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BOCK, YEHUDA

Research Geodesist/Senior Lecturer/

Director, Scripps Orbit and Permanent Array Center

Degrees:

• B.A., New York University
• B.S., Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
• M.S., Ohio State University
• Ph.D., Ohio State University

Research Interests:

• Development of space geodetic methods-GPS and interferometric SAR
• Crustal deformation, tectonics, and earthquake studies using space geodesy
• Meteorological and climatological applications of GPS
• Precise GIS and GPS, geophysical data archiving

Courses Recently Taught:

• SIO110: Intro GIS & GPS for Scientists
• SIO239: Special Topics in Geophysics

Honors and Awards:

• Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service, International GPS Service, 1999
• Certificate of Appreciation, International GPS Service for Geodynamics, 1994
• Fellow, International Association of Geodesy, 1991
• The Karrina and Weikko A. Heiskanen Award, Department of Geodetic Science and Surveying, The Ohio State University, Columbus, 1989

Mentoring:

• Hooven, Cody (Graduate; 2008-2008)
• Crowell, Brendon (Graduate; 2007-2009)
• Miyahara, Basara (Other; 2005-2006)
• Yamagiwa, Atsushi (Other; 2004-2005)
• Yang, Fan (Graduate; 2004-2006)
• Prawirodirdjo, Linette (Post Doc; 2000-2005)
• Lyons, Suzanne (Graduate; 1999-2002)
• Nikolaidis, Rosanne (Graduate; 1999-2002)
• Roegis, Erika (Graduate; 1999-1999)
• Baer, Gidi (Other; 1998-1999)
• de Jonge, Paul (Post Doc; 1998-2000)
• Watson, Karen (Graduate; 1998-2000)
• de Jonge, Paul (Graduate; 1997-1998)
• Prawirodirdjo, Linette (Graduate; 1997-2000)
• van Domselaar, Matthijs (Graduate; 1997-1997)
• Williams, Simon (Post Doc; 1996-1999)
• Tregoning, Paul (Post Doc; 1995-1995)
• Puntodewo, S.S.O. (Graduate; 1994-1996)
• Tregoning, Paul (Graduate; 1994-1994)
• Calais, Eric (Post Doc; 1993-1995)
• Genrich, Joachim (Post Doc; 1992-1997)
• Wdowinski, Shimon (Post Doc; 1991-1993)
• Zhang, Jie (Graduate; 1991-1996)
• Genrich, Joachim (Graduate; 1990-1992)

Konca, A. O., J.-P. Avouac, A. Sladen, A. J. Meltzner, K. Sieh, P. Fang, Z. Li, J. Galetzka, J. Genrich, M. Chlieh, D. H. Natawidjaja, Y. Bock, E. J. Fielding, C. Ji & D. V. Helmberger, (2008), Partial rupture of a locked patch of the Sumatra megathrust during the 2007 earthquake sequence, Nature 456, 631-635 (4 December 2008), doi:10.1038/nature07572.

Barbot, S., Y. Fialko, and Y. Bock (2008), Postseismic Deformation due to the Mw6.0 2004 Parkfield Earthquake: Stress-Driven Creep on a Fault with Spatially Variable Rate-and-State Friction Parameters, J. Geophys. Res., in press.

Kogan, M. G., W-Y. Kim, Y. Bock, and A. W. Smyth (2008), Load response on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge during the NYC Marathon revealed by GPS and accelerometers, Seismo. Res. Lett., 79(1), 12-19.

Mattia, M., M. Palano, M. Aloisi, V. Bruno, and Y. Bock (2008), High rate GPS data on active volcanoes: An application to the 2005-2006 Mt. Augustine (Alaska, USA) eruption, Terra Nova, 20, 134–140, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2008.00798.x.

Noll, C., Y. Bock, H. Habrich, and A. Moore (2009), Development of data infrastructure to support scientific analysis for the International GNSS Service, J. Geod., 83, 309–325, doi:10.1007/s00190-008-0245-6.

Aydin, G., Z. Qi, M. E. Pierce, G. C. Fox, and Y. Bock (2007), Architecture, performance, and scalability of a real-time global positioning system data grid, Phys. Earth and Planet. Interiors, 163, 347-359, doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2007.04.012.

Bassis, J. N., H. A. Fricker, H. A., R. Coleman, Y. Bock, J. Behrens, D. Darnell, M. Okal, and J.-B. Minster (2007), Rift propagation, seismicity and deformation associated with ice shelf rift propagation, J. Glaciology, 53(7), 523–536.

Chlieh, M., J.-P. Avouac, V. Hjorleifsdottir, T.-R. A. Song, C. Ji, K. Sieh, A. Sladen, H. Hebert, L. Prawirodirdjo, Y. Bock and J. Galetzka (2007), Coseismic slip and afterslip of the Great Mw 9.15 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of 2004, Bull. Seismol. Soc. Amer., Jan 2007; 97: S152 - S173.

