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Russ Van DissenEarthquake Geologist

Van Dissen Russ 1166

Department

Paleoseismology

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Qualifications

  • AA, Liberal arts
  • BA, Geology
  • MS, geology

Areas of expertise

  • Geology: Earthquake Hazard Assessment
  • Geology: Active fault studies
  • Geology: Paleoseismology
  • Geology: tectonic geomorphology
  • Geology: Quaternary geology

Major Publications

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  • Kearse, J.; Kaneko, Y.; Little, T.; Van Dissen, R.J. 2019. Curved slickenlines preserve direction of rupture propagation, Geology 47(9): p. 838-842. DOI: 10.1130/G46563.1. p. 838-842
  • Hornblow, S.; Quigley, M.; Nicol, A.; Van Dissen, R.J.; Wang, N. 2014. Paleoseismology of the 2010 Mw 7.1 Darfield (Canterbury) earthquake source, Greendale Fault, New Zealand, Tectonophysics 637: p. 178-190. DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2014.10.004. p. 178-190
  • Litchfield, N.J.; Van Dissen, R.J.; Sutherland, R.; Barnes, P.M.; Cox, S.C.; Norris, R.; Beavan, R.J.; Langridge, R.M.; Villamor, P.; Berryman, K.R.; Stirling, M.W.; Nicol, A.; Nodder, S.; Lamarche, G.; Barrell, D.J.A.; Pettinga, J.R.; Little, T.; Pondard 2014. A model of active faulting in New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 57(1): p. 32-56. DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2013.854256. p. 32-56
  • Duffy, B.; Quigley, M.; Barrell, D.J.A.; Van Dissen, R.J.; Stahl, T.; Leprince, S.; McInnes, C.; Bilderback, E. 2013. Fault kinematics and surface deformation across a releasing bend during the 2010 Mw 7.1 Darfield, New Zealand, earthquake revealed by differential LiDAR and cadastral surveying, Geological Society of America Bulletin 125(3/4): p. 420-431. DOI: 10.1130/B30753.1. p. 420-431
  • Van Dissen, R.J.; Rhoades, D.A.; Little, T.; Litchfield, N.J.; Carne, R.; Villamor, P. 2013. Conditional probability of rupture of the Wairarapa and Ohariu faults, New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 56(2): p. 53-67. DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2012.756042. p. 53-67
  • Wallace, L.M.; Barnes, P.; Beavan, R.J.; Van Dissen, R.J.; Litchfield, N.J.; Mountjoy, J.; Langridge, R.M.; Lamarche, G.; Pondard, N. 2012. The kinematics of a transition from subduction to strike-slip : an example from the central New Zealand plate boundary, Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth 117(2): B02405. DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008640. B02405
  • Quigley, M.; Van Dissen, R.J.; Litchfield, N.J.; Villamor, P.; Duffy, B.; Barrell, D.J.A.; Furlong, K.; Stahl, T.; Bilderback, E.; Noble, D. 2012. Surface rupture during the 2010 Mw 7.1 Darfield (Canterbury) earthquake : implications for fault rupture dynamics and seismic-hazard analysis, Geology 40(1): p. 55-58. DOI: 10.1130/G32528.1. p. 55-58
  • Langridge, R.M.; Van Dissen, R.J.; Rhoades, D.A.; Villamor, P.; Little, T.; Litchfield, N.J.; Clark, K.J.; Clark, D. 2011. Five thousand years of surface ruptures on the Wellington Fault, New Zealand : implications for recurrence and fault segmentation, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 101(5): p. 2088-2107. DOI: 10.1785/0120100340. p. 2088-2107
  • Robinson, R.; Van Dissen, R.J.; Litchfield, N.J. 2011. Using synthetic seismicity to evaluate seismic hazard in the Wellington region, New Zealand, Geophysical Journal International 187(1): p. 510-528. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2011.05161.x. p. 510-528
  • Rhoades, D.A.; Van Dissen, R.J.; Langridge, R.M.; Little, T.A.; Ninis, D.; Smith, E.G.C.; Robinson, R. 2011. Re-evaluation of conditional probability of rupture of the Wellington-Hutt Valley segment of the Wellington Fault, Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 44(2): p. 77-86. DOI: 10.5459/bnzsee.44.2.77-86. p. 77-86
  • Little, T.A.; Van Dissen, R.J.; Rieser, U.; Smith, E.G.C.; Langridge, R.M. 2010. Coseismic strike slip at a point during the last four earthquakes on the Wellington Fault near Wellington, New Zealand, Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth 115: B05403. DOI: 10.1029/2009JB006589. B05403
  • Litchfield, N.J.; Van Dissen. R.J.; Hemphill-Haley, M.; Townsend, D.B.; Heron, D.W. 2010. Post c.300 year rupture of the Ohariu Fault in Ohariu Valley, New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 53(1): p. 43-56. DOI: 10.1080/00288301003631780. p. 43-56
