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John S. Pallister is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research is situated primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with contributions spanning various subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Sociology and Political Science, Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics related to disaster management and geosciences. These main topics include:

  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • Disaster Response and Management

John S. Pallister has coauthored publications with multiple researchers, notably:

  • Christopher G. Newhall
  • Carolyn L. Driedger
  • Michael A. Clynne
  • John W. Ewert
  • Damià Benet

The frequent venues for their publications include the Bulletin of Volcanology and Fact sheets, reflecting a focus on volcanology and geological information dissemination.

Selected recent papers by John S. Pallister include:

  • VolcAshDB: a Volcanic Ash DataBase of classified particle images and features, 2024, Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Development of a volcanic risk management system at Mount St. Helens-1980 to present, 2023, Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Ten ways Mount St. Helens changed our world-The enduring legacy of the 1980 eruption, 2020, Fact sheet
  • Indonesia and the United States team up to reduce impacts from dangerous volcanoes, 2020, Fact sheet

Their research encompasses volcanic ash classification and risk management systems, with detailed work on Mount St. Helens and collaborative efforts between Indonesia and the United States to mitigate volcanic hazards.

Best Publications

  • Samail Ophiolite plutonic suite: Field relations, phase variation, cryptic variation and layering, and a model of a spreading ridge magma chamber

    J. S. Pallister;C. A. Hopson

  • A basalt trigger for the 1991 eruptions of Pinatubo volcano

    John S. Pallister;Richard P. Hoblitt;Agnes G. Reyes

  • The 2010 explosive eruption of Java's Merapi volcano—A ‘100-year’ event

    Surono;Philippe Jousset;John S Pallister;Marie Boichu

  • Precambrian ophiolites of arabia: geologic settings, UPb geochronology, Pb-isotope characteristics, and implications for continental accretion

    John S. Pallister;John S. Stacey;Lynn B. Fischer;Wayne R. Premo

  • Rare‐earth element geochemistry of the Samail Ophiolite near Ibra, Oman

    John S. Pallister;Roy J. Knight

  • Geologic section through the Samail Ophiolite and associated rocks along a Muscat‐Ibra Transect, southeastern Oman Mountains

    C. A. Hopson;R. G. Coleman;R. T. Gregory;J. S. Pallister

  • Dynamics of seismogenic volcanic extrusion at Mount St Helens in 2004–05

    Richard M. Iverson;Daniel Dzurisin;Cynthia A. Gardner;Terrence M. Gerlach

  • Broad accommodation of rift-related extension recorded by dyke intrusion in Saudi Arabia

    John S. Pallister;Wendy A. McCausland;Sigurjón Jónsson;Zhong Lu

  • Magma mixing at Mount Pinatubo : Petrographic and chemical evidence from the 1991 deposits

    J. S. Pallister

  • Merapi 2010 eruption—Chronology and extrusion rates monitored with satellite radar and used in eruption forecasting

    John S. Pallister;David J. Schneider;Julia P. Griswold;Ronald H. Keeler

  • The Unexpected Awakening of Chaitén Volcano, Chile

    Simon A. Carn;John S. Pallister;Luis Lara;John W. Ewert

  • Petrological insights into the storage conditions, and magmatic processes that yielded the centennial 2010 Merapi explosive eruption

    Fidel Costa;Supriyati Andreastuti;Caroline Bouvet de la Maisonneuve;John S. Pallister

  • Mount St. Helens a decade after the 1980 eruptions: magmatic models, chemical cycles, and a revised hazards assessment

    John S Pallister;Richard P Hoblitt;Dwight R Crandell;Donal R Mullineaux

  • Structure of the sheeted dike complex of the Samail Ophiolite near Ibra, Oman

    John S. Pallister

  • Magmatic history of Red Sea rifting: perspective from the central Saudi Arabian coastal plain.

    John S. Pallister

  • Samarium-neodymium data on two late Proterozoic ophiolites of Saudi Arabia and implications for crustal and mantle evolution

    Stefan Claesson;John S. Pallister;Mitsunobu Tatsumoto

  • Evolution of the Early Proterozoic Colorado province: Constraints from U-Pb geochronology

    John C. Reed;M. E. Bickford;Wayne R. Premo;John N. Aleinikoff

  • Petrology of the 2004-2006 Mount St. Helens lava dome -- implications for magmatic plumbing and eruption triggering

    John S. Pallister;Carl R. Thornber;Katharine V. Cashman;Michael A. Clynne

  • The Chaitén rhyolite lava dome: Eruption sequence, lava dome volumes, rapid effusion rates and source of the rhyolite magma

    John Stith Pallister;Angela K. Diefenbach;William C. Burton;Jorge Muñoz

  • Pb, Sr, and Nd isotopic characteristics of Tertiary Red Sea rift volcanics from the central Saudi Arabian Coastal Plain

    E. Hegner;J. S. Pallister

  • Petrology of the 2004-2006 Mount St. Helens lava dome -- implications for magmatic plumbing and eruption triggering: Chapter 30 in A volcano rekindled: the renewed eruption of Mount St. Helens, 2004-2006

    John S. Pallister;Carl R. Thornber;Katharine V. Cashman;Michael A. Clynne

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Clynne
Michael A. Clynne United States Geological Survey
Mark K. Reagan
Mark K. Reagan University of Iowa
Kari M. Cooper
Kari M. Cooper University of California, Davis
Richard P. Hoblitt
Richard P. Hoblitt United States Geological Survey
Christopher G Newhall
Christopher G Newhall United States Geological Survey
Adam J.R. Kent
Adam J.R. Kent Oregon State University
Jacob B. Lowenstern
Jacob B. Lowenstern United States Geological Survey
Katharine V. Cashman
Katharine V. Cashman University of Bristol
Daniel Dzurisin
Daniel Dzurisin United States Geological Survey
Simon Carn
Simon Carn Michigan Technological University

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