Daniel E. McNamara Publications
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Preprints (in prep)

McNamara, D. E., R. Aster, P. Bromirski, C. Hutt, and L. Gee, Seismological Evidence for Increasing Oceanic Storm Intensity, in prep, 2008.

McNamara, D.E., P. Earle, R.P. Buland and H. Benz,  An assessement of proposed upgrades to the ANSS and GSN, USGS Open-File Report, in prep, 2007.

McNamara, D.E., P. Earle and R.P. Buland, Noise Based Seismic Network Capability Models for Global Earthquake Monitoring, BSSA, in prep, 2007.

McNamara, D.E., C. Hutt, M. Meremonte, J. McMillan and A. Leeds, Results from a side by side seismic vault comparison test, Open-File Report, in prep, 2007.

McNamara, D.E. and R. Wesson, A US Lg Q tomography model, BSSA, in prep, 2007.

Wesson, R., and McNamara, D.E., Lg Q tomography of the North-American Mid-Continent, BSSA, in prep, 2007.

Preprints (in review)


McNamara, D.E., A. Frankel, R. Wesson and H. Benz, Lg Q in the North-American Mid-Continent, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., in review 2007.

McNamara, D.E., R.P. Buland, R.I. Boaz, B. Weertman, and T. Ahern, Ambient seismic noise, Seis. Res. Lett., in review, 2007.
Refereed Publications (in press)

Refereed Publications

23. McNamara, D.E., C. Hutt, L. Gee, R.P. Buland, and H.M. Benz, A method to establish seismic noise baselines for automated station assessment, Seis. Res. Lett., in review, 2008.

22. Gee, L., D. McNamara, J. Weaver, H. Benz, D. Ford, and G. Gyure, The USGS Caribbean Seismic Network, 2008 IRIS Annual Report, 2009.

21. Boaz, R. I., and D. E. McNamara, PQLX: A Data Quality Control System, Uses and Applications, ORFEUS Newsletter, June 2008. (INVITED)

20. Aster, R., D. McNamara, P. Bromirski, Multi-Decadal Climate-Induced Oceanic Microseism Variability, Seismo. Res. Lett., 79, 2, 2008.

19. O’Neel S., H.P. Marshall, D.E. McNamara, and W.T. Pfeffer, Detection and analysis of icequakes at Columbia glacier, AK , J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surf., 112,  2007.

18.  McNamara, D. E, L. Gee, C. Hutt, H. Benz, and J. Weaver, Improving global earthquake and tsunami monitoring: The USGS response to a Presedential initiative, IRIS Newsletter, issue 2, 2006. (INVITED).

17. S. O'Neel, McNamara, D. E, and Pfeffer, T., Geophysical Investigations of Rapid Tidewater Glacier Retreat, IRIS Newsletter, issue 1, 2006. (INVITED).

16. McNamara, D. E., McCarthy, J. and H. Benz, Improving Earthquake and Tsunami Warning for the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Coast, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet, NO. 2006-3012, 4p., 2006.

15. McNamara, D. E., R.I. Boaz, Seismic Noise Analysis System, Power Spectral Density Probability Density Function: Stand-Alone Software Package, United States Geological Survey Open File Report, NO. 2005-1438, 30p., 2005.

14. McNamara, D. E., R.P. Buland, and H.M. Benz, An Assesment of the high-gain STS2 seismometer for earthquake monitoring in the United States, USGS Open-File Report, NO. 2005-1437, 25p., 2005.

13.  McNamara, D. E., H.M. Benz and W. Leith, An Assessment of Seismic Noise Levels for the ANSS Backbone and Selected Regional Broadband Stations, United States Geological Survey, Open-File Report, NO. 2005-1077, 19p., 2005.

12.  Erickson, D., D. E. McNamara and H. M. Benz, Frequency dependent Lg Q within the continental United States, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 94,5,1630-1643, 2004.

11. McNamara, D. E. and R.P. Buland, Ambient Noise Levels in the Continental United States, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 94, 4, 1517-1527, 2004.

10. McNamara, D. E., and M. Pasyanos, Seismological evidence for a sub-volcanic mantle wedge beneath the Denali volcanic gap, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29,16, 61-64, 2002.

