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John Stix is a researcher primarily affiliated with McGill University in Canada. Their work focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, and Artificial Intelligence. They have expanded their research into Global and Planetary Change, as well as Management, Monitoring, Policy, and Law.

Stix's research topics cover a range of geological and atmospheric areas including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

Their recent publications showcase research in volcanology, geochemistry, and atmospheric chemistry. Some notable papers include:

  • "Phreatic and Hydrothermal Eruptions: From Overlooked to Looking Over" (2022, Bulletin of Volcanology)
  • "Hydrothermal Alteration and Sealing at Turrialba Volcano, Costa Rica, as a Mechanism for Phreatic Eruption Triggering" (2021, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research)
  • "The Origin of Rhyolitic Magmas at Krafla Central Volcano (Iceland)" (2021, Journal of Petrology)
  • "Eruption Risks from Covert Silicic Magma Bodies" (2021, Geology)
  • "Halogen Activation in the Plume of Masaya Volcano: Field Observations and Box Model Investigations" (2021, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics)

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • J. Maarten de Moor
  • Shane M. Rooyakkers
  • Emily Mick
  • Jéssica Salas-Navarro
  • Kim Berlo

John Stix publishes regularly in venues such as:

  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Journal of Petrology
  • Geology

Best Publications

  • Encyclopedia of Volcanoes

    Haraldur Sigurdsson;Bruce F. Houghton;Stephen R. McNutt;Hazel Rymer

  • Paleomagnetic chronology, fluvial processes and tectonic implications of the Siwalik deposits near Chinji village, Pakistan.

    Noye M. Johnson;John Stix;Lisa Tauxe;Philip F. Cerveny

  • Atmospheric dispersion, environmental effects and potential health hazard associated with the low-altitude gas plume of Masaya volcano, Nicaragua

    Pierre Delmelle;J Stix;PJ Baxter;J Garcia-Alvarez

  • Sulphide magma as a source of metals in arc-related magmatic hydrothermal ore fluids

    Olivier Nadeau;Anthony E. Williams-Jones;John Stix

  • Pit crater structure and processes governing persistent activity at Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua

    Hazel Rymer;Benjamin van Wyk de Vries;John Stix;Glyn Williams-Jones

  • Explosive eruptions at mid-ocean ridges driven by CO 2 -rich magmas

    Christoph Helo;Marc-Antoine Longpré;Nobumichi Shimizu;David A. Clague

  • Understanding and forecasting phreatic eruptions driven by magmatic degassing

    John Stix;J. Maarten de Moor

  • Volatile degassing, petrology, and magma dynamics of the Villarrica Lava Lake, Southern Chile

    Jeffrey J.B. Witter;Victor V.C. Kress;Pierre Delmelle;John Stix

  • A model of vulcanian eruptions at Galeras volcano, Colombia

    John Stix;Roberto C. Torres;Lourdes Narváez M;Gloria Patricia Cortés J

  • Depletion rates of sulfur dioxide in tropospheric volcanic plumes

    Clive Oppenheimer;Peter Francis;John Stix

  • The relationship between degassing and ground deformation at Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat

    I.M. Watson;C. Oppenheimer;B. Voight;P.W. Francis

  • Correlations between SO2 flux and long-period seismicity at Galeras volcano

    Tobias P. Fischer;Meghan M. Morrissey;V. Marta Lucía Calvache;M. Diego Gòmez

  • The chemical and isotopic composition of fumarolic gases and spring discharges from Galeras Volcano, Colombia

    Tobias P. Fischer;Neil C. Sturchio;John Stix;Greg B. Arehart

  • Variations in trace element partition coefficients in sanidine in the Cerro Toledo Rhyolite, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico: Effects of composition, temperature, and volatiles

    John Stix;Michael P. Gorton

  • Controls on caldera structure: Results from analogue sandbox modeling

    Ben Kennedy;John Stix;James W. Vallance;Yan Lavallée

  • Dry deposition and heavy acid loading in the vicinity of Masaya Volcano, a major sulfur and chlorine source in Nicaragua.

    Pierre Delmelle;John Stix;Charles P.-A. Bourque;Peter J. Baxter

  • Caldera-forming processes and the origin of submarine volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits

    John Stix;Ben Kennedy;Mark Hannington;Harold Gibson

  • Deep intrusions, lateral magma transport and related uplift at ocean island volcanoes

    Andreas Klügel;Marc-Antoine Longpré;Laura García-Cañada;John Stix

  • Caldera resurgence during magma replenishment and rejuvenation at Valles and Lake City calderas

    Ben Kennedy;Jack Wilcock;John Stix

  • A scaling growth model for bubbles in basaltic lava flows

    H. Gaonac'h;S. Lovejoy;J. Stix;D. Scherzter

  • Intracaldera volcanic activity, Toledo Caldera and Embayment, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico

    Grant Heiken;Fraser Goff;John Stix;Shiro Tamanyu

  • Scaling effects on vesicle shape, size and heterogeneity of lavas from Mount Etna

    H. Gaonac'h;J. Stix;S. Lovejoy

Frequent Co-Authors

Ben Kennedy
Ben Kennedy University of Canterbury
Pierre Delmelle
Pierre Delmelle Université Catholique de Louvain
Anthony E. Williams-Jones
Anthony E. Williams-Jones McGill University
Tobias P. Fischer
Tobias P. Fischer University of New Mexico
Clive Oppenheimer
Clive Oppenheimer University of Cambridge
Vincent J. van Hinsberg
Vincent J. van Hinsberg McGill University
Hazel Rymer
Hazel Rymer The Open University
Boswell A. Wing
Boswell A. Wing University of Colorado Boulder
Peter Francis
Peter Francis The Open University
Shaun Lovejoy
Shaun Lovejoy McGill University

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