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Seismology

Research Groups:
application of seismic and acoustic tomography
seismic anisotropy
tectonic geomorphology to elucidate processes in volcanic systems
subduction zones
continental fault systems

Seismology Group Faculty

Lees - Rial - Wagner

Students discussing smoking Halemaumau crater with HVO geologist Frank Truesdell, Duke/UNC Hawaii field trip, March 2009.

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