General
   

Research Areas

Seismic data processing, crustal and mantle imaging, and geodynamics


Education

  • September 2004 - July 2007, Ph.D in Solid Geophysics, Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  • September 2001 - June 2004, MSc in Exploring Geophysics, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), China
  • September 1993 - July 1997, BSc in Applied Geophysics, Changchun University of Science and Technology (now Jilin University), China


Experience

   
Work Experience

  • December 2010 - Present  Associate Research Professor in the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  • January 2013 - March 2013 Junior Visiting Scholar in the Department of Physics of the Earth, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), Germany
  • February 2009 - June 2009 Junior Visiting Scholar in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Saint Louis University, USA
  • October 1999 - December 2010  Assistant Research Professor in the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  • July 1997 - October 1999, Research Assistant in the Institute of Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China


Publications

   
Papers

2015 

  1. Chen Y, Xu YG, Xu T, Si SK, Liang XF, Tian XB, Deng YF, Chen L, Wang P, Xu YH, Lan HQ, Xiao FH, Li W, Zhang X, Yuan XH, Badal J, Teng JW, 2015. Magmatic underplating and crustal growth in the Emeishan Large Igneous Province, SW China, revealed by a passive seismic experiment. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 432:103-114. 
  2. Chen Y, Li W, Yuan XH, Badal J, Teng JW, 2015. Tearing of the Indian lithospheric slab beneath southern Tibet revealed by SKS-wave splitting measurements. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 413:13-24. 
  3. Tian XB, Chen Y, Tseng TL, Klemperer SL, Thybo H, Liu Z, Xu T, Liang XF, Bai ZM, Zhang X, Si SK, Sun CQ, Lan HQ, Wang E, Teng JW, 2015. Weakly coupled lithospheric extension in southern Tibet. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 430:171-177. 
  4. Wang ML, Chen Y*, Liang XF, Xu YH, Fan YT, Xu T, Zhang ZJ, Teng JW, 2015. Surface wave tomography for South China and northern South China Sea area. Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 54(5): 1205-1214 (*Corresponding author, in Chinese with English Abstract ). 
  5. Xu T, Zhang ZJ, Liu BF, Chen Y, Zhang MH, Tian XB, Xu YG, Teng JW, 2015. Crustal velocity structure in the Emeishan large igneous province and evidence fo the Permian mantle plume activity. Science China: Earth Sciences 589(7):1133-1147. 

2014 

  1. Zhang ZJ, Wang YH, Houseman, GA, Xu T, Wu ZB, Yuan XH, Chen Y, Tian XB, Bai ZM, Teng JW, 2014. The Moho beneath western Tibet: Shear zones and eclogitizaitn in the lower crutst. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 408:370-377. 

2013 

  1. Chen Y, Zhang ZJ, Sun CQ, Badal J, 2013. Crustal anisotropy from Moho converted Ps wave splitting analysis and geodynamic implications beneath the eastern margin of Tibet and surrounding regions. Gondwana Research 24(3-4):946-957. 
  2. Zhang ZJ, Chen Y, Yuan XH, Tian XB, Klemperer SL, Xu T, Bai ZM, Zhang HS, Wu J, Teng JW, 2013. Normal faulting from simple shear rifting in South Tibet, using evidence from passive sesmic profiling across Yadong-Gulu Rift. Tectonophysics 606:178-186. 
  3. Badal J, Chen Y, Chourak M, Stankiewicz J, 2013. S-wave velocity images of the Dead Sea Basin provided by amibent seismic noise. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 75:26-35. 
  4. Zhang ZJ, Wang YH, Deng YF, Chen L, Wu J, Teng JW, Chen Y, Fan WM, Panza G, 2013. Geophysical constraints on mesozoic disruption of North China Craton by underplating-griggered lower-crust flow of the Archaean lithosphere. Terra Nova 25:245-251. 

