Suzanne Carbotte

Suzanne Marie Carbotte
Alma materUniversity of California
Scientific career
ThesisTectonic and magnetic studies of mid-ocean ridges : evolution of ridge segmentation and deformation of newly formed crust at slow to fast spreading centers. (1992)
Doctoral advisorKen C. Macdonald

Suzanne Carbotte is a marine geophysicist known for her research on the formation of new oceanic crust.

Education and career

Carbotte has an H.B.Sc in geology and physics from the University of Toronto (1982).[1][2] Following college, she went to art school[3] before starting at Queen's University where she earned an M.Sc. geophysics in 1986.[4] In 1992, she earned her Ph.D. in marine geophysics from the University of California.[5] Carbotte started at Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory as a post-doctoral research fellow and in 2007 she was named the Bruce C. Heezen Senior Scientist.[2]

In 2015, Carbotte was elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, and the citation reads:[6]

For seminal contributions to understanding the global mid-ocean ridge system and the formation and evolution of the oceanic crust.

Research

Carbotte uses sonar to map the seafloor[7][8] and applies the resulting data to understanding of how tectonic plates move over time and space. She has characterized spreading of tectonic plates in regions characterized by fast versus slow spreading rates,[9] and conducted research on the East Pacific Rise[10][11] and the Juan de Fuca Ridge.[12] In the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the western coast of the United States, Carbotte uses seismic data to examine water[13][14] and sediments[15][16] found within oceanic crust, and quantifies the level of stress in different regions of the tectonic plates.[17] In 2021, Carbotte lead a cruise on the RV Marcus G. Langseth to estimate the scale of earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest with a particular focus on why the tectonic plates in the region have been unexpectedly quiet in recent geological time.[18]

Seafloor map of the Explorer Plate
Section of data from the Marine Geoscience Data System map showing the Explorer Plate off the coast of Oregon and Washington, United States.

Carbotte also works to retain scientific data and make it readily-available to the public. Her work with the Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) is a Digital Elevation Model that provides high resolution maps of the seafloor on global scales.[19] She has worked within the confines of the Marine Geoscience Data System[20] generating data during the Ridge 2000 program,[21] data from Antarctica and the Southern Ocean,[22] and within the United States Antarctic Program Data Center[23]

