Teaching

Courses：

·    《Intro. to Geophysics》(Seismology part)(undergraduate course)

·    《Solid Earth Geophysics II》(undergraduate course)

·    《Earth Hazards》(undergraduate course)

·    《Advanced Seismology》(postgraduate course)

·    《Principle of Marine Geology》(Marine Geophysics part) (postgraduate course)

·    《Quantitative Seismology》(in preparation) (doctoral course)

Students

Current students ：

·    Master：Han Xiao, Ting Wang

Former students ：

·    Master：Pham Tuan Long, Li Chen, Qiuyi Yuan

Research Interests

·    Characteristics and mechanisms of seismic backgound noises: Footprints of various atmospheric, and oceanic events on seismic records; multi-scale coupling mechanisms among atmosphere-ocean-solid Earth.

·  Deep structure and geological processes of marginal sea basins: Using integrated seismological techniques such as shear-wave splitting, traveltime tomography to explore the seismic structure of the marginal sea basins and understand their geological processes. Current study area is focused on South China Sea.  

Projects

·    The detection and mechanism of the horizontal seismic noises: joint observations of Chinese marginal seas and continents (#41676025), 2017.1-2020.12, RMB710,000, NSFC, PI: Mei Xue

·    The sub-project of “The National Program on Global Change and Air-Sea Interaction, SOA” (No. GASI-GEOGE-05-02), started from 2017, RMB1,1200,000, participate.

·    The small-scale coupling mechanism of atmosphere-ocean-lithosphere: implications from the signatures of ocean storms on seismogram(#41276037), 2013.1-2016.12, NSFC, PI: Mei Xue

·    The Major Research Plan of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: The South China Sea Deep (Grant No. 91128209), 2012.1-2015.12, participate

·    The seismological characteristics and mechanisms of ocean events in South China Sea（1350219121）, 2011.7-2014.6 the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (1350219121), PI: Mei Xue

·    An Investigation on the Detection of Toroidal Modes of Earth's Background Free Oscillations and Its Causal Mechanism (MGK20120203), 2012.10 – 2013.12, the general project of State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology, Tongji University, PI: Mei Xue

· The focal mechanism and discrimination of the Oct. 9th, 2006 North Korea nuclear event (20090072120006), 2010.1.1-2012.12.31 Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education, PI: Mei Xue

·    The focal mechanism of the 2006 North Korea event and source discrimination in the region, 2010.8-2012.8, Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry, PI: Mei Xue

·  High resolution surface wave tomography of the crust and upper mantle in South China Sea (10ZR1431600）, 2010.4-2013.3, SFC Shanghai, PI: Mei Xue

·    The focal mechanism and discrimination of the Oct. 9th, 2006 and May 25th, 2009 North Korea nuclear events（41040033）🔜𓀐，2011.01-12, NSFC, PI: Mei Xue

·   Utilize the seismic array deployed in Vietnam to study the deep structure of South China Sea (MG 200905), 2010.1 – 2011.12, the general project of State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology, Tongji University, PI: Ting Yang & Mei Xue

·   The subproject of National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (Grant 2007CB411702)., 2007.7 – 2011.8, participate

·   Shear wave splitting methods and their error analysis, 2008.8 – 2010.8, the Youth fund of State Key Laboratory of Marine Geology, Tongji University, PI: Mei Xue

·  The anisotropic structure beneath the margin of the North China Craton and its implications for geodynamics, 2008.6 – 2010.6, start fund from Tongji University, PI: Mei Xue

Publications

·   Yu*, Y., S.S. Gao, K.H. Liu, T. Yang, Mei. Xue, K.P. Le, and J. Gao (2017), Seismic evidence for subduction-induced mantle flow beneath the Indochina Peninsula, Southeast Asia, submitted to GRL.

·   Zhen Guo, Adnan Aydin, and Mei Xue (2017) On the origination of double-frequency microseisms recorded in east coast of United States: role and significance of the continental slope, submitted.

