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Seiichi Miura

Seiichi Miura

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Earth Science

D-Index
37
Citations
5148
World Ranking
6866
National Ranking
194

Overview

Seiichi Miura is affiliated with Hokkaido University in Japan and focuses their research on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specific emphasis on Geophysics. Their work also spans related subfields including Civil and Structural Engineering, Geology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and geochemical analysis
  • Seismic waves and analysis
  • Seismic imaging and inversion techniques
  • Geological and geophysical studies
  • Geotechnical engineering and soil stabilization

The following are some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Seiichi Miura, including the publication year and venue:

  • Spatial variations of incoming sediments at the northeastern Japan arc and their implications for megathrust earthquakes, 2020, Geology
  • Seismicity around the trench axis and outer-rise region of the southern Japan Trench, south of the main rupture area of the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake, 2021, Geophysical Journal International
  • Correlation of frontal prism structures and slope failures near the trench axis with shallow megathrust slip at the Japan Trench, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Three-Dimensional P Wave Velocity Structure of the Northern Hikurangi Margin From the NZ3D Experiment: Evidence for Fault-Bound Anisotropy, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Upper-plate conduits linked to plate boundary that hosts slow earthquakes, 2023, Nature Communications

Seiichi Miura has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Shuichi Kodaira
  • Yasuyuki Nakamura
  • Gou Fujie
  • Koichiro Obana
  • Yuka Kaiho

Regarding publication venues, Seiichi Miura has contributed multiple papers to:

  • Earth Planets and Space
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
  • Scientific Reports

The publication record highlights a focus on seismological processes, tectonic structures, and geophysical analyses, primarily within the context of the Japan Trench and related geophysical settings. The scientist's work integrates geological, geochemical, and geophysical approaches to understand seismic activity, fault mechanics, and material properties under high pressure.

Best Publications

  • A SAMPLE PREPARATION METHOD AND ITS EFFECT ON STATIC AND CYCLIC DEFORMATION-STRENGTH PROPERTIES OF SAND

    Seiichi Miura;Shosuke Toki

  • Coseismic fault rupture at the trench axis during the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake

    Shuichi Kodaira;Tetsuo No;Yasuyuki Nakamura;Toshiya Fujiwara

  • Along-arc structural variation of the plate boundary at the Japan Trench margin: Implication of interplate coupling

    Tetsuro Tsuru;Jin-Oh Park;Seiichi Miura;Shuichi Kodaira

  • Structural factors controlling the rupture process of a megathrust earthquake at the Nankai trough seismogenic zone

    S. Kodaira;E. Kurashimo;J.-O. Park;N. Takahashi

  • Crustal structure across the coseismic rupture zone of the 1944 Tonankai earthquake, the central Nankai Trough seismogenic zone

    Ayako Nakanishi;Narumi Takahashi;Jin-Oh Park;Seiichi Miura

  • New seismological constraints on growth of continental crust in the Izu-Bonin intra-oceanic arc

    Shuichi Kodaira;Takeshi Sato;Narumi Takahashi;Seiichi Miura

  • Deformation-strength evaluation of crushable volcanic soils by laboratory and in-situ testing

    Seiichi Miura;Kazuyoshi Yagi;Tsuyoshi Asonuma

  • Structural characteristics off Miyagi forearc region, the Japan Trench seismogenic zone, deduced from a wide-angle reflection and refraction study

    Seiichi Miura;Narumi Takahashi;Ayako Nakanishi;Tetsuro Tsuru

  • A cause of rupture segmentation and synchronization in the Nankai trough revealed by seismic imaging and numerical simulation

    Shuichi Kodaira;Takane Hori;Aki Ito;Seiichi Miura

  • Seismological structure and implications of collision between the Ontong Java Plateau and Solomon Island Arc from ocean bottom seismometer-airgun data

    Seiichi Miura;Kiyoshi Suyehiro;Masanao Shinohara;Narumi Takahashi

  • SOME FACTORS AFFECTING CYCLIC UNDRAINED TRIAXIAL STRENGTH OF SAND

    Fumio Tatsuoka;Shosuke Toki;Seiichi Miura;Hiroyuki Kato

  • A deep strong reflector in the Nankai accretionary wedge from multichannel seismic data: Implications for underplating and interseismic shear stress release

    Jin-Oh Park;Tetsuro Tsuru;Narumi Takahashi;Takane Hori

  • Controlling factor of incoming plate hydration at the north-western Pacific margin

    Gou Fujie;Shuichi Kodaira;Yuka Kaiho;Yojiro Yamamoto

  • ANISOTROPY IN MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND ITS SIMULATION OF SANDS SAMPLED FROM NATURAL DEPOSITS

    Seiichi Miura;Shosuke Toki

  • Cyclic Undrained Triaxial Strength of Sand by a Cooperative Test Program

    Shosuke Toki;Fumio Tatsuoka;Seiichi Miura;Yoshiaki Yoshimi

  • Detailed structural image around splay‐fault branching in the Nankai subduction seismogenic zone: Results from a high‐density ocean bottom seismic survey

    Ayako Nakanishi;Shuichi Kodaira;Seiichi Miura;Aki Ito

  • Crustal structure of the southern Okinawa Trough: Symmetrical rifting, submarine volcano, and potential mantle accretion in the continental back-arc basin

    Ryuta Arai;Shuichi Kodaira;Kaiho Yuka;Tsutomu Takahashi

  • Bending of the subducting oceanic plate and its implication for rupture propagation of large interplate earthquakes off Miyagi, Japan, in the Japan Trench subduction zone

    Aki Ito;Gou Fujie;Seiichi Miura;Shuichi Kodaira

  • Structural variations of arc crusts and rifted margins in the southern Izu-Ogasawara arc–back arc system

    Narumi Takahashi;Shuichi Kodaira;Yoshiyuki Tatsumi;Mikiya Yamashita

  • High-resolution seismic imaging in the Japan Trench axis area off Miyagi, northeastern Japan

    Yasuyuki Nakamura;Shuichi Kodaira;Seiichi Miura;Christine Regalla

  • Structural characteristics controlling the seismicity crustal structure of southern Japan Trench fore-arc region, revealed by ocean bottom seismographic data

    Seiichi Miura;Shuichi Kodaira;Ayako Nakanishi;Tetsuro Tsuru

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