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  • 2002 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Bernard A. Chouet is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specialized emphasis on Geophysics. The body of work includes contributions to several topics such as Seismic Waves and Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Seismology and Earthquake Studies, and Earthquake Detection and Analysis.

The scientist has published extensively in notable venues, including:

  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Journal International

Frequent coauthors in their research include Phillip Dawson, Robin S. Matoza, Jean Soubestre, Arthur D. Jolly, and Rebecca C. Fitzgerald.

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Bernard A. Chouet include:

  • "Sources of Volcanic Tremor Associated With the Summit Caldera Collapse During the 2018 East Rift Eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai'i," published in 2021 in the Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "High-rate very-long-period seismicity at Yasur volcano, Vanuatu: source mechanism and decoupling from surficial explosions and infrasound," published in 2021 in Geophysical Journal International
  • "Ground-coupled airwaves template match detection using broadband seismic records of explosive eruptions at Popocatépetl volcano, Mexico," published in 2021 in Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • "Tracking seismicity in an underfunded institution: The case of La Soufrière St Vincent volcanic eruption 2020-2021," published in 2024 in Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Bernard A. Chouet's work encompasses detailed seismic wave analysis related to volcanic activity and earthquake phenomena. Their publications address dynamic volcanic processes, seismic signals interpretation, and innovative seismic detection techniques.

In recognition of contributions to the field, Bernard A. Chouet was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Origin of coda waves: Source, attenuation, and scattering effects

    Keiiti Aki;Bernard Chouet

  • Long-period volcano seismicity: its source and use in eruption forecasting

    Bernard A. Chouet

  • A multi-decadal view of seismic methods for detecting precursors of magma movement and eruption

    Bernard A. Chouet;Robin S. Matoza

  • Resonance of a fluid-driven crack: Radiation properties and implications for the source of long-period events and harmonic tremor

    Bernard Chouet

  • Source mechanisms of explosions at Stromboli Volcano, Italy, determined from moment-tensor inversions of very-long-period data

    Bernard Chouet;Phillip Dawson;Takao Ohminato;Marcello Martini

  • Earthquake classification, location, and error analysis in a volcanic environment: implications for the magmatic system of the 1989–1990 eruptions at redoubt volcano, Alaska

    J.C. Lahr;B.A. Chouet;C.D. Stephens;J.A. Power

  • Dynamics of a fluid-driven crack in three dimensions by the finite difference method

    Bernard Chouet

  • Three‐dimensional P and S wave velocity structure of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska

    H. M. Benz;B. A. Chouet;P. B. Dawson;J. C. Lahr

  • Precursory swarms of long-period events at Redoubt Volcano (1989–1990), Alaska: Their origin and use as a forecasting tool

    Bernard A. Chouet;Robert A. Page;Christopher D. Stephens;John C. Lahr

  • A free-surface boundary condition for including 3D topography in the finite-difference method

    Takao Ohminato;Bernard A. Chouet

  • Photoballistics of volcanic jet activity at Stromboli, Italy

    Bernard Chouet;Nicholas Hamisevicz;Thomas R. McGetchin

  • New Methods and Future Trends in Seismological Volcano Monitoring

    B. A. Chouet

  • Excitation of a buried magmatic pipe: A seismic source model for volcanic tremor

    Bernard Chouet

  • Waveform inversion of very-long-period impulsive signals associated with magmatic injection beneath Kilauea volcano, Hawaii

    Takao Ohminato;Bernard A. Chouet;Phillip Dawson;Sharon Kedar

  • Source and path effects in the wave fields of tremor and explosions at Stromboli Volcano, Italy

    Bernard Chouet;Gilberto Saccorotti;Marcello Martini;Phillip Dawson

  • Acoustic properties of a crack containing magmatic or hydrothermal fluids

    Hiroyuki Kumagai;Bernard A. Chouet

  • A Seismic Model for the Source of Long-Period Events and Harmonic Tremor

    Bernard Chouet

  • Cinder cone growth modeled after Northeast Crater, Mount Etna, Sicily

    Thomas R. McGetchin;Mark Settle;Bernard A. Chouet

  • Long-period events, the most characteristic seismicity accompanying the emplacement and extrusion of a lava dome in Galeras Volcano, Colombia, in 1991

    Fernando Gil Cruz;Bernard A. Chouet

  • Seismic evolution of the 1989-1990 eruption sequence of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska

    John A. Power;John C. Lahr;Robert A. Page;Bernard A. Chouet

Frequent Co-Authors

Phillip B. Dawson
Phillip B. Dawson United States Geological Survey
Robin S. Matoza
Robin S. Matoza University of California, Santa Barbara
Keiiti Aki
Keiiti Aki University of Southern California
Hiroyuki Kumagai
Hiroyuki Kumagai Nagoya University
Gilberto Saccorotti
Gilberto Saccorotti National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
John A. Power
John A. Power United States Geological Survey
Paul G. Okubo
Paul G. Okubo United States Geological Survey
Roberto Scarpa
Roberto Scarpa University of Salerno
Matthew M. Haney
Matthew M. Haney Alaska Volcano Observatory

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