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• [] Grapenthin, R., Z. Xiao, J. L. Elliott, J. T. Freymueller, D. Nicolsky, R. Parameswaran, S. S. Wei, and G. A. Abers (in revision), Late triggered megathrust slip following the 2020 MW7.6 Sand Point Alaska strike-slip earthquake explains its tsunami.

• [] Li, J.#, S. S. Wei, and H. Meng (in revision), Deciphering the Bimodal Distribution of Marsquake Spectra.

2025

• [35] Jie, Y.#, S. S. Wei, W. Zhu, J. T. Freymueller, J. L. Elliott (2025), Deep‐Learning‐Based Catalog of Background Seismicity and Aftershocks of the 2020–2021 Large Earthquakes Along the Alaska Peninsula, Seismol Res Lett, doi: 10.1785/0220250072.

• [34] Wang, F.#, S. S. Wei, N. A. Ruppert, and H. Zhang (2025), Slab Morphology, Dehydration, and Sub-Arc Melting Beneath the Alaska Peninsula Revealed by Body-Wave Tomography, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130(3), e2024JB029814, doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JB029814. (Open Access)

2024

• [33] Jademec, M., Pavlis, G., X. Yang, K. Fischer, S. S. Wei, M. E. Mann, and A. Schaeffer (2024), Synthesis of the Seismic Structure of the Greater Alaska Region: Geodynamics Implications, in Tectonics and seismicity of Alaska and Western Canada: EarthScope and beyond, edited by N. Ruppert, M. Jadamec, J. Freymueller, American Geophysical Union.

• [32] Pavlis, G., M. Jadamec, M. E. Mann, X. Yang, A. Schaeffer, S. S. Wei, and K. Fischer (2024), Synthesis of the Seismic Structure of the Greater Alaska Region: Subducting Slab Geometry, in Tectonics and seismicity of Alaska and Western Canada: EarthScope and beyond, edited by N. Ruppert, M. Jadamec, J. Freymueller, American Geophysical Union.

• [31] Yang, X., M. E. Mann, K. Fischer, M. Jadamec, S. S. Wei, G. Pavlis, and A. Schaeffer (2024), Synthesis of the Seismic Structure of the Greater Alaska Region: Continental Lithosphere, in Tectonics and seismicity of Alaska and Western Canada: EarthScope and beyond, edited by N. Ruppert, M. Jadamec, J. Freymueller, American Geophysical Union.

• [30] Hao, S., S. S. Wei, and P. M. Shearer (2024), Substantial global radial variations of basalt content near the 660-km discontinuity, AGU Advances, 5(6), e2024AV001409, doi: 10.1029/2024AV001409. (Open Access)

• [29] Xi, Z.#, M. Chen, S. S. Wei, J. Li#, T. Zhou, B. Wang, and Y. Kim (2024), EARA2024: a new radially anisotropic seismic velocity model for the crust and upper mantle beneath East Asia and Northwestern pacific subduction zones, Geophys. J. Int., 239(2), 914-935, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggae302. (Open Access)

• [28] Xi, Z.#, S. S. Wei, W. Zhu, G. Beroza, Y. Jie#, N. Saloor# (2024), Deep Learning for Deep Earthquakes: Insights from OBS Observations of the Tonga Subduction Zone, Geophys. J. Int., 238(2), 1073-1088, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggae200. (Open Access).

• [27] Wang, F.#, S. S. Wei, C. Drooff, J. L. Elliott, J. T. Freymueller, N. A. Ruppert, and H. Zhang (2024), Fluids control along-strike variations in the Alaska megathrust slip, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 633, 118655, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2024.118655.

• [26] Staats, K. Aderhold, K. Hafner, C. Dalton, M. Flanagan, H. Lau, F. J. Simons, M. Vallée, S. S. Wei, W. Yeck, A. Frassetto, and R. Busby (2024), Inconsistent Citation of the Global Seismographic Network in Scientific Publications, Seis. Res. Lett., 95(3), 1478–1485, https://doi.org/10.1785/0220230004.

