Publications
- Zelt, B.C., Taylor, B., Sachpazi, M., and Hirn, A. Crustal velocity and Moho structure beneath the Gulf of Corinth, Greece. In review with Geophysical Journal International, May 2004.
- Zelt, B.C., Taylor, B., Weiss, J., Goodliffe, A.M., Sachpazi, M., and Hirn, A. 2004. Streamer tomography velocity models for the Gulf of Corinth and Gulf of Itea, Greece. Geophysical Journal International, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02388.x.
- Lowe, C., Dehler, S.A., and Zelt, B.C. 2003. Basin architecture and density structure beneath the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 40: 965-981.
- Zelt, B.C., Taylor, B., and Goodliffe, A.M. 2001. 3-D crustal velocity structure at the rift tip in the western Woodlark Basin. Geophysical Research Letters, 28: 3015-3018. Download PDF file
- Zelt, B.C., Ellis, R.M., Zelt, C.A., Hyndman, R.D., Lowe, C., Spence, G.D., and Fisher, M.A. 2001. Three-dimensional crustal velocity structure beneath the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia. Geophysical Journal International, 144: 695-712. Download PDF file.
- Zelt, B.C. and Ellis, R.M. 1999. Teleseismic receiver function analysis in the Trans-Hudson Orogen, Saskatchewan. Canadian
Journal of Earth Sciences, 36: 585-603.
- Zelt, B.C., Dotzev, N.T., Ellis, R.M. and Rogers, G.C. 1999. Coda Q in southwestern British Columbia, Canada.
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 89: 1083-1093.
- Fisher, M.A., Brocher, T.M., Hyndman, R.D., Trehu,A.M., Weaver, C.S., Creager, K.C., Crosson, R.S., Parsons, T., Cooper, A.K., Mosher, D., Spence, G., Zelt, B.C., Hammer, P.T., ten Brink, U., Pratt, T.L., Miller, K.C., Childs, J.R., Cochrane, G.R., Chopra, S., Walia, R. 1999. Seismic survey probes urban earthquake hazards in Pacific Northwest
EOS, 80: 13-17.
- Zelt, B.C., Talwani, M. and Zelt, C.A. 1998. Prestack depth migration of dense wide-angle seismic data. Tectonophysics, 286: 193-208. ABSTRACT
- Zelt, C.A. and Zelt, B.C. 1998. Study of out-of-plane effects in the inversion of refraction/wide-angle reflection traveltimes. Tectonophysics, 286: 209-221. TEXT AND FIGURES
- Talwani, M. and Zelt, B.C. 1998. Some recent developments in the acquisition and processing of seismic data. Tectonophysics, 286: 123-142. ABSTRACT
- Zelt, B.C., Ellis, R.M., Clowes, R.M., and Hole, J.A. 1996. Inversion of three-dimensional wide-angle seismic data from the southwestern Canadian Cordillera. Journal of Geophysical Research. 101: 8503-8529. TEXT AND FIGURES (html). Download PDF file- Warning: huge file (92 Mb)
- Hole, J.A. and Zelt, B.C. 1995. Three-dimensional finite-difference reflection travel times. Geophysical Journal International. 121: 427-434.
- Zelt, B.C., Ellis, R.M., and Clowes, R.M. 1993. Crustal velocity structure in the eastern Insular and southernmost Coast belts, Canadian Cordillera. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 30: 1014-1027.
- Zelt, B.C., Ellis, R.M., Clowes, R.M., Kanasewich, E.R., Asudeh, I., Luetgert, J.H., Hajnal, Z., Ikami, A., Spence, G.D., and Hyndman, R.D. 1992. Crust and upper mantle velocity structure of the Intermontane belt, southern Canadian Cordillera. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 29: 1530-1548.
- Yedlin, M.J., Seymour, B.R., and Zelt, B.C. 1990. Comparison of the WKBJ and truncated asymptotic methods for an acoustic medium. Geophysical Journal International, 101: 49-60.
