Publications

2024

• Nikishin, A.M., Aleshina, K.F., Rodina, E.A., Artemieva, I.M., Foulger, G.R., Posamentier, H.W., Canada Basin (Arctic Ocean): Models of geologic structure, history and geodynamics of formation (in Russian with English abstract), submitted to Moscow University Geol. Bull.
• Wilkinson, M.W., Mhana, N., Wilson, M.P., Foulger, G.R., Tezel, T., Gluyas, J.G., Applying the E-PIE scheme to the HiQuake database: An Objective Assessment of Proposed Evidence for Known Cases of Induced Seismicity, in preparation.
• Tezel, T., Foulger, G.R., Gluyas, J.G., Rapid moment magnitude (Mwp) Calculation for UK Broadband Seismic Stations using Teleseismic Waves, submitted to PAGEPH.
• Vogt, P.R., Foulger, G.R., Are  Some Hotspots Persistent Weakspots; Review of Hypotheses for the New England-Quebec-White Mountain and Shenandoah igneous Provinces, submitted to Earth-Science Reviews
• Peace, A.L., Foulger, G.R., No ‘Jurassic corridor’ of North American Kimberlites, submitted to J. Geodynamics.
• Tezel, T., Foulger, G.R., Gluyas, J.G., Wilkinson, M.W., Wilson, M.P., Mhana, N., Magnitude conversion relationships for the Human-Induced Earthquake Database (HiQuake), submitted to PAGEOPH.
• Nikishin, A.M., S.G. Skolotnev, G.R. Foulger, E.A. Rodina, K.F. Aleshina, H.W. Posamentier, A.A. Chernykh, Structure of the crust of the Mendeleev Rise in the Arctic Ocean: Synthesis of seismic data and sampling of rocks, Moscow University Geol. Bull., submitted.
• Koehl, J.-B. P., Foulger, G.R., The orogenic bridge theory: towards a predictive tool for past and future plate tectonics, Open Research Europe, V1, 4:76, 2024.
• Foulger, G.R., Nikishin A.M., K.F. Startseva, E.A. Rodina, The Remarkable Parallels between the North East Atlantic and Arctic Regions, Tectonophysics, (invited paper), submitted.
• Nikishin A.M., G.R. Foulger, V.V. Akinin, E.A. Rodina, H.W. Posamentier, K.F. Aleshina, Arctic Cretaceous Tectonic and Igneous Mega-Province (TIMP): Regional domains and geodynamics, J. Geodynamics, 102031.

2023

• Tezel, T., Foulger, G.R. Gluyas, J.G., Application of the improved P-wave moment magnitude (Mwp) determination technique to the February 6, 2023, Turkey Earthquakes, Acta Geophysica, published online 14 December, 2023.
• Tezel, T., Gluyas, J.G., Foulger, G.R., Determining the Success of Strong Motion Records in Calculating P-Wave Moment Magnitude, Academic Platform Journal of Natural Hazards and Disaster Management, 4(1), 12-21. 
• Chen, T., Ji, S., Tang, C.A., Foulger, G.R., Gong, B., 2023. Fracture spacings of fiber inclusions in a ductile geological matrix and development of microboudins: 3D numerical modeling. J. Str. Geol., 174, 104920.
• Wilson, M.P., G.R. Foulger, M.W. Wilkinson, J.G. Gluyas, N. Mhana, T. Tezel, Artificial intelligence and human-induced seismicity: Initial observations of ChatGPT, Seismol. Res. Lett., 94 (5), 2111–2118.
• Foulger, G.R., Wilkinson, M.W., Wilson, M.P. and Gluyas, J.G., Human-induced earthquakes: E-PIE – A generic tool for evaluating proposals of induced earthquakes, J. Seismology, 27, 21–44, 2023.
• Nikishin, A.M., E.A. Rodina, K.F. Startseva, G.R. Foulger, H.W. Posamentier, A.P. Afanasenkov, A.V. Beziazykov, A. Chernykh, N.A. Malyshev, E.I. Petrov, S.G. Skolotnev, V.E. Verzhbitsky, I.V. Yakovenko, Alpha-Mendeleev Rise, Arctic Ocean: A double volcanic passive margin, Gondwana Research, 120, 85-110, 2023.

