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115. Hansen, S. E., S. E. Carson, E. J. Garnero, S. Rost, and S. Yu, Investigating ultra-low velocity zones in the southern hemisphere using an Antarctic dataset, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 536,, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116142, 2020. PDF (2.5 Mb). Additional supplemental online material: PDF (1.1 Mb).
Not mine, but interesting general audience article about "blobs": Sokol, J., Continents of the Underworld Come Into Focus, Quanta Magazine,, Jan. 7, 2020. LINK. Josh Sokol's excellent piece discussing Earth's massive deep blobs! check it out.
114. Lai, H., and Garnero, E. J., Travel time and waveform measurements of global multibounce seismic waves using virtual station seismogram stacks, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 21,, e2019GC008679, DOI: 10.1029/2019GC008679, 2019. PDF (22 Mb). Compiled travel time database of ~9000 multibounce waves: Zenodo link. Example earthquakes (Fig. 3) and multibounce ray paths (Fig. 4) Tackle the southern hemisphere!
113. Lai, H., Garnero, E. J., Grand, S. P., Porritt, R. W., and Becker, T. W., Global travel time data set from adaptive empirical wavelet construction, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 20,, 2175-2198. DOI:10.1029/2018GC007905, 2019. PDF (10.8 Mb). Additional supplemental online material (ZIPped on a Mac): ZIP file (149 Kb). Compiled travel time database (over 251K travel times!): Zenodo link. Example data and travel time curves: Figure 2.
112. Lu, C., Grand, S. P., Lai, H., and Garnero, E. J., TX2019slab: A new P and S tomography model incorporating subducting slabs, J. Geophys. Res.: Solid Earth, 124,, 11,549-11,567, 2019. PDF (9.3 Mb). Additional supplemental online material: PDF (626 Kb).
111. Heron, P., E.J. Garnero, What lies beneath: thoughts on the lower mantle, Geoscientist, 29,, 10-15, 2019. PDF (1.7 Mb).
Not mine, but interesting general audience article about "blobs": Duncombe, J., The Unsolved Mystery of the Earth Blobs, Eos,, Feb. 27, 2019. LINK. Jenessa Duncombe's excellent piece discussing Earth's massive deep blobs! check it out.
110. Yu. S., and E. Garnero, Ultra-low velocity zone locations: a global assessment, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., DOI: 10.1002/2017GC007281, 2018. PDF (9.4 Mb). Compiled ULVZ database: Zenodo link.
109. Frost, D. A., E. J. Garnero, and S. Rost, Dynamical links between small- and large-scale mantle heterogeneity: Seismological evidence, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 482,, 11549-11567. DOI: 10.1029/2019JB017448, 2019. PDF (3.8 Mb). Additional supplemental online material (ZIPped on a Mac): ZIP file (17.9 Mb).
108. Coltice, N., G. Larrouturou, E. Debayle, and E. J. Garnero, Interactions of scales of convection in the Earth's mantle, Tectonophysics, 476, 669-677, 2018. PDF (4 Mb). Cutting edge stagYY computations. NC's graphics are a thing of beauty.
107. Frost, D. A., S. Rost, E. J. Garnero, and M. Li, Seismic evidence for Earth's crusty deep mantle, Earth and Planet. Sci. Lett, 470, 54-63, 2017. PDF (3.1 Mb). Additional supplemental online material: PDF (8 Mb).
106. Li, M, A. K. McNamara, and E. J. Garnero, Compositionally-distinct ultra-low velocity zones on Earth's core-mantle boundary, Nature Comm., 8, 177, 2017. PDF (1.6 Mb). Additional supplemental online material (movies): Zip file (12 Mb). ASU press piece here.
105. Zhao, C., E. J. Garnero, M. Li, A. McNamara, and S. Yu, Intermittent and lateral varying ULVZ structure at the northeastern margin of the Pacific LLSVP, J. Geophys. Res., 122, 1198-1220, 2017. PDF (9.1 Mb). Additional supplemental online material: PDF (191 Kb).
104. Yuan, Y., Zhu, P. M., Zhao, N., Xiao, L., Garnero, E., Xiao, Z. Y., Zhao, J. N., and L. Qiao, The 3-D geological model around Chang'E-3 landing site based on lunar penetrating radar Channel 1 data, Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, 6553-6561, 2017. PDF (1.5 Mb).