9. McNamara, D. E., and W. R. Walter, Mapping crustal heterogeneity using Lg propagation efficiency throughout the middle east, Mediterranean, southern Europe, and northern Africa, PAGEOPH, 158, 1165-1188, 2001. (INVITED)
8. Hazler, S. E., A. F. Sheehan, D. E. McNamara, and W. R. Walter, One-dimensional shear velocity structure of Northern Africa from Rayleigh wave group velocity dispersion, PAGEOPH, 158, 1475-1493, 2001. (INVITED)

7. McNamara, D. E, Frequency dependence of Lg attenuation in south-central Alaska, Geophys., Res., Lett., 23, 3949-3952, 2000.

6. Vernon, F.,L., G. L. Pavlis, T. J. Owens, D. E. McNamara, P. N. Anderson, Near-surface scattering effects observed with a high-frequency phased array at Pinyon Flats, California, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Am., 88, 1548-1560, 1998.

5. McNamara, D. E., W. R. Walter, T. J. Owens and C. J. Ammon, Upper mantle structure beneath the Tibetan Plateau from Pn travel time tomography, Journal of Geophysical Research, 102, 493-505, 1997.

4. McNamara, D. E., T. J. Owens and W. R. Walter, Propagation characteristics of Lg across the Tibetan Plateau, Bull. Seis. Soc. Am., 86, 457-469, 1996.

3. McNamara, D. E., T. J. Owens and W. R. Walter, Observations of regional phase propagation across the Tibetan Plateau , Journal of Geophysical Research, 100, 22,215-22,229, 1995.

2. McNamara, D. E., T. J. Owens, F. T. Wu and P. G. Silver, Shear wave anisotropy beneath the Tibetan Plateau , Journal of Geophysical Research, 99, 13,655-13,655, 1994.

1. McNamara, D. E. and T. J. Owens, Azimuthal shear wave velocity anisotropy in the Basin and Range province using Moho Ps converted phases, Journal of Geophysical Research, 98, 12,003-12,017, 1993.

Invited Talks and Seminars: Powerpoint Presentations

 USGS Plans to Improve Tsunami Warning in the Caribbean, Jamaican Geological Society, Kingston Jamaica, December 3, 2005.

Improving Earthquake Monitoring and Tsunami Warning in the Caribbean, Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico, National Park Service Geologic Division, Denver, CO, November, 2005.

Power Spectral Density Probability Density Function: A seismic data QC and network design tool, Albuquerque Seismic Lab. SSIC Meeting, March, 2005.
 
An Assessment of the High-Gain Streckheisen STS2 Seismometer for Routine Earthquake Monitoring in the US, Albuquerque Seismic Lab. SSIC Meeting, March, 2005.

 Monitoring the Retreat of the Columbia Glacier with a Passive-Source Seismic Network. National Park Service Geologic Division, denver, CO, December 2004.
 
Broadband Station Characterization: The effect of high-frequency "cultural" noise on ANSS detection, Earthscope mid-America workshop, Aug. 18-20, Memphis, TN, 2004.
 
A new Seismic data QC system for the IRIS QUACK system: Seismic Noise Probability Density Functions, Presentation to the IRIS DMSSC, Oct., 2004.
 
A noise based seismic network detection modeling method for the ANSS, Presentation to the ANSS NIC, Mar., 2004.

 Lg Q across the continental US, Presentation to the CO Hazards Commision, Nov., 2003.
USNSN/ANSS Real Time Data Flow at the NEIC, Presentation to the IRIS DMSSC, Oct., 2003.
Data flow at the National Earthquake Information Center, Presentation to the NEIC workshop, Nov., 2002.
Crust and Upper Mantle Velocity Structure in south-central Alaska: Seismological Evidence for Melt in the mantle wedge beneath the Denali Volcanic Gap., Geological Sciences Department Seminar, Boise State University, Mar., 2001.

When will Mt. McKinley Blow? The Denali Volcanic Gap, Fuhrman University Geology Dept. Seminar, May, 2001.

Monitoring the CTBT with seismology, University of Alaska Geophysical Institute Seminar, October 1999.

Tectonic Evolution of the Tibetan Plateau,  University of Alaska Geological Sciences Departmental Seminar, November 1998.

Tectonic Evolution of the Tibetan Plateau, Fall AGU meeting, San Francisco, CA, December, 1996.

Monitoring the CTBT using regional seismic wave propagation, Seismological Society of America Meeting, St. Louis, MO, May 1996.

Tectonic Evolution of the Tibetan Plateau, Stanford University, Department of Geological Sciences, August 1996.

Lithospheric Dynamics and it's role in the Tectonic Evolution of the Tibetan Plateau, University of California-Santa Cruz, Seismology and Tectonics Group, September 1995.

