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University of Utah Publications on Geophysical and Geological Studies of the Yellowstone Hotspot and the Yellowstone Volcanic System (and Surrounding Area)
By

Robert B. Smith
Department of Geology and Geophysics
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112

March 25, 2003

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Book

Smith, R. B. and L. Siegel, 2000, Windows into the Earth: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, Oxford University Press, New York, 247 pp.

YSRP Thumbnail Map of the Yellowstone-Snake River Plain volcanic system and the Yellowstone hotspot showing topography (in color), earthquakes and silicic volcanic centers (Old Yellowstones, by age in millions of years) .
Journal Articles
  • Smith, R. B. and M. Sbar, 1974, Contemporary tectonics and seismicity of the Western United States with emphasis on the Intermountain Seismic Belt, Bull. Geol. Soc. Am., 85, 1205-1218.

  • Smith, R. B., R. T. Shuey, R. Freidline, R. Otis, and L. Alley, 1974, Yellowstone Hot Spot: New magnetic and seismic evidence: Geology, 2, 451-455.

  • Trimble, A. B. and R. B. Smith, 1975, Seismicity and contemporary tectonics of the Hebgen Lake-Yellowstone Park region: J. Geophys. Res., 80, 5, 733-741.

  • Morgan, P., D. D. Blackwell, R. Spafford, and R. B. Smith, 1975, Evidence from heat flow measurements for laterally extensive geothermal fluid systems in the Yellowstone Caldera, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., Proceedings Second United Nations Symposium on Geothermal Energy, 2, 1155-1160.

  • Smith, R. B., G. P. Eaton, and D. R. Mabey, 1976, Regional geophysics and tectonics of the Intermountain West, Penrose Conference Report, Geology, 437-438.

  • Smith, R. B., 1977, Intraplate tectonics of the Western North American Plate, Tectonophysics, 37, 323-336.

  • Smith, R. B., 1977, Preface to the Yellowstone Symposium, J. Geophys. Res., 82, 3663.

  • Smith, R. B., R. T. Shuey, J. R. Pelton, and J. P. Bailey, 1977, Yellowstone Hot Spot, crustal properties from new earthquake and magnetic data, J. Geophys. Res., 82, 3665-3676.

  • Otis, R. M., R. B. Smith, and R. J. Wold, 1977, Geophysical surveys of Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming, J. Geophys. Res., 82, 3705-3718.

  • Wold, R. J., R. B. Smith, and M. A. Mayhew, 1977, Geophysical study of a hydrothermal explosion crater in Mary Bay, Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming, J. Geophys. Res., 82, 3733-3738.

  • Morgan, P., D. D. Blackwell, R. E. Spafford, and R. B. Smith, 1977, Heat flow measurements in Yellowstone Lake and the thermal structure of the Yellowstone Caldera, J. Geophys. Res., 82, 379-3732.

  • Smith, R. B., 1978, Seismicity, crustal structure, and intraplate tectonics of the Western Cordillera, in Cenozoic Tectonics and Regional Geophysics of the Western Cordillera, editors, R. B. Smith and G. P. Eaton, Memoir 152, Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer., 111-144.

  • Smith, R. B. and A. Lindh, 1978, A compilation of fault plane solutions of the Western United States, (in) Cenozoic Tectonics and Regional Geophysics of the Western Cordillera, editors, R. B. Smith and G. P. Eaton, Memoir 152, Bull. Geol. Soc. Am., 107-110.

  • Pelton, J. R. and R. B. Smith, 1979, Recent crustal uplift in Yellowstone National Park, Science, 206, 1179-1182.

  • Smith, R. B. and R. L. Christiansen, 1980, Yellowstone Park as a window on the Earth's interior, Scientific American, 242, 2, 104-117.

  • Smith, R. B., L. W. Braile, M. M. Schilly, J. Ansorge, C. Prodehl, M. Baker, J. H. Healey, S. Mueller, and R. Greensfelder, 1982, The Yellowstone- eastern Snake River Plain seismic profiling experiment: Crustal structure of Yellowstone, J. Geophys. Res., 84, 2583-2596.

  • Schilly, M. M., R. B. Smith, J. Ansorge, J. H. Lehman, and L. W. Braile, 1982, The Yellowstone-eastern Snake River Plain seismic profiling experiment: Upper-crustal structure, J. Geophys. Res., 84, 2692-2704.

  • Lehman, J. A., R. B. Smith, M. M. Schilly, and L. W. Braile, 1982, Crustal structure of the Yellowstone caldera from delay-time analyses and correlation with gravity data, J. Geophys. Res., 84, 2713-2730.

  • Sparlin, M. A., L. W. Braile, and R. B. Smith, 1982, Crustal structure of the Eastern Snake River Plain determined from ray-trace modeling of seismic refraction data, J. Geophys. Res., 84, 2619-2633.

  • Baker, M. R., L. W. Braile, and R. B. Smith, 1982, Amplitude normalization of seismograms from multiple seismograph recording systems for the Yellowstone Snake River Plain seismic profiling experiment: Crustal structure of the eastern Snake River Plain, J. Geophys. Res., 84, 2597-2610.

  • Braile, L. W., R. B. Smith, J. Ansorge, M. R. Baker, M. A. Sparlin, C. Prodehl, M. M. Schilly, J. H. Healy, S. Mueller, and K. H. Olsen, 1982, The Yellowstone Snake River Plain seismic profiling experiment: Crustal structure of the eastern Snake River Plain, J. Geophys. Res., 84, 2597-2610.

  • Smith, R. B., 1982, Introduction to Special Symposium Volume, Yellowstone- Snake River Plain, J. Geophys. Res., 84, 2581.

  • Pelton, J. R. and R. B. Smith, 1982, Contemporary vertical surface displacements in Yellowstone National Park, J. Geophys. Res., 87, 2745-2761.

  • Smith, R. B. and L. W. Braile, 1982, Crustal structure and evolution of an explosive silicic volcanic system at Yellowstone National Park, Thirty- Third Annual Field Conference - 1982 Wyoming Geological Association Guidebook, 233-250.

