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Member Since 2000
Ying Zhou
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech
Professional Experience
Virginia Tech
2012 - Present
Virginia Tech
Associate Professor
2007 - Present
Education
Princeton University
Doctorate
Publications
Age‐Independent Oceanic Plate Thickness and Asthenosphere Melting From SS Precursor Imaging
The Earth's asthenosphere is a mechanically weak layer characterized by low seismic velocity and high attenuation. The nature of this layer has bee...
February 08, 2023
Stagnant Slabs and Their Return Flows From Finite‐Frequency Tomography of the 410‐km and 660‐km Disc...
Slab pull is generally considered as the dominant force that drives the global movement of tectonic plates. This convection mode is well constraine...
May 06, 2021
AGU Abstracts
SS precursor imaging reveals a global oceanic asthenosphere modulated by sea-floor spreading
LITHOSPHERE-ASTHENOSPHERE SYSTEM: MODELS AND OBSERVATIONS I POSTER
study of earth's deep interior | 13 december 2024
Shuyang Sun, Ying Zhou
The asthenosphere is a weak layer in the upper mantle where geotherm exceeds mantle solidus and partial melt occurs. Although it has been suggested th...
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Constraining the Radial Structure of Seismic Attenuation using Multiple S-wave Datasets
EXPLORING INNOVATIONS AND NEW DIRECTIONS IN SEISMIC ANISOTROPY AND ATTENUATION: OBSERVATIONS, MODELS, AND EXPERIMENTS II POSTER
study of earth's deep interior | 10 december 2024
Emmanuel Paul Irumhe, Shuyang Sun, Min Zhu, Ying Z...
The seismic quality factor (Q) of the mantle is important for determining the physical and chemical properties of the solid Earth. In this study, we u...
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Temporal Change of the Earth’s Outer Core From Observations of PKP waves
PROPERTIES, DYNAMICS, AND EVOLUTION OF TERRESTRIAL PLANETARY CORES: INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES II POSTER
study of earth's deep interior | 09 december 2024
Ying Zhou
The release of latent heat and light elements during the crystallization of the liquid outer core provides thermal and chemical buoyancy forces that p...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2024
Member
Seismology Keiiti Aki Young Scientist Award Committee
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