Research project

Passive Imaging of the Lithosphere Asthensphere Boundary (PiLAB)

Research groups:

Geology and Geophysics
Lead researcher:

Dr Catherine Rychert
Other researchers:

Dr Nicholas Harmon
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researcher

Dr Catherine Rychert

Associate Professor

Connect with Catherine

Email: [email protected]

Other researchers

Dr Nicholas Harmon

Associate Professor

Connect with Nicholas

Email: [email protected]

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Geology and Geophysics

We research a wide range of societally impactful areas of geology and geophysics for a sustainable future. The latest facilities and technology development support our activities.

Research outputs

Seismic imaging of thickened lithosphere resulting from plume pulsing beneath Iceland

Catherine Rychert, Nicholas Harmon & John Armitage, 2018, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

DOI: 10.1029/2018GC007501

Type: article

The role of oceanic transform faults in seafloor spreading

Caroline M. Eakin, Catherine Rychert & Nicholas Harmon, 2018, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 1-16

DOI: 10.1002/2017JB015176

Type: article

Scattered wave imaging of the oceanic plate in Cascadia

Catherine Rychert, Nicholas Harmon & Saikiran Tharimena, 2018, Science Advances, 4(2)

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aao1908

Type: article

Mapping the mantle transition zone beneath Hawaii from Ps receiver functions

Matthew Agius, Catherine Rychert, Nicholas Harmon & Gabi Laske, 2017, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 474, 226–236

DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2017.06.033

Type: article

A unified continental thickness from seismology and diamonds suggests a melt-defined plate

Saikiran Tharimena, Catherine Rychert & Nicholas Harmon, 2017, Science, 357(6351), 580-583

DOI: 10.1126/science.aan0741

Type: article