Steve Gao's Publications

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Refereed Publications

Gao, S. S., and K. H. Liu (2009),
Significant seismic anisotropy beneath the southern Lhasa Terrane, Tibetan Plateau,
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 10, Q02008, doi:10.1029/2008GC002227.

Liu, K. H., S. S. Gao, Y. Gao, and J. Wu (2008),
Shear wave splitting and mantle flow associated with the deflected Pacific slab beneath northeast Asia,
Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 113, B01305, doi:10.1029/2007JB005178.

Gao, S.S., K.H. Liu, R.J. Stern, G.R. Keller, J.P. Hogan, J. Pulliam, and E. Y. Anthony (2008),
Characteristics of mantle fabrics beneath the south-central United States: Constraints from shear-wave splitting measurements,
Geosphere, Vol. 4, doi: 10.1130/GES00159.1, p. 411-417.

Gao, S.S., T.M. Niemi, R.A. Black, K.H. Liu, R.J. Joeckel, R.W. Busby, and J. Taber (2008),
Rationale for a permanent seismic network in the Central Plains utilizing USArray,
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Eos (Forum section), Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 89, No. 9, Feb. 26, 2008. Page 85.

Liu, K.H, and S.S. Gao (2006),
Mantle transition zone discontinuities beneath the Baikal rift and adjacent areas,
Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 111, B11301, doi:10.1029/2005JB004099.

Zhao, D., J. Lei, T. Inoue, A. Yamada, and S. S. Gao (2006),
Deep structure and origin of the Baikal rift zone,
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 243, pp. 681-691.

Nair, S. K., S. S. Gao, K. H. Liu, and P. G. Silver (2006),
Southern African crustal evolution and composition: Constraints from receiver function studies,
Journal of Geophysical Research, 111, B02304, doi:101029/2005JB003802.

Bridges, D.L., and S.S. Gao (2006),
Spatial variation of seismic b-values beneath Makushin Volcano, Unalaska Island, Alaska,
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 245, pp. 408-415.

Gao, S.S., Liu, K.H., and Chen, C.
Significant crustal thinning beneath the Baikal rift zone: New constraints from receiver function analysis,
Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 31, L20610, doi:10.1029/2004GL020813, 2004.

Silver, P.G., M. Fouch, S.S. Gao, M.D. Schmitz, and the Kaapvaal Seismic Group,
Seismic anisotropy, mantle fabric, and the magmatic evolution of Precambrian southern Africa,
South Africa Journal of Geology, Vol 107 , 47-60, 2004.

Gao, S.S., and K.H. Liu,
Seafloor asymmetry in the Atlantic Ocean,
Oceanic and Coastal Sea Research: J. Ocean Univ. China, Vol. 3, pp. 191-194, 2004.

Liu, K.H., S.S. Gao, P.G. Silver, and Y.K. Zhang,
Mantle layering across central South America,
Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 108(B11), 2510, doi:10.1029/2002JB002208, 2003.

Hubbard, M.S., S.S. Gao, K.H. Liu, K.E. Nicolaysen, and C.G. Oviatt,
Great Plains workshop held to prepare for USArray Deployment,
Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 84, Pages 314 and 320, 2003.

Gao, S.S., K.H. Liu, P.M. Davis, P.D. Slack, Y. A. Zorin, V.V. Mordvinova, and V.M. Kozhevnikov,
Evidence for Small-Scale Mantle Convection in the Upper Mantle Beneath the Baikal Rift Zone,
Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 108(B4) , 2194, doi:10.1029/2002JB002039, pp. 5: 1-12, 2003.

Hui, R., J. Thomas, C. Allen, B. Fu, and S. Gao,
Low coherent, WDM reflectometry for accurate fiber length monitoring,
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 15, 96-98, 2003.

Zorin, Y.A., V.V. Mordvinova, G.L. Kosarev, E.Kh.Turutanov, B.G. Belichenkoa, and S.S. Gao,
Low seismic velocity layers in the earths crust of Eastern Siberia (Russia) and Mongolia: receiver function data and geological implication,
Tectonophysics, vol. 359, pp. 307-327, 2002.

Zorin, Yu. A., V.V. Mordvinova, E.Kh. Turutanov, V.G.Belichenko, A.M. Mazukabzov, G.L. Kosarev, and S.S. Gao,
New geophysical data on thrust faults in the Baikal and Transbaikal regions and Central Mongolia,
Geotektonika, vol. 3, pp. 40-52, 2002.

