THORSTEN W. BECKER Department of Earth Sciences University of Southern California Los Angeles Conference contributions

Selected from last two years

• Becker, T W, Conrad, C P, Buffett, B, Muller, D, Loyd, S, Lithgow-Bertelloni, C, and Corsetti, F: Past and present seafloor age distributions and the temporal evolution of plate tectonic heat transport. 11th International Workshop on Modalling of Mantle Convection & Lithospheric Dynamics, Braunwald, Switzerland, Abstract Volume, p. 10, 2009.
• Alpert, L A, Ghosh, A, Becker, T W, and Bailey, I: Coseismic subduction zone strain release as a constraint fro slab dynamics. 11th International Workshop on Modalling of Mantle Convection & Lithospheric Dynamics, Braunwald, Switzerland, Abstract Volume, p. 26, 2009.
• Gerault, M, and Becker, T W: The role of slabs, keels and the asthenosphere for global plate dynamics. 11th International Workshop on Modalling of Mantle Convection & Lithospheric Dynamics, Braunwald, Switzerland, Abstract Volume, p. 53, 2009.
• Ghosh, A, Becker, T W, and Zhong, S: Effect of lateral viscosity variations on mantle flow and the geoid. 11th International Workshop on Modalling of Mantle Convection & Lithospheric Dynamics, Braunwald, Switzerland, Abstract Volume, p. 57, 2009.
• Kaus, B J P, and Becker, T W: Analytical and numerical models of the dynamics of subducting slabs. 11th International Workshop on Modalling of Mantle Convection & Lithospheric Dynamics, Braunwald, Switzerland, Abstract Volume, p. 68f, 2009.
• L A Alpert, A Ghosh, T W Becker, I Bailey, M S Miller, Coseismic subduction zone strain-release as a constraint for slab dynamics, DI53A-1674. Fall AGU, 2008.
• K Lewis, B Buffett, T W Becker, A Global Model of Mantle Convection that Incorporates Plate Bending Forces, Slab Pull, and Seismic Constraints on the Plate Stress, DI52A-04. Fall AGU, 2008.
• B J Kaus, T W Becker, C Steedman, From passive continental margin to mountain belt: Insights from analytical and numerical models and application to Taiwan, T31C-2015. Fall AGU, 2008.
• D K Blackman, O Castelnau, T W Becker, Numerical Simulations of Texture Development and Associated Rheological Anisotropy in Regions of Complex Mantle Flow, DI22A-06. Fall AGU, 2008.
• T W Becker, B Kustowski, G Ekstrom, A comprehensive approach to seismic anisotropy as a tool to understand the origin and dynamics of the asthenosphere, DI34A-04, Fall AGU, 2008. (Invited)
• T W Becker, C P Conrad, B Buffett, D Muller, S Loyd, C Lithgow-Bertelloni, F Corsetti, Past and present seafloor age distributions and the temporal evolution of plate tectonic heat transport, DI51A-06, Fall AGU, 2008. (Invited)
• A Ghosh, T W Becker, S Zhong, Effect of lateral viscosity variations on mantle flow and the geoid, DI53A-1687, Fall AGU, 2008.
• B J Foley, T W Becker, Generation of Plate Tectonics From Spherical, Visco-plastic Convection Models, DI53A-1695, Fall AGU, 2008.
• I W Bailey, Y Ben-Zion, T W Becker, M Hoschneider, Quantifying geometrical complexity of different fault zones, T44B-05, Fall AGU, 2008.
• M Gerault, A Ghosh, T W Becker, G Humphreys, How lateral viscosity variations control the dynamics of western North America , U51B-0024, Fall AGU, 2008.
• J P Platt, T W Becker, B Kaus, Constraints on the tectonics of the San Andreas Transform system from geodetic and seismotectonic data U54A-07, Fall AGU, 2008. (Invited)
• A. Ghosh, T. Becker, and E. Humphreys, "Effects of lateral viscosity variations on the dynamics of western North America" (2008 SCEC Annual Meeting poster 1-124)
• H.D. Waterhouse, K. Milner, and T.W. Becker, "SEATREE: An Interactive Visual Environment for Earthquake Science" (2008 SCEC Annual Meeting poster 1-007)
• I.W. Bailey, Y. Ben-Zion, T.W. Becker, and M. Holschneider, "Heterogeneity of focal mechanism orientations in different parts of the San Jacinto fault zone " (2008 SCEC Annual Meeting poster 2-093)
• J.P. Platt, T.W. Becker, and B. Kaus, "The mechanics of continental transforms: implications for the tectonics of California" (2008 SCEC Annual Meeting poster 1-123)
• N.P. Fay, T.W. Becker, and E.D. Humphreys, "Southern California Modeling of Geodynamics in 3D (SMOG3D): Toward quantifying the state of tectonic stress in the southern California crust" (2008 SCEC Annual Meeting poster 1-122)
• Boschi, L., Becker, T.W., and Steinberger, B. (2008) Statistically significant correlations between synthetic mantle plumes and tomographic models. International Geological Congress, EID-09, Oslo.
• Becker, T. W. (2008) Plates, slabs, and keels: Deciphering Earth's convective history from seismology, mineral physics and geodynamics. EGU General Assembly, Vienna.
• Bailey, I., Becker, T. W., and Ben-Zion, Y. (2008) Characterization of Fault Zones in Southern California by Analysis of Potency Tensor Summations. Seismolog. Res. Lett., 79(2), 357.