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  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Yujiro Ogawa is affiliated with the University of Tsukuba in Japan and specializes primarily in the field of Engineering, with a significant focus on Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Their research extends into Geophysics and Atmospheric Science, bridging various aspects of earth and planetary sciences with practical engineering applications.

The scientist's work centers on several main topics including Drilling and Well Engineering, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Oil and Gas Production Techniques, and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods. Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research are also notable areas within their scope of research.

Yujiro Ogawa has contributed to recent publications in respected venues, reflecting a range of geoscience and engineering interests. Recent papers include:

  • "Subduction zone processes and crustal growth mechanisms at Pacific Rim convergent margins: modern and ancient analogues," 2020, Geological Magazine
  • "Stratigraphy and Geological Structures of the Miura Group in the Ubajima Islands, Northernmost Sagami Bay: Multiple Duplexes and Fault-propagation Folds Based on Tracing Tephra Key Beds," 2021, Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi)
  • "ODP Leg 156, Hole 948D - Well Logging Data," 2020, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "DSDP Leg 84, Hole 570 - Well Logging Data," 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "ODP Leg 156, Hole 948C - Well Logging Data," 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Key frequent co-authors with Yujiro Ogawa include Thomas H. Shipley, Peter Blum, Juichiro Ashi, Warner Brückmann, and Frank Filice. This collaboration network suggests involvement in multidisciplinary teams contributing to ocean and earth sciences.

Publication venues where Yujiro Ogawa's work appears most frequently include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University), Geological Magazine, and Journal of Geography (Chigaku Zasshi). The strong presence of open access repositories like Zenodo and OPAL indicates a focus on data sharing and well logging documentation within the geoscience community.

Among recognitions, Yujiro Ogawa holds the title of Fellow of the Geological Society of America, highlighting engagement with the professional geological community.

Best Publications

  • Volcanism in Response to Plate Flexure

    Naoto Hirano;Naoto Hirano;Eiichi Takahashi;Eiichi Takahashi;Junji Yamamoto;Junji Yamamoto;Natsue Abe

  • Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences

    Yasuhiro Yamada;Kiichiro Kawamura;Ken Ikehara;Yujiro Ogawa

  • Global risks: Pool knowledge to stem losses from disasters

    Susan L. Cutter;Alik Ismail-Zadeh;Irasema Alcántara-Ayala;Orhan Altan

  • Tectonics and hydrogeology of the northern Barbados Ridge: Results from Ocean Drilling Program Leg 110

    J. Casey Moore;Alain Mascle;Elliott Taylor;Patrick Andreieff

  • Submarine Mass Movements and Their Consequences

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  • Abnormal fluid pressures and fault-zone dilation in the Barbados accretionary prism: Evidence from logging while drilling

    J. C. Moore;T. H. Shipley;D. Goldberg;Y. Ogawa

  • Outer slope faulting associated with the western Kuril and Japan trenches

    Kazuo Kobayashi;Masao Nakanishi;Kensaku Tamaki;Yujiro Ogawa

  • Mechanism of methane flow through sheared coals and its role on methane recovery

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  • Large submarine landslides in the Japan Trench: A new scenario for additional tsunami generation

    Kiichiro Kawamura;Tomoyuki Sasaki;Toshiya Kanamatsu;Arito Sakaguchi

  • Stable isotopic ratios and origins of the carbonates associated with cold seepage at the eastern Nankai Trough

    H. Sakai;T. Gamo;Y. Ogawa;J. Boulegue

  • Geochemistry of deep sea sediments at cold seep sites in the Nankai Trough: Insights into the effect of anaerobic oxidation of methane

    Hisatoshi Sato;Ken-ichiro Hayashi;Yujiro Ogawa;Kiichiro Kawamura

  • Oblique and near collision subduction, Sagami and Suruga Troughs —preliminary results of the French-Japanese 1984 Kaiko cruise, Leg 2

    Kazuaki Nakamura;Vincent Renard;Jacques Angelier;Jacques Azema

  • Leg 84 of the Deep Sea Drilling Project

    Jean Aubouin;Roland Von Huene;Roland Von Huene;Miriam Baltuck;Robert Arnott

  • A new type of intra-plate volcanism; young alkali-basalts discovered from the subducting Pacific Plate, northern Japan Trench

    N. Hirano;K. Kawamura;M. Hattori;K. Saito

  • Volcaniclastic sediments, process interaction and depositional setting of the Mio-Pliocene Miura Group, SE Japan

    Dorrik A.V. Stow;Asahiko Taira;Yujiro Ogawa;Wonn Soh

  • Layer‐parallel faults, duplexes, imbricate thrusts and vein structures of the Miura Group: Keys to understanding the Izu fore‐arc sediment accretion to the Honshu fore arc

    Yasuaki Hanamura;Yujiro Ogawa

  • Scaly fabrics in sheared clays from the décollement zone of the Barbados accretionary prism

    P. Labaume;A. J. Maltman;A. Bolton;D. Tessier

  • Evolution of structures and fabrics in the Barbados Accretionary Prism. Insights from leg 110 of the Ocean Drilling Program

    Jan H Behrmann;Kevin Brown;J.Casey Moore;Alain Mascle

  • Structure and development of the Sagami trough and the Boso triple junction

    Yujiro Ogawa;Tetsuzo Seno;Hinako Akiyoshi;Hidekazu Tokuyama

  • Formation of chaotic rock units during primary accretion processes: Examples from the Miura–Boso accretionary complex, central Japan

    Yuzuru Yamamoto;Manami Nidaira;Yasufumi Ohta;Yujiro Ogawa

  • Collision of the IZU arc with Honshu and the effects of oblique subduction in the Miura-Boso peninsulas

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  • Deep-sea submersible survey in the Suruga, Sagami and Japan Trenches: preliminary results of the 1985 Kaiko cruise, Leg 2

    Guy Pautot;Kazuaki Nakamura;Philippe Huchon;Jacques Angelier

  • Progressive change of pelagic clay microstructure during burial process: examples from piston cores and ODP cores

    Kiichiro Kawamura;Yujiro Ogawa

  • Structural architecture and active deformation of the Nankai Accretionary Prism, Japan: Submersible survey results from the Tenryu Submarine Canyon

    Kiichiro Kawamura;Yujiro Ogawa;Ryo Anma;Shunji Yokoyama

  • Disaster Risks Research and Assessment to Promote Risk Reduction and Management

    Orhan Altan;Irasema Alcántara-Ayala;Daniel N Baker;Salvano Briceño

Frequent Co-Authors

Yildirim Dilek
Yildirim Dilek Miami University
Gregory F. Moore
Gregory F. Moore University of Hawaii at Manoa
Andrew T. Fisher
Andrew T. Fisher University of California, Santa Cruz
Juichiro Ashi
Juichiro Ashi University of Tokyo
Toshiaki Tsunogae
Toshiaki Tsunogae University of Tsukuba
Michael Strasser
Michael Strasser University of Innsbruck
Coleen Vogel
Coleen Vogel University of the Witwatersrand
Susan L. Cutter
Susan L. Cutter University of South Carolina
Daniel N. Baker
Daniel N. Baker University of Colorado Boulder
Rainer K. Silbereisen
Rainer K. Silbereisen Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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