·    Han.Xiao, Mei Xue*, Ting Yang, Chenguang Liu, Qingfeng Hua, Shaohong Xia, Haibo Huang, Ba Manh Le, Youqiang Yu, Da Huo, Mohan Pan, Lin Li, Jinyao Gao (2017) The Characteristics of Microseisms in South China Sea: Results from a combined dataset of OBSs, broadband land seismic stations, and a global wave height model, submitted to Journal of Geophysical Research, under 2nd review.

·   Han Xiao, Mei Xue*, Mohan Pan, Jinyao Gao (2017) Characteristics of microseisms in South China, submitted Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, revision submitted.

·   Yu*, Y., T.D. Hung, T. Yang, Mei. Xue, K.H. Liu, and S.S. Gao (2017), Lateral variations of crustal structure beneath the Indochina Peninsula, Tetonophysics, 712, 193-199.

·    Yu*, Y., S.S. Gao, K.H. Liu, T. Yang, Mei. Xue, and K.P. Le (2017), Mantle transition zone discontinuities beneath the Indochina Peninsula: Implications for slab subduction and mantle upwelling, Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 7159-7167.

·  Liang Zhao and Mei Xue (2015) An observation related to directional attenuation of SKS waves propagating in anisotropic media. Geophys. J. Int. 201 (1): 276-290 doi:10.1093/gji/ggv019.

·   Ting Yang, Fang Liu, Nicholas Harmon, Khanh Phon Le, Shenyi Gu, and Mei Xue (2015) Lithospheric structure beneath Indochina block from Rayleigh wave phase velocity tomography. Geophys. J. Int. 200 (3): 1582-1595 doi: 10.1093/gji/ggu488.

·    Liu C G, Hua Q F, Pei Y L, Yang T, Xia S H, Xue M, Le B M, Huo D, Liu F and Huang H B. Passive-source Ocean Bottom Seismograph (OBS) array experiment in South China Sea and data quality analyses. Chin Sci Bull, 2014, 59, doi: 10.1007/s11434-014-0369-4. 

·    T. Sun, M. Xue*, K.P. Le, Y. Zhang, and H. Xu (2013) Signatures of ocean storms on seismic records in South China Sea and East China Sea. Mar Geophys Res, DOI 10.1007/s11001-013-9204-6. 

·  M. Xue*, K.P. Le, and T. Yang (2013) Seismic anisotropy surrounding South China Sea and its geodynamic implications. Mar Geophys Res, DOI 10.1007/s11001-013-9194-4.

·    Chen, L., M. Xue*, K.P. Le, and T. Yang (2012) Group velocity tomography of Rayleigh waves in South China Sea and its geodynamic implications. Acta Seismologica Sinica, 34 (6):754-772. (The Excellent Paper of 2012, Acta Seismologica Sinica) 

·   Xue, M.* and R.M. Allen (2010) Mantle Structure Beneath the Western US and its Implications for Convection Processes, J. Geophys. Res., 115, B07303, doi:10.1029/2008JB006079. 

·   Zhao, L.* and M. Xue (2010) Mantle flow pattern and geodynamic cause of the North China Craton reactivation: Evidence from seismic anisotropy, Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 11, Q07010, doi:10.1029/2010GC003068.

·   Obrebski M.*, R.M. Allen, M. Xue, and S.H. Hung (2010) Slab-plume interaction beneath the Pacific Northwest, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L14305, doi:10.1029/2010GL043489. 

·    Xue, M. and R.M. Allen* (2007) The Fate of the Juan de Fuca Plate: Implications for a Yellowstone Plume Head, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 264 (1-2) 266-276, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2007.09.04. 

·   Xue, M.* and R.M. Allen (2006) Origin of the Newberry Hotspot Track, Evidence from shear-wave splitting, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 244 (1-2) 315–322, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2006.01.066. 

·   Xue, M.* and R.M. Allen (2005) Asthenospheric channeling of the Icelandic upwelling: Evidence from seismic anisotropy, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 235, 167-182 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2005.03.017