Publications - Robert L. Parker

(Revised, March 2012)

119. Parker, R. L., and Wheelock, B., Fourier domain calculation of terrain effects in marine MT, Geophys. J. Internat., doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05350.x 189, pp 240-50, 2012.

118. Ribaudo, J. T., Constable, C. G., and Parker, R. L., Scripted finite element tools for global electromagnetic induction studies, Geophys. J. Internat., doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.201.05255.x 188, 435-46, 2012.

117. Parker, R. L., New analytic solutions for the 2-D TE mode MT problem, Geophys. J. Internat., doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05091.x 186, pp 980-6, 2011.

116. Van Beuskom, A. E., Parker, R. L., Bankn R. E., Gill. P., E., and Constable, S. The 2-D magnetotelluric inverse problem solved with optimization, Geophys. J. Internat., doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04895.x 184, pp 626-38, 2010.

115. Parker, R. L., Can a 2-D MT frequency response always be interpreted as a 1-D response?, Geophys. J. Internat., doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04512.x 181, pp 269-74, 2010.

114. Prieto, G. A., Parker, R. L., Vernon F,. L., A Fortran 90 Library for multitaper spectrum analysis, Computers and Geosciences, 35, pp 1701-10, 2009.

113. Prieto, G. A., Parker, R. L., Thomson, D. J., Vernon, F. L., and Graham, R.L., Reducing the bias in multitaper spectrum estimates, Geophysical Journal International, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03592.x, 2007.

112. Jackson, A., Constable, C. G., Walker, M. R., and Parker, R. L. Models of Earth's main magnetic field incorporating flux and radial vorticity constraints, Geophysical Journal International, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03526.x, 171, 133-44, 2007.

111. Prieto, G. A., Thomson, D. J., Vernon, F. L., Shearer, P. M., and Parker, R. L., Confidence intervals for earthquake source parameters, Geophysical Journal International, 168, 1227-34, 2007.

110. Medin, A. E., Parker, R. L., and Constable, S., Making sound inferences from geomagnetic sounding, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2006.09.001, 160, 51-9, 2007.

109. Prieto, G. A., Parker, R. L., Vernon, F. L., Shearer, P., M., and Thomson, D. J., Uncertainties in earthquake source spectrum estimation using empirical Green functions, in Earthquakes: Radiated Energy and the Physics of Faulting, Geophysical monograph 170, eds Abercrombie, McGarr, Kanamori, and Di Toro, American Geophysical Union, Washington, 2006.

108. Malinverno, A., and Parker, R. L., Two ways to quantify uncertainty in geophysical inverse problems, Geophysics, 71, 15-27, 2005.

107. Parker, R. L., and Song, Y.-Q., Assigning uncertainties in the inversion of NMR relaxation data, Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 174, 314-24, 2005.

106. Zumberge, M. A., Berger, J., Dziechiuch, M., Parker, R. L., Resolving Quadrature Fringes in Real Time, Applied Optics, 43, No 4, pp 771-5, 2004.

105. Parker, R. L., Ideal bodies for Mars magnetics, Journal of Geophysical Research, doi:10.1029/2001JE001760, 108, E1, 2003.

104. Korte, M., Constable, C. G., and Parker, R. L., Revised magnetic power spectrum of the oceanic crust, Journal of Geophysical Research, doi:10.1029/2001JB001389, 107, B9, 2205, 2002.

103. McMillan, D. G., Constable, C. G., and Parker, R. L., Limitations on stratigraphic analyses due to incomplete age control and their relevance to sedimentary paleomagnetism, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 201, 509-23, 2002.

102. Parker, R. L., and Gee, J. S., Calibration of the pass-through magnetometer, II-Application, Geophysical Journal International, 150, 140-52, Feb, 2002.

101. Parker, R. L., When plates were paving stones, in Plate Tectonics: An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth, eds: Naomi Oreskes and Homer Le Grand, Westview Press, 2001.

100. Bowers, N. E., Cande, S. C., Gee, J. S., Hildebrand, J. A., and Parker, R. L., Fluctuations of the paleomagnetic field during chron C5 as recorded in near-bottom marine magnetic anomaly data. J. Geophys. Res., 106, B11, 26379-96, 2001.

