Associate Professor Simon McClusky

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Senior Fellow

Twenty years experience in the fields of geodetic and geophysical research. Expertise in geodetic data analysis, geophysical data modelling and scientific software development. Receiving a PhD in surveying form the School of Surveying at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in 1994, then worked for 17 years as Research Scientist at the Massachusets Institute of Technology (MIT) , Department of Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, before joining the Research School of Earth Sciences at the Australian National University (ANU) as a Fellow in 2010.

Research interests

My research interests centre on the application of advanced space geodetic observations and techniques to understanding global and regional tectonic deformation processes and their associated seismic hazards and continental hydrosphere and cyrosphere mass balance systems.

  • Razeghi, M, Han, S, McClusky, S et al. 2019, 'A Joint Analysis of GPS Displacement and GRACE Geopotential Data for Simultaneous Estimation of Geocenter Motion and Gravitational Field', Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 124, no. 11, pp. 12241-12263.
  • Koulali, A, McClusky, S, Cummins, P et al 2018, 'Wedge geometry, frictional properties and interseismic coupling of the Java megathrust', Tectonophysics, vol. 734-735, pp. 89-95.
  • Lister, G, Tkalči&#263, H, Hejrani, B et al 2018, 'Lineaments and earthquake ruptures on the East Japan megathrust', Lithosphere, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 512-522pp.
  • Masoumi, A, McClusky, S, Koulali, A et al 2017, 'A directional model of tropospheric horizontal gradients in Global Positioning System and its application for particular weather scenarios', Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, vol. 122, no. 8, pp. 4401-4425.
  • Koulali, A, McClusky, S, Susilo, S et al. 2017, 'The kinematics of crustal deformation in Java from GPS observations: Implications for fault slip partitioning', Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 458, pp. 69-79pp.
  • Koulali, A, McClusky, S, Wallace, L et al. 2017, 'Slow slip events and the 2016 Te Araroa Mw 7.1 earthquake interaction: Northern Hikurangi subduction, New Zealand', Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 44, no. 16, pp. 8336-8344pp.
  • Koulali, A, Susilo, S, McClusky, S et al 2016, 'Crustal strain partitioning and the associated earthquake hazard in the eastern Sunda-Banda Arc', Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 43, no. 5, pp. 1943-1949.
  • Gowan, E, Tregoning, P, Purcell, A et al 2016, 'A model of the western Laurentide Ice Sheet, using observations of glacial isostatic adjustment', Quaternary Science Reviews, vol. 139, pp. 1-16.
  • Reilinger, R, McClusky, S & ArRajehi, A 2015, 'Geodetic constraints on the geodynamic evolution of the Red Sea', in Najeeb M.A. Rasul, Ian C.F. Stewart (ed.), The Red Sea, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, Germany, pp. 135-149.
  • Montillet, J, Williams, S, Koulali, A et al. 2015, 'Estimation of offsets in GPS time-series and application to the detection of earthquake deformation in the far-field', Geophysical Journal International, vol. 200, no. 2, pp. 1205-1219.
  • Koulali, A, Tregoning, P, McClusky, S et al 2015, 'New Insights into the present-day kinematics of the central and western Papua New Guinea from GPS', Geophysical Journal International, vol. 202, no. 2, pp. 993-1004.
  • Vernant, P, Reilinger, R & McClusky, S 2014, 'Geodetic evidence for low coupling on the Hellenic subduction plate interface', Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 385, pp. 122-129.
  • Moore, M, Watson, C, King, M et al 2014, 'Empirical modelling of site-specific errors in continuous GPS data', Journal of Geodesy, vol. 88, no. 9, pp. 887-900.
  • Ergintav, S, Reilinger, R, Cakmak, R et al 2014, 'Istanbul's earthquake hot spots: Geodetic constraints on strain accumulation along faults in the Marmara seismic gap', Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 41, no. 16, pp. 5783-5788.
  • Lister, G, Tkalči&#263, H, McClusky, S et al 2014, 'Skewed orientation groups in scatter plots of earthquake fault plane solutions: Implications for extensional geometry at oceanic spreading centers', Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 119, no. 3, pp. 2055-2067.
  • Tregoning, P, Burgette, R, McClusky, S et al. 2013, 'A decade of horizontal deformation from great earthquakes', Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 118, no. 5, pp. 2371-2381.
  • Tiryakioglu, I, Floyd, M, Erdogan, S et al 2013, 'GPS constraints on active deformation in the isparta angle region of SW Turkey', Geophysical Journal International, vol. 195, no. 3, pp. 1455-1463.
  • Montillet, J, McClusky, S & Yu, K 2013, 'Extracting Colored Noise Statistics in Time Series via Negentropy', IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol. 20, no. 9, pp. 857-860.
  • McClusky, S & Tregoning, P 2013, Background paper on subsidence monitoring and measurement with a focus on coal seam gas (CSG) activities.
  • Montillet J-P, McClusky, S, Yu, K, 2013, 'Extracting Colored Noise Statistics in Time Series via Negentropy', IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 20 (9), 857, DOI:10.1109/LSP.2013.2271241.
  • P. Tregoning, R. Burgette, S.C. McClusky, S. Lejeune, H. McQueen and C.S. Watson, 2013, 'A decade of great earthquake deformation', J. Geophys. Res., 118, doi:10.1002/jgrb.50154
  • Kogan, L, Fisseha, S, Bendick, R et al 2012, 'Lithospheric strength and strain localization in continental extension from observations of the East African Rift', Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 117, no. 3, pp. 1-16.
