Alastair McClymont is a senior geophysicist who has published extensively on using geophysical methods like GPR and seismic reflection to study subsurface structures like faults and characterize groundwater flow. He has over 15 peer-reviewed publications in technical journals and has presented his research at numerous international conferences. His research focuses on imaging active faults and investigating hydrogeological properties in alpine environments using geophysical methods.

1. Alastair McClymont, Ph.D., P.Geo.
Senior Geophysicist
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PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS
Peer-reviewed Publications in Technical Journals:
1. McClymont, A.F., M. Hayashi, L.R. Bentley, and B. Christensen, 2013, Geophysical imaging and thermal
modeling of subsurface morphology and thaw evolution of discontinuous permafrost, Journal of
Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 118, 1826-1837, doi:10.1002/jgrf.20114,2013.
2. McClymont, A.F., M. Hayashi, L.R. Bentley, and J. Liard, 2012, Locating and characterizing groundwater
storage areas within an alpine watershed using time-lapse gravity, GPR, and seismic refraction methods,
Hydrological Processes, 26, 1792-1804, doi:10.1002/hyp.9316.
3. Lehmann-Horn, J.A., J.O. Walbrecker, M. Hertrich, G. Langston, A.F. McClymont, and A.G. Green, 2011,
Imaging groundwater beneath a rugged proglacial moraine, Geophysics, 76, 1-8.
4. Langston, G., L.R. Bentley, M. Hayashi, and A. McClymont, Internal structure and hydrological functions of
an alpine proglacial moraine, 2011, Hydrological Processes, 25, 2967-2982.
5. Muir, D.L., M. Hayashi, and A.F. McClymont, 2011, Hydrological storage and transmission characteristics
of an alpine talus, Hydrological Processes, 25, 2954-2966.
6. McClymont, A.F., J.W. Roy, M. Hayashi, L.R. Bentley, H. Maurer, and G. Langston, 2011, Investigating
groundwater flow paths within proglacial moraine using multiple geophysical methods, Journal of
Hydrology, 399, 57-69, doi:10.1016/j.hydrol.2010.12.036.
7. Kaiser, A.E., H. Horstmeyer, A.G. Green, F. Campbell, R.M. Langridge, and A.F. McClymont, 2011,
Detailed images of the shallow Alpine Fault Zone (New Zealand) determined from pseudo-3D seismic
reflection data, Geophysics, 76, B19-B32, doi:10.1190/1.3515920.
8. McClymont, A.F., M. Hayashi, L.R. Bentley, D. Muir, and E. Ernst, 2010, Groundwater flow and storage
within an alpine meadow-talus complex, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 14, 859-872,
doi:10.5194/hess-14-859-2010.
9. McClymont, A.F., A.G. Green, A.E. Kaiser, H. Horstmeyer, and R.M. Langridge, 2010, Shallow fault
segmentation of the Alpine fault zone, New Zealand revealed from 2- and 3-D GPR surveying, Journal of
Applied Geophysics, 70, 343-354, doi:10.1016/j.appgeo.2009.08.003.
10. McClymont, A.F., P. Villamor, and A.G. Green, 2009, Assessing the contribution of off-fault deformation to
slip-rate estimates within the Taupo Rift, New Zealand using 3-D GPR surveying and trenching, Terra
Nova, 21, 446-451, doi:10.1111/j.1365-3121.2009.00901.x.
11. Kaiser, A.E., A.G. Green, F.M. Campbell, H. Horstmeyer, E. Manukyan, R.M. Langridge, A.F. McClymont,
N. Mancktelow, M. Finnemore, and D.C. Nobes, 2009, Ultra-high-resolution seismic reflection imaging of
the Alpine fault, New Zealand, Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, B11306,
doi:10.1029/2009JB006338.
12. McClymont, A.F., P. Villamor, and A.G. Green, 2009, Fault displacement accumulation and slip-rate
variability within the Taupo Rift (New Zealand) based on 3-D ground-penetrating radar data, Tectonics, 28,
TC4005, doi:10.1029/2008TC002334.
13. McClymont, A.F., A.G. Green, P. Villamor, H. Horstmeyer, C. Grass, and D. Nobes, 2008,
Characterization of the shallow structures of active fault zones using 3-D GPR data, Journal of Geophysical
Research, 113, B10315, doi:10.1029/2007JB005402.