Gao, S.S., P.G. Silver, and K.H. Liu,
Mantle Discontinuities Beneath Southern Africa,
Geophysical Research Letters, 29 (10), 1491,
doi: 10.1029/2001GL013834, 2002. HTML

Cao, A., and S.S. Gao,
Temporal variation of seismic b-values beneath northeastern Japan island arc,
Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 29,
10.1029/2001GL013775, pp. 48: 1-3, May 14, 2002

Liu, K.H., and S.S. Gao,
Characterization of a Continuous, Very Narrowband Seismic Signal near 2.08 Hz,
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, vol. 91, 1910-1916, 2001.

Silver, P.G., S.S. Gao, K.H. Liu, and the Kaapvaal working group,
Mantle Deformation beneath Southern Africa,
Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 28, 2493-2496, 2001.

Gao, S.S., P.G. Silver, and A.T. Linde,
A Comprehensive Analysis of Deformation Data at Parkfield, California: Detection of a Long-term Strain Transient,
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 105: 2955-2967, Feb., 2000.

Gao, S.S., P.G. Silver, A.T. Linde, and I.S. Sacks,
Annual Modulation of Triggered Seismicity Following the 1992 Landers Earthquake in California,
Nature, vol. 406: 500-504, Aug. 3, 2000. DOI: 10.1038/35020045

Davis, P.M, J.L. Rubinstein, K.H. Liu, S.S. Gao, and L. Knopoff,
Northridge Earthquake Damage Caused by Geologic Focusing of Seismic Waves,
Science, vol. 289: , 1746-1750, Sep. 8, 2000.

Gao, S.S.; P.M. Davis, H. Liu, P.D. Slack and others,
"SKS splitting beneath continental rifts zones" by Gao et al. - Reply.
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 104: 10,791-10,794, May, 1999.

Gao, S., P.M. Davis, H. Liu, P.D. Slack, A.W. Rigor, Yu.A. Zorin, V.V. Mordvinova, V.M. Kozhevnikov, and N. A. Logatchev,
SKS Splitting Beneath Continental Rift Zones,
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 102(B10) , 22,781-22,797, 1997.

Gao, S.,
A Bayesian Approach for the Calculation of Seismic Body-wave Attenuation Factors,
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, vol. 87, No.4 , pp. 961-970, Aug., 1997.

Gao, S., Liu, H, P.M. Davis, L. Knopoff, and G. Fuis,
A 98-station Seismic Array to Record Aftershocks of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake,
USGS Open File Report, OF 96-690, 1996.

Gao, S., H. Liu, P.M. Davis, and L. Knopoff,
Localized Amplification of Seismic Waves and Correlation with Damage due to the Northridge Earthquake,
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, vol. 86, No. 1B, pp. S209-S230, Feb. 1996.

Kohler, M. D., P.M. Davis, H. Liu, M. Benthien, S. Gao, G. S. Fuis, R. W. Clayton, D. Okaya, and J. Mori,
Data report for the 1993 Los Angeles Region Seismic Experiment (LARSE93), Southern California: a passive study from Seal Beach Northeastward Through the Mojave Desert,
USGS Open File Report , OF 96-0085, 1996.

Mordvinova, V.V., Yu. A. Zorin, S. Gao, and P.M. Davis,
Estimation of the Thickness of Earth's Crust at the Profile Irkutsk - Ulan_Bator - Undurshil Using Spectral Ratios of Seismic Body Waves,
Physics of the Earth, N9, Moscow, Russia: 3-10, 1995.

Liu, H., P.M. Davis, and S. Gao,
SKS Splitting Beneath Southern California,
Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 22, 767-770, 1995.

Gao, S., P.M. Davis, H. Liu, P.D. Slack, Yu.A. Zorin, N.A. Logatchev, M.G. Kogan, P.D. Burkholder, and R.P. Meyer,
Preliminary Results of Teleseismic Studies of the Mantle of the Baikal Rift,
Physics of the Earth, N7-8: 113-122, Moscow, Russia, 1994.

Zorin, Yu. A., V.G. Belichenko, E.Kh. Turutanov, V.V. Modvinova, V.M. Kozhev- nikov, P. Khozbayar, O. Tomurtogoo, N. Arvisbaatar, S. Gao, and P. Davis,
Baikal-Mongolia Transect,
Russian Geology and Geophysics, 35: 78-92, 1994.

