Publications

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 ORCiD: 0000-0002-0738-0187

Data product

DAS open data: AuScope DAS data collection at National Supercomputing Infrastructure (NCI), Australia.
  ▪ Preparing large geophysical dataset towards AI-readiness

DAS metadata standard: Under technical review for formal adoption by FDSN
  ▪ Collaborative effort with DAS-Research Coordination Network in 2022-2024

Peer-reviewed publications

19. Raudsepp, A., Chamberlain, C. J., Lai, V. H., Miller, M. S., & Townend, J. (2026). Characterization of near-surface velocity structure at Haast, New Zealand, using distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) measurements of seismicity. Geophysical Research Letters, 53(7), e2025GL120111.

18. Miller, M. S., Townend, J., & Lai, V. H. (2025). The South Island Seismology at the Speed of Light Experiment (SISSLE): Distributed Acoustic Sensing Across and Along the Alpine Fault, South Westland, New Zealand. Seismological Research Letters, 96(3), 2065–2078.

17. Lai, V. H., Miller, M. S., Jiang, C., Yang, Y., Magrini, F., Zhan, Z., & McQueen, H. (2024). Passive Seismic Imaging of Urban Environments Using Distributed Acoustic Sensing: A Case Study from Melbourne, Australia. The Seismic Record, 4(4), 308–317.

16. Konietzny, S., Lai, V. H., Miller, M. S., Townend, J., & Harmeling, S. (2024). Unsupervised Coherent Noise Removal from Seismological Distributed Acoustic Sensing Data. Journal of Geophysical Research: Machine Learning and Computation, 1(4), e2024JH000356.

15. Lai, V. H., Hodgkinson, K. M., Porritt, R. W., & Mellors, R. (2024). Toward a Metadata Standard for Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Data Collection. Seismological Research Letters, 95(3), 1986–1999.

14. Kennett, B. L. N., Lai, V. H., Miller, M. S., Bowden, D., & Fichtner, A. (2024). Near-source effects on DAS recording: Implications for tap tests. Geophysical Journal International, 237(1), 436–444.

13. Wuestefeld, A., Spica, Z. J., Aderhold, K., Huang, H. H., Ma, K. F., Lai, V. H., ... & Wang, H. (2024). The Global DAS Month of February 2023. Seismological Research Letters, 95(3), 1569–1577.

12. Lai, V. H. (2022). Exploring Earth’s boundaries with Donald V. Helmberger. Earthquake Science, 35(1), 63–66. N.B.: In memoriam of Professor Don Helmberger.

11. Song, X., Ni, S., Tan, Y., Song, A., Chu, R., Sun, D., Wei, S., Lui, S., & Lai, V. H. (2022). Donald V. Helmberger, the master mentor: Testimonials from former international students. Earthquake Science, 35(1), 67–70. N.B.: In memoriam of Professor Don Helmberger. Author order is by graduation date.

10. Lai, V. H., Helmberger, D. V., Dobrosavljevic, V. V., Wu, W., Sun, D., Jackson, J. M., & Gurnis, M. (2022). Strong ULVZ and slab interaction at the northeastern edge of the Pacific LLSVP favors plume generation. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 23(2), e2021GC010020.

9. Lai, V. H., Zhan, Z., Brissaud, Q., Sandanbata, O., & Miller, M. S. (2021). Inflation and Asymmetric Collapse at Kīlauea Summit During the 2018 Eruption From Seismic and Infrasound Analyses. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 126(10), e2021JB022139.

8. Lai, V. H., Graves, R. W., Yu, C., Zhan, Z., & Helmberger, D. V. (2020). Shallow basin structure and attenuation are key to predicting long shaking duration in Los Angeles basin. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 125(10), e2020JB019663.

7. Krishnamoorthy, S., Lai, V. H., Komjathy, A., Pauken, M. T., Cutts, J. A., Garcia, R. F., Mimoun, D., Jackson, J.M., Bowman, D.C., Kassarian, E. & Martire, L. (2019). Aerial Seismology Using Balloon-Based Barometers. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 57(12), 10191-10201. [pdf]

6. Sun, D., Helmberger, D., Lai, V. H., Gurnis, M., Jackson, J.M. & Yang, H.-Y. (2019). Slab Control on the Northeastern Edge of the Mid-Pacific LLSVP near Hawaii. Geophysical Research Letters, 46 (6), 3142-3152. [pdf]

5. Martire, L., Brissaud, Q., Lai, V. H., Garcia, R., Martin, R., Krishnamoorthy, S., Komjathy, A., Cadu, A., Cutts, J. A., Jackson, J. M., Mimoun, D., Pauken, M. T. & Sournac, A. (2018). Numerical Simulation of the Atmospheric Signature of Artificial and Natural Seismic Events. Geophysical Research Letters [pdf]

4. Lai, V. H., Tsai, V. C., Lamb, M. P., Ulizio, T. P. & Beer, A. R. (2018). The Seismic Signature of Debris Flows: Flow Mechanics and Early Warning at Montecito, California. Geophysical Research Letters. [pdf]

3. Krishnamoorthy, S., Komjathy, A., Pauken, M.T., Cutts, J.A., Garcia, R.F., Mimoun, D., Cadu, A., Sournac, A., Jackson, J.M., Lai, V.H. & Bowman, D.C., (2018). Detection of artificially generated seismic signals using balloonborne infrasound sensors. Geophysical Research Letters, 45(8), pp.3393-3403. [pdf]

2. Lai, V. H., Graves, R. W., Wei, S., & Helmberger, D. (2017). Evidence for strong lateral seismic velocity variation in the lower crust and upper mantle beneath the California margin. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 463, 202-211.

1. Boyd, O. S., Dreger, D. S., Lai, V. H., & Gritto, R. (2015). A systematic analysis of seismic moment tensor at The Geysers geothermal field, California. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.