  • Van Dijk, A, Crosbie, R, Pena-Arancibia, J et al 2012, 'Analysis of uncertainties in the inference of groundwater dynamics from gravity recovery and climate experiment observations over Australia', International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2012), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE Inc), Munich, pp. 1318-1320.
  • Darbeheshti, N, Zhou, L, Tregoning, P et al 2012, 'The ANU GRACE visualisation web portal', Computers and Geosciences, vol. 52, pp. 227-233.
  • J-P. Montillet, P, Tregoning, S, McClusky, K. Yu, 2012, 'Extracting white noise statistics in GPS coordinate time series', IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 563-567.
  • Tregoning, P, McClusky, S, van Dijk, A et al 2012, 'Assessment of GRACE satellites for groundwater estimation in Ausralia'.
  • Koulali, A, Ouazar, D, Tahayt, A et al 2011, 'New GPS constraints on active deformation along the Africa-Iberia plate boundary', Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 308, no. 1-2, pp. 211-217.
  • Purcell, A, Dehecq, A, Tregoning, P et al 2011, 'Relationship between glacial isostatic adjustment and gravity perturbations observed by GRACE', Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 38, pp. L18305-5.
  • Reilinger, R & McClusky, S, 2011, 'Nubia-Arabia-Eurasia plate motions and the dynamics of Mediterranean and Middle East tectonics', Geophysical Journal International, vol. 186, no. 3, pp. 971-979.
  • McClusky, S, Reilinger, R, Ogubazghi, G et al 2010, 'Kinematics of the southern Red Sea-Afar Triple Junction and implications for plate dynamics', Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 37, pp. L05301.
  • Perouse, E, Vernant, P, Chery, J et al 2010, 'Active surface deformation and sub-lithospheric processes in the western Mediterranean constrained by numerical models', Geological Society of America Bulletin, vol. 38, no. 9, pp. 823-826.
  • Reilinger, R, McClusky, S, Paradissis, D et al 2010, 'Geodetic constraints on the tectonic evolution of the Aegean region and strain accumulation along the Hellenic subduction zone', Tectonophysics, vol. 488, no. 1-4, pp. 22-30.
  • Alchalbi, A, Daoud, M, Gomez, F et al 2010, 'Crustal deformation in northwestern Arabia from GPS measurements in Syria: Slow slip rate along the northern Dead Sea Fault', Geophysical Journal International, vol. 180, no. 1, pp. 125-135.
  • Floyd, M, Billiris, H, Paradissis, D et al 2010, 'A new velocity field for Greece: Implications for the kinematics and dynamics of the Aegean', Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 115, pp. B10403.
  • Vernant, P, Fadil, A, Mourabit, T et al 2010, 'Geodetic constraints on active tectonics of the Western Mediterranean: Implications for the kinematics and dynamics of the Nubia-Eurasia plate boundary zone', Journal of Geodynamics, vol. 49, no. 3-4, pp. 123-129.
  • ArRajehi, A, McClusky, S, Reilinger, R et al 2010, 'Geodetic constraints on present?day motion of the Arabian Plate: Implications for Red Sea and Gulf of Aden rifting', Tectonics, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. TC3011-TC3020.
  • Ergintav, S, McClusky, S, Hearn, E et al 2009, 'Seven years of postseismic deformation following the 1999, M = 7.4 and M = 7.2, Izmit-Duzce, Turkey earthquake sequence', Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 114, no. 7, p. 19.
  • Tahayt, A, Feigi, K, Mourabit, T et al 2009, 'The Al Hoceima (Morocco) earthquake of 24 February 2004, analysis and interpretation of data from ENVISAT ASAR and SPOT5 validated by ground-based observations', Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 113, pp. 306-316.
  • Hearn, E, McClusky, S, Ergintav, S et al 2009, 'Izmit earthquake postseismic deformation and dynamics of the North Anatolian Fault Zone', Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 114, pp. B08405.
  • Tahayt A, Mourabit T, Rigo A, Feigl K, Fadil A, McClusky S, Reilinger R, Serroukh M, Ouazzani-Touhami A, Ben Sari D, Vernant P, 2008, 'Present-day movements of tectonic blocks in the Betic-Rif Arc from GPS measurements 1999-2005', Comptes Rendus Geoscience, Vol: 340-6, pp 400-413, DOI:10.1016/j.crte.2008.02.003
  • Gomez, F, Karam, G, Khawlie, M et al 2007, 'Global Positioning System measurements of strain accumulation and slip transfer through the restraining bend along the Dead Sea fault system in Lebanon', Geophysical Journal International, vol. 168, pp. 1021-1028.
  • Podgorski, J, Hearn, E, McClusky, S et al 2007, 'Postseismic deformation following the 1991 Racha, Georgia earthquake', Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 34, pp. L04310.
  • Fadil, A, Vernant, P, McClusky, S et al 2006, 'Active tectonics of the western Mediterranean: Geodetic evidence for rollback of a delaminated subcontinental lithospheric slab beneath the Rif Mountains, Morocco', Geological Society of America Bulletin, vol. 34, no. 7, pp. 529-532.
  • Reilinger, R, McClusky, S, Vernant, P et al 2006, 'GPS constraints on continental deformation in the Africa-Arabia-Eurasia continental collision zone and implications for the dynamics of plate interactions', Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 111, pp. B05411.
  • Bendick, R, McClusky, S, Bilham, R et al 2006, 'Distributed Nubia-Somalia relative motion and dike intrusion in the Main Ethiopian Rift', Geophysical Journal International, vol. 165, pp. 303-310.
  • Mahmoud, S, Reilinger, R, McClusky, S et al 2005, 'GPS evidence for northward motion of the Sinai Block: Implications for E. Mediterranean tectonics', Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 238, pp. 217-224.

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