Shaul Levi - Publications

Shaul Levi (1942-2021) was a Geophysics professor at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, USA. His field of specialization was in paleomagnetism and rock magnetism.

Following is a list of some of his scientific publications, including full text pdf-files.

  1. Whitney, J., H. P. Johnson, S. Levi, and B. W. Evans (1971), Investigations of some magnetic and mineralogical properties of the Laschamp and Olby flows, France, Quaternary Research, 1(4), 511-521, doi:10.1016/0033-5894(71)90061-5 [ abstract, full text ]
  2. Larson, E. E., R. L. Reynolds, R. Merrill, S. Levi, M. Ozima, Y. Aoki, H. Kinoshita, S. Zasshu, N. Kawai, T. Nakajima, and K. Hirooka (1974), Major-element petrochemistry of some extrusive rocks from the volcanically active Mariana Islands, Bull. Volcanol., 38(1), 361-377, doi:10.1007/BF02599412 [ abstract, full text ]
  3. Levi, S. (1974), Some magnetic properties of magnetite as a function of grain size and their implications for paleomagnetism, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 210 pp. [ table of contents, full text ]

    1975

  4. Larson, E. E., R. L. Reynolds, M. Ozima, Y. Aoki, H. Kinoshita, S. Zasshu, N. Kawai, T. Nakajima, K. Hirooka, R. Merrill, and S. Levi (1975), Paleomagnetism of Miocene volcanic rocks of Guam and curvature of southern Mariana Island arc, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 86(3), 346-350, doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1975)86<346:POMVRO>2.0.CO;2 [ abstract, full text ]
  5. Levi, S. (1975), Comparison of two methods of performing the Thellier experiment (or, how the Thellier experiment should not be done), J. Geomag. Geoelectr., 27(3), 245-255, doi:10.5636/jgg.27.245 [ abstract, full text, full text-2 ]
  6. Levi, S., R. Merrill, E. Larsen, R. Reynolds, Y. Aoki, H. Kinoshita, M. Ozima, N. Kawai, T. Nakajima, and K. Hirooka (1975), Paleosecular variation of lavas from the Marianas in the Western Pacific Ocean, J. Geomag. Geoelectr., 27(1), 57-66, doi:10.5636/jgg.27.57 [ abstract, full text, full text-2 ]
  7. Levi, S., and S. K. Banerjee (1976), On the possibility of obtaining relative paleointensities from lake sediments, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 29(1), 219-226, doi:10.1016/0012-821X(76)90042-X [ abstract, full text ]
  8. Levi, S., and R. T. Merrill (1976), A comparison of ARM and TRM in magnetite, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 32(2), 171-184, doi:10.1016/0012-821X(76)90056-X [ abstract, full text ]
  9. Levi, S. (1977), The effect of magnetite particle size on paleointensity determinations of the geomagnetic field, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 13(4), 245-259, doi:10.1016/0031-9201(77)90107-8 [ abstract, full text ]
  10. Levi, S., and S. K. Banerjee (1977), The effects of alteration on the natural remanent magnetization of three ophiolite complexes: Possible implications for the oceanic crust, 189-207, In: Dunlop D. J. (Ed.), Origin of Thermoremanent Magnetization, Springer, Dordrecht, Adv. Earth Planet. Sci., 1, 212 pp., doi:10.1007/978-94-010-1286-7_13 [ abstract, full text ]
  11. Levi, S., and S. K. Banerjee (1977), The effects of alteration on the natural remanent magnetization of three ophiolite complexes: Possible implications for the oceanic crust, J. Geomag. Geoelectr., 29(4), 421-439, doi:10.5636/jgg.29.421 [ abstract, full text, full text-2 ]
  12. Levi, S., S. K. Banerjee, S. Beske-Diehl, and B. Moskowitz (1978), Limitations of ophiolite complexes as models for magnetic layer of the oceanic lithosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 5(6), 473-476, doi:10.1029/GL005i006p00473 [ abstract, full text ]
  13. Levi, S., and R. T. Merrill (1978), Properties of single-domain, pseudo-single-domain, and multidomain magnetite, J. Geophys. Res., 83(B1), 309-323, doi:10.1029/JB083iB01p00309 [ abstract, full text ]
  14. Banerjee, S. K., S. P. Lund, and S. Levi (1979), Geomagnetic record in Minnesota lake sediments - Absence of the Gothenburg and Erieau excursions, Geology, 7(12), 588-591, doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1979)7<588:GRIMLS>2.0.CO;2 [ abstract, full text ]
  15. Levi, S. (1979), The additivity of partial thermal remanent magnetization in magnetite, Geophys. J. Roy. Astron. Soc., 59(1), 205-218, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.1979.tb02561.x [ abstract, full text, full text-2 ]