99. McMillan, D. G., Constable, C. G., Parker, R. L., and G. A. Glatzmaier, A statistical analysis of magnetic fields from some geodynamo simulations, Geochemistry, Geophysics and Geosystems vol 2, no 1, Paper number 2000GC000130, 2001.

98. Lowe, David A.J., Parker, Robert L., Purucker, Michael E., and Constable, Catherine G., Estimating the Crustal Power Spectrum From Vector Magsat Data, Journal of Geophysical Research, 106, B5, 8589-8, 2001.

97. Gee, J. S., Cande, S. C., Hildebrand, J. A., Donnelly, K., and Parker, R. L., Geomagnetic intensity variations over the past 780 kyr obtained from near-seafloor magnetic anomalies, Nature, 408, 827-32, 2000.

96. Parker, R. L., Calibration of the pass-through magnetometer, I Theory, Geophys. J. Internat., 142, 371-83, 2000.

95. O'Brien, M. S., Parker, R. L., and Constable, C. G., The Magnetic Power Spectrum of the Ocean Crust on Large Scales, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 29189-202, 1999.

94. Parker, R. L., Inversion of on-axis magnetic anomalies, Geophys. J. Internat., 134, 617-24, 1998.

93. Constable, S. C., Tauxe, L., and Parker, R. L., Analysis of 11 Myr of geomagnetic intensity variation, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 17735-48, 1998.

92. Parker, R. L., The magnetic field of the earth: paleomagnetism, the core, and the deep mantle, Eos, Trans. Amer. Geophys., Union, 78, p 480, 1997.

91. Parker, R. L., and O'Brien, M. S., Spectral analysis of vector magnetic field profiles, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 24815-24, American Geophysical Union, 1997.

90. Rygaard-Hjalsted, C., Constable, C. G., and Parker, R. L., The influence of correlated crustal noise in modeling the main geomagnetic field, Geophys. J. Internat., 130, 717-26, Blackwell Scientific, Oxford, 1997.

89. Parker, R. L., Coherence of signals from magnetometers on parallel paths, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 5111-7, American Geophysical Union, 1997.

88. Parker, R. L., Interpolating the ocean: Inverse Methods in Physical Oceanography, by A. F. Bennett, J. Fluid Mech.. 318, 409-10, Cambridge University Press, 1996.

87. Parker, R. L., and Booker, J. R., Optimal one-dimensional inversion and bounding of magnetotelluric apparent resistivity and phase measurements, Phys. Earth & Planet. Int., 98, 269-82, Elsevier, 1996.

86. O'Brien, M. S., C. G., Constable and Parker, R. L., Frozen-flux modeling modeling for epochs 1915-1980, Geophys. J. Internat., 128, 434-50, Blackwell Scientific, Oxford, 1997.

85. Backus, G., R. Parker, and C. Constable, Foundations of Geomagnetism, 369pp, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1996.

84. Parker, R. L., Improved Fourier terrain correction, II, Geophysics, 61, 365-72, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, 1996.

83. Parker, P. R., Zumberge, M. A., and Parker, R. L., A new method of fringe-signal processing in absolute gravity meters, Manuscripta Geodetica, 20, 173-81, Springer Verlag, 1995.

82. Parker, R. L., Improved Fourier terrain correction, I, Geophysics, 60, 1007-17, Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tulsa, 1995.

81. O'Brien, M. S., and Parker, R. L., Regularized geomagnetic field modeling using monopoles, Geophys. J. Internat., 118, 566-78, Blackwell Scientific, Oxford, 1993.

80. Stark, P. B., and Parker, R. L., Bounded-variable least-squares: an algorithm and applications, Computational Statistics 10, 129-41, Physica-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1995.

79. Parker, R. L., Geophysical Inverse Theory, 386pp, Princeton Univ. Press, May 1994.

78. Constable, C. G., Parker, R. L., and Stark, P. B., Geomagnetic models incorporating frozen flux constraints, Geophys. J. Internat., 113, 419-33, 1993.

77. Zumberge, M. A., Hildebrand, J. A., Stevenson, J., M., Parker, R. L., Chave, A. D., Ander, M. E., and Spiess, F. N., Submarine measurement of the Newtonian gravitational constant, Phys. Rev. Lett., 67, 3051-54, 1991.

76. Parker, R. L., A theory of ideal bodies for seamount magnetism, J. Geophys. Res. B10, 16101-12, 1991.

75. Constable, C. G., and Parker, R. L., Deconvolution of long-core paleomagnetic measurements: Spline therapy for the linear problem, Geophys. J. Int. 104, 453-68, 1991.

