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Claus Siebe is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular emphasis on geophysics. Their research portfolio spans 57 publications, addressing various subfields such as geophysics, artificial intelligence, atmospheric science, paleontology, and anthropology.

Siebe's work frequently involves geological and geochemical analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, as well as geology and paleoclimatology research. Other notable topics in their research include earthquake and tectonic studies, archaeology and ancient environmental studies, geological and tectonic studies focusing on Latin America, and high-pressure geophysics and materials.

Throughout their career, Siebe has co-authored numerous papers with a consistent group of collaborators. Frequent co-authors include Elisabeth Widom, Sergio Salinas, Patricia Larrea, Magdalena Oryaëlle Chevrel, and Grégory Pereira.

Siebe's work has been published in a range of scientific venues, with a strong presence in the Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. Other common publication venues include Bulletin of Volcanology, Geological Society of America Bulletin, Goldschmidt2021 abstracts, and Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America.

Selected recent papers by Claus Siebe include:

  • "Crystals reveal magma convection and melt transport in dyke-fed eruptions" (2020) published in Scientific Reports
  • "No evidence for tephra in Greenland from the historic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE: implications for geochronology and paleoclimatology" (2022) published in Climate of the past
  • "From Explosive Vent Opening to Effusive Outpouring: Mineral Constraints on Magma Dynamics and Timescales at Paricutin Monogenetic Volcano" (2020) published in Journal of Petrology
  • "Repeated seismic swarms near Paricutin volcano: precursors to the birth of a new monogenetic volcano in the Michoacán-Guanajuato volcanic field, México?" (2023) published in Bulletin of Volcanology
  • "Rancho Seco monogenetic volcano (Michoacán, Mexico): Petrogenesis and lava flow emplacement based on LiDAR images" (2020) published in Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Best Publications

  • Repeated volcanic disasters in Prehispanic time at Popocatépetl, central Mexico: Past key to the future?

    Claus Siebe;Michael Abrams;José Luis Macías;Johannes Obenholzner

  • Geochemical Evidence for Mantle Origin and Crustal Processes in Volcanic Rocks from Popocatépetl and Surrounding Monogenetic Volcanoes, Central Mexico

    Peter Ernst georg Schaaf;Jim Stimac;Claus Siebe;José Luis Macías

  • Age and archaeological implications of Xitle volcano, southwestern Basin of Mexico-City

    C Siebe

  • Radiocarbon ages of Holocene Pelado, Guespalapa, and Chichinautzin scoria cones, south of Mexico City: implications for archaeology and future hazards

    Claus Siebe;Virgilio Rodríguez-Lara;Peter Ernst georg Schaaf;Michael Abrams

  • Surface ocean iron fertilization: The role of airborne volcanic ash from subduction zone and hot spot volcanoes and related iron fluxes into the Pacific Ocean

    Nazlı Olgun;Svend Duggen;Peter Leslie Croot;Peter Leslie Croot;Pierre Delmelle

  • Geochemistry, Sr-Nd isotope composition, and tectonic setting of Holocene Pelado, Guespalapa, and Chichinautzin scoria cones, south of Mexico-City

    Claus Siebe;Virgilio Rodrı́guez-Lara;Peter Schaaf;Michael Abrams

  • Passive infrared remote sensing evidence for large, intermittent CO2 emissions at Popocatépetl volcano, Mexico

    Fraser Goff;Steven P Love;R.G Warren;Dale Counce

  • Passive infrared spectroscopy of the eruption plume at Popocatépetl volcano, Mexico

    S. P. Love;F. Goff;D. Counce;C. Siebe

  • Morphology and emplacement of an unusual debris-avalanche deposit at Jocotitlán volcano, Central Mexico

    Claus Siebe;Jean-Christophe Komorowski;Michael F Sheridan

  • Volcanic hazards in the Mexico City metropolitan area from eruptions at Popocatépetl, Nevado de Toluca, and Jocotitlán stratovolcanoes and monogenetic scoria cones in the Sierra Chichinautzin Volcanic Field

    Claus Siebe;José Luis Macías

  • Geochemical surveillance of magmatic volatiles at Popocatepetl volcano, Mexico

    Fraser Goff;Cathy J. Janik;Hugo Delgado;Cindy Werner

  • Late Pleistocene-Holocene cataclysmic eruptions at Nevado de Toluca and Jocotitlan volcanoes, central Mexico

    J.L. Macias;P.A. Garcia;J.L. Arce;C. Siebe

  • Geology and radiocarbon ages of Tláloc, Tlacotenco, Cuauhtzin, Hijo del Cuauhtzin, Teuhtli, and Ocusacayo monogenetic volcanoes in the central part of the Sierra Chichinautzin, México

    Claus Siebe;Lilia Arana-Salinas;Michael Abrams

  • Reconstruction of the volcanic history of the Tacámbaro-Puruarán area (Michoacán, México) reveals high frequency of Holocene monogenetic eruptions

    Marie-Noëlle Guilbaud;Claus Siebe;Paul Layer;Sergio Salinas

  • Mammoth bones embedded in a late Pleistocene lahar from Popocatépetl volcano, near Tocuila, central México

    Claus Siebe;Peter Schaaf;Jaime Urrutia-Fucugauchi

  • Field observations of pristine block- and ash-flow deposits emplaced April 16–17, 1991 at Volcán de Colima, Mexico

    Sergio Rodríguez-Elizarrarás;Claus Siebe;Jean-Christophe Komorowski;Juan Manuel Espíndola

  • Geology, geochronology, and tectonic setting of the Jorullo Volcano region, Michoacán, México

    Marie-Noëlle Guilbaud;Claus Siebe;Paul Layer;Sergio Salinas

  • A caldera-forming eruption ~ 14,100 14C yr BP at Popocatépetl volcano, México: Insights from eruption dynamics and magma mixing

    Giovanni Sosa-Ceballos;James E. Gardner;Claus Siebe;José L. Macías

  • Quaternary explosive volcanism and pyroclastic deposits in east central Mexico: implications for future hazards

    Claus Siebe;José Luis Macias;Michael Abrams;Sergio Rodriguez

  • Geology and geochemistry of Pelagatos, Cerro del Agua, and Dos Cerros monogenetic volcanoes in the Sierra Chichinautzin Volcanic Field, south of México City

    Javier Agustín-Flores;Claus Siebe;Marie-Noëlle Guilbaud

Frequent Co-Authors

José Luis Macías
José Luis Macías National Autonomous University of Mexico
Michael Abrams
Michael Abrams California Institute of Technology
Lucia Capra
Lucia Capra National Autonomous University of Mexico
Jean-Christophe Komorowski
Jean-Christophe Komorowski Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Paul W. Layer
Paul W. Layer University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fidel Costa
Fidel Costa Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Fraser Goff
Fraser Goff New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Peter Croot
Peter Croot University of Galway
Giovanni Orsi
Giovanni Orsi University of Naples Federico II
Mario Gaeta
Mario Gaeta Sapienza University of Rome

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