2023

• [25] Hudson, T. S., J. M. Kendall, J. D. Blundy, M. E. Pritchard, P. MacQueen, S. S. Wei, J. H. Gottsmann, and S. Lapins (2023), Hydrothermal Fluids and Where to Find Them: Using Seismic Attenuation and Anisotropy to Map Fluids Beneath Uturuncu Volcano, Bolivia, Geophys Res Lett, 50(5), e2022GL100974, doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL100974. (open access)

• [24] Hicks, S. P., L. Bie, C. A. Rychert, N. Harmon, S. Goes, A. Rietbrock, S. S. Wei, J. S. Collier, T. J. Henstock, L. Lynch, J. Prytulak, C. G. Macpherson, D. Schlaphorst, J. J. Wilkinson, J. D. Blundy, G. F. Cooper, R. G. Davy, and J.-M. Kendall (2023), Slab to back-arc to arc: Fluid and melt pathways through the mantle wedge beneath the Lesser Antilles, Science Advances, 9(5), eadd2143, doi: doi:10.1126/sciadv.add2143. (open access) 

2022

• [23] Tian, D#., S. S. Wei, W. Wang, and F. Wang# (2022), Stress Drops of Intermediate-Depth and Deep Earthquakes in the Tonga Slab, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127(10), e2022JB025109, doi: 10.1029/2022JB025109. (open access)

• [22] Yuen, D. A., M. A. Scruggs, F. J. Spera, Y. Zheng, H. Hu, S. R. McNutt, G. Thompson, K. Mandli, B. R. Keller, S. S. Wei, Z. Peng, Z. Zhou, F. Mulargia, and Y. Tanioka (2022), Under the surface: Pressure-induced planetary-scale waves, volcanic lightning, and gaseous clouds caused by the submarine eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, Earthquake Research Advances, 2(3), 100134, doi: 10.1016/j.eqrea.2022.100134.

• [21] Glišović, P., S. Grand, C. Lu, A. Forte, and S. S. Wei (2022), The effects of discontinuity topography in the mantle transition zone on global geodynamic observables and mantle heterogeneity, Geophys J Int, 230(1), 623-642, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggac074.

2021

• [20] Wei, S. S., P. Ruprecht, S. L. Gable#, E. Huggins, N. Ruppert, L. Gao, and H. Zhang (2021), Along-strike variations in intermediate-depth seismicity and arc magmatism along the Alaska Peninsula, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 563, 116878, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2021.116878.

2020

• [19] Wei, S. S., P. M. Shearer, C. Lithgow-Bertelloni, L. Stixrude, and D. Tian# (2020), Oceanic plateau of the Hawaiian mantle plume head subducted to the uppermost lower mantle, Science, 370(6519), 983-987, doi: 10.1126/science.abd0312. (Free access to the full text)

• [18] Tian, D#, M. Lv, S. S. Wei, S. M. Dorfman, and P. M. Shearer (2020), Global variations of the 520- and 560-km discontinuities, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 552, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116600.

• [17] An, C, S. S. Wei, C. Cai, and H. Yue (2020), Frequency limit for the pressure compliance correction of ocean-bottom seismic data, Seis. Res. Lett., 91(2A), 967-976, doi: 10.1785/0220190259. (PDF)

• [16] Wei, S. S. and D. A. Wiens (2020), High bulk and shear attenuation due to partial melt in the Tonga-Lau back-arc mantle, J. Geophys. Res., 125(1), e2019JB017527, doi: 10.1029/2019JB017527. (PDF)

2019

• [15] Fan, W., S. S. Wei, D. Tian#, J. J. McGuire, and D. A. Wiens (2019), Complex and diverse rupture processes of the 2018 Mw 8.2 and Mw 7.9 Tonga-Fiji deep earthquakes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 46(5), 2434-2448, doi: 10.1029/2018GL080997. (PDF)

• [14] Chen, M., V. C. Manea, F. Niu, S. S. Wei, and E. Kiser (2019), Genesis of intermediate-depth and deep intraslab earthquakes beneath Japan constrained by seismic tomography, seismicity, and thermal modeling, Geophys. Res. Lett., 46(4), 2025-2036, doi: 10.1029/2018GL080025. (PDF)

• [13] Chen, J., Y. J. Chen, D. A. Wiens, S. S. Wei, Y. Zha, J. Julià, and C. Cai (2019), Crustal and lithospheric structure of inactive volcanic arc terrains in Fiji, Tectonophysics, 750, 394-403, doi: 10.1016/j.tecto.2018.07.014. (PDF)

