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My research is in theoretical and observational seismology with an emphasis on seismic anisotropy. This property - the variation of seismic velocity with direction - can be used to infer dynamical and mineralogical properties in a variety of settings from hydrocarbon reservoirs to the whole mantle, and I work on problems at both ends of this scale.
My most recent research has emphasized linking seismic observations with predictions from experimental and computational mineral physics, applied to understanding the nature of the Earth’s lowermost mantle (see the CoMITAC website). This involves developing, implementing and applying both novel data analysis and forward-modelling techniques.
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- Cabot Institute Natural Hazards and Disasters Research
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Projects
CoMITAC: An Integrated Geoscientific Study of the Thermodynamics and Composition of the Core-Mantle interface
1/09/09 → 1/09/15
Project: Research
Detecting melt in the deep mantle with seismic anisotropy and attenuation
1/08/19 → 31/07/22
Project: Research
Research Output
A New Crater Near InSight: Implications for Seismic Impact Detectability on Mars
Daubar, I. J., Teanby, N. A., Horleston, A., Wookey, J. & al., E., 2 Jul 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
A potential post-perovskite province in D'' beneath the Eastern Pacific: Evidence from new analysis of discrepant SKS-SKKS shear-wave splitting
Asplet, J., Wookey, J. M. & Kendall, J. M., 13 Mar 2020, In : Geophysical Journal International. 221, 3, p. 2075–2090 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
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Characteristics of microseismic data recorded by distributed acousticsensing systems in anisotropic media
Baird, A. F., Stork, A. L., Horne, S. A., Naldrett, G., Kendall, J-M., Wookey, J., Verdon, J. P. & Clarke, A., 1 Jul 2020, In : Geophysics. 85, 4, p. KS139-KS147 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
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Activities
Collaboration with Prof. Mark Panning
James M Wookey (Contributor)
2012 → …
Activity: Other activity types › - Research and Teaching at External Organisation
Collaboration with Prof. Neil Ribe
James M Wookey (Contributor)
2011 → …
Activity: Other activity types › - Research and Teaching at External Organisation
Field campaign to deploy seismometers in the Antiatlas Mountains
James M Wookey (Contributor)
2010 → 2013
Activity: Other activity types › - Research and Teaching at External Organisation
Supervised Work
Development of seismic anisotropy in deforming salt bodies
Author: Prasse, P., 23 Jan 2020Supervisor: Kendall, J. M. (Supervisor) & Wookey, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Elucidating Shallow Volcanic Structures and Dynamics using Geophysics and Numerical Modelling
Author: Young, N., 23 Jan 2019Supervisor: Gottsmann, J. (Supervisor) & Wookey, J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Optimising Seismic Array Analysis for Forensic Seismology
Author: Wilkins, N., 28 Nov 2019Supervisor: Wookey, J. M. (Supervisor) & Selby, N. D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Science (MSc)
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