Shear-wave splitting as an indicator of Mantle deformation beneath the Tiberan Plateau, Workshop of the International Lithosphere Program, Montpellier, France, June 1994.

Seismological Investigations of the Tibetan Plateau, Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab. Seismology seminar, August 1993, August 1994.

Meeting Presentations

Anderson, K., D. McNamara, R. Butler, M. Alvarez, and C. Trabant, Analysis of large seismic network performance using spectral probability techniques, 19th Annual IRIS Workshop, Skamania, WA,  June,  2008.

McNamara, D., R. Aster, P. Bromirski,  C. Hutt,  L. Gee,  Climate Monitoring with the GSN, 19th Annual IRIS Workshop, Skamania, WA,  June,  2008.

Boaz, R.I., D.E. McNamara, PQLX: A Software Tool to Evaluate Seismic Station Performance and Meta-Data Quality, 19th Annual IRIS Workshop, Skamania, WA,  June,  2008.

Anderson, K., D. McNamara, R. Butler, M. Alvarez, and C. Trabant, Analysis of large seismic network performance using spectral probability techniques, Seismo. Res. Lett.,79, No. 2, p. 325, 2008.

Aster, R., D. McNamara, P. Bromirski, L. Gee, and C. Hutt,  Microseism-based climate monitoring, Seismo. Res. Lett.,79, No. 2, p. 306, 2008.

McNamara, D. E., R. Aster, P. Bromirski, C. Hutt, and L. Gee, Seismological Evidence for Increasing Oceanic Storm Intensity, Eos Trans. AGU,
88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S11D-05, 2007.

Gee, L., Green, D., McNamara, D., Whitmore, P., Weaver, J., Huang, P., and Benz, H., Recent improvements in earthquake and tsunami monitoring in the Caribbean, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S44A-06, 2007.

 McNamara, D., R. Buland, R. Boaz, H. Benz, L. Gee, W. Leith,  Development of Automated Signal and Meta-data Quality Assessment at the USGS ANSS NOC, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract S32A-06, 2007.

McNamara, D., Caribbean PRoject Team, USGS contributions to earthquake and tsunami monitoring in the Caribbean Region, Eos Trans. AGU, 88(23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract S52A-06, 2007.

McNamara, D. E., and R. I. Boaz, PQLX: A Software Tool to Evaluate Seismic Station Performance, Eos Trans. AGU,  87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S13B-0236, 2006.

Hutt, C. R., D. E. McNamara, L. S. Gee, Evolution of Background Noise and Development of Station Noise Models for GSN Stations ANMO and TUC, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S13B-0237, 2006.

Leeds, A., D. E. McNamara, H. Benz, L. Gee, ANSS Backbone Station Quality Assessment, Eos Trans. AGU,  87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S11A-0196, 2006.

Aster, R. C., D. E. McNamara, and D. R. MacAyeal, Global ocean wave intensity changes observed across decadal-scale time intervals using seismic background noise, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract U33A-0018, 2006.

O'Neel, S., D. E. McNamara, H. P. Marshall, T. Pheffer, Seismic Evidence for Time Variation of Mechanical Failure Associated with Iceberg Calving at Columbia Glacier, AK, Eos Trans. AGU,  87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract S44A-06, 2006.

C. Hutt, M. Meremonte, D. McNamara , K. Anderson,  Results from a side by side seismic vault comparison experiment, 18th Annual IRIS Workshop, Tucson, AZ, 16-20 June,  2006.

D. McNamara, K. Anderson, L. Gee, P. Earle, A. Leeds, R. Buland, H. Benz, C. Hutt, and R. Butler, Analysis of recent earthquake monitoring improvements in the United States, Seismo. Res. Lett.,75, 2006.

Meremonte and McNamara, Trinidad 2006

McNamara D. E.,  S. O’Neel, H. P. Marshall, T. Pfeffer, Iceberg calving at Rapidly Retreating Tidewater Glacier: Columbia Glacier, AK, USA,  EOS Trans. AGU, 86, 2005.

McNamara, D.E., H. Benz, P. Earle, J. Odum, J. McCarthy, B. Presgrave, J. Weaver, B. Leith, C. Hutt, D. Oppenheimer, Capability Analysis of a Proposed Nine Station Seismic Network in the Caribbean, 17th Caribbean Geological Conference, San Juan Puerto Rico, July 19-21, 2005.

