Becker;R. P. Von Herzen;T. J.G. Francis;R. N. Anderson

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

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

  • Rifting origin for the vema fracture in the North Atlantic

    Tjeerd H. Van Andel;Joseph D. Phillips;R.P. Von Herzen

  • Heat flow observations on the Bermuda Rise and thermal models of midplate swells

    R. S. Detrick;R. P. Von Herzen;B. Parsons;D. Sandwell

  • Measurements of plume flow from a hydrothermal vent field

    Sarah A. Little;Keith D. Stolzenbach;Richard P. Von Herzen

  • The hydrothermal mounds of the Galapagos Rift: Observations with DSRV Alvin and detailed heat flow studies

    David L. Williams;Kenneth Green;Tjeerd H. van Andel;Richard P. von Herzen

  • Heat flux from black smokers on the Endeavour and Cleft segments, Juan de Fuca Ridge

    Ursula Ginster;Michael J. Mottl;Richard P. Von Herzen

  • Deep crustal geothermal measurements, hole 504B, Costa Rica Rift

    Keir Becker;M. G. Langseth;R. P. Von Herzen;R. N. Anderson

  • The Vema fracture zone and the tectonics of transverse shear zones in oceanic crustal plates

    Unknown

  • Heat and fluid flux through sediment on the western flank of the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge: A hydrogeological study of North Pond

    Marcus G. Langseth;Keir Becker;Richard P. Von Herzen;Peter Schultheiss

  • Heat flow and plate boundaries in Melanesia

    Ken C. Macdonald;Bruce P. Luyendyk;Richard P. Von Herzen

  • The Galapagos Spreading Centre: Heat-flow low on the North Flank

    J. G. Sclater;R. P. Von Herzen;D. L. Williams;R. N. Anderson

Frequent Co-Authors

John G. Sclater
John G. Sclater University of California, San Diego
Roger N. Anderson
Roger N. Anderson Columbia University
Keir Becker
Keir Becker University of Miami
Marcus G. Langseth
Marcus G. Langseth Columbia University
Roy D. Hyndman
Roy D. Hyndman University of Victoria
Robert S. Detrick
Robert S. Detrick Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Masataka Kinoshita
Masataka Kinoshita University of Tokyo
Andrew T. Fisher
Andrew T. Fisher University of California, Santa Cruz
Victor D. Vacquier
Victor D. Vacquier University of California, San Diego

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