Gao, S., P.M. Davis, H. Liu, P. Slack, Y.A. Zorin, N.A. Logatchev, M. Kogan, P. Burkholder and R.P. Meyer,
Asymmetric upwarp of the Asthenosphere beneath the Baikal Rift zone, Siberia,
Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 99: 15,319-15,330, 1994.

Gao, S., P.M. Davis, H. Liu, P.D. Slack, Yu.A. Zorin, V.V. Mordvinova, V.M. Kozhevnikov, and R.P. Meyer,
Seismic Anisotropy and Mantle Flow beneath the Baikal Rift Zone,
Nature, vol. 371: 149-151, 1994.DOI:10.1038/371149a0

Refereed publications by the Kaapvaal Seismic Group

James, D. E., M.J. Fouch, J.C. VanDecar, S. van der Lee, and Kaapvaal Seismic Group,
Tectospheric structure beneath southern Africa,
Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 28: No. 13 , p. 2485 (2000GL012578), 2001.

Nguuri, T.K., J. Gore, D.E. James, S. J. Webb, C. Wright, T.G. Zengeni, O. Gwavava, J.A. Snoke, and the Kaapvaal Seismic Group,
Crustal structure beneath southern Africa and its implications for the formation and evolution of the Kaapvaal and Zimbabwe cratons,
Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 28: 2501-2504, 2001.

Fouch, M.J., D.E. James, J.C. VanDecar, S. van der Lee, and the Kaapvaal Seismic Group,
Mantle seismic structure beneath the Kaapvaal and Zimbabwe Cratons,
South African Journal of Geology, vol. 107: 33-44, 2004.

Conference abstracts and others

2. Gao, S., H. Liu, P.D. Slack, P.M. Davis, P. D. Burkholder, L. Delitsin, R. P. Meyer, Yu. A. Zorin, and N. A. Logatchev,
Seismic array studies traversing the Siberian craton, Lake Baikal, to the Gobi Desert,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 73, 408, 1992.

3. Davis, P.M., S. Gao, H. Liu, P. Slack, M. Benthien and Don Daniels,
Baikal 1992 seismic array project data report,
IRIS Data center,, 1992.

4. Davis, P.M., S. Gao, H. Liu, and P. Slack,
Seismic array study of the Baikal rift zone, Siberia,
Proceedings of the 14th Annual Pl/DARPA Seismic Research Symposium: 99-110, 1992.

5. Davis, P.M., S. Gao, H. Liu, and P.D. Slack,
Baikal 1991 seismic array project data report,
Submitted to Darpa/NMRO and IRIS DMC, January 20, 1993.

6. Gao, S. P.M. Davis, H. Liu, P. D. Slack, Yu. A. Zorin, and R. P. Meyer,
SKS Splitting in Mongolia and Siberia,
Fifth Annual IRIS Workshop, Hawaii, 34, June, 1993.

7. Gao, S., P.M. Davis, H. Liu, and P. D. Slack,
A new approach for the determination of SKS splitting parameters and the maximum depth of the anisotropic layer,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 74, 404, 1993.

8. Liu, H., P.M. Davis and S. Gao,
SKS Splitting in California Related to Modern Plate Movement,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 74, 404, 1993.

9. Davis, P.M., H. Liu, M. Benthien, J. Norris, S. Gao, G.S. Fuis, J. Murphy, T. Brocher, R.W. Clayton, K. Hafner, C. Contopoulos, C. Scrivner, T.L. Henyey, M. Robertson, H. Ekstrom, and J. Bhowmik,
The Los Angeles Region seismic experiment - Passive and active phases,
Seism. Res. Lett., 65, 15, March 1994.

10. Liu, H., P.M. Davis, and S. Gao,
SKS splitting measurements and mantle deformation in California,
Seism. Res. Lett., 65, 20, March 1994.

11. Gao, S., P.M. Davis, H. Liu, P.D. Slack, Yu.A. Zorin, V.V. Mordvinova, V.M. Kozhevnikov, R.P. Meyer, and P. Burkholder,
Anisotropy beneath the Baikal rift zone,
Seism. Res. Lett., 65, 18, March 1994.

12. Davis, P.M., P.Slack, S.Gao, and H. Liu,
Teleseismic anomalies in the mantle beneath continental rifts,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 75, 67, June 1994.