  • Smith, R. B., 1982, Crustal structure and evolution of an explosive silicic volcanic system at Yellowstone National Park, Special preprint for Enrico Fermi International School of Physics Students, Varenna, Italy, 35 p.

  • Smith, R. B. and L. W. Braile, 1984, Crustal structure and evolution of an explosive silicic volcanic system at Yellowstone National Park; in Studies In Geophysics; Explosive Volcanism: Inception, Evolution, and Hazards, National Academy Press, 96-111.

  • Benz, H. and R. B. Smith, 1984, Simultaneous inversion for lateral velocity variations and hypocenters in the Yellowstone region using earthquake and refraction data, J. Geophys. Res., 89, 1208-1220.

  • Fournier, R. O., D. D. Blackwell, R. L. Christiansen, G. P. Eaton, F. E. Goff, J. F. Hermance, R. Hermann, J. H. Reynolds, R.B. Smith, J. D. Varley, and H. A. Wollenburg, 1987, The objectives for deep scientific drilling in Yellowstone National Park, A report by the Yellowstone National Park Task Group to the Continental Scientific Drilling Committee, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 69 pp.

  • Smith, R. B., R. E. Reilinger, C. M. Meertens, J. R. Hollis, S. R. Holdahl, D. Dzurisin, W. K. Gross, and E. E. Klingele, 1989, What's moving at Yellowstone! The 1987 Crustal deformation survey from GPS, leveling, precision gravity and trilateration, Eos, Amer. Geophys Un. 70, 113-125.

  • Clawson, S. R., R. B. Smith, and H. M. Benz, 1989, P-wave attenuation of the Yellowstone caldera from three-dimensional inversion of spectral decay using explosion source seismic data, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 7205-7222.

  • Vasco, D. W., R. Smith and C. Taylor, 1990, Inversion of Yellowstone vertical displacements and gravity changes, 1923 to 1975-1977 to 1986, J. Geop. Res., 95, 19839-19856.

  • Smith, R. B., 1990, Report On: Processing and analysis for the Yellowstone seismograph network, Report to U. S. Geol. Survey Review of Regional Networks, Washington, D. C., August, 19p.

  • Peyton, S. L. and R. B. Smith, 1990, Earthquake catalog for the Yellowstone National Park region: January 1, 1989 through December 31, 1989, with a contribution by R. A. Hutchinson, Summary of felt earthquakes in Yellowstone National Park, 1989, University of Utah Seismograph Stations, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 33p.

  • Hardman, W. and R. B. Smith, 1991, Earthquake catalog for the Yellowstone National Park region: January 1, 1990 through December 31, 1990, with a contribution by R. A. Hutchinson, Summary of felt earthquakes in Yellowstone National Park, 1989, University of Utah Seismograph Stations, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 38p.

  • Meertens, C. M. and R. B. Smith, 1991, Crustal deformation of the Yellowstone caldera from first GPS measurements: 1987-1989, Geoph. Res. Letters, 18, 1763- 1766.

  • Carle, S. F., J. M. Glen, V. E. Langenheim, R. B. Smith and H. W. Oliver, 1991, Isostatic gravity map and principal facts for 694 gravity stations in Yellowstone National Park and vicinity, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, 1 Over-sized sheet, scale 1:125,000 map, and 1 5 1/4 inch diskette, U. S. Geol. Survey, Open-file Report 90- 649A and B.

  • Smith, R. B. and W. J. Arabasz, 1991, Seismicity of the Intermountain Seismic Belt, in Neotectonics of North America, D. B. Slemmons, E. R. Engdahl, M. L. Zoback and D. D. Blackwell (editors), Geol. Soc. Am., SMV V-1, Decade Map Volume 1, 185- 228.

  • Hill, D. P., P. A. Reasenberg, A. Michael, W. J. Arabasz, G. Beroza, D. Brumbaugh, J. N. Brune, R. Castro, S. Davis, D. dePolo, W. L. Ellsworth, J. Gomberg, S. Harmsen, L. House, S. Jackson, M. Johnston, L. Jones, R. Keller, S. Malone, L. Munguia, S Nava, J Pechmann, A. Sanford, R. Simpson, R. B. Smith, M. Stark, M. Stickney, A. Vidal, S., S. Walter, V. Wong, and J. Zollweg, 1993, Seismicity remotely triggered by the M 7.3 Landers, California, earthquake, 1993, Science, v. 260, p. 1617-1623.

  • Smith, R. B. and L. W. Braile, 1993, Topographic signature, space-time evolution, and physical properties of the Yellowstone-Snake River Plain volcanic system: the Yellowstone hotspot, in A. W. Snoke, J. Steidtmann, and S. M. Roberts, editors, "Geology of Wyoming", Geological Survey of Wyoming Memoir No. 5, p. 694-754.

  • Smith, R. B., and L. W. Braile, 1994, The Yellowstone Hotspot, in J. Volcanology and Geotherm. Research, eds. D.P. Hill, P. Gasparini, S. McNutt and H. Rymer, H., 61:121-188.

  • Lowry, A. R. and R. B. Smith, 1995, Strength and rheology of western U. S. Cordillera, J. Geophys. Res., v. 100, p. 17,947-17,964.

  • Nava, S. J., and R. B. Smith, 1996, Earthquake catalog for the Yellowstone National Park region: January 1, 1992, to December 31, 1994, with a contribution by R. A. Hutchinson, Summary of felt earthquakes in Yellowstone National Park, 1992-1994, University of Utah Seismograph Stations, Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 62p.

  • Arnet, F., Kahle, H.-G.; Klingele;, E. ; Smith, R. B. ; Meertens, C. M.; Dzurisin, D., 1997, Temporal gravity and height changes of Yellowstone caldera, 1977-1994, Geophys. Res. Lett. v. 24 , n. 22 , p. 2741-2744.

  • Miller, D. S. and R. B. Smith, 1999, P and S velocity structure of the Yellowstone volcanic field from local earthquake and controlled source tomography, J. Geophys. Res. v. 104, 15,105-15,121.

