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2023

40

Kwiatek, Martinez-Garcon, Goebel, Bohnhoff, Ben-Zion, Dresen “Complex multi-scale preparatory processes before large stick-slip events in laboratory experiments”, Journal of Geophys. Res. (submitted, preprint available)

39

Karimpouli, Caus, Grover, Martinez-Garcon, Bohnhoff, Beroza, Dresen, Goebel, Weigel, Kwiatek “Explainable machine learning for laboratory earthquake prediction using catalog-driven features”, Earth and Planetary Science Letts. (submitted, preprint available)

38

Pandey, Taira, Dresen, Goebel, “Inferring fault damage state and evolution from coda wave velocity changes in faulted and intact granite samples at varying stress” (in rev., preprint available)

37

Patton, Goebel, Kwiatek, Davidsen, “Large-scale heterogeneities can alter the characteristics of compressive failure and accelerated seismic release”, Physical Review E (accepted)

36

Goebel, T.H.W, Brodsky, E.E., Dresen, G. “Fault roughness promotes aftershock-like clustering in the lab” Geophys. Res. Letts. [https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2022GL101241]


2022

35

Dell'Aira, Chy, Goebel, Meier, “Inferring hydrological properties of the rainfall-runoff conversion process through artificial neural network modeling” World Environmental and Water Resources Congress [https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/9780784484258.117]

34

Wetzler, Brodsky, Chaves, Goebel, Lay “Regional characteristics of observable foreshocks” Seismol. Res. Letts. [https://doi.org/10.1785/0220220122]


2021

33

J. Davidsen, T.H.W. Goebel, G. Kwiatek, S. Stanchits, J. Baro and G. Dresen, “What controls the presence and charateristics of aftershocks in rock fracture in the lab” J. Geophs. Res., 126 (10)

32

Mueller, Doan, Goebel, Liu, Martinez-Garcon, Mitchell, Zaliapin. “Understanding and Anticipating Induced Seismicity”, Eos, 102, [https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EO161325].

31

Guo, H., Brodsky, E. E., Goebel, T. H. W., & Cladouhos, T. T. “Measuring Fault Zone and Host Rock Hydraulic Properties Using Tidal Responses.” Geophys. Res. Letts., 48 (13).

30

Abercrombie, Trugmann, Shearer, Chen, Zhang, Pennington, Hardebeck, Goebel, Ruhl, “Does earthquake stress drop increase with depth in the crust?”, J.Geoph.Res. 126(10)

29

Goebel, T.H.W., Shirzaei, M., “More than 40 years of potentially induced seismicity close to the San Andreas fault in San Ardo, central California” Seis. Res. Letts. [http://doi.org/10.1785/0220200276] [preprint]


2020

28

Jordan, Teresa, Patrick Fulton, Jefferson Tester, David Bruhn, Hiroshi Asanuma, Ulrich Harms, Chaoyi Wang et al. "Borehole research in New York State can advance utilization of low-enthalpy geothermal energy, management of potential risks, and understanding of deep sedimentary and crystalline geologic systems." Scientific Drilling 28 (2020): 75-91.

27

Blanke, Kwiatek, Goebel, Dresen, “Stress drop – magnitude-dependence of acoustic emission events during stick-slip experiments”, Geophys. J. Int. 224 (2), 1371-1380

26

G. Dresen, G. Kwiatek and T.H.W. Goebel, “Preparatory processes before stick-slip failure on smooth and rough laboratory fault surfaces” PAAG., doi:10.1007/s00024-020-02605-x [ pdf ]

25

Dascher-Cosineau, K., Brodsky, E., Lay, T., Goebel T., “What controls variations in aftershock productivity?”, J. Geophys Res., 125(2)

24

Tal, Y., Goebel, T.H.W., Avouac, J.-P., “Experimental and modeling constraints of the effect of fault roughness on dynamic frictional sliding”, EPSL, 536,116-133


2019

23

Goebel, T.H.W., Rosson, Z., Brodsky, E.E., and Walter, J.I., “Aftershock deficiency of induced earthquake sequences during rapid mitigation efforts in Oklahoma” EPSL, v. 522, p. 135–143, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2019.06.036. [pdf, suppl.]