2012 

  1. Zhang ZJ, Wu J, Deng YF, Teng JW, Zhang X, Chen Y, Panza G, 2012. Lateral variation of the strength of lithosphere across the eastern North China Craton: New constraints on lithospheric disruption. Gondwana Research 22:1047-1059. 
  2. Yan YL, Ma XB, Chen Y, Wang GJ, Wang XX, Lan HQ, Lv QT, 2012. The study of magnetotelluric sounding on Coqen-Xainza profile in Tibet. Chinese Journal of Geophysics 55(8):2636-2642 (in Chinese with English Abstract ).  

2011 

  1. Badal J, Chen Y, Zhang ZJ, 2011. Modeling of Rayleigh wave dispersion in Iberia. Geoscience Frontiers 2(1):35-48. 
  2. Zhang ZJ, Deng YF, Teng JW, Wang CY, Gao R, Chen Y, Fan WM, 2011. An overview of the crustal structure of the Tibetan plateau after 35 years of deep seismic soundings. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 40:977-989. 
  3. Zhang ZJ, Klemperer S, Bai ZM, Chen Y, Teng JW, 2011. Crustal structure of the Paleozoic Kunlun orogeny from an active-source seismic profile between Moba and Guide in East Tibet, China. Gondwana Research 19:994-1007. 
  4. Tian XB, Zhang ZL, Si SK, Wang JB, Chen Y, Zhang ZJ, 2011. SKS splitting measurements with horizontal component misalignment. Geophysical Journal International 185(1):329-340. 
  5. Sun CQ, Chen Y*, Gao EG, 2011. The crustal anisotropy and its geodynamical significance of the strong basin-range interaction zone beneaht the east margin of Qinghai-Tibet plateau. Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 54(5): 1205-1214 (* Corresponding author, in Chinese with English Abstract ) 

2010 

  1. Chen Y, Badal J, Hu JF, 2010. Love and Rayleigh wave tomography of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its surrounding areas. Pure and Applied Geophysics 167:1171-1203. 
  2. Zhang ZJ, Yuan XH, Chen Y, Tian XB, Kind R, Li XQ, Teng JW, 2010. Seismic signature of the collision between the east Tibetan escape flow and the sichuan Basin. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 292:254-264. 

2009 

  1. Chen Y, Badal J, Zhang ZJ, 2009. Radial anisotropy in the crust and upper mantle beneath the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and surrounding regions. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 36:289-302. 
  2. Zhang ZJ, Wang Y, Chen Y, Houseman GA, Tian XB, Wang EC, Teng JW, 2009. Crustal structure across Longmenshan fault belt from passive source seismic profiling, Geophysical Research Letters 36, L17310, doi:10.1029/2009GL039580. 
  3. Yan YL, Chen BC, Chen Y, Ma XB, 2009. Multiple superimposed probability tomography on a second electrical field, Journal of Geophysics and Engineering 6:82-86. 
  4. Zhang Z, Chen Y, and Tian X, 2009. The crustal and mantle structrue of the east margin of Qinghai-Tibet plateau and its geodynamical implications. Geological Science, 44(4):1136-1150 (in Chinese with English Abstract). 

2008 

  1. Badal J, Chen Y, and Hu JF, 2008. Editors M. Asorey, J.V. Garcia Esteve, M.F. Ranada and J. Sesma. Group velocity tomography of Tibet. Mathematical Physics and Field Theory, 121-148, Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza. 
  2. Zhang Z, Chen Y, and Li F, 2008. The reconstruction of the S-wave velocity structure of the crust and mantle with surface wave dispersion in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces. Chinese Journal of Geophysics 51(4):1114-1122 (in Chinese with English Abstract). 
  3. Hu JF, Hu YL, Xia JY, Chen Y, Zhao H, Yang HY, 2008. Crust-mantle velocity structure of S wave and dynamic process beneath Burma Arc and its adjacent regions. Chinese Journal of Geophysics 51(1):140-148 (in Chinese with English Abstract). 
  4. Yan YL, Zhao YG, Chen BC, Chen Y, Ma XB, Kong XR, 2008. Multiple superimposed tomography of probability on second electrical field. Chinese Journal of Geophysics 51(5):1544-1550 (in Chinese with English Abstract). 

