Ph.D., 2006 University of California, Santa Barbara
Research Interests:
Earthquake source physics
Seismic wave propagation in complex media
Fault zone damage
Crustal deformation
Seismic interferometry
Research Projects:
Assessment of radiated seismic energy from dynamic rupture models
Effects of large-scale surface topography on ground motions
Dynamic modeling of the 2004 Parkfield earthquake
Versatile finite element code for static and dynamic earth quake modeling
Selected Publications:
Ma, S., G. A. Prieto, and G. C. Beroza, Testing community velocity models for southern California using the ambient seismic field, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, in press.
Sleep, N. H., and S. Ma (2008), Production of brief extreme ground acceleration pulses by nonlinear mechanisms in the shallow subsurface, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 9, Q03008, doi:10.1029/2007GC001863. (download)
Ma, S., and G. C. Beroza (2008), Rupture dynamics on a bi-material interface for dipping faults, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 98, 1642-1658, doi:10.1785/0120070201. (download)
Ma, S., S. Custodio, R. J. Archuleta, and P. Liu (2008), Dynamic modeling of the Mw 6.0 Parkfield, California, earthquake, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, B02301,doi:10.1029/2007JB005216. (download)
O'Connell, D.R.H., S. Ma, and R. J. Archuleta (2007), Influence of dip and velocity heterogeneity on reverse- and normal-faulting rupture dynamics and near-fault ground motions, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 97, 1970-1989, doi: 10.1785/0120070040. (download)
Ma, S., R. J. Archuleta, and M. T. Page (2007), Effects of large-scale surface topography on ground motions, as demonstrated by a study of the San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles, California, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 97, 2066-2079, doi: 10.1785/0120070040. (download)
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