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Emile A Okal

  • 7285 Citations
1974 …2020

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Research Interests

As Emeritus Professor, E.A. Okal continues to carry out research and mentor students in the fields of tsunami generation and propagation, intermediate and deep earthquakes, and methods for quantification of seismic sources. In collaboration with scientists worldwide, he is also engaged in the preservation of analog archives of seismological data, and their conversion to digital support.

Education/Academic qualification

Geophysics, PhD, California Institute of Technology

… → 1978

Doctorat d’Etat, Université Paris VII

… → 1978

Geophysics, MS, Université Paris VI

… → 1972

Agrégation de Physique, Université de Paris

… → 1971

Research interests

  • Deep earthquakes
  • Preservation of archives of seismological data
  • Tsunami generation

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Grants

Hazards SEES Type 2: From Sensors to Tweeters: A Sustainable Sociotechnical Approach for Detecting, Mitigating, and Building Resilience to Hazards

Okal, E. A.

University of Pittsburgh, National Science Foundation

9/1/13 → 8/31/19

Project: Research project

    • Tsunami Warning and Ionosphere Seismic Tomography (TWIST)

    Okal, E. A.

    Office of Naval Research

    1/1/13 → 6/30/15

    Project: Research project

    Collaborative Research: Explosive Ice-Shelf Disintegration

    Okal, E. A.

    National Science Foundation

    4/1/10 → 3/31/14

    Project: Research project

    Acquisition of Computing Environment for Geophysical Research at Northwestern's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

    Bina, C. R., Jurdy, D. M., Okal, E. A., Stein, S. A. & van der Lee, S.

    National Science Foundation

    9/1/09 → 8/31/11

    Project: Research project

    Development of Real-Time Tsunami Warning Systems using Continuous GPS

    Okal, E. A. & Stein, S. A.

    University of Nevada, Reno, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

    12/18/07 → 6/30/09

    Project: Research project

    Research Output

    A composite rupture model for the great 1950 Assam earthquake across the cusp of the East Himalayan Syntaxis

    Coudurier-Curveur, A., Tapponnier, P., Okal, E., Van der Woerd, J., Kali, E., Choudhury, S., Baruah, S., Etchebes, M. & Karakaş, Feb 1 2020, In : Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 531, 115928.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access

    • The Chios, Greece Earthquake of 23 July 1949: Seismological Reassessment and Tsunami Investigations

    Melis, N. S., Okal, E. A., Synolakis, C. E., Kalogeras, I. S. & Kânoğlu, U., Mar 1 2020, In : Pure and Applied Geophysics. 177, 3, p. 1295-1313 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 1 Scopus citations

    Diurnal seismicity cycle linked to subsurface melting on an ice shelf

    Macayeal, D. R., Banwell, A. F., Okal, E. A., Lin, J., Willis, I. C., Goodsell, B. & Macdonald, G. J., Sep 1 2019, In : Annals of Glaciology. 60, 79, p. 137-157 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access
    • 6 Scopus citations

    Energy and Magnitude: A Historical Perspective

    Okal, E. A., Sep 1 2019, In : Pure and Applied Geophysics. 176, 9, p. 3815-3849 35 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 2 Scopus citations

    Gravitational Changes of the Earth's Free Oscillation From Earthquakes: Theory and Feasibility Study Using GRACE Inter-satellite Tracking

    Ghobadi-Far, K., Han, S. C., Sauber, J., Lemoine, F., Behzadpour, S., Mayer-Gürr, T., Sneeuw, N. & Okal, E., Jan 1 2019, In : Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 124, 7, p. 7483-7503 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access