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Ryan D. Gold is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on Geophysics and related subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Artificial Intelligence, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, including earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, geology and paleoclimatology research, seismic waves and analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake detection and analysis, and seismology and earthquake studies.

Frequent collaboration has been established with several researchers, including:

  • Richard W. Briggs
  • Christopher B. DuRoss
  • Jessica Thompson Jobe
  • Alexandra E. Hatem
  • Jaime Delano

Ryan D. Gold has published extensively in a range of scientific journals. The most common venues for their publications include:

  • Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geology

Selected recent publications demonstrate their ongoing involvement in earthquake research and surface deformation studies. Notable papers include:

  • "Surface Displacement Distributions for the July 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquake Ruptures" (2020) published in Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • "Documentation of Surface Fault Rupture and Ground-Deformation Features Produced by the 4 and 5 July 2019 Mw 6.4 and Mw 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence" (2020) published in Seismological Research Letters
  • "Diffuse Deformation and Surface Faulting Distribution from Submetric Image Correlation along the 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Ruptures" (2021) published in Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
  • "Localized fault-zone dilatancy and surface inelasticity of the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes" (2020) published in Nature Geoscience
  • "Rapid Surface Rupture Mapping from Satellite Data: The 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey (Türkiye), Earthquake Sequence" (2023) published in The Seismic Record

The research output reflects a concentrated interest in earthquake sequences, surface rupture mapping, and fault mechanics. The scientist's work contributes to understanding seismic processes and surface deformation through various analytic techniques including satellite data, image correlation, and fault rupture documentation.

This body of work positions Ryan D. Gold as an active contributor within Earth sciences, particularly in areas related to seismic and tectonic processes.

Best Publications

  • Low Quaternary slip rate reconciles geodetic and geologic rates along the Altyn Tagh fault, northwestern Tibet

    Eric Cowgill;Ryan D. Gold;Chen Xuanhua;Wang Xiao-Feng

  • Complex rupture during the 12 January 2010 Haiti earthquake

    G. P. Hayes;R. W. Briggs;A. Sladen;E. J. Fielding

  • The July 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquake Sequence: Kinematics of Slip and Stressing in Cross-Fault Ruptures

    William D. Barnhart;Gavin P. Hayes;Ryan D. Gold

  • Riser diachroneity, lateral erosion, and uncertainty in rates of strike‐slip faulting: A case study from Tuzidun along the Altyn Tagh Fault, NW China

    Ryan D. Gold;Eric Cowgill;J Ramón Arrowsmith;John Gosse

  • Faulted terrace risers place new constraints on the late Quaternary slip rate for the central Altyn Tagh fault, northwest Tibet

    R. D. Gold;E. Cowgill;J. R. Arrowsmith;X. Chen

  • Seismic hazard of the Enriquillo–Plantain Garden fault in Haiti inferred from palaeoseismology

    C. S. Prentice;P. Mann;A. J. Crone;R. D. Gold

  • Rapid Characterization of the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake Sequence and Its Seismotectonic Context

    Gavin P. Hayes;Richard W. Briggs;William D. Barnhart;William L. Yeck

  • On- and off-fault deformation associated with the September 2013 Mw 7.7 Balochistan earthquake: Implications for geologic slip rate measurements

    Ryan D. Gold;Nadine G. Reitman;Richard W. Briggs;William D. Barnhart;William D. Barnhart

  • High‐Resolution Trench Photomosaics from Image‐Based Modeling: Workflow and Error Analysis

    Nadine G. Reitman;Scott E. K. Bennett;Ryan D. Gold;Richard W. Briggs

  • Surface Displacement Distributions for the July 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Earthquake Ruptures

    Christopher B. DuRoss;Ryan D. Gold;Timothy E. Dawson;Katherine M. Scharer

  • Deriving fault-slip histories to test for secular variation in slip, with examples from the Kunlun and Awatere faults

    Ryan D. Gold;Eric Cowgill

  • Enabling scientific workflows in virtual reality

    Oliver Kreylos;Gerald Bawden;Tony Bernardin;Magali I. Billen

  • An updated stress map of the continental United States reveals heterogeneous intraplate stress

    Will Levandowski;Will Levandowski;Robert B. Herrmann;Rich Briggs;Oliver Boyd

  • Tectonic summaries of magnitude 7 and greater earthquakes from 2000 to 2015

    Gavin P. Hayes;Emma K. Meyers;James W. Dewey;Richard W. Briggs

  • A constant slip rate for the western Qilian Shan frontal thrust during the last 200 ka consistent with GPS-derived and geological shortening rates

    Ralf Hetzel;Andrea Hampel;Pia Gebbeken;Qiang Xu

  • Application of trishear fault-propagation folding to active reverse faults: examples from the Dalong Fault, Gansu Province, NW China

    Ryan D. Gold;Eric Cowgill;Xiao-Feng Wang;Xuan-Hua Chen

  • Diffuse Deformation and Surface Faulting Distribution from Submetric Image Correlation along the 2019 Ridgecrest, California, Ruptures

    Solène L. Antoine;Yann Klinger;Arthur Delorme;Kang Wang

  • Offset Channels May Not Accurately Record Strike-Slip Fault Displacement: Evidence From Landscape Evolution Models

    Nadine G. Reitman;Karl J. Mueller;Gregory E. Tucker;Gregory E. Tucker;Ryan D. Gold

  • Documentation of Surface Fault Rupture and Ground‐Deformation Features Produced by the 4 and 5 July 2019 Mw 6.4 and Mw 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence

    Daniel J. Ponti;James Luke Blair;Carla M. Rosa;Kate Thomas

  • Pulsed strain release on the Altyn Tagh fault, northwest China

    Ryan D. Gold;Eric Cowgill;J. Ramón Arrowsmith;Anke M. Friedrich

  • Low Quaternary slip rate reconciles geodetic and geologic rates along the Altyn Tagh Fault

    E. Cowgill;R.D. Gold;C. Xuanhua;W. Xiao-Feng

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard W. Briggs
Richard W. Briggs United States Geological Survey
Eric Cowgill
Eric Cowgill University of California, Davis
Gavin P. Hayes
Gavin P. Hayes United States Geological Survey
Shannon A. Mahan
Shannon A. Mahan United States Geological Survey
Kenneth W. Hudnut
Kenneth W. Hudnut United States Geological Survey
Bernd Hamann
Bernd Hamann University of California, Davis
Randall W. Jibson
Randall W. Jibson United States Geological Survey
Edward H. Field
Edward H. Field United States Geological Survey
Paul Mann
Paul Mann University of Houston
Gregory E. Tucker
Gregory E. Tucker University of Colorado Boulder

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