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153. * Golos, E. M., Fang, H., Yao, H., Zhang, H., Burdick, S., Vernon F., Schaeffer, A., Lebedev, S., Van der Hilst, R.D., Shear Wave Tomography Beneath the United States
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152. * Yu, C-.Y., Day, E.A., De Hoop, M.V., Campillo, M., Goes, S., Blythe, R.A., Van der Hilst, R.D., Compositional heterogeneity near the base of the mantle transition zone beneath Hawaii, Nature Communications, 9, art. no. 1266, doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-03654-6, 2018. [PDF]
151. * Yu, C-.Y., Day, E.A., De Hoop, M.V., Campillo, M., Van der Hilst, R.D., Mapping Mantle Transition Zone Discontinuities Beneath the Central Pacific With Array Processing of SS Precursors, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, v. 122, p. 10,364-10,378, doi: 10.1002/2017JB014327, 2017. [PDF]
150. Boyce, A., Bastow. I.D., Rondenay, S., and Van der Hilst, R.D., From relative to absolute teleseismic travel times: The Absolute Arrival-Time Recovery Method (AARM), Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 107, p. 2511-2520, doi: 10.1785/0120170021, 2017. [PDF]
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147.* Yu, C.-Q., Chen, W.-P., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Constraints on residual topography and crustal properties in the western United States from virtual deep seismic sounding, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 121, p. 5917-5930, doi: 10.1002/2016JB013046, 2016. [PDF]
146. Fang, H.-J., Zhang, H.-J., Yao, H.-J., Allam, A., Zigone, D., Ben-Zion, Y., Thurber, C., Van der Hilst, R.D., A new algorithm for three-dimensional joint inversion of body wave and surface wave data and its application to the Southern California Plate Boundary Region, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 121, p. 3557-3569, doi:10.1002/2015JB012702, 2016. [PDF]
145. Fang, H.-J., Yao, H.-J., Zhang, H.-J., Huang, Y.-C., Van der Hilst, R.D., Direct inversion of surface wave dispersion for 3-D shallow crustal structure based on ray tracing: methodology and application, Geophysical Journal International, v. 201, p. 1251-1263, 2015. [PDF]
144. * Shang, X.-F., Shim, S.-H, De Hoop, M.V., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Multiple Seismic Reflectors in Earth’s Lowermost Mantle, Proceedings National Academy of Sciences, v. 111, p. 2442-2446, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1312647111, 2014. [PDF]
143. Liu, Q.Y., Van der Hilst, R.D., Li, Y., Yao, H.J., Chen, J.H, Guo, B., Shao, H.Q., Wang, J., Huang, H., Shun, C.L., Eastward expansion of Tibet accommodated by both crustal flow and strain partitioning, Nature Geosciences, v. 7, p. 361-365, doi:10.1038/NGEO2130, 2014. [PDF]
142. ** He, R.-Z., Shang, X.-F., Yu, C.-Q., Zhang, H.-J., Van der Hilst, R.D., A unified map of Moho depth and Vp/Vs ratio of continental China by receiver function analysis, Geophysical Journal International, v. 199, p. 1910-1918, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggu365, 2014. [PDF]
141. ** Gouédard, P., Seher, T., McGuire, J.J., Collins, J.A., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Correction of Ocean-Bottom Seismometer instrumental clock errors using ambient seismic noise, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 104, p. 1276-1288, doi: 10.1785/0120130157, 2014. [PDF]
140. ** Froment, B, McGuire, J.J., Van der Hilst, R.D., Gouédard, P., Roland, E.C., Zhang, H., Collins, J.A., Imaging along-strike variations in mechanical properties of the Gofar transform fault, East Pacific Rise, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 119, p. 7175-7194, doi: 10.1002/2014JB011270, 2014. [PDF]
139. ** Chen, M., Huang, H., Yao, H.-Y., Van der Hilst, R.D., and Niu, F., Low wave speed zones in the crust beneath the SE Tibet revealed by ambient noise adjoint tomography, Geophysical Research Letters, 10.1002/2013GL058476, 2014. [PDF]
138. * Burdick, S., De Hoop, M.V., Wang, S., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Reverse-Time Migration-Based Reflection Tomography Using Teleseismic Free Surface Multiples, Geophysical Journal International, v. 196, p. 996-1017. doi: 10.1093/gji/ggt428, 2014. [PDF]
137. * Burdick, S, Van der Hilst, R.D., Vernon, F.L., Vladik Martynov, V., Cox, T, Eakins, J, Karasu, G.H., Tylell, T., Astiz, L., Pavlis, G.L., Model Update: Upper mantle heterogeneity beneath North America from traveltime tomography with global and USArray Transportable Array data, Seismological Research Letters, v. 85, p. 77-81, doi: 10.1785/0220130098], 2014. [PDF]
136. * Yu, C.-Q., Chen, W.-P., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Removing source-side scattering for virtual deep seismic sounding (VDSS), Geophysical Journal International, v. 195, p. 1932-1941, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggt359, 2013. [PDF]
