Publications

Bird, D. E., Burke, K., Hall, S. A., Casey, J. F., 2008 (in press), Triassic - Jurassic kinematic relationships between the Gulf of Mexico, Central Atlantic Ocean, and Mexico: Eos, Trans., Am. Geophys.l Union, vol. 89, Joint Assembly Supplement.

Bird, D. E., Radovich, B. J., Moon, J., 2007, Integrated Seismic and Gravity Data Modeling: Basement Structure in the Gulf of Mexico (abstract): Gulf Coast Assoc. Geol. Soc., vol. 57, pp. 47-53.

Radovich, B. J., Moon, J., Connors, C. D., Bird, D. E., 2007, Insights into Structure and Stratigraphy of the Northern Gulf of Mexico from 2D Pre-Stack Depth Migration Imaging of Mega-Regional Onshore to Deep Water, Long-Offset Seismic Data (abstract): Gulf Coast Assoc. Geol. Soc., vol. 57, pp. 633-637.

Hall, S. A., Bird, D. E., 2007, Tristan da Cuhna hotspot tracks and the seafloor spreading history of the South Atlantic (abstract): Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, vol. 88, Fall Meeting Supplement, V31F-04.

Bird, D. E., Burke, K., Hall, S. A., Casey, J. F., in press, The tectonic evolution of the Gulf of Mexico basin: in, Holmes, C. (editor), The Gulf of Mexico, its origin, water and life: Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Bull. 89, vol. 1.

Bird, D. E., Hall, S. A., Burke, K., Casey, J. F., Sawyer, D. S., 2007, Early Central Atlantic Ocean seafloor spreading history: GeoSphere, vol. 3, 282-298.

Dragoi, D., Hall, S. A., and Bird, D. E., 2006, Geophysical investigation of continental margin development, and early spreading history of the South Atlantic south of the Walvis Ridge/Rio Grande Rise (abstract): Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, vol. 87, Fall Meeting Supplement, G53B-0908.

Bird, D. E., and Burke, K., 2006, Pangea breakup: Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, and Central Atlantic Ocean: in, Expanded Abstracts of the Technical Program: Society of Exploration Geophysicists 76th Annual International Meeting and Exposition, pp. 1013-1016.

Altamira, A., Burke, K., Bird, D. E., 2005, Testing for an Absence of Regional Shortening (or Extension) Across the Caribbean – South American Plate Boundary Zone (PBZ) (abstract): Eos. Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 86, Fall Meeting Suppl.

Bird, D. E., 2005, Jurassic to present tectonic plate motions: North America, South America, Africa, and the Caribbean (abstract): Geophys. Soc. Houston, 40 (3), 9.

Bird, D. E., Burke, K., Hall, S. A., Casey, J. F., Sawyer, D. S., 2005, Callovian – Oxfordian and earlier Central Atlantic ridge jumps (abstract): Am. Assoc. Petr. Geol. International Conference, Paris, A9.

Bird, D. E., Burke, K., Hall, S. A., Casey, J. F., 2005, The tectonic history of the Gulf of Mexico (abstract): Eos. Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 86 (18), Jt. Assem. Suppl., JA9.

Bird, D. E., Hall, S. A., Burke, K., Casey, J. F., 2005, Late Jurassic – Early Cretaceous tectonic reconstructions of the Central and South Atlantic Oceans (abstract): Eos. Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 86 (18), Jt. Assem. Suppl., JA508-JA509.

Bird, D. E., Burke, K., Hall., S. A., Casey, J. f., 2005, Gulf of Mexico tectonic history: Hotspot tracks, crustal boundaries, and early salt distribution: Am. Assoc. Petr. Geol. Bull., 89, 311-328.

Bird, D. E., Hall, S. A., Burke, K., Casey, J. F., Sawyer, D. S., 2004, Early seafloor ridge jumps in the Central Atlantic Ocean (abstract): Eos. Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 85 (47), Fall Meeting Suppl., F1717.

Bird, D. E., 2004, Jurassic tectonics of the Gulf of Mexico and central Atlantic Ocean: Ph.D. Dissertation, Univ. Houston, 173 pp.

Steffens, G. S., Biegert, E. K., Sumner, H. S., Bird, D. E., 2003, Quantitative bathymetric analyses of selected deepwater siciliclastic margins: receiving basin configurations for deepwater fan systems: Mar. Petr. Geol., 20 (6-8), 547-561.

Bird, D. E., 2003, Gulf of Mexico evolution and structure: Houston Geol. Soc. Bull., 45 (7), 25-27.

Bird, D. E., 2002, Shear margins: continent – ocean transform and fracture zone boundaries: in, Thomasson, M. R., Lawyer, L. C. (editor), Geologic Columns of The Leading Edge: Soc. Expl. Geophys., Am. Assoc. Petr. Geol. Open File Pub. 7, 79-84.

