Bio

Population growth is increasingly bringing more people into areas prone to natural hazards, especially earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions—as the events of the past few years have demonstrated. Motivated by both the desire to reduce risk and an innate curiosity about how the natural world operates, my personal research focuses on the development and use of physics-based computational simulations to characterize and understand earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes, and similar phenomena. With a background in theoretical physics and mathematics, my approach is to identify the fundamental mechanical processes governing the system, develop numerical models incorporating these processes, validate them using geophysical observations, and then use the models to predict system behavior. Specific research areas include earthquake rupture dynamics, tsunami generation, volcano seismology and infrasound, ice stream stick-slip events and flexural-gravity waves in ice shelves, and numerical methods for wave propagation

Academic Appointments

Administrative Appointments

  • Reginald A. Daly Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University (2005 - 2007)
  • Research Associate in Geophysics, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University (2007 - 2009)
  • Lecturer on Applied Mathematics, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University (2008 - 2009)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Geophysics, Stanford University (2009 - Present)
  • Affiliated Faculty Member, Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering, Stanford University (2011 - Present)

Honors & Awards

  • Jefferson Scholar, University of Virginia (1996-2000)
  • Member, Phi Beta Kappa (1999)
  • B.S. Physics with Highest Distinction, University of Virginia (2000)
  • Parsons Fellow in computational science, University of California, Santa Barbara, Physics (2000)
  • James W. Elkins Award, University of Virginia Physics (2000)
  • John Cardy Award, UCSB Physics (2001)
  • Graduate Fellow, National Defense Science and Engineering (2001-2005)
  • Outstanding Student Paper, American Geophysical Union (2002)
  • UCSB Affiliates Graduate Dissertation Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara (2004)
  • Outstanding Student Paper, American Geophysical Union (2004)
  • Student Presentation Award, Seismological Society of America (2004)
  • Editors' Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, Geophysical Research Letters (2007)
  • Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University (2008)
  • Terman Fellow, Stanford University (2009-2012)
  • Best Poster Award, Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Geosciences (2011)
  • Fellow, Physics, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (2012)
  • NSF CAREER award on Subduction Zone Hazards: Megathrust Rupture Dynamics and Tsunamis, National Science Foundation (2013-2017)
  • School of Earth Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award, Stanford University (2014)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