135. ** Tauzin, B, Van der Hilst, R.D., Wittlinger, G., and Ricard, Y., Multiple transition zone seismic discontinuities and low velocity layers below western United States, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 118, p. 2307-2322, doi:10.1002/jgrb.50182, 2013. [PDF]
134. * Yu, C.-Q, Chen, W.-P., Ning, J.-Y., Tao, K., Chen, Y.-S, Teng, T.-L., Fang, X.-D., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Thick crust beneath the Ordos Plateau: implications for instability of the North China craton, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 357, p. 366-375, 2012. [PDF]
133. * Shang, X.-F., De Hoop, M.V., Van der Hilst, R.D., Beyond receiver functions: Passive source reverse time migration and inverse scattering of converted waves, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 39, L15308, doi:10.1029/2012GL052289, 2012. [PDF]
132. McGuire, J.J., Collins, J.A., Gouédard, P., Roland, E., Lizarralde, D., Boettcher, M.S., Behn, M.D., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Variations in Earthquake Rupture Properties Along the Gofar Transform Fault, East Pacific Rise, Nature Geosciences, v. 5, no. 5, p. 336-341, 10.1038/NGEO1454, 2012. [PDF]
131. ** Gouédard, P., Yao, H-.J., Ernst, F., Van der Hilst, R.D., Surface-wave eikonal tomography in heterogeneous media using exploration data, Geophysical Journal International, v. 191, p. 781-788, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2012.05652.x, 2012. [PDF]
130. De Wit, R.L.W., Trampert, J., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Toward quantifying uncertainty in travel time tomography using the null space shuttle, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 117, B03301, doi:10.1029/2011JB008754, 2012. [PDF]
129. * Burdick, S., Van der Hilst, R.D., Vernon, F.L., Martynov, V., Cox, T., Eakins, J., Astiz, L, Pavlis, G.L., Model Update March 2011: Upper mantle heterogeneity beneath North America from travel time tomography with global and USArray Transportable Array data, Seismological Research Letters, v. 83, p. 23–28, 2012. [PDF]
128. Brytik, V., De Hoop, M.V., Van der Hilst, R.D., Elastic-wave inverse scattering based on reverse time migration with active and passive source reflection data, Inside Out II – MSRI Publications, vol. 60, p. 411-454, 2012. [PDF]
127. ** Yao, H., Gouédard, P., Collins, J., McGuire, J., Van der Hilst, R.D., Structure of young East Pacific Rise lithosphere from ambient noise correlation analysis of fundamental- and higher-mode Scholte-Rayleigh waves, Comptes Rendus Geoscience, de l’Académie des Sciences, vol. 343, p. 571-583, 2011. [PDF]
126. ** Gouédard, P., Roux, P., Campillo, M., Verdel, A.R.,Yao, H., Van der Hilst, R.D., Source depopulation potential and surface wave tomography using correlation method in a scattering medium, Geophysics, v. 76(2), doi:10.1190/1.3535443, 2011. [PDF]
125. Gao, H, Humphreys, E.D., Yao, H., Van der Hilst, R.D., Crust and lithosphere structure of the Pacific Northwest with ambient noise tomography, Earth and Planetary Sciences Letters, vol. 304, p. 202-211, 2011. [PDF]
124. * Cao, Q., Van der Hilst, R.D., De Hoop, M.V., and Shim, S.-H., Seismic imaging of transition zone discontinuities suggests hot mantle west of Hawaii, Science, vol. 332, p. 1068-1071, doi:10.1126/science.1202731, 2011. [PDF]
123. Campillo, M, Sato, H., Shapiro, N., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Nouveaux développements de l’imagerie et du suivi temporel à partir du bruit sismique (New developments on imaging and monitoring with seismic noise), Compes Rendus Geoscience, de l’Académie des Sciences, vol. 343, p. 487-495, 2011. [PDF]
122. Yi, G.X., Yao, H.J., Zhu, J.S., Van der Hilst, R.D., Lithospheric deformation of continental China from Rayleigh wave azimuthal anisotropy, Chinese Journal Geophysics (in Chinese), v.53, p. 256-268, 2010. [PDF]
121. ** Yao, H., Van der Hilst, R.D., Montagner, J.-P., Heterogeneity and anistropy of the lithosphere of SE Tibet from Surface-Wave Array Tomography, Journal of Geophysical Research, v.115, B12307, doi:10.1029/2009JB007142, 2010. [PDF]
120. Van den Berg, A.P., De Hoop, M.V., Yuen, D.A., Duchkov, A., Van der Hilst, R.D., Geodynamical modeling and multiscale seismic expression of thermo-chemical heterogeneity and phase transitions in the lowermost mantle, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 180, p. 244-257, 2010. [PDF]
119. Liu, Q.Y., Yu, L., Chen, J.H., Van der Hilst, R.D., Guo, B.A., Wang, J., Qi, S.H., and Li, S.C., Joint inversion of receiver function and ambient noise based on Bayesian theory, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, v. 53, p. 2603-2612, 2010. [PDF]
