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William S. D. Wilcock

William S. D. Wilcock

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Earth Science

D-Index
43
Citations
5788
World Ranking
5077
National Ranking
1898

Overview

William S. D. Wilcock is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work covers a broad spectrum of topics with a focus on geophysics, oceanography, artificial intelligence applications, ecology, and ocean engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of earthquakes and tectonics, seismic wave analysis, and underwater acoustics. Their research also involves seismology and earthquake studies, marine animal research, seismic imaging, and geological and geochemical analysis. Key topics of their work include:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic waves and analysis
  • Underwater acoustics research
  • Seismology and earthquake studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Seismic imaging and inversion techniques
  • Geological and geochemical analysis

William S. D. Wilcock has frequently published in a range of peer-reviewed journals. The most common venues for their publications include:

  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Seismological Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Wilcock are:

  • "New Opportunities to Study Earthquake Precursors," 2020, Seismological Research Letters
  • "SMART Subsea Cables for Observing the Earth and Ocean, Mitigating Environmental Hazards, and Supporting the Blue Economy," 2022, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "Distributed acoustic sensing recordings of low-frequency whale calls and ship noise offshore Central Oregon," 2023, JASA Express Letters
  • "Physical Sources of High-Frequency Seismic Noise on Cascadia Initiative Ocean Bottom Seismometers," 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Geodetic Monitoring at Axial Seamount Since Its 2015 Eruption Reveals a Waning Magma Supply and Tightly Linked Rates of Deformation and Seismicity," 2021, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Collaborations have been an important aspect of Wilcock's research. Frequent co-authors include Shima Abadi, M. Tolstoy, Rose Hilmo, Bradley P. Lipovsky, and Zoe Krauss, reflecting interdisciplinary cooperation in related scientific domains.

Best Publications

  • The three-dimensional seismic velocity structure of the East Pacific Rise near latitude 9° 30′ N

    Douglas R. Toomey;Douglas R. Toomey;G. M. Purdy;Sean C. Solomon;William S. D. Wilcock

  • The quantum event of oceanic crustal accretion: impacts of diking at mid-ocean ridges.

    J. R. Delaney;D. S. Kelley;M. D. Lilley;D. A. Butterfield

  • Mid-ocean ridge sulfide deposits: Evidence for heat extraction from magma chambers or cracking fronts?

    William S.D. Wilcock;John R. Delaney

  • Tidal triggering of microearthquakes on the Juan de Fuca Ridge

    William S. D. Wilcock

  • Mantle seismic structure beneath the MELT region of the east pacific rise from P and S wave tomography

    Douglas R. Toomey;William S. D. Wilcock;Sean C. Solomon;William C. Hammond

  • The Subseafloor Biosphere at Mid-Ocean Ridges

    William S. D. Wilcock;Edward F. DeLong;Deborah S. Kelley;John A. Baross

  • The Cascadia Initiative: A Sea Change In Seismological Studies of Subduction Zones

    Douglas R. Toomey;Richard M. Allen;Andrew H. Barclay;Samuel W. Bell

  • 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

  • Development of a seawater battery for deep-water applications

    William S.D. Wilcock;Peter C. Kauffman

  • Seismic constraints on caldera dynamics from the 2015 Axial Seamount eruption.

    William S. D. Wilcock;Maya Tolstoy;Felix Waldhauser;Charles Garcia

  • Segment-scale variations in the crustal structure of 150–300 kyr old fast spreading oceanic crust (East Pacific Rise, 8°15′N–10°5′N) from wide-angle seismic refraction profiles

    J. Pablo Canales;Robert S. Detrick;Douglas R. Toomey;William S. D. Wilcock

  • Skew of mantle upwelling beneath the East Pacific Rise governs segmentation

    Douglas R. Toomey;David Jousselin;Robert A. Dunn;William S. D. Wilcock

  • Asymmetric mantle dynamics in the MELT region of the East Pacific Rise

    D.R. Toomey;W.S.D. Wilcock;J.A. Conder;D.W. Forsyth

  • Crustal structure of Deception Island volcano from P wave seismic tomography: Tectonic and volcanic implications

    Daria Zandomeneghi;Daria Zandomeneghi;Andrew Barclay;Javier Almendros;Jesús M. Ibañez Godoy

  • The Seismic Attenuation Structure of a Fast-Spreading Mid-Ocean Ridge

    William S. D. Wilcock;Sean C. Solomon;G. M. Purdy;Douglas R. Toomey

  • Cellular convection models of mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal circulation and the temperatures of black smoker fluids

    William S. D. Wilcock

  • Source levels of fin whale 20 Hz pulses measured in the Northeast Pacific Ocean.

    Michelle J. Weirathmueller;William S. D. Wilcock;Dax C. Soule

  • Microearthquakes on the Endeavour segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge

    William S. D. Wilcock;Stephen D. Archer;G. M. Purdy

  • Microearthquake evidence for extension across the Kane Transform Fault

    William S. D. Wilcock;G. M. Purdy;Sean C. Solomon

  • Seismic attenuation structure of the East Pacific Rise near 9°30′N

    William S. D. Wilcock;Sean C. Solomon;G. M. Purdy;Douglas R. Toomey

  • Tidal triggering of microearthquakes on the Juan de

    Fuca Ridge;William S. D. Wilcock

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas R. Toomey
Douglas R. Toomey University of Oregon
Felix Waldhauser
Felix Waldhauser Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
G. M. Purdy
G. M. Purdy Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Suzanne M. Carbotte
Suzanne M. Carbotte Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
John R. Delaney
John R. Delaney University of Washington
Sean C. Solomon
Sean C. Solomon Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Robert S. Detrick
Robert S. Detrick Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Paul Bodin
Paul Bodin University of Washington
Deborah S. Kelley
Deborah S. Kelley University of Washington
Robert P. Dziak
Robert P. Dziak Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

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