2022

• Nikishin A.M., E.I. Petrov, K.F. Startseva, E.A. Rodina, H.W. Posamentier, G.R. Foulger, I.F. Glumov, A.F. Morozov, V.E. Verzhbitsky, N.A. Malyshev, S.I. Freiman, A.P. Afanasenkov, A.V. Beziazykov, M.S. Doronina, V.A. Nikishin, S.G. Skolotnev, A.A. Chernykh, Seismostratigraphy, paleogeography and paleotectonics of the Arctic deep-water basin and its Russian shelf, Transactions of the Geological Institute, Moscow, 156 pp., 2022.
• Chen, Tiantian, Gong, Bin, Tang, Chun’an, Mattias, S. and Foulger, G.R., Numerical investigation on origin and evolution of polygonal cracks on rock surfaces, Engineering Geology, 311, 20 December 2022, 106913, 2022.
• Foulger, G.R., Wilkinson, M.W., Wilson, M.P. and Gluyas, J.G., Human-induced earthquakes: The performance of questionnaire schemes, Bull. seismol. Soc. Am.,  112 (6): 2773–2794, 2022.
• Hou, Mingcai, Xiong, Fuhao, Ma, Changqian, Foulger, G.R. and Yu, Shengyao, Permian-Triassic Tethyan orogeny along the southern Eurasian margin, Frontiers in Earth Science, 10, 2022.
• Zhao, Y., Riel, B., Foulger, G. and Ding, W., How strongly do plumes influence Pacific seamount distribution? Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 595, 117786, 2022.
• Wang, Liangliang, Liming Dai, Wei Gong, Sanzhong Li, Xiaodian Jiang, Gillian R. Foulger, Hao Dong, Zhonghai Li & Shengyao Yu, Subduction initiation at the Soloman back-arc basin: Contributions from both island arc rheological strength and oceanic plateau collision, Geophysical Research Letters, 49, 3, e2021GL093369, 2022.
• Foulger, G.R., Hamilton, L.C., Jurdy, D.M., Stein, C.A., Howard, K.A. and Stein, S. (Editors), 2022. In the Footsteps of Warren B. Hamilton: New Ideas in Earth Science, Geol. Soc. Am. Special Paper 553, pp 434+x, 2022.
• Foulger, G.R., Gernigon, L. and Geoffroy, L., Icelandia. In: G.R. Foulger, L.C. Hamilton, D.M. Jurdy, C.A. Stein, K.A. Howard and S. Stein (Editors), In the Footsteps of Warren B. Hamilton: New Ideas in Earth Science, Geol. Soc. Am. Special Paper 553, 29-40, 2022.
• Julian, B.R., G.R. Foulger and M. Wilson, Teleseismic tomography: Equation one is wrong, In Eds. G.R. Foulger, D.M. Jurdy, C.A. Stein, L.C. Hamilton, K. Howard and S. Stein, In the Footsteps of Warren B. Hamilton: New Ideas in Earth Science, Geol. Soc. Am. Special Paper 553, 121-126, 2022.
• Wilson, M.P., G.R. Foulger, C. Saville, S. Graham and B. Julian, Earthquake weather and climate change: should we stress about the forecast? In Eds. G.R. Foulger, D.M. Jurdy, C.A. Stein, L.C. Hamilton, K. Howard and S. Stein, In the Footsteps of Warren B. Hamilton: New Ideas in Earth Science, Geol. Soc. Am. Special Paper 553, 177-192, 2022.
• Geoffroy, L., L. Gernigon and G.R. Foulger, Linear magnetic anomalies and the restricted extent of oceanic crust in oceans, In Eds. G.R. Foulger, D.M. Jurdy, C.A. Stein, L.C. Hamilton, K. Howard and S. Stein, In the Footsteps of Warren B. Hamilton: New Ideas in Earth Science, Geol. Soc. Am. Special Paper 553, 59-72, 2022.
• Lustrino, M., Foulger, G.R., Hole, M. and Natland, J.H., Constraints on the formation of basaltic magmas. Comment on “Lithosphere thickness controls the extent of mantle melting, depth of melt extraction and basalt compositions in all tectonic settings on Earth – a review and new perspectives” – by Niu Y. (2001), Earth-Science Reviews, 226, 103942, 2022.

2021

• Foulger, G.R., 2021. The Plate Theory for Volcanism. In: D. Alderton and S.A. Elias (Editors), Encyclopedia of Geology (Second Edition). Academic Press, Oxford, pp. 879-890, 2021.

2020

• Geoffroy, L., Guan, H., Gernigon, L., Foulger, G.R and Werner, P., The extent of continental material in oceans: C-Blocks and the Laxmi Basin example, Geophys. J. Int., 222: 1471-1479, 2020.
• Foulger, G.R., C. Schiffer, and A.L. Peace, A New Paradigm for the North Atlantic Realm, Earth-Science Reviews, 206, 103038, 2020.
• Foulger, G.R., A. G. Doré, D. Franke, L. Geoffroy, L. Gernigon, M. Hole, A. Höskuldsson, B.R. Julian, N. Kusznir, F. Martinez, J.H. Natland, A. Peace, K.D. Petersen, C. Schiffer, R. Stephenson, and M.S. Stoker, The Iceland Microcontinent and a continental Greenland-Iceland-Faroe Ridge, Earth-Science Reviews, 206, 102926, 2020.
• Gernigon, L., Franke, D., Geoffroy, L., Schiffer, C., Foulger, G.R. & Stoker, M., Crustal fragmentation, magmatism, and the diachronous breakup of the Norwegian-Greenland Sea, Earth-Science Reviews, 206, 102839, 2020.
• Peace, A., J.J.J. Phethean, D. Franke, A.G. Doré, G.R. Foulger, N. Kusznir, G. McHone, S. Rocchi, C. Schiffer & M. Schnabel & J.K. Welford, A review of Pangaea dispersal and Large Igneous Provinces – in search of a causative mechanism, Earth-Science Reviews, 206, 102902, 2020.
• Schiffer, C., Doré, A.G., Foulger, G.R., Franke, D., Geoffroy, L., Gernigon, L., Holdsworth, B., Kusznir, N., Lundin, E., McCaffrey, K., Peace, A.L., Petersen, K.D., Phillips, T.B., Stephenson, R., Stoker, M.S. and Welford, J.K., 2020. Structural inheritance in the North Atlantic. Earth-Science Reviews, 206: 102975, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.102975, 2020.

2019

• Gluyas, J.G., Wilson, M.P. and G.R. Foulger, Induced earthquakes in petroleum operations, submitted to Encyclopedia of Petroleum Geoscience, Earth Science Series, Ed. Rasoul Sorkhabi, Springer.
• Hamilton, L.C., G.R. Foulger, S.R. Hamilton, K.A. Howard & S.A. Stein, Memorial to Warren B. Hamilton, 1925-2018, Geological Society of America Memorials, 48, March 2019.
• Julian, B.R., G.R. Foulger, N. Mhana, C. Nunn, A. Sabin and D. Meade, Time-dependence of seismic wave speeds in volcanic and geothermal systems, Proceedings, 43rd Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 11-13, 2019 SGP-TR-214, 2019.