- Yedlin, M.J., Seymour, B.R., and Zelt, B.C. 1987. Truncated asymptotic representation of waves in a one-dimensional elastic medium. Geophysics, 52: 755-764.
- Ozard, J.M., and Zelt, B.C. 1985. Signal coherence model for widely spaced sensors in shallow water with rough boundaries. Canadian Acoustics, 13: 20-39.
Theses
- Zelt, B.C. 1994. Two- and three-dimensional velocity structure of the southwestern Canadian Cordillera from seismic refraction data. PhD thesis, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Download PDF - Warning: big file (16.4 Mb)
- Zelt, B.C. 1987. Truncated asymptotic solution of the 1-D inhomogeneous wave equation. MSc thesis, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
Conference Presentations
- Zelt, B.C., Taylor, B., Hirn, A., Sachpazi, M. 2003. Deep crustal and shallow sedimentary velocity structure along the Gulf of Corinth rift. EGS-EUG-AGU. Download PDF file Warning: big file (37 Mb)
- Ferris, A., Zelt, B.C., Abers, G., Floyd, J., Taylor, B., Lerner-Lam, A., Mutter, J. 2002. Seismicity of the Woodlark-D'Entrecasteaux rift system in eastern Papua New Gunea. EOS, 83: ???.
- Zelt, B.C., Taylor, B., Goodliffe, A., Mutter, J., Lerner-Lam, A., Floyd, J., Abers, G., Ferris, A., Craig, M., Davies, H., Perembo, R. 2000. 3-D velocity structure in the western Woodlark Basin from traveltime tomography. EOS, 81: F880. ABSTRACT. Download PDF file (4.1 mb)
- Zelt, B.C., Ellis, R.M., and Zelt, C.A. 1999. Three-dimensional velocity structure beneath the Strait of Georgia, southwestern British Columbia from traveltime tomography. EOS, 80: F749. ABSTRACT & FIGURES
- Zelt, B.C., and Ellis, R.M. 1998. Seismic velocity structure across the boundary between the Insular and Intermontane Belts, southwestern British Columbia. Seismological Research Letters, 70: 238.
- Zelt, B.C., and Ellis, R.M. 1998. Crustal velocity structure in the Trans-Hudson Orogen from teleseismic receiver function analysis. Canadian Geophysical Union, Program and Abstracts, p. A202.
- Zelt, B.C. 1996. Prestack depth migration of dense wide-angle seismic data. 7th International Symposium on Deep Seismic Profiling of the Continents, Asilomar, Ca., Program and Abstracts, p. 112.
- Zelt, C.A., and Zelt, B.C. 1996. Study of out-of-plane effects in the inversion of crustal refraction/wide-angle reflection data. 7th International Symposium on Deep Seismic Profiling of the Continents, Asilomar, Ca., Program and Abstracts, p. 120.
- Hole, J.A., Klemperer, S.L., Zelt, B.C., and Thybo, H. 1996. Turning-wave reflections from deep vertical faults. 7th International Symposium on Deep Seismic Profiling of the Continents, Asilomar, Ca., Program and Abstracts, p. 119.
- Talwani, M., and Zelt, B.C., 1996. Some recent developments in applied seismic techniques. 7th International Symposium on Deep Seismic Profiling of the Continents, Asilomar, Ca., Program and Abstracts, p. 28.
- Zelt, B.C., and Talwani, M. 1995. Kirchhoff migration of crustal wide-angle seismic reflection data. EOS, 76: 387.
- Zelt, C.A., and Zelt, B.C. 1995. Comparison of 2D and 3D inversion of wide-angle traveltime data in the presence of 3D structure. EOS, 76: 386. TEXT AND FIGURES
- Zelt, B.C., Ellis, R.M. and Clowes, R.M. 1994. Three-dimensional velocity structure of the southwestern Canadian Cordillera from tomographic inversion of wide-angle seismic data. Canadian Geophysical Union, Program and Abstracts, 20: 34. (Winner of "Best Student Paper in Seismology")
- Zelt, B.C., Ellis, R.M. and Clowes, R.M. 1993. Interpretation of broadside refraction data from the southwestern Cordillera. Canadian Geophysical Union, Program and Abstracts, 19: 6.