 McNamara, D. E. , P. Earle, R.P. Buland  and H. M. Benz, An Assessment of Proposed Upgrades to the ANSS Backbone and GSN, 17th Annual IRIS Workshop, 16-20 June, WA, 2005.

McNamara D. E., T. Pfeffer, S. O’Neel, Preliminary Results from a Multidisciplinary Geophysical Experiment
Columbia Glacier, South-east Alaska, 17th Annual IRIS Workshop, 16-20 June, WA, 2005.

McNamara, D., R. Buland, and H. Benz, A Software Tool to Evaluate Ambient Seismic Noise Levels for ANSS Broadband Seismic Stations, Seismo. Res. Lett.,74, 2005.

McNamara, D., R. Buland and H. Benz,  Capabilities of the Advanced National Seismic Network, Seismo. Res. Lett.,76, 2005.

McNamara D., R. Buland, H. Benz, and W. Leith, Earthquake detection and location capabilities of the Advanced National Seismic System, EOS Trans. AGU, 85(47), 2004.

 Meremonte, M., D. McNamara, A. Leeds, D. Overturf, J. McMillian, and J. Allen, ANSS backbone station installation and site characterization, EOS Trans. AGU, 85(47),  2004.

McNamara, D.E., R. Boaz, R. Buland and H. Benz, Seismic Waveform Inherent Noise Estimator: A software tool to evaluate ambient seismic noise levels , 16th Annual IRIS Workshop, 21-24 June, Tucson, AZ, 2004.

R. Wesson, D. McNamara, H. Benz, A. Frankel, A tomographic method to calculate Lg Q across the continental US, EOS Trans. AGU, 84, 2003.

Erickson, D., D. McNamara, and H. Benz, Frequency dependent Lg Q within the continental Unites States, EOS Trans. AGU, 84, 2003.

McNamara, D.E., and R. Buland, ANSS Detection threshold, 15th Annual IRIS Workshop, 19-21 June, Yosemite, CA, 2003.

Wesson, R.L., D.E. McNamara, H.M. Benz, A.D. Frankel, Regional Lg attenation for the continental United States, 15th Annual IRIS Workshop, 19-21 June, Yosemite, CA, 2003.

McNamara, D.E., D. Wald and H. Benz, Strong ground motion in central Alaska resulting from the Denali fault M7.9 earthquake of Novermber 3, 2002, EOS Trans. AGU, 83, 2002.

Frankel, A. D.; Biswas, N. N.; Martirosyan, A. H.; Dutta, U.; McNamara, D. E., Rupture Process of the M7.9 Denali Fault, Alaska, Earthquake Determined from Strong-Motion Recordings, 2002, EOS Trans. AGU, 83, 2002.

McNamara, D. E., R. P. Buland, and L. Lastowka, Seismic Background Noise across the Continental United States, Seismo. Res. Lett.,73, 2002.

McNamara, D. E.,  and H. Benz, Three dimensional P and S-wave velocity structure of the Alaskan subduction zone, EOS Trans. AGU, 82, 2001. (PRESENTED)

Bittenbinder, A., B. Bogaert, L. Vidmar, D. E. McNamara, H. Benz, R. Buland, C. Johnson, L Dietz, W. Kohler, J. Luetgert, D. Kragness, P. Lombard, and A. Lomax, Integration of seismic monitoring systems for improved earthquake notification and response, Seismo. Res. Lett.,72, 2001.

McNamara, D. E., Frequency dependence of Lg in south-central Alaska, EOS Trans. AGU, 81, 2000. (PRESENTED)

Pasyanos, M., and D. E. McNamara, Crust and upper-mantle velocity structure in south-central Alaska, EOS Trans. AGU, 82, 2000. (PRESENTED).

McNamara, D. E., R. Hansen, J. Rubenstein and D. Christensen, Lg attenuation characteristics in Continental Alaska, EOS Trans. AGU, 80, 1999. (PRESENTED) .

D. E. McNamara, R. Hansen, K. Mackey, and K. Fujita, Upper-mantle velocity structure of northeast Russia, AAAS  abstracts, 1999. (INVITED)

McNamara, D. E., C. Schultz, W. Walter, and R. Hansen, Pn velocity from Western Europe to Western Asia, Seismo. Res. Lett., 69, 1998. (PRESENTED)

Hansen, R., D. E. McNamara, E. Van Ark, and D., Christensen, Lg propagation in continental Alaska, EOS Trans. AGU, 79, 79, 1998. (PRESENTED)

Hazler, S., A. Sheehan, W. Walter, M. Pasyanos, and D. E. McNamara, Shear velocity structure of the African continent, EOS Trans. AGU, 79, 104, 1998. (CONTRIBUTED 50%, PRESENTED)

Mackey, K.,  D. E. McNamara, R. Hansen, and K. Fujita, Pn tomography of northeast Russia, EOS Trans. AGU, 79, 261, 1998. (CONTRIBUTED 50%, PRESENTED).