2018

• Foulger, G. R., Origin of the South Atlantic Igneous Province, J. Volc. Geotherm. Res., 355, 2–20, 2018.
• Foulger, G. R., M. P. Wilson, J. G. Gluyas, B. R. Julian, and R. J. Davies, Global review of human-induced earthquakes, Earth-Science Reviews, 178, 438-514, 2018.
• Schiffer, C., A. Peace, J. Phethean, K. McCaffrey, L. Gernigon, K.D. Petersen, G.R. Foulger, The Jan Mayen Microplate Complex and the Wilson Cycle, In: Ed. G. Houseman, Tectonic Evolution: 50 Years of the Wilson Cycle Concept, Geol. Soc. London Special Publication 470, doi: 10.1144/SP470.2, 2018.
• Mhana, N., B.R. Julian, G.R. Foulger, A. Sabin and D. Meade, Time-dependent Seismic Tomography at the Coso Geothermal Field, 43rd Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 12-14, 2018 SGP-TR-213

2017

• Peace, A.L., G.R. Foulger, C. Schiffer and K.J.W. McCaffrey, Evolution of Labrador Sea-Baffin Bay: Plate or plume processes?, Geoscience Canada, 44, 91-102, 2017.
• Wilson, M.P., G. R. Foulger, J. G. Gluyas, R. J. Davies and B. R. Julian, HiQuake: The Human-Induced Earthquake Database, Seis. Res. Lett., 88, 1560-1565, 2017.
• Mhana, N., B.R. Julian, G.R. Foulger and A. Sabin, Monitoring Geothermal Reservoir Depletion Using Time-dependent Seismic Tomography, Forty-second Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 13-15 February, 2017.
• Foulger, G. R., M. Wilson and J. Gluyas, Earthquakes triggered by humans pose growing risk, The Conversation, 22 January, 2017.

2016

• Foulger, G.R., Plates vs. Plumes: Lithosphere vs. Asthenosphere, Proceedings, LITHOSPHERE 2016, 9-11 November, Espoo, Finland, 2016.
• Foulger, G.R., M. Wilson, J.G. Gluyas and R. Davies, Human-induced earthquakes, Report, Mmax Workshop, World Trade Centre, Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam 8-10 March, pp. 288, 2016.
• Mhana, N., C. Nunn, B.R. Julian, G.R. Foulger, Andrew Sabin, Time-Dependent Tomography Using TOMO4D: Theoretical Advances and Early Applications, Forty-first Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 22-24, 2016.
• Tezel, T., B.R. Julian, G.R. Foulger, C. Nunn, N. Mhana, Preliminary 4D Seismic Tomography Images for the Geysers, 2008-2014, Forty-first Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 22-24, 2016.

2015

Book: Foulger, G.R., M. Lustrino & S.D. King (Eds.) The Interdisciplinary Earth: A volume in honor of Don L. Anderson, GSA Special Paper SPE514, American Geophysical Union Special Publication 71, 366 pp, 2015.

• Julian, B.R. & G.R. Foulger, Don Lynn Anderson–an obituary, Physics Today, 68(11), 61, 2015.
• Foulger, G.R., M. Lustrino & S.D. King, Preface, in Foulger, G.R., M. Lustrino & S.D. King (Eds.) The Interdisciplinary Earth: A volume in honor of Don L. Anderson, GSA Special Paper SPE514, American Geophysical Union Special Publication 71, 366 pp, 2015
• Wilson, M., Davies, R, Foulger, G.R., Julian, B.R., Styles, P., Gluyas, J., Almond, S., Anthropogenic earthquakes in the UK and the implications for the exploitation of shale reservoirs, Mar. Pet. Geol., 68, 1-17, 2015.
• Foulger, G. R., G. F. Panza, I. M. Artemieva, I. D. Bastow, F. Cammarano, C. Doglioni, J. R. Evans, W. B. Hamilton, B. R. Julian, M. Lustrino, H. Thybo, and T. B. Yanovskaya, What lies deep in the mantle below?, Eos, 96, doi:10.1029/2015EO034319, 25 August 2015.
• Foulger, G.R., R.L. Christiansen and D.L. Anderson, The Yellowstone ‘hot spot’ track results from migrating Basin Range extension, In: The Interdisciplinary Earth: A volume in honor of Don L. Anderson, Eds. Foulger, G.R., Lustrino, M., King, S.D., GSA Special Paper SPE514, American Geophysical Union Special Publication 71, pp 215-238, 2015.
• Julian, B.R., G.R. Foulger, O. Hatfield, S.E. Jackson, E. Simpson, J. Einbeck and A. Moore, Hotspots in Hindsight, In: The Interdisciplinary Earth: A volume in honor of Don L. Anderson, Eds. Foulger, G.R., Lustrino, M., King, S.D., GSA Special Paper SPE514, American Geophysical Union Special Publication 71, pp 105-122, 2015.
• Julian, B.R., G.R. Foulger, A. Sabin, N. Mhana, TOMO4D: Temporal Changes in Reservoir Structure at Geothermal Areas, Proceedings, World Geothermal Congress, Melbourne, Australia, 19-25 April, 2015.

2014

• Foulger, G.R., B.R. Julian. Non-double-couple earthquakes, in Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering, edited by M. Beer, A. I. Kougioumtzoglou, E. Patelli and S.-K. I. Au, pp. 1-31, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2014.
• Foulger, G.R., B.R. Julian, Maximizing EGS earthquake location accuracies,Proceedings, Thirty-Ninth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 24-26, 2014, SGP-TR-202.

2013

• Davies, R.J., G.R. Foulger, S. Mathias, J. Moss, S. Hustoft and L. Newport, Reply: Davies et al. (2012), Hydraulic fractures: How far can they go?, Marine and Petroleum Geology, 43, 519-521, 2013.
• Davies, R. G.R. Foulger, A. Bindley, P. Styles, Induced seismicity and hydraulic fracturing for the recovery of hydrocarbons, Marine and Petroleum Geology, 45, 171-185, 2013.
• Foulger, G.R., G.F. Panza, I.M. Artemieva, I.D. Bastow, F. Cammarano, J.R. Evans, W.B. Hamilton, B.R. Julian, M. Lustrino, H. Thybo and T.B. Yanovskaya, Caveats on tomographic images, Terra Nova, 25, 259-281, doi: 10.1111/ter.12041, 2013.
• Foulger, G.R., B.R. Julian, Seismological software for geothermal monitoring, Thirty-Eighth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 11-13, 2013.
• Cladouhos, T., S. Petty, Y. Nordin, M. Moore, K. Grasso, M. Uddenberg, M. Sawyer, B. Julian, and G. Foulger, Microseismic monitoring of Newberry Volcano EGS Demonstration, Thirty-Eighth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 11-13, 2013.