118. Li Y., Yao, H.J., Liu, Q., Chen, J., Van der Hilst, R.D., Guo, B., Wang, J., Qi, S., Phase velocity array tomography of Rayleigh waves in western Sichuan from ambient seismic noise, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, v. 53, p. 842-852, 2010. [PDF]
117. * Li, C., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Structure of the upper mantle and transition zone beneath Southeast Asia from traveltime tomography, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 115, B07308, doi:10.1029/2009JB006882, 2010. [PDF]
116. * Huang, Y.-C. , Yao, H., Huang, B.-S., Wen, K.-L., Huang, W.-G., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Phase velocity variation at v periods of 0.5-3 seconds in the Taipei Basin, Taiwan, from correlation of ambient seismic noise, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 100, doi: 10.1785/0120090319, 2010. [PDF]
115. * Huang, H., Yao, H., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Radial anisotropy in the crust of SE Tibet from ambient noise interferometry, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 37, L21310, doi:10.1029/2010GL044981, 2010. [PDF]
114. * Cao, Q., Wang, P., Van der Hilst, R.D., De Hoop, M.V., and S.-H. Shim, High-resolution imaging of upper mantle discontinuities with a Generalized Radon Transform of SS precursors, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, vol. 180, p.80-91, 2010. [PDF]
113. * Burdick, S., Van der Hilst, R.D., Vernon, F.L., Martynov, V., Cox, T., Eakins, J., Astiz, L, Pavlis, G.L., Model Update January 2010: Upper mantle heterogeneity beneath North America from travel time tomography with global and USArray Transportable Array data, Seismological Research Letters, v. 81, p. 689-693, doi:ss10.1785/gssrl.81.5.689, 2010. [PDF]
112. Zhang, H., Wang, P., Van der Hilst, R.D., Toksöz, M.N.,Thurber, C., Zhu, L., Three-dimensional Passive Seismic Waveform Imaging around the SAFOD site, California, Using the Generalized Radon Transform, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 36, L23308, doi:10.1029/2009GL040372, 2009. [PDF]
111. * Van Summeren, J., Van den Berg, A.P., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Upwellings from a deep mantle reservoir filtered at the 660 km phase transition in thermo-chemical convection models and implications for intra-plate volcanism, Physics of Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 172, p. 210-224, 2009. [PDF]
110. * Yao, H., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Analysis of Ambient Noise Energy Distribution and Phase Velocity Bias in Ambient Noise Tomography, with Application to SE Tibet, Geophysical Journal International, v. 179, p. 1113-1132, (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04329.x), 2009. [PDF]
109. * Yao, H., De Hoop, M.V., Campman, X., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Construction of empirical Green’s functions from direct waves, coda waves, and ambient in SE Tibet, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 1, p. 165-180, doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2009.07.002, 2009. [PDF]
108. De Hoop, M.V., Smith, H., Uhlmann, G., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Seismic imaging with the generalized Radon transform: A curvelet transform perspective, Inverse Problems, v. 25, 025005 (21pp), doi: 10.1088/0266-5611/25/2/025005, 2009. [PDF]
107. * Burdick, S., Van der Hilst, R.D., Vernon, F.L., Martynov, V., Cox, T., Eakins, J., Astiz, L, Pavlis, G.L., Model Update December 2008: Upper mantle heterogeneity beneath North America from P-wave travel time tomography with global and USArray Transportable Array data, Seismological Research Letters, v. 80, p. 638-646, 2009. [PDF]
106. * Wang, P., De Hoop, M.V., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Imaging of the lowermost mantle (D”) and the core-mantle boundary with SKKS coda waves, Geophysical Journal International, v. 175, p. 103-115, 2008. [PDF]
105. Yi, G.X., Yao, H.J, Zhu, J.S., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Rayleigh wave phase velocity distribution in continental China and its adjacent regions, Chinese Journal of Geophysics (in Chinese), v. 51, p. 402-411, 2008. [PDF]
104. * Yao, H., Beghein, C., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Surface-wave array tomography in SE Tibet from ambient seismic noise and two-station analysis: II –crustal and upper mantle structure, Geophysical Journal International, v. 173, p. 205-219, 2008. [PDF]
103. Royden, L.R., Burchfiel, B.C., and Van der Hilst, R.D., The Geological Evolution of the Tibetan Plateau, Science, v. 321, p. 1054-1058, 2008. [1] [PDF]
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102. * Long, M, De Hoop, M.V., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Wave equation shear wave splitting tomography, Geophysical Journal International, v. 172, p. 311-330, 2008. [PDF]
