Steve Ward’s Publications


Hough, S.E., J. Munsey, S.N. Ward, Reverberations on the Watery Element: A Significant, Tsunamigenic Historical Earthquake Offshore the Carolina Coast, Seismological Research Letters, DOI: 10.1785/0220120152, 2013

Tullis, T.E., K. Richards-Dinger, M. Barral, S.N. Ward, et al, Generic Earthquake Simulator, Seismological Research Letters , DOI: 10.1785/0220120093, 2012

Ward, S.N., ALLCAL Earthquake Simulator, Seismological Research Letters , DOI: 10.1785/0220120056, 2012

Tullis, T.E., K. Richards-Dinger, M. Barral, S.N. Ward, et al, A Comparison among Observations and Earthquake Simulator Results for the allcal2 California Fault Model, Seismological Research Letters , DOI: 10.1785/0220120094, 2012

Ward, S. N., S. Day, The 1963 Landslide and Flood at Vaiont Reservoir Italy. A tsunami ball simulation, Italian Journal of Geosciences, DOI: 10.3301/IJG.2010.21, 2011

Ward, S. N., S. Day, The 1958 Lituya Bay Landslide and Tsunami – A Tsunami Ball Approach, Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, DOI: 10.1142/S1793431110000893, 2010

Silver, E., S. Day, S. Ward, et al., Volcano collaspe and tsunami generation in the Bismarck Volcanic Arc, Papua New Guinea, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.06.013, 2009

Wildemann, T., C. Sicardy, R. Dusser, S. Ward, et al., Titania’s radius and an upper limit on its atmosphere from the September 8, 2001 stellar occultation, ICARUS, DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2008.09.011, 2009

Ward, S., S. Day, Tsunami balls: A granular approach to tsunami runup and inundation, Communications in Computational Physics, 2008

Salamon, A., T. Rockwell, S. Ward, et al., Tsunami hazard evaluation of the eastern Mediterranean: Historical anaylsis and selected modeling, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, DOI: 10.1785/0120060147, 2007

Ward, S., Methods for evaluating earthquake potential and likelihood in and around California, Seismological Research Letters, DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.78.1.121, 2007

Ward, S., S. Day Particulate kinematic simulations of debris avalinches: interpretation of deposits and landslide seismic signals of Mount Saint Helens, 1980 May 18, Geophysical Journal International, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03118.x, 2006

Ward, S., S. Chesley, A quantitative assessment of the human and economic hazard from impact generated tsunami, Natural Hazards, DOI: 10.1007/s11069-005-1921-y, 2006

Natawidjaja, D., K. Sieh, S. Ward, et al., Source parameters of the great Sumatran megathrust earthquakes of 1797 and 1833 inferred from coral microatolis, Journal of Geophysical Research-Soild Earth, DOI: 10.1029/2005JB004025, 2006

Lay, T., H. Kanamori, C. Ammon, S. Ward, et al., Response to Comment on “The great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of 26 December 2004”, Science, DOI: 10.1126/science.1119662, 2005

Lay, T., H. Kanamori, C. Ammon, S. Ward, et al., The great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of 26 December 2004, Science, DOI: 10.1126/science.1112250 , 2005

Ward, S. Earthquake simulation by restricted random walks, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, DOI: 10.1785/0120040049, 2004

Natawidjaja, DH, K. Sieh, S. Ward, et al., Paleogeodetic records of seismic and aseismic subduction from Central Sumatran Microatolls, Indonesia, Journal of Geophysical Research – Soild Earth, DOI: 10.1029/2003JB002398, 2004

Ward, S., S. Day, Ritter Island Volcano – lateral collapse and the tsunami of 1888, Geophysical Journal International, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.02016.x, 2003

Ward, S., E. Asphaug, Asteroid impact tsunami of 2880 March 16, Geophysical Journal International, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.2003.01944.x, 2003

Schnellmann, M, F. Anselmetti, D. Giardini, et al., Prehistoric earthquake history revealed by lacustrine slump deposits, Geology, DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<1131:PEHRBL>2.0.CO;2, 2002

Ward, S., Planetary cratering: A probabilistic approach, Journal of Geophysical Research – Planets, DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001343, 2002

Ward, S., Earth Science – Slip-sliding away, Nature, DOI: 10.1038/415973a, 2002

Ward, S., E. Asphaug, Impact tsunami-Eltanin, Deep-Sea Research Part II – Tropical Studies in Oceanography, DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(01)00147-3, 2002

Ward, S., S. Day, Cumbre Vieja Volcano – Potential collapse and tsunami at La Palma, Canary Islands, Geophysical Research Letters, DOI: 10.1029/2001GL013110, 2001 Ward, S., Landslide Tsunami, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, DOI: 10.1029/2000JB900450, 2001

Ward, S., E. Asphaug, Astroid Impact tsunami: A probabilistic hazard assessment, ICARUS, DOI: 10.1006/icar.1999.6336, 2000

Ward, S., San Francisco Bay Area earthquake simulations: A step toward a standard physical earthquake model, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, DOI: 10.1785/0119990026, 2000

Sieh, K, S. Ward, D. Natawidjaja, et al., Crustal deformation at the Sumatran subduction zone revealed by coral rings, Geophysical Research Letters, DOI: 10.1029/1999GL005409, 1999

