Recent publications

2009: Mantle transition zone strucutre beneath Kenya and Tanzania: More evidence for a deep-seathed thermal upwelling in the mantle,
Huerta et al, GJI, 177, pp 1249-1255.
Pdf 700KB

2008: Mantle transition zone thickness beneath Ross Island, the Transantarctic Mountains and East Antarctica,
Reusch et al, GRL, 35, L12301.
Pdf 4MB

2007: Correlation of seismic and petrologic thermometers suggests deep thermal anomalied beneath hotspots,
Courtier et al, EPSL, 264, 1-2, pg 308-316.
Pdf 364KB

2006: S-wave velocity structure beneath the Kaapvaal Craton from surface-wave inversions compared with estimates from mantle xenoliths,
Larson et al , GJI, 167, pp 171-186.
Pdf Article 770KB
Supplemental Material

2005: S-wave velocity structure beneath the Kaapvaal craton, Larson et al, IRIS 5-year NSF proposal

In-prep manuscripts

2009: Imaging a linear anomaly beneath the Cameroon Volcanic Line using body-wave tomography, Reusch et al

2009: Constraining the depth extent of the Cameroon Volcanic Line anomaly using receiver functions, Reusch et al

Recent presentations and posters

AGU Fall 2008 in San Francisco, CA, USA
Regional Body-wave tomography reveals a linear deep-seated low-velocity zone beneath the Cameroon Volcanic Line

Penn State Geodynamics Seminar 16 October 2008
New upper mantle images from Cameroon, West Africa: Linear anomaly in a convecting mantle?
Powerpoint presentation (18.1 MB)

AGU Fall 2007 in San Francisco, CA, USA
P- and S-wave tomography of the Cameroon Volcanic Line used to discriminate between formation models

IUGG 2007 Meeting in Perugia, Italy
Preliminary Body-wave Tomography of the Cameroon Volcanic Line: Linear Anomaly in a Convecting Mantle
Powerpoint presentation (12.5MB)
Reference Events in sub-Saharan Africa and expected improvements from AfricaArray
Powerpoint presentation (9.7MB)

Northeast GSA Spring 2007 Meeting in Durham, New Hampshire, USA - a more general science audience
Imaging upper mantle structure beneath the Cameroon volcanic line from preliminary body-wave tomography
Powerpoint presentation (10.7 MB)

AGU Fall 2006 in San Francisco, CA, USA
Results for the Mantle Transition Zone Beneath the Transantarctic Mountains From Receiver Functions
Upper Mantle Structure Beneath the Cameroon Volcanic Line From Preliminary Body-wave Tomography
abstracts coming

Penn State Geodynamics Seminar 30 November 2006
Imaging the mantle transition zone beneath the Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica: There is no plume!
Powerpoint presentation (9.4 MB)

CIDER workshop Summer 2006 in Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Imaging the 410 and 660km discontinuities beneath the Transantarctic Mountains and the East Antarctic Craton using Receiver Functions
Powerpoint presentation (6MB)

AGU Spring 2006 in Baltimore, MD, USA
Examining the Mantle Transition Zone Beneath the Transantarctic Mountains From Receiver Functions Using TAMSEIS Data
Abstract

AGU Fall 2005 in San Francisco, CA, USA
Examining the Mantle Transition Zone Beneath the Transantarctic Mountains From Receiver Functions Using TAMSEIS Data
Abstract

M.S. thesis
S-wave velocity structure beneath the Kaapvaal Craton from surface-wave inversions compared with estimates from mantle xenoliths
5MB pdf

M.S. thesis defense
2.2MB power point

IRIS Workshop June 2004 in Tucson, AZ, USA
S-wave velocity structure beneath the Kaapvaal Craton from surface-wave inversion compared with estimates from mantle xenoliths
1MB pdf poster

AGU Fall 2003 in San Francisco, CA, USA
Comparison of S-Wave Velocity Structure Beneath the Kaapvaal Craton From Surface-Wave Inversion With Predictions From Mantle Xenoliths
Html of abstract
The 1MB pdf poster

IRIS/UNAVACO Workshop June 2003 in Yosemite, CA, USA
Surface Wave Constraints on S-Wave Velocity Structure of Crust and Upper Mantle Beneath Southern Africa
909KB pdf poster