2007~2000 

  1. Chen Y, Gao L, and Zhao F, 2007. A method to enhance the signal/noise ration of three-component seismic data based on the polarization analysis in frequency domain. Progress in Geophysics 22(1):255-261 (in Chinese with English Abstract). 
  2. Yang LQ, Deng J, and Chen Y, 2006. Numerical modeling of the curst/mantle deformation in the Tibetan plateau. Earth Science Frontiers 13(5):360-373 (in Chinese with English Abstract). 
  3. Chen Y, Zhang ZJ, and Tian XB, 2005. Polarization analysis in complex domain and its applications for three-component seismic data. Chinese Journal of Geophysics 48(4):889-895 (in Chinese with English Abstract). 
  4. Zhang ZJ, Badal J, Li YK, Chen Y, et al., 2005. Crust-upper mantle seismic velocity structure across Southeastern China. Tectonophysics 395:137-157. 
  5. Liu Y, Chen Y, and Wang ZS, 2005. The anisotropic velocity analysis with multi-parameters of transverse isotropic media. Progress in Geophysics 20(2):540-544 (in Chinese with English Abstract). 
  6. Zhang ZJ, Qin YL, Chen Y, et al, 2004. Seismic reflection resemblance imaging for crust/upper mantle structure from wide-angle seismic data. Chinese Journal of Geophysics 47(3):469-474. 
  7. Qin YL, Zhang ZJ, Chen Y, et al, 2004. A robust and accurate traveltime calculation from frequency-domain two-way wave-equation modeling algorithm. Geosystem Engineering 7(1):18-26. 
  8. Hu JF, Su YJ, Zhu XG, Chen Y, 2003. S-wave velocity and Poisson’s ratio structure of crust in Yunnan and its implication. Science in China (Series D-Earth Sciences) 48(2):210-218. 
  9. Zhang ZJ, Li YK, Wang GJ, Teng JW, Klemperer SL, Li JW, Fan JY, Chen Y, 2002. East-west crustal structure and “down-bowing” Moho under the northern Tibet revealed by wide-angle seismic profile. Science in China (Series D-Earth Sciences) 45(6): 550-558. 
  10. Chen Y, Zhang ZJ, Chen WP, and Tian ZF, 2000. The velocity tomography with cross-hole seismic data. Chinese Journal of Geophysics 43(6): 865-871 (in Chinese with English Abstract).


Experience

   
Work Experience

  • December 2010 - Present  Associate Research Professor in the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  • January 2013 - March 2013 Junior Visiting Scholar in the Department of Physics of the Earth, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), Germany
  • February 2009 - June 2009 Junior Visiting Scholar in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Saint Louis University, USA
  • October 1999 - December 2010  Assistant Research Professor in the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  • July 1997 - October 1999, Research Assistant in the Institute of Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China


Publications

   
Papers

2015 

  1. Chen Y, Xu YG, Xu T, Si SK, Liang XF, Tian XB, Deng YF, Chen L, Wang P, Xu YH, Lan HQ, Xiao FH, Li W, Zhang X, Yuan XH, Badal J, Teng JW, 2015. Magmatic underplating and crustal growth in the Emeishan Large Igneous Province, SW China, revealed by a passive seismic experiment. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 432:103-114. 
  2. Chen Y, Li W, Yuan XH, Badal J, Teng JW, 2015. Tearing of the Indian lithospheric slab beneath southern Tibet revealed by SKS-wave splitting measurements. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 413:13-24. 
  3. Tian XB, Chen Y, Tseng TL, Klemperer SL, Thybo H, Liu Z, Xu T, Liang XF, Bai ZM, Zhang X, Si SK, Sun CQ, Lan HQ, Wang E, Teng JW, 2015. Weakly coupled lithospheric extension in southern Tibet. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 430:171-177. 
  4. Wang ML, Chen Y*, Liang XF, Xu YH, Fan YT, Xu T, Zhang ZJ, Teng JW, 2015. Surface wave tomography for South China and northern South China Sea area. Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 54(5): 1205-1214 (*Corresponding author, in Chinese with English Abstract ). 
  5. Xu T, Zhang ZJ, Liu BF, Chen Y, Zhang MH, Tian XB, Xu YG, Teng JW, 2015. Crustal velocity structure in the Emeishan large igneous province and evidence fo the Permian mantle plume activity. Science China: Earth Sciences 589(7):1133-1147. 