Bird, D. E., 2002, Gulf of Mexico evolution: a basin-wide, well and seismic refraction supported gravity and magnetic interpretation (abstract): Am. Assoc. Petr. Geol. Ann. Mtg., Houston, TX, A19.

Walraven, D., Drummond, J., Rodriguez, A., Kue, C. –W., Chang, T., Bird, D., 2002, Integrated seismic illumination and gravity modeling in refinement of a subsalt interpretation: in, Expanded Abstracts of the Technical Program, Soc. Expl. Geophys. 72th Annual International Meeting and Exposition: 621-624.

Bird, D. E., 2001, Shear margins: continent – ocean transform and fracture zone boundaries: The Leading Edge, 20 (2), 150-159.

Bird, D. E., Hall, S. A., Casey, J. F., Burke, K., 2001, Geophysical evidence for a possible late Jurassic mantle plume in the Gulf of Mexico (abstract): Eos. Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, 82 (47), F1185.

Flanagan, G. Campbell, C. L., Kilsdonk, B., Maler, M. O., Bird, D. E., Kirkham, K. L., 2001, Integrated gravity, magnetic and seismic study offshore Brazil (abstract): 7th International Congress of the Brazilian Geophysical Society, Salvador, Brazil.

Bird, D. E., Hall, S. A., Casey, J. F., Millegan, P. S., 1999, Tectonic evolution of the Grenada Basin: in, Mann, P. (editor, Hsu, K. J., Series Editor), Caribbean Basins. Sedimentary Basins of the World, 4: Elsevier Science B. V., 389-416.

Bird, D. E., and Gibson, R. I., 1999, Gravity and magnetic interpretation of the Sunda Shelf and South China Sea: in, Expanded Abstracts of the Technical Program, Soc. Expl. Geophys. 69th Annual International Meeting and Exposition: 1, 407-410.

Bird, D. E., and Nelson, J. R., 1999, Aeromagnetic interpretation of basement structure using over 3,000 control wells, central Alberta: a case history: in, Expanded Abstracts of the Technical Program, Soc. Expl. Geophys. 69th Annual International Meeting and Exposition: 1, 347-349.

Gibson, R. I., Bird, D. E., 1999, Southeast Asia gravity and magnetics interpretation: a tour of significant basins and regions (abstract.): Geophys. Soc. Houston, 33 (5), 6 and Houston Geol. Soc., 41 (5), 53.

Bird, D. E., Hall, S. A., Casey, J. F., and Millegan, P. S., 1998, Geophysical evidence for near east-west sea floor spreading and the formation of the Grenada Basin (abstract): in, Ali, W., Paul, A., and On, V. Y., (editors), Transactions of the 3rd Geological Conference of the Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago and the 14th Caribbean Geological Conference, July 16-25, 1995: Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of-Spain, vol. 2, 681.

Bird, D. E., Hall, S. A., Casey, J. F., and Millegan, P. S., 1998, Interpretation of magnetic data at low latitudes: potential pitfall: in, Gibson, R. I., Millegan, P. S. (editors), Gravity and Magnetic Exploration Case Histories: Am. Assoc. Petr. Geol. Studies in Geology, No. 43 / Soc. Expl. Geophys. Geophysical Reference Series, No. 8, 53-57.

Millegan, P. S., and Bird, D. E., 1998, How basement lithology changes affect magnetic interpretation: in, Gibson, R. I., Millegan, P. S. (editors), Gravity and Magnetic Exploration Case Histories: Am. Assoc. Petr. Geol. Studies in Geology, No. 43 / Soc. Expl. Geophys. Geophysical Reference Series, No. 8, 40-44.

Gibson, R. I., Bird, D. E., 1998, Exploration takes to the skies: GIS Asia Pacific, Oct./Nov., 22-24.

Bird, D. E., 1997, Geology should rule interpretation: Am. Assoc. Petr. Geol. Explorer, 18 (6), 26-27.

Bird, D. E., 1997, Primer: interpreting magnetic data: Am. Assoc. Petr. Geol. Explorer, 18 (5), 18-21.

Bird, D. E., 1994, Editor’s message: Geophys. Soc. Houston, XXX (8), 1.

Bird, D. E., Hall, S. A., Casey, J. F., and Millegan, P. S., 1993, Interpretation of magnetic anomalies over the Grenada Basin: Tectonics, 12 (5), 1267-1279.

Bird, D. E., 1991, An integrated geophysical interpretation of the Grenada Basin: MS Thesis, Univ. Houston, Houston, Texas, 316 p.

Bird, D. E., 1991, An integrated geophysical interpretation of the Grenada Basin, eastern Caribbean (abstract.): Geophys. Soc. Houston, XXVII (9), 8.

Bird, D. E., Hall, S. A., Casey, J. F., and Millegan, P. S., 1991, Integrated geophysical interpretation of the Grenada Basin: in, Expanded Abstracts of the Technical Program, Soc. Expl. Geophys. 61st Annual International Meeting and Exposition, 172-175.

 

 

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