Dr James Wookey

Research summary

My research is in theoretical and observational seismology with an emphasis on seismic anisotropy. This property - the variation of seismic velocity with direction - can be used to infer dynamical and mineralogical properties in a variety of settings from hydrocarbon reservoirs to the whole mantle, and I work on problems at both ends of this scale.

My most recent research has emphasized linking seismic observations with predictions from experimental and computational mineral physics, applied to understanding the nature of the Earth’s lowermost mantle (see the CoMITAC website). This involves developing, implementing and applying both novel data analysis and forward-modelling techniques ...

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Biography

I am currently a Research Fellow and Proleptic Lecturer at the School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, based in the Geophysics group. My research interests include global and exploration seismology, with an emphasis on seismic anisotropy and dense array data.

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Links

• CoMITAC Project
• Personal Webpage

Selected publications

• Walker, A, Forte, A, Wookey, J, Nowacki, A & Kendall, J 2011, ‘Elastic anisotropy of D″ predicted from global models of mantle flow’. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, vol 12.
• Teanby, N & Wookey, J 2011, ‘Seismic detection of meteorite impacts on Mars’. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, vol 186., pp. 70 - 80

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Recent publications

• Nowacki, A, Kendall, J & Wookey, J 2012, ‘Mantle anisotropy beneath the Earth's mid-ocean ridges’. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol 317-318., pp. 56 - 67
• Walker, AM & Wookey, JM 2012, ‘MSAT - a new toolkit for the analysis of elastic and seismic anisotropy’. Computers & Geosciences, vol 49., pp. 81-90

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View complete publications list in the University of Bristol publications system