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Greg A. Valentine is affiliated with the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, in the United States. Their primary research field is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's work spans several main topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Granular flow and fluidized beds

They have published extensively, with recent notable papers such as:

  • "Initiation of dilute and concentrated pyroclastic currents from collapsing mixtures and origin of their proximal deposits," 2020, Bulletin of Volcanology
  • "Quaternary basaltic volcanic fields of the American Southwest," 2021, Geosphere
  • "Pyroclastic deposits of Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley, California, USA: Ballistics, pyroclastic surges, and dry granular flows," 2022, Geosphere

Additional papers related to the field, though authored by co-researchers, include "A framework for validation and benchmarking of pyroclastic current models," 2020, Bulletin of Volcanology, and "The role of external water on rapid cooling and fragmentation of magma," 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Ingo Sonder
  • Alison Graettinger
  • Tracianne B. Neilsen
  • Robin S. Matoza
  • Jacopo Taddeucci

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Geology
  • Geosphere
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Greg A. Valentine's contributions encompass a broad and interdisciplinary approach within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their recurring presence in prominent journals and collaboration with fellow researchers reflects ongoing engagement in geological and geophysical research topics relevant to volcanology and related Earth processes.

Best Publications

  • Continental basaltic volcanoes — Processes and problems

    G.A. Valentine;T.K.P. Gregg

  • Stratified flow in pyroclastic surges

    Greg A. Valentine

  • Numerical models of Plinian eruption columns and pyroclastic flows

    Greg A. Valentine;Kenneth H. Wohletz

  • Basaltic Volcanic Fields

    Greg A. Valentine;Charles B. Connor

  • Emplacement of shallow dikes and sills beneath a small basaltic volcanic center – The role of pre-existing structure (Paiute Ridge, southern Nevada, USA)

    Greg A. Valentine;Karen E.C. Krogh

  • Damage to structures by pyroclastic flows and surges, inferred from nuclear weapons effects

    Greg A. Valentine

  • Revised conceptual model for maar-diatremes: Subsurface processes, energetics, and eruptive products

    Greg A. Valentine;James D.L. White

  • Shallow plumbing systems for small-volume basaltic volcanoes

    Gordon N. Keating;Greg A. Valentine;Donathon J. Krier;Frank V. Perry

  • Global Volcanic Hazards and Risk

    Sarah K. Brown;Susan C. Loughlin;R.S.J. Sparks;Charlotte Vye-Brown

  • Tectonically controlled, time-predictable basaltic volcanism from a lithospheric mantle source (central Basin and Range Province, USA)

    Greg A. Valentine;Frank V. Perry

  • Explosion depths for phreatomagmatic eruptions

    Greg A. Valentine;Alison H. Graettinger;Ingo Sonder

  • Small-volume basaltic volcanoes: Eruptive products and processes, and posteruptive geomorphic evolution in Crater Flat (Pleistocene), southern Nevada

    Greg A. Valentine;Frank V. Perry;Don Krier;Gordon N. Keating

  • Localization of volcanic activity: 2. Effects of pre-existing structure

    Edward S. Gaffney;Branko Damjanac;Greg A. Valentine

  • Eruptive and geomorphic processes at the Lathrop Wells scoria cone volcano

    Greg A. Valentine;Donathan J. Krier;Frank V. Perry;Grant Heiken

  • Scoria cone construction mechanisms, Lathrop Wells volcano, southern Nevada, USA

    Greg A. Valentine;Don Krier;Frank V. Perry;Grant Heiken

  • Magmatic versus phreatomagmatic fragmentation: Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence

    James D.L. White;Greg A. Valentine

  • Maar-diatreme geometry and deposits: Subsurface blast experiments with variable explosion depth

    Alison H. Graettinger;Greg A. Valentine;Ingo Sonder;Pierre-Simon Ross

  • Slow-moving and far-travelled dense pyroclastic flows during the Peach Spring super-eruption

    Olivier Roche;David C. Buesch;Greg A. Valentine

  • Experiments with vertically and laterally migrating subsurface explosions with applications to the geology of phreatomagmatic and hydrothermal explosion craters and diatremes

    Greg A. Valentine;Alison H. Graettinger;Élodie Macorps;Élodie Macorps;Pierre-Simon Ross

  • Turbulent transport and deposition of the Ito pyroclastic flow: Determinations using anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility

    E. M. Baer;R. V. Fisher;M. Fuller;G. Valentine

Frequent Co-Authors

James D. L. White
James D. L. White University of Otago
Jacopo Taddeucci
Jacopo Taddeucci National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Grant Heiken
Grant Heiken Los Alamos National Laboratory
Pierfrancesco Dellino
Pierfrancesco Dellino University of Bari Aldo Moro
Shane J. Cronin
Shane J. Cronin University of Auckland
Richard V. Fisher
Richard V. Fisher University of California, Santa Barbara
Kenneth H. Wohletz
Kenneth H. Wohletz Los Alamos National Laboratory
Bernd Zimanowski
Bernd Zimanowski University of Würzburg
Augusto Neri
Augusto Neri National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Eliza S. Calder
Eliza S. Calder University of Edinburgh

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