Geophysics Theses and Dissertations

 

This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Geophysics, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Development of a Regional Geodatabase and 3D Models of Metro Vancouver and Their Use and Impact to Regional Seismic Hazard Mapping, Sujan Raj Adhikari

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The Study of Titan's Surface using Impact Craters and Analogues, Jahnavi Shah

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Observation and Modelling of Meter-Class Earth impacting Asteroids, David L. Clark

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Evaluation of Effectiveness in Seismic Microzonation Hazard Mapping in Canada: Communication, Use, Standardization and Levels, Meredith L. Fyfe

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Empirical nonlinear site response applicable to Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Natalia Gomez Jaramillo

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Probabilistic seismic liquefaction hazard mapping of western Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Alireza Javanbakht Samani

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Petrophysical Properties of the HED Meteorites and the Bushveld Igneous Complex: Implications for Future Asteroid Prospecting Missions, Lukas Louwerse

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Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Analysis of the Makran Region, Payam Momeni

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Revealing the Core Dynamics of Vesta: Insights from Experimental Investigations of Electrical Resistivity and Thermal Conductivity, Oluwasanmi A. Orole Mr

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Topographic Effects of Shallow Crustal Earthquakes in the Greater Vancouver Region, Alex Vanderhoeff

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Heat flow in terrestrial-type bodies from high P,T electrical resistivity measurements of Au, Fe-Si and Fe-Ni-Si solid and liquid alloys, Meryem Berrada

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Approaches to model non-uniqueness and site complexity for non-invasive shear-wave depth profiling, Christopher Boucher

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Testing Aftershock Forecasts Using Bayesian Methods, Elisa Dong

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Using Craters to Study Carbon and Nitrogen Compounds on Icy Worlds, Joshua E. Hedgepeth

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Geomechanical Modeling of a Fault During Fluid Injection, Charles KW Hulls

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Examining κ, the high frequency spectral decay parameter, in Eastern Canada, Samantha M. Palmer

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Oxygen Speciation in Potassium Silicate and Potassium Aluminosilicate Glasses: Insights From X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Ryan Sawyer

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Soil Amplification and Peak Frequencies from Thousands of Passive Seismic Measurements Across Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Aamna A. Sirohey

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Investigation of the Energy Source for an Early Dynamo in Vesta from Experiments on Electrical Resistivity of Liquid Fe-10wt%Ni at High Pressures, Eric M. Lenhart

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Heat Flow in the Core of Ganymede: High Pressure-Temperature Electrical Resistivity Measurements of Solid and Liquid Ag and Fe-S Alloys, Joshua A.H. Littleton

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Stochastic Source Modelling and Tsunami Analysis of the 2012 Mw 7.8 Haida Gwaii Earthquake, Karina Martinez Alcala

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Seismic Imaging in Crystalline Terrains of the Superior Province, Canada, Brian Villamizar

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Time-and space-dependent earthquake rupture simulation for Nankai-Tonankai Trough in Japan incorporating multivariate Bernoulli method and stochastic slip models, Yusong Yang

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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A Periglacial Landsystem Analysis in the Canadian High Arctic: A Tool for Planetary Geomorphology, Chimira Nicole Andres

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Source Parameters of Induced Seismicity in North America, Joanna M. Holmgren

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Earthquake site characterization of rock sites in Eastern Canada and stiff ground sites in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sameer Ladak

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Physical Dispersions of Meteor Showers Through High Precision Optical Observations, Denis Vida

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Raman Spectroscopy and Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Study of Lunar and Terrestrial Plagioclase Feldspar at High-Pressure and High-Temperature Conditions, Tianqi Xie

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Statistical Modeling and Characterization of Induced Seismicity within the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, Sid Kothari

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Considering a Seismically Active Leech River Valley Fault Zone in Southwestern British Columbia, Jacob J. Kukovica

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Robust Earthquake Site Classification Assessment at Ontario Bridge Sites., Alex Bilson Darko

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Impact Craters on Titan: Finalizing Titan's Crater Population, Joshua E. Hedgepeth

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Empirical Characterization of Induced Seismicity in Alberta and Oklahoma, Mark Novakovic

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Evaluation of Raman Spectroscopic Geothermometry of Graphitic Carbon as a Mineral Exploration Tool. A Case Study of the San Sebastian Au-Ag Mine, Durango, Mexico, Justin Daniel Rumney

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Electrical resistivity of nickel, iron and iron-silicon alloy melts at high pressure with implications for the thermal conductivity of the Earth’s core, Reynold E. Silber

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Compositional Variations of Titan's Impact Craters Indicates Active Surface Erosion, Alyssa Werynski

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Geomechanical Modelling of Induced Seismicity, Bodi Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Developing and Testing a Model of Site Amplification for Southern Ontario, Sebastian Braganza