Ruppel, C. and D. E. McNamara, Seismic and Rheological constraints on the thermal state of Tibetan Plateau upper mantle: implications for melt production, mantle delamination and large-scale tectonics,  EOS Trans. AGU, 78, 650, 1997. (CONTRIBUTED 50%, PRESENTED)

Walter, W., and D. E. McNamara, Propagation characteristics of Lg throughout the Middle East, Mediterranean, Southern Europe and Northern Africa, EOS Trans. AGU, 78, 428, 1997. (PRESENTED)

McNamara, D. E., S. E. Hazler, and W. R. Walter, Velocity structure across Northern Africa Southern Europe, the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula from surface wave dispersion, EOS Trans. AGU, 78, 499, 1997. (PRESENTED)

D. E. McNamara, and W. R. Walter, Velocity structure across Northern Africa Southern Europe, the Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula from surface wave dispersion , Proc. 19th Seismic Res. Symp. on Monitoring a Comp. Test Ban Treaty, Orlando, Florida, 56,1997. (PRESENTED)

McNamara, D. E., W. R. Walter, Mapping Lg blockage in the middle East, in Northern Africa and the Mediterranean: a new empirical imaging approach, Proc. 19th Seismic Res. Symp. on Monitoring a Comp. Test Ban Treaty, Orlando, Florida, 56,1997. (PRESENTED)

D. E. McNamara, and W. R. Walter, 3-D Velocity structure along the Tethyan collision zone from the inversion of regional Love and Rayleigh wave dispersion, Seismo. Res. Lett., 68, 1997. (PRESENTED)

McNamara, D. E., Lateral variations within the upper mantle across the Tibetan Plateau, EOS Trans. AGU (INVITED), 77, 674, 1996.

Hazler, S. E., D. E. McNamara and W. R. Walter, Velocity structure across northern Africa from surface wave dispersion, EOS Trans. AGU, 77, 477, 1996.

Vandecar, J., and D. E. McNamara, 3-D upper-mantle velocity structure beneath the Tibetan Plateau, EOS Trans. AGU, 77, 694, 1996.

Dowla, F., P. Goldstein, P. Harben, D. Harris, T. Hauk, S. Jarpe, E. Kansa, P. Lewis, D. McNamara, H. Patton, D. Rock, A. Ryall, C. Schultz, A. Smith, J. Sweeney, W. Walter and L. Wethern, Seismic Regionalization in the Middle East and North Africa, Proc. 18th Seismic Res. Symp. on Monitering a Comp. Test Ban Treaty, 4-6 Sept., Annopolis, Maryland, 55, 1996.

Walter, W.R., K.M. Mayeda, D.B. Harris, H.J. Patton, A. Sicherman, C. Schultz, P. Goldstein, D. E. McNamara and J. Sweeney, LLNL's seismic Magnitude and discrimination research, Proc. 18th Seismic Res. Symp. on Monitering a Comp. Test Ban Treaty, 4-6 Sept., Annopolis, Maryland, 631, 1996.

McNamara, D.E., W.R. Walter, C. Schults and P. Goldstein, Regional phase propagation in northern Africa and the Mediterranean (special session: The Phenomenology of Regional Phase Blockage, D. Reiter convener)., Seismo. Res. Lett., 67, 1996.

McNamara, D.E. and T.J. Owens, Regional phase propagation within the Tibetan Plateau, 7th Annual IRIS Workshop, 21-24 June, Jackson, WY, 1995.

Crotwell, H.P, G.E. Randall, T.J. Owens and D.E. McNamara, Regional Sn propagation within the Tibetan Plateau, EOS Trans. AGU, 76, 149, 1996.

McNamara, D. E. and W. R. Walter, Regional Waveform Modeling and Phase Propagation in Northern Africa, EOS Trans. AGU, 76, 199, 1995.

McNamara, D.E., T.J. Owens, W.R. Walter and H. Benz, Propagation of Lg within the Tibetan Plateau, Seismo. Res. Lett., 65, 1994.

