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Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico. Their research predominantly falls within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Geophysics and several interdisciplinary subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Ocean Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's main topics of study comprise Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, and research on Seismic Waves and Analysis.

Carrasco-Núñez has contributed notably to the scientific literature with papers published in several frequently appearing research venues. The prominent publication outlets include the Journal of South American Earth Sciences, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Solid Earth, Geothermal Energy, and Geothermics.

Their recent papers cover a range of topics related to geothermal systems, caldera structures, and reservoir rock characteristics. Notable publications include:

  • "Anatomy of the magmatic plumbing system of Los Humeros Caldera (Mexico): implications for geothermal systems" (2020, Solid Earth)
  • "Estimating the depth and evolution of intrusions at resurgent calderas: Los Humeros (Mexico)" (2020, Solid Earth)
  • "Facies variations and permeability of ignimbrites in active geothermal systems; case study of the Xáltipan ignimbrite at Los Humeros Volcanic Complex" (2020, Journal of South American Earth Sciences)
  • "The impact of hydrothermal alteration on the physiochemical characteristics of reservoir rocks: the case of the Los Humeros geothermal field (Mexico)" (2022, Geothermal Energy)
  • "Shallow structure of Los Humeros (LH) caldera and geothermal reservoir from magnetotellurics and potential field data" (2020, Geophysical Journal International)

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers such as Federico Lucci, Guido Giordano, Jaime Alberto Cavazos-Álvarez, Stefano Urbani, and Gianluca Norini, indicating a pattern of interdisciplinary teamwork within their research community.

Best Publications

  • Space-time patterns of Cenozoic arc volcanism in central Mexico: From the Sierra Madre Occidental to the Mexican Volcanic Belt

    Luca Ferrari;Margarita López-Martínez;Gerardo Aguirre-Díaz;Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez

  • Temporal Control of Subduction Magmatism in the Eastern Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt: Mantle Sources, Slab Contributions, and Crustal Contamination

    Arturo Gómez-Tuena;Alexandra B. LaGatta;Charles H. Langmuir;Steven L. Goldstein

  • A voluminous avalanche-induced lahar from Citlaltépetl volcano, Mexico: Implications for hazard assessment

    Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez;James W. Vallance;William I. Rose

  • Lateral vent migration during phreatomagmatic and magmatic eruptions at Tecuitlapa Maar, east-central Mexico

    Michael H. Ort;Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez

  • Evolution and hydrological conditions of a maar volcano (Atexcac crater, Eastern Mexico)

    Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez;Michael H. Ort;Claudia Romero

  • Comparative lahar hazard mapping at Volcan Citlaltépetl, Mexico using SRTM, ASTER and DTED-1 digital topographic data

    Bernard E. Hubbard;Michael F. Sheridan;Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez;Rodolfo Díaz-Castellón

  • Structural analysis and thermal remote sensing of the Los Humeros Volcanic Complex: Implications for volcano structure and geothermal exploration

    G. Norini;G. Groppelli;R. Sulpizio;G. Carrasco-Núñez

  • Subsurface stratigraphy and its correlation with the surficial geology at Los Humeros geothermal field, eastern Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

    Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez;M. López-Martínez;J. Hernández;V. Vargas

  • Multiple edifice-collapse events in the Eastern Mexican Volcanic Belt: The role of sloping substrate and implications for hazard assessment

    Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez;Rodolfo Díaz-Castellón;Lee Siebert;Bernard Hubbard

  • Reappraisal of Los Humeros Volcanic Complex by New U/Th Zircon and 40Ar/39Ar Dating: Implications for Greater Geothermal Potential

    G. Carrasco‐Núñez;J. P. Bernal;P. Dávila;B. Jicha

  • The structural architecture of the Los Humeros volcanic complex and geothermal field

    Gianluca Norini;Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez;Fernando Corbo-Camargo;Javier Lermo

  • Anatomy of the magmatic plumbing system of Los Humeros Caldera (Mexico): implications for geothermal systems

    Federico Lucci;Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez;Federico Rossetti;Thomas Theye

  • Cerro Grande volcano: the evolution of a Miocene stratocone in the early Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

    Arturo Gómez-Tuena;Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez

  • Probabilistic hazard analysis of Citlaltepetl (Pico de Orizaba) Volcano, eastern Mexican Volcanic Belt

    Servando De la Cruz-Reyna;Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez

  • Late-Pleistocene to precolumbian behind-the-arc mafic volcanism in the eastern Mexican Volcanic Belt; implications for future hazards

    Lee Siebert;Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez

  • Progressive assembly of a massive layer of ignimbrite with a normal-to-reverse compositional zoning: the Zaragoza ignimbrite of central Mexico

    Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez;Michael J. Branney

  • Evolution of a complex isolated dome system, Cerro Pizarro, central México

    Nancy Riggs;Gerardo Carrasco-Nunez

  • ERUPTION OF A MAJOR HOLOCENE PYROCLASTIC FLOW AT CITLALTEPETL VOLCANO (PICO DE ORIZABA), MEXICO, 8.5-9.0 KA

    Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez;William I. Rose

  • Stratovolcano stability assessment methods and results from Citlaltépetl, Mexico

    D. R. Zimbelman;R.J. Watters;I.R. Firth;G.N. Breit

  • An unusual syn-eruptive bimodal eruption: The Holocene Cuicuiltic Member at Los Humeros caldera, Mexico

    Pablo Dávila-Harris;Gerardo Carrasco-Núñez

  • Geologic Map of Los Humeros volcanic complex and geothermal field, eastern Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt

    Gerardo Carrasco-Nuñez;Javier Hernández;Lorena De León;Pablo Dávila

Frequent Co-Authors

Guido Giordano
Guido Giordano Roma Tre University
Charles H. Langmuir
Charles H. Langmuir Harvard University
Steven L. Goldstein
Steven L. Goldstein Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Surendra P. Verma
Surendra P. Verma National Autonomous University of Mexico
Michael J. Branney
Michael J. Branney University of Leicester
Federico Rossetti
Federico Rossetti Roma Tre University
Károly Németh
Károly Németh Massey University
William I. Rose
William I. Rose Michigan Technological University
Giacomo Corti
Giacomo Corti National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
José Luis Macías
José Luis Macías National Autonomous University of Mexico

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