    1980

  16. Levi, S. (1980), Paleomagnetism and some magnetic properties of basalts from the Bermuda triangle, Init. Rep. Deep Sea Drill. Proj., 51-53, 1363-1378, doi:10.2973/dsdp.proc.515253.158.1980 [ full text, full text-2 ]
  17. Levi, S., U. Bleil, B. M. Smith, and P. A. Rigotti (1980), Compilation of paleomagnetic and rock magnetic results of basalt samples from Deep Sea Drilling Project Legs, 51, 52, and 53, Init. Rep. Deep Sea Drill. Proj., 51-53, 1337-1350, doi:10.2973/dsdp.proc.515253.156.1980 [ full text, full text-2 ]
  18. Ness, G., S. Levi, and R. Couch (1980), Marine magnetic anomaly timescales for the Cenozoic and late Cretaceous: A précis, critique, and synthesis, Rev. Geophys., 18(4), 753-770, doi:10.1029/RG018i004p00753 [ abstract, full text ]
  19. Honnorez, J., R. P. von Herzen, T. J. Barrett, K. Becker, M. L. Bender, P. E. Borella, H.-W. Hubberten, S. C. Jones, S. I. Karato, C. Laverne, S. Levi, A. A. Migdisov, S. A. Moorby, and E. L. Schrader (1981), Hydrothermal mounds and young ocean crust of the Galapagos: Preliminary Deep-Sea Drilling results, Leg-70, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., 92(7), 457-472, doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1981)92<457:HMAYOC>2.0.CO;2 [ abstract, full text ]
  20. Bleil, U., J. M. Hall, H. P. Johnson, S. Levi, and G. Schonharting (1982), The natural magnetization of a 3-kilometer section of Icelandic crust, J. Geophys. Res., 87(NB8), 6569-6589, doi:10.1029/JB087iB08p06569 [ abstract, full text ]
  21. Karlin, R., and S. Levi (1982), Preliminary paleomagnetic results of laminated sediments from Deep Sea Drilling Project hydraulic piston core Site 480, Guaymas basin, Gulf of California, Init. Rep. Deep Sea Drill. Proj., 64, 1255-1258, doi:10.2973/dsdp.proc.64.166.1982 [ full text, full text-2 ]
  22. Karlin, R., and S. Levi (1982), Paleomagnetism of laminated sediments from the Guaymas basin, Gulf of California, Deep Sea Drilling Project Site 479, Init. Rep. Deep Sea Drill. Proj., 64, 1259-1261, doi:10.2973/dsdp.proc.64.167.1982 [ full text, full text-2 ]
  23. Furuta, T., and S. Levi (1983), Basement paleomagnetism of Hole 504B, Init. Rep. Deep Sea Drill. Proj., 69, 697-703, doi:10.2973/dsdp.proc.69.144.1983 [ full text, full text-2 ]
  24. Karlin, R., and S. Levi (1983), Diagenesis of magnetic minerals in recent haemipelagic sediments, Nature, 303, 327-330, doi:10.1038/303327a0 [ abstract, full text ]
  25. Levi, S. (1983), Paleomagnetism and rock magnetism of submarine basalts from the Galapagos spreading center near 86°W, Init. Rep. Deep Sea Drill. Proj., 70, 429-435, doi:10.2973/dsdp.proc.70.127.1983 [ full text, full text-2 ]

    1985

  26. Heath, G. R., D. H. Rea, and S. Levi (1985), Paleomagnetism and accumulation rates of sediments at Sites 576 and 578, Deep-Sea Drilling Project Leg-86, Western North Pacific, Init. Rep. Deep Sea Drill. Proj., 86, 459-502, doi:10.2973/dsdp.proc.86.118.1985 [ full text, full text-2 ]
  27. Karlin, R., and S. Levi (1985), Geochemical and sedimentological control of the magnetic properties of hemipelagic sediments, J. Geophys. Res., 90(B12), 10,373-10,392, doi:10.1029/JB090iB12p10373 [ abstract, full text ]
  28. Levi, S., and R. Riddihough (1986), Why are marine magnetic-anomalies suppressed over sedimented spreading centers?, Geology, 14(8), 651-654, doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1986)14<651:WAMMAS>2.0.CO;2 [ abstract, full text ]
  29. Audunsson, H., and S. Levi (1988), Basement heating by a cooling lava: Paleomagnetic constraints, J. Geophys. Res., 93(B4), 3480-3496, doi:10.1029/JB093iB04p03480 [ abstract, full text ]
  30. Roperch, P., N. Bonhommet, and S. Levi (1988), Paleointensity of the earth's magnetic field during the Laschamp excursion and its geomagnetic implications, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 88(1-2), 209-219, doi:10.1016/0012-821X(88)90058-1 [ abstract, full text ]
  31. Audunsson, H., and S. Levi (1989), Drilling-induced remanent magnetization in basalt drill cores, Geophys. J. Int., 98(3), 613-622, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.1989.tb02294.x [ abstract, full text, full text-2 ]
  32. Chauvin, A., R. A. Duncan, N. Bonhommet, and S. Levi (1989), Paleointensity of the Earth's magnetic field and K-Ar dating of the Louchadiere volcanic flow (central France): New evidence for the Laschamp excursion, Geophys. Res. Lett., 16(10), 1189-1192, doi:10.1029/GL016i010p01189 [ abstract, full text ]
  33. Levi, S. (1989), Chemical remanent magnetization (CRM), p. 49-58, In: James, D. E., The Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, 1328 pp. [ full text ]
  34. Levi, S., and R. Karlin (1989), A sixty thousand year paleomagnetic record from Gulf of California sediments: secular variation, late Quaternary excursions and geomagnetic implications, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 92(2), 219-233, doi:10.1016/0012-821X(89)90048-4 [ abstract, full text ]
  35. Salis, J.-S., N. Bonhommet, and S. Levi (1989), Paleointensity of the geomagnetic field from dated lavas of the Chaîne des Puys, France [1.]7-12 thousand years before present, J. Geophys. Res., 94(B11), 15,771-15,784, doi:10.1029/JB094iB11p15771 [ abstract, full text ]

