Paul Silver, Publications

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Silver, P. G. and Jordan, T. H., 1980. Fundamental spheroidal mode observations of aspherical heterogeneity, Geophys. J. R. Astr. Soc., 64, 605-634 doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.1981.tb02687.x. Link

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Silver, P. G. and Jordan, T. H., 1982. Optimal estimation of scalar seismic moment, Geophys. J. R. Astr. Soc., 70, 755-787, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.1982.tb05982.x. Link

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Masters, G., Jordan, T. H., Silver, P. G. and Gilbert, F., 1982. Aspherical Earth structure from fundamental spheroidal-mode data, Nature, 298, 609-613, doi:10.1038/298609a0. Link

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Silver, P. G. and Jordan, T. H., 1983. Total-moment spectra of fourteen large earthquakes, J. Geophys. Res., 88, 3273-3293, doi:10.1029/JB088iB04p03273. Link

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Silver, P. G., 1983. Retrieval of source-extent parameters and the interpretation of corner frequency, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 73, 1499-1511. Link

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Silver, P. G., R. W. Carlson, P. Bell, and P. Olson, 1985. Mantle structure and dynamics, EOS, Trans. Am. Geophys. Un., 66, 1193-1198, doi:10.1029/EO066i048p01193. Link

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Silver, P. G. and T. Masuda, 1985. A Source Extent Analysis of the Imperial Valley Earthquake of October 15, 1979, and the Victoria Earthquake of June 9, 1980, J. Geophys. Res., 90, 7639-7651, doi:10.1029/JB090iB09p07639. Link

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Anderson, J. and P. G. Silver, 1985. Accelerogram evidence for southward rupture propagation on the Imperial fault during the October 15, 1979 Earthquake, Geophys. Res. Lett., 12, 349-352, doi:10.1029/GL012i006p00349. Link

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Valette-Silver, J. N., P. G. Silver, and R. Marguez, 1985. The effect of a tectonic disturbance on the Cerro Prieto geothermal field (B.C., Mexico), 1985 Symposium on Geothermal Energy, Part I, 515-520.

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Silver, P. G. and W. W. Chan, 1986. Observations of body-wave multipathing: evidence for lower mantle slab penetration beneath the Sea of Okhotsk, J. Geophys. Res., 91, 13787-13802. Link

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Riedesel, M., T. H. Jordan, A. Sheehan, and P. G. Silver, 1986. Moment-tensor spectra of the 19 Sept 85 and 21 Sept 85 Michoacan, Mexico, earthquakes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 13, 609-612. Link

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Silver, P. G. and J. N. Valette-Silver, 1987. A spreading episode at the southern end of the San Andreas fault system, Nature, 326, 589-593, doi:10.1038/326589a0. Link

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Silver, P. G., R. W. Carlson, and P. Olson, 1988. Deep slabs, geochemical heterogeneity and the large-scale structure of mantle convection: Investigation of an enduring paradox, Ann. Rev. of Earth and Plan. Sci., 16, 477-541, doi:10.1146/annurev.ea.16.050188.002401. Link

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Silver P.G., R.W. Carlson, and P. Olson, 1988. Penetrative Convection: Deep slabs in a chemically stratified mantle, EOS, Trans. Am. Geophys. Un., 69, 489.

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Silver, P. G., and W. W. Chan, 1988. Implications for continental structure and evolution from seismic anisotropy, Nature, 335, 34-39, doi:10.1038/335034a0. Link

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Cifuentes I. and P. G. Silver, 1989. Low-frequency source characteristics of the great 1960 Chilean Earthquake, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 643-663. Link

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Linde A. T. and P. G. Silver, 1989. Elevation changes and the Great 1960 Chilean Earthquake: Support for aseismic slip, Geophys. Res. Lett., 16, 1305-1308. Link

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Savage, M., P. G. Silver and R. P. Meyer, 1990. Observations of teleseismic shear-waves splitting in the basin and range from portable instruments and permanent stations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 21-24, doi:10.1029/GL017i001p00021. Link

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Bina C. R. and P. G. Silver, 1990. Constraints on lower mantle composition and temperature from density and bulk sound velocity profiles, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 1153-1156. Link

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Olson, P., P. G. Silver and R. W. Carlson, 1990. The large-scale structure of convection in the Earth's mantle, Nature, 344, 209-215, doi:10.1038/344209a0. Link