2014 

  1. Zhang ZJ, Wang YH, Houseman, GA, Xu T, Wu ZB, Yuan XH, Chen Y, Tian XB, Bai ZM, Teng JW, 2014. The Moho beneath western Tibet: Shear zones and eclogitizaitn in the lower crutst. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 408:370-377. 

2013 

  1. Chen Y, Zhang ZJ, Sun CQ, Badal J, 2013. Crustal anisotropy from Moho converted Ps wave splitting analysis and geodynamic implications beneath the eastern margin of Tibet and surrounding regions. Gondwana Research 24(3-4):946-957. 
  2. Zhang ZJ, Chen Y, Yuan XH, Tian XB, Klemperer SL, Xu T, Bai ZM, Zhang HS, Wu J, Teng JW, 2013. Normal faulting from simple shear rifting in South Tibet, using evidence from passive sesmic profiling across Yadong-Gulu Rift. Tectonophysics 606:178-186. 
  3. Badal J, Chen Y, Chourak M, Stankiewicz J, 2013. S-wave velocity images of the Dead Sea Basin provided by amibent seismic noise. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 75:26-35. 
  4. Zhang ZJ, Wang YH, Deng YF, Chen L, Wu J, Teng JW, Chen Y, Fan WM, Panza G, 2013. Geophysical constraints on mesozoic disruption of North China Craton by underplating-griggered lower-crust flow of the Archaean lithosphere. Terra Nova 25:245-251. 

2012 

  1. Zhang ZJ, Wu J, Deng YF, Teng JW, Zhang X, Chen Y, Panza G, 2012. Lateral variation of the strength of lithosphere across the eastern North China Craton: New constraints on lithospheric disruption. Gondwana Research 22:1047-1059. 
  2. Yan YL, Ma XB, Chen Y, Wang GJ, Wang XX, Lan HQ, Lv QT, 2012. The study of magnetotelluric sounding on Coqen-Xainza profile in Tibet. Chinese Journal of Geophysics 55(8):2636-2642 (in Chinese with English Abstract ).  

2011 

  1. Badal J, Chen Y, Zhang ZJ, 2011. Modeling of Rayleigh wave dispersion in Iberia. Geoscience Frontiers 2(1):35-48. 
  2. Zhang ZJ, Deng YF, Teng JW, Wang CY, Gao R, Chen Y, Fan WM, 2011. An overview of the crustal structure of the Tibetan plateau after 35 years of deep seismic soundings. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 40:977-989. 
  3. Zhang ZJ, Klemperer S, Bai ZM, Chen Y, Teng JW, 2011. Crustal structure of the Paleozoic Kunlun orogeny from an active-source seismic profile between Moba and Guide in East Tibet, China. Gondwana Research 19:994-1007. 
  4. Tian XB, Zhang ZL, Si SK, Wang JB, Chen Y, Zhang ZJ, 2011. SKS splitting measurements with horizontal component misalignment. Geophysical Journal International 185(1):329-340. 
  5. Sun CQ, Chen Y*, Gao EG, 2011. The crustal anisotropy and its geodynamical significance of the strong basin-range interaction zone beneaht the east margin of Qinghai-Tibet plateau. Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 54(5): 1205-1214 (* Corresponding author, in Chinese with English Abstract ) 

2010 

  1. Chen Y, Badal J, Hu JF, 2010. Love and Rayleigh wave tomography of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its surrounding areas. Pure and Applied Geophysics 167:1171-1203. 
  2. Zhang ZJ, Yuan XH, Chen Y, Tian XB, Kind R, Li XQ, Teng JW, 2010. Seismic signature of the collision between the east Tibetan escape flow and the sichuan Basin. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 292:254-264. 