103. Garnero, E. J., A. K. McNamara, and S.H. Shim, Continent-sized anomalous zones with low seismic velocity at the base of Earth's mantle, Nature Geosci., 9, 481-489, 2016. PDF (1.7 Mb). Additional supplemental online material: PDF (3.8 Mb). Weather Channel press piece here. ASU press piece here.
102. Zhao, C., E. J. Garnero, A. K. McNamara, N. Schmerr, and R. W. Carlson, Seismic evidence for a chemically distinct thermochemical reservoir in Earth's deep mantle beneath Hawaii, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 426, 143-153, 2015. PDF (4.1 Mb). Additional supplemental online material: PDF (2.3 Mb).
101. Pommier, E., K. Leinenweber, D. L. Kohlstedt, C. Qi, E. J. Garnero, S.J. Mackwell, and J. A. Tyburczy, Experimental constraints on the electrical anisotropy of the lithosphere-asthenosphere system, Nature, 522, 202-205, 2015. PDF (1.9 Mb). Additional supplemental online material: PDF (887 Kb). UCSD press release here.
100. Williams, C.D., M. Li, A. K. McNamara, E.J. Garnero, and M.C. van Soest, Episodic entrainment of deep primordial mantle material into ocean island basalts, Nature Comm., 6.,, 8937, doi: 10.1038/ncomms9937, 2015. PDF (861 Kb). Additional supplemental online material: PDF (309 Kb). Science Alert did a press piece on it here.
99. Carlson, R. W. E. J. Garnero, T. M. Harrison,. J. Li, M. Manga, W. F. McDonough, S. Mukhopadhyay, B. Romanowicz, D. Rubie, Q.Williams, and S. Zhong, How Did Early Earth Become Our Modern World?, Ann. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 42, 151-178, 2014. PDF (1.3 Mb).
98. Pommier, A., Garnero, E. J., Petrology-based modeling of mantle melt electrical conductivity and joint interpretation of electromagnetic and seismic results, J. Geophys. Res., Solid Earth, 119, 4001-4016, 2014. PDF (1.7 Mb). Additional supplemental online material: Zipped file(73 Kb). JGR's highlight is here.
97. Li, M.,McNamara, A. K., Garnero, E. J., Chemical complexity of hotspots caused by cycling oceanic crust through mantle reservoirs, Nature Geosci., 7, 366-370, 2014. PDF (2.7 Mb). Additional supplemental online material: PDF (15.6 Mb). Science Alert did a press piece on it here. And Speigel.de did one with Mingming's image, here.
96. Thorne, M.S, E. J. Garnero, G.Jahnke, H. Igel, A.K. McNamara, Mega ultra low velocity zone and mantle flow, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 364, 9-67, 2013. PDF (1.5 Mb). Additional supplemental online material: PDF (3.4 Mb). Physics.org did a press piece on it here. Daily Mail did one too here.
95. Nimmo, F., U. Faul, and E.J. Garnero, Dissipation at tidal and seismic frequencies in a melt-free Moon, J. Geophys. Res., Planets, 117, E09005, doi:10.1029/2012JE004160, 2012. PDF (956 Kb). Additional supplemental online text tables: ZIP file (3 Kb).
94. Ford, S.R., E.J. Garnero, M.S. Thorne, Differential t* measurements via instantaneous frequency matching: observations of lower mantle shear attenuation heterogeneity beneath western Central America,, Geophys. J. Int., 189, 513-523, 2012. PDF (723 Kb).
93. Weber, R.C., P.-Y. Lin, E.J. Garnero, Q. Williams, and P. Lognonne, Seismic detection of the lunar core, Science, 331, 309-312, 2011. PDF (813 Kb). Additional supplemental online material: PDF (3.8 Mb).
92. Lay, T., and E. J. Garnero, Deep mantle seismic modeling and imaging, Ann. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 39, 91-123, 2011. PDF (2.7 Mb).
91. Garnero, E. J., A. K. McNamara, and J. Tyburczy, Structure of Earth's Lower Mantle, in Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics, Springer, Ed. Harsh Gupta, 2011. PDF (385 Kb).
90. Rost, S., E. J. Garnero, and W. Stefan, Thin and intermittent ultralow-velocity zones, J. Geophys. Res., 115, B06312, doi:10.1029/2009JB006981, 2010. PDF (948 Kb). Additional supplemental online text files (event info, etc.): ZIP file (SIZE 53 Kb).