101. * Li, C., Van der Hilst, R. D., Meltzer, A.S., and Engdahl, E.R., The subduction of Indian lithosphere beneath the Tibetan plateau and Burma, Earth Planetary Science Letters, v. 274, p. 157-168, 2008. [PDF]
100. * Li, C., Van der Hilst, R.D., Engdahl, E.R., and S. Burdick, A new global model for P wave speed variations in Earth’s mantle, Geochemistry, Geophysics, and Geosystems, v. 9, Q05018, doi:10.1029/2007GC001806, 2008. [PDF]
99. ** Lebedev, S., and Van der Hilst, R. D., Global upper-mantle tomography with the automated multi-mode surface and S waveforms, Geophysical Journal International, v. 173, p. 505–518, 2008. [PDF]
98. * Burdick, S., Li, C., Martynov, V., Cox, T., Eakins, J., Astiz, L, Vernon, F.L., Pavlis, G.L., Van der Hilst, R.D., Upper mantle heterogeneity beneath North America from travel time tomography with global and USArray Transportable Array data, Seismological Research Letters, vol. 79:3, p. 384-392, 2008. [PDF]
97. Burchfiel, B.C., Royden, L.H. , Van der Hilst, R. D., Hager, B.H., Chen, Z., King, R. , Li, C. , Lü, Y., Yao, H., Kirby, E., A geological and geophysical context for the Wenchuan earthquake of 12 May 2008, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China, Geological Society of America Today. v. 18, no. 7, doi: 10.1130/GSATG18A.1. [PDF]
96. ** Beghein, C., Resovsky, and Van der Hilst, R.D., The signal of mantle anisotropy in the coupling of normal modes, Geophysical Journal International, v. 175, p. 1209-1234, 2008. [PDF]
95. * Xu, L., Rondenay, S., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Structure of the crust beneath the southeastern Tibetan Plateau from teleseismic receiver functions, Physics of Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 165, p. 176-193, 2007. [PDF]
94. Sol, S., Meltzer, A., Bürgmann,, R., Van der Hilst, R.D., King, R., Chen, Z., Koons, P., Lev, E., Liu, Y.P., Zeitler, P.K., Zhang, X., Zhang, J., and Zurek, B., Geodynamics of southeastern Tibet from seismic anisotropy and geodesy, Geology, v. 35, p. 563–566; doi:10.1130/G23408A.1, 2007. [PDF]
93. Ribe, N. M., Stutzmann, E., Ren, Y., and Van der Hilst, R. D., Buckling instabilities of subducted lithosphere beneath the transition zone, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 254, p. 173-179, 2007. [PDF]
92. Ren, Y., Stutzmann, E., Van der Hilst, R. D., and J. Besse, Understanding seismic heterogeneities in the lower mantle beneath the Americas from seismic tomography and plate tectonic history, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 112, B01302, doi:10.1029/2005JB004154. 2007. [PDF]
91. Ma, P., Wang, P., De Hoop, M.V., Tenorio, L., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Imaging of structure at and near the core mantle boundary using a generalized Radon transform: 2- Statistical inference of singularities, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 112, B08303, doi:10.1029/2006JB004513, 2007. [PDF]
90. * Long, M.L., Hager, B.H., De Hoop, M.V., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Two-dimensional modeling of subduction zone anisotropy with application to southwestern Japan, Geophysical Journal International vol. 170, p. 839-856, 2007. [PDF]
89. Van der Hilst, R. D., De Hoop, M.V., Wang, P., Shim, S.-H., Tenorio, L., and Ma, P., Seismostratigraphy and thermal structure of Earth’s core-mantle boundary region, Science, v. 315, p. 1813-1817, doi: 10.1126/science.1137867, 2007. [PDF]
88. Van der Hilst, R.D., To boldly go deeper in the Earth, Geotimes, v. 52, p. 34, 2007. [PDF]
87. * Yao, H., Van der Hilst, R.D., and De Hoop, M.V., Surface-wave array tomography in SE Tibet from ambient seismic noise and two-station analysis: I – Phase velocity maps, Geophysical Journal International, v. 166, p. 732-744, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03028.x, 2006. [PDF]
86. * Long, M., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Shear wave splitting from local events in the Ryukyu Arc: Trench-parallel anisotropy in the mantle wedge, Physics Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 155, p. 300-312, 2006. [PDF]
85. * Li, C., Van der Hilst, R.D., and Toksöz, M.N., Constraining spatial variations in P-wave velocity in the upper mantle beneath SE Asia, Physics Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 154, p. 180-195, 2006. [PDF]
84. * Lev, E., Long, M., and Van der Hilst, R. D., Seismic Anisotropy in Eastern Tibet from Shear-Wave Splitting Reveals Changes in Lithosphere Deformation, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 251, p. 293-304, 2006. [PDF]
83. ** Lebedev, S., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Asthenospheric flow and origin of volcanism in the Baikal rift area, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 249, p. 415-424, 2006. [PDF]