McNamara, D.E., W.R. Walter, T.J. Owens, C.J. Ammon, Upper mantle velocity structure beneath the Tibetan Plateau determined from Pn travel time tomogrpahy, EOS Trans. AGU, 75, 423, 1994.

McNamara, D.E., Structure of the continental lithosphere from analysis of regional and teleseismic data: implications for the tectonic evolution of the Tibetan Plateau, 2nd Workshop of the International Lithosphere Program, 7-9 June, Montpellier, FR, 1994.

McNamara, D.E., W.R. Walter, T.J. Owens, G.E. Randall and G. Zandt, Upper mantle velocity structure determined from regional earthquakes recorded within the Tibetan Plateau, EOS Trans. AGU, 74, 425, 1993.

E. Humphreys, Dueker, K., D. E. McNamara and R. Palmer, Anisotropic properties across the Yellowstone volcanic track derived from SKS splitting, EOS Trans. AGU, 74, 592, 1993.

McNamara, D.E., T.J. Owens, G.E. Randall and F.T. Wu, Local and regional earthquake travel times within the Tibetan Plateau, EOS Trans. AGU, 74, 202, 1993.

T.J. Owens, F.T. Wu, D.E. McNamara and G.E. Randall, Variations of teleseismic P and S-wave travel-times within the Tibetan Plateau, EOS Trans. AGU, 74, 202, 1993.

McNamara, D.E., T.J. Owens, P.G. Silver, F.T. Wu, G.E. Randall and R.S. Zheng, Shear wave anisotropy beneath the TIbetan Plateau, EOS Trans. AGU, 93, 205, 1992.

McNamara, D.E., T.J. Owens, G. Zandt and G.E. Randall, Evidence for azimuthal anisotropy in the Basin and Range province: implacations for lower crust/upper mantle properties, GSA Abstracts and Programs, 21, 321, 1989.

Owens, T.J., D.E. McNamara, G. Zandt, K.F. Priestley, G.E. Randall, Array analysis of teleseismic receiver functions using PASSCAL Basin and Range passive-source experiment data, Seis. Res. Lett., 60, 20, 1989.

Theses and Reports

Lead Author, Monthly Seismicity Reports for the State of Alaska, Alaska Earthquake Information Center, Feb.-Dec. 1993, Jan.-Dec. 1995, Jan.-Dec. 1998, Jan.-Aug. 199

McNamara, D. E., AEIC: Earthquake review procedures and catalog production manual, 1999.  

McNamara, D. E., and W. R. Walter, Lithospheric structure of the Tibetan Plateau from relocation of local and regional earthquakes, LLNL UCRL, 1995.

McNamara, D. E., Lithospheric Structure of the Tibetan Plateau, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of South Carolina, 1995.

McNamara, D. E., Evidence for azimuthal seismic anisotropy in the Basin and Range province: implications for middle to lower crustal tectonic processes, M.S. Thesis, University of Missouri, 1990.

McNamara, D.E. and W.R. Walter, Lithospheric structure of the Tibetan Plateau from relocation of local and regional earthquakes, LLNL UCID, 1995.

Owens, T.J., G.E. Randall, D.E. McNamara and F.T. Wu, Data Report for the 1991-92 Tibetan Plateau passive-source seismic experiment, PASSCAL Data Rep. #93-005, IRIS, Wash. DC, 1993.

Owens, T. J., and D. E. McNamara, Data report for the 1988-89 PASSCAL Basin and Range Passive-source Seismic Experiment Part II: small aperture array data, PASSCAL Data Report #90-002, 1990.

Owens, T. J., P. N. Anderson, and D. E. McNamara, Data report for the 1990 Pinyon Flat high frequency array experiment, An IRIS seismoc studies program passive source experiment, PASSCAL Data Report #91-002, 1991

Unfinished Projects...

McNamara, D.E., W. Walter, and M. Pasyanos, Pn velocity of the middle-east, Europe and North Africa, JGR, 1999.

Ruppel, C. and D. E. McNamara, Seismic and Rheological Constraints on the Thermal Structure of Tibetan Plateau Lithosphere, in review, 1998.

VanDecar, J. and D. E. McNamara, Inversion of Teleseismic Data from the Tibetan Plateau PASSCAL Network, in progress, 1998.

McNamara, D. E. and T. J. Owens, Physical state of the lithosphere and implications for the tectonic evolution of the Tibetan Plateau: A review of the PASSCAL passive-source experiment, in progress, 1998.