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Sergio Barrientos

Sergio Barrientos

Overview

Sergio Barrientos is affiliated with the University of Chile in Chile and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus predominantly on Geophysics. Their research intersects with related subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Ocean Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The main topics of their work cover Seismology and Earthquake Studies, Seismic Waves and Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, High-pressure geophysics and materials, and Geophysics and Sensor Technology.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Magnitude estimation and ground motion prediction to harness fiber optic distributed acoustic sensing for earthquake early warning" (2023) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Lithospheric Erosion in the Patagonian Slab Window, and Implications for Glacial Isostasy" (2022) published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "The Northern Chile forearc constrained by 15 years of permanent seismic monitoring" (2023) published in Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • "Relationship Between Subduction Erosion and the Up-Dip Limit of the 2014 Mw 8.1 Iquique Earthquake" (2021) published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "End-to-End LSTM-Based Earthquake Magnitude Estimation With a Single Station" (2022) published in IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters

Frequently publishing venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences

They have collaborated often with several coauthors, notably:

  • Hannah F. Mark
  • Douglas A. Wiens
  • Andreas Richter
  • Walid Mansour
  • Eric Marderwald

Best Publications

  • The 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule megathrust earthquake of Central Chile, monitored by GPS.

    C. Vigny;A. Socquet;S. Peyrat;J. C. Ruegg

  • The 1960 Chile earthquake: inversion for slip distribution from surface deformation

    Sergio E. Barrientos;Steven N. Ward

  • Field Survey of the 27 February 2010 Chile Tsunami

    Hermann M. Fritz;Catherine M. Petroff;Patricio A. Catalán;Rodrigo Cienfuegos

  • Gradual unlocking of plate boundary controlled initiation of the 2014 Iquique earthquake

    Bernd Schurr;Guenter Asch;Sebastian Hainzl;Jonathan Bedford

  • Source characteristics of historic earthquakes along the central Chile subduction Askew et alzone

    S. Beck;S. Barrientos;E. Kausel;M. Reyes

  • Interseismic strain accumulation measured by GPS in the seismic gap between Constitución and Concepción in Chile

    J.C. Ruegg;A. Rudloff;C. Vigny;R. Madariaga

  • Planar high-angle faulting in the basin and range: Geodetic analysis of the 1983 Borah Peak, Idaho, earthquake

    Ross S. Stein;Sergio E. Barrientos

  • Continuing megathrust earthquake potential in Chile after the 2014 Iquique earthquake

    Gavin P. Hayes;Matthew W. Herman;William D. Barnhart;Kevin P. Furlong

  • An inversion for slip distribution and fault shape from geodetic observations of the 1983, Borah Peak, Idaho, Earthquake

    Steven N. Ward;Sergio E. Barrientos

  • The MW=8.1 Antofagasta (North Chile) Earthquake of July 30, 1995: First results from teleseismic and geodetic data

    J. C. Ruegg;J. Campos;R. Armijo;S. Barrientos

  • A seismological study of the 1835 seismic gap in south-central Chile

    J Campos;D Hatzfeld;R Madariaga;G Lopez

  • Coseismic slip distribution of the February 27, 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule, Chile earthquake

    Fred F. Pollitz;Ben Brooks;Xiaopeng Tong;Michael G. Bevis

  • Aftershock seismicity of the 27 February 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule earthquake rupture zone

    Dietrich Lange;Frederik Tilmann;Frederik Tilmann;Sergio E. Barrientos;Eduardo Contreras-Reyes

  • The fluid-driven tectonic swarm of Aysen Fjord, Chile (2007) associated with two earthquakes (Mw=6.1 and Mw=6.2) within the Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault Zone

    D. Legrand;S. Barrientos;K. Bataille;J. Cembrano

  • Comparison of the 1959 Hebgen Lake, Montana and the 1983 Borah Peak, Idaho, earthquakes from geodetic observations

    Sergio E. Barrientos;Ross S. Stein;Steven N. Ward

  • Postseismic coastal uplift in southern Chile

    Sergio E. Barrientos;George Plafker;Emilio Lorca

  • The 2007 M7.7 Tocopilla northern Chile earthquake sequence: Implications for along-strike and downdip rupture segmentation and megathrust frictional behavior

    B. Schurr;G. Asch;M. Rosenau;R. Wang

  • Asperities and barriers on the seismogenic zone in North Chile: state‐of‐the‐art after the 2007 Mw 7.7 Tocopilla earthquake inferred by GPS and InSAR data

    M. Béjar-Pizarro;M. Béjar-Pizarro;D. Carrizo;D. Carrizo;A. Socquet;R. Armijo

  • Local tsunami warnings: Perspectives from recent large events

    Diego Melgar;Richard M. Allen;Sebastian Riquelme;Jianghui Geng;Jianghui Geng

  • Coseismic coastal uplift and coralline algae record in Northern Chile: The 1995 Antofagasta earthquake case

    Luc Ortlieb;Luc Ortlieb;Sergio Barrientos;Nury Guzman

Frequent Co-Authors

Christophe Vigny
Christophe Vigny École Normale Supérieure
Marcos Moreno
Marcos Moreno Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Anne Socquet
Anne Socquet Grenoble Alpes University
Frederik Tilmann
Frederik Tilmann Freie Universität Berlin
Raul Madariaga
Raul Madariaga École Normale Supérieure
Ingo Grevemeyer
Ingo Grevemeyer GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Rolando Armijo
Rolando Armijo Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Onno Oncken
Onno Oncken University of Potsdam
Susan L. Beck
Susan L. Beck University of Arizona
Michael Bevis
Michael Bevis The Ohio State University

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