82. De Hoop, M. V., Van der Hilst, R. D., and Shen, P., A method of wave equation reflection tomography, Geophysical Journal International, v. 167, p. 1332-1352, 2006. [PDF]
81. * Wang, P., De Hoop, M.V., Van der Hilst, R.D., Ma, P., and Tenorio, L., Imaging of structure at and near the core mantle boundary using a generalized Radon transform: 1- Construction of image gathers, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 111, No. B12, B1230, doi:10.1029/2005JB004241, 2006. [PDF]
80. Van der Hilst, R. D. and De Hoop. M.V., Reply to comment by R. Montelli, G. Nolet, and F. A. Dahlen on ‘Banana-doughnut kernels and mantle tomography’, Geophysical Journal International, vol. 167, p. 1211-1214, 2006. [PDF]
79. * Van Thienen, P., Van Summeren, J., Van der Hilst, R.D., Van den Berg, A.P., and Vlaar, N.J., Numerical study of the origin and stability of chemically distinct reservoirs deep in Earth’s mantle, Geophysical Monograph (American Geophysical Union), v. 160, p. 117-136, 2005. [PDF]
78. Trampert, J., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Towards quantitative interpretation of global seismic tomography, Geophysical Monograph (American Geophysical Union), v. 160, p. 47-62, 2005. [PDF]
77. Van der Hilst, R.D., Bass, J.D., Matas, J., and Trampert, J., Earth’s Deep Mantle: Structure, Composition, and Evolution – An Introduction, Van der Hilst, R.D., Bass, J.D., Matas, J., and Trampert, J. (Eds.), Geophysical Monograph (American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.), v. 160, p. 1-9, 2005. [PDF]
76. Resovsky, J. S., Trampert, J., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Error bars for the global Q profile, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 230, p. 213-223, 2005. [PDF]
75. * Long, M. & Van der Hilst, R.D., Estimating shear wave splitting parameters from broad band recording: a comparison of three methods, Bulletin Seismological Society of America, v. 95, p. 11346-1358, 2005. [PDF]
74. * Long, M., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Upper mantle anisotropy beneath Japan from shear wave splitting, Physics of Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 151, p. 206-222, 2005. [PDF]
73. ** Lebedev, S., Meijer, T., Nolet, G., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Automated multi-mode inversion of surface and S waveforms, Geophysical Journal International, v. 162, p. 951-964, 2005. [PDF]
72. De Hoop, M.V., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Reply to comment by F.A. Dahlen and G. Nolet on “On sensitivity kernels for ‘wave equation’ transmission tomography”, Geophysical Journal International, v. 163, p. 952-955, 2005. [PDF]
71. De Hoop, M. V., and Van der Hilst, R.D., On sensitivity kernels for ‘wave equation’ transmission tomography, Geophysical Journal International, v. 160, p. 621-633, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02509, 2005. [PDF]
70. Van der Hilst, R. D., and De Hoop, M. V., Banana-doughnut kernels and mantle tomography, Geophysical Journal International, v. 163, p. 956-961, 2005. [PDF]
69. * Widiyantoro, S., Van der Hilst, R. D., and Wenzel, F., Deformation of the Aegean slab in the upper mantle transition zone, International Journal for Tomography and Statistics, v. D04, p. 1-14, 2004. [PDF]
68. * Van Gerven, L., Deschamps, F., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Geophysical evidence for chemical variations in the Australian continental mantle, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 31, L17607, doi:10.1029/2004GL020307, 2004. [PDF]
67. * Saltzer, R.L., Stuzmann, E., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Poisson’s ratio in the lower mantle beneath Alaska: Evidence for compositional heterogeneity, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 109, B06301, doi: 10.1029/2003JB002712, 2004. [PDF]
66. Replumaz A., Kárason H., Van der Hilst R.D., Tapponnier P., and Besse J., 4-D evolution of SE Asia mantle structure from geological reconstructions and seismic tomography, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 221, p. 103-115, 2004. [PDF]
65. Van der Hilst, R.D., Changing views on Earth’s deep mantle, Science, v. 306, p. 817-818, 2004. [PDF]
64. * Sze, E., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Core mantle boundary topography from short period PcP, PKP, and PKKP data, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 135, p. 27-46, 2003. [PDF]
63. * Simons, F.J., Van der Hilst. R. D., and Zuber, M. T., Spatio-spectral localization of isostatic coherence anisotropy in Australia and its relation to seismic anisotropy: Implications for lithospheric deformation, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 108, p. 2050, 10.1029/2001JB000704, 2003. [PDF]