89. Rost, S., E. J. Garnero, M. S. Thorne, and A. R. Hutko, On the absence of an ultralow-velocity zone in the North Pacific, J. Geophys. Res., 115, B04312, doi:10.1029/2009JB006420, 2010. PDF (168 Kb). Additional supplemental online material includes a description text file and several eps figures in a zip file made on a MAC computer (big file!): ZIP file (SIZE 27.5 Mb).
88. Courtier, A. M., J. B. Gaherty, J. Revenaugh, M. G. Bostock, and E.J. Garnero, Seismic anisotropy associated with continental lithosphere accretion beneath the CANOE array, northwestern Canada, Geology, 38, 887-890, 2010. PDF (1.8 Mb).
87. McNamara, A. K., E. J. Garnero, and S. Rost, Tracking deep mantle reservoirs with ultra-low velocity zones, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 299, 1-9, 2010. PDF (2.0 Mb). Additional supplemental online material includes a word doc and many mpg movies in a zip file made on a MAC computer (big file!): ZIP file (52.9 Mb).
86. Lassak, T.M., A. K. McNamara, E. J. Garnero, and S. Zhong, Core-mantle boundary topography as a possible constraint on lower mantle chemistry and dynamics, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 289, 232-241, 2009. PDF (2.1 Mb).
85. Schmerr, N., E.J. Garnero, and A. K. McNamara, Deep mantle plumes and convective upwelling beneath the Pacific Ocean, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett, 294, 143-151, 2009. PDF (2.8 Mb). Additional supplemental online material: PDF (6.6 Mb).
84. Mercier, J.-P., M. G. Bostock, J. F. Cassidy, K. Dueker, J. B Gaherty, E. J. Garnero, J. Revenaugh, G. Zandt. Body-wave tomography of western Canada, Tectonophysics, 475, 480-492, 2009. PDF (1.7 Mb). Additional supplemental online material: PDF (4.1 Mb).
83. Marquardt, H., S. Speziale, H. J. Reichmann, D. J. Frost, F. R. Schilling, and E.J. Garnero, Unexpected elastic shear anisotropy of ferropericlase in Earth's lower mantle, Science,324, 224-226, 2009. PDF (168 Kb). Additional supplemental online material: PDF (1.4 Mb).
82. Hutko, A.R., Lay, T., J. Revenaugh, and E.J. Garnero, Anti-correlated Seismic Velocity Anomalies From Post-Perovskite in the Lowermost Mantle, Science, 320, 1070-1074, 2008. PDF (493 Kb). Additional supplemental online material: PDF (3.3 Mb). An additional supplemental online movie: Quicktime (1.0 Mb). Here's a caption to the movie: PDF (10 Kb).
81. Garnero, E.J., and A. K. McNamara, Structure and dynamics of Earth’s Lower Mantle, Science, 320, 626-628, 2008. PDF (475 Kb). Additional supplemental online material: PDF (1.4 Mb). Here is an image Allen and I made for the PR people in two formats: JPG (4.3 Mb) and Adobe Photoshop PSD (129 Mb). (Careful: the latter file is huge!)
80. Rost, S., E. J. Garnero, and Q. Williams, Seismic array detection of subducted oceanic crust in the lower mantle, J. Geophys. Res., 113, B06303, doi:10.1029/2007JB005263, 2008. PDF (9.9 Mb). Supplementary online material has been collected into this PDF (1.3 Mb). There is also a supplemental animation (an animated GIF), and views the scatterers: GIF (3.7 Mb).
79. Kito, T., C. Thomas, A. Rietbrock, E. Garnero, S. Nippress, A. Heath, Detection of a continuous lower mantle slab beneath Central America from seismic wavefield migration, Geophys. J. Int., 174, 1019-1028, 2008. PDF (1.2 Mb)
78. Mercier, J.-P., M. G. Bostock, P. Audet, J. B. Gaherty, E. J. Garnero, J. Revenaugh, The teleseismic signature of fossil subduction: Northwestern Canada, J. Geophys. Res., 113, B04308, doi:10.1029/2007JB005127, 2008. PDF (3.4 Mb).