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Bokelmann, G.H.R., P. G. Silver, 1991. A procedure for the extraction of multiple body wave traveltimes from seismological waveform data, in: Proceedings of the CP90 Europhysics Conference on Computational Physics, ed. by A. Tenner, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, doi:10.1142/S0129183191000329. Link

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Clarke, T. J., and P. G. Silver, 1991. A procedure for the systematic interpretation of body wave seismograms, 1, Application to Moho depth and crustal properties, Geophys. J. Int., 104, 41-72, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.1991.tb02493.x. Link

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Silver, P. G., 1991. Beneath continents [book review of "Continental Mantle", Martin A. Menzies ed.], Science, 253, 459-460. Link

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Silver, P. G. and W. W. Chan, 1991. Shear-wave splitting and subcontinental mantle deformation, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 16,429-16,454, doi:10.1029/91JB00899. Link

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Kaneshima, S., and P. G. Silver, 1992. A search for source-side anisotropy, Geophys. Res. Lett., 19, 1049-1052, doi:10.1029/92GL00899. Link

 

Kaneshima, S., and P. G. Silver, 1992. Correction to "A search for source-side anisotropy," Geophys. Res. Lett., 19, 1721, doi:10.1029/92GL01877. Link

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Silver. P.G. and J.N. Valette-Silver, 1992. Detection of Hydrothermal Precursors to Large Northern California Earthquakes, Science, 257, 1363-1368, doi:10.1126/science.257.5075.1363. Link

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Silver. P.G. and J.N. Valette-Silver, 1992. Hydrothermal precursors to large California earthquakes, in Rock Water Interaction, Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Water-Rock Interaction-WRI-7, USA, Y. Kharaka and A. Maest, editors, 1, 437-441.

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Clarke T.J. and P.G. Silver, 1993. Estimation of crustal Poisson's Ratio from broad band teleseismic data., Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 241-244, doi:10.1029/92GL02922. Link

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Silver. P.G., J.N. Valette-Silver and O. Kolbek, 1993. Detection of hydrothermal precursors to large northern California earthquakes, in The Loma Prieta, California, earthquake of October 17, 1989--preseismic observations, U.S.G.S Professional Paper 1150-C , M. Johnston Editor, 73-80. Link

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Bokelmann, G.H.R. and P. G. Silver, 1993. The Caribbean Anomaly: short-wavelength lateral heterogeneity in the lower mantle, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 1131-1134, doi:10.1029/93GL00481. Link

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Savage, M. and P. G. Silver, 1993. Mantle deformation and tectonics: Constraints from seismic anisotropy in western United States, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 78, 207-227, doi:10.1016/0031-9201(93)90156-4. Link

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Mainprice, D. and P. G. Silver, 1993. Interpretation of SKS waves using samples from the subcontinental lithosphere, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 78, 257-280, doi:10.1016/0031-9201(93)90160-B Link

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Silver, P. G. and S. Kaneshima, 1993. Constraints on mantle anisotropy beneath Precambrian North America from a transportable teleseismic experiment, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 1127-1130, doi:10.1029/93GL00775. Link

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Silver. P. G. and C. Bina, 1993. An anomaly in the amplitude ratio of SKKS/SKS in the range 100-108° from portable teleseismic data, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 1135-1138, doi:10.1029/92GL02464. Link

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Silver, P. G., R. P. Meyer and D.E. James, 1993. Intermediate-scale observations of the Earth's deep interior from the APT89 Transportable Teleseismic Experiment, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 1123-1126, doi:10.1029/93GL01622. Link

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Silver, P. G. and M. Savage, 1994. The interpretation of shear-wave splitting parameters in the presence of two anisotropic layers, Geophys J. Int., 119, 949-963, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.1994.tb04027.x. Link

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McNamara, D. E., T. J. Owens, P. G. Silver and F. T. Wu, 1994. Shear wave anisotropy beneath the Tibetan Plateau, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 13,655-13,665, doi:10.1029/93JB03406. Link

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Russo, R. and P. G. Silver, 1994. Trench-Parallel Flow Beneath the Nazca Plate from Seismic Anisotropy, Science, 263, 1105-1111, doi:10.1126/science.263.5150.1105. Link

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Helffrich, G., P. G. Silver and H. Given, 1994. Shear-wave splitting variation over short spatial scales on continents, Geophys J. Int., 119, 561-573, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.1994.tb00142.x. Link

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Beck S., P. G. Silver, G. Zandt, T. Wallace, S. Myers, R. Kuehnel, S. Ruppert, L. Drake, E. Minaya, P. Soler, P. Baby, S. Barrientos, J. Telleria, M. Tinker and J. Swenson, 1994. Across the Andes and along the Altiplano: a passive seismic experiment, Iris Newsletter, 8, 1-2.