2012

• Foulger, G.R., Are ‘hot spots’ hot spots?, J. Geodynamics, 58, 1-28, 2012.
• Julian, B.R., G.R. Foulger, Geothermal seismology: The state of the art, Thirty-Seventh Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, January 30 – February 1, 2012.

2011

• Foulger, G.R. and B.R. Julian, Earthquakes and Errors: Methods for Industrial Applications, Geophysics, 76, WC5-WC15, doi:10.1190/geo2011-0096.1, 2011.
• Kendall, M., S. Maxwell, G. Foulger, L. Eisner & Z. Lawrence, Microseismicity: Beyond dots in a box – Introduction, Geophysics, 76, 1-3, 2011.
• Julian, B.R., G.R. Foulger, Mapping deep structure in geothermal areas using local and regional microearthquake data, Thirty-Sixth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, January 31 – February 2, 2011.

2010

Book: Foulger, G.R., Plates vs Plumes: A Geological Controversy, Wiley-Blackwell, ISBN 978-1-4443-3679-5, pp xi+328, 2010.

• Cladouhos, T., S. Petty, G.R. Foulger, B.R. Julian, M. Fehler, Injection induced seismicity and geothermal energy, Geothermal Research Council Bulletin, 34, 1213-1220, 2010.
• Foulger, G.R., Little things can have big effects, Troitsky Variant, No. 8, 52, 27th April, 2010. (Online version,  English language version.)
• Julian, B.R. and G.R. Foulger, Time-dependent tomography, Geophys. J. Int., 182, 1327-1338, 2010.
• Julian, B.R., G.R. Foulger, F.C. Monastero and S. Bjornstad, Imaging Hydraulic Fractures in a Geothermal Reservoir, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L07305, 10.1029/2009GL040933.
• Julian, B.R., G.R. Foulger, Improved Methods for Mapping Permeability and Heat sources in Geothermal Areas using Microearthquake Data, Thirty-Fifth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 1-3, 2010.

2009

• Tkalcic H., D. S. Dreger, G. R. Foulger and B. R. Julian, The puzzle of the Bardarbunga, Iceland earthquake: No volumetric component in the source mechanism, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 99, 3077-3085, 2009.
• Julian, B.R. and G.R. Foulger, Monitoring Geothermal Processes with Microearthquake Mechanisms, Proceedings, Thirty-Fourth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 9-11, SGP-TR-187, 2009.
• Julian, B.R. and G.R. Foulger, Time-Dependent Seismic Tomography of Geothermal Systems, Proceedings, Thirty-Fourth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 9-11, SGP-TR-187, 2009.
• Julian, B.R., G.R. Foulger and F. Monastero, Seismic monitoring of EGS stimulation tests at the Coso geothermal field, California, using microearthquake locations and moment tensors, Proceedings, Thirty-Fourth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 9-11, SGP-TR-187, 2009.
• Foulger, G.R. and L. De Luca, Detailed image of fractures activated by a fluid injection in a producing Indonesian geothermal field, Proceedings, Thirty-Fourth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 9-11, SGP-TR-187, 2009.

2008

• Foulger, G.R. and D.M. Jurdy, Reply to: Plates, Plumes, and Planetary Processes (P⁴) by AC Kerr, Marine Geophysical Researches, 29,219-220, 2008.
• Julian, B.R., G.R. Foulger and F. Monastero, Time-dependent seismic tomography and its application to the Coso geothermal area, 1996-2006, Proceedings, Thirty-Third Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, January 28-30, SGP-TR-185, 387-390, 2008.
• Foulger, G.R., B.R. Julian, B.R. and F. Monastero, Seismic monitoring of EGS tests at the Coso Geothermal area, California, using accurate MEQ locations and full moment tensors, Proceedings, Thirty-Third Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, January 28-30, SGP-TR-185, 261-268, 2008.

2007

Book: Foulger, G.R. and D.M. Jurdy (Eds.), Plates, Plumes, and Planetary Processes, Geol. Soc. Am. Special Paper 430, 998+x pp, 2007.

• Stuart, W.D., G.R. Foulger, and M. Barall, Propagation of Hawaiian-Emperor volcano chain by Pacific plate cooling stress, in Plates, Plumes, and Planetary Processes, G.R. Foulger and D.M. Jurdy (Eds.), Geological Society of America Special Paper 430, 497-506, 2007.
• Foulger, G.R., The “Plate” model for the genesis of melting anomalies, in Plates, Plumes, and Planetary Processes, G.R. Foulger and D.M. Jurdy (Eds.), Geological Society of America Special Paper 430, 1-28, 2007.
• Julian, B.R., G.R. Foulger and F. Monastero, Microearthquake moment tensors from the Coso Geothermal area, Proceedings, Thirty-Second Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, January 22-24, SGP-TR-183, 2007.

2006

• Foulger, G.R., Towards Supervolcano technology, Science, 313, 768-769, 2006. (For summary, click here.)
• Foulger, G.R., Too hot to handle, Planet Earth, Summer edition, 8-9, 2006.
• Foulger, G.R., J.G. Fitton, D.C. Presnall and W. J. Morgan, Chapman Conference: The Great Plume Debate The Origin and Impact of LIPs and Hot Spots, Scientific report, EOS Trans. AGU, 87, 76 & 80, 2006.
• Foulger, G.R., Older crust underlies Iceland, Geophys. J. Int., 165, 672-676, 2006.
• Du, Z., L.P. Vinnik and G.R. Foulger, Evidence from P-to-S mantle converted waves for a flat “660-km” discontinuity beneath Iceland, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 241, 271-280, 2006.
• Julian, B.R., G.R. Foulger, K. Richards-Dinger & F.C. Monastero, Time-dependent seismic tomography of the Coso geothermal area, 1996-2004, Proceedings, Thirty-First Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California, January 30 – February 1, 2006.