  • Invited speaker, Stanford Club of Marin (2015 - 2015)
  • Invited speaker for Stanford Admit Weekend, Academic Expo, Stanford University (2015 - 2015)
  • Faculty search committee, member, Department of Geophysics, Stanford University (2014 - 2015)
  • External Program review panel member, USGS-NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program) (2014 - 2014)
  • Invited speaker, Stanford Alumni Club of the Desert (2014 - 2014)
  • Invited speaker, Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) Annual Meeting (2014 - 2014)
  • Invited speaker, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology, Grand Challenges in Faulting and Deformation Processes (2014 - 2014)
  • Invited speaker, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (two invited talks) (2014 - 2014)
  • Invited speaker, Computational Infrastructure for Geodynamics Crustal Deformation Modeling Workshop (2014 - 2014)
  • Invited speaker, Penn State (2014 - 2014)
  • Invited speaker, Caltech (2014 - 2014)
  • Invited speaker for Stanford Admit Weekend, Academic Expo, Stanford University (2014 - 2014)
  • Invited speaker, Annual meeting, Seismological Society of America (2014 - 2014)
  • Invited speaker, Rock and Fluid Physics: Academic and Industrial Perspectives Conference, Shell Technology Centre, Amsterdam (2014 - 2014)
  • Geophysics Admissions Committee, Stanford University (2013 - 2014)
  • School of Earth Sciences Teaching Task Force, Stanford University (2013 - 2014)
  • Co-organizer for annual meeting special session on Earthquake Source Physics, Seismological Society of America (2013 - 2013)
  • External Program review panel member, USGS-NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program) (2013 - 2013)
  • Invited speaker, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (2013 - 2013)
  • Invited speaker, University of British Columbia (2013 - 2013)
  • Invited speaker, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (2013 - 2013)
  • Invited speaker at New Student Orientation, Engaging with Faculty, Stanford University (2013 - 2013)
  • Invited speaker for Stanford Admit Weekend, Academic Expo, Stanford University (2013 - 2013)
  • Advisory Board, Computational Geosciences MS Program, Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering, Stanford Univeristy (2012 - Present)
  • Co-leader of Computational Science disciplinary group, member of Planning Committee, Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) (2012 - Present)
  • Chair, 5th Chinese-American Kavli Frontiers of Science Symposium, Earthquake Mechanics and Forecasting, National Academy of Sciences, (2012 - 2012)
  • Co-organizer for annual meeting special session on Seismicity in Volcanic Environments, Seismological Society of America (2012 - 2012)
  • Invited speaker at New Student Orientation, Engaging with Faculty, Stanford University (2012 - 2012)
  • Invited speaker, Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union (2012 - 2012)
  • Invited speaker, New Perspective on Great Earthquakes Along Subduction Zones, International Conference (2012 - 2012)
  • Stanford School of Earth Sciences Council, Stanford University (2011 - Present)
  • Geophysics Department Seminar Series Organizer, Stanford University (2011 - 2012)
  • Co-organizer for Geosciences Minisymposium on Computational Challenges in Earthquake Simulation, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) (2011 - 2011)
  • Invited speaker, University of California, Santa Cruz (2011 - 2011)
  • Invited speaker at New Student Orientation, Engaging with Faculty, Stanford University (2011 - 2011)
  • Invited speaker, Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union (2011 - 2011)
  • Undergraduate Premajor Advisor, Stanford University (2010 - Present)
  • Co-convener for International Workshop on Multiscale and Multiphysics Processes in Geomechanics, Stanford University (2010 - 2010)
  • Delegate, Panel on Earthquake Research, U.S.-Japan Natural Resources (UJNR) (2010 - 2010)
  • External Program review panel member, USGS-NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program) (2010 - 2010)
  • Invited speaker, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2010 - 2010)
  • Invited speaker, University of California, Berkeley, Seismological Laboratory (2010 - 2010)
  • Invited speaker, University of Oregon (2010 - 2010)
  • Invited speaker, Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Center (2010 - 2010)
  • Invited speaker, University of California, Berkeley, Applied Mathematics (2010 - 2010)
  • Geophysics Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Stanford University (2009 - 2010)
  • Co-convener, Workshop on Dynamic Weakening Mechanisms, Southern California Earthquake Center (2009 - 2009)
  • Co-organizer for earthquake rupture code validation project, Southern California Earthquake Center (2007 - 2011)
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth (2005 - 2008)

Professional Education

  • Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, Physics (2005)
  • B.S., University of Virginia, Physics (2000)

Contact

  • Academic
    edunham@stanford.edu
    University - Faculty Department: Department of Geophysics - Geophysics Position: Associate Professor
    • Geophysics Department
    • Stanford University
    • 397 Panama Mall, room 325
    • Stanford,  California  94305 
    (650) 725-7344 (fax)

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 2215

Links

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

Research
I study the mechanics and physics of earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis. Our group has been developing numerical models of earthquake rupture propagation that incorporate sophisticated descriptions of the processes within and around the fault zone that are thought to control how fault strength evolves during rapid slip. The models include transport of heat and pore fluid within fault zones, microscopic weakening processes that have been observed in laboratory experiments, and inelastic deformation of the off-fault material. We are using these models to explore how earthquake ruptures excite seismic waves, with a particular focus on strong ground motion and seismic hazard. Recently, my group and I have been working to understand the origin of incoherent high frequency ground motion by directly modeling rupture propagation on fractally rough fault surfaces. We are also studying subduction zone megathrust earthquakes, like the March 2011 Tohoku-Oki event that was responsible for the devastating tsunami in Japan. In addition to the rupture process, we are studying the excitation of ocean acoustic waves and tsunamis in these events. These modeling efforts involve high-performance computing, using resources at the Stanford Center for Computational Earth and Environmental Science and elsewhere. In addition to earthquakes, we study seismic waves from volcanic eruptions. We have developed a code that solves for the fully coupled flow of a compressible, viscous magma through cracks and conduits in deformable solids. We hope to learn about the dynamics of eruptions from seismic signals recorded at Earth's surface.

