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Dr. James L. Davis

Pronouns: He/him

Lamont Research Professor, Seismology, Geology and Tectonophysics, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), Columbia Climate School

Instructor, M.S. in Sustainability Science

School of Professional Studies

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Seismology 213
61 Route 9W
Palisades, NY 10964-1000
USA

BIOGRAPHY:

Space Geodesy Group Leader at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory for over 20 years before moving to the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in 2010.  Associate Director for the Seismology, Geology, and Tectonophysics Division since 2019.  Over one hundred refereed papers.

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PROJECTS

Only select projects listed below
Name Start Date End Date
Advancing Tidal Tomography for Study of Earth's Interior 1/9/17 1/8/21
Bayesian integration of multiple geodetic data types for investigation of the coupled impact of climate 8/13/14 8/12/18
Collaborative Research: Combined Seismological and Geodetic Constraints on 3-D Mantle Structure 6/30/10 6/30/13
Collaborative Research: Dynamics of Crust-Mantle Coupling through Combined Analysis and Modeling of EarthScope seismic, Geodetic, and geologic data 8/15/11 7/31/14
Collaborative Research: The impact of time-dependent mantle rheology and 3-D structure on models and observations of Glacial Isostatic 6/15/13 5/31/16
Development of a Self-Consistent Model for Spatial and Temporal Variation of Sea Level Integrating Data on Cryospheric Mass Change, Ocean Dynamics, and Solid-Earth Loading 1/28/11 1/27/15
Integration of Ocean and Earth Dynamics of Measurement and Prediction of Sea-Level Change 7/20/11 7/19/12
Measuring and Modeling the Response of the Solid Earth to Changes in the Cryosphere and the Earthquake 5/31/16 5/30/19
Rigorous Combination of GRACE and Other Data Types for Simultaneous Estimation of Temporally and Spatially Variable Melting and Glacial Isostatic Adjustment 2/7/12 2/6/17
Analysis of Multi-decadal Fennoscandian Geodetic Data Sets in an Environment of Present-Day Mass Loss: Implications for Earth Structure and Sea-level Change 8/19/21 8/18/24
Operation of the LDEO Oceanbottom Seismometer Institutional Instrument Center: Alaska Recovery Cruise 4/1/19 3/31/21

CONTACT

jdavis@ldeo.columbia.edu

845-365-8425

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EXPERTISE

geodesy space geodesy sea-level change

FIELDS OF INTEREST

Positional and physical geodesy using space and satellite techniques for studies of climate-induced sea-level change and solid-Earth deformation; crustal deformation associated with plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanos; tides of the solid Earth and oceans; mass fluctuations and motions of glaciers and ice complexes.


EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Geophysics, 1986, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

B.S. in Physics, 1981, Michigan State University

 

HONORS & AWARDS

Fellow of International Association of Geodesy;  Fellow of the American Geophysical Union