77. Schmerr, N., and E. Garnero, Topography on Earth's upper mantle discontinuities from dynamically induced thermal and chemical heterogeneity, Science, 318, 623-626, 2007. PDF (880Kb). Additional online supplemental material: PDF (10.5 Mb). Here is an image we made for our PR folks, in two formats: JPG (326 Kb) and Adobe Photoshop PSD (14.1 Mb). Science did a little news blurb on the paper: PDF (172 Kb). ASU also covered it in a press release, whose title inspired some interesting discussions on non-science based blogs... PDF (32 Kb)
76. Semken, S., M. Fouch, E. Garnero, P. Zah, D. Lippert, EarthScope’s USArray Engages American Indian Stakeholders, EOS Trans., 88, 309-310, 2007. PDF (252 Kb)
75. Kito, T., S. Rost, C. Thomas, and E. J. Garnero, Comparison of array methods for determination of laterally varying lowermost mantle P and S wave velocity discontinuity structure beneath the Cocos plate, Geophys. J. Int., 169, 631-645, 2007. PDF (737 Kb)
74. Garnero, E. J., T. Lay, and A. McNamara, Implications of lower mantle structural heterogeneity for existence and nature of whole mantle plumes, In: The Origin of Melting Anomalies: Plates, Plumes and Planetary Processes, Foulger, G. R., and D. M. Jurdy (eds.), The Geological Society of America Special Paper 430, p79-101, doi:10.1130/2007.2430(05), 2007. PDF (4.6 Mb). But you definitely want to check out the published discussion on the paper (which is longer than the paper itself!): PDF (4.8 Mb). Here's what the book's cover (and table of contents) looks like: PDF (1.2 Mb). If any of the titles look interesting, download the in press versions on the P4 page at MantlePlumes.org.
73. Lay, T., and E.J. Garnero, Reconciling the post-perovskite phase with seismological observations of lowermost mantle structure, in Post-perovskite, The last mantle phase transition (K. Hirose, D. Yuen, T. Lay, J. Brodholst, Editors), American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., 129-154, 2007. PDF (1.2 Mb)
72. Garnero, E.J., and M.S. Thorne, Earth's ULVZ: Ultra-Low Velocity Zone, in Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism (David Gubbins and Emilio Herrero-Bervera, Editors), Springer Publishing, The Netherlands, 970-973, 2007. PDF (466 Kb). Figure 4 is the punchline of ULVZ possibilities, which turned out a bit fuzzy in the PDF. Here it is higher res: JPG (299 Kb), Adobe Illustrator AI (348 Kb).
71. Garnero, E.J., M.S. Thorne, S. Rost, and A. McNamara, Fine-scale ultra-low velocity zone layering at the core-mantle boundary and superplumes, in Superplumes: Beyond Plate Tectonics (David A. Yuen, Shigenori Maruyama, Shun-ichiro Karato, and Brian F. Windley, Editors), pp. 139-157, Springer Publishing, The Netherlands, 2007. PDF (16.1 Mb). I made one of the figures from this paper into a poster for the wall. Here it is in two formats. I printed it to be 30" x 30", and had the local copy store laminate it and vacuum mount on foam backing. PDF (3.8 Mb). Adobe Illustrator format AI (7.5 Mb).
70. Thorne, M., T. Lay, E.J. Garnero, G. Jahnke, and H. Igel, Seismic imaging of the laterally varying D" region beneath the Cocos Plate, Geophys. J. Int., 170, 635-648, 2007. PDF (10.1 Mb). Supplementary online material: PDF (942 Kb). Here's an animation Mike Thorne made showing the wavefield encounter the D" structure: QuickTime Movie (27 Mb). Visit Mike's Animation Page for more cool wavefield movies.
x. Garnero, E.J., and T. Lay, "The Global Reach of USArray Data". This is not peer-reviewed, but rather an insert for the 2007 EarthScope O and M proposal: PDF (1.6 Mb). The whole document is here: PDF (35.6 Mb) and has some very nice vignettes of research conducted using the USArray data.
69. Rost, S., M.S. Thorne, and E.J. Garnero, Imaging global seismic phase arrivals by stacking array processed short-period data, Seism. Res. Lett., 77, 697-707, 2006. PDF (3.4 Mb). I made one of the figures in the paper into a poster for the wall. Here it is in two formats. I printed it to be 30" x 30", and had the local copy store laminate it and vacuum mount on foam backing. Looks nice all shiny! PDF (5.6 Mb). Adobe Illustrator format AI (5.7 Mb).
