Dr. Juan Pablo Canales
Senior Scientist
Geology & Geophysics
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Work: 508-289-2893
jpcanales@whoi.edu
Building: Clark South 272-D
Mailing Address:
266 Woods Hole Road, MS #24
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Research Interests
I use geophysical methods such as 2D/3D seismic tomography, seismic reflection imaging, waveform inversion, and potential fields to investigate processes along tectonic plate boundaries and the evolution of the oceanic lithosphere.
In particular, I am interested in:
- faulting, magmatism, and hydrothermal circulation at mid-oceand ridges
- subduction zone processes
- continental rifting
- crustal hydration and alteration
- lithospheric flexure and intra-plate volcanism
Selected Recent Publications
- Jian, H., J.P. Canales, R.A Dunn, M.R. Nedimović (2024) Hydrothermal flow and serpentinization in oceanic core complexes controlled by mafic intrusions, Nat. Geosci., 17, 566-571, doi:10.1038/s41561-024-01444-y.
- Canales, J.P., N.C. Miller, W. Baldwin, S.M. Carbotte, S. Han, B. Boston, H. Jian, J. Collins, D. Lizarralde (2023)CASIE21-OBS: An Open-Access, OBS Controlled-Source Seismic Dataset for Investigating the Structure and Properties of the Cascadia Accretionary Wedge and the Downgoing Explorer-Juan de Fuca-Gorda Plate System, Seismol. Res. Lett., doi:10.1785/0220230010.
- Canales, J.P., S.M. Carbotte, M.R.Nedimović, and H. Carton (2017) Dry Juan de Fuca slab revealed by quantification of water entering Cascadia subduction zone, Nat. Geosci., 10(11), 864-870, doi:10.1038/ngeo3050.
Students
Liam Moser (2020-present MIT-WHOI Joint Program)
Bhargav Boddupalli, Univ. of Southampton (2018 WHOI Guest Student)
Gregory Horning (2011-2017 MIT-WHOI Joint Program)
Min Xu (2006-2012 MIT-WHOI Joint Program)
Shaunak Gosh (2009 WHOI Summer Student Fellow)
Sreeja Nag (2007 WHOI Summer Student Fellow)
Education
1997 - Ph.D. Geophysics. University of Barcelona-Institute of Earth Sciences (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
1993 - M.S. Geophysics. University of Barcelona-Institute of Earth Sciences (CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
1991 - B.S. Physics. University of Barcelona, Spain