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Overview

Robert A. Sohn is affiliated with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant contribution in subfields such as Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Geochemistry and Petrology. The total publication count reflects a specialization in these domains, with particular attention to geophysical processes and environmental phenomena.

The main topics explored in their work include earthquake and tectonic studies, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, groundwater flow and contamination studies, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, geological and geochemical analysis, and geophysical and geoelectrical methods.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert A. Sohn are as follows:

  • 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
  • Seismicity trends and detachment fault structure at 13°N, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 2020, Geology
  • Heat Flux From a Vapor-Dominated Hydrothermal Field Beneath Yellowstone Lake, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Spectral Analysis of Vertical Temperature Profile Time-Series Data in Yellowstone Lake Sediments, 2021, Water Resources Research
  • Turbulence-induced bubble nucleation in hydrothermal fluids beneath Yellowstone Lake, 2022, Communications Earth & Environment

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Juerg Matter, Ross Parnell-Turner, Robert N. Harris, C. Peirce, and T. J. Reston.

Their research has been frequently published in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Geophysical Research Letters, Geology, and Water Resources Research. This distribution illustrates a pattern of engaging with both open access repositories and established geoscience journals.

Best Publications

  • Kinematics and geometry of active detachment faulting beneath the Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse (TAG) hydrothermal field on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

    Brian J. deMartin;Robert A. Sohn;Juan Pablo Canales;Susan E. Humphris

  • Explosive volcanism on the ultraslow-spreading Gakkel ridge, Arctic Ocean

    Robert A. Sohn;Claire Willis;Susan Humphris;Timothy M. Shank

  • Seismic and hydrothermal evidence for a cracking event on the East Pacific Rise crest at 9° 50′ N

    Robert A Sohn;Daniel J. Fornari;Karen L. Von Damm;John A. Hildebrand

  • Deep sea underwater robotic exploration in the ice-covered Arctic ocean with AUVs

    C. Kunz;C. Murphy;R. Camilli;H. Singh

  • Deep pooling of low degree melts and volatile fluxes at the 85°E segment of the Gakkel Ridge: Evidence from olivine-hosted melt inclusions and glasses

    Alison M. Shaw;Mark D. Behn;Susan E. Humphris;Robert A. Sohn

  • 238U-230Th-226Ra-210Pb-210Po, 232Th-228Ra, and 235U-231Pa constraints on the ages and petrogenesis of Vailulu'u and Malumalu Lavas, Samoa

    Kenneth W. W. Sims;Stanley R. Hart;Mark K. Reagan;Jerzy S. Blusztajn

  • Crustal structure of the Trans-Atlantic Geotraverse (TAG) segment (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 26°10'N): Implications for the nature of hydrothermal circulation and detachment faulting at slow spreading ridges

    J. Pablo Canales;Robert A. Sohn;Brian J. deMartin

  • Long-baseline acoustic navigation for under-ice autonomous underwater vehicle operations

    Michael V. Jakuba;Christopher N. Roman;Hanumant Singh;Christopher Murphy

  • Magma storage beneath Axial volcano on the Juan de Fuca mid-ocean ridge

    M. West;M. West;W. Menke;W. Menke;M. Tolstoy;S. Webb;S. Webb

  • Long-baseline acoustic navigation for under-ice autonomous underwater vehicle operations: Jakuba et al.: Under-Ice LBL AUV Navigation

    Michael V. Jakuba;Christopher N. Roman;Hanumant Singh;Christopher Murphy

  • Oceanic detachment faults generate compression in extension

    Ross Parnell-Turner;Robert A. Sohn;Christine Peirce;Tim J. Reston

  • A microearthquake survey of the high-temperature vent fields on the volcanically active East Pacific Rise (9° 50'N)

    Robert A. Sohn;John A. Hildebrand;Spahr C. Webb

  • Assessment of decadal-scale ecological change at a deep Mid-Atlantic hydrothermal vent and reproductive time-series in the shrimp Rimicaris exoculata

    J.T.P. Copley;P.B.K. Jorgensen;R.A. Sohn

  • Toward extraplanetary under-ice exploration: Robotic steps in the Arctic

    Clayton Kunz;Chris Murphy;Hanumant Singh;Claire Pontbriand

  • Temporal variability and tidal modulation of hydrothermal exit‐fluid temperatures at the Lucky Strike deep‐sea vent field, Mid‐Atlantic Ridge

    Thibaut Barreyre;Thibaut Barreyre;Javier Escartín;Robert A. Sohn;Mathilde Cannat

  • Three‐dimensional tomographic velocity structure of upper crust, Coaxial segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge: Implications for on‐axis evolution and hydrothermal circulation

    Robert A. Sohn;Spahr C. Webb;John A. Hildebrand;Bruce D. Cornuelle

  • Eruptions at Lone Star Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, USA: 1. Energetics and eruption dynamics

    Leif Karlstrom;Shaul Hurwitz;Robert A. Sohn;Jean Vandemeulebrouck

  • Triggering and modulation of geyser eruptions in Yellowstone National Park by earthquakes, earth tides, and weather

    Shaul Hurwitz;Robert A. Sohn;Karen M. Luttrell;Karen M. Luttrell;Michael Manga

  • Eruptions at Lone Star geyser, Yellowstone National Park, USA: 2. Constraints on Subsurface Dynamics

    Jean Vandemeulebrouck;Robert A. Sohn;Maxwell L. Rudolph;Shaul Hurwitz

  • Seismic imaging of magma sills beneath an ultramafic-hosted hydrothermal system

    J. Pablo Canales;Robert A. Dunn;Ryuta Arai;Robert A. Sohn

  • Three‐Dimensional Seismic Structure of the Mid‐Atlantic Ridge: An Investigation of Tectonic, Magmatic, and Hydrothermal Processes in the Rainbow Area

    Robert A. Dunn;Ryuta Arai;Ryuta Arai;Deborah E. Eason;J. Pablo Canales

  • Dispersal of volcaniclasts during deep-sea eruptions: Settling velocities and entrainment in buoyant seawater plumes

    Thibaut Barreyre;S. Adam Soule;Robert A. Sohn

Frequent Co-Authors

Javier Escartín
Javier Escartín École Normale Supérieure
Wayne C. Crawford
Wayne C. Crawford Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Mathilde Cannat
Mathilde Cannat Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Shaul Hurwitz
Shaul Hurwitz United States Geological Survey
Spahr C. Webb
Spahr C. Webb Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
John A. Hildebrand
John A. Hildebrand University of California, San Diego
Hanumant Singh
Hanumant Singh Northeastern University
Susan E. Humphris
Susan E. Humphris Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Kenneth W.W. Sims
Kenneth W.W. Sims University of Wyoming
Michael Manga
Michael Manga University of California, Berkeley

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