Member Since 1991
Rachel E. Abercrombie
Research Professor, Boston University
Member, Paul G. Silver Award for Outstanding Scientific Service Committee; President, Seismology Executive Committee; Section President, Council; Chair, Paul G. Silver Award for Outstanding Scientific Service Committee; Editor, JGR Solid Earth Section
Professional Experience
Boston University
Research Professor
2001 - Present
Education
Doctorate
1991
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2020
Citation
For ground breaking contributions to our understanding of earthquakes over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales
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Outstanding Reviewer Award - JGR-Solid Earth
Received December 2016
Publications
Thank You to Our 2023 Reviewers
The entire editorial board of the Journal of Geophysical Research‐Solid Earth would like to sincerely thank all our colleagues who reviewed m...
April 23, 2024
SMatStack to Enhance Noisy Teleseismic Seismic Phases: Valid...
November 01, 2023
Quantifying Site Effects and Their Influence on Earthquake S...
September 07, 2023
Thank You to Our 2022 Peer Reviewers
July 06, 2023
AGU Abstracts
Comparing Spectral Stress Drop Estimation Methods: Influence of Local Geology and Methodological Assumptions
ADVANCES IN RELIABLE EARTHQUAKE SOURCE PARAMETER ESTIMATION IV POSTER
seismology | 12 december 2024
Giovanna Calderoni, Rachel E. Abercrombie
Spectral stress drop is a key earthquake source parameter related to high-frequency ground motion, critical for predicting ground motion and assessing...
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The International SCEC/USGS Community Stress Drop Validation Study: Meta-analysis of submitted results and what's next
ADVANCES IN RELIABLE EARTHQUAKE SOURCE PARAMETER ESTIMATION IV POSTER
seismology | 12 december 2024
Annemarie Baltay, Rachel E. Abercrombie
We present the findings of the Statewide California Earthquake Center/U. S. Geological Survey Community Stress Drop Validation study, focusing on what...
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Importance of considering site effects for estimating source parameters: Insights from shallow attenuations at the Large-n Seismic Survey in Oklahoma
ADVANCES IN RELIABLE EARTHQUAKE SOURCE PARAMETER ESTIMATION IV POSTER
seismology | 12 december 2024
Hilary Chang, Rachel E. Abercrombie, Nori Nakata
To characterize earthquake sources, it is crucial to remove the site and the path effects related to wave propagation from the observed spectra. Faili...
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Volunteer Experience
2020 - 2027
Editor
JGR Solid Earth Section
2025 - 2026
Chair
Paul G. Silver Award for Outstanding Scientific Service Committee
2025 - 2026
President
Seismology Executive Committee
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