Scientific Publications
Peer-Reviewed
Submitted Manuscripts
[1] Villafuerte, C. and V. M. Cruz-Atienza. Insights into the Causal Relationship between Slow Slip Events and Tectonic Tremors in Guerrero, Mexico. Submitted to Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, January, 2017.
Published Manuscripts
[31] Cruz-Atienza, V. M., J. Tago, J. D. Sanabria-Gómez, E. Chaljub, V. Etienne, J. Virieux and L. Quintanar. Long Duration of Ground Motion in the Paradigmatic Valley of Mexico. Nature - Scientific Reports, 6, 38807; doi: 10.1038/srep38807, 2016.
[30] Maury, J., S. Ide, V. M. Cruz-Atienza, V. Kostoglodov, G. González-Molina and X. Pérez-Campos. Comparative study of non-volcanic tremor locations: characterization of slow earthquakes in Guerrero, Mexico. Journal of Geophysical Research, 121, doi:10.1002/2016JB013027, 2016.
[29] UNAM Seismology Group. Papanoa, Mexico earthquake of 18 April 2014 (Mw7.2). Geofísica Internacional, 54-4, 363-386, 2015.
[28] Dominguez, L. A., B. Yildirim, A. L. Husker, E. Cochran, C. Christensen, V. M. Cruz-Atienza, J. F. Lawrence. The Red Atrapa Sismos (Quake Catcher 1 Network in Mexico): Assessing Performance during Large and Damaging Earthquakes. Seismological Research Letters, 86, doi: 10.1785/0220140171, 2015.
[27] Cruz-Atienza, V. M., A. Husker, D. Legrand, E. Caballero and V. Kostoglodov. Non-Volcanic Tremor Locations and Mechanisms in Guerrero, Mexico, from Energy-based and Particle-Motion Polarization Analysis. Journal of Geophysical Research, 120, doi: 10.1002/2014JB011389, 2015.
[26] Maufroy, E., V. M. Cruz-Atienza, F. Cotton and S. Gaffet. Frequency-scaled curvature as a proxy for topographic site-effect amplification and ground-motion variability. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 105, doi: 10.1785/0120140089, 2015.
[25] Spica, Z., V. M. Cruz-Atienza, G. Reyes-Alfaro, D. Legrand and A. Iglesias. Crustal Imaging of Western-Michoacan and the Jalisco Block, Mexico, from Ambient Seismic Noise. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 289, 193-201, doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.11.005, 2014.
[24] Díaz-Mojica, J., V. M. Cruz-Atienza, R. Madariaga, S. K. Singh, J. Tago and A. Iglesias. Dynamic Source Inversion of the M6.5 Intermediate-Depth Zumpango Earthquake in central Mexico: a Parallel Genetic Algorithm. Journal of Geophysical Research, 119, 7768-7785, doi: 10.1002/2013JB010854, 2014.
[23] Singh, S.K., X. Pérez-Campos, V.H. Espíndola, V. M. Cruz-Atienza, and A. Iglesias. Intraslab Earthquake of 16 June 2013 (Mw5.9), One of the Closest Such Events to Mexico City. Seismological Research Letters. Vol. 85, No. 2, doi: 10.1785/0220130179, 2014.
[22] Rivet, D., M. Campillo, M. Radiguet, D. Zigone, V. M. Cruz-Atienza, N. M. Shapiro, V. Kostoglodov, N. Cotte, G. Cougoulat, A. Walpersdorf and E. Daub. Seismic velocity changes, strain rate and non-volcanic tremors during the 2009-2010 slow slip event in Guerrero, Mexico. Geophysical Journal International, Vol. 195, No. 2, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggt374, 2013.
[21] Pérez-Campos, X., D. Melgar, S. K. Singh, V. M. Cruz-Atienza, A. Iglesias, V. Hjörleifsdóttir. Rapid estimation of fault parameters for tsunami warning along the Mexican subduction zone: A scenario earthquake in the Guerrero seismic gap. Seismological Research Letters, Vol. 84, No. 3, doi: 10.1785/0220120156, 2013.
[20] UNAM Seismology Group. Ometepec-Pinotepa Nacional, Mexico Earthquake of 20 March 2012 (Mw7.5): A Preliminary Report. Geofísica Internacional. Vol. 52, No. 2, p.p. 173-196, 2013.