13. Gao, S., P.M. Davis, H. Liu, P.D. Slack, Yu.A. Zorin, V.V. Mordvinova, V.M. Kozhevnikov, and R.P. Meyer,
Seismic Anisotropy beneath the Baikal and Kenya rift zones,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 75, 67, June, 1994.

14. Liu, H., P.M. Davis and S. Gao,
Seismic Anisotropy in the Western United States,
Eos,Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 75, 67, June, 1994b.

15. Liu, H., P.M. Davis and S. Gao,
Davis, P.M, S.Gao, H.Liu, P.D.Slack, M. Benthien and D. Daniels,
Baikal 1992 Seismic Array Project data report,
Submitted to Darpa/NMRO and IRIS DMC, July, 1994.

16. Liu, H, P.M. Davis, and S. Gao,
Preliminary Results from the 1994 Northridge Earthquake Aftershock Recording (NEAR-94) Project in Santa Monica region, California,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 75, G31A-05, 1994.

17. Gao, S., P.M. Davis, and H. Liu,
Spatial variations of waveform parameters for Northridge earthquake aftershocks in the damage zones of Sherman Oaks and Santa Monica and in their vicinity,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 75, G31A-04, 1994.

18. Liu, H., P.M. Davis and S. Gao,
Davis, P. M., S. Gao, H. Liu, and Yu. A. Zorin,
P- and Shear-wave Anisotropies and the Existence of Upper Mantle Flow Beneath the Baikal Rift Zone, Siberia,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 76, S31A-06, 1995.

19. Davis, P.M., and S. Gao,
Seismic Propagation in the Baikal Rift Zone: A Transition from a Craton to an Orogenic Zone,
Proceedings of the 17th Annual Pl/DARPA Seismic Research Symposium, 1995.

20. Gao, S.,
Comparison of the Shanxi Rift System in Northern China and the Baikal Rift System in Siberia,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 76, S41E-02, 1995.

21. Gao, S.,
Seismic Evidence for Small Scale Mantle Convection under the Baikal Rift Zone, Siberia,
PhD thesis, UCLA, 221 pages, June 1995.

22. Liu, H., S. Gao, P. M. Davis, and L. Knopoff,
Basin Focusing and Local Site Effects from Northridge Aftershocks,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 76, S12A-06, 1995.

23. Davis, P.M. and S. Gao,
Teleseismic P- and S-wave Attenuation under the Baikal Rift Zone and Adjacent Areas: Method, Measurements, and Interpretation,
Proceedings of the 18 Annual Seismic Research Symposium on Monitoring a comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, September, 1996.

24. Davis, P.M., H. Liu, and S. Gao,
Progress report: Northridge earthquake aftershock analysis,
Annual report of the Southern California Earthquake Center, 1996.

25. Davis, P.M., and S. Gao,
Seismic propagation in South Central Siberia,
Air Force OSR, 1996.

26. Gao, S., P. Davis, H. Liu, R. P. Meyer, and Yu. A. Zorin,
A lower mantle high shear-wave velocity anomaly inferred from ScS-S, PcP-P, and ScP-P differential travel time residuals,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 77, T12A-36, 1996.

27. Liu, H., S. Gao, P. M. Davis, and L. Knopoff,
Comparison of seismic approaches for strong ground motion prediction using weak motion data,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 77, S21D-02, 1996.

28. Pei, G., P. M. Davis, S. Gao, and H. Liu,
Q_p and Q_s beneath southern California,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 77, T41A-10, 1996.

29. Davis, P.M., and S. Gao,
Final technical report of the Baikal seismic experiment,
DARPA, 1997.

30. Gao, S., A. T. Linde, and P. G. Silver,
Synthesis of borehole strain and GPS observations,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 78, S22A-02, 1997.

31. Liu, H., S. Gao, and P. M. Davis,
Seismic body wave attenuation beneath the Baikal rift zone, Siberia,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 78, S31B-07, 1997.

32. Liu, H., P. M. Davis, and S. Gao,
Possible causes of enhanced damage during Northridge earthquake,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 78, S12A-04, 1997 (Fall meeting).

33. Gao, S., P. G. Silver, A. T. Linde, and I. S. Sacks,
Annual modulation of triggered seismicity following the 1992 Mw=7.3 Landers earthquake,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 78, S21E-03, 1997 (Fall meeting).

34. Gao, S., P.G. Silver, and A. T. Linde,
A comprehensive analysis of deformation data at Parkfield, California: Detection of a long-term strain transient,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 78, G42A-08, 1997 (Fall meeting).