14. McClymont, A.F., A.G. Green, R. Streich, H. Horstmeyer, J. Tronicke, D.C. Nobes, J. Pettinga, J.
Campbell, and R. Langridge, 2008, Visualization of active faults using geometric attributes of 3D GPR data:
an example from the Alpine Fault Zone, New Zealand, Geophysics, 73, B11-B23.

2. Alastair McClymont, Ph.D., P.Geo.
Senior Geophysicist
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15. Ustaszewski, M., M. Herwegh, A.F. McClymont, O.A. Pfiffner, R. Pickering, and F. Preusser, 2007,
Unravelling the evolution of an Alpine to post-glacially active fault in the Swiss Alps, Journal of Structural
Geology, 29, 1943-1959.
16. McClymont, A.F. and R.M. Clowes, 2005, Anomalous lithospheric structure of northern Juan de Fuca
Plate - A consequence of oceanic rift propagation? Tectonophysics, 406: 213-231.
17. McClymont, A.F., 2000, A gravity survey of the Wharekauhau thrust, Palliser Bay, New Zealand, N.Z.
Journal of Geology and Geophysics, 43 (2), 303-306.
In addition to these publications, Alastair also serves as a reviewer for several international scientific journals,
including Geophysics, Journal of Geophysical Research, Near-Surface Geophysics, Journal of Applied Geophysics,
Journal of Hydrology and Hydrological Processes.
Peer-reviewed conference papers
1. Hayashi, M., A.F. McClymont, B.S. Christensen, L.R. Bentley, and W.L. Quinton, Thawing of permafrost
peatlands: Effects of water-energy feedback on landscape evolution, 5-page contribution to the Joint
meeting of the Canadian Quaternary Association and the International Association of Hydrogeologists,
Quebec City, Canada, 28-31 August, 2011.
2. Bentley, L.R., G. Langston, and A. McClymont, Effective use of geophysics in hydrologic investigations, 6-
page contribution to the Joint meeting of the Canadian Quaternary Association and the the International
Association of Hydrogeologists, Quebec City, Canada, 28-31 August, 2011.
3. McClymont, A.F., Bentley, L.R., Hayashi, M., Christensen, B., Quinton, W.L., Geophysical imaging of
discontinuous permafrost in northwest Canada, 4-page contribution to the 16th European Meeting of
Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Near Surface 2010, Conference Proceeding B21, Zurich,
Switzerland, 6-8 September, 2010.
4. Kaiser, A.E., Horstmeyer, H., Green, A.G., Campbell, F., Langridge, R.M., McClymont, A.F., Imaging of
the Shallow Alpine Fault Zone (New Zealand) Using 2D and Pseudo 3D Seismic Reflection Data, 4-page
contribution to the 16th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Near Surface
2010, Conference Proceeding B21, Zurich, Switzerland, 6-8 September, 2010.
5. Green, A.G., Campbell, F.M., Kaiser, A.E., Dorn, C., Carpentier, S., Doetsch, J.A., Horstmeyer, H., Nobes,
D., Campbell, J., Finnemore, M., Jongens, R., Ghisetti, F., Gorman, A.R., Langridge, R.M., McClymont,
A.F., Seismic reflection images of active faults on New Zealand's South Island, 14-page contribution to the
International Conference on Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Chengdu, China, 14-17 June,
2010.
6. Campbell, F.M., Carpentier, S., Dorn, C., Green, A.G., Horstmeyer, H., Kaiser, A.E., McClymont, A.,
Investigating active faults in New Zealand using high-resolution seismic Reflection and Ground Penetrating
Radar Methods, 4-page contribution to the 15th European meeting of Environmental and Engineering
Geophysics, Near Surface 2009, Conference Proceeding B6, Dublin, Ireland, 7-9 September, 2009.
7. McClymont, A. F., Green, A., Kaiser, A., Horstmeyer, H., Langridge, R., High-resolution GPR surveying of
the northern Alpine fault, New Zealand, 6-page contribution to the 12th International Conference on Ground
Penetrating Radar, Birmingham, U.K., June, 2008.
8. McClymont, A. F., Streich, R., Heincke, B., Green, A., Visualization of active faulting using 3-D GPR data
recorded across the Alpine Fault, New Zealand, 4-page contribution to the 11th International Conference
on Ground Penetrating Radar, Columbus, U.S.A., June, 2006.
Invited Talks at Scientific Conferences or Public Forums:

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1. McClymont, A.F., Kaiser, A.E., Green, A.G., Villamor, P., Langridge, R., Horstmeyer, H., High-resolution
GPR and seismic reflection surveying of shallow fault deformation, Geological Society of America Joint
Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, U.S.A., 9-12 October, 2011.