Teaching
As part of the geophysics undergraduate curriculum I teach a course (Geophysics 120: Ice, Water, Fire) in which we apply the principles of continuum mechanics to explain readily observed properties of tsunamis and ocean waves, volcanic eruptions, and ice sheets and glaciers. At the graduate level, I teach earthquake seismology (Geophysics 287: Earthquake Seismology) and have lead seminars on several topics including strong ground motion modeling for seismic hazard analysis, fluid dynamics of volcanic eruptions, and earthquake rupture dynamics. I am also an affiliated faculty member of Stanford's Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering (ICME) program. As part of that program, I teach an undergraduate scientific computing course (CME 108: Introduction to Scientific Computing).

Professional Activities
NSF CAREER award, 2013; Alfred P. Sloan Fellow in Physics, 2012; Co-leader of Computational Science disciplinary group and member of Planning Committee, Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC), 2011-present; Co-organizer for Seismological Society of America annual meeting special session on Seismicity in Volcanic Environments, 2012; Co-organizer for SIAM Geosciences Minisymposium on Computational Challenges in Earthquake Simulation, 2011; Delegate for U.S.-Japan Natural Resources (UJNR) Panel on Earthquake Research, 2010; Co-convener for International Workshop on Multiscale and Multiphysics Processes in Geomechanics, 2010; USGS-NEHRP (National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program) External Program review panel, 2010; Co-organizer for Southern California Earthquake Center earthquake rupture code validation project, 2007-present; Co-convener for Southern California Earthquake Center Workshop on Dynamic Weakening Mechanisms, 2009; Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, 2005-08; Certificate of Distinction in Teaching, Harvard University, 2008; Editors' Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Geophysical Research Letters, 2007

Projects

  • Collaborative Development of Numerical Methods for Wave Propagation, Stanford University and Uppsala University

    My group has partnered with Professor Ken Mattsson at Uppsala University, Sweden, to develop numerical methods for wave propagation problems. We simulate flexural-gravity waves in floating ice shelves offshore Antarctica, seismic waves and tsunamis from earthquakes, and acoustic waves from volcanic eruptions and explosions.

    Location

    Uppsala, Sweden

  • Villarica Volcano

    We use infrasound waves to help forecast eruptions at Villarica Volcano, Chile.

    Location

    Villarica, Chile

  • Antarctic Ice Shelves

    We study how ocean waves flex and bend ice shelves, potentially contributing to rifting, fracture growth, and ice shelf disintegration.

    Location

    Antarctica

  • Kilauea Volcano

    We use seismic data to image the shallow "plumbing system" of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii.

    Location

    Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

  • 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

    We perform computer simulations of the magnitude 9 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

    Location

    Sendai, Japan

2019-20 Courses

Stanford Advisees

All Publications

  • Role of Fluid Injection on Earthquake Size in Dynamic Rupture Simulations on Rough Faults GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS Maurer, J., Dunham, E. M., Segall, P. 2020; 47 (13)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2020GL088377

    View details for Web of Science ID 000551465400057

  • Non-stiff boundary and interface penalties for narrow-stencil finite difference approximations of the Laplacian on curvilinear multiblock grids JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Almquist, M., Dunham, E. M. 2020; 408

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jcp.2020.109294

    View details for Web of Science ID 000521731200027

  • Lava lake sloshing modes during the 2018 Kilauea Volcano eruption probe magma reservoir storativity EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS Liang, C., Dunham, E. M. 2020; 536

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116110

    View details for Web of Science ID 000521110800006

  • The Community Code Verification Exercise for Simulating Sequences of Earthquakes and Aseismic Slip (SEAS) SEISMOLOGICAL RESEARCH LETTERS Erickson, B. A., Jiang, J., Barall, M., Lapusta, N., Dunham, E. M., Harris, R., Abrahams, L. S., Allison, K. L., Ampuero, J., Barbot, S., Cattania, C., Elbanna, A., Fialko, Y., Idini, B., Kozdon, J. E., Lambert, V., Liu, Y., Luo, Y., Ma, X., McKay, M., Segall, P., Shi, P., van den Ende, M., Wei, M. 2020; 91 (2): 874–90

