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James B Gaherty

Northern Arizona University

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College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences

School of Earth and Sustainability

NoneJames B Gaherty is currently serving as a College Of The Environment, Forestry, And Natural Sciences faculty at Northern Arizona University.

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Northern Arizona University

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earth science planetary sciences geodynamics geophysics tectonics seismology geophysical research geology oceanography tectonophysics marine geology regional tectonics plate tectonics environmental science regional geology geochemistry engineering geology geography geodesy lithosphere rift system planetary science stratigraphy seismic anisotropy ocean sciences planetary geology physical oceanography crust-mantle interaction continental tectonics east africa upper mantle northwestern canada rungwe volcanic province crustal deformation active tectonics surface waves subduction zones malawi rift earthquake spectrum mantle dynamics fault geometries palaeogeography mantle geochemistry seismic waves seismic stratigraphy orogeny northern malawi rift mantle deformation electrical structure computational geophysics magmatic process applied geophysics basin evolution tectonic evolution eurasian geography cold region science igneous petrogenesis planetary geomorphology geophysical interpretation volcanic process igneous process surface wave analysis reykjanes ridge seismic evidence melt-poor malawi rift lithospheric mantle lake-bottom seismometers continental breakup ocean engineering gondwana research quaternary science chemical geology geoscientific model development experimental petrology induced seismicity volcano monitoring

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Evolving Sediment Structure and Lithospheric Architecture Across the Indo‐Burman Forearc Margin From the Joint Inversion of Surface‐ and Scattered‐Wave Seismic Constraints. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2025)

tectonicsseismologyseismic stratigraphygeographyscattered‐wave seismic constraintsmarine geologysediment structuremorphotectonicsgeodynamicsearth sciencelithospheric architecturesedimentologytectonophysicstectonic evolution

Imaging Upper-Mantle Anisotropy With Joint Body-Surface Wave Trans-Dimensional Inference. (2025)

physicscomputational imagingseismic reflection profilingsurface waveswave nonlinearityupper-mantle anisotropygeophysicsmedical imaginginverse problemsgeodynamicsbiomedical imaging

Nature of the Crust in the Superdeep Bengal Basin Using Teleseismic P Waves. Authorea (Authorea) (2025)

Benjamin SadlerPatricia PersaudJay PulliamEric SandvolJames B. GahertyMichael S. StecklerSyed Humayun Akhter

seismologysuperdeep bengal basinearth science

Observations of Small-Scale Heterogeneity in the Upper Mantle Beneath Old Oceanic Lithosphere. (2025)

planetary sciencesplate tectonicsmantle geochemistrycrust-mantle interactionsmall-scale heterogeneitygeophysical researchgeophysicsmarine geologygeodynamicsearth sciencemantle dynamicslithospheregeology

A New View of Shear Wavespeed and the Lithosphere‐Asthenosphere Boundary in the Southwestern United States. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2024)

E. M. GolosB. BrunsvikZ. EilonK. M. FischerJ. ByrnesJ. Gaherty

lithosphere-asthenosphere boundaryshear wavespeedgeophysical researchgeophysicsearth structuresouthwestern united statesearth science

Controls on Bending‐Related Faulting Offshore of the Alaska Peninsula. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (2024)

Jacob ClarkeDonna J. ShillingtonChristine RegallaJames B. GahertyJustin EstepDouglas A. WiensAnne BécelMladen R. Nedimović

offshore geotechnicsregional tectonicsgeophysical researchmarine geologyfault geometriesoffshore structurescrustal deformationgeographygeodesyengineering geologyearth scienceplanetary sciencesalaska peninsulageochemistryseismologytectonicsgeophysicsfault analysisgeodynamics

Mantle Deformation in the Highly Oblique Indo-Burma Subduction System Inferred From Shear Wave Splitting Measurements. Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2024)

Md Mohimanul IslamShengji WeiPatricia PersaudMichael S. StecklerFrederik TilmannJames NiJames GahertyKyaw Moe OoOo ThanYin Myo Min HtweEric Sandvol

active tectonicsgeophysical researchgeoscientific model developmentmarine geologytectonophysicscrustal meltingapplied physicsmagmatic processdeformationcrustal deformationearth sciencestratigraphyplanetary sciencestectonicsgeophysicsmantle deformationgeodynamicsstructural geologytectonic evolution

