Member Since 1982
Peter M. Shearer
Professor, University of California San Diego
Professional Experience
University of California San Diego
Professor
Education
Doctorate
1986
Honors & Awards
Inge Lehmann Medal
Received December 2020
Citation
For seminal contributions to the understanding of mantle discontinuities and fine structure of Earth’s deep interior.
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For seminal contributions to the understanding of mantle discontinuities and fine structure of Earth’s deep interior.
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Beno Gutenberg Lecture
Received December 2005
Union Fellow
Received January 1999
Publications
Implications of a Reverse Polarity Earthquake Pair on Fault Friction and Stress Heterogeneity Near R...
We apply the Matrix Profile algorithm to 100 days of continuous data starting 10 days before the 2019 M 6.4 and M 7.1 Ridgecrest earthqua...
November 09, 2024
Substantial Global Radial Variations of Basalt Content Near ...
November 06, 2024
The Matrix Profile in Seismology: Template Matching of Every...
February 20, 2024
Strong Physical Contrasts Across Two Mid‐Lithosphere Discont...
December 11, 2023
AGU Abstracts
Using a Simple High- to Low-Frequency Spectral Ratio to Distinguish Spatial Variations in Earthquake Source Properties
ADVANCES IN RELIABLE EARTHQUAKE SOURCE PARAMETER ESTIMATION IV POSTER
seismology | 12 december 2024
Ian Vandevert, Peter M. Shearer, Wenyuan Fan
Earthquakes radiate energy across a range of frequencies and the shape of the source spectrum can reveal details about earthquake mechanics. However, ...
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Investigating lateral variations in velocity structure near the 660-km discontinuity using subtle waveform details of S660S
SEISMOLOGY GENERAL CONTRIBUTION: STRUCTURE I ORAL
seismology | 12 december 2024
Shangqin Hao, Songqiao S. Wei, Peter M. Shearer
The 660-km discontinuity (d660) is a global seismic boundary separating Earth's upper and lower mantle that is usually attributed to the post-spinel t...
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SKHASH: A Python Package for Computing Earthquake Focal Mechanisms
SEISMOLOGY GENERAL CONTRIBUTION: EARTHQUAKES IV ORAL
seismology | 13 december 2023
Robert Skoumal, Jeanne Hardebeck, Peter M. Shearer...
We introduce a Python package for computing focal mechanism solutions. This algorithm, which we refer to as SKHASH, is largely based on the HASH algor...
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Volunteer Experience
2013 - 2014
Immediate Past President
Seismology Executive Committee
2013 - 2014
Member
Seismology Fellows Committee
2013 - 2014
Web Editor
Seismology Executive Committee
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