    View details for DOI 10.1785/0220190248

    View details for Web of Science ID 000518383600030

  • Influence of fault roughness on surface displacement: from numerical simulations to coseismic slip distributions GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL Bruhat, L., Klinger, Y., Vallage, A., Dunham, E. M. 2020; 220 (3): 1857–77

    View details for DOI 10.1093/gji/ggz545

    View details for Web of Science ID 000525944600029

  • Magma Oscillations in a Conduit-Reservoir System, Application to Very Long Period (VLP) Seismicity at Basaltic Volcanoes: 1. Theory JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH Liang, C., Karlstrom, L., Dunham, E. M. 2020; 125 (1)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2019JB017437

    View details for Web of Science ID 000530895100006

  • Magma Oscillations in a Conduit-Reservoir System, Application to Very Long Period (VLP) Seismicity at Basaltic Volcanoes: 2. Data Inversion and Interpretation at Klauea Volcano JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH Liang, C., Crozier, J., Karlstrom, L., Dunham, E. M. 2020; 125 (1)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2019JB017456

    View details for Web of Science ID 000530895100005

  • Dynamic rupture and earthquake sequence simulations using the wave equation in second-order form GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL Duru, K., Allison, K. L., Rivet, M., Dunham, E. M. 2019; 219 (2): 796–815

    View details for DOI 10.1093/gji/ggz319

    View details for Web of Science ID 000491050200005

  • Poroelastic effects destabilize mildly rate-strengthening friction to generate stable slow slip pulses JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS Heimisson, E. R., Dunham, E. M., Almquist, M. 2019; 130: 262–79

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jmps.2019.06.007

    View details for Web of Science ID 000483422100014

  • Fully Coupled Simulations of Megathrust Earthquakes and Tsunamis in the Japan Trench, Nankai Trough, and Cascadia Subduction Zone PURE AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS Lotto, G. C., Jeppson, T. N., Dunham, E. M. 2019; 176 (9): 4009–41

    View details for DOI 10.1007/s00024-018-1990-y

    View details for Web of Science ID 000484943000011

  • Simulation and inversion of harmonic infrasound from open-vent volcanoes using an efficient quasi-1D crater model JOURNAL OF VOLCANOLOGY AND GEOTHERMAL RESEARCH Watson, L. M., Dunham, E. M., Johnson, J. B. 2019; 380: 64–79

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2019.05.007

    View details for Web of Science ID 000474329500005

  • Combining Dynamic Rupture Simulations with Ground-Motion Data to Characterize Seismic Hazard from M-w 3 to 5.8 Earthquakes in Oklahoma and Kansas BULLETIN OF THE SEISMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Bydlon, S. A., Withers, K. B., Dunham, E. M. 2019; 109 (2): 652–71

    View details for DOI 10.1785/0120180042

    View details for Web of Science ID 000462138500012

  • What controls the initial peak of an air-gun source signature? GEOPHYSICS Watson, L. M., Werpers, J., Dunham, E. M. 2019; 84 (2): P27–P45

    View details for DOI 10.1190/GEO2018-0298.1

    View details for Web of Science ID 000462613600048

  • Tsunami Wavefield Reconstruction and Forecasting Using the Ensemble Kalman Filter GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS Yang, Y., Dunham, E. M., Barnier, G., Almquist, M. 2019; 46 (2): 853–60

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2018GL080644

    View details for Web of Science ID 000458607400036

  • Simulation of acoustic and flexural-gravity waves in ice-covered oceans JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Mattsson, K., Dunham, E. M., Werpers, J. 2018; 373: 230–52

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jcp.2018.06.060

    View details for Web of Science ID 000445108800010

  • A finite difference method for earthquake sequences in poroelastic solids COMPUTATIONAL GEOSCIENCES Torberntsson, K., Stiernstrom, V., Mattsson, K., Dunham, E. M. 2018; 22 (5): 1351–70

