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Papers and Publications (1990-1999)

Yianping Li, John W. Geissman, Amos Nur, Hagai Ron, Qing Huang. Paleomagnetic evidence for counterclockwise block rotation in the North Nevada rift region. Geology, V18, pp 79-82, January.

Zhijing Wang, A. M. Nur, & Mike L. Batzle. Acoustic velocities in petroleum oils. JPT, February. Vol 42, #2, pp 192-201.

Amos Nur. Comment off "Shear wave anisotropy of active tectonic regions via automated S-wave polarization analysis" by M. K. Savage. R. P. Meyer and R. C. Aster, and "Azimuthal variations in P-wave travel times and shear-wave splitting the the Charlevoix seismic zone" by G. G. R. Buchbinder, Tectonophysics, 172 pp 195- 196.

Amos Nur & Joseph Walder. Time-dependent hydraulics of the earth's crust in crustal processes, in Studies in Geophysics, National Academy Press, The Role of Fluids in Crustal Processes, pp 113-127.

Jack Dvorkin, Gary Mavko, & Amos Nur. The oscillations of viscous compressible fluid in an arbitrary-shaped pore. Mechanics of Materials 9 pp 165-179, Elsivier.

Zhijing Wang, Michael L. Batzle, & Amos Nur. Effect of different pore fluids on seismic velocities in rocks. Canadian Journal of Exploration Geophysics, Vol 26, #1 & 2, pp 104-112.

H. Ron, A. Nur, & Y. Eyal. Multiple strike-slip faults sets: A case study from the Dead Sea transform. Tectonics, Vol 9, #6, pp 1421-1431.

M. Boccaletti and A. Nur. Active and recent strike-slip tectonics. Annales Tectonicae. Volume IV, N2, December, 1990. (a book)

O. Scotti and A. Nur. 3D block rotation applied to the West Transverse Ranges, California. Annales Tectonicae, Special issue, Vol. IV, N2, 7-23, 1990.

H. Ron, A. Nur, and A. Hofstetter. Late Cenozoic and recent strike slip tectonics in Mt. Carmel, Northern Israel. Annales Tectonicae, Special issue, Vol IV, N2, 70-80, 1990.

D. Marion & Amos Nur. Pore-filling material and its effect on velocity in rocks. Geophysics, Vol 56, #2, pp 225-230.

Amos Nur & Christopher MacAskill.The walls came tumbling down - earthquakes in the Holyland - a video documentary.

J. Walls, A. Nur, and J. Dvorkin. A slug test method in reservoirs with pressure sensitive permeability. Published in the proceedings of the 1991 Coalbed Methane Symposium at the University of Albama/Tuscaloosa, May 13-16, 1991.

Jack Dvorkin, Haim Gvirtzman, and Amos Nur. Kozeny-Carman relation for a medium with tapered cracks. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 18, No.5, pp. 877-880, May 1991.

Zhijing Wang and Amos Nur. Ultrasonic velocities in pure hydrocarbons and mixtures. J. Acoust. Soc. Amo. 89, pp 2725-2730. June, 1991.

Dominique Marion, Amos Nur, Hezhu Yin, and D. Han. Compressional velocity and porosity in sand-clay mixtures. Geophysics, Vol 57, #4, April, 1992. pp. 554-563.

Amos Nur. And the walls came tumbling down. New Scientist, 6, pp 45-48. July, 1991.

Oona Scotti, Amos Nur, and Raul Estevez. Distributed deformation and block rotation in three dimensions. JGR. Vol 96, #B7, July 10, 1991. pp 1112,225-12,243.

Lev Vernik and Amos Nur, Ultrasonic velocity and anisotrphy of some petreleum source rock: The Bakken formation, Williston Basin, N. Dokota. Presented at the 60th. Annual International Mtg. Soc., Expl. Geophys., Expanded abstracts, 845-848. 1990.

Lev Vernik and A. Nur, 1992. Petrophysical analysis of the Cajon Pass scientific well: Implications for fluid flow and seismic studies in the continental crust. JGR, Vol. 97, No. B4, pp 5121-5134. April 10.

Jack Dvorkin, Gary Mavko, and Amos Nur. The effect of cementation on the elastic properties of granular material. Mechanics of Materials 12 (1991) 207-217. Elsevier.

Amos Nur, Dominique Marion, and Hezhu Yin. Wave velocities in sediments. J. M. Hovem et al., (eds.) Shear Waves in Marine Sediments, 131-140. 1991. Kluwer Academic Publishers.

J. Dvorkin, G. Mavko, and A. Nur. The dynamics of viscous compressible fluid in a fracture. Geophysics, Vol. 57, #5, May, 1992. pp. 720-726.

Lev Vernik and A. Nur. Ultrasonic velocity and anisotropy of hydrocarbon source-rocks, Geophysics, Vol. 57, #5, May, 1992. pp 727-735.

Jack Dvorkin and Amos Nur. Filtration fronts in pressure compliant reservoirs. Short note. Geophysics. Vol. 57, #8, (August 1992) P. 1089-1092, 3 figures.

