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Jonathan M. Castro is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany. Their research contributions primarily lie within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on Geophysics. Their work extends into subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Computational Mechanics, Artificial Intelligence, and Environmental Engineering.

The researcher's publications cover a range of topics, with a significant focus on Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows, and Field-Flow Fractionation Techniques.

Jonathan M. Castro's recent papers include the following:

  • Eruption of ultralow-viscosity basanite magma at Cumbre Vieja, La Palma, Canary Islands (2022) published in Nature Communications
  • A reappraisal of explosive-effusive silicic eruption dynamics: syn-eruptive assembly of lava from the products of cryptic fragmentation (2022) published in Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Silicic conduits as supersized tuffisites: Clastogenic influences on shifting eruption styles at Cordón Caulle volcano (Chile) (2021) published in Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Experimentally derived F, Cl, and Br fluid/melt partitioning of intermediate to silicic melts in shallow magmatic systems (2021) published in American Mineralogist
  • Halogen activation in the plume of Masaya volcano: field observations and box model investigations (2021) published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Their frequent coauthors consist of:

  • Hugh Tuffen (11 joint publications)
  • C. Ian Schipper (10 joint publications)
  • Fabian B. Wadsworth (9 joint publications)
  • Yves Feisel (6 joint publications)
  • Donald B. Dingwell (6 joint publications)

Jonathan M. Castro frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research (5 publications)
  • Nature Communications (4 publications)
  • Bulletin of Volcanology (3 publications)
  • American Mineralogist (2 publications)
  • Journal of Petrology (2 publications)

The breadth of their work spans laboratory experiments, field observations, and theoretical modeling, reflecting interdisciplinary methods suited to tackling geological phenomena. The focus on volcanology, fluid dynamics, and geochemistry is evident from the diverse set of topics covered in recent work and coauthorship patterns.

Best Publications

  • Rapid ascent of rhyolitic magma at Chaitén volcano, Chile

    Jonathan M. Castro;Donald B. Dingwell

  • Rheology of bubble-bearing magmas

    Michael Manga;Jonathan Castro;Katharine V. Cashman;Michael Loewenberg

  • Storage and eruption of near-liquidus rhyolite magma at Cordon Caulle, Chile

    Jonathan M. Castro;C. Ian Schipper;C. Ian Schipper;Sebastian P. Mueller;A. S. Militzer

  • The role of melt-fracture degassing in defusing explosive rhyolite eruptions at volcan Chaiten

    Jonathan M. Castro;Benoit Cordonnier;Hugh Tuffen;Mark J. Tobin

  • Shallow vent architecture during hybrid explosive–effusive activity at Cordón Caulle (Chile, 2011–12): Evidence from direct observations and pyroclast textures

    C. Ian Schipper;C. Ian Schipper;Jonathan M. Castro;Hugh Tuffen;Mike R. James

  • Exceptional mobility of an advancing rhyolitic obsidian flow at Cordón Caulle volcano in Chile

    Hugh Tuffen;Mike R. James;Jonathan M. Castro;C. Ian Schipper

  • The viscous-brittle transition of crystal-bearing silicic melt: Direct observation of magma rupture and healing

    B. Cordonnier;B. Cordonnier;L. Caricchi;M. Pistone;J. Castro

  • Explosive origin of silicic lava: Textural and δD–H2O evidence for pyroclastic degassing during rhyolite effusion

    Jonathan M. Castro;Ilya N. Bindeman;Hugh Tuffen;C. Ian Schipper

  • The emplacement of an obsidian dyke through thin ice: Hrafntinnuhryggur, Krafla Iceland

    Hugh Tuffen;Jonathan M. Castro

  • Timescales of spherulite crystallization in obsidian inferred from water concentration profiles

    Jonathan M. Castro;Pierre Beck;Hugh Tuffen;Alexander R. L. Nichols

  • Did magma ascent rate control the explosive-effusive transition at the Inyo volcanic chain, California?

    Jonathan M. Castro;James E. Gardner

  • Rapid laccolith intrusion driven by explosive volcanic eruption.

    Jonathan M. Castro;Benoit Cordonnier;Benoit Cordonnier;C. Ian Schipper;Hugh Tuffen

  • Advances in Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of natural glasses: From sample preparation to data analysis

    F.W. von Aulock;F.W. von Aulock;B.M. Kennedy;C.I. Schipper;J.M. Castro

  • A technique for measuring 3D crystal-size distributions of prismatic microlites in obsidian

    Jonathan M. Castro;Katharine V. Cashman;Michael Manga

  • Dynamics of obsidian flows inferred from microstructures: insights from microlite preferred orientations

    Jonathan Castro;Michael Manga;Katharine Cashman

  • Mechanisms of bubble coalescence in silicic magmas

    Jonathan M. Castro;Jonathan M. Castro;Alain Burgisser;C. Ian Schipper;Simona Mancini

  • Strain-induced magma degassing: insights from simple-shear experiments on bubble bearing melts

    Luca Caricchi;Luca Caricchi;Anne Pommier;Anne Pommier;Mattia Pistone;Jonathan Castro;Jonathan Castro

  • Extraordinary sediment delivery and rapid geomorphic response following the 2008–2009 eruption of Chaitén Volcano, Chile

    Jon J. Major;Daniel Bertin;Thomas C. Pierson;Alvaro Amigo

  • Eruption of ultralow-viscosity basanite magma at Cumbre Vieja, La Palma, Canary Islands

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  • Conduit dynamics in transitional rhyolitic activity recorded by tuffisite vein textures from the 2008-2009 Chaitén eruption

    Elodie Saubin;Hugh Tuffen;Lucia Gurioli;Jacqueline Owen

  • Vesiculation rates of obsidian domes inferred from H2O concentration profiles

    Jonathan M. Castro;Michael Manga;Michael C. Martin

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugh Tuffen
Hugh Tuffen Lancaster University
Mike R. James
Mike R. James Lancaster University
Michael Manga
Michael Manga University of California, Berkeley
Donald B. Dingwell
Donald B. Dingwell Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Fabian B. Wadsworth
Fabian B. Wadsworth Durham University
Ben Kennedy
Ben Kennedy University of Canterbury
Katharine V. Cashman
Katharine V. Cashman University of Bristol
Alain Burgisser
Alain Burgisser Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Brent Alloway
Brent Alloway University of Auckland
Kai-Uwe Hess
Kai-Uwe Hess Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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