    View details for DOI 10.1007/s10596-018-9757-1

    View details for Web of Science ID 000444706400012

  • Mach wave properties in the presence of source and medium heterogeneity GEOPHYSICAL JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL Vyas, J. C., Mai, P. M., Galis, M., Dunham, E. M., Imperatori, W. 2018; 214 (3): 2035–52

    View details for DOI 10.1093/gji/ggy219

    View details for Web of Science ID 000439648000033

  • Earthquake cycle simulations with rate-and-state friction and power-law viscoelasticity TECTONOPHYSICS Allison, K. L., Dunham, E. M. 2018; 733: 232–56

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.tecto.2017.10.021

    View details for Web of Science ID 000432640200017

  • A Suite of Exercises for Verifying Dynamic Earthquake Rupture Codes SEISMOLOGICAL RESEARCH LETTERS Harris, R. A., Barall, M., Aagaard, B., Ma, S., Roten, D., Olsen, K., Duan, B., Liu, D., Luo, B., Bai, K., Ampuero, J., Kaneko, Y., Gabriel, A., Duru, K., Ulrich, T., Wollherr, S., Shi, Z., Dunham, E., Bydlon, S., Zhang, Z., Chen, X., Somala, S., Pelties, C., Tago, J., Manuel Cruz-Atienza, V., Kozdon, J., Daub, E., Aslam, K., Kase, Y., Withers, K., Dalguer, L. 2018; 89 (3): 1146–62

    View details for DOI 10.1785/0220170222

    View details for Web of Science ID 000440583400021

  • Forecasting the Eruption of an Open-Vent Volcano Using Resonant Infrasound Tones GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS Johnson, J. B., Watson, L. M., Palma, J. L., Dunham, E. M., Anderson, J. F. 2018; 45 (5): 2213–20

    View details for DOI 10.1002/2017GL076506

    View details for Web of Science ID 000428402400011

  • Accounting for Fault Roughness in Pseudo-Dynamic Ground-Motion Simulations PURE AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS Mai, P., Galis, M., Thingbaijam, K. S., Vyas, J. C., Dunham, E. M. 2017; 174 (9): 3419–50

    View details for DOI 10.1007/s00024-017-1536-8

    View details for Web of Science ID 000411873600007

  • Treatment of the polar coordinate singularity in axisymmetric wave propagation using high-order summation-by-parts operators on a staggered grid COMPUTERS & FLUIDS Prochnow, B., O'Reilly, O., Dunham, E. M., Petersson, N. A. 2017; 149: 138-149

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.compfluid.2017.03.015

    View details for Web of Science ID 000400038700010

  • Slow-slip events on the Whillans Ice Plain, Antarctica, described using rate-and-state friction as an ice stream sliding law JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-EARTH SURFACE Lipovsky, B. P., Dunham, E. M. 2017; 122 (4): 973-1003

    View details for DOI 10.1002/2016JF004183

    View details for Web of Science ID 000401157700011

  • The effect of compliant prisms on subduction zone earthquakes and tsunamis EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS Lotto, G. C., Dunham, E. M., Jeppson, T. N., Tobin, H. J. 2017; 458: 213-222

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.epsl.2016.10.050

    View details for Web of Science ID 000392685100020

  • Excitation and resonance of acoustic-gravity waves in a column of stratified, bubbly magma JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS Karlstrom, L., Dunham, E. M. 2016; 797: 431-470

    View details for DOI 10.1017/jfm.2016.257

    View details for Web of Science ID 000376600800020

  • Dynamic earthquake rupture simulations on nonplanar faults embedded in 3D geometrically complex, heterogeneous elastic solids JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS Duru, K., Dunham, E. M. 2016; 305: 185-207

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jcp.2015.10.021

    View details for Web of Science ID 000366156600010

  • Tremor during ice-stream stick slip CRYOSPHERE Lipovsky, B. P., Dunham, E. M. 2016; 10 (1): 385-399