  • Quigley, M.; Van Dissen, R.J.; Villamor, P.; Litchfield, N.J.; Barrell, D.J.A.; Furlong, K.; Stahl, T.; Duffy, B.; Bilderback, E.; Noble, D.; Townsend, D.B.; Begg, J.G.; Jongens, R.; Ries, W.; Claridge, J.; Klahn, A.; Mackenzie, H.; Smith, A.; Hornblow, S 2010. Surface rupture of the Greendale Fault during the Darfield (Canterbury) Earthquake, New Zealand : initial findings, Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 43(4): p. 236-242. DOI: 10.5459/bnzsee.43.4.236-242. p. 236-242
  • Little, T.A.; Van Dissen, R.J.; Schermer, E.; Carne, R. 2009. Late Holocene surface ruptures on the southern Wairarapa fault, New Zealand : link between earthquakes and the uplifting of beach ridges on a rocky coast, Lithosphere 1(1): p. 4-28. DOI: 10.1130/L7.1. p. 4-28
  • Villamor, P.; Van Dissen, R.J.; Alloway, B.V.; Palmer, A.S.; Litchfield, N.J. 2007. The Rangipo Fault, Taupo rift, New Zealand : an example of temporal slip-rate and single-event displacement variability in a volcanic environment, Geological Society of America Bulletin 119(5/6): p. 529-547. DOI: 10.1130/B26000.1. p. 529-547
  • Mason, D.P.M.; Little, T.A.; Van Dissen, R.J. 2006. Rates of active faulting during Late Quaternary fluvial terrace formation at Saxton River, Awatere Fault, New Zealand, Geological Society of America Bulletin 118(11/12): p. 1431-1446. p. 1431-1446
  • Rhoades, D.A.; Van Dissen, R.J. 2003. Estimates of the time-varying hazard of rupture of the Alpine Fault, New Zealand, allowing for uncertainties, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 46(4): p. 479-488. DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2003.9515023. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences contribution 2866 p. 479-488
  • Nicol, A.; Van Dissen, R.J. 2002. Up-dip partitioning of displacement components on the oblique-slip Clarence Fault, New Zealand, Journal of Structural Geology 24: p. 1521-1535. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences contribution 2261 p. 1521-1535
  • Nicol, A.; Van Dissen, R.J.; Vella, P.; Alloway, B.V.; Melhuish, A. 2002. Growth of contractional structures during the last 10 m.y. at the southern end of the emergent Hikurangi forearc basin, New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 45(3): p. 365-385. DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2002.9514979. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences contribution 2364 p. 365-385
  • Pettinga, J.R.; Yetton, M.D.; Van Dissen, R.J. ; Downes, G.L. 2001. Earthquake source identification and characterisation for the Canterbury region, South Island, New Zealand, Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 34(4): p. 282-317. DOI: 10.5459/bnzsee.34.4.282-317. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences contribution 2399 p. 282-317
  • Benson, A.M.; Little, T.A.; Van Dissen, R.J.; Hill, N.; Townsend, D.B. 2001. Late Quaternary paleoseismic history and surface rupture characteristics of the eastern Awatere strike-slip fault, New Zealand, Geological Society of America Bulletin 113(8): p. 1079-1091. DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(2001)113<1079:LQPHAS>2.0.CO;2. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences contribution 2355 p. 1079-1091
  • Downes, G.L.; Dowrick, D.J.; Van Dissen, R.J.; Taber, J.J.; Hancox, G.T.; Smith, E.G.C. 2001. The 1942 Wairarapa, New Zealand, earthquakes : analysis of observational and instrumental data, Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 34(2): p. 125-157. DOI: 10.5459/bnzsee.34.2.125-157. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences contribution 2250 p. 125-157
  • Jackson, J.; Van Dissen, R.J.; Berryman, K.R. 1998. Tilting of active folds and faults in the Manawatu Region, New Zealand : evidence from surface drainage patterns, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 41(4): p. 377-385. DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1998.9514817. [s.l.]: [s.n.]. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences contribution 1691 p. 377-385
  • Van Dissen, R.J.; Berryman, K.R. 1996. Surface rupture earthquakes over the last ~1000 years in the Wellington region, New Zealand, and implications for ground shaking hazard, Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth 101(B3): p. 5999-6019. [s.l.]: [s.n.]. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences contribution 444 p. 5999-6019
  • Van Dissen, R.J.; Berryman, K.R.; Pettinga, J.R.; Hill, N.L. 1992. Paleoseismicity of the Wellington - Hutt Valley Segment of the Wellington Fault, North Island, New Zealand, New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 35(2): p. 165-176. DOI: 10.1080/00288306.1992.9514511. [s.l.]: [s.n.]. p. 165-176
  • Van Dissen, R.J.; Yeats, R.S. 1991. Hope fault, Jordan thrust, and uplift of the Seaward Kaikoura Range, New Zealand, Geology 19(4): p. 393-396. p. 393-396

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