    1990

  36. Arason, P., and S. Levi (1990), Models of inclination shallowing during sediment compaction, J. Geophys. Res., 95(B4), 4481-4499, doi:10.1029/JB095iB04p04481 [ abstract, full text, full text-2 ]
  37. Arason, P., and S. Levi (1990), Compaction and inclination shallowing in deep-sea sediments from the Pacific ocean, J. Geophys. Res., 95(B4), 4501-4510, doi:10.1029/JB095iB04p04501 [ abstract, full text, full text-2 ]
  38. Levi, S., H. Audunsson, R. A. Duncan, L. Kristjansson, P.-Y. Gillot, and S. P. Jakobsson (1990), Late Pleistocene geomagnetic excursion in Icelandic lavas: confirmation of the Laschamp excursion, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 96(3-4), 443-457, doi:10.1016/0012-821X(90)90019-T [ abstract, full text ]
  39. Levi, S., and S. Banerjee (1990), On the origin of inclination shallowing in redeposited sediments, J. Geophys. Res., 95(B4), 4383-4389, doi:10.1029/JB095iB04p04383 [ abstract, full text ]
  40. Audunsson H., S. Levi, and F. Hodges (1992), Magnetic property zonation in a thick lava flow, J. Geophys. Res., 97(B4), 4349-4360, doi:10.1029/91JB01508 [ abstract, full text ]
  41. Ellis, B. J., S. Levi, and R. S. Yeats (1993), Magnetic stratigraphy of the Morales formation - Late Neogene clockwise rotation and compression in the Cuyama basin, California Coast Ranges, Tectonics, 12(5), 1170-1179, doi: 10.1029/93TC00314 [ abstract, full text ]
  42. Levi, S., and R. S. Yeats (1993), Paleomagnetic constraints on the initiation of uplift on the Santa-Susana fault, Western transverse ranges, California, Tectonics, 12(3), 688-702, doi:10.1029/93TC00133 [ abstract, full text ]
  43. Arason, P., and S. Levi (1997), Intrinsic bias in averaging paleomagnetic data, J. Geomag. Geoelectr., 49(5), 721-726, doi:10.5636/jgg.49.721 [ abstract, full text, full text-2 ]
  44. Audunsson, H., and S. Levi (1997), Geomagnetic fluctuations during a polarity transition, J. Geophys. Res., 102(B9), 20,259-20,268, doi:10.1029/96JB02534 [ abstract, full text ]

    2000

  45. Ron, H., and S. Levi (2001), When did hominids first leave Africa?: New high-resolution magnetostratigraphy from the Erk-el-Ahmar Formation, Israel, Geology, 29(10), 887-890, doi:10.1130/0091-7613(2001)029<0887:WDHFLA>2.0.CO;2 [ abstract, full text ]
  46. Levi, S., and R. S. Yeats (2003), Paleomagnetic definition of crustal fragmentation and Quaternary block rotations in the east Ventura Basin and San Fernando valley, southern California, Tectonics, 22(5), 1061, doi:10.1029/2002TC001377 [ abstract, full text ]
  47. Chauvin, A., P. Roperch, and S. Levi (2005), Reliability of geomagnetic paleointensity data: the effects of the NRM fraction and concave-up behavior on paleointensity determinations by the Thellier method, Phys. Earth. Planet. Inter., 150(4), 265-286, doi:10.1016/j.pepi.2004.11.008 [ abstract, full text ]
  48. Levi, S., J. Nabelek, and R. S. Yeats (2005), Paleomagnetism-based limits on earthquake magnitudes in northwestern metropolitan Los Angeles, California, USA, Geology, 33(5), 401-404, doi:10.1130/G21190.1 [ abstract, full text ]
  49. Levi, S. (2007), Magnetization, chemical remanent (CRM), p. 580-588, In: Gubbins, D., and E. Herrero-Bervera (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism, Springer, 1054 pp, doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-4423-6_190 [ abstract, full text ]
  50. Arason, Þ., and S. Levi (2010), Maximum likelihood solution for inclination-only data in paleomagnetism, Geophys. J. Int., 182(2), 753-771, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04671.x [ abstract, full text, full text-2, web calculator ]