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Full-Waveform Inversion with Scaled-Sobolev Preconditioning Applied to Vibroseis Field Data, Benjamin Paul Consolvo

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Experimental Studies of Electrical Resistivity Behavior of Cu, Zn and Co Along Their Melting Boundaries: Implications for Heat Flux at Earth’s Inner Core Boundary, Innocent Chinweikpe Ezenwa

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The First Earthquake Site Assessments in Alberta, Canada, Joseph J. Farrugia

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Using Bolide Airwaves To Estimate Meteoroid Source Characteristics And Window Damage Potential, Nayeob Gi

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Petrophysical Investigations of the Marathon Cu-PGE Deposit, Marathon, ON, Hiruni Gunawardana

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Assessment of Earthquake Site Amplification and Application of Passive Seismic Methods for Improved Site Classification in the Greater Vancouver Region, British Columbia, Frederick Andrew Jackson

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A Comparison of Ground Motion Characteristics from Induced Seismic Events in Alberta with those in Oklahoma, Krista M. Kaski

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Investigating the mechanism of deep-focus earthquakes via in-situ acoustic emission experiments on Fe2SiO4 at high temperature and pressure, Timothy Officer

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New GPS Time Series Analysis and a Simplified Model to Compute an Accurate Seasonal Amplitude of Tropospheric Delay, Hadis Samadi Alinia

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Time Series Analysis of Surface Deformation Associated With Fluid Injection and Induced Seismicity in Timpson, Texas Using DInSAR Methods, Simon Thorpe

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Mitigating non-linearity in full waveform inversion using scaled-Sobolev norms, Mohammad Akbar Hosain Zuberi

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Geophysical Study of Complex Meteorite Impact Structures, William Zylberman

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Anisotropic Waveform Tomography: Application to Crosshole data for Transversely Isotropic Media, Shaun Michael Hadden

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Ground-Motion Prediction Equations for Central and Eastern North America, with Emphasis on Site Effects, Behzad Hassani

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The Application of Geophysical Inversion Techniques to the Nechalacho Rare Earth Element Deposit, NT, Derek W. Kouhi

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Using Physical and Social Sensors in Real-Time Data Streaming for Natural Hazard Monitoring and Response, Yelena Kropivnitskaya

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Characterizing Seismicity in Alberta for Induced-Seismicity Applications, Luqi Cui

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High Pressure and High Temperature Study of Magnesiochromite and Its Geophysical Implications, N M Tauhid Belal Khan

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Strength Study of Zircon Under High Pressure, Ievgeniia Morozova

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Regionally-Adjustable Generic Ground-Motion Prediction Equation, Emrah Yenier

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Magnitude Estimation for Earthquake and Tsunami Early Warning Systems, Attieh Eshaghi

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Seismicity Processes in the Charlevoix Seismic Zone, Eastern Canada, Azadeh Fereidoni

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Statistical Analysis and Computer Modelling of Volcanic Eruptions, Laura Anabelle Sanchez

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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Application of Differential and Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Interferometry for Studying Natural Hazards, Samira Alipour

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Variability in Characteristics of Ground Motions Across North America, Alireza Babaie Mahani

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Spatial Heterogeneities in a Simple Earthquake Fault Model, Javad Kazemian

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High Pressure- Temperature Electrical Resistivity Experiments on Fe-Si Alloys Bearing on Conductive Heat Flow at the Top of the Outer Core, Soushyant Kiarasi

Theses/Dissertations from 2012

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Estimating Subsurface Anisotropy: Combining Waveform Tomography and Simulated Annealing, Michael Victor Afanasiev

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Technique Design To Increase In-Situ Electrical Connections In A Cubic Anvil Press, Marie April Burford

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An investigation into earthquake ground motion characteristics in Japan with emphasis on the 2011 M9.0 Tohoku earthquake, Hadi Ghofrani

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Studies of Aftershock Sequences of Large Subduction Zone Earthquakes, Armick Ivanian

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Strategies for visco-acoustic waveform inversion in the Laplace-Fourier domain, with application to the Nankai subduction zone, Rie Kamei

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Strength, Elasticity and Phase Transition Study on NaCl and MgO-NaCl Mixture to Mantle Pressures, Zhongying MI

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Relationships between Earthquake Ground Motions and Modified Mercalli Intensity, Andrea Sweny

Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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Strategies for Waveform Tomography of Long-Offset, 2-D Exploration Seismic Data, Andrew J. Brenders

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Ergodicity and seismicity clustering with applications in statistical seismology, Nelson Cho

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Thermal Plume Transport From Sand and Gravel Pits Potential Thermal Impacts on Cool-Water Streams, Jeffrey M. Markle