62. * Simons, F.J. and Van der Hilst, R.D., Seismic and mechanical anisotropy and the past and present deformation of the Australian lithosphere, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 211, p. 271-286, 2003. [PDF]
61. ** Lebedev, S., Chevrot, S., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Correlation between the shear-speed structure and thickness of the mantle transition zone, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 136/1-2, p. 25-40, 2003. [PDF]
60. ** Castle, J.C., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Using ScP precursors to search for mantle structures beneath 1800 km depth, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 30, p. 1422, doi: 10.1029/ 2002GL0116023, 2003. [PDF]
59. ** Castle, J.C., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Searching for seismic scattering off deep mantle interfaces between 800 and 2000 km depth, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 108, p. 2095, doi: 10.1029/2001JB000286, 2003. [PDF]
58. ** Chevrot, S., and Van der Hilst, R.D., On the effects of a dipping axis of symmetry on shear wave splitting measurements, Geophysical Journal International, v. 152, p. 497-505, 2003. [PDF]
57. * Stankiewicz, J., Chevrot, S., Van der Hilst, R.D., and De Wit, M.J., Crustal thickness, discontinuity depth, and upper mantle structure beneath southern Africa: Constraints from body wave conversions, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 130, p. 235-252, 2002. [PDF]
56. * Simons, F.J., Van der Hilst, R.D., Montagner, J.-P., and Zielhuis, A., Multimode Rayleigh wave inversion for heterogeneity and azimuthal anisotropy of the Australian upper mantle, Geophysical Journal International, v. 151, p. 738-755, 2002. [PDF]
55. * Simons, F.J., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Age dependent seismic thickness and mechanical strength of the Australian lithosphere, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 29, p. 24.1-4 (10.1029/2002GL014962), 2002. [PDF]
54. Rohrman, M., Van der Beek, P., Van der Hilst, R.D., and Reemst, P., Timing and mechanisms of North Atlantic Cenozoic Uplift: Evidence for mantle upwelling, In: Exhumation of the North Atlantic Margin: Timing, Mechanisms and Implications for Petroleum Exploration, Doré, A.G., Cartwright, J.A., Stoker, M.S., Turner, J.P., White, N. (Eds.) Geol. Soc. London, Special Publication, v. 196, 27-43, 2002. [PDF]
53. Rogers, R.D., Kárason, H., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Epeirogenic uplift above a detached slab in northern Central America, Geology, v. 30, p. 1031-1034, 2002. [PDF]
52. ** Lebedev, S., Chevrot, S., and Van der Hilst, R.D., The 660-km discontinuity within the NW-Pacific subducted slab, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 205, p. 25-35, 2002. [PDF]
51. ** Lebedev, S., Chevrot, S., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Seismic evidence for olivine phase changes at the 410-and 660-kilometer discontinuities, Science, v. 296, p. 1300-1302, 2002. [PDF]
50. Albarède, F., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Zoned mantle convection, In: Chemical reservoirs and convection in the earth’s mantle (Brodholt, J., et al., Eds.) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (A), v. 360, p. 2569-2592, 2002. [PDF]
49. Van der Hilst, R. D., Tomographic evidence for compositional heterogeneity deep in earth’s mantle, Electronic Geosciences, v. 7, 2002. [PDF]
48. Rubie, D. C., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Editorial: Processes and Consequences of Deep Subduction: Introduction, In: Processes and Consequences of Deep Subduction, Special Issue of Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 127/1-4, p. 1-7, 2001. [PDF]
47. * Saltzer, R., Van der Hilst, R.D., and Kárason, H., Comparing P and S wave heterogeneity in the mantle, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 28, p. 1335-1338, 2001. [PDF]
46. Rubie, D. C., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Processes and Consequences of Deep Subduction, Physics of Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 127/1-4, p. 1-7, 2001. [PDF]
45. * Kárason, H., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Tomographic imaging of the lowermost mantle with differential times of refracted and diffracted core phases (PKP, Pdiff), Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 106, p. 6569-6588, 2001. [PDF]
44. Van der Hilst, R.D., What does seismic tomography tell us about mantle convection?, Science Yearbook 2001, McGraw-Hill, Scientific Publishers, New York, pp.462) p. 340-343, 2000. [PDF]
43. * Kárason , H., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Constraints on mantle convection from seismic tomography, In: The History and Dynamics of Global Plate Motion, Richards, M. R., Gordon, R., Van der Hilst, R. D. (Eds.) Geophysical Monograph (Am. Geophys. Un., Washington, D.C.), v. 121., p. 277-288, 2000. [PDF]
