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Paul
Bodin Research Associate Professor Network Manager, Pacific Northwest Seismic Network Office : ATG-145 (ESS mail address) Phone : 206-616-7315 Fax : 206-543-0489 (shared) email : bodin@u.washington.edu web-page : http://earthweb.ess.washington.edu/pbodin http://www.pnsn.org |
| Areas of Interest : Seismology; Earthquake sources; Earthquake effects; Hazard mitigation. |
Research Groups : Seismology |
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Background : I manage the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, a Tier-1 Regional Seismic Network that is the authoritative source for information about active seismicity in the states of Oregon and Washington. The PNSN (www.pnsn.org) consists of approximately 250 seismic stations (short period, strong-motion, and broadband) throughout the PacNW. This venerable and storied network is being upgraded and strengthened, with new sensors, communication technologies, acquisition and processing software and hardware, to meet the region's public safety and scientific needs will into the 21st century. I came to this position recently, after a dozen years as a professor at the University of Memphis, in Memphis, TN. In mid-continent I studied intraplate earthquakes and hazards associated with low-probability high-impact earthquakes. Much of my effort is currently spent on the PNSN upgrade, so currently do not teach classes, but hope to find time to do this when the current frenzy has subsided! I do work with graduate students individually; a singularly rewarding experience. |
Current Research : I study earthquakes and their effects. In part with the goal of trying to mitigate their consequences, and in part with the goal of trying to understand the physics that govern their occurrence. I am an observationalist, and never met a data set I couldn't find something of interest in. Research projects I am working on currently: 1. Swarm seismicity (field studies of Enola, AR, and Maupin, OR, sequences) 2. Seismic observations of building damage (the Natural Resources Building, in Olympia, WA) 3. Non-linear wave propagation effects during strong ground shaking 4. Aftershock probabilities in the Pacific Northwest 5. Seismicity and seismic wave propagation within the Pacific Northwest 6. Tremor (especially triggered tremor) 7. Combining geodetic and seismic observations |
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| Recent Publications : Lawrence, Z., P. Bodin, C. A. Langston, F. Pearce, J. Gomberg, P.A. Johnson, F. Y. Menq, and T. Brackman, 2008, Induced dynamic nonlinear ground response at Garner Valley, California. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 98, No. 3, pp. --, doi: 10.1785/0120070124. Delorey, A., J. Vidale, J. Steim, P. Bodin, 2008, Broadband Sensor non-linearity during moderate shaking. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 98, No. 3, pp. --. Gomberg,J., J. L. Rubinstein, Z. Peng, K. C. Creager, J. E. Vidale, P. Bodin, 2008, Widespread Triggering of Nonvolcanic Tremor in California, Science, Vol. 319. no. 5860, p. 173. DOI: 10.1126/science.1149164. (Originally published in Science Express on 22 November 2007) Rubinstein, J. L., J. E. Vidale, J. Gomberg, P. Bodin, K. C. Creager, and S. D. Malone, 2007, Non-volcanic tremor driven by large transient shear stresses, Nature 448, 579-582, doi:10.1038/nature06017. |
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