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Rob Pockalny

207 Horn Lab

robp@gso.uri.edu

401 874-6926

Educational Background

Ph.D., Oceanography
B.A., Geology

University of Rhode Island
State University of New York at Buffalo

1991
1984

Areas of Specialization

Research

Robert Pockalny's general field of specialization is Marine Geophysics. He utilizes a suite of geophysical data (e.g., bathymetry, side-scan/back-scatter, gravity, magnetics, and seismics) to characterize the processes and 4-D architecture of the oceanic lithosphere along the world-encircling mid-oceanic ridge system. His primary focus is the spatial and temporal characterization of the seafloor morphology, potential field data, geologic structures and plate tectonics of these terrains. In addition, the use of near-bottom observations from submersibles or ROVs is required to ground-truth many of his observations/models.

Outreach

Co-Principal Investigator on several NSF-funded, education outreach programs, including: SURFO (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Oceanography) and GEMS-Net (Guiding Education in Math & Science Newtwork.

Students

Chris Popham
Kelly Kriner
Rich Viso
Stacey Tighe

M.S
M.S
Ph.D
Ph.D

2006
2005
2003
1997

Publications:

Kriner, K. A. Kriner, R. A. Pockalny, and R. L. Larson, Bathymetric gradients of lineated abyssal hills: Inferring seafloor spreading vectors and a new model for hills formed at ultra-fast rates, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 242, 98-110, 2006.

Viso, R.F., Larson, R.L., Pockalny, R. A., Tectonic evolution of the Pacific-Phoenix-Farallon triple junction in the South Pacific Ocean, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 233, 179-194, 2005.

Pockalny, R. A., R. L. Larson, Implications for crustal accretion at fast spreading ridges from observations in Jurassic oceanic crust in the western Pacific, GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMS, VOL. 4, NO. 1, 8903, doi:10.1029/2001GC000274, 2003.

Kincaid C., R. A. Pockalny, L. M. Huzzey, Spatial and temporal variability in flow at the mouth of Narragansett Bay, J. Geophys. Res., 108 (C7), 3218, doi:10.1029/2002JC001395, 2003.

Pockalny, R. A., R. L. Larson, R. F. Viso, and L. J. Abrams, Bathymetry and Gravity Profiles Across a Mid-Cretaceous Triple Junction Trace in the Southwest Pacific Ocean: Implications for the Accretion of Oceanic Crust., Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 29, No. 1, 2002.

Presentations:

Pockalny, R A, Larson, R L, Georgen, J and R. F. Viso, Anomalous Trends in Oceanic Triple Junction Traces and Their Relationship to the Formation of Transform Faults, Eos Trans. AGU, 83(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T12D-1347, 2002.

Pockalny, R. A., Larson, R. L., Popham, C., Natland, J. H., Abrams, L. J., Sonder, L. J., Morphology and Tectonic Evolution of Endeavor Deep, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T13B-1355, 2004.

Pockalny, R. A., Larson, R. L., Popham, C., Natland, J. H., The Transition from Initial Rifting to Ultra-Slow Seafloor Spreading within Endeavor Deep, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T11G-04 INVITED, 2004.

Pockalny, R. A., R. L., The Effective and Evolving Role of Graduate Students in the SURFO REU Program, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED41A-03, 2005.

Pockalny, R. A., Shields, A. C., Larson, R. L., Popham, C., Dipping Magnetic Reversal Boundaries at Endeavor Deep: Implications for Crustal Accretion, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract T33D-0593, 2005.

History

Member for: 4 years 13 weeks