35. James, D., S. van der Lee, S. Gao, P. G. Silver, and J. VanDecar
Kaapvaal Project: Preliminary seismic observations and analysis,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 78, S51D-11, 1997 (Fall meeting).

36. Dunn, P. J., M. H. Torrence, P.G. Silver, S. Gao, D. E. Smith, and R. Kolenkiewicz,
Satellite laser ranging observations of unsteady tectonic motion,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 78, G41A-17, 1997 (Fall meeting).

37. Silver, P. G., S. Gao, and the Kaapvaal working group,
Shear wave splitting from the Southern African Seismic experiment,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, S32A-06, 1998 (Spring meeting).

38. James, D.E., van der Lee, S., Gao, S., Silver, P., VanDecar, J., Kuehnel, R., Jordan, T.H., Saltzer, R., Gaherty. J., Gore, J., Zengeni, T., Nguuri, T., Wright, C., Webb, S., Burford, D., Doucoure, M., Molisana, M., Robey, J., Green, R., Harvey, J., Kostlin, E., Reichhardt, F.
Review of seismic structure of the continental lithosphere with results from the southern Africa seismic experiment,
Abstract to the Kimberlite Conference, Capetown, South Africa, 1998.

39. Gao, S., P.G. Silver, and the Kaapvaal working group,
The Southern African Seismic experiment: A systematic study of mantle discontinuities,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, S32A-07, 1998 (Spring meeting).

40. Gao, S., P. G. Silver, and A. T. Linde,
Candidate ultra-slow earthquakes along the San Andrews fault system,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, S51B-06, 1998 (Spring meeting).

41. James, D., S. van der Lee, S. Gao, P. G. Silver, J. VanDecar, R. Kuehnel, T. H. Jordan, and others,
Southern Africa Seismic Experiment: Initial results,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, S51C-03, 1998 (Spring meeting).

42. James, D., S. van der Lee, J. VanDecar, J. Gore, T.Nguuri, and S. Gao,
Seismic structure of the tectosphere beneath southern Africa,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, S11B-03, 1998.

43. Silver, P.G., S. Gao and the Kaapvaal Working Group,
Mantle anisotropy beneath southern Africa from shear-wave splitting: preliminary results from the Southern Africa Seismic Experiment,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, S11B-04, 1998 (Fall meeting).

44. Gao, S., P. G. Silver, D. E. James, and the Kaapvaal working group,
Seismic structure and tectonics of southern Africa -- progress report,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, S72D-04, invited, 1998 (Fall meeting).

45. Wen, L., Gao, S., P. G. Silver, and the Kaapvaal Working Group,
Seismic structures in the lower mantle and the core-mantle boundary region beneath southern Africa,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, S11B-02, 1998 (Fall meeting).

46. Gao, S., and P. G. Silver,
Lateral variation of mantle discontinuities from the stacking of SS precursors,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, S32C-02, 1998 (Fall meeting).

47. Silver, P. G., S. Gao and A. linde,
An integrated analysis of deformation data at Parkfield, California: Detection of a long-term strain transient,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, S12F-04, invited, 1998 (Fall meeting).

48. Tyburczy, J. A., S. Gao, P. G. Silver, and A. T. Linde,
Very broad band observations of strain transients from borehole strainmeters,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 79, G71H-02, invited, 1998 (Fall meeting).

49. Gao, S. et al.
SKS splitting beneath the Baikal rift zone,
23rd General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society; Part 1, Society Symposia, Solid Earth, Geophysics and Geodesy; Annales Geophysicae, Vol. 16, Suppl. 1; p. 154, 1998.

50. Gao, S.S., P.G. Silver, D.E. James, and the Kaapvaal Working Group,
Evidence of Geologically Controlled Seismic Anisotropy Beneath Southern Africa,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 80, S21E-06, 1999 (Fall meeting).

51. Liu, K.H., S.S. Gao, P.G. Silver, and D.E. James,
Spatial variation of mantle velocity discontinuities across South America,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 80, S41D-12, 1999 (Fall meeting).

52. Silver, P.G., S.S. Gao, and A.T. Linde,
Characterization of the Parkfield Transient: Evidence of Aseismic Stress Transfer,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 80, S22C-07, invited, 1999 (Fall meeting).