  • Lageson, D. R., D. C., Adams, L. Morgan, K. L. Pierce, and R. B. Smith, 1999, Neogene-Quaternary tectonics and volcanism of the southern Jackson Hole, Wyoming and southeastern Idaho, in Hughes, S. S. and Thackrey, G. D., eds., Guidebook to the Geology of Eastern Idaho, Pocatello, Idaho Museum of Natural History, p. 115-130.

  • Lowry, A. R., N. M. Ribe, and R. B. Smith, 2000, Dynamic elevation of the Cordillera, western United States, J. Geophys. Res., 23,371-23,390.

  • Humphreys, G., D. Schutz, K. Dueker and R. B. Smith, 2000, Plume or no plume at Yellowstone, GSA Today, vol. 10, no. 12, 1-7.

  • Smith, R. B. 2000, Windows Into Yellowstone: An interview with geologist and geophysicist Robert. B. Smith, Yellowstone Science, v. 8, no. 4, 1-13

  • Waite, G. R. and R. B. Smith, 2002, Seismic evidence for fluid migration accompanying subsidence of the Yellowstone Caldera, J. Geophysical Res., v. 107, no. B9, 2177, 10.1029/2001JB000586.
Abstracts of Presented Papers
  • Smith, R. B. and M. Sbar, 1970, Seismicity and tectonics of the Intermountain Seismic Belt, Western United States; Part II, Focal mechanism of major earthquakes; Annual Meeting of Seismol. Soc. Amer., GSA Abstracts with Programs, 2, 7, 687.

  • Smith, R. B. and A. B. Trimble, 1973, Seismicity and contemporary tectonics of the Yellowstone Park-Hebgen Lake region, in program, 44th Annual Eastern Section Meeting and 68th Annual National Meeting of Seism. Soc. of Amer., Golden, Colorado, 27.

  • Smith, R. B., R. T. Shuey, R. Freidline, R. Otis and L. Alley, 1974, Seismic and magnetic evidence for the Yellowstone Caldera. An apex of intraplate deformation? Abstracts with Programs, Cordilleran Section, Geol. Soc. Am., 5, 256.

  • Smith, R. B. and R. T. Shuey, 1974, 1974, Yellowstone Hot Spot: New magnetic and seismic evidence, Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Un., 56, 1190.

  • Otis, R. M. and R. B. Smith, 1974, A seismic reflection survey of Yellowstone Lake, Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Un., 56, 1190.

  • Wold, R. J., R. B. Smith and M. A. Mayhew, 1974, Geophysical study of a hydrothermal - explosion crater in Mary Bay, Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming, Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Un., 56, 1190.

  • Morgan P., D. D. Blackwell, R. E. Spafford and R. B. Smith, 1974, Heat flow determinations on Lake Yellowstone, Program Fall Meetings, Amer. Geophys. Un..

  • Smith, R. B. and J. R. Pelton, 1977, Crustal uplift and its relationship to seismicity and heat flow at Yellowstone; Abstract, Am. Geophys. Un., Eos, 58, 6, 495-496.

  • Smith, R. B., 1977, Seismicity in geothermal areas of the Intermountain Seismic Belt: Abstract, Am. Geophys. Un.; Eos, 58, 12, 1187.

  • Smith, R. B., J. R. Pelton, and J. A. Evoy, 1978, Uplift and its relationship to mass deficiency at Yellowstone: Am. Geophys. Un., Eos, 59, 12, 1189.

  • Smith, R. B., 1978, Yellowstone-Snake River Plains: Workshop on active and passive seismic methods applied to geothermal systems, USGS Workshop, Geothermal Research Program and University of Texas - Dallas, 50-51.

  • Smith, R. B. and others, 1980, Lithospheric structure in the Yellowstone-Snake River Plain Region; Abs. International Alfred Wegner Symposium, Berlin, West Germany, 33.

  • Smith, R. B., L. W. Braile, J. Ansorge, S. Mueller, C. Prodehl and J. H. Healy, 1980, Lithospheric structure of an Intraplate Hotspot, the Yellowstone-Snake River Plain region, 26th International Geology Congress, Paris, Abstracts, 11, 746.

  • Smith, R. B., L. W. Braile, M. M. Schilly and M. R. Baker, 1980, Seismic profiling in the Snake River Plain-Yellowstone region, Tech. Program Abstracts, Annual Meeting, Soc. Explor. Geophysicists, 110.

  • Lehman, J. A. and R. B. Smith, 1980, Upper-crustal structure of the Yellowstone region from refraction and gravity data, Autumn Meetings, Am. Geophys. Un., Eos, 61, 1026.

  • Smith, R. B., H. M. Benz, S. R. Clawson, L. W. Braile and M. A. Sparlin, 1981, Modeling lateral velocity and Q-variations with controlled and natural sources, Deep Crustal Studies Symposium, Tech. Programs, 51st Ann. International Meeting, Soc. Exploration Geophysicist, 44.

  • Smith, R. B., 1981, Geophysical evidence for possible magma beneath the Yellowstone Plateau, Autumn Meeting, Am. Geoph. Un., Transactions, Eos, 62, 1079.

  • Benz, H. M. and R. B. Smith, 1981, Simultaneous inversion for lateral velocity variation and hypocenters in the Yellowstone region using earthquake and controlled- source data, Autumn Meeting, Am. Geoph. Un., Transactions, Eos, 62, 670.

  • Clawson, S. R. and R. B. Smith, 1981, The lateral Q-structure of the upper crust in Yellowstone National Park from seismic refraction data, Autumn Meeting, Am. Geoph. Un., Transactions, Eos, 62, 970.

  • Elbring, G. J., L. W. Braile and R. B. Smith, 1982, Crustal seismic velocity structure across the northern boundary of the eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho, Autumn Meeting, Am. Geoph. Un., Eos, 63, 1035.

  • Jackson, S. M., R. B. Smith, and T. L. Olsen, 1984, Recent Uplift of the Yellowstone Caldera from Precision Gravity Measurements: Eos, Trans., Am. Geophys. Un., 65, 45, 1118.

  • Smith, R. B., S. Jackson, and L. W. Braile, 1984, Evolution of the Yellowstone Volcanic System: Inference from Lithosphere Structure, Seismicity and Active Deformation, NPS, Second Yellowstone Physical Science Symposium, 4 September 1984, Yellowstone National Park, p.1.