2005

Book: Foulger, G.R., J.H. Natland, D.C. Presnall and D.L. Anderson (Eds.), Plates, Plumes, and Paradigms, Geol. Soc. Am. Special Paper 388, pp. 881+xi, 2005.

• Foulger, G.R., Mantle plumes: Why the current skepticism? Chinese Science Bulletin, 50, 1555-1600, 2005.
• Foulger, G.R., J.H. Natland and D.L. Anderson, Genesis of the Iceland melt anomaly by plate tectonic processes, in: Plates, Plumes, and Paradigms, G.R. Foulger, J.H. Natland, D.C. Presnall and D.L. Anderson (Eds.), Geol. Soc. Am. Special Paper 388, 595-625, 2005
• Vinnik, L.P., G.R. Foulger and Z. Du, Seismic boundaries in the mantle beneath Iceland: A new constraint on temperature, Geophys. J. Int., 160, 533-538, 2005.
• Foulger, G.R., J.H. Natland and D.L. Anderson, A source for Icelandic magmas in remelted Iapetus crust, J. Volc. Geotherm. Res., 141, 23-44, 2005.
• Foulger, G.R. and D.L. Anderson, A cool model for the Iceland hotspot, J. Volc. Geotherm. Res., 141, 1-22, 2005.

2004

• Foulger, G.R., B.R. Julian, D.P. Hill, A.M. Pitt, P. Malin and E. Shalev, Non-double-couple microearthquakes at Long Valley Caldera provide evidence for hydraulic fracturing, J. Volc. Geotherm. Res., 132, 45-71, 2004.
• Julian, B.R., G.R. Foulger and K. Richards-Dinger, The Coso Geothermal Area: A laboratory for advanced MEQ studies for geothermal monitoring, Proceedings of the Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, California, August 2004.
• Julian, B.R. and G.R. Foulger, Microearthquake focal mechanisms – A tool for monitoring geothermal systems, Geotherm. Res. Council Bull., 33, 166-171, 2004.
• Foulger, G.R. and B.R. Julian, A powerful tool – Use of time-dependent MEQ tomography for monitoring producing geothermal reservoirs, Geotherm. Res. Council Bull., 33, 120-126, 2004.
• Du, Z. and G.R. Foulger, Surface-wave waveform inversion for variation in upper mantle structure beneath Iceland, Geophys. J. Int., 157, 305-314, 2004.
• Foulger, G.R., J.H. Natland & D.L. Anderson, Penrose Conference Report. Plume IV: Beyond the Plume Hypothesis – Tests of the plume paradigm and alternatives, GSA Today, 14, 26-28, 2004.

2003

• Foulger, G.R., Z.J. Du and B.R. Julian, Icelandic type crust, Geophys. J. Int., 155, 567-590, 2003.
• Foulger, G.R. Plumes, Plate Tectonics and Popper, Geoscientist, 13, 16-17, 2003.
• Foulger, G.R. and J.H. Natland, Is “hotspot” volcanism a consequence of plate tectonics?, Science, 300, 921-922, 2003.
• Foulger, G.R., B.R. Julian, A.M. Pitt, D.P. Hill, P. Malin and E. Shalev, Three-dimensional crustal structure of Long Valley caldera, California, and evidence for the migration of CO₂ under Mammoth Mountain, J. Geophys. Res., 108, B3, 10.1029/2000JB000041, 2003.
• Gunasekera, R.C, G.R. Foulger and B.R. Julian, Reservoir depletion at The Geysers geothermal area, California, shown by four-dimensional seismic tomography, J. Geophys. Res., 108, B3, 10.1029/2001JB000638, 2003.
• Foulger, G.R., In response, Astronomy & Geophysics, 44, 1.13, 2003.

2002

• Foulger, G. R., Plumes, or plate tectonic processes? Astronomy & Geophysics, 43, 6.19-6.23, 2002
• Allen, R.M., G. Nolet, W.J. Morgan, K. Vogfjord, B.H. Bergsson, P. Erlendsson, G.R. Foulger, S. Jakobsdottir, B.R. Julian, M.J. Pritchard, S. Ragnarsson and R. Stefansson, Imaging the mantle beneath Iceland using integrated seismological techniques, J. Geophys. Res., 107 (B12), 10.1029/2001JB000595, 2002
• Allen, R.M., G. Nolet, W.J. Morgan, K. Vogfjord, M. Nettles, G. Ekstrom, B.H. Bergsson, P. Erlendsson, G.R. Foulger, S. Jakobsdottir, B.R. Julian, M.J. Pritchard, S. Ragnarsson and R. Stefansson, Plume driven plumbing and crustal formation in Iceland, J. Geophys. Res., 107 (B8), 10.1029/2001JB000584, 2002
• Christiansen, R.L., G.R. Foulger and J.R. Evans, Upper-mantle origin of the Yellowstone hotspot, Bull. Geol. Soc. Am., 114, 1245-1256, 2002
• Du, Z., G.R. Foulger, B.R. Julian, R.M. Allen, G. Nolet, W.J. Morgan, B. Bergsson, P. Erlendsson, S. Jakobsdottir, S. Ragnarsson, R. Stefansson and K. Vogfjord, Crustal structure beneath western and eastern Iceland from surface waves and receiver functions, Geophys. J. Int., 149, 349-363, 2002
• Shen, Y., S.C. Solomon, I.T. Bjarnason, G. Nolet, W.J. Morgan, R. Allen, K. Vogfjord, S. Jakobsdottir, R. Stefansson, B.R. Julian and G.R. Foulger, Seismic evidence for a tilted mantle plume and large-scale, north-south flow beneath Iceland, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 197, 261-272, 2002

