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JOHNSON, CATHERINE

Adjunct Associate Professor of Geophysics

Assoc. Professor, UBC, Vancouver

Degrees:

• B.S., University of Edinburgh, Scotland
• Ph.D., UCSD, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Research Interests:

• Planetary geophysics: thermal and tectonic evolution of the planets
• Geomagnetism and paleomagnetism

Honors and Awards:

• Peter Wall Early Career Scholar, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 2006-2007
• Visiting Professor, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, 2006
• University of Edinburgh, Swiney Lectureship, 2002

Mentoring:

• Lawrence, Kristin (Post Doc; 2008-2009)
• Mohit, P. Surdas (Post Doc; 2007-2008)
• Lawrence, Kristin (Graduate; 2003-2008)
• Bulow, Renee (Graduate; 2001-2007)
• Comstock, Robert (Masters; 2001-2004)

Uno, H., C. L. Johnson, H. Korth, B. J. Anderson & S. C. Solomon, Mercury’s Internal Magnetic Field: Constraints from Regularized Inversions, submitted to special MESSENGER mission issue of Earth and Planetary Science Letters, August 1, 2008.

Mohit, S., C. L. Johnson, M. T. Zuber, O. Barnouin-Jha & S. C. Solomon. Visco-elastic Relaxation and the Thickness of Mercury’s Crust, submitted to special MESSENGER mission issue of Earth and Planetary Science Letters, August 1, 2008.

Weber**, R., B.G. Bills, C.L. Johnson, Constraints on deep moonquake focal mechanisms through analyses of tidal stress, submitted to J. Geophys. Res. Planets, Oct. 2008

(** R. Weber formerly R. Bulow)

Lawrence, K. L., L. Tauxe, H. Staudigel, C. G. Constable, A. Koppers, W. McIntosh, and C. L. Johnson Paleomagnetic Field Properties near the Southern Hemisphere Tangent Cylinder, in press, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2009

Ziegler, L., C. G. Constable & C. L. Johnson, Testing the Robustness and Limitations of 0-1Ma Absolute Paleointensity Data, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 170, 34-45, 2008.

Johnson, C. L. and 11 others, Recent Investigations of the 0-5 Ma Geomagnetic Field Recorded by Lava Flows, Geochem. Geophys., Geosystems. doi:10.1029/2007GC001696, 2008

Lawrence, K. L., C. L. Johnson, J. S. Gee, L. Tauxe, Lunar Paleointensity Measurements: Implications for Lunar Magnetic Evolution, in press (available on-line), Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 168, 71–87, 2008

Anderson, B., Mario H. Acuña, Haje Korth, Michael E. Purucker, Catherine L. Johnson, James A. Slavin, Sean C. Solomon, & Ralph L. McNutt, Jr. The Magnetic Field of Mercury: New Constraints on Structure from MESSENGER, Science, 321, 82-85, 2008.

Jellinek, M., C. L. Johnson & G. Schubert, Constraints on the elastic thickness and heatflow at Tharsis from topography and magnetic field observations, in press, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, E09004, doi:10.1029/2007JE003005, 2008

Watters, T. & C. L. Johnson, Lunar Tectonism, in press, Cambridge University Press, in press, 2009.

Dombard, A. J., C. L. Johnson, M. A. Richards & S. C. Solomon, A Magmatic Loading Model for Coronae on Venus, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets, 112, doi:10.1029/2006JE002731

Bulow, R., C. L. Johnson, B. G. Bills, P. M. Shearer, Temporal and Spatial Properties of Some Deep Moonquake Clusters, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets, 112, E09003, doi:10.1029/2006JE002847 2007.

Lognonne, P. and C. L. Johnson. Planetary Seismology, in Treatise on Geophysics, vol. 10, ch. 4, 2007.

Johnson, C. L. and P. McFadden, Paleosecular Variation and the Time-Averaged Paleomagnetic Field, in Treatise on Geophysics, vol. 5, ch. 11, 2007.

Lawrence, K. L., C. G. Constable and C. L. Johnson, The time-averaged field and paleosecular variation at 20° latitude, G-cubed, 7, doi:10.1029/2005GC001181, 2006.

Schwehr, K., C. Johnson, D. Kilb, A. Nayak, C. Nishimura. Visualization tools facilitate geological investigations of Mars exploration rover landing sites. IS&T/SPIE Paper Number 5669-15, San Jose, CA., 17-Jan-2005.

