Mark A. Zumberge, Assoc. Research Geophysicist
- B.S. Physics, University of Michigan, 1976.
- M.S. Physics, University of Colorado, 1978.
- Ph.D. Physics, University of Colorado, 1981.
Courses Taught
- Geophysical Instrumentation, SIO 239
Research Interests
Absolute measurements of gravity on land and on the seafloor;
Marine gravity measurements from a towed vehicle;
Optical fibers for measurement of earth strain.
Research Unit Affiliations
Selected Publications
1996 Fiber-optic Fabry-Perot vibration-isolated
interferometer for use in absolute gravity meters,
Applied Optics, 35, 3500-3505,1996.
1994 An ocean-bottom gravity study of the southern Juan de
Fuca Ridge, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 4875-4888.
1991 A submarine measurement of the Newtonian gravitational
constant, Physical Review Letters, 67, 3051-3054.
1991 Absolute gravity measurements in California, J. Geophys.
Res., 96, 2501-2513.
Number of Students
Sea time planned
- 1997 R/V NEW HORIZON, Towed gravity survey
Contact Information
Mark A. Zumberge, IGPP
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0225
tel: 619/534-3533
fax: 619/534-9873
internet: zumberge@ucsd.edu
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Last Revised: 29 November 1996