[19] Maufroy, E., V. M. Cruz-Atienza, and S. Gaffet. A Robust Method for Assessing 3-D Topographic Site Effects: A Case Study at the LSBB Underground Laboratory, France. Earthquake Spectra: August 2012, Vol. 28, No. 3, p.p. 1097-1115, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1193/1.4000050, 2012.
[18] Tago, J., V. M. Cruz-Atienza, J. Virieux, V. Etienne, and F. J. Sánchez-Sesma, A 3D hp-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin method for modeling earthquake dynamics, Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, B09312, doi: 10.1029/2012JB009313, 2012.
[17] Husker, A. L., V. Kostoglodov, V. M. Cruz-Atienza, D. Legrand, N. Shapiro, J. S. Payero and M. Campillo. Temporal variations of non-volcanic tremor (NVT) locations in the Mexican subduction zone: finding the NVT sweet spot. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems (G3), doi:10.1029/2011GC003916, 2012.
[16] Virieux, J. et al., V. Etienne et al. and V. M. Cruz-Atienza et al. Modelling seismic wave propagation for geophysical imaging. Chapter in the book 'Seismic Waves, Research and Analysis', IntechOpen, ISBN 978-953-307-944-8, 2011.
[15] Roten D., K. B. Olsen, J. C. Pechmann, V. M. Cruz-Atienza and H. Magistrale. 3D Simulations of M 7 Earthquakes on the Wasatch Fault, Utah, Part I: Long-Period (0–1 Hz) Ground Motion. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 101-5, doi: 10.1785/0120110031. 2011.
[14] Rivet, D., M. Campillo, N. M. Shapiro, V. M. Cruz-Atienza, M. Radiguet, N. Cotte, V. Kostoglodov. Probing deformation at depth using passive seismology: evidence of nonlinear elastic crustal response to the Mexico 2006 slow slip event. Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L08308, doi:10.1029/2011GL047151. 2011.
[13] Cruz-Atienza, V. M., A. Iglesias, J.F. Pacheco, N.M. Shapiro and S.K. Singh. Crustal structure below the Valley of Mexico estimated from receiver functions. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 100, 3304-3311, doi:10.1785/0120100051, 2010.
[12] Cruz-Atienza, V. M. and K. B. Olsen. Supershear Mach-Waves Expose the Fault Breakdown Slip. 'Earthquake Supershear Rupture Speeds', ed. S. Das and M. Bouchon, Elsevier, Tectonophysics, 493, 285-296, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2010.05.012, 2010.
[11] Cruz-Atienza, V. M., Kim B. Olsen and Luis A. Dalguer. Estimation of the breakdown slip from strong motion seismograms: Insights from numerical experiments. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 99, 3454-3469, doi: 10.1785/0120080330, 2009.
[10] Benjemaa, M., N. Glinsky-Olivier, V. M. Cruz-Atienza and J.Virieux. 3D Dynamic rupture simulations by a finite volume method. Geophysical Journal International, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X. 2009.04088.x, 2009.
[9] Olsen, K.B., S.M. Day, L.A. Dalguer, J. Mayhew, Y. Cui, J. Zhu, V. M. Cruz-Atienza, D. Roten, P. Maechling, T.H. Jordan, D. Okaya and A. Chourasia. ShakeOut-D: Ground motion estimates using an ensemble of large earthquakes on the southern San Andreas fault with spontaneous rupture propagation,Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L04303, doi:10.1029/2008GL036832, 2009.
[8] Harris, R.A., M. Barall, R. Archuleta, E. Dunham, B. Aagaard, J.P. Ampuero, H. Bhat, V. M. Cruz-Atienza, L. Dalguer, P. Dawson, S. Day, B. Duan, G. Ely, Y. Kaneko, Y. Kase, N. Lapusta, Y. Liu, S. Ma, D. Oglesby, K. Olsen, A. Pitarka, S. Song and E. Templeton. The SCEC/USGS Dynamic Earthquake-Rupture Code Verification Exercise. Sismological Research Letters, 80, 119-126, doi:10.1785/gssrl.80.1.119, 2009.
[7] Cruz-Atienza, V. M., J. Virieux and H. Aochi. 3D Finite-Difference Dynamic-Rupture Modelling Along Non-Planar Faults. Geophysics, 72, doi:10.1190/1.2766756, 2007.
[6] Benjemaa, M., N. Glinsky, V. M. Cruz-Atienza, J. Virieux and S. Piperno. Dynamic non-planar crack rupture by a finite-volume method. Geophysical Journal International, 171, 271-285, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03500.x, 2007.