68. Lay, T., J. Hernlund, E.J. Garnero, M.S. Thorne, A Lens of Post-perovskite and CMB Heat Flux in an Iron-rich Pile in D” Beneath the Central Pacific, Science, 314, 1272-1276, 2006. PDF (322 Kb). Additional Online Supplemental Information: PDF (1.6 Mb). Some ASU press: PDF (36 Kb). Also, here: PDF (53 Kb). Here's an image we made for PR purposes, depicting the main results as they relate to plumes and piles: JPG (1.1 Mb) The source image in Adobe Photoshop format is here: PSD (18.6 Mb)
67. Schmerr, N., and E.J. Garnero, Investigation of upper mantle discontinuity structure beneath the central Pacific using SS precursors, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B08305, doi:10.1029/2005JB004197, 2006. PDF (3.4 Mb) Additional Online Supplement: PDF (2.2 Mb).
66. Rokosky, J.M., Lay, T., and E.J. Garnero, Small-scale lateral variations in azimuthally anisotropic D” structure beneath the Cocos Plate, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 248, 411-425, 2006. PDF (751 Kb) Additional Online Supplement: PDF (828 Kb)
65. Stefan, W., E.J. Garnero, and R. Renaut, Signal restoration through deconvolution applied to deep mantle seismic phases, Geophys. J. Int., 167, 1353-1362, 2006. PDF (1.0 Mb). Additional information and Software: CLICK HERE
64. Rost, S., E.J. Garnero, and Q. Williams, Fine scale ultra-low velocity zone structure from high-frequency seismic array data, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B09310, doi:10.1029/2005JB004088, 2006. PDF (1.2 Mb) Table of Earthquake Information: Text File (3.7 Kb)
63. Rost, S., and E.J. Garnero, Detection of an ultralow velocity zone at the CMB using diffracted PKKPab waves, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B07309, doi:10.1029/2005JB003850, 2006. PDF (1.7 Mb) Additional Online Supplement: PDF (114 Kb)
62. Wenk, H. R.., S. Speziale, A. McNamara, and E.J. Garnero, Modeling Lower Mantle Anisotropy Development in a Subducting Slab, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 245, 302-314, 2006. PDF (748 Kb)
61. Avants, M., T. Lay, S. Russell, and E.J. Garnero, Shear-velocity variation within the D" region beneath the central Pacific, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B05305, doi:10.1029/2004JB003270, 2006. PDF (1.1 Mb) Additional Online Supplemental Information: PDF (3.9 Mb) Table of Earthquake Information: Text File (2.2 Kb)
60. Avants, M., T. Lay, and E.J. Garnero, Determining shear velocity structure of the ULVZ beneath the central Pacific using stacked ScS data, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L07314, doi:10.1029/2005GL024989, 2006. PDF (860 Kb)
59. Hutko, A., T. Lay, E.J. Garnero, and J. S. Revenaugh, Seismic detection of folded, subducted lithosphere at the core-mantle boundary, Nature, 441, 333-336, 2006. PDF (746 Kb) Additional Online Supplement: PDF (7.2 Mb) Some "Alex press": PDF (148 Kb). Here's an image we used for some of the PR for the paper: JPG (401 Kb).
58. Ford, S.R., E.J. Garnero, and A.K. McNamara, A strong lateral shear velocity gradient and anisotropy heterogeneity in the lowermost mantle beneath the southern Pacific, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B03306, doi:10.1029/2004JB003574. 2006. PDF (1.6 Mb) Additional Online Supplement: PDF (5.9 Mb)
57. Garnero, E. J., Interrogating the deep Earth with USArray, IRIS Newsletter, Issue 3, 6-7, 2006. PDF (2.2 Mb). The whole issue of that newsletter is HERE (5.4 Mb). Check out this IRIS page for posters, and other newsletters, etc.
