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Saikiran Tharimena

Researcher at California Institute of Technology

Publications -  29
Citations -  737

Saikiran Tharimena is an academic researcher from California Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Lithosphere & Seafloor spreading. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 27 publications receiving 367 citations. Previous affiliations of Saikiran Tharimena include University of Vienna & Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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Constraints on the shallow elastic and anelastic structure of Mars from InSight seismic data

Philippe Lognonné, +115 more
- 24 Feb 2020 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors measured the crustal diffusivity and intrinsic attenuation using multiscattering analysis and found that seismic attenuation is about three times larger than on the Moon, which suggests that the crust contains small amounts of volatiles.
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Thickness and structure of the martian crust from InSight seismic data

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors determine the structure of the crust beneath the InSight landing site on Mars using both marsquake recordings and the ambient wavefield, and find that the observations are consistent with models with at least two and possibly three interfaces.
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A unified continental thickness from seismology and diamonds suggests a melt-defined plate

TL;DR: A specific type of seismic signal called SS precursors is analyzed to provide a robust estimate of plate thickness under the continents, finding a 7 to 9% velocity drop at depths of 130 to 190 kilometers, which lines up well with the depth where diamonds are stable—an independent line of evidence for the depth of continents.
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Seismic imaging of a mid-lithospheric discontinuity beneath Ontong Java Plateau

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used SS precursors to image seismic discontinuity structure beneath Ontong Java Plateau (OJP) and found a velocity increase with depth at 28±4 km consistent with the Moho, and velocity decreases at 80±5 km and 282±7 km depth.
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Scattered wave imaging of the oceanic plate in Cascadia

TL;DR: Comparison with geodynamic models and experimental constraints indicates that the observed discontinuities cannot easily be reconciled with subsolidus mechanisms, and that partial melt may be required, which would decrease mantle viscosity and define the young oceanic plate.