Eric Debayle

Chargé de Recherche, CNRS

Ecole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre,
Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg
5 rue René Descartes, 67084 Strasbourg, France 

CNRS and Université Louis Pasteur

tel:  +33 3 90 24 00 86
fax: +33 3 90 24 01 25
Email: Eric.Debayle@eost.u-strasbg.fr 


Research Interests -Tomographic models -Software- Publications- Recent Presentation and Poster- Useful links- Academic Background - Hobby
 

Link to download the Debayle, Kennett and Priestley (Nature, 2005) global seismic model

Research Interests

 Seismic imaging of Earth structure -  Seismic anisotropy - Mantle tomography - 

Tomographic model

Link to download the Debayle, Kennett and Priestley (Nature, 2005) global SV-wave seismic model

Slices at different depths in Debayle, Kennett & Priestley (Nature, 2005) global SV-wave anisotropic model : SV 100 km - SV +aniso 100 km - SV 125 km - SV+aniso 125 km - SV 150 km - SV+aniso 150 km - SV 175 km - SV+aniso 175 km - SV 200 km - SV +aniso 200 km - SV 250 km - SV+aniso 250 km - SV 300 km - SV+aniso 300 km

Cartoon sumarizing the results by Debayle Kennett and Priestley (jpeg, 71.8Ko)

Software for inversion of massive surface wave datasets (Debayle and Sambridge, JGR,  2004)

Click here to access the documentation on how to use our software. The software package is availabe on request from Eric Debayle

Publications

Sauter D., M. Cannat, C. Meyzen, A. Bezos, P. Patriat, E. Humler et E. Debayle, Propagation of a melting anomaly along the ultra-slow Southwest Indian Ridge between 46°E and 52°20'E : interaction with the Crozet hot-spot?, Geophys. J. Int., soumis, 2008.



  1. D. Sicilia , J.P. Montagner, M. Cara, E. Stutzmann , E. Debayle, J.C. Lepine , J.-J. Leveque , E. Beucler, A. Sebai, G. Roult, A. Ayele & J.M. Sholan, Shear-wave velocities and stratification of anisotropic upper mantle structure in the Afar Hotspot region, Tectonophysics, 462, 164-177, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2008.02.016, 2008. (pdf)

  2. B. Tauzin, E. Debayle & G. Wittlinger, The mantle transition zone as seen by global Pds phases : no clear evidence for a thin transition zone beneath hotspots, J. Geophys. Res., 113, B08309, doi:10.1029/2007JB005364, 2008. (pdf)

  3. Priestley K., D. McKenzie, E. Debayle & S. Pilidou, The African upper mantle and its relationship to tectonics and surface geology, Geophys. J. Int., 175, 1108–1126, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03951.x, 2008. (pdf)

  4. J.P. Montagner, B. Marty, E. Stutzmann, D. Sicilia, M. Cara, R. Pik, J. Lévêque, G. Roult, E. Beucler, and E. Debayle, Mantle upwellings and convective instabilities revealed by seismic tomography and helium isotope geochemistry beneath eastern Africa, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L21303, doi:10.1029/2007GL031098, 2007. (pdf)

  5. K. Priestley, E. Debayle, D. McKenzie, et Pilidou S. Upper mantle structure of eastern Asia from multimode surface waveform tomography, J. Geophys. Res., 111, B10304, doi:10.1029/2005JB004082, 2006. (pdf)

  6. A. Maggi, Debayle E, Priestley K, & G. Barruol., Azimuthal anisotropy of the Pacific region, Earth. Planet. Sci. Letters, 250 (1-2): 53-71, 2006. (pdf)

  7. A. Maggi, Debayle E., K. Priestley & G. Barruol, Multimode surface waveform tomography of the Pacific Ocean: a closer look at the lithospheric cooling signature, Geophys. J. Int., 166 (3): 1384-1397, 2006. (pdf)

  8. K. Priestley, D. McKenzie & E. Debayle, The state of the upper mantle beneath southern Africa, Tectonophysics, 416 (1-4), 101-112, 2006. (pdf)

  9. D. Duetsugu, H. Shiobara, G. Barruol, F.Schindele, D. Reymond, A. Bonneville, E. Debayle, T. Isse, T. Kanazawa and Y. Fukao, Probing South Pacific mantle plumes with Broadband OBS, E.O.S. Trans., 86, no 44, 429-435, 2005. (pdf)

  10. M. Heintz, E. Debayle & A. Vauchez, Upper mante structure of the South American continent and neighboring oceans from surface wave tomography, Tectonophysics, 406, 115-139, 2005. (pdf)

  11. E. Debayle, B. Kennett and K. Priestley, Global azimuthal seismic anisotropy and the unique plate-motion deformation of Australia, Nature, 433, 509-512, doi:10.1038/nature03247, 2005.(pdf from the nature website, download the model)

  12. S. Pilidou, K.Priestley, E. Debayle & O.Gudmundsson , Rayleigh wave tomography in the North Atlantic : High resolution images of the Iceland, Azores and Eiffel mantle plumes, Lithos,79, 453-473,  doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2004.09.012, 2005. (pdf)

  13. A. Sieminski, J.J. Lévêque & E. Debayle, Can finite-frequency effects be accounted for in ray theory surface wave tomography? Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L24614, doi:10.1029/2004GL021402, 2004. (pdf)

  14. J.C. Sibuet, S.K. Hsu and E. Debayle, Geodynamic context of the Taiwan orogen, “AGU Geophysical Monograph Series” 149, ''Continent-Ocean interactions within the East Asian Marginal Seas '', Edited by P. Cliff, pp127-158, doi:10.1029/149GM08, 2004.

