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Geodynamics/Science Education
Peer-Reviewed Scientific Publications
- Richardson, R.M. and W. G. McCallum, The Third
R in Literacy, in Quantitative Literacy: Why Numeracy Matters
for Schools and Colleges, Bernard L. Madison and Lynn Arthur
Steen (eds), NCED, Princeton, New Jersey, 2003
- Richardson, R. M., "Stripes on the Sea Floor", "The
Wave", "Geologic Time (Clothes) Line", and "Significant
Figures", J. Geos. Ed., 48, 575-576, 584, 597,
2000.
- Pacanovsky, K. M., D. M. Davis, R. M. Richardson,
and D. D. Coblentz, Intraplate stresses and plate-driving forces
in the Philippine Sea Plate, J. Geophys. Res., 104,
1095-1110, 1999.
- Coblentz, D. D., S. Zhou, R. R. Hillis, R. M.
Richardson, and M. Sandiford, Topography, boundary forces, and
the Indo-Australian intraplate stress field, J. Geophys. Res., 103,
919-931, 1998.
- M.L. Zoback and R.M. Richardson, Stress perturbation
associated with the Amazonas and other ancient continental rifts, J.
Geophys. Res., 101, 5459-5475, 1996.
- J.P. Grana and R.M. Richardson, Tectonic stress
within the New Madrid seismic zone, J. Geophys. Res., 101,
5445-5458, 1996.
- D.D. Coblentz and R.M. Richardson, Analysis of
the South American intraplate stress field, J. Geophys. Res., 101,
8643-8657, 1996.
- D.D. Coblentz and R.M. Richardson, Statistical
trends in the intraplate stress field, J. Geophys. Res., 100,
20,245-20,255, 1995.
- D.D. Coblentz, M. Sandiford, R.M. Richardson,
S. Zhou, and R. Hillis, The origins of the intraplate stress field
in continental Australia, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 133,
299-309, 1995.
- M. Sandiford, D.D. Coblentz and R.M. Richardson,
Ridge torques and continental collision in the Indian-Australian
plate, Geology, 23, 653-656, 1995.
- R.M. Richardson and D.D. Coblentz, Stress modeling
in the Andes: Constraints on the South American intraplate stress
magnitudes, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 22,015-22,025,
1994.
- D.D. Coblentz, R.M. Richardson, and M. Sandiford,
On the gravitational potential energy of the Earth's lithosphere, Tectonics, 13,
929-945, 1994.
- R.M. Richardson, Ridge forces, absolute plate
motion, and the intraplate stress field, J. Geophys. Res., 97,
11,739-11,748, 1992.
- R.M. Richardson and L.M. Reding, North American
plate dynamics, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 12,201-12,223,
1991.
- R.M. Richardson and G.L. Cole. Plate reconstruction
uncertainties using empirical probability density functions. J.
Geophys. Res., 96, 10391-10400, 1991.
- C.A. Williams and R.M. Richardson. A rheologically
layered three-dimensional model of the San Andreas fault in Southern
California. J. Geophys. Res., 96, 16597-16623, 1991.
- R.M. Richardson and S.C. MacInnes. The inversion
of gravity data into three-dimensional polyhedral models. J.
Geophys. Res., 94, 7555-7562, 1989.
- R.M. Richardson. The origin of the intraplate
stress field (extended abstract). 28th International Geological
Congress, 9-19 July 1989, Washington, D.C.
- C. A. Williams, Jr., and R. M. Richardson. A
nonlinear least-squares inverse analysis of strike-slip faulting
with application to the San Andreas fault. Geophys. Res. Lett., 15,
1211-1214, 1988.
- R. M. Richardson. The driving
mechanism for plate tectonics: Toward contention or consensus?
(extended abstract), Texas A&M Geodynamics Res. Symp., April,
1987.
- M.L. Zoback, S.P. Nishenko, R.M. Richardson,
H.S. Hasegawa and M.D. Zoback. Mid-plate stress, deformation and
seismicity, in P.R. Vogt and B.E. Tucholke, eds., The
Geology of North America, Volume M, The Western North Atlantic
Region. Geological Society of America, 247-312, 1986.