- Zelt, B.C., O'Leary, D.M., Clowes, R.M. and Ellis, R.M. 1992. A comparison of crustal structure in the Coast and Intermontane belts, southwestern Canadian Cordillera from refraction data. EOS, 73: 204.
- Zelt, B.C., Ellis, R.M., and Clowes, R.M. 1991. Crust and upper mantle velocity structure in the Intermontane Belt. Canadian Geophysical Union, Program and Abstracts, 17: 10.
- Ellis, R.M., Zelt, B.C., Clowes, R.M., Kanasewich, E.R., Asudeh, I., Luetgert, J., and the Southern Cordillera Refraction Group 1989. The southern Canadian Cordillera refraction experiment - 3-D seismic imaging. EOS, 70: 1221.
- Stephenson R.A., and Zelt, B.C. 1989. Lithosphere structure from regional seismic refraction data in the Mackenzie Delta - southern Beaufort Sea. EOS, 70: 139.
- Stephenson R.A., Zelt, B.C., Lane, L.S., Forsyth, D.A., Asudeh, I., Spencer, C., and Ellis, R.M. 1988. Crustal structure from regional seismic refraction data in the Mackenzie - Beaufort Sea - northern Yukon area. Geological Association of Canada, Program with Abstracts, 13: A117-A118.
- Stephenson R.A., Zelt, B.C., Forsyth, D.A., Asudeh, I., Spencer, C., and Ellis, R.M. 1987. Preliminary results from a regional seismic refraction survey of the Mackenzie Delta - southern Beaufort Sea - northern Yukon, northwestern Canada. EOS, 68: 1356.
- Ozard, J.M. and Zelt, B.C. 1983. Signal coherence in shallow water with rough boundaries. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Supplement 1, 73: S96.
Government and Contract Reports
- Brocher, T.M., Parsons, T., Creager, K.C., Crosson, R.S., Symons, N.P., Spence, G.D., Zelt, B.C., Hammer, P.T., Hyndman, R.D., Mosher, D.C., Trehu, A.M., Miller, K.C., ten Brink, U.S., Fisher, M.A., Pratt, T.L., Alvarez, M.G., Beaudoin, B.C., Louden, K.E., Weaver, C.S. 1999. Wide-angle seismic recordings from the 1998 Seismic Hazards Investigation of Puget Sound (SHIPS), western Washington and British Columbia. United States Geological Survey Open File Report 99-314, 110 p.
- Stephenson R.A., Zelt, B.C., Asudeh, I., Forsyth, D.A., Spencer, C., and Ellis, R.M. 1989. Acquisition of regional seismic refraction data in the Mackenzie Delta - southern Beaufort Sea - northern Yukon. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File Report 2058: 65 p.
- Zelt, B.C. 1988. Collation and processing of seismic refraction data in support of crustal seismic refraction surveys in the northern Yukon - Mackenzie Delta. Phase III. Contract report to Energy Mines and Resources Canada. Contract 23294-7-1050/01-SG: 64 p.
- Zelt, B.C. 1988. Collation and processing of seismic refraction data in support of crustal seismic refraction surveys in the northern Yukon - Mackenzie Delta. Phase II. Contract report to Energy Mines and Resources Canada. Contract 23294-7-0717/01-SG: 37 p.
- Zelt, B.C. 1987. Collation and processing of seismic refraction data in support of crustal seismic refraction surveys in the northern Yukon - Mackenzie Delta. Contract report to Energy Mines and Resources Canada. Contract 23294-6-0966/01-SG: 23 p.
- Ozard, J.M., and Zelt, B.C. 1983. Signal coherence model for a moving sound source and widely spaced sensors in shallow water with rough boundaries, DREP Technical Memorandum 83-6.