King, N. E., D. Argus, J. Langbein, D. C. Agnew, R. S. Dollar, G. Bawden, Z. Liu, E. Reichard, A. Yong, F. H. Webb, Y. Bock, K. Stark, and D. Barseghian (2007), Space geodetic observation of expansion of the San Gabriel Valley, California, aquifer system, during heavy rainfall in winter 2004–2005, J. Geophys. Res., 112, B03409, doi:10.1029/2006JB004448.

Luttrell, K., D. Sandwell, B. Smith-Konter, B. Bills, and Y. Bock (2007), Modulation of the earthquake cycle at the southern San Andreas fault by lake loading, J. Geophys. Res., 112, B08411, doi:10.1029/2006JB004752.

Wdowinski, S., B. Smith, Y. Bock, D. Sandwell (2007), Diffuse interseismic deformation across the Pacific–North America plate boundary, Geology, 35(4), doi:10.1130/G22938A.1, 311-314.

Briggs, R. W., K. Sieh, A. J. Meltzner, D. Natawidjaja, J. Galetzka, B. Suwargadi, Y.-J. Hsu, M. Simons, N. Hananto, I. Suprihanto, D. Prayudi, J.-P. Avouac, L. Prawirodirdjo and Y. Bock (2006), Deformation and Slip Along the Sunda Megathrust in the Great 2005 Nias-Simeulue Earthquake, Science, 31, March 2006 311: 1897-1901 [DOI: 10.1126/science.1122602].

Dong, D., P. Fang, Y. Bock, F. Webb, L. Prawirodirdjo, S. Kedar, and P. Jamason (2006), Spatiotemporal filtering using principal component analysis and Karhunen-Loeve expansion approaches for regional GPS network analysis, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B03405, doi:10.1029/2005JB003806.

Genrich, J. F. and Y. Bock (2006), Instantaneous geodetic positioning with 10-50 Hz GPS Measurements: Noise characteristics and implications for monitoring networks, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B03403, doi:10.1029/2005JB003617.

Hsu, Y.-J., M. Simons, J.-P. Avouac, J. Galetzka, K. Sieh, M. Chlieh, D. Natawidjaja, L. Prawirodirdjo, and Y. Bock (2006), Frictional Afterslip Following the 2005 Nias-Simeulue Earthquake, Sumatra, Science, 30, June 2006 312: 1921-1926, DOI: 10.1126/science.1126960.

Prawirodirdjo, L., Y. Ben-Zion, and Y. Bock (2006), Observation and modeling of thermoelastic strain in Southern California Integrated GPS Network daily position time series, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B02408, doi:10.1029/2005JB003716.

Subarya, C., M. Chlieh, L. Prawirodirdjo, J.-P. Avouac, Y. Bock, K. Sieh, A. J. Meltzner, D. H. Natawidjaja, and R. McCaffrey (2006), Plate boundary deformation associated with the great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, Nature, 440, doi:10.1038/nature04522, 46-51.

Mattia, M., M. Rossi, F. Guglielmino, M. Aloisi, and Y. Bock (2004), The shallow plumbing system of Stromboli Island as imaged from 1 Hz instantaneous GPS positions, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L24610, doi:10.1029/2004GL021281.

Jamason, P., Y. Bock, P. Fang, B. Gilmore, D. Malveaux, L. Prawirodirdjo, and M. Scharber (2004), GPS on the Web: SOPAC Website (Link to publication GPS Solutions, 8(4), 272-277.

Langbein, J. and Y. Bock (2004), High-Rate Real-Time GPS Network at Parkfield; Utility for Detecting Fault Slip and Seismic Displacements, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, doi:10.1029/2003GL019804.

Prawirodirdjo, L. and Y. Bock (2004), Instantaneous Global Plate Motion Model from 12 Years of Continuous GPS Observations, J. Geophys. Res., 109, doi: 10.1029/2003JB002944.

Williams, S. D. P., Y. Bock, P. Fang, P. Jamason, R. M. Nikolaidis, L. Prawirodirdjo, M. Miller, and D. J. Johnson (2004), Error Analysis of Continuous GPS Position Time Series, J. Geophys. Res., 109, B03412, doi: 10.1029/2003JB0022741.

Wdowinski, S., Y. Bock, G. Baer, L. Prawirodirdjo, N. Bechor, S. Naaman, R. Knafo, Y. Forrai, and Y. Melzer (2004), GPS measurements of current crustal movements along the Dead Sea Fault, J. Geophys. Res., 109, B05403, doi:10.1029/2003JB002640.

Bock, Y., L. Prawirodirdjo, and T. I. Melbourne (2004), Detection of arbitrarily large dynamic ground motions with a dense high-rate GPS network, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L06604, doi:10.1029/2003GL019150.

Scharber, M., Y. Bock, and Brent Gilmore (2003), Software tools for accessing the GPS Seamless Archive, GPS Solutions, doi: 10.1007/s10291-003-0072-4, 271-276.