2001

• Foulger, G.R., M.J. Pritchard, B.R. Julian, J.R. Evans, R.M. Allen, G. Nolet, W.J. Morgan, B. Bergsson, P. Erlendsson, S. Jakobsdottir, S. Ragnarsson, R. Stefansson and K. Vogfjord, Seismic tomography shows that upwelling beneath Iceland is confined to the upper mantle, Geophys. J. Int., 146, 504-530, 2001
• Foulger, G.R. and D.G. Pearson, Is Iceland underlain by a plume in the lower mantle? Seismology and helium isotopes, Geophys. J. Int. (Fast Track), 145, F1-F5, 2001.
• Du, Z. and G.R. Foulger, Variation in the crustal structure across central Iceland, Geophys. J. Int., 145, 246-264, 2001

2000

• Julian, B.R., J.R. Evans, M.J. Pritchard and G.R. Foulger, A geometrical error in some versions of the ACH method of teleseismic tomography, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 90, 1554-1558, 2000
• Foulger, G.R., M.J. Pritchard, B.R. Julian, J.R. Evans, R.M. Allen, G. Nolet, W.J. Morgan, B.H. Bergsson, P. Erlendsson, S. Jakobsdottir, S. Ragnarsson, R. Stefansson and K. Vogfjord, The seismic anomaly beneath Iceland extends down to the mantle transition zone and no deeper, Geophys. J. Int. (Fast Track), 142, F1-F5, 2000
• Pritchard, M.J., G.R. Foulger, B.R. Julian and J. Fyen, Seismic-array constraints on a possible plume in the mid-mantle beneath Iceland, Geophys. J. Int., 143, 119-128, 2000
• Du, Z., G.R. Foulger and W. Mao, Noise reduction for broadband, three-component seismograms using data-adaptive polarization filters, Geophys. J. Int., 141, 820-828, 2000
• Foulger, G.R. and P.R. Field, Comparison of local earthquake tomographic crustal models with gravity data for the Hengill and Krafla areas, Jökull, 48, 29-47, 2000

1999

• Du, Z.J. and G.R. Foulger, The crustal structure beneath the Northwest Fjords, Iceland, from receiver functions and surface waves, Geophys. J. Int., 139, 419-432, 1999
• Henderson, J.R., D.J. Barton and G.R. Foulger, Fractal clustering of induced seismicity in the Geysers geothermal area, California, Geophys. J. Int., 139, 317-324, 1999
• Ross, A., G.R. Foulger and B.R. Julian, Source processes of industrially-induced earthquakes at The Geysers geothermal area, California, Geophysics, 64, 1877-1889, 1999
• Barton, D.J., G.R. Foulger, J.R. Henderson and B.R. Julian, Frequency-magnitude statistics and spatial correlation dimensions of earthquakes at Long Valley caldera, California, Geophys. J. Int., 138, 563-570, 1999
• Thatcher, W., G.R. Foulger, B.R. Julian, J. Svarc and E. Quilty, Present day deformation across the Basin and Range Province, western United States, Science, 283, 1714-1718, 1999
• Banerjee, P., G.R. Foulger, S. Prakash and C.P. Dabral, Geoid undulation modelling and interpretation at Ladak, NW Himalaya using GPS and levelling data, J. Geodesy, 73, 79-86, 1999
• Allen, R.M., G. Nolet, W.J. Morgan, K. Vogfjord, B.H. Bergsson, P. Erlendsson, G.R. Foulger, S. Jakobsdottir, B.R. Julian, M. Pritchard, S. Ragnarsson and R. Stefansson, The thin, hot plume beneath Iceland, Geophys. J. Int., 137, 51-63, 1999

1998

• Foulger, G.R. and M.A. Hofton, Regional vertical motion in Iceland 1987-1992, determined using GPS surveying, in: Coastal Tectonics, I.S. Stewart and C. Vita-Finzi (Eds.), Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 146, 165-178, 1998
• Miller, A.D., G.R. Foulger and B.R. Julian, Non-double-couple earthquakes 2. Observations, Rev. Geophys., 36, 551-568, 1998
• Julian, B.R., A.D. Miller and G.R. Foulger, Non-double-couple earthquakes 1. Theory, Rev. Geophys., 36, 525-549, 1998
• Foulger, G.R., P.E. Malin, E. Shalev, B.R. Julian and D.P. Hill, Seismic monitoring and activity increase in California caldera, EOS Trans. AGU, 79, 357-363, 1998
• Miller, A.D., B.R. Julian and G.R. Foulger, Three-dimensional structure and moment tensors of non-double-couple earthquakes at the Hengill-Grensdalur volcanic complex, Iceland, Geophys. J. Int., 133, 309-325, 1998
• Foulger, G.R., B.R. Julian, D.P. Hill, G. Sharer, L.E. Foulger, R. Perlroth, N. Dotson, A.M. Pitt and E. Brodsky, A microearthquake survey of the Mammoth Mountain area, Long Valley caldera, California, summer 1997, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OF 98-236, 1998
• Julian, B.R., A.M. Pitt and G.R. Foulger, Seismic image of a CO₂ reservoir beneath a seismically active volcano, Geophys. J. Int., 133, 7-10, 1998
• Longair, M.S., K.A. Whaler, M.J. Penston, D.E. Osterbrock, P.A. Wayman, A. Blain, G. Foulger, G.Q.G. Stanley, R.W. Hilditch, S. Goodwin and S. Lynden-Bell, Meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society, Friday 1997 October 10 at 16(h)00(m) in the Scientific Societies’ Lecture Theatre, Savile Row, Observatory, 118, 1143, 49-62, 1998