74. Hammer, C, P. T.,, Hildebrand, J. A., and Parker, R. L., Gravity inversion using seminorm minimization, Geophysics, 56, 1991.

73. Zumberge, M. A., Ander, M. E. Lautzenhiser, T. V., Parker, R. L., and fourteen others, The Greenland gravitational constant experiment, J. Geophys. Res. B10, 15483-502, 1990.

72. Hildebrand, J. A., Stevenson, J. M., Hammer, C, P. T., Zumberge, M. A., Parker, R. L., A seafloor and sea-surface gravity survey of axial volcano, J. Geophys. Res. B8, 12751-63, 1990.

71. M. E. Ander, Zumberge, M. A., Lautzenhiser, T., Parker, R. L., Aiken C. L., Gorman, M. R., Nieto, M. M., Ferguson, J., F., and McMechan, G. A., A new field experiment in the Greenland ice cap to test Newton's inverse square law, in The 14th Texas symposium on relativistic physics, Ann. N Y Acad. Sci., 571, 672-80, 1989.

70. Caress, D. W., and Parker, R. L., Spectral interpolation and downward continuation of marine magnetic anomaly data, J. Geophys. Res., 94 B12, 17393-408, 1990.

69. Parker, R. L., and Zumberge, M. A., An analysis of geophysical experiments to test Newton's law of gravity, Nature, 342, 29-31, 1989.

68. Ander, M. E., Zumberge, M. A., Lautzenhiser, T., Parker, R. L., and seventeen others, Test of Newton's inverse-square law in the Greenland ice cap, Phys. Rev. Lett., 9, 985-8, 1989.

67. Stark, P. B., and Parker, R. L., Correction to `Velocity bounds from statistical estimates of tau(p)', J. Geophys. Res., 93 B11, 13821-22, 1988.

66. Constable, C. G., and Parker, R. L., Smoothing, splines and smoothing splines, J. Comp. Phys., 78, 2, 493-508, 1988.

65. Constable, C. G., and Parker, R. L., Statistics of the geomagnetic secular variation for the past 5 m.y., J. Geophys. Res., 93, B10, 11569-81, 1988.

64. Orcutt, J. A., Parker, R. L., Stark, P. B., and Garmany, J. D., Comment concerning `A method of obtaining velocity-depth envelope from wide-angle seismic data' by R. Mithal and J. B. Diebold, Geophys. J., 95, 1, 209-10, 1988.

63. Hildebrand, J. A., Chave, A. D., Speiss, F. N., Parker, R. L., Ander, M. E., and Zumberge, M. A., The Newtonian gravitational constant on the feasibility of an oceanic measurement, Eos, 69, No. 32, 779-80, 1988.

62. Parker, R. L., A statistical theory of seamount magnetism, J. Geophys. Res., 93, 3105-115, 1988.

61. Hildebrand, J. A., and Parker, R. L., Paleomagnetism of Cretaceous Pacific seamounts revisited, J. Geophys. Res., 92, 12695-712, 1987.

60. Stark, P. B., and Parker, R. L., Velocity bounds from statistical estimates of tau (p) and X(p), J. Geophys. Res., 92, 2713-19, 1987.

59. Parker, R. L., Shure, L., and Hildebrand, J., The application of inverse theory to seamount magnetism, Rev. Geophys., 25, 17-40, 1987.

58. Constable, S. C., Parker, R. L., and Constable, C. G., Occam's inversion: a practical algorithm for generating smooth models from electromagnetic sounding data, Geophysics, 52, 289-300, 1987.

57. Stark, P. B., and Parker, R. L., Smooth profiles from tau (p) and X(p) data, Geophys. J. Roy. Astron. Soc., 88, 1987.

56. Stark, P. B., Parker, R. L., G. Masters, and Orcutt, J. A., Strict bounds on seismic velocity in the spherical earth, J. Geophys. Res., 91, B14, 13892-902, 1986.

55. Parker, R. L., Comment concerning `On the Frechet differentiability of the one-dimensional magnetotellurics problem' by John MacBain, Geophys. J. R. Astron. Soc., 86, 673, 1986.