  • Morgan, P., D. D. Blackwell, R. B. Smith, and L. W. Braile, 1984, Heat flow in Yellowstone and the Yellowstone Hot Spot, NPS, Second Yellowstone Physical Science Symposium, 4 September 1984, Yellowstone National Park, p. 3.

  • Smith, R. B., and Nagy, W. C., 1986, The Yellowstone caldera, an active tectono- volcanic feature of the North Am. Plate, Conf. on Science in the National Parks, Prog. and Abstracts, Fourth Triennial Conference of Research in the National Parks, Ft. Collins, Colorado, 237.

  • Smith, R. B., 1987, Crustal evolution and lithospheric structure of The Yellowstone hotspot; Century Meeting on Volcanoes, Hawaii Volcano Observatory and University of Hawaii, Hilo, Jan., 1987.

  • Smith R. B, C. Meertens, R. E. Reilinger, S. R. Holdahl, W. H. Prescott, D. Dzurisin, J. L. Stowell, and E. E. Klingele, 1987. An Integrated Crustal Deformation Investigation of the Tectonically and Volcanically Active Hebgen Lake-Yellowstone Caldera-Teton Region, AGU Fall Meeting, Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Un., 68, 1452.

  • Meertens, C. M., R. B. Smith and W. Stone, 1987, The 1987 Yellowstone Caldera Crustal Deformation Experiment: Preliminary Comparison between GPS and Leveling, Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Un., 68, 1452.

  • Hollis, J. R., E. E. Klingele, C. S. Schlinger and R. B. Smith, 1987, Precision Gravity Reobservations of Crustal Deformation in the Yellowstone Caldera, Eos, Trans. Am. Geophys. Un., 68, 1452.

  • Nagy, W. C., and Smith, R. B., 1988, Seismotectonic implications of the 1985-86 Yellowstone Earthquake Swarm from Velocity and Stress Inversion, Seismol. Res. Letters, Seismol. Soc. Amer., 59, January-March, 1988, 20.

  • Smith, R. B., 1988, Seismicity and earthquake hazards of the Borah Peak-Hebgen Lake-Yellowstone-Teton region--Implications for earthquakes in extensional and active volcanic regimes, Abstract with Programs, Ann. Meeting, Geol. Soc. Amer., A12.

  • Thompson, D., R. E. Reilinger, Y. Bock, R. B. Smith, C. Meertens, H. C. Neugebauer, and W. K. Gross, 1988, Comparison of GPS and EDM Measurements from the Hebgen Lake-Yellowstone Caldera-Teton Crustal Deformation Experiment, Chapman Conference Abstracts, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

  • Meertens, C. M., R.B. Smith, C. Rocken, and, B. J. Perrin, 1988, GPS at Yellowstone: Intercampaign Comparison, Chapman Conference Abstracts, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

  • Byrd, J. O. D., J. W. Geissman, and R. B. Smith, 1988, Seismotectonics of the Teton fault system and possible influence of the Yellowstone Hotspot, AGU Abstracts, Eos, Trans. Am. Geoph. Un., 10, 8827.

  • Vasco, D. W., C. Taylor and R.B. Smith, 1989, Inversion of temporal variations in height and gravity of the Yellowstone caldera, Eos, Trans. Am. Geoph. Un., 10, 464.

  • Smith, R. B. and C. Meertens, 1989, Network analysis and Intercampaign comparison of GPS results from the 1987 Yellowstone-Hebgen Lake-Teton crustal deformation experiment, Eos, Trans. Am. Geoph. Un., 70, 309.

  • Smith, R. B., 1989, Kinematics and dynamics of the Yellowstone hotspot, IAVECI, International meeting, Santa Fee, N.M., abs. of invited paper for June, 1989, meeting.

  • Nagy, W. C., and R. B. Smith, 1989, Simultaneous inversion and eigenanalysis for hypocenters and velocity structure using earthquake and refraction data, Yellowstone volcanic system, Eos, Trans. Am. Geoph. Un., 70, 1195.

  • Smith, R. B., 1989, Kinematics and dynamics of the Yellowstone hotspot, Eos, Trans. Am. Geoph. Un., 10, 1356.

  • Meertens, C.M., R. B. Smith, and R. Reilinger, 1990, The Yellowstone crustal deformation experiment: Intercampaign comparison of 1987-1989 GPS results from the Yellowstone caldera-Hebgen Lake-Teton fault network, Eos, Trans. Am. Geoph. Un., 71, 478.

  • Smith, R. B., 1990, Evolution and kinematics of the Yellowstone hotspot, 1990 Abs. with Prog., 43rd Annual Meeting Rocky Mountain Section, Geol. Soc. Amer., 45.

  • Smith, R. B., J. O. D Byrd, A. G. Sylvester, and D. D. Susong, 1990, Neotectonics and earthquake hazards of the Teton fault, 1990 Abs. with Prog., 43rd Annual Meeting Rocky Mountain Section, Geol. Soc. Amer., 45.

  • Lowry, A. R. and R. B. Smith, 1990, Increased spatial resolution of elastic thickness determinations using a maximum entropy spectral estimator with an example from the Yellowstone caldera, Eos, Trans. Am. Geoph. Un., 71, 1598.

  • Smith, R. B., 1991, Earthquake and geodetic surveillance of Yellowstone, Seis. Res. Letters, 62, no. 1, 27.

  • Smith, R. B., C. M. Meertens, W. C. Nagy, and D. W. Vasco, 1991, The Yellowstone hotspot: Structural evolution and geophysical signature, Invited Presentation, International Conference on Active Volcanoes and Risk Mitigation, Naples, Italy, 4.

  • Arnet, F., R. B. Smith and E. Klingele, 1991, Temporal variations in gravity across the Yellowstone caldera, AGU Chapman Conference, Time Dependent Positioning: Modeling Crustal Deformation, Annapolis, Md., 14.