1997

• Julian, B.R. and G.R. Foulger, Databases in the field: A dissenting view, IRIS newsletter, 16, 11-14, 1997
• da Silva, H., G.R. Foulger, I.J. Barros, A. Querido, A.B. Walker and J.F.B.D. Fonseca, Seismic activity in Fogo and Brava Islands, Cape Verde, Proceedings of the International Symposium: The Eruption of 1995 at Fogo Island, Cape Verde, Lisbon 1996, 79-91, 1997
• Sigmundsson, F., P. Einarsson, S.T. Rognvaldsson, G.R. Foulger, K.M. Hodgkinson and G. Thorbergsson, The 1994-1995 seismicity and deformation at the Hengill triple junction, Iceland: Triggering of earthquakes by minor magma injection in a zone of horizontal shear stress, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 15,151-15,161, 1997
• Julian, B.R., A.D. Miller and G.R. Foulger, Non-double-couple earthquakes at the Hengill-Grensdalur geothermal area, southeast Iceland, Geophys. Res. Lett., 24, 743-746, 1997
• Foulger, G.R., C.C. Grant, B.R. Julian and A. Ross, Industrially induced changes in Earth structure at The Geysers geothermal area, California, Geophys. Res. Lett., 24, 135-137, 1997

1996

• Hofton, M.A. and G.R. Foulger, Post-rifting anelastic deformation around the spreading plate boundary, north Iceland, 2: Implications of the model derived from the 1987-1992 deformation field, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 25,423-25,436, 1996
• Hofton, M.A. and G.R. Foulger, Post-rifting anelastic deformation around the spreading plate boundary, north Iceland, 1: Modeling of the 1987-1992 deformation field using a viscoelastic Earth structure, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 25,403-25,422, 1996
• Einarsson, P., F. Sigmundsson, M.A. Hofton, G.R. Foulger and W. Jacoby, An experiment in glacio-isostacy near Vatnajökull, Iceland, 1991, Jokull, 44, 29-39, 1996
• Hodgkinson, K.M. and G.R. Foulger, First epoch GPS survey of the Hengill triple junction, SW Iceland, and the effect of ocean loading, Jokull, 44, 17-27, 1996
• Julian, B.R. and G.R. Foulger, Earthquake mechanisms from linear-programming inversion of seismic-wave amplitude ratios, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 86, 972-980, 1996
• Ross, A., G.R. Foulger and B.R. Julian, Non-double couple earthquake mechanisms at The Geysers geothermal area, California, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 877-880, 1996
• Julian, B.R., A. Ross, G.R. Foulger and J.R. Evans, Three-dimensional image of a geothermal reservoir: The Geysers, California, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 685-688, 1996
• Evans, J.R., G.R. Foulger, B.R. Julian and A.D. Miller, Shear-wave splitting from local earthquakes in the Hengill triple junction region, southwest Iceland, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 455-458, 1996

1995

• Voelksen, C., C.-H. Jahn, G. Seeber and G.R. Foulger, Determination of recent crustal movements along the plate boundary in northern Iceland between 1987, 1990 and 1992, Proceedings, IUGG Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, Sept. 1994, 971-982, 1995
• Camitz, J., F. Sigmundsson, G.R. Foulger, C.-H. Jahn, C. Voelksen and P. Einarsson, Plate boundary deformation and continuing deflation of the Askja volcano, North Iceland, determined with GPS, 1987-1993, Bull. Volc., 57, 136-145, 1995
• Hofton, M.A., J.B. Rundle and G.R. Foulger, Horizontal surface deformation due to dyke emplacement in an elastic-gravitational layer overlying a viscoelastic-gravitational half space, J. Geophys. Res., 100, 6329-6338, 1995
• Foulger, G.R., The Hengill geothermal area, Iceland – variation of temperature gradients deduced from the maximum depth of seismogenesis, J. Volc. Geotherm. Res., 65, 119-133, 1995
• Foulger, G.R., A.D. Miller, B.R. Julian and J.R. Evans, Three-dimensional V_p and V_p/V_s structures of the Hengill triple junction and geothermal area, Iceland and the repeatability of tomographic inversions, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 1309-1312, 1995
• Evans, J.R., B.R. Julian, G.R. Foulger and A. Ross, Shear-wave splitting and wave-speed anisotropy of local earthquakes at The Geysers geothermal field, California, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 501-504, 1995

1994

• Jahn, C-H., G. Seeber, G.R. Foulger and P. Einarsson, GPS epoch measurements spanning the mid-Atlantic plate boundary in northern Iceland 1987-1990, in Gravimetry and Space Techniques Applied to Geodynamics and Ocean Dynamics, Geophysical Monograph 82, IUGG, 17, 109-123, 1994
• Arnott, S.K. and G.R. Foulger, The Krafla spreading segment, Iceland : 2. The accretionary stress cycle and non-shear earthquake focal mechanisms, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 23,826-23,842, 1994
• Arnott, S.K. and G.R. Foulger, The Krafla spreading segment, Iceland: 1. Three dimensional crustal structure and the spatial and temporal distribution of local earthquakes, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 23,801-23,826, 1994
• Foulger, G.R., M.A. Hofton, B.R. Julian, C.-H. Jahn and G. Seeber, Regional post-dyking deformation in N.E. Iceland: A third epoch of GPS measurements in 1992, J. Geod. Soc. Japan Spec. Issue, 99-105, 1994
• Foulger, G.R., The 1992 Basin & Range Province GPS survey: 3. Data processing and results, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OF 92-287, pp 39+ii, 1994
• Foulger, G.R., The 1992 Basin & Range Province GPS survey: 2. The field survey, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OF 92-286, pp 21+i, 1994
• Julian, B.R. and G.R. Foulger, The 1992 Basin & Range Province GPS survey: 1. Point descriptions, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OF 92-285, pp 79+ii, 1994