54. Parker, R. L., Harmonic splines in geomagnetism, in Function Estimation, Am. Math. Soc. Proc., Contemporary Mathematics, 59, 63-76, 1986.

53. Reply by the author to E. Szaraniec, Geophysics, 51(5), 1986.

52. Parker, R. L, and Rice, J. A., Discussions of B. W. Silvermann's paper, J. Roy. Statist. Soc., B47, 40-2, 1985.

51. Shure, L., Parker, R. L., and Langel, R. A., A preliminary harmonic spline model from magsat data, J. Geophys. Res. 90(13), 1985.

50. Parker, R. L., and Shure L., Gravitational and magnetic fields of some simple solids of revolution, Geophys. J. R. Astron. Soc. 80, 631-47, 1985.

49. Parker, R. L., The inverse problem of resistivity sounding, Geophysics 49(12), 1984.

48. Oldenburg, D. W., Whittall, K. P., and Parker, R. L., Inversion of ocean bottom magnetotelluric data revisited, J. Geophys. Res. 89(3), 1984.

47. Parker, R. L., An inverse problem of electromagnetism arising in geophysics, SIA M Am. Math. Soc. Proc. of Symp. on Inverse Problems. 14 , 3-12, 1984.

46. Parker, R. L., The magnetotelluric inverse problem, Review paper for 6th Induction Workshop, Aug 1982, Univ. of Victoria, Victoria, B. C. Canada. Geophysical Surveys 8, 5-25, 1983.

45. Parker, R. L., and Shure, L., Efficient modeling of the earth's magnetic field with harmonic splines. Geophysical Research Letters, 9, 812-5, 1982.

44. Shure, L., Parker, R. L., and Backus, G. E., Harmonic splines for geomagnetic modelling. Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 28, 215-29, 1982.

43. Parker, R. L., The existence of a region inaccessible to magnetotelluric sounding, Geophys. J. Roy astr. Soc., 68, 165-70, 1982.

42. Shure, L., and Parker, R. L., An alternative explanation for intermediate wavelength magnetic anomalies. J. Geophys. Res., 86 ( Bullard Volume), 1981.

41. Parker, R. L., and Whaler, K., Numerical methods for establishing solutions to the inverse problem of electromagnetic induction. J. Geophys. Res., 86, 9574-84, 1981.

40. Chapman, D. C., and Parker, R. L., A theoretical analysis of the diffusion porometer: Steady diffusion through two finite cylinders of different radii. Agricultural Meteorology, 23, 9-20, 1981.

39. Henry, M., Orcutt, J. A., and Parker, R. L., A new method for slant stacking refraction data. Geophysical Research Letter, 7, 12, 1073-76, 1980.

38. Parker, R. L., and McNutt, M. K., Statistics for the one-norm misfit measure. J. Geophys. Res., 85, 4429-30, 1980.

37. Parker, R. L., The inverse problem of electromagnetic induction: Existence and construction of solutions based upon incomplete data. J. Geophys. Res., 85, 4421-28, 1980.

36. Parker, R. L., and Daniell, G. J., Interpretation of borehole magnetometer data. J. Geophys. Res., 84, 5467-79, 1979.

35. Garmany, J., Orcutt, J. A., and Parker, R. L., Travel time inversion: A geometrical approach. J. Geophys. Res., 84, 3615-22, 1979.

34. Parker, R. L., and Denham, C. R., Interpolation of unit vectors. Geophys. J. R. astr. Soc., 58, 1979.

33. Huestis, S. P., and Parker, R. L., Upward and downward continuation as inverse problems. Geophys. J. R. astr. Soc., 57, 171-88, 1979.

32. Berger, J., Agnew, D. C., Parker, R. L., and Farrell, W. E., Seismic system calibration, 2. Cross-spectral calibration using random binary signals. Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 69, 271-88, 1979.

31. Hobbs, B. A., and Parker, R. L., Limitations on the parameters of the solar winds in modelling lunar electromagnetic induction. Geophys. J. R. astr. Soc., 52, 433-9, 1978.

30. McNutt, M. K., and Parker, R. L., Isostasy in Australia and the evolution of the compensational mechanism. Science, 119, 773-5, 1978.

29. Huestis, S. P., and Parker, R. L., Bounding the thickness of the oceanic magnetized layer. J. Geophys. Res., 82, 5293-303, 1977.