    View details for DOI 10.5194/tc-10-385-2016

    View details for Web of Science ID 000377602600025

  • Rupture complexity and the supershear transition on rough faults JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH Bruhat, L., Fang, Z., Dunham, E. M. 2016; 121 (1): 210-224

    View details for DOI 10.1002/2015JB012512

    View details for Web of Science ID 000373073200013

  • Nucleation and dynamic rupture on weakly stressed faults sustained by thermal pressurization JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH Schmitt, S. V., Segall, P., Dunham, E. M. 2015; 120 (11): 7606-7640

    View details for DOI 10.1002/2015JB012322

    View details for Web of Science ID 000368437800020

  • High-order finite difference modeling of tsunami generation in a compressible ocean from offshore earthquakes COMPUTATIONAL GEOSCIENCES Lotto, G. C., Dunham, E. M. 2015; 19 (2): 327-340

    View details for DOI 10.1007/s10596-015-9472-0

    View details for Web of Science ID 000355335100005

  • Rupture dynamics and ground motions from earthquakes in 2-D heterogeneous media GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS Bydlon, S. A., Dunham, E. M. 2015; 42 (6): 1701-1709

    View details for DOI 10.1002/2014GL062982

    View details for Web of Science ID 000353170000012

  • Vibrationalmodes of hydraulic fractures: Inference of fracture geometry fromresonant frequencies and attenuation JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH Lipovsky, B. P., Dunham, E. M. 2015; 120 (2): 1080-1107

    View details for DOI 10.1002/2014JB011286

    View details for Web of Science ID 000351466000026

  • Simulation of Earthquake Rupture Dynamics in Complex Geometries Using Coupled Finite Difference and Finite Volume Methods COMMUNICATIONS IN COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS O'Reilly, O., Nordstrom, J., Kozdon, J. E., Dunham, E. M. 2015; 17 (2): 337-370

    View details for DOI 10.4208/cicp.111013.120914a

    View details for Web of Science ID 000353693400002

  • Constraining shallow slip and tsunami excitation in megathrust ruptures using seismic and ocean acoustic waves recorded on ocean-bottom sensor networks EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS Kozdon, J. E., Dunham, E. M. 2014; 396: 56-65

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.04.001

    View details for Web of Science ID 000336819900006

  • An efficient numerical method for earthquake cycles in heterogeneous media: Alternating subbasin and surface-rupturing events on faults crossing a sedimentary basin JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH Erickson, B. A., Dunham, E. M. 2014; 119 (4): 3290-3316

    View details for DOI 10.1002/2013JB010614

    View details for Web of Science ID 000337688600038

  • A 2D Pseudodynamic Rupture Model Generator for Earthquakes on Geometrically Complex Faults BULLETIN OF THE SEISMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Trugman, D. T., Dunham, E. M. 2014; 104 (1): 95-112

    View details for DOI 10.1785/0120130138

    View details for Web of Science ID 000330579800006

  • Predicting fault damage zones by modeling dynamic rupture propagation and comparison with field observations JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH Johri, M., Dunham, E. M., Zoback, M. D., Fang, Z. 2014; 119 (2): 1251-1272

    View details for DOI 10.1002/2013JB010335

    View details for Web of Science ID 000333034600027

  • Strong Ground Motion Prediction Using Virtual Earthquakes SCIENCE Denolle, M. A., Dunham, E. M., Prieto, G. A., Beroza, G. C. 2014; 343 (6169): 399-403

    Abstract

    Sedimentary basins increase the damaging effects of earthquakes by trapping and amplifying seismic waves. Simulations of seismic wave propagation in sedimentary basins capture this effect; however, there exists no method to validate these results for earthquakes that have not yet occurred. We present a new approach for ground motion prediction that uses the ambient seismic field. We apply our method to a suite of magnitude 7 scenario earthquakes on the southern San Andreas fault and compare our ground motion predictions with simulations. Both methods find strong amplification and coupling of source and structure effects, but they predict substantially different shaking patterns across the Los Angeles Basin. The virtual earthquake approach provides a new approach for predicting long-period strong ground motion.