1993

• Heki, K., G.R. Foulger, O. Alp and M. Ergun, The 1989 GPS Campaign in SW Turkey: Data analysis, in: Permanent Satellite Tracking Networks for Geodesy and Geodynamics, Proceedings of the Int. Assoc. Geod. Symposia 109, Vienna, Austria, Aug. 11-24, 1991, G.L. Mader (Ed.), Springer Verlag, New York, 131-140, 1993
• Julian, B.R., A.D. Miller and G.R. Foulger, Non-shear focal mechanisms of earthquakes at The Geysers, CA., and Hengill, Iceland, geothermal areas, Trans. Geotherm. Res. Council, 17, 123-128, 1993
• Julian, B.R., A. Prisk, G.R. Foulger and J.R. Evans, Three-dimensional images of geothermal systems: Local earthquake P-wave velocity tomography at the Hengill and Krafla geothermal areas, Iceland, and The Geysers, CA., Trans. Geotherm. Res. Council, 17, 113-121, 1993
• Heki, K., G.R. Foulger, B.R. Julian and C.-H. Jahn, Plate dynamics near divergent boundaries: Geophysical implications of post-tectonic crustal deformation in NE Iceland detected using the Global Positioning System, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 14,279-14,297, 1993
• Foulger, G.R., G. Beutler, R. Bilham, P. Einarsson, S. Fankhauser, W. Gurtner, U. Hugentobler, W.J. Morgan, M. Rothacher, G. Thorbergsson and U. Wild, The Iceland 1986 GPS geodetic survey: Tectonic goals and data processing results, Bull. Geodetica, 67, 148-172, 1993
• Foulger, G.R. and S.K. Arnott, Local Tomography: volcanoes and the accretionary plate boundary in Iceland, Seismic Tomography: Theory and Practice, H.M. Iyer and K. Hirahara (Eds.), Chapman and Hall, 644-675, 1993
• Foulger, G.R. and B.R. Julian, Non-double-couple earthquakes at the Hengill-Grensdalur volcanic complex, Iceland: Are they artifacts of crustal heterogeneity?, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 83, 38-52, 1993

1992

• Foulger, G.R. and R.E. Long, Non-double couple earthquake focal mechanisms and the accretionary tectonic cycle, in: Volcanic Seismology, IAVCEI Proceedings in Volcanology 3, P. Gasparini, R. Scarpa and K. Aki (Eds.), Springer-Verlag, 223-234, 1992
• Foulger, G.R., C.-H Jahn, G. Seeber, P. Einarsson, B.R. Julian and K. Heki, Post rifting stress relaxation at the accretionary plate boundary in Iceland, measured using the Global Positioning System, Nature, 358, 488-490, 1992
• Cameron, B.R., F.S. Cranmer and G.R. Foulger, Shallow structures beneath Heimaey and Surtsey from local gravity data, Surtsey Research Progress Report X, 79-92, 1992

1990

• Salk, M., G.R. Foulger, M. Ergün and G. Cifci, A GPS geodetic survey of southwest Turkey, Jeofizik, 4, 49-52, 1990

1989

• Foulger, G.R. and D.R. Toomey, Structure and evolution of the Hengill-Grensdalur central volcano complex, Iceland: Geology, geophysics and seismic tomography, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 17,511-17,522, 1989
• Toomey, D.R. and G.R. Foulger, Application of tomographic inversion to local earthquake data from the Hengill-Grensdalur central volcano complex, Iceland, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 17,497-17,510, 1989
• Fonseca, J.F.B.D. and G.R. Foulger, GPS satellite surveying and the study of destructive earthquakes: The case for a GPS survey in Portugal, Proceedings, Encontro sobre Sismologia e Engenharia Sismica, LNEC, Lisbon, Nov. 6-7, 1989
• Jahn, C.-H., G. Seeber, G.R. Foulger and A. Bjornsson, A GPS survey in the north-east volcanic zone of Iceland 1987: First results, Proceedings, International Association of Geodesy, Symposium 101, Edinburgh, Scotland, 173-181, 1989
• Foulger, G.R., R.E. Long, P. Einarsson and A. Bjornsson, Implosive earthquakes at the active accretionary plate boundary in northern Iceland, Nature, 337, 640-642, 1989

1988

• Foulger, G., The Hengill triple junction, SW Iceland: 2. Anomalous earthquake focal mechanisms and implications for process within the geothermal reservoir and at accretionary plate boundaries, J. Geophys. Res., 93, 13,507-13,523, 1988
• Foulger, G., The Hengill triple junction, SW Iceland: 1. Tectonic structure and the spatial and temporal distribution of local earthquakes, J. Geophys. Res., 93, 13,493-13,506, 1988

1987

• Foulger, G., R. Bilham, W.J. Morgan and P. Einarsson, The Iceland GPS geodetic field campaign l986, EOS, 68, 1809-1818, 1987
• Foulger, G.R., A GPS survey of Iceland and the north-Atlantic, Geophys. J. Royal astr. Soc., 89, 465, 1987

1984

• Foulger, G.R., The Hengill geothermal area: Seismological studies 1978-1984, Science Institute report RH-07-84 and National Energy Authority report OS-84073/JHD-12, pp. 196, 1984
• Foulger, G. and R.E. Long, Anomalous focal mechanism solutions: tensile crack formation on an accreting plate boundary, Nature, 310, 43-45, 1984
• Foulger, G.R., Seismological studies at the Hengill geothermal area, SW Iceland, Ph.D. thesis, University of Durham, pp 313, 1984

1983

• Foulger, G.R., Seismicity of the Hengill geothermal area, Iceland, Geophys. J. Royal astr. Soc., 73, 299, 1983

1982

• Foulger, G., Geothermal exploration and reservoir monitoring using earthquakes and the passive seismic method, Geothermics, 11, 259-268, 1982

1981

• Einarsson, P., S. Bjornsson, G. Foulger, R. Stefansson and T. Skaftadottir, Seismicity pattern in the South Iceland seismic zone, Earthquake prediction – An International Review, Maurice Ewing, series 4, 141-151, 1981

1980

• Foulger, G. and P. Einarsson, Recent earthquakes in the Hengill-Hellisheidi area in S.W. Iceland, J. Geophysics, 47, 171-175, 1980

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