Seismic Architecture of the Lithosphere-Asthenosphere System in the Western United States From a Joint Inversion of Body- and Surface-Wave Observations: Distribution of Partial Melt in the Upper Mantle. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2023)

Joseph ByrnesJames GahertyEmily Hopper

planetary sciencesseismologynuclear physicsnuclear scienceupper mantlelithosphere-asthenosphere systemwestern united statessurface-wave observationsseismic architecture

Spatial Variation in Anisotropic Shear Velocity of Old Oceanic Lithosphere-Asthenosphere in the Southwest Pacific. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2023)

Joseph PhillipsJames GahertyJames GahertyJoshua RussellJoshua RussellZachary EilonZachary EilonDonald ForsythDonald ForsythJoseph ByrnesJoseph Byrnes

planetary sciencesoceanographyspatial variationgeophysicssouthwest pacificanisotropic shear velocitygeomechanicsgeodynamicsearth scienceold oceanic lithosphere-asthenospheregeology

Understanding Broadband Ocean Bottom Seismometer Noise: Fresh Insights and Future Directions. (2023)

Helen JaniszewskiZachary EilonJoshua RussellBrennan BrunsvikJames GahertyStephen MosherWilliam HawleySloan Coats

acoustical oceanographyseismologyoceanographyearth sciencephysical oceanographyfuture directions

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James B Gaherty

Northern Arizona University

Affiliations

College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences

School of Earth and Sustainability

NoneJames B Gaherty is currently serving as a College Of The Environment, Forestry, And Natural Sciences faculty at Northern Arizona University.

Honors

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Northern Arizona University

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Imaging Upper-Mantle Anisotropy With Joint Body-Surface Wave Trans-Dimensional Inference. (2025)

physicscomputational imagingseismic reflection profilingsurface waveswave nonlinearityupper-mantle anisotropygeophysicsmedical imaginginverse problemsgeodynamicsbiomedical imaging

Nature of the Crust in the Superdeep Bengal Basin Using Teleseismic P Waves. Authorea (Authorea) (2025)

Benjamin SadlerPatricia PersaudJay PulliamEric SandvolJames B. GahertyMichael S. StecklerSyed Humayun Akhter

seismologysuperdeep bengal basinearth science

Observations of Small-Scale Heterogeneity in the Upper Mantle Beneath Old Oceanic Lithosphere. (2025)

A New View of Shear Wavespeed and the Lithosphere‐Asthenosphere Boundary in the Southwestern United States. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2024)

E. M. GolosB. BrunsvikZ. EilonK. M. FischerJ. ByrnesJ. Gaherty

lithosphere-asthenosphere boundaryshear wavespeedgeophysical researchgeophysicsearth structuresouthwestern united statesearth science

Controls on Bending‐Related Faulting Offshore of the Alaska Peninsula. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (2024)

Jacob ClarkeDonna J. ShillingtonChristine RegallaJames B. GahertyJustin EstepDouglas A. WiensAnne BécelMladen R. Nedimović

Mantle Deformation in the Highly Oblique Indo-Burma Subduction System Inferred From Shear Wave Splitting Measurements. Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2024)

Md Mohimanul IslamShengji WeiPatricia PersaudMichael S. StecklerFrederik TilmannJames NiJames GahertyKyaw Moe OoOo ThanYin Myo Min HtweEric Sandvol

Joseph ByrnesJames GahertyEmily Hopper

planetary sciencesseismologynuclear physicsnuclear scienceupper mantlelithosphere-asthenosphere systemwestern united statessurface-wave observationsseismic architecture

Spatial Variation in Anisotropic Shear Velocity of Old Oceanic Lithosphere-Asthenosphere in the Southwest Pacific. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (2023)

Joseph PhillipsJames GahertyJames GahertyJoshua RussellJoshua RussellZachary EilonZachary EilonDonald ForsythDonald ForsythJoseph ByrnesJoseph Byrnes

planetary sciencesoceanographyspatial variationgeophysicssouthwest pacificanisotropic shear velocitygeomechanicsgeodynamicsearth scienceold oceanic lithosphere-asthenospheregeology

Understanding Broadband Ocean Bottom Seismometer Noise: Fresh Insights and Future Directions. (2023)

Helen JaniszewskiZachary EilonJoshua RussellBrennan BrunsvikJames GahertyStephen MosherWilliam HawleySloan Coats

acoustical oceanographyseismologyoceanographyearth sciencephysical oceanographyfuture directions

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