53. James, D.E., J. VanDecar, S. van der Lee, M. Fouch,
S. Gao, T. Nguuri, J. Gore, and Kaapvaal Seismic Group,
Tomographic and depth phasing imaging of mantle structure beneath the southern Africa Seismic Array,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 80, S32C-14, 1999 (Fall meeting).

54. James, D.E., M.J. Fouch, J. VanDecar, T. Nguuri, J. Gore, S. van der Lee, S. Gao, and Kaapvaal Seismic Group,
Lithospheric structure beneath southern Africa: Implications for the formation and evolution of cratons,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 81, S61A-03, 2000 (Spring meeting).

55. Liu, K.H., S. S. Gao, and P.G. Silver,
Characteristics of a very narrow band seismic signal near 2.08 Hz,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 81, S31A-08, 2000 (Spring meeting).

56. Gao, S.S., K.H. Liu, and P.G. Silver,
Lateral variations in mantle discontinuity depth across Antarctica and the Indian Ocean from the stacking of SS precursors,
Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 81, S61A-12, 2000 (Spring meeting).

57. Silver, P.G., and Gao, S.S,
Mantle deformation beneath Southern Africa,
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, GSA Annual Meeting, A-163, 2000.

58. Gao, S.S., J.A. Zachary, A. Cao, K.H. Liu, C.G. Oviatt, and P.G. Silver,
KSArray: A Portable Seismic Network in the Heart of the Conterminous United States,
Eos Trans. AGU, 81(48), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S71A-07, 2000.

59. Liu, K.H., S. S. Gao, and P. G. Silver,
High Resolution Imaging of Mantle Discontinuities across South America at 20 Degrees South,
Eos Trans. AGU, 81(48), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S52B-09, 2000.

60. Zachary, J.A., K.H. Liu, and S.S. Gao,
Rapid Variation of Crustal Thickness from an Ancient Craton to a Young Orogenic Belt,
Eos Trans. AGU, 81(48), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S72A-30, 2000.

61. Cao, A., K.H. Liu, and S.S. Gao,
SKS Splitting beneath TriNet Stations in Southern California,
Eos Trans. AGU, 81(48), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S62D-10, 2000.

62. Silver, P.G., and S.S. Gao,
Mantle Deformation Beneath Southern Africa,
Eos Trans. AGU, 81(48), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract U72A-26, 2000.

63. Cao, A., K.H. Liu, and S.S. Gao,
Evidences of a Stalled-Slab beneath the Coast Ranges, California, from Seismicity and Converted Phases,
Eos Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet., Suppl., Abstract S31B-0607, 2001.

64. Gao, S.S., K.H. Liu, and P.G. Silver,
SKS/SKKS Splitting Parameters Beneath GSN Stations: A Web-Based Database,
Eos Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall, Meet. Suppl., Abstract S51E-03, 2001.

65. Liu, K.H., S.S. Gao, A. Cao, Y. Zhang, J. Zachary, and C. Chen,
Mantle Layering Beneath GSN Stations from Nonlinear Stacking of P-to-S Converted Waves,
Eos Trans. AGU, 82(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S42B-0646, 2001.

66. Liu, K.H., A. Cao, J. Zachary, S.S. Gao, and P.G. Silver,
KSArray: A Portable Seismic Experiment for the Study of the Mantle Transition between the Rocky Mountains and the North American Craton,
13th Annual IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology) Workshop, Jackson Lodge, Wyo., June, 2001.

67. Gao, S.S., K.H. Liu, P.G. Silver, and R. Willemann,
Near Real-Time Determination of Shear-Wave Splitting Parameters,
IAGA-IASPEI Joint Scientific Assembly, 2001.

68. Chen, C.Z., S.S. Gao, and K.H. Liu,
Variation of Crustal Thickness and Vp/Vs Across Mongolian Foldbelt, the Baikal Rift, and Siberian Platform: Observations and Interpretation,
GSA Annual Meeting Abstracts, Denver, Oct., 2002.

69. Gao, S.S., K.H., Liu, A. Cao, C. Chen, M. Hubbard, J. Zachary, and Y. Zhang,
Old Rifts Never Die: Crustal Thickening Across the Midcontinent Rift and Its Possible Role in Post-rifting Tectonics,
GSA Annual Meeting Abstracts, Denver, Oct., 2002.

70. Liu, K.H., and S.S. Gao,
Possible seismic discontinuities in the lower mantle,
Abstracts with Programs, 34 (6), GSA Annual Meeting Abstracts, Denver, pp. 21, 2002.