[5] Cruz-Atienza, V. M. and J. Virieux. Dynamic rupture simulation of nonplanar faults with a finite difference approach. Geophysical Journal International, 158, 939-954, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02291.x, 2004.
[4] Cruz-Atienza, V. M., J.F. Pacheco, S.K. Singh, N.M. Shapiro, C. Valdés and A. Iglesias. Size of Popocatépetl volcano explosions (1997-2001) from waveform inversion. Geophysical Research Letters, 28, 4027-4030, 2001.
[3] Hernandez, B., N. M. Shapiro, S. K. Singh, J. F. Pacheco, F. Cotton, M. Campillo, A. Iglesias, V. M. Cruz-Atienza, J.M. Gómez and L. Alcántara. Rupture History of September 30, 1999 Intraplate Earthquake of Oaxaca , Mexico (Mw=7.5) from Inversion of Strong-Motion Data. Geophysical Research Letters, 28, 363-366, 2001.
[2] Iglesias, A., V. M. Cruz-Atienza , N.M Shapiro, S.K. Singh and J.F. Pacheco. Crustal structure of south-central Mexico estimated from the inversion of surface waves dispersion curves using genetic and simulated annealing algorithms. Geofísica Internacional, 40, 181-190, 2001.
[1] Shapiro, N.M., S.K. Singh, A. Iglesias-Mendoza, V. M. Cruz-Atienza and J.F. Pacheco. Evidence of low Q value below Popocatépetl volcano, and its implication to seismic hazard in Mexico City. Geophysical Research Letters, 27, 2753-2756, 2000.
In Proceedings
Published Manuscripts
[6] Sánchez-Sesma, F. J., M. Rodríguez, U. Iturrarán-Viveros, A. Rodríguez-Castellanos, M. Suárez, V. M. Cruz-Atienza and D. Rivet. Estimación de efectos de sitio usando vibración ambiental. XVII Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Sísmica, 11-14 November, Puebla, Mexico, 2009.
[5] Maufroy, E., V. M. Cruz-Atienza, S. Operto, O. Sardou, G. Sénéchal, M. Dietrich, and S. Gaffet. Modelisation of Topographic site effect 3D at the Low Noise Underground Laboratory (LSBB), Rustrel, France. 14e World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 12-17 Octuber, Beijing, China, 2008.
[4] Dalguer, L.A., S.M. Day, K. Olsen and V. M. Cruz-Atienza. Rupture models and ground motion for Shakeout and other southern San Andreas fault scenarios. 14e World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 12-17 Octuber, Beijing, China, 2008.
[3] Mellors, R, V. M. Cruz-Atienza, A. Aulia and Z. Kalmetyeva. Modeling the 2006 Kochkor, Kyrgyzstan earthquake and waverform propagation in the northern Tien Shan, Fourth International Symposium "Geodynamics of Intracontinental Orogens and Geoecological Problems", Bishkek, Kyrgzystan, 15-23 June, 2008.
[2] Cruz-Atienza, V. M., J. Virieux, Carine Khors-Sansorny, O. Sardou, S. Gaffet and M. Vallée, Estimation quantitative du PGA sur la Côte d'Azur. 7ème Colloque National, Association Française du Génie Parasismique (AFPS), Ecole Centrale de Paris, France, 2007.
[1] Cruz-Atienza, V. M., J. Virieux & H. Aochi, Modélisation de la rupture dynamique par une méthode de différences finies pour des failles non-planaires. 7ème Colloque National, Association Française du Génie Parasismique (AFPS), Ecole Centrale de Paris, France, 2007.
My Theses
[3] Cruz-Atienza V. M. Rupture dynamique des faille non-planaires en différences finies: Ph.D. Thesis, p. 382, Université de Nice - Sophia Antipolis, 2006. (french & english)
[2] Cruz-Atienza V. M. Análisis Cuantitativo de Formas de Onda en el Volcán Popocatépetl. MSc Thesis, p. 49, Universidad Nacinoal Autónoma de México, 2001. (spanish & english)
[1] Cruz-Atienza V. M. Inversión Global con Algoritmos Genéticos y Cristalización Simulada, Aplicada a Funciones de Receptor: Modelos Estructurales de Velocidades para la Corteza en la República Mexicana. Engineering Thesis, p. 215, Universidad Nacinoal Autónoma de México, 2000. (spanish)