22

Wetzler, N., Shalev, E., Goebel, T.H.W., Amelung, F., Kurzon, I., Lyakhovsky, V., Brodsky, E.E., Earthquake swarms triggered by groundwater extraction near the Dead Sea Fault, Geophys Res. Letts. 46(14), 8056-8063.

21

Rosson, R., Walter, J.I., Goebel, T.H.W., Chen, X., “Narrow spatial aftershock zones for induced earthquake sequences in Oklahoma”, Geophys Res. Letts. 46(17-18), 10358-10366


2018

20

S.M. Hosseini, T.H.W. Goebel, B. Jha, F. Aminzadeh “A probabilistic approach to injection-induced seismicity assessment for different reservoir types and pressure-diffusion models”, Geophys. Res. Letts., https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL077552

19

T.H.W. Goebel, E.E. Brodsky, “The spatial footprint of injection wells in a global compilation of induced earthquake sequences.” Science 361 (6405), 899-904

18

X. Chen, J. Haffener, T.H.W. Goebel, X. Meng, Z. Peng, J.C. Peng, “Temporal correlations between seismic moment and injection volume for an induced earthquake sequence in Central Oklahoma”, J. Geophs. Res., 123(4), 3047-3064


2017

17

T.H.W. Goebel, J. Walter, K. Murray & E.E. Brodsky. “Comment on: How will induced seismicity in Oklahoma respond to decreased saltwater injection rates”, Science Advances, doi:10.1126/sciadv.1700441.

16

J. Davidsen, G. Kwiatek, E.-M. Charalampidou, T.H.W. Goebel, S. Stanchits, M. Rueck & G. Dresen. “Triggering processes in rock fracture: On the importance of large-scale heterogeneities”, Physical Review Letters, 119, [preprint, supplement]

15

T.H.W. Goebel, G. Kwiatek, T.W. Becker, E.E. Brodsky & G. Dresen, “What allows seismic events to grow big?: Insights from b-value and fault roughness analysis in laboratory stick-slip experiments”, Geology, doi:10.1130/G39147.1 [preprint, suppl.].

14

T.H.W. Goebel, M. Weingarten, J. Haffener, X. Chen & E.E. Brodsky. “The 2016 Mw5.1 Fairview, Oklahoma earthquakes: Evidence for long-range poroelastic triggering at >40 km from fluid disposal wells”, Earth Planetary Science Lett., 472, 50-61. [suppl.]


2016

13

N.J. van der Elst, M.T. Page, D.A. Weiser, T.H.W. Goebel & S.M. Hosseini (2016). “Induced earthquake magnitudes are as large as (statistically) expected”, J. Geophys. Res., 121 (6), 4575-4590.

12

T.H.W. Goebel, E. Hauksson, A. Plesch & J. Shaw (2016), “Detecting significant stress drop variations in large micro-earthquake datasets: A comparison between a convergent step-over in the San Andreas Fault and the Ventura thrust fault system, southern California”, Pure Appl. Geophys. doi:10.1007/s00024-016-1326-8, [preprint]

11

T.H.W. Goebel, S.M. Hosseini, F. Cappa, E. Hauksso, J.-P. Ampuero, F. Aminzadeh & J.B. Saleeby (2016). “Wastewater disposal and earthquake swarm activity at the southern end of the Central Valley, California”, Geophys. Res. Letts., 43, 1-8, doi:10.1002/2015GL066948 [preprint, doi, suppl., video].


2015

10

T.H.W. Goebel, E. Hauksson, F. Aminzadeh & J.-P. Ampuero (2015). An objective method for the assessment of fluid injection induced seismicity and application to tectonically active regions in central California, J. Geophys. Res., 120, 1-20, doi:10.1002/2015JB011895 [preprint, doi, suppl.].