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Kaneshima, S. and P. G. Silver, 1995. Anisotropic Loci in the Mantle beneath Central Peru, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 88, 257-272, doi:10.1016/0031-9201(94)02981-G. Link

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Silver, P. G., S. L. Beck, T. C. Wallace, C. Meade, S. Myers, D. James and R. Kuehnel, 1995. Rupture Characteristics of the Deep Bolivian Earthquake of 9 June 1994 and the Mechanism of Deep-Focus Earthquakes, Science, 268, 69-73, 10.1126/science.268.5207.69. Link

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Meade, C., P. G. Silver and S. Kaneshima, 1995. Laboratory and seismological observations of lower mantle isotropy, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 1293-1296, doi:10.1029/95GL01091. Link

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Myers, S. C., T. C. Wallace, S. L. Beck, P. G. Silver, G. Zandt, J. Vandecar and E. Minaya, 1995. Implications of spatial and temporal development of the aftershock sequence for the MW = 8.3 June 9, 1994 Deep Bolivian Earthquake, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 2269-2272. Link

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Beck S., P. G. Silver, T. Wallace and D. E. James, 1995. Directivity analysis of the deep Bolivia earthquake of June 9, 1994, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 2257-2260, doi:10.1029/95GL01089. Link

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Jiao, W., T. C. Wallace, S. L. Beck and G. Zandt, 1995.  Evidence for static displacements from the June 9, 1994 deep Bolivian earthquake, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 2285-2288, doi:10.1029/95GL02071. Link

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Tinker, M. A., T. C. Wallace, S. L. Beck, P. G. Silver, and G. Zandt, 1995. Aftershock source mechanisms from the June 9, 1994, deep Bolivian earthquake, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 2273-2276, doi:10.1029/95GL01090. Link

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Zandt, G., S. L., Beck, S. R. Ruppert, C. J. Ammon, D. rock, E. Minaya, T. C. Wallace, and P. G. Silver, 1996. Anomalous crust of the Bolivian Altiplano, central Andes: constraints from broadband regional seismic waveforms, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 1159-1162, doi:10.1029/96GL00967. Link

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Clarke, T. J., P. G. Silver, Y. L. Yeh, D.E. James, T. Wallace and S. Beck, 1995. Close-in ScS and sScS reverberations from the 9 June 1994 Bolivian Earthquake, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 2313-2316, doi:10.1029/95GL02062. Link

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Russo, R. M., P. G. Silver, M. Franke, W. B. Ambeh, and D. E. James, 1996. Shear-wave splitting in Northeast Venezuela, Trinidad and the Eastern Caribbean, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 95, 251-275, doi:10.1016/0031-9201(95)03128-6. Link

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Kincaid, C. and P. G. Silver, 1996. The role of viscous dissipation in the orogenic process, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 142, 271-288, doi:10.1016/0012-821X(96)00116-1. Link

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Silver, P. G., 1996. Seismic anisotropy beneath the continents: Probing the depths of geology, Annual Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 24, 385-432, doi:10.1146/annurev.earth.24.1.385. Link

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Russo, R. and P. G. Silver, 1996. Cordillera formation, mantle dynamics, and the Wilson Cycle, Geology, 24, 511-514, doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0511:CFMDAT>2.3.CO;2. Link

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Kendall, J. M. and P. G. Silver, 1996. Constraints from seismic anisotropy on the nature of the lowermost mantle, Nature, 381, 409-412, doi:10.1038/381409a0. Link

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Silver P. G. and H. Wakita, 1996. A search for earthquake precursors, Science, 273, 77-78, doi:10.1126/science.273.5271.77. Link

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Beck, S.,G. Zandt, S. Myers, T. Wallace, P. G. Silver, L. Drake, 1996. Crustal-thickness variations in the Central Andes, Geology, 24, 407-410, doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0407:CTVITC>2.3.CO;2. Link

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Barruol, G., P. G. Silver and A. Vauchez, 1997. Seismic anisotropy in the eastern United States: Deep structure of a complex continental plate, J. Geophy. Res., 102, 8329-8348. Link