56. Garnero, E.J., D. Loper, and B. Kennett, Studies of the Earth's Deep Interior - 8th Symposium, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 153, 1-2, 2005. PDF (159 Kb) Additional materials: CLICK HERE
55. Hung S.-H., E. J. Garnero, L.-Y. Chiao, B.-Y. Kuo, T. Lay, Finite frequency tomography of D" shear velocity heterogeneity beneath the Caribbean, J. Geophys. Res., 110, B07305, doi:10.1029/2004JB003373, 2005. PDF (4.5 Mb)
54. Maupin V., E. J. Garnero, T. Lay, M. J. Fouch, Azimuthal anisotropy in the D" layer beneath the Caribbean, J. Geophys. Res., 110, B08301, doi:10.1029/2004JB003506, 2005. PDF (1.6 Mb)
53. Rost, S., E.J. Garnero, Q. Williams, and M. Manga, Seismic constraints on a possible plume root at the core-mantle boundary, Nature, 435, 666-669, doi:10.1038/nature03620, 2005. PDF (0.9 Mb)
52. Garnero, E.J., Maupin, V., Lay, T., and M.J. Fouch, Variable azimuthal anisotropy in Earth's lowermost mantle, Science, 306 (5694) 2004. PDF (0.2 Mb)
51. Lay, T., E.J. Garnero, and S.A. Russell, Lateral Variation of the D" Discontinuity Beneath the Cocos Plate, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, doi:10.1029/2004GL020300, 2004. PDF (0.7 Mb)
50. Rost, S. and E.J. Garnero, Array seismology advances Earth interior research, Eos Trans., 85, American Geophysical Union, 301, 305-306, 2004. PDF (1.2 Mb)
49. Thomas, C., Garnero, E.J., and Lay, T., High-resolution imaging of lowermost mantle structure under the Cocos Plate, J. Geophys. Res, 109, doi:10.1029/2004JB003013, 2004. PDF (1.1 Mb)
48. Garnero, E.J., Moore, M.M., Lay, T., and M. Fouch, Isotropy or weak vertical transverse isotropy in D" beneath the Atlantic Ocean, J. Geophys. Res., 109, doi:10.1029/2004JB003004, 2004. PDF (1.3 Mb)
47. Thorne, M.S., and E.J. Garnero, Inferences on ultralow-velocity zone structure from a global analysis of SPdKS waves, J. Geophys. Res., 109, B08301, doi:10.1029/2004JB003010, 2004. PDF (3.9 Mb)
46. Thorne, M., Garnero, E.J., and S. Grand, Geographic correlation between hot spots and deep mantle lateral shear-wave velocity gradients, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 146, 47-63, 2004. PDF (0.8 Mb)
45. Lay, T. and Garnero, E.J., Core-mantle boundary structures and processes, in The State of the Planet: Frontiers and Challenges in Geophysics, edited by R.S.J. Sparks and C.J. Hawkesworth, Geophysical Monograph 150, IUGG Volume 19, doi:10.1029/150GM04, 2004. PDF (2.6 Mb)
44. Lay, T., Garnero, E.J., and Q. Williams, Partial melting in a thermo-chemical boundary layer at the base of the mantle, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 146, 441-467, 2004. PDF (0.8 Mb)
43. Garnero, E.J., A new paradigm for Earth's core-mantle boundary, Science, 304, doi: 10.1126/science.1097849, 2004. PDF (0.7 Mb)
42. Rokosky, J.M., Lay, T., E.J. Garnero, and S.A. Russell, High resolution investigation of shear-wave anisotropy in D" beneath the Cocos Plate, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L07605, doi:10.1029/2003GL018902, 2004. PDF (1.2 Mb)
41. Moore, M.M., Garnero, E.J., T. Lay and Q. Williams, Shear wave splitting and waveform complexity for lowermost mantle structures with low-velocity lamellae and transverse isotropy, J. Geophys. Res., 109, doi:10.1029/2003JB002546, 2004. PDF (1.5 Mb)
40. Rost, S., and Garnero, E.J., A study of the uppermost inner core from PKKP and P'P' differential travel times, Geophys. J. Int., 156, 565-574, 2004. PDF (1.4 Mb)
39. Garnero, E.J., and T. Lay, D" Shear velocity heterogeneity, anisotropy and discontinuity structure beneath the Caribbean and Central America, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 140, 219-242, 2003. PDF (1.5 Mb)
38. Garnero, E.J., The structure of Earth's dynamic deep mantle and core-mantle boundary region, Global Tectonics and Metallogeny, 8, 1-3, 2003. PDF (0.4 Mb)