    View details for DOI 10.1126/science.1245678

    View details for Web of Science ID 000330039300043

    View details for PubMedID 24458636

  • Frictional-faulting model for harmonic tremor before Redoubt Volcano eruptions NATURE GEOSCIENCE Dmitrieva, K., Hotovec-Ellis, A. J., Prejean, S., Dunham, E. M. 2013; 6 (8): 652-656

    View details for DOI 10.1038/NGEO1879

    View details for Web of Science ID 000322441900018

  • Additional shear resistance from fault roughness and stress levels on geometrically complex faults JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH Fang, Z., Dunham, E. M. 2013; 118 (7): 3642-3654

    View details for DOI 10.1002/jgrb.50262

    View details for Web of Science ID 000324952300025

  • Rupture to the Trench: Dynamic Rupture Simulations of the 11 March 2011 Tohoku Earthquake BULLETIN OF THE SEISMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Kozdon, J. E., Dunham, E. M. 2013; 103 (2B): 1275-1289

    View details for DOI 10.1785/0120120136

    View details for Web of Science ID 000318277200008

  • Ground motion prediction of realistic earthquake sources using the ambient seismic field JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH Denolle, M. A., Dunham, E. M., Prieto, G. A., Beroza, G. C. 2013; 118 (5): 2102-2118

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2012JB009603

    View details for Web of Science ID 000327299800053

  • Simulation of Dynamic Earthquake Ruptures in Complex Geometries Using High-Order Finite Difference Methods JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING Kozdon, J. E., Dunham, E. M., Nordstrom, J. 2013; 55 (1): 92-124

    View details for DOI 10.1007/s10915-012-9624-5

    View details for Web of Science ID 000316148400005

  • Solving the Surface-Wave Eigenproblem with Chebyshev Spectral Collocation BULLETIN OF THE SEISMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Denolle, M. A., Dunham, E. M., Beroza, G. C. 2012; 102 (3): 1214-1223

    View details for DOI 10.1785/0120110183

    View details for Web of Science ID 000304870500021

  • Special Issue Honoring Professor James R. Rice JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME Lapusta, N., Dunham, E., Gao, H. 2012; 79 (3)

    View details for DOI 10.1115/1.4005965

    View details for Web of Science ID 000303261700001

  • Guided Waves Along Fluid-Filled Cracks in Elastic Solids and Instability at High Flow Rates JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME Dunham, E. M., Ogden, D. E. 2012; 79 (3)

    View details for DOI 10.1115/1.4005961

    View details for Web of Science ID 000303261700021

  • Observation of far-field Mach waves generated by the 2001 Kokoxili supershear earthquake GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS Vallee, M., Dunham, E. M. 2012; 39

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2011GL050725

    View details for Web of Science ID 000301667500001

  • Interaction of Waves with Frictional Interfaces Using Summation-by-Parts Difference Operators: Weak Enforcement of Nonlinear Boundary Conditions JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING Kozdon, J. E., Dunham, E. M., Nordstrom, J. 2012; 50 (2): 341-367

    View details for DOI 10.1007/s10915-011-9485-3

    View details for Web of Science ID 000299001800005

  • Earthquake Ruptures with Strongly Rate-Weakening Friction and Off-Fault Plasticity, Part 2: Nonplanar Faults BULLETIN OF THE SEISMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Dunham, E. M., Belanger, D., Cong, L., Kozdon, J. E. 2011; 101 (5): 2308-2322

    View details for DOI 10.1785/0120100076

    View details for Web of Science ID 000295214100024

  • Earthquake Ruptures with Strongly Rate-Weakening Friction and Off-Fault Plasticity, Part 1: Planar Faults BULLETIN OF THE SEISMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Dunham, E. M., Belanger, D., Cong, L., Kozdon, J. E. 2011; 101 (5): 2296-2307

    View details for DOI 10.1785/0120100075

    View details for Web of Science ID 000295214100023

  • Verifying a Computational Method for Predicting Extreme Ground Motion SEISMOLOGICAL RESEARCH LETTERS Harris, R. A., Barall, M., Andrews, D. J., Duan, B., Ma, S., Dunham, E. M., Gabriel, A., Kaneko, Y., Kase, Y., Aagaard, B. T., Oglesby, D. D., Ampuero, J., HANKS, T. C., Abrahamson, N. 2011; 82 (5): 638-644