71. S.S. Gao, and K.H. Liu,
Systematic measurements of splitting parameters of P-to-S converted phases from mantle discontinuities,
Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S51A-1032, 2002.

72. Liu, K.H., and S.S. Gao,
Structure of the 660-km discontinuity below a deflected slab: complex or simple?
Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S51A-1033, 2002.

73. S.S. Gao, et al.,
Small earthquakes in NE Kansas and their possible causes,
GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 35, No. 2, February 2003

74. Bruce, E., R. Yarnell, S. Gao, and K. Liu,
Mantle structure and dynamics beneath east Asia:
Consequences of subducting slabs and continental collision,
GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 35, No. 2, February 2003

75. Chinaka, E., K. H. Liu, and S. S. Gao,
Constraints on South American crustal evolution and composition from crustal Poisson's ratio and thickness measurements,
Eos Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S41D-01111, 2003.

76. Gao, S.S.,
Ocean-floor Asymmetry and Its Relationship with Transform Faults,
Eos Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T11B-08, 2003.

77. K.H. Liu, and S.S. Gao,
Searching for sharp lower-mantle discontinuities in the lower mantle beneath the western United States by stacking thousands of P-to-S converted phases,
Eos Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S51A-06, 2003.

78. Nair, S.N., K. H. Liu, S. S. Gao, and P. G. Silver,
Spatial variations in crustal thickness and Vp/Vs ratio in southern Africa and their geological implications,
Eos Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S51C-0059, 2003.

79. Qu, W., and S. S. Gao,
Body-wave attenuation across the Baikal rift zone, Siberia,
Eos Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S22B-0449, 2003.

80. Silver, P., M. Fouch, S. Gao, and M. Schmitz,
Mantle Anisotropy, Collisional Rifts and the Magmatic Evolution of Southern Africa: Old (Mantle) Fabric Never Dies,
Eos Trans. AGU, 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S51F-05, 2003.

81. Kaur, K., Gao, Y., K. H. Liu, and S. S. Gao,
Searching for the difference in attenuation between the fast and slow shear waves,
Eos Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S13B-1049, 2004.

83. Liu, K. H., S. S. Gao, and S. K. Nair,
Temporal variations of crustal characteristics,
Eos Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S13B-1068, 2004.

84. Gao, S.S., K.H. Liu, and R.L. Cullers,
Crustal thickness beneath ocean islands,
Eos Trans. AGUnion, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S41E-02, 2005.

85. R.L. Cullers, Gao, S.S., and K.H. Liu,
A Geologic Classification of Worldwide Seismic Sites,
Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S33B-0330, 2005.

86. Liu, K.H., and S.S. Gao,
A Cold Mantle Transition Zone Beneath the Baikal Rift,
Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract DI41A-1266, 2005.

87. Gao, S.S., and K.H. Liu,
Study of Earth's layered structure on a Global scale using broadband seismic datasets,
in IRIS cornerstone facilities for seismology and Earth sciences, 2005.

88. Gao, S.S., and K.H. Liu,
Geophysical teaching and research at Kansas State University,
Geophysical Society of Kansas Newsletter, Vol 2, 2005.

89. Bridges, D., and S.S. Gao,
Spatial variation of seismic b-values beneath Makushin Volcano, Unalaska Island, Alaska,
Workshop on Backbone of the Americas - Patagonia to Alaska,
Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, Speciality Meeting No. 2, p.55. Mendoza, Argentina, 3-7 April, 2006.

90. Gao, S.S., and K.H. Liu,
Searching for complex anisotropy using SKS and S-waves ,
Eos Trans. AGU, 87(36), West. Pac. Geophys. Meet. Suup., Abstract S11B-0131, 2006.

91. Liu, K.H., S.S. Gao, Y. gao, and J. Wu,
Shear-wave splitting above the deflected northwest Pacific slab betermined using SKS and S phases,
Eos Trans. AGU, 87(36), West. Pac. Geophys. Meet. Suppl., Abstract S12A-05, 2006.

92. Gao, Y., J. Wu, K.H. Liu, S.S. Gao, and Y. Shi,
Mantle anisotropy beneath China: Measurements and implications,
Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S53A-1302, 2006.

93. Liu, K.H., and S. S. Gao,
Imaging the layered structure of the Earth's crust and mantle beneath western US using converted waves from USArray and other broadband data sets,
Earth Scope National Meeting, March, 2007, Monterey Bay, CA.