2018

• [12] Wei, S. S. and D. A. Wiens (2018), P-wave attenuation structure of the Lau back-arc basin and implications for mantle wedge processes, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 502, 187-199, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.09.005. (PDF)

2017

• [11] Wei, S. S. and P. M. Shearer (2017), A sporadic low-velocity layer atop the 410 km discontinuity beneath the Pacific Ocean, J. Geophys. Res., doi: 10.1002/2017JB014100. (Highlighted by the JGR editor: "Toward an understanding of mass transfers across the mantle transition zone") (PDF)

• [10] Wei, S. S., D. A. Wiens, P. E. van Keken, and C. Cai (2017), Slab temperature controls on the Tonga double seismic zone and slab mantle dehydration, Science Adv., 3, e1601755, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1601755. (PDF, Supplementary Materials)

2016

• [9] Wei, S. S., Y. Zha, W. Shen, D. A. Wiens, J. A. Conder, and S. C. Webb (2016),  Upper mantle structure of the Tonga-Lau-Fiji region from Rayleigh wave tomography, Geochem., Geophys., Geosyst., 17(11), 4705-4724, doi: 10.1002/2016GC006656. (PDF)

• [8] Wei, S. S. and Y. J. Chen (2016), Seismic evidence of the Hainan mantle plume by receiver function analysis in southern China, Geophys. Res. Lett., 43(17), 8978-8985, doi: 10.1002/2016GL069513. (PDF)

2015

• [7] Fan, W., Y. J. Chen, Y. Tang, S. Zhou, Y. Feng, H. Yue, H. Wang, G. Jin, S. Wei, Y. Wang, Z. Ge, and J. Ning (2015), Crust and upper mantle velocity structure of the eastern Tibetan Plateau and adjacent regions from ambient noise tomography, Chinese J. Geophys. (in Chinese), 58(5), 1568-1583, doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0001-5733.2011.08.008. (PDF)

• [6] Wei, S. S., D. A. Wiens, Y. Zha, T. Plank, S. C. Webb, D. K. Blackman, R. A. Dunn, and J. A. Conder (2015), Seismic evidence of effects of water on melt transport in the Lau back-arc mantle, Nature, 518(7539), 395-398, doi: 10.1038/nature14113. (PDF)

Before 2015

• [5] Zha, Y., S. C. Webb, S. S. Wei, D. A. Wiens, D. K. Blackman, W. Menke, R. A. Dunn, and J. A. Conder (2014), Seismological imaging of ridge-arc interaction beneath the Eastern Lau Spreading Center from OBS ambient noise tomography, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 408(0), 194-206, doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.10.019. (PDF)

• [4] Yue, H., Y. J. Chen, E. Sandvol, J. Ni, T. Hearn, S. Zhou, Y. Feng, Z. Ge, A. Trujillo, Y. Wang, G. Jin, M. Jiang, Y. Tang, X. Liang, S. Wei, H. Wang, W. Fan, and Z. Liu (2012). Lithospheric and upper mantle structure of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau. J. Geophys. Res., 117, B05307, doi: 10.1029/2011jb008545. (PDF)

• [3] Tang, Y. C., Y. S. Chen, Y. J. Yang, Z. F. Ding, R. F. Liu, Y. G. Feng, P. Li, C. Q. Yu, S. Q. Wei, W. Y. Fan, H. Y. Wang, S. Y. Zhou, and J. Y. Ning (2011), Ambient noise tomography in north China craton, Chinese J. Geophys. (in Chinese), 54(8), 2011-2022, doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0001-5733.2011.08.008. (PDF)

• [2] Wei, S., Y. J. Chen, E. Sandvol, S. Zhou, H. Yue, G. Jin, T. M. Hearn, M. Jiang, H. Wang, W. Fan, Z. Liu, Z. Ge, Y. Wang, Y. Feng, and J. Ni (2010), Regional earthquakes in northern Tibetan Plateau: Implications for lithospheric strength in Tibet, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37(19), L19307, doi: 10.1029/2010gl044800. (PDF)

• [1] Tang, Y. C., Y. G. Feng, Y. S. J. Chen, S. Y. Zhou, J. Y. Ning, S. Q. Wei, P. Li, C. Q. Yu, W. Y. Fan, and H. Y. Wang (2010), Receiver function analysis at Shanxi Rift, Chinese J. Geophys. (in Chinese), 53(9), 2102-2109, doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0001-5733.2010.09.010. (PDF)