Research Interests
My research focuses on seismic wave propagation and application of seismic observations in modeling and imaging the structure and dynamics of the Earth's interior, in particular, the deep mantle and the core, and lithosphere structure and tectonics of east Asia.
Education
- Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Courses Taught
- GEOL 452: Introduction to Geophysics
- GEOL 454: Introduction to Seismology
- GEOL 593K: Physics of Earth's Interior
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor Emeritus, Geology
External Links
Recent Publications
Jiang, X., Song, X., Xia, H. H., & Weaver, R. L. (2021). On the generation and decay of the long-period coda energy of large earthquakes. Earthquake Science, 34(2), 103-113. https://doi.org/10.29382/EQS-2021-0012
Yang, Y., & Song, X. (2021). Reply to Yao et al.'s comment on “Origin of temporal changes of inner-core seismic waves”. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 553, [116639]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116639
Bao, X., Song, X., Eaton, D. W., Xu, Y., & Chen, H. (2020). Episodic Lithospheric Deformation in Eastern Tibet Inferred From Seismic Anisotropy. Geophysical Research Letters, 47(3), [e2019GL085721]. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL085721
Du, X. B., Chen, P., Lu, Y. C., & Song, X. D. (2020). Dual-system tract pattern: Significance for foreland basin reservoir prediction (Jurassic, Central Junggar Basin, West China). Geological Journal, 55(4), 2760-2772. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.3557
Du, X. B., Lu, Y. C., Chen, P., Li, X. Q., & Song, X. D. (2020). The Lower Yangtze area: A next shale gas block for China? Preliminary potential assessment from some geology and organic geochemistry information. Geological Journal, 55(4), 3157-3178. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.3585