2. McClymont, A.F., Geophysical imaging of discontinuous permafrost in northwest Canada, presented at the
Cold Regions Research Centre seminar series, Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada, 19
November, 2010.
3. McClymont, A.F., Characterizing active faults using geophysical methods, presented to the Department of
Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden, 15 November, 2010
4. McClymont, A.F., Langston, G., Bentley, L.R., Hayashi, M., Applied geophysics in groundwater
investigations: Characterizing groundwater flow and storage within the Lake O'Hara alpine watershed,
presented at the International Association of Hydrogeologists, Canadian National Chapter technical
presentation series, Calgary, Canada, 14 October, 2010.
5. McClymont, A.F., Geophysical imaging of discontinuous permafrost in northwest Canada, presented at the
University of Calgary's Department of Geoscience seminar series, Calgary, Canada, 8 October, 2010.
6. McClymont, A.F., Langston, G., Bentley, L.R., Hayashi, M., Characterizing groundwater flow and storage
within proglacial moraine, presented at the Institut de Géophysique, University of Lausanne, Lausanne,
Switzerland, 10 September, 2010.
7. McClymont, A.F., Langston, G., Bentley, L.R., Hayashi, M., Characterizing groundwater flow and storage
within proglacial moraine, presented at the Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 2
September, 2010.
8. McClymont, A.F., Rocky Mountain Geophysics, presented at the University of Calgary's Department of
Geoscience seminar series, Calgary, Canada, 12 February, 2010.
9. McClymont, A.F., Understanding properties of groundwater flow and storage in an alpine watershed using
geophysical methods, presented at Geoskills 2010 Student-Industry Training Day and Geoscience Mixer,
sponsored by the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta, Calgary,
Canada, 10 February, 2010.
10. McClymont, A.F., Characterizing active faults using 3-D ground-penetrating radar, presented at the
University of Calgary's Department of Geoscience colloquium series, Calgary, Canada, 11 September,
2008.
11. McClymont, A.F., Visualization of active faulting using 3-D GPR data, presented at GNS Science,
Wellington, New Zealand, 21 November, 2006.
12. McClymont, A.F., Corboz, P., Grass, C., Green, A., Horstmeyer, H., Streich, R., Tronicke, J., Lukesch, M.,
Villamor, P., 3-D GPR surveying of active faults, presented at GNS Science, Wellington, New Zealand, 4
April, 2005.
Conference presentations:
1. McClymont, A.F., Maclean, D, Woods, L., Efficient processing of long GPR profiles, with application to
muskeg thickness and bedrock depth mapping, Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to
Engineering and Environmental Problems, Boston, U.S.A., 16-20 March, 2014.
2. McClymont, A.F., Bauman, P., Grunewald, E.., Characterizing in-situ hydrogeological properties of till
using borehole NMR and crosshole GPR methods, Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to
Engineering and Environmental Problems, Denver, U.S.A., 17-21 March, 2013.

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3. McClymont, A.F., Hayashi, M., Bentley, L.R., Subsurface thaw of discontinuous permafrost in
northwestern Canada: evidence from geophysical imaging and thermal conduction modeling, Geological
Society of America Joint Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, U.S.A., 9-12 October, 2011.
4. McClymont, A.F., Hayashi, M., Liard, J., Identifying groundwater storage areas in an alpine watershed in
the Canadian Rockies using microgravity measurements, Canadian Geophysical Union Annual Meeting,
Banff, Canada, 15-18 May, 2011.
5. Hayashi, M., McClymont, A.F., Christensen, B.S., Bentley, L.R., Quinton, W.L., Effects of water-energy
feedback processes on thawing of peat-covered discontinuous permafrost, American Geophysical Union
Fall Meeting, San Francisco, U.S.A., 13-17 December, 2010.
6. Hayashi, M., Hood, J., Langston, G., Muir. D. McClymont, A.F., Bentley, L.R., Storage and transmission of
groundwater in alpine moraine and talus deposits (Invited), American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San
Francisco, U.S.A., 13-17 December, 2010.
7. Christensen, B., Hayashi, M., McClymont, A., Bentley, L.R., Quinton, W.L., Melting of discontinuous
permafrost: Effects of canopy removal and water-energy feedback processes, 9
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annual student meeting of
the Canadian Geophysical Union – Hydrology Section, Edmonton, Canada, 30 January, 2010.