  • Meertens, C. M., and R. B. Smith, 1992, Subsidence and extension of the Yellowstone Plateau from GPS surveys, 1987-1991, Eos, Trans. Am. Geoph. Un., 73, Supplement, 306, no 43, 343.

  • Byrd, J. O.D., Sylvester, A. G. and R. B. Smith, 1993, Geodetic evidence for aseismic deformation across the Teton normal fault, northwestern Wyoming, invited presentation, Cordilleran and Rocky Mountain Section, 1993 Abstracts With Programs, Reno, Nevada, Geol. Soc. Am., v. 25, n. 5, p. 16.

  • Lowry, A. R., and R. B. Smith, 1993, Insights from flexural properties of the Yellowstone hotspot track, Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Un., 74, Supplement, 63.

  • Meertens, C.M., R.B. Smith, and D.W. Vasco, 1993, Kinematics of crustal deformation of the Yellowstone hotspot using GPS, Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Un., 74, Supplement, 63.

  • Smith, R.B., D.B. Mason, and J.O.D. Byrd, 1993, Influence of the Yellowstone hotspot on active faulting, topography, and seismicity of the Intermountain region, Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Un., 74, Supplement, 63.

  • Smith, R. B., 1994, Earthquake and GPS monitoring of the Yellowstone, Wyoming, caldera, European Geophysical Society, Supplement I to vol. 12, Solid Earth Geophysics and Natural Hazards, Abstract Volume, Annals Geophysicae, Part 1, p. C 153.

  • Miller, D. S. and R.B. Smith, 1994, Three-dimensional velocity structure of the Yellowstone Plateau from local earthquake tomography, Seismol. Res. Letters, Abstracts, 89th Annual Meeting, Seismol. Soc. Am., v. 65, no. 1, 56.

  • Smith, R. B. and A. M. Rubin, 1994, Rapid reversal of uplift to subsidence at the Yellowstone caldera by magmatic processes image by earthquakes, Seismol. Res. Letters, Abstracts, 89th Annual Meeting, Seismol. Soc. Am., v. 65, no. 1, 56.

  • Smith, R. B., C. M. Meertens, A. M. Rubin and N. M. Ribe, 1994, Active tectonic processes of the Yellowstone hotspot imaged by topography, earthquakes and GPS, Geol. Soc. Amer., Abstracts With Programs, Annual Meeting, v. 26, no. 7, A-313.

  • Smith, R. B., D. S. Miller, and C. M. Meertens, 1994, Active tectonics of the Yellowstone hotspot imaged by earthquakes and GPS, Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Un., 75, no. 14, Supplement, 65.

  • Smith, R. B., D. S. Miller, and C. M. Meertens, 1994, Active Tectonics of the Yellowstone hotspot imaged by earthquakes And GPS, IRIS Workshop on Investigations of Lithospheric Imaging and Evolution, Taos, New Mexico, Nov., 1994.

  • Smith, R. B., 1995, Tectonics And Evolution of the Yellowstone hotspot, Northwest Scientific Association Ann. Meeting, March 9-11, 1995, Program 1995 Annual Meeting, p. 3.

  • Smith, R.B. and C. Meertens, 1996, Active Deformation of the Yellowstone Caldera Imaged by GPS, paper presented at the 1996 UNAVCO Users Group meeting, April, 1996, Miami, FL.

  • Smith, R. B., Douglas Miller, C. Meertens, and C. Puskas, 1996, Earthquakes, Space- time seismicity, tomographic imaging and crustal deformation of the Yellowstone caldera, Presented at the USGS Volcano Seismology Workshop, Monterey California, April, 1996.

  • Puskas, C., and R. B. Smith, 1996, Space-Time Seismicity of The Yellowstone Plateau, Presented at the USGS Volcano Seismology Workshop, Monterey California, April, 1996.

  • Smith, R.B. and C. Meertens, 1996, Active Deformation of the Yellowstone Caldera Imaged by GPS, Paper presented at the 1996 UNAVCO Science Workshop, Miami, FL, April, 1996.

  • Smith, R. B., D. Miller, C. Meertens and C. Puskas, 1996, Seismicity and crustal deformation of the Yellowstone Caldera, Paper presented at the USGS Volcano Seismology Workshop, Monterrey, California, April, 1996.

  • Puskas, C. M., R. B. Smith and C. M. Meertens, 1996, Volcanic and Tectonic mechanisms of the Yellowstone System: An integrative study of seismicity and crustal deformation, Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Un 77, no. 46, F147.

  • Smith, R. B., C. M. Meertens and D. W. Vasco, 1996, Volcano risk assessments using integrative real-time Seismic and GPS monitoring, modeling and probabilistic risk determinations (invited), Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Un 77, no. 46, F145.

  • Chang, W. L., R. B. Smith and R. Simpson, 1997, Earthquake hazard on the Wasatch Front, Utah, from fault interaction and tectonic induced flood inundation associated with the Wasatch fault, Program and Abstracts, Basin and Range Province Seismic Hazards Summit, Western States Seismic Policy Council, Reno, Nevada, May 12-15, 19967, p. 52.

  • Smith, R. B. and W. L. Chang, 1997, Earthquake risk assessment for seismically dormant normal faults: An example from the Wasatch Front, Utah, using GPS measurements, Quaternary faults, and seismicity, Program and Abstracts, Basin and Range Province Seismic Hazards Summit, Western States Seismic Policy Council, Reno, Nevada, May 12-15, 19967, p. 44. (invited talk).

  • Lynch, D., R. B. Smith and H. M. Benz, 1997, Three-dimensional tomographic inversion of crust and upper mantle structure of the eastern Basin Range-Rocky Mountain transition from earthquake and regional refraction data, Abstracts from the 9th Annual IRIS Workshop, the IRIS Consortium, Breckenridge, Colorado, June 8-12, 1997,

  • Smith, R.B., W. L. Chang, C. M. Meertens and R. Palmer, 1997, Paradigm and Paradox: Integrative earthquake risk assessment of dormant faults in the Intermountain region with models of the driving mechanism and fault stress interaction, Special USGS Workshop On Utilization of Geological Data in Seismic- Hazard Mapping, July 30-31, Salt Lake City, p. 44.