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Bina, C. and P. G. Silver, 1997. Bulk sound travel times and implications for mantle composition and outer core heterogeneity, Geophys. Res. Lett., 24, 499-502. Link

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Schoenecker S. C., R. M. Russo and P. G. Silver, 1997. Source-side splitting of S waves from Hindu Kush-Pamir earthquakes, Tectonophys., 279, 149-159, doi:10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00130-3. Link

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Wolfe, C. J. and P. G. Silver, 1998. Seismic anisotropy of oceanic upper mantle: Shear-wave splitting observations and methodologies, J. Geophy. Res., 103, 749-771. Link

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Silver P.G., R. M. Russo and, C Lithgow-Bertelloni, 1998. Coupling of South American and African Plate Motion and Plate Deformation, Science, 279, 60-63, doi:10.1126/science.279.5347.60. Link

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Lithgow-Bertelloni, C. and P. G. Silver, 1998. Dynamic topography, plate driving forces, and the African superswell, Nature, 395, 269-272, doi:10.1038/26212. Link

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Kendall, J. M. and P. G. Silver, 1998. Investigating causes of D" anisotropy, AGU Geophysical Monograph: The Core-Mantle Boundary Region, Geodynamics 28, 97-118, doi:10.1029/GD028p0097. Link

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Silver, P. G., 1998. Why is earthquake prediction so difficult?, Seismol. Res. Lett., 69, 111-113, doi:10.1785/gssrl.69.2.111. Link

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Rümpker G. and P. G. Silver, 1998. Apparent shear-wave splitting parameters in the presence of vertically-varying anisotropy, Geophys J. Int., 135, 790-800, doi:10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.00660.x. Link

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Silver, P. G. et al., 1999. A Plate Boundary Observatory, Iris Newsletter,16, 3-9. Link

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Silver, P. G., D. Mainprice, W. B. Ismail, A. Tommasi and G. Barruol, 1999. Mantle structural geology from seismic anisotropy, in Mantle Petrology: Field Observations and High Pressure Experimentation: A Tribute to Francis R. (Joe) Boyd, Y Fei, C. Bertka and B. O. Mysen, eds., The Chemical Society, Special Publication No. 6. Link

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Gao, S., P. G. Silver, and A. T. Linde, 2000. Analysis of deformation data at Parkfield, California: Detection of a long-term strain transient, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 2955-2967, doi:10.1029/1999JB900383. Link

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Bokelmann, G. H. R. and P. G. Silver, 2000. Mantle Variation within the Canadian Shield:Travel Times from the APT89 Portable Broadband Transect, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 579-605, doi:10.1029/1999JB900387. Link

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Polet, J., P. G. Silver et al., 2000. Shear wave anisotropy beneath the Andes from the BANJO, SEDA and PISCO experiments, J. Geophys. Res., 105. 6287-6304, doi:10.1029/1999JB900326. Link

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Gao S., P. G. Silver, A. Linde and S. Sacks, 2000. Annual Modulation of triggered seismicity following the 1992 Landers earthquake in California, Nature, 406, 500-504, doi:10.1038/35020045. Link

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Silver. P. G. et al., 2000. The Plate Boundary Observatory White Paper: Creating a four-dimensional image of the deformation of western North America, (see website  http://pboweb.unavco.org )

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Jiao, W., P. G. Silver, Y. Fei and C. T. Prewitt, 2000. Do intermediate- and deep-focus earthquakes occur on preexisting weak zones? An examination of the Tonga subduction zone, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 28125-28138, doi:10.1029/2000JB900314. Link

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Rümpker, G. and P.G. Silver, 2000. Calculating splitting parameters for plume-type anisotropic structures of the upper mantle, Geophys. J. Int., 143, 507-520, doi:10.1046/j.1365-246X.2000.00056.x. Link

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van der Lee, S., D. E. James, and P. G. Silver, 2000. Continental upper mantle structure from combined data from mobile broadband networks in South America, ORFEUS Electronic Newsletter, 2, 14.

