Peer Reviewed Publications
- Koper, K.D., K. Seats, and H.M. Benz, On the composition of Earth's
short period seismic noise field, in press, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am.,
2009.
- Koper, K.D., B. de Foy, and H.M. Benz,
Composition and variation of
noise recorded at the Yellowknife Seismic Array, 1991-2007,
J. Geophys. Res., 114, B10310, doi:10.1029/2009JB006307, 2009.
- Xu Y., and K.D. Koper, Detection of a ULVZ
at the base of the mantle beneath the Northwest Pacific, Geophys. Res.
Lett., 36, L17301, doi:10.1029/2009GL039387, 2009.
- Koper, K.D. and A. Fatehi, Array
analysis of regional-distance P-coda in south Asia,
Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 99, 2509-2522, 2009.
- Xu Y., K.D. Koper, O. Sufri, L. Zhu, and A. Hutko,
Rupture imaging of the Mw 7.9 12 May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake from back
projection of teleseismic P waves, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 10,
Q04006, doi:10.1029/2008GC002335, 2009.
- Koper, K.D. and B. de Foy,
Seasonal anisotropy in short-period seismic noise recorded in South
Asia, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 98, 3033-3045, 2008.
- Peng Z., K.D. Koper, J.E. Vidale, F. Leyton, and P.M. Shearer,
Inner-core fine-scale
structure from scattered waves recorded by LASA,
J. Geophys. Res., 113, B05314, doi:10.1029/2007JB005316, 2008.
- Zou, Z., K.D. Koper, and V.F. Cormier,
The structure of the base of the outer core inferred from seismic waves
diffracted around the inner core, J. Geophys. Res., 113,
B05314, doi:10.1029/2007JB005316, 2008.
- Koper, K.D., R.B. Herrmann, and H.M. Benz,
Overview of open seismic data from the North Korea Event of 9 October 2006,
Seism. Res. Lett., 79, 178-185, 2008.
- Flanagan, M.P., S.C. Meyers, and K.D. Koper,
Regional travel-time
uncertainty and seismic location improvement using a 3Dimensional
a priori velocity model, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. , 97,
804-825, 2007.
- Leyton, F., and K. D. Koper,
Using PKiKP coda to determine inner core structure: 1. Synthesis of
coda envelopes using single-scattering theories, J. Geophys.
Res., 112, B05316, doi:10.1029/2006JB004369, 2007.
- Leyton, F., and K. D. Koper,
Using PKiKP coda to determine inner
core structure: 2. Determination of QC, J. Geophys. Res., 112,
B05317, doi:10.1029/2006JB004370, 2007.
- Zou, Z., F. Leyton, and K.D. Koper,
Partial melt in the lowermost mantle near the base of a plume,
Geophys. J. Int., 168, 809-817, 2007.
- Koper, K.D. and M. Dombrovskaya, Seismic properties
of the inner core boundary from PKiKP/P amplitude ratios,
Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 237, 680-694, 2005.
- Leyton, F., K.D. Koper, L. Zhu, and M. Dombrovskaya,
On the lack of seismic discontinuities in the
inner core, Geophys. J. Inter., 162, 779-786, 2005.
- Koper, K.D., J.M. Franks, M. Dombrovskaya,
Evidence for small-scale heterogeneity in
Earth's inner core from a global study of PKiKP coda waves,
Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 228, 227-241, 2004.
- Koper, K.D., and M.L. Pyle,
Observations of PKiKP/PcP amplitude
ratios and implications for Earth structure at the
boundaries of the liquid core, J. Geophys.
Res., 109, B03301, doi:10.1029/2003JB002750, 2004.
- Koper, K.D., M.L. Pyle, J.M. Franks,
Constraints on aspherical
core structure from PKiKP-PcP differential times, J. Geophys.
Res., 108(B3), 2168, doi:10.1029/2002JB001995, 2003.
- Robertson Maurice, S. D., D. A. Wiens, K. D. Koper, and E. Vera,
Crustal and upper mantle structure
of southernmost South America inferred from regional waveform
inversion, J. Geophys. Res., 108
(B1), 2038, doi:10.1029/2002JB001828, 2003.
- Koper, K.D., T.C. Wallace, R.C. Aster,
Seismic recordings of the
Carlsbad, New Mexico pipeline explosion of 19 August 2000,
Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 93, 1427-1432, 2003.
- Koper, K.D., T.C. Wallace, R.E. Reinke, and A. Leverette,
Empirical scaling laws for
truck bomb explosions based on seismic and acoustic data,
Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 92, 527-542, 2002.
- Al-Eqabi, G.I., K.D. Koper, and M.E. Wysession,
Source characterization
of Nevada Test Site explosions and Western U.S. earthquakes using
Lg waves: Implications for regional source discrimination,
Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 91, 140-153, 2001.
- Koper, K.D., T.C. Wallace, S.R. Taylor, and H.E. Hartse, Forensic
seismology and the sinking of the Kursk, EOS Trans., AGU, 82,
pp. 37,45-46, 2001.
- Koper, K.D., T.C. Wallace, S.R. Taylor, and H.E. Hartse, Reply to
Comment by J. Northrop, Forum, EOS Trans., AGU, 82,
pp. 244, 2001.
- Koper, K.D. and D.A. Wiens,
The waveguide effect of metastable
olivine in slabs, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 573-576, 2000.
- Koper, K.D., T.C. Wallace, and D. Hollnack,
Seismic analysis of the 7 August 1998 truck-bomb blast at the
American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, Seismol. Res. Lett., 70,
512-521, 1999.
- Koper, K.D., D.A. Wiens, L.M. Dorman, J.A. Hildebrand, and S.C. Webb,
Constraints on the origin of slab
and mantle wedge anomalies in Tonga from the ratio of S to P
velocities, J. Geophys. Res., 104,15089-15104, 1999.
- Koper, K.D., M.E. Wysession, and D.A. Wiens,
Multimodal function optimization
with a niching genetic algorithm: A seismological example, Bul.
Seismol. Soc. Am., 89, 978-988,1999.
- Koper, K.D., D.A. Wiens, L.M. Dorman, J.A. Hildebrand, and S.C. Webb,
Modeling the Tonga slab: Can travel time
data resolve a metastable olivine wedge?, J. Geophys. Res.,
103, 30079-30100, 1998.
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