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Simon L. Klemperer

Simon L. Klemperer

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Earth Science

D-Index
72
Citations
15648
World Ranking
881
National Ranking
418

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Simon L. Klemperer is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with specific expertise in geophysics. Their work encompasses multiple main topics, including earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geochemical analysis, seismic waves and analysis, earthquake detection and analysis, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, and geophysical and geoelectrical methods.

Recent notable publications include:

  • Limited underthrusting of India below Tibet: 3 He/ 4 He analysis of thermal springs locates the mantle suture in continental collision (2022), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Localized foundering of Indian lower crust in the India-Tibet collision zone (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Crustal-scale wedge tectonics at the narrow boundary between the Tibetan Plateau and Ordos block (2020), Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Tomographic Image of Shear Wave Structure of NE India Based on Analysis of Rayleigh Wave Data (2021), Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Coseismic electric and magnetic signals observed during 2017 Jiuzhaigou Mw 6.5 earthquake and explained by electrokinetics and magnetometer rotation (2020), Geophysical Journal International

Frequent co-authors involved in their research include:

  • Alexander R. Blanchette
  • Walter D. Mooney
  • Xiaofeng Liang
  • Shiqi Wang
  • Xiaohan Song

The scientist's research has appeared regularly in several publication venues, including:

  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Geology

Simon L. Klemperer has been recognized by professional organizations with awards such as:

  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2018
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Best Publications

  • Partially Molten Middle Crust Beneath Southern Tibet: Synthesis of Project INDEPTH Results

    K. D. Nelson;Wenjin Zhao;L. D. Brown;J. Kuo

  • The onset of India–Asia continental collision: Early, steep subduction required by the timing of UHP metamorphism in the western Himalaya

    Mary L. Leech;S. Singh;A.K. Jain;Simon L. Klemperer

  • An Overview of the Izu‐Bonin‐Mariana Subduction Factory

    Robert J. Stern;Matthew J. Fouch;Simon L. Klemperer

  • The Moho in the northern Basin and Range province, Nevada, along the COCORP 40°N seismic-reflection transect

    Simon L. Klemperer;T. A. Hauge;E. C. Hauser;J. E. Oliver

  • Crustal flow in Tibet: geophysical evidence for the physical state of Tibetan lithosphere, and inferred patterns of active flow

    S. L. Klemperer

  • Crustal structure of central Tibet as derived from project INDEPTH wide-angle seismic data

    W. Zhao;J. Mechie;L. D. Brown;J. Guo

  • Characteristics of volcanic rifted margins

    Martin A. Menzies;Simon L. Klemperer;Cynthia J. Ebinger;Joel Baker

  • Origin of high mountains in the continents: The Southern Sierra Nevada

    Brian Wernicke;Robert Clayton;Mihai Ducea;Craig H. Jones

  • Overview of the COCORP 40°N Transect, western United States: The fabric of an orogenic belt

    R. W. Allmendinger;T. A. Hauge;E. C. Hauser;C. J. Potter

  • Characterizing the Main Himalayan Thrust in the Garhwal Himalaya, India with receiver function CCP stacking

    Warren B. Caldwell;Simon L. Klemperer;Jesse F. Lawrence;Shyam S. Rai

  • Volcanic rifted margins

    Martin A. Menzies;Simon L. Klemperer;Cynthia J. Ebinger;Joel Baker

  • Three-dimensional seismic imaging of a protoridge axis in the Main Ethiopian rift

    K. Keranen;S.L. Klemperer;R. Gloaguen

  • Crustal-scale duplexing beneath the Yarlung Zangbo suture in the western Himalaya

    Rui Gao;Zhanwu Lu;Simon L. Klemperer;Haiyan Wang

  • Crustal structure and evolution of the Mariana intra-oceanic island arc

    Narumi Takahashi;Shuichi Kodaira;Simon L. Klemperer;Yoshiyuki Tatsumi

  • Measuring the seismic properties of Tibetan bright spots: Evidence for free aqueous fluids in the Tibetan middle crust

    Yizhaq Makovsky;Simon L. Klemperer

  • 3D imaging of subducting and fragmenting Indian continental lithosphere beneath southern and central Tibet using body-wave finite-frequency tomography

    Xiaofeng Liang;Yun Chen;Xiaobo Tian;Xiaobo Tian;Yongshun John Chen

  • INDEPTH III seismic data: From surface observations to deep crustal processes in Tibet

    Seth S. Haines;Simon L. Klemperer;Larry Brown;Guo Jingru

  • Crustal structure of the Northern Main Ethiopian Rift from the EAGLE controlled source survey; a snapshot of incipient lithospheric break-up

    P.K.H. Maguire;G.R. Keller;S.L. Klemperer;G.D. Mackenzie

  • Discontinuous and diachronous evolution of the Main Ethiopian Rift: Implications for development of continental rifts

    K. Keranen;S.L. Klemperer

  • Injection of Tibetan crust beneath the south Qaidam Basin: Evidence from INDEPTH IV wide-angle seismic data

    M. S. Karplus;W. Zhao;S. L. Klemperer;Z. Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

James Mechie
James Mechie University of Potsdam
Lawrence D. Brown
Lawrence D. Brown Cornell University
Götz H. R. Bokelmann
Götz H. R. Bokelmann University of Vienna
John Nabelek
John Nabelek Oregon State University
Walter D. Mooney
Walter D. Mooney United States Geological Survey
Jack Oliver
Jack Oliver Cornell University
Zhongjie Zhang
Zhongjie Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Richard Hobbs
Richard Hobbs Durham University
Jiwen Teng
Jiwen Teng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rainer Kind
Rainer Kind Freie Universität Berlin

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