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Silver, P. G., S. S. Gao, H. K. Liu and the Kaapvaal Seismic Group, 2001. Mantle deformation beneath southern Africa, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 2493-2496, doi:10.1029/2000GL012696. Link

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Wen, L., P. G. Silver, D. James, and R. Kuehnel, 2001, Seismic evidence for a thermo-chemical boundary layer at the base of the Earth's mantle, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 189, 141-153, doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(01)00365-X. Link

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van der Lee, S., D. James, and P. Silver, 2001. Upper mantle S velocity structure of central and western South America, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 30821-30834, doi:10.1029/2001JB000338. Link

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Silver, P. G. and W. E. Holt, 2002. The mantle flow field beneath western North America, Science, 295, 1054-1057, doi:10.1126/science.1066878. Link

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van der Lee, S., D. James and P. Silver, 2002. Correction to "Upper mantle S velocity structure of central and western South America," by van der Lee, S. , D. James, and P. Silver, J. Geophys. Res., 107, ESE6-1 - ESE6-8, doi:10.1029/2002JB001891. Link

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Gao S. S., P. G. Silver, Kelly H. Liu, and the Kaapvaal Seismic Group, 2002. Mantle discontinuities beneath Southern Africa, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29, doi:10.1029/2001GL013834. Link

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Bjarnason, I. T., P. G. Silver, G. Rümpker, and S. C. Solomon, 2002. Shear wave splitting across the Iceland hotspot: Results from the ICEMELT experiment, J. Geophys. Res., 107, doi:10.1029/2001JB000916. Link

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Niu, F., S. C. Solomon, P. G. Silver D. Suetsugu and H. Inoue, 2002. Mantle transition-zone structure beneath the South Pacific Superswell and evidence for a mantle plume underlying the Society hotspot, Earth Planet. Science Lett., 198, 371-380. Link

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Wolfe, C. J., S. C. Solomon, P. G. Silver, R. M. Russo, and J. C. VanDecar, 2002. Inversion of body-wave delay times for mantle structure beneath the Hawaiian islands: results from the PELENET experiment, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 198, 128-145. Link

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Bokelmann, G. and P. G. Silver, 2002. Shear stress at the base of shield lithosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29, doi:10.1029/2002GL015925. Link

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Niu, F., P. G. Silver, R. Nadeau, and T. McEvilly, 2003. Migration of seismic scatterers associated with the 1993 Parkfield aseismic transient event, Nature, 426, 544-548. Link

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Sipkin, S., and P. G. Silver, 2003. Characterization of the time-dependent strain field at seismogenic depths using first-motion focal mechanisms: Observations of large-scale decadal variations in stress along the San Andreas Fault system, J. Geophys. Res., 108, doi:10.1029/2002JB002064. Link

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Liu, K. H., S. S. Gao, P. G. Silver, and Y. Zhang 2003. Mantle layering across central South America, J. Geophys. Res., 108, 2510, doi:10.1029/2002JB002208. Link

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Fouch, M. J., P. G. Silver, D. R. Bell, and J. N. Lee, 2004. Small-scale variations in seismic anisotropy near Kimberley, South Africa, Geophys. J. Int., 157, 764-774, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02234.x. Link

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Silver, P. G., M. Fouch, S. Gao, and M. Schmitz, 2004. Seismic anisotropy, mantle fabric, and the magmatic evolution of Precambrian southern Africa, South African J. Geol., 107, 45-58, doi:10.2113/107.1-2.45. Link

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Behn, M., C. Conrad and P. G. Silver, 2004. Detection of Upper Mantle Flow Associated with the African Superplume, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 224, 259-274. Link

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Flesch, L. M., W. E. Holt, P. G. Silver, M. Stephenson, C-Y Wang and W. W.  Chan, 2005. Constraining the Extent of Crust-Mantle Coupling in Central Asia Using GPS, Geologic, and Shear-Wave Splitting Data, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 238,  248-268, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2005.06.023 Link

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Fontaine, F. R. , E. E. Hooft, P. G. Burkett, D. R. Toomey,  S. C. Solomon, and P. G. Silver, 2005, Shear-wave splitting beneath the Galápagos archipelago, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L21308, doi:10.1029/2005GL024014, 2005. Link

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Jung, H., Y. Fei, P. G. Silver and H. Green, 2006. System for detecting acoustic emissions in multianvil experiments: Application to deep seismicity in the Earth, Rev. Sci. Inst.,77, 014501, doi:10.1063/1.2148994. Link

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Silver, P. G., M. Behn, K. Kelley, M. Schmitz, and B. Savage, 2006. Understanding cratonic flood basalts, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 245, 190-201, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2006.01.050. Link