9

T.H.W. Goebel, E. Hauksson, P. M. Shearer & J.P. Ampuero (2015). Stress drop heterogeneity within tectonically complex regions: A case study of San Gorgonio pass, Southern California, Geophys. J. Int., 202(1), 514-528, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggv160 [preprint, doi, suppl.].

8

T.H.W. Goebel. (2015). Comparing seismicity rates and fluid injection operations in Oklahoma and California: Implications for upper crustal stresses, The Leading Edge, Special Volume: Injection-induced seismicity, eds. Robert Habiger, Gregory Beroza, 34(6), 640-648, doi: 10.1190/tle34060640.1 [preprint, doi].

7

E. Hauksson, T.H.W. Goebel, J.-P. Ampuero & Elizabeth Cochran (2015). Century of oilfield operations and earthquakes in the greater Los Angeles basin, southern California, The Leading Edge, Special Volume: Injection-induced seismicity, eds. Robert Habiger, Gregory Beroza 34(6), 650-656, doi: 10.1190/tle34060650.1 [doi].


2014

6

G. Kwiatek, T. H. W. Goebel, G. Dresen, (2014), Seismic moment tensor and b-value variations over successive seismic cycle in laboratory stick-slip experiments, Geophys. Res. Letts., 41 (16), doi: 10.1002/2014/GL060159, [preprint, doi,].

5

T. H. W. Goebel, T. W. Becker, C. G. Sammis, G. Dresen, D. Schorlemmer (2014), Off-fault damage and acoustic emission distributions during the evolution of structurally-complex faults over series of stick-slip events, Geophys. J. Int., doi: 10.1093/gji/ggu074. [preprint, doi, suppl.]

4

T. H. W. Goebel, T. Candela, C. G. Sammis, T. W. Becker, G. Dresen, (2014), Seismic event distributions and off-fault damage during frictional sliding of saw-cut surfaces with predefined roughness, Geophys. J. Int., 196 (1), 612-625, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggt401. [preprint, doi]


2013

3

T. H. W. Goebel, D. Schorlemmer, T. W. Becker, G. Dresen, C. G. Sammis (2013), Acoustic emissions document stress changes over many seismic cycles in analog experiments, Geophys. Res. Letts., doi:10.1029/2013GL050507. [preprint, doi, suppl.]

2

T. H. W. Goebel, C. G. Sammis, T. W. Becker, G. Dresen, D. Schorlemmer (2013), A comparison of seismicity characteristics and fault structure in stick-slip experiments and nature, Pure Appl. Geophys., doi: 10.1007/s00024-013-0713-7. [preprint, doi]


2012

1

T. H. W. Goebel, T. W. Becker, D. Schorlemmer, S. Stanchits, C. G. Sammis, E. Rybacki, G. Dresen (2012), Identifying fault heterogeneity through mapping spatial anomalies in acoustic emission statistics, J. Geophys. Res., 117, doi:10.1029/2011JB008763. [preprint, doi]


Not Peer Reviewed:

2018

C. Williams, Z. Peng, Y. Zhang, E. Fukuyama, T. Goebel, M. Yoder, "Earthquakes and Multi-hazards around the Pacific Rim, Vol. 2: Introduction", Pure Appl. Geophs., 175(2), 525-528


2017

Y.-X. Zhang, T.H.W. Goebel, Z. Peng, C. Williams, M. Yoder, J. Rundle, "Earthquakes and Multi-hazards around the Pacific Rim, Vol. 1: Introduction", Pure Appl. Geophs., 174, 2195-2198

2016

T.H.W. Goebel, F. Aminzadeh, J. Haffener, X. Chen. "Statistical seismicity analysis methods for the detection of fault activation during fluid injection", Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Annual Meeting 2016, Dallas Texas

2013

T. H. W. Goebel, (2013),; "Microseismcity, fault structure and the seismic cycle: Insights from laboratory stick-slip experiments", Ph.D. Thesis, University of Southern California , 204 p, ISBN: 9781303467219, access through USC-digital library [complete pdf]