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Education
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Ph.D.
(Geophysics - Earthquake Seismology)
Dissertation: Etude Seismotectonique de deux zones de
collision continentale: le Zagros Central et l’Alborz
(Iran), Joseph Fourier University, France, 2001.
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M.Sc.
(Geophysics – Seismic Exploration)
Thesis: Determination of S-wave Velocity Using Spectral
Analysis of Surface Waves, Institute of Geophysics, Tehran
University, 1995.
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B.Sc.
(Geology)
Department of Geology, Ferdosi University, Mashad, 1991.
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Research/Teaching &
Memberships
Research
Interests
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Seismotectonic of Active Regions based on
Microearthquakes Seismicity
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Aftershocks study of the Strong Earthquakes.
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Crust and Upper Mantle Structure using
Receiver Function and Surface Waves
Analysis.
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Local and Teleseismic Tomography
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Reservoir Induced Seismicity
Active Projects
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Crustal and Upper mantle structure of the
Zagros-Alborz transect between Dehloran and
Caspian Sea using seismic tomography. (in
collaboration with Joseph Fourier University
of France)
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Seismotectonic of the Central Alborz based
on Microearthquakes seismicity. (in
collaboration with Joseph Fourier University
of France)
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Lithosphere structure beneath the Iranian
plateau from Receiver function and Surface
waves analysis
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Lithosphere structure of the Kopet-Dagh
transect between Sarakhs and Yazd (in
collaboration with Cambridge University of
England)
Recent Accomplished Projects
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Aftershocks study of the 26 December 2003
Bam Earthquake
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Crustal velocity structure beneath Iranian
National Broadband Seismic Network using
receiver function analysis
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Seismotectonic of the Tabriz region deduced
from Microearthquakes seismicity. (in
collaboration with Joseph Fourier University
of France)
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Seismoactive regions study based on
Microearthquakes analysis
Teaching
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Advanced Seismology (for Ph.D. students of
seismology)
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Instrumental Seismology (for Ph.D. students
of seismology)
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Seismic Exploration ( for M.Sc. students of
seismology)
Membership
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Professional Experience
Engineering
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Seismicity, Seismotectonic and Seismic hazard assessment of
the Shiraz Petrochemistry site
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Design,
site selection, installation, Data processing and
interpretation of the Masjed Soleyman and Gotvand Olia
Seismic Networks: Monitoring for Reservoir-Induced
Seismicity.
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Seismic
Hazard Assessment for the South Pars Project
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Seismicity, Seismotectonic and Seismic hazard assessment of
the Emam Reza holy shrine.
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Seismotectonic of the Balarud fault zone based on
Microearthquakes Seismicity: Role of Balarud fault zone in
Hydrocarbon migration.
Administration
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Head of Seismology Department, and
responsible for the Iranian National
Broad-band Seismic Network, IIEES,
2001-2004.
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Selected Publications
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Tatar,
M., Hatzfeld, D., Martinod, J., Walpersdorf, A.,
Ghafori-Ashtiany, M. & Chery, J., 2002. The present day
deformation of the Central Zagros (Iran), Geophys. Res.
Lett., 29, 33-1 to 33-4, doi:10.1029/2002GL015159.
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Hatzfeld,
D., Tatar, M., Priestly K. & Ghafory Ashtiani M., 2003.
Seismological constraints on the crustal structure beneath
the Zagros Mountain belt (Iran). Geophys. J. Int., 155, 1–8.
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Tatar,
M., Hatzfeld, D.& Ghafory-Ashtiany, M., 2004. Tectonics of
the Central Zagros (Iran) deduced from microearthquake
seismicity, Geophys. J. Int., 156, 255–266.
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Tatar,
M., Hatzfeld, D., Moradi, A.S., Paul, A., 2005. The 2003
December 26 Bam earthquake (Iran), Mw 6.6, aftershock
sequence, Geophys. J. Int., 163, 90-105.
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Yamini-Fard F., Hatzfeld D., Tatar M., and Mokhtari M.,
2006. Microseismicity on the Kazerun fault system (Iran):
evidence of A strike-slip shear zone and a thick crust.
Geophys. J. Int., 166:1, 186-196.
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Bayer,
R., Chery, J., Tatar, M., Vernant, P., Abbassi, M., Masson,
F., Nilforoushan, F., Doerflinger, E., Regard, V., Bellier,
O. 2006. Active deformation in Zagros-Makran transition zone
inferred from GPS measurements, Geophys. J. Int., 165,
373-381.
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Masson,
F., Van Gorp, S., Chery, J., Djamour, Y., Tatar, M.,
Tavakoli, F., Nankali, H., Vernant, P. 2006. Extension in NW
Iran Driven by the Motion of the South Caspian Basin, Earth
Planet. Sci. Lett, 252, 180-188.
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Walpersdorf, A., Hatzfeld, D., Nankali, H., Tavakoli, F.,
Nilforoushan, F., Tatar, M. , Vernant, P., Chéry, J., and
Masson, F., 2006. Difference in the GPS deformation pattern
of North and Central Zagros (Iran), Geophys. Journal Int.,
167, 1077-1088.
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Jackson,
J., Bouchon, M., Fielding, E., Funning, G., Ghorashi, M.,
Hatzfeld, D., Nazari, H., Parsons, B., Priestley, K.,
Talebian, M., Tatar, M., Walker, R., and Wright, R. 2006.
Seismotectonic, rupture-process, and earthquake-hazard
aspects of the 26 December 2003 Bam, Iran, earthquake.
Geophys. J. Int. 166, 1270-1292
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Tatar,
M., Jackson, J., Hatzfeld, D., and Bergman, E., 2007. The
2004 May 28 Baladeh earthquake (Mw 6.2) in the Alborz, Iran:
overthrusting the South Caspian Basin margin, partitioning
of oblique convergence and the seismic hazard of Tehran, ,
170, 249–261
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