42. ** Chevrot, S., and Van der Hilst, R.D., The Poisson’s ratio of the Australian crust: geological and geophysical implications, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 183/1-2, p. 121-132, 2000. [PDF]
41. ** Castle, J.C., Winchester, J., Creager, K.C., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Shear velocity structure at the base of the mantle, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 105, p. 21543-21558, 2000. [PDF]
40. ** Castle, J.C., and Van der Hilst, R.D., The core-mantle boundary region under the Gulf of Alaska: no ULVZ for shear waves, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 176, p. 311-321, 2000. [PDF]
39. Meltzer, A., Rudnick, R., Zeitler, P., Levander, A., Humphreys, G., Karlström, K., Ekström, G., Carlson, C., Dixon, T., Gurnis, M., Shearer, P., Van der Hilst, R.D. (USArray Steering Committee), The USArray Initiative, Geological Society of America Today, v. 9, p. 8-10, 1999. [PDF]
38. * Widiyantoro, S., Kennett, B.L.N., Van der Hilst, R.D., Seismic tomography with P and S data reveals lateral variations in the rigidity of slabs, Earth Planetary Science Letters, v. 173, 91-100, 1999. [PDF]
37. * Simons, F.J., Zielhuis, A., and Van der Hilst, R.D., The deep structure of the Australian continent inferred from surface wave tomography, Lithos, v. 48/1-4, p. 17-43, 1999. [PDF]
36. Kellogg, L.H., Hager, B.H., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Compositional stratification in the deep mantle, Science, v. 283, p. 1881-1884, 1999. [PDF]
35. Deal, M., Nolet, G., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Slab temperature and thickness from seismic tomography, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 104, p. 28789-28802, 1999. [PDF]
34. Fischer, K.M. and Van der Hilst, R.D., A seismic look under the continents, Science, v. 285, p. 1365-1366, 1999. [PDF]
33. Albarède, F., and Van der Hilst, R.D., New mantle convection model may reconcile conflicting evidence, EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union, v. 45, p. 535-539, 1999. [PDF]
32. Van der Hilst, R.D., and Kárason, H., Compositional heterogeneity in the bottom 1000 km of Earth’s mantle: towards a hybrid convection model, Science, v. 283, p. 1885-1888, 1999. [PDF]
31. * Widiyantoro, S., Kennett, B.L.N., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Extending shear-wave tomography for the lower mantle using S and SKS arrival-time data, Earth, Planets, Space, v. 50, p. 999-1012, 1998. [PDF]
30. Kennett, B.L.N., Widiyantoro, S., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Joint seismic tomography for bulk-sound and shear wavespeed, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 103, p. 12469-12493, 1998. [PDF]
29. Engdahl, E.R., Van der Hilst, R.D., Kirby, S.H., and Ekström, G, A global survey of slab structures and internal processes using a combined data base of high-resolution earthquake hypocenters, tomographic images and focal mechanism data, Seismological Research Letters, v. 69(2), p. 151, 1998. [PDF]
28. Engdahl, E.R., Van der Hilst, R.D., and Buland, R.P., Global teleseismic earthquake relocation from improved travel times and procedures for depth determination, Bulletin Seismological Society of America, v. 88, p. 722-743, 1998. [PDF]
27. Kennett, B.L.N., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Seismic structure of the mantle; from subduction zone to craton, In The Earth’s Mantle: Composition, Structure, and Evolution. Jackson. I. (Ed.), Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, 566 pp.), p. 381-404, 1998. [PDF]
26. * Clitheroe, G., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Complex anisotropy in the Australian lithosphere from shear-wave splitting in broad-band SKS records, In: Structure and Evolution of the Australian Continent, Braun, J. et al. (Eds.), Geodynamics Series 26 (American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., 186 pp.), p. 73-78, 1998. [PDF]
25. Van der Hilst, R.D., Widiyantoro, S., Creager, K.C., and McSweeney, T., Deep subduction and aspherical variations in P-wave speed at the base of Earth’s mantle, In: Observational and theoretical constraints on the Core Mantle Boundary Region, Gurnis, M., Wysession, M.E., Knittle, E., and Buffett, B.A. (Eds.), Geodynamics Series 28 (American Geophysical Union), p. 5-20, 1998. [PDF]
24. Van der Hilst, R.D., Kennett, B.L.N., and Shibutani, T., Upper mantle structure beneath Australia from portable array deployments, In: Structure and Evolution of the Australian Continent, Braun, J. et al. (Eds.), Geodynamics Series 26 (American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., 186 pp.), p. 39-57, 1998. [PDF]