  15. S. Pilidou, K.Priestley, O.Gudmundsson & E. Debayle, Upper mantle S-wave speed heterogeneity beneath the North Atlantic and the surrounding region from regional surface wave tomography, Geophys. J. Int., 159, 1057-1076, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02462.x, 2004. (pdf)

  16. E. Debayle & M. Sambridge,  Inversion of massive surface wave data sets : model construction and resolution assessments, J. Geophys. Res. , 109, B02316, doi:10.1029/2003JB002652 , 2004. (pdf)

  17. A. Sieminski, E. Debayle & J.J. Lévêque, Seismic evidence for deep low-velocity anomalies in the transition zone beneath West Antarctica, Earth. Planet. Sci. Letters, 216, 645-661, doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00518-1, 2003. (pdf)

  18. E. Debayle & B.L.N. Kennett, Surface waves studies of the Australian region, Geological Society of Australia Special Publication 22 and Geological Society of America Special Paper 372, pp. 25-40, 2003. (pdf)

  19. K. Priestley & E. Debayle, Seismic evidence for a moderately thick lithosphere beneath the Siberian Platform, Geoph. Res. Lett., vol. 30, no 3, 1118 , doi:10.1029/2002GL015931, 2003. (pdf)

  20. G. Barruol, D. Bosch, V. Clouard, E. Debayle, M.P. Doin, M. Godard, F. Fontaine, F. Masson, A. Tommasi & C. Thoraval,  Polynesian lithosphere and upper mantle experiment (PLUME) : The south Pacific superswell under investigation, E.O.S. trans, vol. 83, no 45,  510-514, 2002. (pdf)

  21. E. Debayle, J.J. Lévêque & M. Cara, Seismic evidence for a deeply rooted low velocity anomaly in the upper mantle beneath the northeastern Afro/Arabian continent, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 193/3-4, 369-382, 2001. (pdf)

  22. E. Debayle & B.L.N. Kennett, Anisotropy in the Australasian upper mantle from Love and Rayleigh waveform inversion, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 184/1, 339-351, 2000. (pdf)

  23. E. Debayle & B.L.N. Kennett, The Australian continental upper mantle : structure and deformation inferred from surface waves,  J. Geophys. Res., 105, 11, 25423-25450, 2000. (pdf)

  24. E. Debayle, SV-wave azimuthal anisotropy in the Australian upper mantle: preliminary results from automated Rayleigh waveform inversion, Geophys. J. Int., 137, 747-754, 1999. (pdf)

  25. J.J. Lévêque, E. Debayle & V. Maupin, Anisotropy in the Indian Ocean  upper mantle from Rayleigh and Love waveform inversion, Geophys. J. Int., 133, 529-540, 1998. (pdf)

  26. E. Debayle & J.J. Lévêque, Upper mantle heterogeneities in the Indian Ocean from waveform inversion, Geoph. Res. Lett., 24, 245-248, 1997.  (pdf)


Recent presentations and posters:

2007 Benoit Tauzin's contribution to the mantle plume website

2004 AGU presentation by Debayle Kennett & Priestley (ppt, 2,24Mb)
2003 IUGG Poster (PDF) - page 1 - page 2 - `Continuous regionalization of massive surface wave datasets'  E. Debayle and M. Sambridge.

Useful links:

Malcolm Sambridge's homepage

Benoit Tauzin's homepage

Academic Background

Present position

2000 Chargé de Recherche, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique( CNRS)

Ecole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre, 5 rue René Descartes, 67084 Strasbourg.

Previous appointments

The Australian National University

1999-2000 Research Fellow, Research School of Earth Sciences, ANU.
1996-1999 Post-doctoral Fellow, Research School of Earth Sciences, ANU.

Ecole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre

1995-1996 ATER (Attaché Temporaire d'Enseignement et de Recherche)

Education

1996 Ph.D. in Geophysics "Tomographie de l'Océan Indien par inversion de forme d'ondes", Institut de Physique du Globe, Strasbourg.

1991 DEA Géosciences, Institut de Physique du Globe , Strasbourg.

1990 Maîtrise de Sciences de la Terre, mention Géophysique et Géochimie fondamentales et appliquées, USTL Montpellier.

Hobby

Scuba diving :

CMAS one star instructor ( E2 FFESSM). Visit my scuba diving club (SUP) website!

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Last modified:  March 2008