Nicholas Taylor
MS Student, University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming - University of Wyoming
Taylor's University of Wyoming page
BS, Geology, University of Georgia
I am a M.S. candidate at the University of Wyoming Department of Geology and Geophysics. I specialize in applying seismic methods to image the subsurface structure. We have optimized a non-invasive seismic technique that utilizes naturally occurring acoustic energy (known as ambient noise) to generate 3-D models of near-surface velocity. Seismic velocity is heavily influenced by fractures and groundwater in bedrock, and therefore serves as a proxy for quantifying weathering in the critical zone. Since water is a limited resource, my intent is to use such models to better constrain hydro-geologic processes, primarily water storage in the regolith of mountain environments. My research is advised by Ken Dueker of the Wyoming Center for Environmental Hydrology and Geophysics (WyCEHG) and in collaboration with Cliff Riebe of the Southern Sierra Critical Zone Observatory.
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CZO Publications
Papers/Books
2016
pSIN: a scalable, Parallel algorithm for Seismic INterferometry of large-N ambient-noise data. Chen, P., Taylor, N.J., Dueker, K.G., Keifer, I.S., Wilson, A.K., McGuffy, C.L., Novitsky, C.G., Spears, A.J., Holbrook, W.S. (2016): Computers & Geosciences 93: 88-95
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Other CZO Publications
2017
The influence of subsurface porosity and bedrock composition on ecosystem productivity and drought resilience in the Sierra Nevada Batholith, California . Riebe, C. S.; Callahan, R. P.; Goulden, M.; Pasquest, S.; Flinchum, B. A.; Taylor, N. J.;. Holbrook S. (2017): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2017. Abstract EP53D-1762.
2016
Probing the critical zone using passive- and active-source estimates of subsurface shear-wave velocities. Callahen, R.P.; Taylor, N.J.; Pasquet, S.; Dueker, K.G.; Riebe, C.S.; Holbrook, W.S. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract EP43C-0966.
2016
Comprehensive seismic surveys suggest that subsurface water-holding capacity is secondary to bedrock nutrient content as a regulator of vegetation productivity in the Sierra Nevada Batholith, California. Taylor, N.J.; Riebe, C.S.; Dueker, K.G.; Goulden, M.; Flinchum, B.A.; Pasquet, S.; Callahan, R.P.; Hahm, W.J.; Keifer, I.S.; Holbrook, W.S. (2016): Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, December 2016. Abstract EP43C-0964.
2015
Using Three-Dimensional Passive Seismic Imaging to Capture Near-Surface Weathering and Its Influence on Overlying Vegetation. Taylor, N., Dueker, K., Riebe, C., Chen, P., Flinchum, B., Holbrook, S. (2015): EP53A-0962 Earth and Planetary Surface Processes: General Contribution Posters. presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 Dec.
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Using Three-Dimensional Passive Seismic Imaging to Capture Near-Surface Weathering and Its Influence on Overly Vegetation. Taylor, N., Dueker, K., Riebe, C., Chen, P., Flinchum, B., Holbrook, S. (201): EP53A-0962 Earth and Planetary Surface Processes: General Contribution Posters. presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, CA, 14-18 Dec.
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