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GÖTZ BOKELMANN
Professor of Seismology University of Montpellier

Address:
Universite de Montpellier II
Geosciences Montpellier
Place Eugene Bataillon CC060
34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
Phone: +467 143349
Fax: +467 143603
goetz _AT_ alumni.princeton.edu

[Research Interests]

My primary research interest is understanding the mechanics of Earth's interior, especially in the crust and the mantle. What is the mechanism of plate tectonics, and which forces drive it? Are the plates driven by edge forces, that is by slab pull and ridge push, or does mantle convection have an active role in plate driving? And also: How strong is the lower crust and how does it influence crustal mechanics (detachment, block rotation)? How strong are major earthquake faults such as the San Andreas? And how are they loaded before there is a large earthquake? Are the faults weak or strong? And what role do crustal fluids play in this? My research employs mainly seismology to approach these questions. 

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[Publications of Current Interest]
  1. Wüstefeld, A., Bokelmann, GHR, Barruol, G., 2010, Evidence for ancient lithospheric deformation in the East European Craton based on mantle seismic anisotropy and crustal magnetics, Tectonophysics, 481, 16-28, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2009.01.010 (pdf)
  2. Bokelmann, G.H.R., Wüstefeld, A., 2009, Comparing crustal and mantle fabric from the North American craton using magnetics and seismic anisotropy, EPSL, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.10.032 (pdf)
  3. Barruol, G., Suetsugu, D., Shiobara, H., Sugioka, H., Tanaka, S., Bokelmann, G.H.R., Fontaine, F., Reymond, D., 2009, Mapping upper mantle flow beneath French Polynesia from broadband ocean bottom seismic observations, Geophys. Res. Let., 36, L14301, doi:10.1029/2009GL038139 (pdf)    
  4. Wüstefeld, A., Bokelmann, G.H.R., Barruol, G., Montagner, J.-P., 2009, Identifying global seismic anisotropy patterns by correlating shear-wave splitting and surface wave data, PEPI, doi: 10.1016/j.pepi.2009.05.006 (pdf)
  5. Fontaine, F.R., Barruol, G., Kennett, B.L.N., Bokelmann, G., Reymond, D., 2009, Upper mantle anisotropy beneath Australia and Tahiti from P wave polarization: Implications for real-time earthquake location, JGR, 114, B03306, doi:10.1029/2008JB005709 (pdf)

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