  • Smith, R. B., C. M. Meertens, A. R. Lowry, R. Palmer and N. M. Ribe, 1997, The Yellowstone hotspot: evolution and topographic signature, Geol. Soc. Amer. Annual Meeting, Abstracts With Programs, v. 29, n. 6., p. A-166.

  • Smith, R. B. and J. R. Byrd, 1997, Seismotectonics of the Teton fault, Wyoming, Geol. Soc. Amer. Annual Meeting, Abstracts With Programs, v. 29, n. 6., p. A-299.

  • Sylvester, A. G., J. O. D. Byrd, and R. B. Smith, 1997, Geodetic evidence and possible mechanisms for asesimic height changes across the Teton fault, Wyoming, 1997 Geol. Soc. Amer. Annual Meeting, Abstracts With Programs, v. 29, n. 6., p. A- 300.

  • Smith, R. B., C. M. Meertens, A. R. Lowry, R. Palmer and N. M. Ribe, 1997, Evolution and active processes of the Yellowstone hotspot, Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Un 78, no. 46, F901.

  • Smith, R. B., 1998, The Yellowstone Geoecosystem, Invited Paper, 125th Anniversary Meetings, Yellowstone National Park, Montana State University, Yellowstone Science, v. 6, n. 2, p. 52.

  • Meertens, C. M., R. B. Smith, W. L. Chang, C. M. Puskas, and T. Van Hove, 1998, GPS derived deformation of the western U. S. Cordillera, Wasatch Front, Utah, and Yellowstone, Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Un. 79, 45, F203

  • Puskas, C. M., R.B. Smith, and C. M. Meertens, 1998, Crustal deformation of the Yellowstone Plateau from GPS and seismicity, Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Un. 79, 45, F949 (Invited Paper).

  • Smith, R. B., 1998, Assessment of realtime volcano probability from seismic and GPS monitoring, USGS Volcano Hazards Branch workshop, Aug. 1998, Menlo Park, California (Invited Paper).

  • Smith, R. B., C. M. Meertens, D. Lynch, R. Palmer, A. Lowry, and N. Ribe, 1998, Kinematics of the northern Basin Range and the Yellowstone-Snake River Plain volcanic system, Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Un. 79, 45, F559 (Invited Paper).

  • Waite, G. P. and R. B. Smith, 1998, Space-time variations of seismic source mechanisms and related stresses of Yellowstone, Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Un. 79, 45, F976.

  • Smith, R. B., 1999, The Yellowstone Hotspot and the Yellowstone Geoecosystem, 1999 Abstracts with Programs, Rocky Mountain Section, Geological Soc. America, v. 31, n. 4, A-56.

  • Smith, R. B., C. M. Meertens, K. Lynch, A.R. Lowry, and R. Palmer, 1999, Active tectonics of the northern Basin-Range and Yellowstone hotspot, 1999 Abstracts with Programs, Rocky Mountain Section, Geological Soc. America, v. 31, n. 4, A-56.

  • Waite, G. P. and R.B. Smith, 1999, Earthquakes and variations of stress in the Yellowstone-Hebgen Lake fault zone, 1999 Abstracts with Programs, Rocky Mountain Section, Geological Soc. America, v. 31, n. 4, A-59.

  • Puskas, C. M., R. B. Smith, and C. M. Meertens, 1999, Contemporary deformation of the Yellowstone Plateau and Hebgen Lake fault zone, 1999 Abstracts with Programs, Rocky Mountain Section, Geological Soc. America, v. 31, n. 4, A-53.

  • Chang, W. L. and R. B. Smith, 1999, Stress analyses and earthquake history of large historic and paleoearthquakes of the Intermountain region, 1999 Abstracts with Programs, Rocky Mountain Section, Geological Soc. America, v. 31, n. 4, A-7.

  • Puskas, C., R. B. Smith, and C. M. Meertens, 1999, GPS-measured deformation of the Yellowstone caldera, Hebgen Lake fault and the eastern Snake River Plain, Abst., 1999 UNAVCO Volcano Geodesy Workshop, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, p. 33.

  • Smith, R. B. and C. M. Meertens, 1999, The Yellowstone hotspot and contemporary deformation from geodetic surveys, 1999 UNAVCO Volcano Geodesy Workshop, Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

  • Smith, R. B., C. M. Puskas, G. P. Waite, C.M. Meertens, and W. Chang, 1999, Tectonic and volcano interaction of the Yellowstone caldera and surrounding faults: models and deformation budgets from GPS and seismicity measurements, (invited talk), Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Un. 80, 46, F970.

  • Chang, W.L., C. M. Meertens, R.B. Smith, and R. A Harris, 2000, Crustal deformation along the Wasatch fault zone, Utah, from continous and campaign GPS observations, Abs. 95th Ann. Meeting, Seismol. Soc. America, Seismol. Res. Letters, v. 71, p. 254

  • Smith, R. B. and W.L., Chang, C. M. Meertens, and P. Cervelli, 2000, Deformation and fault-modeling on the Wasatch Front, Utah, from continuous and campaign GPS measurements, 1992-1999, Abs. 95th Ann. Meeting, Seismol. Soc. America, Seismol. Res. Letters, v. 71, p. 256.

  • Smith, R.B., D. Miller, and D. P. Lynch, 2000, Tomographic imaging of crustal structure from the Yellowstone volcanic field and the Intermountain Seismic Belt using earthquake and controlled source data, , Abs. 95th Ann. Meeting, Seismol. Soc. America, Seismol. Res. Letters, v. 71, p. 254.

  • Smith, R. B. 2000, An Integrative Approach To Monitoring and Risk Assessment Of Volcanoes And Earthquakes In Yellowstone, Volcano Hazards Workshop, Lassen National Park, Sept. 27.

  • Smith R. B., C. M. Meertens, and G. Humphreys, 2000, Yellowstone hotspot: Geodynamics and Effect on Plate Boundary Processes, Plate Boundary II Workshop, Palm Springs, Abst. p. 50, 31 Oct. \27100.

  • Smith, R. B., 2000, Hotspots, earthquakes and dynamics of Yellowstone, , (invited talk), abs., Geol. Soc. America Annual Meeting Program, Summit 2000, A263.

