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BABA, Kiyoshi Associate Professor Earthquake Research Institute Office: 1st Building-707 TEL: +81-3-5841-5764 FAX: +81-3-3812-9417 E-mail: HP:
Research Field marine electromagnetism Current Research I have studied electrical conductivity structure of the Earth\'s interior, especially for oceanic upper mantle, based on natural electromagnetic variations observed by seafloor instruments, to discuss the mantle dynamics. The study area contains various tectonic environments, such as plate boundaries (mid-ocean ridges, trenches), hotspots, normal basins. Development and improvement of the instrumetns and data analysis methods are also the subjects of my study. Many　studies have been conducted via domestic and international collaborations. Representative Publications 1. Baba, K., J. Chen, M. Sommer, H. Utada, W. H. Geissler, W. Jokat, and M. Jegen (2017), Marine magnetotellurics imaged no distinct plume beneath the Tristan da Cunha hotspot in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Tectonophysics, 716, 52--63, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2016.09.033. 2. Baba, K., H. Utada, T. Goto, T. Kasaya, H. Shimizu, and N. Tada (2010), Electrical conductivity imaging of the Philippine Sea upper mantle using seafloor magnetotelluric data, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 183, 44--62, doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2010.09.010. 3. Baba, K., A. D. Chave, R. L. Evans, G. Hirth, and R. L. Mackie (2006), Mantle dynamics beneath the East Pacific Rise at 17°S: Insights from the Mantle Electromagnetic and Tomography (MELT) experiment, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B02101, doi:10.1029/2004JB003598.

BABA, Kiyoshi

Associate Professor
Earthquake Research Institute

Office: 1st Building-707
TEL: +81-3-5841-5764
FAX: +81-3-3812-9417
E-mail:
HP:

Research Field

marine electromagnetism

Current Research

I have studied electrical conductivity structure of the Earth\'s interior, especially for oceanic upper mantle, based on natural electromagnetic variations observed by seafloor instruments, to discuss the mantle dynamics. The study area contains various tectonic environments, such as plate boundaries (mid-ocean ridges, trenches), hotspots, normal basins. Development and improvement of the instrumetns and data analysis methods are also the subjects of my study. Many　studies have been conducted via domestic and international collaborations.

Representative Publications

1. Baba, K., J. Chen, M. Sommer, H. Utada, W. H. Geissler, W. Jokat, and M. Jegen (2017), Marine magnetotellurics imaged no distinct plume beneath the Tristan da Cunha hotspot in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Tectonophysics, 716, 52--63, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2016.09.033.
2. Baba, K., H. Utada, T. Goto, T. Kasaya, H. Shimizu, and N. Tada (2010), Electrical conductivity imaging of the Philippine Sea upper mantle using seafloor magnetotelluric data, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 183, 44--62, doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2010.09.010.
3. Baba, K., A. D. Chave, R. L. Evans, G. Hirth, and R. L. Mackie (2006), Mantle dynamics beneath the East Pacific Rise at 17°S: Insights from the Mantle Electromagnetic and Tomography (MELT) experiment, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B02101, doi:10.1029/2004JB003598.