37. Purucker, M., McCreadie, H., Vennerstrom, S., Hulot, G., Olsen, N., Luhr, H., and E. Garnero, Highlights from AGU's virtual session on "New Magnetic Field Satellites": Process and Science, Eos Trans., AGU, 83, 366, 2002. PDF (0.5 Mb)
36. Garnero, E.J., Ultralow-velocity zones (seismology), McGraw Hill 2002 Yearbook of Science and Technology, 400-403, 2001. PDF (7.1 Mb)
35. Buffett, B., Garnero, E.J., and R. Jeanloz, Porous sediments at the top of Earth's core? Response, Science, 291, 2092-2093, 2001. PDF (1.7 Mb)
34. Buffett, B.A., Garnero, E.J., and R. Jeanloz, Sediments at the top of the Earth's core, Science, 290, 1338-1342, 2000. PDF (0.7 Mb)
33. Kuo, B.Y., E.J. Garnero, and T. Lay, Tomographic Inversion of S-SKS times for shear wave velocity heterogeneity in D": Degree 12 and hybrid models, J. Geophys Res., 105, 28139-28157, 2000. PDF (3.9 Mb)
32. Garnero, E.J., and R. Jeanloz, Fuzzy patches on the Earth's core-mantle boundary?, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 2777-2780, 2000. PDF (1.5 Mb)
31. Garnero, E.J., and R. Jeanloz, Earth's enigmatic interface, Science, 289, 70-71, 2000. PDF (3.6 Mb)
30. Garnero, E.J., Heterogeneity of the lowermost mantle, Ann. Rev. Earth Planetary Sci., 28, 509-37, 2000. PDF (4.1 Mb)
29. Garnero, E.J., and M.E. Wysession, What on Earth is D"?, Eos Trans., AGU, 81, 501, 2000. PDF (0.2 Mb)
28. Russell, S., T. Lay, and E.J. Garnero, Small scale lateral shear velocity and anisotropy heterogeneity near the core-mantle boundary beneath the central Pacific imaged using broadband ScS waves, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 13,183-13,199, 1999. PDF (5.0 Mb)
27. Garnero, E.J., and J. Vidale, ScP; a probe of ultralow-velocity zones at the base of the mantle, Geophys. Res. Lett., 26, 377-380, 1999. PDF (1.3 Mb)
26. Garnero, E.J., and T. Lay, Effects of D" anisotropy on seismic velocity models of the outermost core, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 2341-2345, 1998. PDF (0.7 Mb)
25. Garnero, E.J., J.S. Revenaugh, Q. Williams, T. Lay, and L.H. Kellogg, Ultralow velocity zone at the core-mantle boundary, in The Core-Mantle Boundary Region, eds. M. Gurnis, M. Wysession, E. Knittle, and B. Buffett, pp. 319-334, AGU, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 1998. PDF (4.4 Mb)
24. Lay, T., E.J. Garnero, Q. Williams, L. Kellogg, and M.E. Wysession, Seismic wave anisotropy in the D" region and its implications, in The Core-Mantle Boundary Region, eds. M. Gurnis, M. Wysession, E. Knittle, and B. Buffett, pp. 299-318, AGU, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 1998. PDF (3.7 Mb)
23. Wysession, M., T. Lay, J. Revenaugh, Q. Williams, E.J. Garnero, R. Jeanloz, and L. Kellogg, The D" discontinuity and its implications, in The Core-Mantle Boundary Region, eds. M. Gurnis, M. Wysession, E. Knittle, and B. Buffett, pp. 273-298, AGU, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 1998. PDF (4.3 Mb)
22. Lay, T., Q. Williams, and E.J. Garnero, The core-mantle boundary layer and deep earth dynamics, Nature, 392, 461-468, 1998. PDF (1.5 Mb)
21. Ritsema, J., T. Lay, E.J. Garnero, and H. Benz, Seismic anisotropy in the lowermost mantle beneath the Pacific, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 1229-1232, 1998. PDF (1.6 Mb)
20. Russell, S., T. Lay, and E.J. Garnero, Seismic evidence for small-scale dynamics in the lowermost mantle at the root of the Hawaiian hotspot, Nature, 369, 255-257, 1998. PDF (0.7 Mb)
19. Williams, Q., J.S. Revenaugh, E.J. Garnero, A correlation between ultra-low basal velocities in the mantle and hot spots, Science, 281, 546-549, 1998. PDF (0.7 Mb)
18. Garnero, E.J., and D.V. Helmberger, Further structural constraints and uncertainties of a thin laterally varying ultra-low velocity layer at the base of the mantle, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 12,495-12,509, 1998. PDF (4.8 Mb)