Bulow, R., C. L. Johnson, & P. Shearer. New Events Discovered in the Lunar Apollo Seismic Data. J. Geophys. Res. Planets, 110, E10003, doi:10.1029/2005JE002414. 2005.

Solomon, S. C, O. Aharonson, J. M. Aurnou, W. B. Banerdt, M. H. Carr, A. J. Dombard, H. V. Frey, M. P. Golombek, S. A. Hauck, J. W. Head, B. Jakosky, C. L. Johnson, P. J. McGovern, G. A. Neumann, R. J. Phillips, D. E. Smith, M. T. Zuber. New Perspectives on Ancient Mars, Science, 307, 1214-1220, 2005.

Constable, C. G. & C. L. Johnson. A Paleomagnetic Power Spectrum. Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 2005.

Johnson, C. L., & R. J. Phillips, Evolution of the Tharsis Region of Mars: Insights from Magnetic Field Observations, submitted to Earth and Planet. Sci. Lett., 230, 241-254, 2004

L. Tauxe, C. G. Constable, C. L. Johnson, W. R. Miller, H. Staudigel. Paleomagnetism of the Southwestern USA Recorded by 0-5 Ma Igneous Rocks, Geochem. Geophys., Geosystems, 4, doi: 10.1029/2002GC000343, 2003.

Johnson, C. L. & M. R. Richards, A Conceptual Model for the Relationship between Coronae and Large-scale Mantle Dynamics on Venus, J. Geophys. Res., 108, doi: 10.1029/2002JE001962, 2003.

D. Kilb, C. S. Keen, R. L. Newman, G. M. Kent, D. T.Sandwell, F. L. Vernon, C. L. Johnson, J.A. Orcutt. The Visualization Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Education & Outreach. Seis. Res. Lett., 74, 641-648, 2003.

Smith, D. E., M. T. Zuber, H, V, Frey, J. B. Garvin, J. W. Head, D. O. Muhleman, G. H. Pettengill, R. J. Phillips, S. C. Solomon, H. J. Zwally, W. B. Banerdt, T. C. Duxbury, M. P. Golombek, F. G. Lemoine, G. A. Neumann, D. D. Rowlands, O. Aharonson, P. G. Ford, A. B. Ivanov, C. L. Johnson, P. J. McGovern, J. B. Abshire, R S. Azfal & X. Sun, Mars Orbiter Laser Experiment, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 23,689 – 23,732, 2001

Johnson, C. L., S. C. Solomon, J. W. Head, R. J. Phillips, M. T. Zuber & D. E. Smith, Lithospheric Loading by the Northern Polar Cap on Mars, Icarus, 144, 313-328, 2000.

Constable, C. G., C. L. Johnson & S. P. Lund, Global Geomagnetic Field Models for 0-3ka: Transient or Permanent Flux Lobes?, Phil. Trans. Royal Soc. London, 358, 991-1008, 2000. Johnson, C. L., The IRIS Education and Outreach Program, GSA Today, April 1999.

Constable, C. G. & C. L. Johnson, Anisotropic Paleosecular Variation Models: Implications for Geomagnetic Field Observables, PEPI, 115, 17-34, 1999.

Johnson, C. L. & C. G. Constable, Persistent Anomalous Geomagnetic Fields Beneath the Pacific, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 1011-1014, 1998

Johnson, C. L., J. Wijbrans, C. G. Constable, J. Gee, H. Staudigel, L. Tauxe, V. H. Forjaz, & M. Salgueiro, 40Ar/39Ar Dating and Paleomagnetism of Sao Miguel Lavas, Azores, EPSL, 160, 637-649, 1998

Zuber, M. T., D. E. Smith, J. B. Abshire, R. S. Azfal, O. Aharonson, K. Fishbaugh, P. G. Ford, H. V. Frey, J. B. Garvin, J. W. Head, A. B. Ivanov, C. L. Johnson, D. O. Muhleman, G. A. Neumann, G. H. Pettengill, R. J. Phillips, S. C. Solomon, X. Sun, H. J. Zwally, W. B. Banerdt, T. C. Duxbury, Observations of the North Polar Region of Mars from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter, Science, 282, 2053-2060, 1998.