Publications

Elastic-wave sensitivity-guided adaptive seismic survey design for cost-effective monitoring of geological carbon storage

Published in International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2026

A framework leveraging elastic-wave sensitivity analysis to design cost-effective, adaptive seismic monitoring systems that track CO2 plume movement in geological carbon storage, demonstrated on the Kimberlina site.

Recommended citation: Tian, Y., Yang, X., Huang, L., Gao, K., Iyer, J., & Vasylkivska, V. (2026). Elastic-wave sensitivity-guided adaptive seismic survey design for cost-effective monitoring of geological carbon storage. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 153, 104655. doi: 10.1016/j.ijggc.2026.104655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2026.104655

Analysis of Seismic Wave Amplification in Sedimentary Basins Using 3D Wavefield Simulations: Nenana Basin, Central Alaska

Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 2025

We investigate seismic wave amplification in Nenana basin, central Alaska, using 3D seismic wavefield simulations for 10 earthquakes and four seismic velocity models.

Recommended citation: Tian, Y., & Tape, C. (2025). Analysis of seismic wave amplification in sedimentary basins using 3D wavefield simulations: Nenana Basin, central Alaska. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 130, e2025JB031559. doi: 10.1029/2025JB031559. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JB031559

Mitigating power and memory constraints on a Venusian seismometer.

Published in Seismological Research Letters, 2022

This paper is about the design of a seismometer on Venus

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Seismic wavefields in a planet and their influence on the satellite orbit

Published in Reviews of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, 2021

Recommended citation: Zheng, Y. and Tian, Y. (2021) Seismic wavefields in a planet and their influence on the satellite orbit. Reviews of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, 52(2): 205-210. doi: 10.16738/j.dqyxx.2020-014. http://www.sjdz.org.cn/en/article/doi/10.19975/j.dqyxx.2020-014

A 3D boundary element modeling code for seismic wavefields in irregular asteroids and bodies

Published in Seismological Research Letters, 2020

This paper is about 3-D boundary elements for seismic wave propagation problems in 3-D asteroid

Recommended citation: Tian, Y. and Zheng, Y. (2020). AstroSeis: A 3D boundary element modeling code for seismic wavefields in irregular asteroids and bodies. Seismological Research Letters; 91 (6): 3528–3538. https://doi.org/10.1785/0220200145 https://github.com/ytian159/ytian159.github.io/blob/master/files/srl-2020145.1.pdf

Rapid falling of an orbiting moon to its parent planet due to tidal-seismic resonance

Published in Journal 1, 2020

This paper is about the number 3. The number 4 is left for future work.

Recommended citation: Tian, Y. and Zheng, Y. (2020). Rapid falling of an orbiting moon to its parent planet due to tidal-seismic resonance. Planetary and Space Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pss.2019.104796 https://github.com/ytian159/ytian159.github.io/blob/master/files/1-s2.0-S0032063319300170-main-3.pdf