17. Ritsema, J.E., E.J. Garnero, and T. Lay, A strongly negative shear velocity gradient and lateral variability in the lowermost mantle beneath the Pacific, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 20,395-20,411, 1997. PDF (5.2 Mb)
16. Lay, T., E.J. Garnero, C.J. Young, and J.B. Gaherty, Scale-lengths of heterogeneity at the base of the mantle from S-wave differential times, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 9,887-9,909, 1997. PDF (10.8 Mb)
15. Garnero, E.J., and T. Lay, Lateral variations in lowermost mantle shear wave anisotropy beneath the north Pacific and Alaska, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 8121-8135, 1997. PDF (5.1 Mb)
14. Garnero, E.J., and D.V. Helmberger, Seismic detection of a thin laterally varying boundary layer at the base of the mantle beneath the central-Pacific, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 977-980, 1996. PDF (1.0 Mb)
13. Williams, Q., and E.J. Garnero, Seismic evidence for partial melt at the base of Earth's mantle, Science, 273, 1528-1530, 1996. PDF (0.6 Mb)
12. Helmberger, D.V., E.J. Garnero, and X.-M. Ding, Modeling 2-D structure at the core-mantle boundary, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 13,963-13,972, 1996. PDF (2.8 Mb)
11. Helmberger, D.V., L.-S. Zhao, and E.J. Garnero, Construction of synthetics for 2D structures, core phases, in Proceedings of International School of Solid Earth Geophysics: Seismic Modeling of the Earth's Structure, Soc. Italiana di Fisica, Eds: E. Boschi, G. Ekstrom, 183-222, 1996. PDF (2.3 Mb)
10. Garnero, E.J., and D.V. Helmberger, A very slow basal layer underlying large-scale low-velocity anomalies in the lower mantle beneath the Pacific: evidence from core phases, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 91, 161-176, 1995. PDF (1.3 Mb)
9. Garnero, E.J., and D.V. Helmberger, On seismic resolution of lateral heterogeneity in the Earth's outermost core, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 88, 117-130, 1995. PDF (2.3 Mb)
8. Garnero, E.J., Seismic structure above and below the core-mantle boundary, Ph.D. Thesis, California Institute of Technology, 1994.
7. Garnero, E.J., D.V. Helmberger, and S.P. Grand, Constraining outermost core velocity with SmKS waves, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 2463-2466, 1993. PDF (0.7 Mb)
6. Garnero, E.J., S.P. Grand, and D.V. Helmberger, Low P-wave velocity at the base of the mantle, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 1843-1846, 1993. PDF (0.7 Mb)
5. Garnero, E.J., D.V. Helmberger, and S.P. Grand, Preliminary evidence for a lower mantle shear wave velocity discontinuity beneath the central Pacific, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 79, 335-347, 1993. PDF (1.4 Mb)
4. Garnero, E.J., and D.V. Helmberger, Travel times of S and SKS: Implications for three-dimensional lower mantle structure beneath the central Pacific, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 8225-8241, 1993. PDF (8.9 Mb)
3. Garnero, E.J., D.V. Helmberger, and L.J. Burdick, Preliminary observations from the use of US-Soviet Joint Seismic Program data to model upper mantle triplications beneath Asia, Geophys. J. Int., 113, 252-259, 1992. PDF (1.1 Mb)
2. Helmberger, D.V., P.G. Somerville, and E.J. Garnero, The location and source parameters of the Lompoc, California, earthquake of 4 November 1927, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 82, 1678-1709, 1992. PDF (1.8 Mb)
1. Garnero, E.J., D.V. Helmberger, and G. Engen, Lateral variations near the core-mantle boundary, Geophys. Res. Lett., 15, 609-612, 1988. PDF (0.6 Mb)
Reports
1. Burdick, L.J., E.J. Garnero, J.P. McClaren, B.B. Woods, D.V. Helmberger, and D.G. Harkrider, Uncertainty in yield scaling at low yield, Final Technical Report, WCCP-R-92-01, Woodward-Clyde, Pasadena, CA, 120 pp., 1991.
2. Burdick, L.J., E.J. Garnero, C.K. Saika, and D.V. Helmberger, Time domain regional discriminants, Scientific Report #1, PL-TR-91-2278, Woodward-Clyde, Pasadena, CA, 86 pp., 1991.