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Robert W. H. Butler is affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Their research spans 41 publications in the broad field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in subfields such as Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Ecology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's work involves multiple interconnected topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geological Modeling and Analysis
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Robert W. H. Butler has contributed to a range of recent papers, illustrating active engagement in geological sciences. Selected publications include:

  • "From hot to cold - The temperature dependence on rock deformation processes: An introduction" (2020), published in Journal of Structural Geology
  • "Fold and thrust belts: structural style, evolution and exploration - an introduction" (2020), Geological Society London Special Publications
  • "A monitoring framework for assessing threats to nonbreeding shorebirds on the Pacific Coast of the Americas" (2020), Avian Conservation and Ecology
  • "Deep-water sand-fairway mapping as a tool for tectonic restoration: decoding Miocene central Mediterranean palaeogeography using the Numidian turbidites of southern Italy" (2020), Journal of the Geological Society
  • "Mapping faults in 3D seismic data - why the method matters" (2023), Journal of Structural Geology

The venues where Butler frequently publishes include:

  • Geological Society London Special Publications (7 publications)
  • Journal of Structural Geology (5 publications)
  • Journal of the Geological Society (2 publications)
  • Tectonics (2 publications)
  • Avian Conservation and Ecology (1 publication)

Frequent co-authors of Robert W. H. Butler include:

  • Clare E. Bond
  • Francisca Robledo Carvajal
  • Taija Torvela
  • James Hammerstein
  • R. Di Cuia

Best Publications

  • The terminology of structures in thrust belts

    Robert W.H Butler

  • Structural inheritance in mountain belts: an Alpine-Apennine perspective

    Robert William Hope Butler;Enrico Tavarnelli;Mario Grasso

  • Tectonics and sequence stratigraphy in Messinian basins, Sicily: Constraints on the initiation and termination of the Mediterranean salinity crisis

    Robert W. H. Butler;W. Henry Lickorish;Mario Grasso;H. Martyn Pedley

  • Thrust tectonics and the deep structure of the Pakistan Himalaya

    M. P. Coward;R.W.H. Butler

  • The influence of pre-existing basin structure on thrust system evolution in the Western Alps

    R. W. H. Butler

  • Applying Thick-skinned Tectonic Models to the Apennine Thrust Belt of Italy—Limitations and Implications

    R. W. H. Butler;S. Mazzoli;Sveva Corrado;M. De Donatis

  • Amphibole and lower crustal seismic properties.

    D.J. Tatham;G.E. Lloyd;R.W.H. Butler;M. Casey

  • LiDAR, UAV or compass-clinometer? Accuracy, coverage and the effects on structural models

    Adam J. Cawood;Clare E. Bond;John A. Howell;Robert W.H. Butler

  • The tectonic history of Kohistan and its implications for Himalayan structure

    M. P. Coward;R. W. H. Butler;M. Asif Khan;R. J. Knipe

  • Appraisal of fracture sampling methods and a new workflow to characterise heterogeneous fracture networks at outcrop

    Hannah Watkins;Clare E. Bond;Dave Healy;Robert W.H. Butler

  • Dating deformation using Rb‐Sr in white mica: Greenschist facies deformation ages from the Entrelor shear zone, Italian Alps

    S. R. Freeman;S. Inger;R. W. H. Butler;R. A. Cliff

  • Thrust tectonics, deep structure and crustal subduction in the Alps and Himalayas

    R. W. H. Butler

  • Evaluating lateral compaction in deepwater fold and thrust belts: How much are we missing from "nature's sandbox"?

    R.W.H. Butler;D.A. Paton

  • Thrust sequences

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  • Structural styles and regional tectonic setting of the “Gela Nappe” and frontal part of the Maghrebian thrust belt in Sicily

    W. Henry Lickorish;Mario Grasso;Robert W. H. Butler;Andrea Argnani

  • Folding and imbrication of the Indian crust during Himalayan collision

    Michael Peter Coward;R. W. H. Butler;A. F. Chambers;R. H. Graham

  • Time and space variability of “thin-skinned” and “thick-skinned” thrust tectonics in the Apennines (Italy)

    Robert W. H. Butler;Sveva Corrado;Stefano Mazzoli;Mauro De Donatis

  • Geological constraints, structural evolution, and deep geology of the northwest Scottish Caledonides

    R. W. H. Butler;M. P. Coward

  • Criteria for identifying structures related to true crustal extension in orogens

    J. Wheeler;R.W.H. Butler

  • Tectonic controls on base‐level variations and depositional sequences within thrust‐top and foredeep basins: examples from the Neogene thrust belt of central Sicily

    Robert W. H. Butler;Mario Grassot

  • Calibrating the duration and timing of the Messinian salinity crisis in the Mediterranean: linked tectonoclimatic signals in thrust-top basins of Sicily

    R. W. H. Butler;E. McCLELLAND;R. E. Jones

  • Deep structure of the Swiss Alps: results of NRP 20 Eds Pfiffner, O.A., Lehner, P., Heitzmann, P., Mueller, St. & Steck, A., Birkhauser Verlag, Basel, Switzerland, 1997, 460 pp., ISBN 3-7643 5254 X, Hardback, DM 228

    Rob Butler

Frequent Co-Authors

William D. McCaffrey
William D. McCaffrey University of Leeds
Martin Casey
Martin Casey University of Leeds
Robert A. Cliff
Robert A. Cliff University of Leeds
David J. Prior
David J. Prior University of Otago
Sveva Corrado
Sveva Corrado Roma Tre University
Stefano Mazzoli
Stefano Mazzoli University of Camerino
Zoe K. Shipton
Zoe K. Shipton University of Strathclyde
Adrian J. Hartley
Adrian J. Hartley University of Aberdeen
John Wheeler
John Wheeler University of Liverpool
Stephen Matthews
Stephen Matthews Imperial College London

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