    View details for DOI 10.1785/gssrl.82.5.638

    View details for Web of Science ID 000294523000004

  • EARTHQUAKE RUPTURES ON ROUGH FAULTS International Workshop on Multiscale and Multiphysics Processes in Geomechanics Dunham, E. M., Kozdon, J. E., Belanger, D., Cong, L. SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN. 2011: 145–148

    View details for Web of Science ID 000329001600037

  • Coherence of Mach fronts during heterogeneous supershear earthquake rupture propagation: Simulations and comparison with observations JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH Bizzarri, A., Dunham, E. M., SPUDICH, P. 2010; 115

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2009JB006819

    View details for Web of Science ID 000280720800004

  • Earthquake ruptures with thermal weakening and the operation of major faults at low overall stress levels JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH Noda, H., Dunham, E. M., Rice, J. R. 2009; 114

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2008JB006143

    View details for Web of Science ID 000267937100001

  • The SCEC/USGS Dynamic Earthquake Rupture Code Verification Exercise SEISMOLOGICAL RESEARCH LETTERS Harris, R. A., Barall, M., Archuleta, R., Dunham, E., Aagaard, B., Ampuero, J. P., Bhat, H., Cruz-Atienza, V., Dalguer, L., Dawson, P., Day, S., Duan, B., Ely, G., Kaneko, Y., Kase, Y., Lapusta, N., Liu, Y., Ma, S., Oglesby, D., OLSEN, K., Pitarka, A., Song, S., Templeton, E. 2009; 80 (1): 119-126

    View details for DOI 10.1785/gssrl.80.1.119

    View details for Web of Science ID 000262378800016

  • Earthquake slip between dissimilar poroelastic materials JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH Dunham, E. M., Rice, J. R. 2008; 113 (B9)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2007JB005405

    View details for Web of Science ID 000259203000002

  • Attenuation of radiated ground motion and stresses from three-dimensional supershear ruptures JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH Dunham, E. M., Bhat, H. S. 2008; 113 (B8)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2007JB005182

    View details for Web of Science ID 000258824500002

  • Conditions governing the occurrence of supershear ruptures under slip-weakening friction JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH Dunham, E. M. 2007; 112 (B7)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2006JB004717

    View details for Web of Science ID 000247882600004

  • Distinguishing barriers and asperities in near-source ground motion JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SOLID EARTH Page, M. T., Dunham, E. M., Carlson, J. M. 2005; 110 (B11)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2005JB003736

    View details for Web of Science ID 000233163200004

  • Near-source ground motion from steady state dynamic rupture pulses GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS Dunham, E. M., ARCHULETA, R. J. 2005; 32 (3)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2004GL021793

    View details for Web of Science ID 000226900900006

  • Dissipative interface waves and the transient response of a three-dimensional sliding interface with Coulomb friction JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS Dunham, E. M. 2005; 53 (2): 327-357

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jmps.2004.07.003

    View details for Web of Science ID 000226555700004

  • Evidence for a supershear transient during the 2002 Denali fault earthquake BULLETIN OF THE SEISMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA Dunham, E. M., ARCHULETA, R. J. 2004; 94 (6): S256-S268

    View details for Web of Science ID 000227331100017

  • A supershear transition mechanism for cracks SCIENCE Dunham, E. M., Favreau, P., Carlson, J. M. 2003; 299 (5612): 1557-1559

    Abstract

    Seismic data indicate that fault ruptures follow complicated paths with variable velocity because of inhomogeneities in initial stress or fracture energy. We report a phenomenon unique to three-dimensional cracks: Locally stronger fault sections, rather than slowing ruptures, drive them forward at velocities exceeding the shear wave speed. This supershear mechanism differentiates barrier and asperity models of fault heterogeneity, which previously have been regarded as indistinguishable. High strength barriers concentrate energy, producing potentially destructive pulses of strong ground motion.

    View details for Web of Science ID 000181367900032

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