94. Gao, S.S., and K.H. Liu,
A uniform database of shear-wave parameters for North America,
Gordon Conference abstract, June 2007, South Hadley, MA.

95. Moidaki, M., S.S. Gao, K.H. Liu, and E. Atekwana,
Crustal thickness, Poisson's ratio, and Moho sharpness beneath the Micontinent rift,
GSA north-central conference, April, 2007, Lawrence, KS

96. Abdelsalam, M. G., and S. S. Gao,
Taking the pulse of the Saharan Metacraton,
GSA north-central conference, Paper No. 21-3, April, 2007, Lawrence, KS

97. Moidake, M., K.H. Liu, S. S. Gao, J.P. Hogan, and M. G. Abdelsalam,
Shear-wave splitting beneath the New Madrid Seismic Zone and adjacent areas,
Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S42A-08, 2007.

98. Gao, S.S., K.H. Liu, R.J. Stern, G.R. Keller, J.P. Hogan, J. Pulliam, and E. Y. Anthony,
Characteristics of mantle fabrics beneath the southern-central United States: Constraints from shear-wave splitting measurements,
Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V34A-08, 2007.

99. Yuan, H., B. Romanowicz, K.H. Liu, S.S. Gao, and F. Marone,
3D radial and azimuthal anisotropy structure in north America,
Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T23A-1204, 2007.

100. Liu, K.H. and S. S. Gao,
First-order characteristics of mantle fabrics revealed by teleseismic shear-wave splitting parameters at broadband seismic stations in North America,
Eos Trans. AGU, 89(23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract S44A-02, 2008.

101. Moidaki, M., S.S. Gao, and K.H. Liu,
Rift-parallel magmatic dikes beneath the Midcontinent Rift: Evidence from shear-wave splitting analysis,
Eos Trans. AGU, 89(23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract S44A-03, 2008.

102. Stern, R.J., E.A. Anthony, S.S. Gao, K.L. Mickus, and J. Pulliam,
Progress towards a Gulf of Mexico passive margin experiment,
GSA South-Central section 42nd Annual Meeting, 2008.

103. Gao, S.S., and K.H. Liu,
Mantle Velocity Structure and Anisotropy beneath the Gulf of Mexico and Adjacent Areas: Constraining the Geometry of the North American Continental Keel and Possible Asthenospheric Flow Field around It,
GSA Annual Meeting, Paper 289-7, 2008

104. Niemi, T.M., S.S. Gao, and R.A. Black,
The Central Plains EarthScope Partnership (CPEP),
New Madrid Seismic Zone Conference, Rolla, Missouri, 2008

105. Wang, B., and S.S. Gao,
A Cubic B-Spline Approach for Inter-Transformation Between Potential Field and Gradient Data,
AGU Annual Meeting, paper GP43B-0801, 2008

106. Gao, S.S., B. Wang, K.H. Liu,
Improvements of the Simplex Optimum Method for Seismic Location,
AGU Annual Meeting, paper S41C-1872, 2008

107. Pulliam, J., S. Suhardja, R.Stern, E. Anthony, S.S. Gao, R. Keller, and K. Mickus,
Broadband seismic study of the Texas continent-ocean boundary: A pilot project,
GSA South-Central meeting, 2009.

108. Liu, K.H., and S.S. Gao,
Seismic anisotropy beneath the southern Tibetan Plateau: New results from shear-wave splitting analysis,
The 5th Tibetan Plateau Conference, Beijing, China, August 2009.

109. Abdelsalam, M.G., and S.S. Gao,
Origin of initial rifting in the Red Sea: Was it vertical tectonics?
GSA Annual Meeting, 2009.

110. Bashir, L., K.H. Liu, and S.S. Gao,
Crustal thickness and Vp/Vs ratio variations beneath the Colorado Plateau,
AGU Annual Meeting, 2009.

111. Atef, A., K.H. Liu, and S.S. Gao,
Apparent weekly and daily earthquake periodicities in the western US,
AGU Annual Meeting, 2009.

112. Brundrett, M., H. Gurola, J. Pulliam, R. Stern, E. Anthony, S. S. Gao, G.R. Keller, and K. Mickus,
Receiver function study of the rifted margin of the Gulf Coast Plain: A Pilot Project,
AGU Annual Meeting, 2009.

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