  • Janecke, S. U., M. E. Perkins, and R B. Smith, 2000, Normal fault patterns around the Yellowstone hotspot: A new model, abs., Geol. Soc. America Annual Meeting Program, Summit 2000, A45.

  • Smith, R. B., and D. D. Blackwell, 2000, Heat flow and energetics of Yellowstone Lake hydrothermal systems, invited paper, 2000 Fall Meeting, Amer. Geophys. Un. 80, 46, F1387.

  • Waite, G. and R. B. Smith, 2000, Seismicity of the Yellowstone Volcanic Field: Regional Stress Inversion and Analysis of the Autumn 1985 Earthquake Swarm, 2000 Fall Meeting, Geophys. Un. 80, 46, F1388.

  • Meertens, C. M., R. B. Smith and C. M. Puskas, 2000, Crustal Deformation of the Yellowstone caldera from campaign and continous GPS surveys, 1987 \255 2000, 2000 Fall Meeting, Amer. Geophys. Un. 80, 46, F1388.

  • Puskas, C. M., R. B. Smith, and C. M. Meertens, 2000, Deformation of the eastern Snake River Plain volcanic field and surrounding faults from GPS measurements, 2000 Fall Meeting, Amer. Geophys. Un. 80, 46, F1388.

  • Smith, R.B., W. Chang, C. Meertens, C. Puskas and R. Harris, R., 2001, Earthquake hazards of the Intermountain Seismic Belt using GPS, paleoseismology and modeling with emphasis on the Wasatch Fault, USGS National Earthquake Hazard Program Workshop on the Intermountain region, March 28-30, 2001.

  • Smith, R.B., W. Chang, and C. M. Meertens, 2001, Comments Relevant to Earthquake Hazard Analysis in the Intermountain Seismic Belt (other than GPS), USGS National Earthquake Hazard Program Workshop on the Intermountain region, March 28-30, 2001.

  • Smith, R. B. and G. Humphreys, 2001, The Yellowstone Hotspot, 13th Annual Workshop, IRIS Consortium,

  • Smith, R.B., W.L. Chang, C. Puskas, C.M. Meertens and A. Sylvester, 2001, Crustal deformation and seismic cycle of the of the northern Basin-Range- Yellowstone based on geodetic, historic seismicity and Quaternary fault data, Seismol. Res. Letters., v. 72, n. 2, p. 281.

  • Smith, R. B., Shake and Bake: The Leopold Lecture, 2001, The Yellowstone hotspot, its GeoEcyosystem, and the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, 6th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Yellowstone Lake, Hotbed of chaos or reservoir of resilience, Agenda and Abstracts, National Park Service, p. 31.

  • Smith, R. B. and D. D. Blackwell, 2001, Heatflow and energetics of Yellowstone Lake hydrothermal systems, 6th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Yellowstone Lake, Hotbed of chaos or reservoir of resilience, Agenda and Abstracts, National Park Service, p. 42.

  • Chang, W., Puskas, C M, Waite, G P, R. B. Smith and C.M. Meertens, 2001, Rheological properties of lithospheric extension from postseismic GPS observations of the 1959 M=7.5 Hebgen Lake, Montana, earthquake, Eos Transactions Amer. Geophys. Un., v. 82 (47), Fall Meeting. Suppl. Abstract, F 267.

  • Puskas, C. M, R. B. and C. M. Meertens, 2001, Crustal Deformation of the Yellowstone Hotspot: Unifying GPS and Geologic Data and Intraplate Modeling, Eos Transactions Amer. Geophys. Un., v. 82 (47), Fall Meeting. Suppl. Abstract, F864.

  • Sylvester, A G, R.B. Smith, W. Chang, C. S. Hitchcock, and J.O.D. Byrd, 2001, First-order leveling and campaign GPS reveal anomalous, interseismic, contractile, transient Strain across Teton normal fault, 1988-2001, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, Eos Transactions Amer. Geophys. Un., v. 82 (47), Fall Meeting. Suppl. Abstract, F263.

  • Smith, R. B., C. M. Meertens, W. Chang, G. Waite, C. Puskas, and A. Lowry, 2001, What\271s Moving the Basin-Range? Hotspots, Earthquakes and Lithosphere, Program for "The Lithosphere of Western North America, and Its Geophysical Characterization", The George Thompson Symposium, Sponsored by the School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University, Dec. 8-9, 2001, p. 12, (invited paper).

  • Smith, R.B., 2002, Shake and Bake: The Yellowstone Hotspot, Keynote Address, 44th Idaho Academy of Science Meeting, BYU-Idaho Symposium, p. 18.

  • Smith, R. B., E. Humphreys, K. Dueker, P. Tackley, G. Waite, D. Schutt and J. Hernland, 2002, The Yellowstone Hotspot, Annual Meeting of the European Geophysical Society Meetings, Nice France (invited).

  • Smith, R. B., 2002, Active Tectonics and Hotspot Framework of Yellowstone, 1st Annual Science Workshop, Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, Salt Lake City, Utah, Abs. Program, April 4, 2002.

  • Puskas, C. M. R. B. Smith and C. M. Meertens, 2002, GPS-Measured Deformation of the Yellowstone-Snake River Plain volcanic system, 1st Annual Science Workshop, Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, Salt Lake City, Utah, Abs. Program, April 4, 2002.

  • Waite, G. and R.B. Smith, 2002, Yellowstone earthquakes: swarms, stresses, and evidence for fluid migration, 1st Annual Science Workshop, Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, Salt Lake City, Utah, Abs. Program, April 4, 2002.

  • Waite, G.P., R.B. Smith, and D.L. Schutt, 2002, Yellowstone strain from the crust to the upper mantle, Abst.14th Annual IRIS Workshop, Waikoloa, Hawaii, June 12- 16, 2002

  • Husen, S., and R.B. Smith, 2002, Three-dimensional Imaging of P-wave and P- to S-wave ratio beneath Yellowstone, 1st Annual Science Workshop, Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, Salt Lake City, Utah, Abs. Program, April 4, 2002.