Amos Nur and Joseph Walder. Hydraulic Pulses in the Earth's Crust, Chapter 19, Fault Mechanics and Transport Properties of Rocks. 1992 Academic Press Ltd. pp 461-473.

Lev Vernik and Amos Nur. Petrophysical classification of siliciclastics for lithology and porosity prediction from seismic velocities. AAPG, V76, No.9 pp, 1295-1309, September 1992.

N. Akbar, J. Dvorkin, and A. Nur. Relating P-wave attenuation to permeability. Geophysics/Rock Properties. Vol. 58, #1, January 1993. 20-29.

Aldo Shemesh, Hagai Ron, Yigal Erel, Yehooshua Kolodny, and Amos Nur. Isotopic composition of vein calcite and its fluid inclusions: Implicatiion of paleohydrological systems, tectonic events and vein formation processes. Chemical Geology (Isotope Geoscience Section), 94, (1992) 307-314.

Qiang Chen and Amos Nur. Pore fluid pressure effects in anisotropic rocks: Mechanisms of induced seismicity and weak faults. PEGEOPH, Vol. 139, No.3/4 (1992).

J. P. Blangy, S. Strandenes, D. Moos, and A. Nur. Ultrasonic velocities in sands - revisted. Geophysics, Vol. 58, #3, (March 1993) P. 344-356.

Z. Wang and A. Nur. Aspects of rockphysics in seismic reservoir surveillance. Reviewed paper in book on Reservoir Geophysics; Ed. R. E. Sheriff; Ch. 6, p 285; published by SEG, 1993.

Jack Dvorkin and Amos Nur. Dynamic poroelasticity: A unified model with the squirt and the Biot mechanisms. Geophysics, Vol. 58, #4, p. 524-533. (April, 93).

D. W. Eaton with reply by the authors L. Vernik and A. Nur. Ultrasonic velocity and anisotropy of hydrocarbon source rocks, Geophysics, Vol 58. #5, 5/93, pp 758-759.

Amos Nur, Hagai Ron, and Gregory C. Beroza. The nature of the Landers-Mojave earthquake line: Science, Reprint Series, July 9, 1993, Volume 261, pp. 201-203.

Hagai Ron, Amos Nur, and Atilla Aydin. Stress field rotation or block rotation: an example from the Lake Mead fault system. Annali di Geofisica, Vol. XXXVI, N.2, May 1993. pp. 65-73.

Amos Nur, Jack Dvorkin, Gary Mavko, and Zvi Ben-Avraham. Speculations on the origins and fate of backarc basins. Annali di Geofisica, Vol. XXXVI, N.2, May, 1993. pp. 155-163.

Hagai Ron, Alos Nur, and Atilla Aydin. Rotation of stress and blocks in the Lake Mead, Nevada, Fault system. GRL. V20, #16, pp 1703-1706, August 20, 1993.

A. Shapira, R. Avni, and A. Nur. Note: A new estimage for the epicenter of the Jericho earthquake of 11 July, 1927. Israel Journal of Earth Sciences, Vol. 42. #2, 1993,pp 93-96.

Jack Dvorkin, Amos Nur, Gary Mavko, and Zvi Ben-Avraham. Narrow subducting slabs and the origin of backarc basins. Tectonophysics. 227 (1993) 63-79.

Amos Nur, Hagai Ron, and Greg Beroza. Landers-Mojave earthquake line: A new fault system? GSA Today, Vol: 3; #10; pp 253 and 256-258, October, 1993.

H. Yin, A. Nur, and G. Mavko. Critical porosity - a physical boundary in poroelasticity. Int. J. Rock. Mech. Min. Sci & Geomech. Abs. V30, #7, pp 805-808.

Jack Dvorkin and Amos Nur. Rock physics for characterizaton of gas hydrates. US Geological Survey Professional Paper 1570 (The Future of Energy Gases). pp 293-297.

Jack Dvorkin, Richard Nolen-Hoeksema, and Amos Nur. The squirt-flow mechanism: Macroscopic description. Geophysics, V59, #3, pp 428-438, March.

Amos Nur, Hagai Ron, and Greg Beroza. The Landers - Mojave seismic belt: A new fault zone, Translated World Seismology, #1, 1994.

Ozdogan Yilmaz, Richard C. Nolen-Hoeksema, and Amos Nur. Pore pressure profiles in fractured and compliant rocks. Geophysical Prospecting, 1994, 42, pp 693-714.

Jack Dvorkin, Amos Nur, and Hezhu Yin. Effective properties of cemented granular materials. Mechanics of Materials 18 (1994) 351-366.

Qiang Chen and Amos Nur. Critical concentration modules for porous materials. Advances in Porous Media Vol II. 1994. pp169-308.

D. Lumley, A. Nur, S. Strandenes, J. Dvorkin and J.Packwood. Seismic monitoring of oil production: A feasibility study. Proceedings, SEG 1994d. Expanded abstracts, pp. 319-322. Presented at SEG 1994.

