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Overview

Richard J. Blakely is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with an emphasis on geophysics. They have contributed to subfields including atmospheric science, anthropology, astronomy and astrophysics, and ecology.

The scientist's work spans several key topics, notably:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and geochemical analysis
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research
  • Archaeology and natural history
  • Seismic waves and analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Hydrology and sediment transport processes

Richard J. Blakely has authored papers published in venues such as:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geosphere
  • Tectonics
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Recent papers include:

  • Northward migration of the Oregon forearc on the Gales Creek fault, 2020, Geosphere
  • Deep Structure of Siletzia in the Puget Lowland: Imaging an Obducted Plateau and Accretionary Thrust Belt With Potential Fields, 2024, Tectonics
  • LiDAR and Paleoseismology Solve Earthquake Mystery in the Pacific Northwest, USA, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • CASCADIA BACKARC-FOREARC TECTONIC LINKS INTERPRETED FROM POTENTIAL-FIELD ANOMALIES, GEOLOGIC MAPPING, AND PALEOSEISMOLOGY, 2021, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • GEOMORPHOLOGY, GEOPHYSICS, AND GEOLOGY ALONG THE WALLULA FAULT ZONE, WASHINGTON AND OREGON, 2022, Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ray E. Wells
  • Lydia Staisch
  • Scott Bennett
  • Jim E. O'Connor
  • Charles M. Cannon

Best Publications

  • Potential theory in gravity and magnetic applications

    Richard J. Blakely

  • Approximating edges of source bodies from magnetic or gravity anomalies

    Richard J. Blakely;Robert W. Simpson

  • Fore-arc migration in Cascadia and its neotectonic significance

    Ray E. Wells;Craig S. Weaver;Richard J. Blakely

  • A new isostatic residual gravity map of the conterminous United States with a discussion on the significance of isostatic residual anomalies

    R. W. Simpson;R. C. Jachens;R. J. Blakely;R. W. Saltus

  • Basin‐centered asperities in great subduction zone earthquakes: A link between slip, subsidence, and subduction erosion?

    Ray E. Wells;Richard J. Blakely;Yuichi Sugiyama;David W. Scholl

  • Curie temperature isotherm analysis and tectonic implications of aeromagnetic data from Nevada

    Richard J. Blakely

  • Subduction-zone magnetic anomalies and implications for hydrated forearc mantle

    Richard J. Blakely;Thomas M. Brocher;Ray E. Wells

  • Mapping Curie temperature depth in the western United States with a fractal model for crustal magnetization

    Claire Bouligand;Claire Bouligand;Jonathan M. G. Glen;Richard J. Blakely

  • The use of curvature in potential-field interpretation*

    Jeffrey D. Phillips;R. O. Hansen;Richard J. Blakely

  • The northern Nevada rift: Regional tectono-magmatic relations and middle Miocene stress direction

    Mary Lou Zoback;Edwin H. McKEE;Richard J. Blakely;George A. Thompson

  • Testing the use of aeromagnetic data for the determination of Curie depth in California

    Hannah E. Ross;Richard J. Blakely;Mark D. Zoback

  • Geomagnetic reversals and crustal spreading rates during the Miocene

    Richard J. Blakely

  • Location, structure, and seismicity of the Seattle fault zone, Washington: Evidence from aeromagnetic anomalies, geologic mapping, and seismic-reflection data

    Richard J. Blakely;Ray E. Wells;Craig S. Weaver;Samuel Y. Johnson

  • Upper crustal structure in Puget Lowland, Washington: Results from the 1998 Seismic Hazards Investigation in Puget Sound

    Thomas M. Brocher;Tom Parsons;Richard J. Blakely;Nikolas I. Christensen

  • Holocene fault scarps near Tacoma, Washington, USA

    Brian L. Sherrod;Thomas M. Brocher;Craig S. Weaver;Robert C. Bucknam

  • Evidence for short geomagnetic polarity intervals in the Early Cenozoic

    Richard J. Blakely;Allan Cox

  • An Age‐Dependent, Two‐Layer Model for Marine Magnetic Anomalies

    Richard J. Blakely

  • Identification of short polarity events by transforming marine magnetic profiles to the pole

    Richard Blakely;Allan Cox

  • Subducted seamounts and recent earthquakes beneath the central Cascadia forearc

    Anne M. Tréhu;Richard J. Blakely;Mark C. Williams

  • Subsurface geometry and evolution of the Seattle Fault Zone and the Seattle Basin, Washington

    U. S. ten Brink;P. C. Molzer;M. A. Fisher;R. J. Blakely

  • The Magnetic Field of the Earth's Lithosphere: The Satellite Perspective

    Joseph Cain;Richard Blakely

  • Introduction to Geomagnetic Fields

    Richard J. Blakely

Frequent Co-Authors

Ray E. Wells
Ray E. Wells United States Geological Survey
Harvey M. Kelsey
Harvey M. Kelsey Humboldt State University
Thomas M. Brocher
Thomas M. Brocher United States Geological Survey
Robert W. Simpson
Robert W. Simpson United States Geological Survey
Anne M. Tréhu
Anne M. Tréhu Oregon State University
Tom Parsons
Tom Parsons United States Geological Survey
Robert J. Fleck
Robert J. Fleck United States Geological Survey
Michael Fisher
Michael Fisher University of Manchester
Reinhardt A. Fuck
Reinhardt A. Fuck University of Brasília
Allan Cox
Allan Cox Stanford University

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