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Nair, S. K., S. S. Gao, K. H. Liu and P. G. Silver, 2006.  Southern African crustal evolution and composition: constraints from receiver function studies, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B02304, doi:10.1029/2005JB003802.  Link

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Warren, L. and P. G. Silver, 2006. Measurement of differential rupture durations as constraints on the source finiteness of deep-focus earthquakes, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B06304, doi:10.1029/2005JB004001. Link

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Conrad, C. P., M. D. Behn, and P. G. Silver, 2007. Global mantle flow and the development of seismic anisotropy: differences between the oceanic and continental upper mantle, J. Geophys. Res., 112, doi:10.1029/2006JB004608. Link

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Silver, P. G., T. M. Daley, F. Niu, and E. L. Majer, 2007. Active source monitoring of cross-well seismic travel time for stress-induced changes, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 97, 281-293, doi:10.1785/0120060120. Link

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Cheng, X., F. Niu, P. G. Silver, S. Horiuchi, K. Takai, Y. Iio, and H. Ito, 2007. Similar microearthquakes observed in western Nagano, Japan and implications for rupture mechanics, J. Geophys. Res., 112, doi:10.1029/2006JB004416. Link

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Warren, L. M., A. N. Hughes, and P. G. Silver, 2007. Earthquake mechanics and deformation in the Tonga-Kermadec subduction zone from fault plane orientations of intermediate- and deep-focus earthquakes, J. Geophys. Res., 112, doi:10.1029/2006JB004677. Link

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Warren, L. M., M. A. Langstaff, and P. G. Silver, 2008.  Fault plane orientations of intermediate-depth earthquakes in the Middle America Trench, J. Geophys. Res., 113, doi:10.1029/2007JB005028. Link

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Taira, T., P. G. Silver, F. Niu, and R.M. Nadeau, 2008. Detecting seismogenic stress evolution and constraining fault zone rheology in the San Andreas Fault following the 2004 Parkfield earthquake, J. Geophys. Res., 113, B03303, doi:10.1029/2007JB005151. Link

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Wang, C-Y, L. M. Flesch, P. G. Silver, L-J Chang, and W. W. Chan, 2008.  Evidence for mechanically coupled lithosphere in central Asia and resulting implications, Geology, 36, 363-366. Link

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Silver, P.G., 2007. Riding the Wilson Cycle, Geotimes, 52, 30-33. Link

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Niu, F., P. G. Silver, T. M. Daley, X. Cheng, and E. L. Majer, 2008.  Preseismic velocity changes observed from active source monitoring at the Parkfield SAFOD drill site, Nature, 454, 204-208.  Link

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Silver, P. G. and M. Behn, 2008.  Intermittent Plate Tectonics?, Science, 319, 85-88. Link

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Silver, P. G. and M. Behn, 2008.  Response to comment on "Intermittent Plate Tectonics?", Science, 320, 1291b. Link

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Savage, B. and P. G. Silver, 2008. Evidence for a compositional boundary within the lithospheric mantle beneath the Kalahari craton from S receiver functions, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett, 272, 600-609. Link

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Long, M. and P. G. Silver, 2008. The subduction zone flow field from seismic anisotropy: A global view, Science, 319, 315-318. Link

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Jung, H., Y. Fei, P. G. Silver, and H. W. Green, II, 2009. Frictional sliding in serpentine at very high pressure, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 277, 273-279. Link

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Long, M. D., and P. G. Silver, Shear wave splitting and mantle anisotropy: measurements, interpretations, and new directions, 2009. Surv. Geophys., 30, 407-461. Link

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Long, M. D., and P. G. Silver, Mantle flow in subduction systems: the subslab flow field and implications for mantle dynamics, 2009. J. Geophys. Res, 114, B10312, doi:10.1029/2008JB006200. Link

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Taira, T., P. G. Silver, F. Niu, and R. M. Nadeau, Remote triggering of fault-strength changes on the San Andreas fault at Parkfield, 2009. Nature, 461, 636-639. [Erratum published in Nature 462, 674, 2009.] Link

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Wang, C.-Y., H. Lou, P. G. Silver, L. Zhu, and L. Chang, 2010. Crustal structure variation along 30N in the eastern Tibetan Plateau and its tectonic implications, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. , 289, 367-376. Link

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Silver, P. G., and M. D. Long, 2011. The non-commutivity of shear wave splitting operators at low frequencies and implications for anisotropy tomography, Geophys. J. Int., 184, 1415-1427, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04927.x. Link

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