González-García, J. J., L. Prawirodirdjo, Y. Bock, and D. Agnew (2003), Guadalupe Island, Mexico as a new constraint for Pacific plate motion, Geophys. Res. Lett,. 30(16), 1872, doi:10.1029/2003GL017732.

Bock, Y., L. Prawirodirdjo, J. F. Genrich, C. W. Stevens, R. McCaffrey, C. Subarya, S. S. O. Puntodewo, and E. Calais (2003), Crustal Motion in Indonesia from Global Positioning System Measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 108(B8), 2367, doi:10.129/2001JB000324.

Stevens, C. W., R. McCaffrey, Y. Bock, J. F. Genrich, M. Pubellier and C. Subarya (2002), Evidence for block rotations and basal shear in the world's fastest slipping continental shear zone in NW New Guinea, In Geodynamics Series, Volume 30, Plate Boundary Zones, Edited by S. Stein and J. T. Freymueller, American Geophysical Union, 87-99.

Vigny, C., H. Perfettini, A. Walpersdorf, A. Lemoine, W. Simons, D. van Loon, B. Ambrosius, C. Stevens, R. McCaffrey, P. Morgan, Y. Bock, C. Subarya, P. Manurung, J. Kahar, H. Z. Abidin, and S. H. Abu (2002), Migration of seismicity and earthquake interactions monitored by GPS in S.E. Asia triple junction: Sulawesi, Indonesia, J. Geophys. Res., 107(B10), 2231, doi: 10.1029/2001JB000377.

Pe'eri, S., S. Wdowinski, A. Shtibelman, N. Bechor, Y. Bock, R. Nikolaidis and M. van Domselaar (2002), Current plate motion across the Dead Sea Fault from three years of continuous GPS monitoring, Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(14), doi: 10.1029/2001GL013879.

Lyons, S., Y. Bock, and D. T. Sandwell (2002), Creep along the Imperial Fault, southern California, from GPS measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 107(B10), 2249, doi: 10.1029/2001JB000763.

Dong, D., P. Fang, Y. Bock, M. K. Cheng, and S. Miyazaki (2002), Anatomy of apparent seasonal variations from GPS-derived site position time series, J. Geophys. Res., 107(B4), doi: 10.1029/JB2001JB000573.

Baer, G., G. Shamir, D. Sandwell, and Y. Bock (2001), Crustal Deformation During 6 Years Spanning the Mw=7.2 1995 Nuweiba Earthquake, analyzed by Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar, Israel Journal of Earth Sciences, 50, 9-22.

Chadwell, C. D. and Y. Bock (2001), Direct estimation of absolute precipitable water in oceanic regions by GPS tracking of a coastal buoy, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 3701-3704.

Nikolaidis, R., Y. Bock, P. J. de Jonge, P. Shearer, D. C. Agnew, and M. Van Domselaar (2001), Seismic wave observations with the Global Positioning System, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 21,897-21,916.

Watson, K. M., Y. Bock, and D. T. Sandwell (2002), Satellite interferometric observations of displacements associated with seasonal ground water in the Los Angeles basin, J. Geophys. Res., 107(B4), 10.1029/2001JB000470.

Wdowinski, S., Y. Sudman, and Y. Bock (2001), Geodetic detection of active faults in S. California, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 2321-2324.

Wdowinski, S., Y. Bock, Y. Forrai, Y. Melzer, and G. Baer (2001), The GIL network of continuous GPS monitoring in Israel for geodetic and geophysical applications, Israel Journal of Earth Sciences, 50, 39-47.

Bock, Y., R. Nikolaidis, P. J. de Jonge, and M. Bevis (2000), Instantaneous geodetic positioning at medium distances with the Global Positioning System, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 28,223-28,254.

Sandwell, D. T., L. Sichoix, D. Agnew, Y. Bock, and J.-B. Minster (2000), Near real-time radar interferometry of the Mw 7.1 Hector Mine Earthquake, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 3101-3104.

Genrich, J.F., Y. Bock, R. McCaffrey, L. Prawirodirdjo, C. W. Stevens, S. S. O. Puntodewo, and C. Subarya (2000), Distribution of slip at the northern Sumatran fault system, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 28,327-28,341.

Prawirodirdjo, L., Y, Bock, J. F. Genrich, S. S. O. Puntodewo, J. Rais, C. Subarya, and S. Sutisna (2000), One century of tectonic deformation along the Sumatran fault from triangulation and Global Positioning System surveys, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 28,343-28,361.

McCaffrey, R., P. Zwick, Y. Bock, L. Prawirodirdjo, J. Genrich, C. W. Stevens, S. S. O. Puntodewo, and C. Subarya (2000), Strain partitioning during oblique plate convergence in northern Sumatra: Geodetic and seismologic constraints and numerical modeling, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 28,363-28,376.