8. McClymont, A.F., Hayashi, M., Liard, J., Monitoring groundwater storage in an alpine watershed in the
Canadian Rockies using microgravity measurements, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San
Francisco, U.S.A., 14-18 December, 2009.
9. Hayashi, M., Bentley, L.R., McClymont, A., Quinton, W.L., Geophysical imaging of discontinuous
permafrost: Effects of sub-grid landcover variability and linear disturbance, American Geophysical Union
Fall Meeting, San Francisco, U.S.A., 14-18 December, 2009.
10. Kaiser, A., McClymont, A., Green, A., Horstmeyer, H., Campbell, F., Langridge, R., High-resolution 3-D
seismic reflection imaging of late Quaternary deformation in the shallow Alpine Fault Zone, New Zealand,
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, U.S.A., 14-18 December, 2009.
11. McClymont, A.F., Roy, J., Hayashi, M., Bentley, L., Langston, G., Kruschell, E., Investigating groundwater
flow and storage within a proglacial moraine using multiple geophysical methods, AGU Joint Assembly,
Toronto, Canada, 24-27 May, 2009.
12. Kaiser, A, Campbell, F., Dorn, C., Carpentier, S., Horstmeyer, H., Hurter, F., McClymont, A., Green, A.,
High-resolution seismic reflection and ground-penetrating radar investigations of seismically active faults on
the South Island of New Zealand, European Geosciences Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 19-24 April, 2009.
13. Green, A, Campbell, F., Carpentier, S., Dorn, C., Horstmeyer, H., Hurter, F., Kaiser, A. McClymont, A.,
High-resolution seismic reflection and ground-penetrating radar studies of active faults in New Zealand, 69.
Jahrestagung der Deutschen Geophysikalischen Gesellschaft, Kiel, Germany, 23-26 March, 2009.
14. Bentley, L.R., Langston, G. Hayashi, M., McClymont, A., Delineating groundwater flowpaths in the Opabin
Highlands, Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Geological Society of America Joint Annual Meeting,
Houston, U.S.A., 5-9 October, 2008.
15. McClymont, A.F., Kaiser, A., Green A., Villamor, P., Horstmeyer, H., Grass, C., Nobes, D.,
Characterization of active faults using 3-D GPR data, 33
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International Geological Congress, Oslo,
Norway, 6-14 August, 2008.
16. McClymont, A.F., Villamor, P., Green, A.G., Neotectonic evolution of normal faults within the Taupo Rift
(New Zealand) revealed using high-resolution 3D GPR data, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting,
San Francisco, U.S.A., 10-14 December, 2007.
17. McClymont, A.F., Green, A.G., Nobes, D.C., Visualizing active faults from 3-D GPR data, European
Geosciences Union Meeting, Vienna, Austria, April, 2007.

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18. McClymont, A.F., Ustaszewski, M., Pfiffner, A., In search of postglacial active faulting in the western Swiss
Alps: results from 3-D GPR surveying and paleoseismic trenching, Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Zurich,
Switzerland, November, 2005.
19. Ustaszewski, M., McClymont, A.F., Pfiffner, A., Neotectonics in the Swiss Alps: a postglacially active fault
near the Gemmi Pass, Swiss Geoscience Meeting, Zurich, Switzerland, November, 2005.
20. McClymont, A.F., Campbell, J., Corboz, P., Grass, C., Green, A., Gross, R., Holliger, K., Horstmeyer, H.,
Nobes, D., Three-Dimensional Georadar Surveying of Active Faults, AGU/SEG/NABS/SPD/AAS Joint
Assembly, New Orleans, U.S.A., May, 2005.
21. Lukesch, M., McClymont, A.F., Pfiffner, A., Neotectonics in the central and western Swiss Alps, two
examples of active faults, European Geosciences Union Meeting, Vienna, Austria, April, 2005.
22. van der Velden, J., Vasudevan, K., Cook, F.A., Clowes, R.M., Hammer, P.T.C., McClymont, A.F.,
LITHOPROBE Trans-Canada Transect, The LITHOPROBE Celebratory Conference, Toronto, Canada,
October, 2004.
23. McClymont, A.F., Clowes, R.M., Anomalous crustal structure of northern Juan de Fuca plate – A
consequence of oceanic rift propagation?, AGU/CGU/EEGS/SEG Joint Assembly, Montreal, Canada, May,
2004.
24. McClymont, A.F., Clowes, R.M., Crustal structure of the northern Juan de Fuca plate, American
Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, U.S.A., December, 2003.