28. Banks, R. J., Parker, R. L., and Huestis, S. P., Isostatic compensation on a continental scale: Local versus regional mechanisms. Geophys. J. R. astr. Soc., 51, 431-52, 1977.

27. Parker, R. L., The Frechet derivative for the electromagnetic induction problem. Geophys. J. R. astr. Soc., 49, 543-7, 1977.

26. Parker, R. L., Understanding inverse theory. Ann. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci., 5, 35-64, 1977.

25. Parker, R. L., Linear inference and the under-parameterized models. Rev. Geophys. Space Phys., 15, 446-56, 1977.

24. Lilley, M, F. E., and Parker, R. L., Magnetic daily variations compared between the east and west coast of Australia. Geophys. J. R. astr. Soc., 44, 719-24, 1976.

23. Klitgord, K. D., Huestis, S. P., Mudie, J. D., and Parker, R. L., An analysis of near-bottom magnetic anomalies: Sea-floor spreading and the magnetized layer. Geophys. J. R. astr. Soc., 43, 387-424, 1975.

22. Parker, R. L., The theory of ideal bodies for gravity interpretation. Geophys. J. R. astr. Soc., 42, 1975.

21. Parker, R. L. Reply. Geophysical Research Letters, 2, 188, 1975.

20. Parker, R. L., Stacking marine magnetic anomalies: A critique. Geophysical Research Letters, 1, 259-60, 1974.

19. Parker, R. L., Best bounds on density and depth from gravity data. Geophysics, 39, 644-9, 1974.

18. McKenzie, D. P., and Parker, R. L., Plate tectonics in omega space. Earth Plan. Science Letters, 22, 285-93, 1974.

17. Parker, R. L., A new method for modeling marine gravity and magnetic anomalies. J. Geophys. Res., 79, 2014-6, 1974.

16. Parker, R. L., and Huestis, S. P., The inversion of magnetic anomalies in the presence of topography. J. Geophys. Res., 79, 1587-93, 1974.

15. Parker, R. L., and Oldenburg, D. W., Thermal model of ocean ridges. Nature Phys. Sci., 242, 137-9, 1973.

14. Greenhouse, J. P., R. L., Parker and A. White. Modelling geomagnetic variations in or near an ocean using a generalized image technique. Geophys. J. R. astr. Soc., 32, 325-38, 1973.

13. Parker, R. L., The rapid calculation of potential anomalies. Geophys. J. R. astr. Soc., 31, 447, 1973.

12. Parker, R. L., and Klitgord, K. D., Magnetic upward continuation from an uneven track. Geophysics, 37, 4, 662-8, 1972.

11. Parker, R. L., Inverse theory with grossly inadequate data. Geophys. J. R. astr. Soc., 29, 123-38, 1972.

10. Parker, R. L., The Backus-Gilbert method and its application to the electrical conductivity problem. Proceedings of a Workshop on the Mathematics of Profile Inversion (AMES Research Center, July, 1971), edited by L. Colin, NAS A TMX-62150, 1972).

9. Parker, R. L., The determination of seamount magnetism. Geophys. J. R. astr. Soc., 24, 321-4, 1971.

8. Loncarevic, B. D., and Parker, R. L., The mid-Atlantic ridge near 45 deg N. XVII., Magnetic anomalies and ocean floor spreading. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 8, 883-98, 1971.

7. Parker, R. L., The inverse problem of electrical conductivity in the mantle. Geophys. J. R. astr. Soc., 22, 121-38, 1970.

6. Gill, A. E., and Parker, R. L., Contours of h cosec theta for the world's ocean. Deep-Sea Research, 17, 1970.

5. Parker, R. L., Farrell, W. E., and McKenzie, D. P., On the note emitted from a mug while mixing instant coffee. Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc., 65, 365-7, 1969.

4. Bullard, E. C., and Parker, R. L., Electromagnetic induction in the oceans. The Sea, 4, Part 1, 695-730, 1968.

3. Parker, R. L., Electromagnetic induction in a thin strip. Geophys. J. R. astr. Soc., 14, 1968.

2. McKenzie, D. P., and Parker, R. L., The North Pacific: An example of tectonics on a sphere. Nature, 216, 5122, 1276-80, 1967.

1. Parker, R. L., Reconnexion of lines of force in rotating spheres and cylinders. Proc. Roy. Soc. A, 291, 60-72, 1966.