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Overview

Wayne Thatcher is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research contributions are primarily documented through scientific papers published in recognized venues, reflecting their engagement with topics related to Earth sciences and geophysical modeling.

The scientist has authored several papers published in 2020 and 2024. These include:

  • SCEC Community Thermal Model (CTM), 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • SCEC Community Thermal Model (CTM), 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Tom Hanks-A Remembrance, 2024, Seismological Research Letters

Wayne Thatcher frequently collaborates with several coauthors. Notable coauthors with whom they have published multiple works include:

  • E. H. Hearn
  • Laurent G. J. Montési
  • Mike Oskin
  • Greg Hirth
  • Whitney Behr

The major publication venues for their research include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Seismological Research Letters

Several collaborative papers coauthored by Wayne Thatcher focus on community models for crustal and thermal properties, with a concentration on the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) initiatives. These community models serve as frameworks for understanding rheology and thermal processes in geological studies.

Their work demonstrates engagement with community-based scientific modeling and seismic research publication forums. Wayne Thatcher's involvement in these areas supports ongoing efforts in geophysical research and earthquake study communities.

Best Publications

  • Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, Version 3 (UCERF3)—The Time‐Independent Model

    Edward H. Field;Ramon J. Arrowsmith;Glenn P. Biasi;Peter Bird

  • Source parameters of southern California earthquakes

    Wayne Thatcher;Thomas C. Hanks

  • Nonlinear strain buildup and the earthquake cycle on the San Andreas Fault

    Wayne Thatcher

  • Tectonic contraction across Los Angeles after removal of groundwater pumping effects

    Gerald W. Bawden;Wayne R. Thatcher;Ross S. Stein;Kenneth W. Hudnut

  • Mantle Flow Beneath a Continental Strike-Slip Fault: Postseismic Deformation After the 1999 Hector Mine Earthquake

    Fred F. Pollitz;Chuck Wicks;Wayne Thatcher

  • Microplate model for the present-day deformation of Tibet

    Wayne Thatcher

  • Present-Day Deformation Across the Basin and Range Province, Western United States

    Wayne Thatcher;G. R. Foulger;B. R. Julian;J. Svarc

  • New constraints on the active tectonic deformation of the Aegean

    Marleen Nyst;Marleen Nyst;Wayne Thatcher

  • Systematic variation in the depths of slabs beneath arc volcanoes

    P. England;R. Engdahl;W. Thatcher

  • Coseismic slip resolution along a plate boundary megathrust: The Nankai Trough, southwest Japan

    Takeshi Sagiya;Wayne Thatcher

  • Contemporary tectonic deformation of the Basin and Range province, western United States: 10 years of observation with the Global Positioning System

    William C. Hammond;William C. Hammond;Wayne Thatcher

  • Long‐Term Time‐Dependent Probabilities for the Third Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF3)

    Edward H. Field;Glenn P. Biasi;Peter Bird;Timothy E. Dawson

  • Order and diversity in the modes of Circum-Pacific Earthquake recurrence

    Wayne Thatcher

  • A viscoelastic coupling model for the cyclic deformation due to periodically repeated Earthquakes at subduction zones

    Wayne Thatcher;John B. Rundle

  • Migration of fluids beneath Yellowstone caldera inferred from satellite radar interferometry

    Charles Wicks;Wayne Thatcher;Daniel Dzurisin

  • The earthquake deformation cycle at the Nankai Trough, southwest Japan

    Wayne Thatcher

  • A model for the earthquake cycle in underthrust zones

    Wayne Thatcher;John B. Rundle

  • Probabilities of large earthquakes occurring in California on the San Andreas Fault

    Duncan C Agnew;Clarence R Allen;Lloyd S Cluff;James H Dieterich

  • Geodetic slip rate for the eastern California shear zone and the recurrence time of Mojave desert earthquakes

    Jeanne Sauber;Wayne Thatcher;Sean C. Solomon;Michael Lisowski

  • Uniform California earthquake rupture forecast, version 3 (UCERF3): the time-independent model

    Edward H. Field;Glenn P. Biasi;Peter Bird;Timothy E. Dawson

  • Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast, version 3 (UCERF3)—The time-independent model: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2013–1165

    Edward H Field;Glenn P Biasi;Peter Bird;Timothy E Dawson

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred F. Pollitz
Fred F. Pollitz United States Geological Survey
Tom Parsons
Tom Parsons United States Geological Survey
Kaj M. Johnson
Kaj M. Johnson Indiana University
Yuehua Zeng
Yuehua Zeng United States Geological Survey
Peter Bird
Peter Bird University of California, Los Angeles
Edward H. Field
Edward H. Field United States Geological Survey
Ross S. Stein
Ross S. Stein United States Geological Survey
Ray J. Weldon
Ray J. Weldon University of Oregon
Takuya Nishimura
Takuya Nishimura Kyoto University
Andrew J. Michael
Andrew J. Michael United States Geological Survey

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