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  • 2015 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

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Suzanne M. Carbotte is affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in geophysics and geology. The main subjects of their work include earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, seismic waves and analysis, geology and paleoclimatology research, as well as geological and geophysical studies.

The scientist has published multiple papers in notable venues, including the following recent works:

  • Stacked sills forming a deep melt-mush feeder conduit beneath Axial Seamount, 2020, Geology
  • Do sea level variations influence mid-ocean ridge magma supply? A test using crustal thickness and bathymetry data from the East Pacific Rise, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Stacked Magma Lenses Beneath Mid-Ocean Ridges: Insights From New Seismic Observations and Synthesis With Prior Geophysical and Geologic Findings, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Vp/Vs Ratio of Incoming Sediments Off Cascadia Subduction Zone From Analysis of Controlled-Source Multicomponent OBS Records, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Subducting plate structure and megathrust morphology from deep seismic imaging linked to earthquake rupture segmentation at Cascadia, 2024, Science Advances

They frequently publish in the following venues:

  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Science Advances
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geology
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Frequent co-authors include Shuoshuo Han, J. P. Canales, M. R. Nedimović, B. Boston, and Michelle K. Lee. These collaborations indicate an active involvement in multidisciplinary projects within the Earth sciences domain.

Their work spans several subfields of study, primarily focused on geophysics, followed by geology and atmospheric science, with minor involvement in information systems and management.

Award-wise, Suzanne M. Carbotte was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Global Multi-Resolution Topography synthesis

    William B. F. Ryan;Suzanne M. Carbotte;Justin O. Coplan;Justin O. Coplan;Suzanne O'Hara

  • Volcanic eruption of the mid-ocean ridge along the East Pacific Rise crest at 9°45-52'N: Direct submersible observations of seafloor phenomena associated with an eruption event in April, 1991

    R.M. Haymon;D.J. Fornari;K. L. Von Damm;M.D. Lilley

  • A new view of the mid-ocean ridge from the behaviour of ridge-axis discontinuities

    Ken C. Macdonald;P. J. Fox;L. J. Perram;M. F. Eisen

  • Hydrothermal vent distribution along the East Pacific Rise crest (9°09′–54′N) and its relationship to magmatic and tectonic processes on fast-spreading mid-ocean ridges

    Rachel M. Haymon;Daniel J. Fornari;Margo H. Edwards;Suzanne Carbotte

  • Mid-ocean ridges: discontinuities, segments and giant cracks.

    Ken C. Macdonald;Daniel S. Scheirer;Suzanne M. Carbotte

  • East Pacific Rise 8°–10°30′N: Evolution of ridge segments and discontinuities from SeaMARC II and three‐dimensional magnetic studies

    Suzanne Carbotte;Ken Macdonald

  • Comparison of seafloor tectonic fabric at intermediate, fast, and super fast spreading ridges: Influence of spreading rate, plate motions, and ridge segmentation on fault patterns

    Suzanne M. Carbotte;Ken C. Macdonald

  • The East Pacific Rise and its flanks 8 18° N: History of segmentation, propagation and spreading direction based on SeaMARC II and Sea Beam studies

    Ken C. Macdonald;Paul J. Fox;Steve Miller;Suzanne Carbotte

  • Rift topography linked to magmatism at the intermediate spreading Juan de Fuca Ridge

    Suzanne M. Carbotte;Robert S. Detrick;Alistair Harding;Juan Pablo Canales

  • Seismic structure of the Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge: Correlations with seismicity and hydrothermal activity

    E. M. Van Ark;R. S. Detrick;J. P. Canales;S. M. Carbotte

  • Spreading rates, rift propagation, and fracture zone offset histories during the past 5 my on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge; 25°–27°30′ S and 31°–34°30′ S

    S. Carbotte;S. M. Welch;K. C. MacDonald

  • Frozen magma lenses below the oceanic crust

    Mladen R. Nedimović;Suzanne M. Carbotte;Alistair J. Harding;Robert S. Detrick

  • Fine-scale segmentation of the crustal magma reservoir beneath the East Pacific Rise

    Suzanne M. Carbotte;Milena Marjanović;Helene Carton;John C. Mutter

  • Navigational infrastructure at the East Pacific Rise 9°50'N area following the 2005-2006 eruption: Seafloor benchmarks and near-bottom multibeam surveys

    S A Soule;V L Ferrini;J C Kinsey;D J Fornari

  • Contribution of volcanism and tectonism to axial and flank morphology of the southern East Pacific Rise, 17°10′–17°40′S, from a study of layer 2A geometry

    Suzanne M. Carbotte;John C. Mutter;Liqing Xu

  • Tectonic and magmatic segmentation of the Global Ocean Ridge System: A synthesis of observations

    Suzanne M. Carbotte;Deborah K. Smith;Mathilde Cannat;Emily M. Klein

  • Upper crustal structure and axial topography at intermediate spreading ridges: Seismic constraints from the southern Juan de Fuca Ridge

    J. Pablo Canales;Robert S. Detrick;Suzanne M. Carbotte;Graham M. Kent

  • Influence of magma supply and spreading rate on crustal magma bodies and emplacement of the extrusive layer: Insights from the East Pacific Rise at lat 16°N

    Suzanne Carbotte;Carolyn Mutter;John Mutter;Gustavo Ponce-Correa

  • Magmatic Subsidence of the East Pacific Rise (EPR) at 18˚14'S Revealed Through Fault Restoration of Ridge Crest Bathymetry

    Suzanne M. Carbotte;William B. F. Ryan;Wen Jin;Marie-Helene Cormier

  • Seismic reflection imaging of the Juan de Fuca plate from ridge to trench: New constraints on the distribution of faulting and evolution of the crust prior to subduction

    Shuoshuo Han;Shuoshuo Han;Shuoshuo Han;Suzanne M. Carbotte;Juan Pablo Canales;Mladen R. Nedimović;Mladen R. Nedimović

  • Causes of variation in fault-facing direction on the ocean floor

    Suzanne M. Carbotte;Ken C. Macdonald

  • Seismic images of active magma systems beneath the East Pacific rise between 17...05' and 17...35'S

    John C. Mutter;Suzanne M. Carbotte;Wusi Su;Liqing Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Mladen R. Nedimović
Mladen R. Nedimović Dalhousie University
John C. Mutter
John C. Mutter Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Alistair J. Harding
Alistair J. Harding University of California, San Diego
Graham M. Kent
Graham M. Kent University of Nevada Reno
William B. F. Ryan
William B. F. Ryan Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Robert S. Detrick
Robert S. Detrick Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Robin E. Bell
Robin E. Bell Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Ken C. Macdonald
Ken C. Macdonald University of California, Santa Barbara
Pascal Hitzler
Pascal Hitzler Kansas State University
Peter H. Wiebe
Peter H. Wiebe Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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