- J.L. Kruger-Knuepfer, M.L. Sbar, and R.M. Richardson.
Micro-seismicity of the Kaibab Plateau, northern Arizona, and its
tectonic implications. Bull. Seis. Soc. Am., 75,
491-505, 1985.
- R.M. Richardson. The role
of horizontal density contrasts in intraplate deformation (extended
abstract). Texas A&M Geodynam. Res. Symp., April, 1985.
- M.L. Sbar, R.M. Richardson, C.E. Flaccus, and
T. Engelder. Near surface in situ stress, Part I: Strain relaxation
measurements along the San Andreas fault in southern California. J.
Geophys. Res., 89, 9323-9332, 1984.
- R.M. Richardson and B.L. Cox. Evolution of oceanic
lithosphere: A driving force study of the Nazca plate. J. Geophys.
Res., 89, 10,043-10,052, 1984.
- R.M. Richardson. Modeling stress and vertical
motion from horizontal density variations in the lithosphere (extended
abstract), in Proc., Chapman Conference on Vertical Crustal
Motion: Measurement and Modeling, W.E. Strange, ed., AGU, 22-26
October, 1984.
- R.M. Richardson. Hydraulic fracture in arbitrarily
oriented boreholes: An analytic solution, in Hydraulic Fracturing
Stress Measurements, M.D. Zoback and B.C. Haimson, eds., National
Academy Press, 167-175, 1983.
- R.M. Richardson. Inversion for the driving forces
of plate tectonics, in Proc. IEEE Intl. Geosci. and Remote
Sensing Symp., II, p. FA2.3.1-FA2.3.6, 1983.
- D. Eberhart-Phillips, R.M. Richardson, M.L. Sbar,
and R.B. Herrmann. Analysis of the 4 February 1976, Chino Valley,
Arizona earthquake. Bull. Seis. Soc. Am., 77, 787-801,
1981.
- F. Stevenson, K. Kretix, L. O'Connor, S. Calvo,
J.S. Sumner, M.L. Sbar, and R.M. Richardson. Report of geophysical
surveys in the Madera Canyon alluvial fan and Aravaca Wash areas,
Pima County, Arizona. U.S. Geol. Surv. Open File Rep. (July
1981), 27 p.
- R.M. Richardson. A review of Recent Crustal
Movements, Whitten et al. (eds.), Elsevier, 1977, in Eos
Trans. AGU, 61, p22, 1980.
- S.C. Solomon, R.M. Richardson, and E.A. Bergman.
Tectonic stress: Models and magnitudes. J. Geophys. Res., 85,
6086-6092, 1980.
- R.M. Richardson, M.L. Sbar, and T.E. Engelder.
Shallow in situ stress measurements: Implications for recovery
of reserves. Geophysics, 46, 425-426, 1980.
- R.M. Richardson, S.C. Solomon, and N.H. Sleep.
Tectonic stress in the plates. Rev. Geophys. Space Physics, 17,
981-1019, 1979.
- R.M. Richardson. Finite element modeling of stress
in the Nazca plate: Driving forces and plate boundary earthquakes. Tectonophys., 50,
223-248, 1978.
- S.C. Solomon, N.H. Sleep, and R.M. Richardson.
Implications of absolute plate motions and intraplate stress for
mantle rheology. Tectonophys., 37, 219- 231, 1977.
- R.M. Richardson and S.C. Solomon. Apparent stress
and stress drop for intraplate earthquakes and tectonic stress
in the plates. Pure Appl. Geophys., 115, 317-331,
1977.
- R.M. Richardson, S.C. Solomon, and N.H. Sleep.
Intraplate stress as an indicator of plate tectonic driving forces. J.
Geophys. Res., 81, 1847-1856, 1976.
- S.C. Solomon, N.H. Sleep, and R.M. Richardson.
On the forces driving plate tectonics: Inference for absolute plate
velocities and intraplate stress. Geophys. J. R. Astron. Soc., 42,
769-802, 1975.
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