23. ** Lebedev, S., Nolet, G., and Van der Hilst, R.D., The upper mantle beneath the Philippine Sea from waveform inversions, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 24., p. 1851-1854, 1997. [PDF]
22. * Passier, M.L., Van der Hilst, R.D., and Snieder, R.K., Surface wave inversion for local shear wave velocities under eastern Australia, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 24, p. 1291-1294, 1997. [PDF]
21. Grand, S.P., Van der Hilst, R.D., and Widiyantoro, S., High resolution global tomography: a snapshot of convection in the Earth, Geological Society of America Today, v. 7, p. 1-7, 1997. [PDF]
20. * Widiyantoro, S., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Mantle structure beneath Indonesia inferred from high-resolution tomographic imaging, Geophysical Journal International, v. 130, p. 167-182, 1997. [PDF]
19. Van der Hilst, R.D., Widyantoro, S., and Engdahl, E.R., Evidence for deep mantle circulation from global tomography, Nature, v. 386, p. 578-584, 1997. [PDF]
18. Zielhuis, A., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Upper-mantle shear velocity beneath eastern Australia from inversion of waveforms from SKIPPY portable arrays, Geophysical Journal International, v. 127, p. 1-16, 1996. [PDF]
17. *Widiyantoro, S., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Structure and evolution of subducted lithosphere beneath the Sunda arc, Indonesia, Science, v. 271, p. 1566-1570, 1996. [PDF]
16. Kennett, B.L.N., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Using a synthetic continental array in Australia to study the Earth’s interior, Journal Physics of the Earth, v. 44, p. 669-674, 1996. [PDF]
15. Van der Hilst, R.D., and Snieder, R.K., High-frequency precursors to P-wave arrivals in New Zealand: implications for slab structure, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 101, p. 8473-8488, 1996. [PDF]
14. Griffiths, R.W., Hackney, R., and Van der Hilst, R.D., A laboratory investigation of effects of trench migration on the descent of subducted slabs, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 133, p. 1-17, 1995. [PDF]
13. Engdahl, E.R., Van der Hilst, R.D., and Berrocal, J., Imaging of subducted lithosphere beneath South America, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 22, p. 2317-2320, 1995. [PDF]
12. Van der Hilst, R.D., and Smith, C. B., The deep structure of the Australian continent, Australasian Science, v. 16, no. 4, p. 48-50, 1995. [PDF]
11. Van der Hilst, R.D., Complex morphology of subducted lithosphere in the mantle beneath the Tonga trench, Nature, v. 374, p. 154-157, 1995. [PDF]
10. Van der Hilst, R.D., Kennett, B.L.N., Christie, D., and Grant, J., Project Skippy explores the lithosphere and mantle beneath Australia, EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union, v. 75, p. 177 & 180-181, 1994. [PDF]
9. Van der Hilst, R.D., and Mann, P., Tectonic implications of tomographic images of subducted lithosphere beneath northwestern South America, Geology, v. 22, p. 451-454, 1994. [PDF]
8. Spakman, W., Van der Lee, S., and Van der Hilst, R.D., Travel-time tomography of the European-Mediterranean mantle down to 1400 km, Physics of Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 79, p. 3-74, 1993. [PDF]
7. Van der Hilst, R.D., Engdahl, E.R., and Spakman, W., Tomographic inversion of P and pP data for aspherical mantle structure below the northwest Pacific region, Geophysical Journal International, v. 115, p. 264-302, 1993. [PDF]
6. Van der Hilst, R.D., and Seno, T., Effects of relative plate motion on the deep structure and penetration depth of slabs below the Izu-Bonin and Mariana island arcs, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 120, p. 375-407, 1993. [PDF]
5. Van der Hilst, R.D., and Engdahl, E.R., Step-wise relocation of ISC earthquake hypocenters for linearized tomographic imaging of slab structure, Physics of Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 75, p. 39-53, 1992. [PDF]
4. Van der Hilst, R.D., Engdahl, E.R., Spakman, W., and Nolet, G., Tomographic imaging of subducted lithosphere below northwest Pacific island arcs, Nature, v. 353, p. 37-42, 1991. [PDF]
3. Van der Hilst, R.D., and Engdahl, E.R., On ISC pP and PP data and their use in delay time tomography of the Caribbean region, Geophysical Journal International, v. 106, p. 169-188, 1991. [PDF]
2. Spakman, W., Stein, S., Van der Hilst, R.D., and Wortel, R., Resolution experiments for NW Pacific subduction zone tomography, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 16, p. 1097-1101, 1989. [PDF]
1. Van der Hilst, R.D., and Spakman, W., Importance of the reference model in linearized tomography and images of subduction below the Caribbean Plate, Geophysical Research Letters, v. 16, p. 1093-96, 1989. [PDF]
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