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Member Since 2000
Ying Zhou
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech
Professional Experience
Virginia Tech
2012 - Present
Virginia Tech
Associate Professor
2007 - Present
Education
Princeton University
Doctorate
2005
Current Roles
Member
Seismology Keiiti Aki Young Scientist Award Committee
Publications
Age‐Independent Oceanic Plate Thickness and Asthenosphere Melting From SS Precursor Imaging
The Earth's asthenosphere is a mechanically weak layer characterized by low seismic velocity and high attenuation. The nature of this layer has bee...
February 08, 2023
Stagnant Slabs and Their Return Flows From Finite‐Frequency Tomography of the 410‐km and 660‐km Disc...
Slab pull is generally considered as the dominant force that drives the global movement of tectonic plates. This convection mode is well constraine...
May 06, 2021
AGU Abstracts
Finite-Frequency Imaging of the 220-km Discontinuity beneath Global Continents
SEISMOLOGY GENERAL CONTRIBUTION: STRUCTURE I POSTER
seismology | 12 december 2023
Shuyang Sun, Ying Zhou
A global discontinuity at a depth of 220 km was first introduced in the Preliminary Reference Earth Model (PREM) in the 1980s to represent the base of...
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Fast Fluid Movement in the Earth’s Outer Core Recorded on Seismic Waves
OF CORES WE CAN: INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES OF EARTH AND PLANETARY CORES I ORAL
study of earth's deep interior | 12 december 2023
Ying Zhou
The solid inner core grows through crystallization of the liquid metallic outer core. This process releases latent heat as well as light elements, pro...
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Mantle Seismic Q Structure from Multiple-reflected S waves and Core-diffracted Waves
SEISMOLOGY GENERAL CONTRIBUTION: STRUCTURE I POSTER
seismology | 12 december 2023
Emmanuel Irumhe, Shuyang Sun, Ying Zhou, Min Zhu
The seismic quality factor (Q) of the mantle is of great importance for the understanding of the physical and chemical properties of the solid Earth. ...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2024
Member
Seismology Keiiti Aki Young Scientist Award Committee
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