Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
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Steven C. Cohen
Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
NASA/GSFC, Code 698 Greenbelt, MD 20771 Phone: (301) 614-6466 FAX: (301) 614-6522 Email: Steven.Cohen@nasa.gov |
CURRENT POSITION
- Senior Geophysicist (Emeritus), Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
RESEARCH AREAS
- Solid Earth Geophysics, Tectonophysics, Crustal Deformation, Numerical Modeling, Satellite Geodesy, Laser Physics
EDUCATION
- 1970 - B.S. Physics, Drexel University
- 1972 - M.S. Physics, University of Maryland
- 1973 - Ph.D. Physics, University of Maryland
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
| 1966 - 1970 | Physical Science Trainee, GSFC |
| 1970 - 1976 | Physicist, Laser Technology Branch, GSFC |
| 1976 - 2004 | Geophysicist, Geodynamics Branch, GSFC |
| 1985 | Editor for LAGEOS Special issue of Journal of Geophysical Research |
| 1986 - 1990 | Study Scientist and Team Leader Geodynamics Laser Ranging System |
| 1991 - 1992 | Visiting Scholar, University of Texas at Austin |
| 1996-1997 | Visiting Scholar, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Wellington, New Zealand |
| 2000 | Visiting Scholar, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Wellington, New Zealand |
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2005 Sauber, J., G. Carver, S. Cohen, and R. King, Crustal deformation and the seismic cycle across the Kodiak Islands, Alaska, J. Geophys. Res., in press.
2005 Cohen, S.C. and J.T. Freymueller, Crustal deformation in southcentral Alaska: The 1964 Prince William Sound Earthquake Subduction Zone, Advances in Geophysics, Vol. 47.
2003 Cohen, S.C. and D.J. Darby, Tectonic plate coupling and elastic thickness derived from the inversion of geodetic data using a steady-state viscoelastic model: Application to southern North Island, New Zealand, Journal of Geophysical Research, 108(B3), 10.1029/2001JB01687.
2001 Cohen, S.C. and J. T. Freymueller, Crustal uplift in the southcentral Alaska Subduction zone: A new analysis and interpretation of tide gauge observations, Journal of Geophysical Research, 106, 11259-11270.
2000 Freymueller, J.T., S.C. Cohen, and H. Fletcher, Variations in present-day deformation, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, and their implications, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 8079-8101.
2000 Cohen, S.C., Viscoelastic postseismic rebound to strike-slip earthquakes in regions of oblique plate convergence, Bull. Seismo. Soc. Am., 90, 1318-1322..
1999 Cohen, S.C., Models of Crustal Deformation in Seismic Zones, Advances in Geophysics, Vol. 41.
1998 Cohen, S.C., On the Rapid Postseismic Uplift Along Turnagain Arm, Alaska following the 1964 Prince William Sound Earthquake, Geophysical Research Letters, 25, 1213-1215.
1997 Cohen, S.C., and J.T. Freymueller, Deformation on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, Journal of Geophysical Research, 102, 20,479-20,487.
1996 Cohen, S.C., Time Dependence of the Uplift of the Kenai Peninsula and adjacent areas of Southcentral Alaska since the 1964 Prince William Sound Earthquake, Journal of Geophysical Research, 101, 8595-8604.