2009 

  1. Chen Y, Badal J, Zhang ZJ, 2009. Radial anisotropy in the crust and upper mantle beneath the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and surrounding regions. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences 36:289-302. 
  2. Zhang ZJ, Wang Y, Chen Y, Houseman GA, Tian XB, Wang EC, Teng JW, 2009. Crustal structure across Longmenshan fault belt from passive source seismic profiling, Geophysical Research Letters 36, L17310, doi:10.1029/2009GL039580. 
  3. Yan YL, Chen BC, Chen Y, Ma XB, 2009. Multiple superimposed probability tomography on a second electrical field, Journal of Geophysics and Engineering 6:82-86. 
  4. Zhang Z, Chen Y, and Tian X, 2009. The crustal and mantle structrue of the east margin of Qinghai-Tibet plateau and its geodynamical implications. Geological Science, 44(4):1136-1150 (in Chinese with English Abstract). 

2008 

  1. Badal J, Chen Y, and Hu JF, 2008. Editors M. Asorey, J.V. Garcia Esteve, M.F. Ranada and J. Sesma. Group velocity tomography of Tibet. Mathematical Physics and Field Theory, 121-148, Prensas Universitarias de Zaragoza. 
  2. Zhang Z, Chen Y, and Li F, 2008. The reconstruction of the S-wave velocity structure of the crust and mantle with surface wave dispersion in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces. Chinese Journal of Geophysics 51(4):1114-1122 (in Chinese with English Abstract). 
  3. Hu JF, Hu YL, Xia JY, Chen Y, Zhao H, Yang HY, 2008. Crust-mantle velocity structure of S wave and dynamic process beneath Burma Arc and its adjacent regions. Chinese Journal of Geophysics 51(1):140-148 (in Chinese with English Abstract). 
  4. Yan YL, Zhao YG, Chen BC, Chen Y, Ma XB, Kong XR, 2008. Multiple superimposed tomography of probability on second electrical field. Chinese Journal of Geophysics 51(5):1544-1550 (in Chinese with English Abstract). 

2007~2000 

  1. Chen Y, Gao L, and Zhao F, 2007. A method to enhance the signal/noise ration of three-component seismic data based on the polarization analysis in frequency domain. Progress in Geophysics 22(1):255-261 (in Chinese with English Abstract). 
  2. Yang LQ, Deng J, and Chen Y, 2006. Numerical modeling of the curst/mantle deformation in the Tibetan plateau. Earth Science Frontiers 13(5):360-373 (in Chinese with English Abstract). 
  3. Chen Y, Zhang ZJ, and Tian XB, 2005. Polarization analysis in complex domain and its applications for three-component seismic data. Chinese Journal of Geophysics 48(4):889-895 (in Chinese with English Abstract). 
  4. Zhang ZJ, Badal J, Li YK, Chen Y, et al., 2005. Crust-upper mantle seismic velocity structure across Southeastern China. Tectonophysics 395:137-157. 
  5. Liu Y, Chen Y, and Wang ZS, 2005. The anisotropic velocity analysis with multi-parameters of transverse isotropic media. Progress in Geophysics 20(2):540-544 (in Chinese with English Abstract). 
  6. Zhang ZJ, Qin YL, Chen Y, et al, 2004. Seismic reflection resemblance imaging for crust/upper mantle structure from wide-angle seismic data. Chinese Journal of Geophysics 47(3):469-474. 
  7. Qin YL, Zhang ZJ, Chen Y, et al, 2004. A robust and accurate traveltime calculation from frequency-domain two-way wave-equation modeling algorithm. Geosystem Engineering 7(1):18-26. 
  8. Hu JF, Su YJ, Zhu XG, Chen Y, 2003. S-wave velocity and Poisson’s ratio structure of crust in Yunnan and its implication. Science in China (Series D-Earth Sciences) 48(2):210-218. 
  9. Zhang ZJ, Li YK, Wang GJ, Teng JW, Klemperer SL, Li JW, Fan JY, Chen Y, 2002. East-west crustal structure and “down-bowing” Moho under the northern Tibet revealed by wide-angle seismic profile. Science in China (Series D-Earth Sciences) 45(6): 550-558. 
  10. Chen Y, Zhang ZJ, Chen WP, and Tian ZF, 2000. The velocity tomography with cross-hole seismic data. Chinese Journal of Geophysics 43(6): 865-871 (in Chinese with English Abstract).