Selected publications

  • Carbotte, Suzanne M.; Macdonald, Ken C. (1994-07-10). "Comparison of seafloor tectonic fabric at intermediate, fast, and super fast spreading ridges: Influence of spreading rate, plate motions, and ridge segmentation on fault patterns". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 99 (B7): 13609–13631. Bibcode:1994JGR....9913609C. doi:10.1029/93JB02971.
  • Carbotte, Suzanne M.; Detrick, Robert S.; Harding, Alistair; Canales, Juan Pablo; Babcock, Jeffrey; Kent, Graham; Ark, Emily Van; Nedimovic, Mladen; Diebold, John (2006). "Rift topography linked to magmatism at the intermediate spreading Juan de Fuca Ridge". Geology. 34 (3): 209. Bibcode:2006Geo....34..209C. doi:10.1130/G21969.1. ISSN 0091-7613.
  • Ryan, William B. F.; Carbotte, Suzanne M.; Coplan, Justin O.; O'Hara, Suzanne; Melkonian, Andrew; Arko, Robert; Weissel, Rose Anne; Ferrini, Vicki; Goodwillie, Andrew; Nitsche, Frank; Bonczkowski, Juliet (2009). "Global Multi-Resolution Topography synthesis: GLOBAL MULTI-RESOLUTION TOPOGRAPHY SYNTHESIS". Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 10 (3): n/a. Bibcode:2009GGG....10.3014R. doi:10.1029/2008GC002332.
  • Carbotte, Suzanne M.; Marjanović, Milena; Carton, Helene; Mutter, John C.; Canales, Juan Pablo; Nedimović, Mladen R.; Han, Shuoshuo; Perfit, Michael R. (2013). "Fine-scale segmentation of the crustal magma reservoir beneath the East Pacific Rise". Nature Geoscience. 6 (10): 866–870. Bibcode:2013NatGe...6..866C. doi:10.1038/ngeo1933. ISSN 1752-0894.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "carbotte | Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory". www.ldeo.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  2. ^ a b "Homesite of Suzanne Carbotte | Curriculum Vitae". www.ldeo.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  3. ^ Delaney, Peggy; Abrantes, Fatima; Alexander, Vera; Alldredge, Alice L.; Almogi-Labin, Ahuva; Alonso, Belén; Anand, Pallavi; Ates, Sibel Bargu; Bauch, Dorothea; Bell, Robin E.; Benitez-Nelson, Claudia (2005). "Autobiographical Sketches of Women in Oceanography". Oceanography. 18 (1): 65–246. ISSN 1042-8275. JSTOR 43925658.
  4. ^ Carbotte, Suzanne Marie (1986). Geological and geophysical characteristics of the Tuzo Wilson Knolls and vicinity: triple junction tectonics in the NE Pacific (Thesis). Kingston, Ont. OCLC 933168089.
  5. ^ Carbotte, Suzanne Marie (1992). Tectonic and magnetic studies of mid-ocean ridges: evolution of ridge segmentation and deformation of newly formed crust at slow to fast spreading centers (Thesis). Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International. OCLC 29026760.
  6. ^ a b "Union Fellows | AGU". www.agu.org. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  7. ^ Struck, Doug (2016-07-30). "20,000 discoveries under the sea". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  8. ^ Oleson, Timothy (May 20, 2016). "Seeing the seafloor in high definition: Modern mapping offers increasing clarity on Earth's vast underwater landscape". www.earthmagazine.org. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  9. ^ Carbotte, Suzanne M.; Macdonald, Ken C. (1994-07-10). "Comparison of seafloor tectonic fabric at intermediate, fast, and super fast spreading ridges: Influence of spreading rate, plate motions, and ridge segmentation on fault patterns". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 99 (B7): 13609–13631. Bibcode:1994JGR....9913609C. doi:10.1029/93JB02971.
  10. ^ Carbotte, Suzanne M.; Mutter, John C.; Xu, Liqing (1997-05-10). "Contribution of volcanism and tectonism to axial and flank morphology of the southern East Pacific Rise, 17°10′-17°40′S, from a study of layer 2A geometry". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 102 (B5): 10165–10184. doi:10.1029/96JB03910.
  11. ^ Carbotte, Suzanne M.; Marjanović, Milena; Carton, Helene; Mutter, John C.; Canales, Juan Pablo; Nedimović, Mladen R.; Han, Shuoshuo; Perfit, Michael R. (2013). "Fine-scale segmentation of the crustal magma reservoir beneath the East Pacific Rise". Nature Geoscience. 6 (10): 866–870. Bibcode:2013NatGe...6..866C. doi:10.1038/ngeo1933. ISSN 1752-0894.
  12. ^ Carbotte, Suzanne M.; Detrick, Robert S.; Harding, Alistair; Canales, Juan Pablo; Babcock, Jeffrey; Kent, Graham; Ark, Emily Van; Nedimovic, Mladen; Diebold, John (2006). "Rift topography linked to magmatism at the intermediate spreading Juan de Fuca Ridge". Geology. 34 (3): 209. Bibcode:2006Geo....34..209C. doi:10.1130/G21969.1. ISSN 0091-7613.
  13. ^ Watts, Andrea (June 30, 2014). "Unlocking the Cascadia Subduction Zone's secrets: Peering into recent research and findings". www.earthmagazine.org. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  14. ^ Canales, J. P.; Carbotte, S. M.; Nedimović, M. R.; Carton, H. (2017). "Dry Juan de Fuca slab revealed by quantification of water entering Cascadia subduction zone". Nature Geoscience. 10 (11): 864–870. Bibcode:2017NatGe..10..864C. doi:10.1038/ngeo3050. hdl:1912/9404. ISSN 1752-0908.
  15. ^ Pereira, Sydney (2017-11-21). "On the West Coast, the Pacific Northwest may be at most risk for the "big one"". Newsweek. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  16. ^ Han, Shuoshuo; Bangs, Nathan L.; Carbotte, Suzanne M.; Saffer, Demian M.; Gibson, James C. (2017). "Links between sediment consolidation and Cascadia megathrust slip behaviour". Nature Geoscience. 10 (12): 954–959. Bibcode:2017NatGe..10..954H. doi:10.1038/s41561-017-0007-2. ISSN 1752-0908. S2CID 134934807.
  17. ^ Michaels, Mace (November 27, 2017). "Ocean Sediments Off Pacific Coast May Feed Tsunami Danger". WeatherNation. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  18. ^ Voosen, Paul (2021-06-30). "A megaquake will someday strike the Pacific Northwest. This ship could figure out how bad it will be". Science | AAAS. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  19. ^ Ryan, William B. F.; Carbotte, Suzanne M.; Coplan, Justin O.; O'Hara, Suzanne; Melkonian, Andrew; Arko, Robert; Weissel, Rose Anne; Ferrini, Vicki; Goodwillie, Andrew; Nitsche, Frank; Bonczkowski, Juliet (2009). "Global Multi-Resolution Topography synthesis: Global Multi-Resolution Topography Synthesis". Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 10 (3): n/a. Bibcode:2009GGG....10.3014R. doi:10.1029/2008GC002332.
  20. ^ Funkhouser, David (January 8, 2016). "The floor of the ocean comes into better focus". phys.org. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  21. ^ Carbotte, S. M.; Arko, R.; Chayes, D. N.; Haxby, W.; Lehnert, K.; O'Hara, S.; Ryan, W. B. F.; Weissel, R. A.; Shipley, T.; Gahagan, L.; Johnson, K. (2004). "New integrated data management system for Ridge2000 and MARGINS research". Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. 85 (51): 553–559. Bibcode:2004EOSTr..85..553C. doi:10.1029/2004EO510002. ISSN 2324-9250.
  22. ^ "USGS Open-File Report 2007-1047, Short Research Paper 002". Antarctic Multibeam Bathymetry and Geophysical Data Synthesis: An On-Line Digital Data Resource for Marine Geoscience Research in the Southern Ocean. 2007 (1047srp002). 2007-06-04. doi:10.3133/of2007-1047.srp002. ISSN 0196-1497.
  23. ^ Carbotte, Suzanne M.; Nitsche, Frank; Pope, Allen; Shane, Neville; Tinto, Kirsty (5 April 2021). "A Vital Resource Supporting Antarctic Research". Eos. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  24. ^ "Francis Birch Lecture | AGU". www.agu.org. Retrieved 2021-07-01.