  • Husen, S., G.P. Waite, and R.B. Smith, 2002, Seismicity and tomographic imaging of the Yellowstone caldera as a function of time, Abst. 14th Annual IRIS Workshop, Waikoloa, Hawaii, June 12-16, 2002.

  • Meertens, C.M., R.B. Smith, C. Puskas, and W. Chang, 2002, Contemporary deformation of the Yellowstone caldera from GPS, 1st Annual Science Workshop, Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, Salt Lake City, Utah, Abs. Program, April 4, 2002.

  • Smith, R. B., E. Humphreys, P. Tackley, C. M. Meertens, K. Dueker, G. Waite, J. Crosswaite, D. Shutt, C. Puskas, and J. Hernlund, 2002, Geodynamics of the Yellowstone Hotspot: Plume or Not?, Eos Transactions Amer. Geophys. Un. Fall Meeting. Suppl. Abstract, S72C-04

  • Waite, G.P., D. Shutt, and R. B. Smith, 2002, Shear-Wave Anisotropy at the Yellowstone Hotspot, Eos Transactions Amer. Geophys. Un. Fall Meeting. Suppl. Abstract, S11A-1100.

  • Puskas, C.M., R. B. Smith, and C. M. Meertens, 2002, GPS-Derived Models of Intraplate Deformation of the Yellowstone Hotspot, Eos Transactions Amer. Geophys. Un. Fall Meeting. Suppl. Abstract, S11A-1104.

  • Husen, S., R. B. Smith and G. P. Waite, 2002, Shallow Structure of the Yellowstone Volcanic System from Tomographic Imaging: Evidence for Gas and Magmatic Sources, Eos Transactions Amer. Geophys. Un. Fall Meeting. Suppl. Abstract, T21D-10.

  • Chang, W., R. B. Smith and C. M. Meertens, 2002, Rheological properties of an extending lithosphere from inversion of postseismic deformation (EDM and GPS) from the 1959 M 7.5 Hebgen Lake, Yellowstone earthquake, Eos Transactions Amer. Geophys. Un. Fall Meeting. Suppl. Abstract, NG62A-0934.

  • Waite, G., R. B. Smith, C. Puskas, D. L. Shutt and R. M. Allen, 2003, Kinematics of the Yellowstone hotspot derived from seismic anisotropy, tomography and GPS, European Geophysical Soc., Geophysical Res. Abstracts, vol. 5, 00670.

  • Husen, S. and R. B. Smith, 2003, High-precision earthquakes locations of the Yellowstone volcanic field, European Geophysical Soc., Geophysical Res. Abstracts, vol. 5, 12527.
University of Utah Student Theses Relating to the Yellowstone Hotspot and the Yellowstone Volcanic System

Ph.D Students

1975, Otis, R. M., Interpretation and Digital Processing of Seismic Reflection and Refraction Data from Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming.

1978, Pelton, J., The Analysis of Deformation-Induced Variations in Orthometric Height and Gravity with Application to Recent Crustal Movements in Yellowstone National Park

1984, Doser, D. I., Source Parameters and Faulting Processes of the August 1959 Hebgen Lake, Montana Earthquake Sequence

1994, Lowry, A. L., Flexural Strength, Stress, and Effective Elastic Thickness of the Western U. S. Cordillera.

In progress Ph.D students

2003, Waite, G., Teleseismic tomography and anisotropy imaging of the Yellowstone Hotspot.

Puskas, C., Geodynamics of the western US and Yellowstone hotspot, planned graduation 2007.

Farrell, J., Untitled project, planned graduation 2009.

M.S. Students

1973, Trimble, A. B., Seismicity and Contemporary Tectonics of the Yellowstone Park- Hebgen Lake Region

1976, Bailey, J. P., Seismicity and Contemporary Tectonics of the Hebgen Lake- Centennial Valley, Montana Area

1978, Evoy, J., Precision Gravity Reobservations and Simultaneous Inversion of Gravity and Seismic Data for Subsurface Structure of Yellowstone

1979, Schilly, M. M., Interpretation of Crustal Seismic Refraction and Reflection Profiles from Yellowstone and the Eastern Snake River Plain

1980, Lehman, J. Upper-Crustal Structure Beneath Yellowstone National Park from Seismic Refraction and Gravity Observations

1981, Clawson, S., The Lateral Inverse Q- structure of the Upper Crust in Yellowstone National Park from Seismic Refraction Data.

1982, Benz, H. M., Simultaneous Inversion for Lateral Velocity Variations and Hypocenters in the Yellowstone Region Using Earthquake and Controlled Sources

1985, Brokaw, M. , Two-Dimensional Seismic Velocity Models of the Yellowstone Caldera

1991, Peyton, S. L., Contemporary Tectonics of the Yellowstone-Hebgen Lake Region From Earthquake Focal Mechanisms and Stress Field Inversion, 90p.

1994, Miller, D. S., Three-dimensional P and S velocity structure of the Yellowstone Plateau from local earthquake and controlled source tomography.

1998, Chang, W. L., Earthquake hazards on the Wasatch fault from tectonic induced flooding and stress triggering of earthquakes.

1999, Lynch, D, Three-dimensional P-wave inversion of the crust and upper mantle structure from the Basin and Range, Yellowstone, to the Colorado Plateau-Rocky Mountains using earthquake and controlled source data, 155 pp.

1999, Waite, G, Seismicity of the Yellowstone Plateau: Space-Time Patterns and Stresses From Focal Mechanism Inversion, 191 pp.

2000, Puskas, C., Deformation of the Yellowstone caldera, Hebgen Lake fault zone, and eastern Snake River Plain from GPS, seismicity, and moment release.

2002, Krukoski, J. C., A geologic database (GeoGIS) and three-dimensional inversion for the density structure of the Yellowstone volcanic system, 96 pp.

2005, White, B. P., Seismicity,seismotectonics and preliminary earthquake hazard analysis of the Teton region, Wyoming.

2007, Farrell, J. M., Space-time seismicity and development of a geographical information system database withinteractive graphics for the Yellowstone region.

In progress MS student

Koons, J. B., Untitled project, planned graduation 2009.


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