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  • 2013 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Rupert Sutherland is affiliated with Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions spanning over 111 publications in this field.

The main subfields of study for Sutherland include:

  • Geophysics
  • Geology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Oceanography
  • Ecology

The researcher's work covers a broad range of topics related to geological and geophysical phenomena. Key topics include:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and geochemical analysis
  • Geological and geophysical studies
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Seismic imaging and inversion techniques
  • Marine biology and ecology research

Recent notable publications by Rupert Sutherland include:

  • "Spatiotemporal clustering of great earthquakes on a transform fault controlled by geometry," 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • "Continental-scale geographic change across Zealandia during Paleogene subduction initiation," 2020, Geology
  • "The New Zealand Community Fault Model - version 1.0: an improved geological foundation for seismic hazard modelling," 2023, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
  • "Stress transition from horizontal to vertical forces during subduction initiation," 2022, Nature Geoscience
  • "Strike-Slip Enables Subduction Initiation Beneath a Failed Rift: New Seismic Constraints From Puysegur Margin, New Zealand," 2021, Tectonics

Sutherland frequently collaborates with fellow researchers, including:

  • Laia Alegret
  • Edoardo Dallanave
  • Claudia Agnini
  • Thomas Westerhold
  • Gerald R. Dickens

Their research has appeared in several scholarly publication venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Tectonics

Rupert Sutherland was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2013, which recognises contributions within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Prediction of Emperor-Hawaii seamount locations from a revised model of global plate motion and mantle flow

    Bernhard Steinberger;Bernhard Steinberger;Bernhard Steinberger;Rupert Sutherland;Richard J. O'Connell

  • Zealandia: Earth’s Hidden Continent

    Nick Mortimer;Hamish J. Campbell;Andy J. Tulloch;Peter R. King

  • The Australia-Pacific boundary and Cenozoic plate motions in the SW Pacific: Some constraints from Geosat data

    Rupert Sutherland

  • Basement geology and tectonic development of the greater New Zealand region: an interpretation from regional magnetic data

    Rupert Sutherland

  • Characterizing the seismogenic zone of a major plate boundary subduction thrust: Hikurangi Margin, New Zealand

    Laura M. Wallace;Martin Reyners;Ursula Cochran;Stephen Bannister

  • Do great earthquakes occur on the Alpine fault in central South Island, New Zealand?

    R. Sutherland;D. Eberhart‐Phillips;R. A. Harris;T. Stern

  • Revised Interface Geometry for the Hikurangi Subduction Zone, New Zealand

    Charles A. Williams;Donna Eberhart‐Phillips;Stephen Bannister;Daniel H. N. Barker

  • A model of active faulting in New Zealand

    NJ Litchfield;R Van Dissen;R Sutherland;PM Barnes

  • Seismic reflection character of the Hikurangi subduction interface, New Zealand, in the region of repeated Gisborne slow slip events

    Rebecca Bell;Rupert Sutherland;Daniel H. N. Barker;Stuart Henrys

  • Plate boundary deformation in South Island, New Zealand, is related to inherited lithospheric structure

    Rupert Sutherland;Fred Davey;John Beavan

  • Drilling reveals fluid control on architecture and rupture of the Alpine fault, New Zealand

    Rupert Sutherland;Virginia G. Toy;John Townend;Simon C. Cox

  • Cenozoic bending of New Zealand basement terranes and Alpine Fault displacement: A brief review

    Rupert Sutherland

  • Lithosphere delamination with foundering of lower crust and mantle caused permanent subsidence of New Caledonia Trough and transient uplift of Lord Howe Rise during Eocene and Oligocene initiation of Tonga‐Kermadec subduction, western Pacific

    Rupert Sutherland;Julien Collot;Yves Lafoy;Graham A. Logan

  • Quaternary slip rate and geomorphology of the Alpine fault: Implications for kinematics and seismic hazard in southwest New Zealand

    Rupert Sutherland;Kelvin Berryman;Richard Norris

  • Geometry of the Hikurangi subduction thrust and upper plate, North Island, New Zealand

    Daniel H. N. Barker;Rupert Sutherland;Stuart Henrys;Stephen Bannister

  • A seismic reflection image for the base of a tectonic plate

    T. A. Stern;Stuart A. Henrys;D. Okaya;John N. Louie

  • Transpressional development of the Australia‐Pacific boundary through southern South Island, New Zealand: Constraints from Miocene‐Pliocene sediments, Waiho‐1 borehole, South Westland

    Rupert Sutherland

  • Extreme hydrothermal conditions at an active plate-bounding fault

    Rupert Sutherland;Rupert Sutherland;John Townend;Virginia Toy;Phaedra Upton

  • Regional Geological Framework of South Island, New Zealand, and its Significance for Understanding the Active Plate Boundary

    Simon C. Cox;Rupert Sutherland

  • Late Quaternary displacement rate, paleoseismicity, and geomorphic evolution of the Alpine Fault: Evidence from Hokuri Creek, South Westland, New Zealand

    Rupert Sutherland;R. J. Norris

  • A model of active faulting in New Zealand: fault parameter descriptions

    Geoffroy Lamarche;NJ Litchfield;R van Dissen;R Sutherland

  • Drilling reveals fluid control on architecture and rupture of the Alpine Fault, New Zealand

    R. Sutherland;V. G. Toy;J. Townend;S. Cox

  • Seismic Reflection Character of the Hikurangi Subduction Interface, New Zealand, in the Region of Repeated Gisborne Slow Slip Events

    R. E. Bell;R. Sutherland;D. H. Barker;S. A. Henrys

Frequent Co-Authors

Stuart Henrys
Stuart Henrys University of Auckland
John Townend
John Townend Victoria University of Wellington
Virginia Toy
Virginia Toy Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Michael Gurnis
Michael Gurnis California Institute of Technology
Tim Stern
Tim Stern Victoria University of Wellington
Martha K. Savage
Martha K. Savage Victoria University of Wellington
Richard J. Norris
Richard J. Norris University of Otago
Timothy A. Little
Timothy A. Little Victoria University of Wellington
Takaya Iwasaki
Takaya Iwasaki University of Tokyo

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