Jack Dvorkin, Gary Mavko and Amos Nur. Squirt flow in fully saturated rocks. Geophysics, Vol. 66 No.1(January-February 1995) p. 97-107.

1996-1999:

Jack Dvorkin, Amos Nur and Caren Chaika. Stress snesitivity of sandstones. Geophysics, Vol 61, No.2 (March-April, 1996); P. 444-455.

Amos Nur. BSR and methane hydrates: New challenges for geophysics and rock physics. Presented at the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 6-9 May, 1996. OTC 8004. pp. 429-435.

Jack Dvorkin and Amos Nur. Elasticity of high-porosity sandstones: Theory for two North Sea data sets. Geophysics, V61, #3, pp. 1363-1370. September/October, 1996.

Hagai Ron and Amos Nur. Vertical axis rotations in the Mojave: Evidence from the independence dike swarm. Geology; November 1996; no. 11; p. 973-976

Gary Mavko and Amos Nur. Short Note. Geophysics Vol. 62 #5 (September/October 97) pp. 1480-1482.

Amos Nur and Hagai Ron. Armageddon's Earthquakes. International Geology Review Vol. 39. 1997. pp. 532-541.

Hagai Ron and Amos Nur. Vertical axis rotations in the Mojave: Evidence from the Independence dike swarm: Comment and Reply. Geology. November 1997.

Remarks on a book review by Amos Nur (Earth Sciences History, V16; No.1, pp. 57-58 on the Destructionof Sodom, Gomorrah and Jericho by D. Neev and K. O. Emery (1995).

Amos Nur. The End of the Bronze Age by Large Earthquakes? Edited by Benny J. Peisner, Trevor Palmer and Mark E. Bailey, BAR International (Natural Catastrophes During Bronze Age Civilisations), pp. 140-147, Series 728, 1998.

Amos Nur, Gary Mavko, Jack Dvorkin and Doron Galmudi. Critical porosity: A key to relating physical properties to porosity in rocks. SEG/The Leading Edge, March 98, Vol. 17, No. 3. pp. 357-362.

Christine Ecker, Jack Dvorkin and Amos Nur, Sediments with gas hydrates: Internal structure from seismic AVO, GEOPHYSICS, Vol. 63, N0. 5, p 1659-1669.

Doron Galmudi, Jack Dvorkin and Amos Nur. A physical model for porosity reduction in sandstones. GEOPHYSICS, Vol. 63. No. 2. March/April, 1998, pp. 454-459.

Doron Gal, Amos Nur and Einat Aharonov. Stability analysis of a pressure-solution surface. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 25, No. 8, pp. 1237-1240, April 15, 1998.

D. Gal, J. Dvorkin and A. M. Nur. A physical model for porosity reduction in sandstones. GEOPHYSICS, Vol. 63, No 2. March-April 1998. pp. 454.

Jack Dvorkin and Amos Nur. Short Note on time-average equation revisited. Geophysics, Vol. 63, No. 2. March/April, 1998, pp. 460-464.

Jack Dvorkin and Amos Nur, Acoustic signatures of patchy saturation, Int. J. Solids Structiroes Vol 35. Nos. 34-35, pp. 4803-4810, 1998.

J. Dvorkin and A. M. Nur, Time-average equation revisted. GEOPHYSICS, Vol. 63, No 2. March-April 1998. pp. 460.

William J. Bosl, Amos Nur. Numerical simulation of post seismic deformation due to pore fluid diffusion. Poromechanics, A tribute to Maurice A. Biot. Proceedings of The Biot conference on poromechanics, Louvain-La-Neuve/Belgium/14-16 September, 1998.

Ran Bachrach and Amos Nur. High-resolution shallow-seismic experiments in sand, Part 1: Water table, fluid flow, and saturation. GEOPHYSICS, Vol. 63, No. 4 (July-August) pp. 1225-1233.

Ran Bachrach and Amos Nur. High-resolution shallow-seismic experiments in sand, Part II: Velocities in shallow unconsolidated sand. GEOPHYSICS, VOL. 63, NO. 4 (JULY-AUGUST) PP. 1234-1240.

William Bosl, J. Dvorkin and A. Nur. A study of porosity and permeability using a lattice Boltzmann simulation. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 25, No. 9, pp. 1475-1478, May 1, 1998.

Christine Ecker, Jack Dvorkin and Amos Nur, Sediments with gas hydrates: Internal structure from seismic AVO, Geophysics, Vol. 63, N0. 5, p 1659-1669.

Ran Bachrach, Amos Nur and James Rickett. Seismic detection of viscous contaminant using shallow seismic reflection. Proceedings of the Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Environmental and Engineering Problems. EEGS (Environmental and Engineering Problems. March 22-26, 1998, Chicago, IL.pp. 685-694.

Zohar Gvirtzman and Amos Nur. The formation of Mount Etna as the consequence of slab roll-back. Nature/Vol. 401, pp.782-785, 21 October, 1999. http://www.nature.com 

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