Alistair Harding

Alistair Harding, Researcher

B.A. Mathematics, University of Cambridge, England, 1980.
Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, University of Cambridge, England, 1985.

Courses Taught

Research Interests

Seismic structure of the sea floor, especially mid-ocean ridge magma chambers and fracture zones; Reflection seismology; Wave Propagation;

Research Unit Affiliations

Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics

Selected Publications

1993 A multichannel seismic investigation of upper crustal structure at 9 N on the East Pacific Rise: Implications for crustal accretion. J. Geophys. Res., 98, 13,925-13,944.

1993 Crustal thickness on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Bull's eye gravity anomalies and focused accretion, Science., 262, 726-729.

1993 Seismic Structure of the East Pacific Rise, Science, 259, 499-503.

1989 The structure of young oceanic crust at 13 N on the East Pacific Rise from Expanding Spread Profiles, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 12,163-12,196.

Number of Students

Contact Information

Alistair J Harding, IGPP-0225
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0225

tel: 619/534-4301
fax: 619/534-5332
internet:aharding@ucsd.edu

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