Ward, S., On the consistency of earthquake moment release and space geodetic strain rates: Europe, Geophysical Journal International, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246X.1998.t01-2-00658.x, 1998

Ward, S., Earthquakes – A deficiy vanished, Nature, DOI: 10.1038/29639, 1998

Ward, S., On the consistency of earthquake moment rates, geological fault data, and space geodetic strain: the United States, Geophysical Journal International, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-246x.1998.00556.x, 1998

Ward, S., Dogtails versus rainbows: Synthetic earthquake rupture models as an aid in interpreting geological data, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Volume: 87 Issue: 6 Pages: 1422-1441, 1997

Ward, S., More on M-max, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Volume: 87 Issue: 5 Pages: 1199-1208, 1997

Ward, S., A synthetic seismicity model for southern California: Cycles, probabilities, and hazard, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, DOI: 10.1029/96JB02116, 1996

Ward, S, G. Valensise, Progressive growth of San Clemente Island, California, by blind thrust faulting: Implications for fault slip partitioning in the California Continental Borderland, Geophysical Journal International, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1996.tb04699.x, 1996

Ward, S., Area-Based Tests of the long term seismic hazard predictions, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Volume: 85 Issue: 5 Pages: 1285-1298, 1995

Ritsema, J., S. Ward, F. Gonzalez, Inversion of the deep-ocean tsunami records for the 1987 to 1988 gulf of Alaska earthquake parameters, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Volume: 85 Issue: 3 Pages: 747-754, 1995

Ward, S., A multidisciplinary approach to seismic hazard in Southern California, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Volume: 84 Issue: 5 Pages: 1293-1309, 1994

Ward, S., Constraints on the seismotectonics of the Central Mediterranean from very long-base-line interferometry, Geophysical Journal International, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1994.tb03943.x, 1994

Ward, S., G. Valensise, The Palos-Verdes Terraces, California – Bathtub rings from a buried reverse-fault, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, DOI: 10.1029/93JB03362, 1994

Ward, S., S. Goes, How regularly do earthquakes recur – A synthetic seismicity model for the San-Andreas Fault, Geophysical Research Letters, DOI: 10.1029/93GL02249, 1993

Plafker, G., S. Ward, Backarc thrust faulting and tectonic uplift along the Caribbean Sea coast during the April 22, 1991 Costa-Rica Earthquake, Tectonics, DOI: 10.1029/92TC00609, 1992

Ward, S., Synthetic quakes model for long-term prediction, Geotimes, Volume: 37 Issue: 7 Pages: 18-20, 1992

Ward, S., An application of synthetic seismicity in earthquake statistics – the Middle America Trench, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, DOI: 10.1029/92JB00236, 1992

Ward, S., The San-Andreas Fault System, California – Wallace, RE, Science, DOI: 10.1126/science.254.5039.1823, 1991

Ward, S., A synthetic model for the Middle America Trench, Journal of Geophysiacl Research-Solid Earth, DOI: 10.1029/91JB02411, 1991

Valensise, G., S. Ward, Long-term uplift of the Santa-Cruz coastline in response to retreated earthquakes along the San-Andreas Fault, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Volume: 81 Issue: 5 Pages: 1694-1704, 1991

Ward, S., Pacific-North-America plate motions – New results from very long base-line interferometery, Journal of Geophysical Research-Solid Earth, DOI: 10.1029/JB095iB13p21965, 1990

Barrientos, S., S. Ward, The 1960 Chile Earthquake – Inversion for slip distribution from surface deformation, Geophysical Journal International, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1990.tb05673.x, 1990

McNally, K., S. Ward, The Loma-Prieta Earthquake of October 17, 1989 – Introduction to the special issue, Geophysical Research Letters, DOI: 10.1029/GL017i008p01177, 1990

Valensise, G., S. Ward, Fault parameters and slip distribution of the 1915 Avezzano, Italy, Earthquake derived from geodetic observations, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Volume: 79 Issue: 3 Pages: 690-710, 1989

Ward, S., North America Pacific Plate Boundary, an elastic-plastic megashear – Evidence from very long baseline interferometry, Journal of Geophysiacl Research-Solid Earth, DOI: 10.1029/JB093iB07p07716, 1988

Barrientos, S., R. Stein, S. Ward, Comparison of the 1959 Hebgen Lake, Montana and the 1983 Borah Peak, Idaho, earthquakes from geodetic observations, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Volume: 77 Issue: 3 Pages: 784-808, 1987

Ward, S., A note on the surface volume change of shallow earthquakes, Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume: 85 Issue: 2 Pages: 461-466, 1986

Ward, S., S. Barrientos, An inversion for slip distribution and fault shape from geodetic observation of the 1983, Borah Peak, Idaho, earthquake, Journal of Geophysical Research – Solid Earth and Planets, DOI: 10.1029/JB091iB05p04909, 1986

Ward, S., Small-scale mantle flows and induced lithospheric stress near island arcs, Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1985.tb06410.x, 1985

Ward, S., Quasi-static propagator matrices – Creep on strike-slip faults, Tectophysics, DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(85)90088-5, 1985

Ward, S., A note on lithospheric bending calculations, Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.1984.tb06482.x, 1984