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Overview

Larry G. Mastin is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with 39 publications attributed to this field. Additionally, they have substantial contributions to Environmental Science, which accounts for 19 of their publications.

Their work spans several subfields of study, including:

  • Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Mastin's research covers a range of topics, such as:

  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Climate variability and models
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

The scientist has published across several frequent venues:

  • Bulletin of Volcanology (8 publications)
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research (3 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (3 publications)
  • Atmosphere (2 publications)
  • Geophysical Research Letters (1 publication)

Recent papers include the following:

  • The Independent Volcanic Eruption Source Parameter Archive (IVESPA, version 1.0): A new observational database to support explosive eruptive column model validation and development, 2021, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Did ice-charging generate volcanic lightning during the 2016-2017 eruption of Bogoslof volcano, Alaska?, 2020, Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Evaluating the state-of-the-art in remote volcanic eruption characterization Part I: Raikoke volcano, Kuril Islands, 2021, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Progress in protecting air travel from volcanic ash clouds, 2021, Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Operational Modelling of Umbrella Cloud Growth in a Lagrangian Volcanic Ash Transport and Dispersion Model, 2020, Atmosphere

Mastin has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Alexa R. Van Eaton
  • Samantha Engwell
  • Costanza Bonadonna
  • Thomas J. Aubry
  • Guillaume Carazzo

Best Publications

  • Well bore breakouts and in situ stress

    Mark D. Zoback;Daniel Moos;Larry Mastin;Roger N. Anderson

  • A multidisciplinary effort to assign realistic source parameters to models of volcanic ash-cloud transport and dispersion during eruptions

    Larry G. Mastin;Marianne C. Guffanti;R. Servranckx;P. Webley

  • Regional patterns of tectonic stress in Europe

    Birgit Müller;Mary Lou Zoback;Karl Fuchs;Larry Mastin

  • Surface Deformation and Shallow Dike Intrusion Processes at Inyo Craters, Long Valley, California

    Larry G. Mastin;David D. Pollard

  • Effect of borehole deviation on breakout orientations

    Larry Mastin

  • A user‐friendly one‐dimensional model for wet volcanic plumes

    Larry G. Mastin

  • Volcanic lightning and plume behavior reveal evolving hazards during the April 2015 eruption of Calbuco volcano, Chile

    Alexa R. Van Eaton;Álvaro Amigo;Daniel Bertin;Larry G. Mastin

  • Results of the eruptive column model inter-comparison study

    Antonio Costa;Antonio Costa;Y. J. Suzuki;M. Cerminara;B. J. Devenish

  • Insights into volcanic conduit flow from an open‐source numerical model

    Larry G. Mastin

  • Preliminary Assessment of Volcanic and Hydrothermal Hazards in Yellowstone National Park and Vicinity

    Robert L. Christiansen;Jacob B. Lowenstern;Robert B. Smith;Henry Heasler

  • The hazards of eruptions through lakes and seawater

    L.G. Mastin;J.B. Witter

  • Thermodynamics of gas and steam-blast eruptions

    Larry G. Mastin

  • Ash3d: A finite-volume, conservative numerical model for ash transport and tephra deposition

    Hans F. Schwaiger;Roger P. Denlinger;Larry G. Mastin

  • A simple calculator of ballistic trajectories for blocks ejected during volcanic eruptions

    Larry G. Mastin

  • A numerical program for steady-state flow of Hawaiian magma-gas mixtures through vertical eruptive conduits

    Larry G. Mastin;Mark S. Ghiorso

  • Testing the accuracy of a 1-D volcanic plume model in estimating mass eruption rate

    Larry G. Mastin

  • Improved constraints on the estimated size and volatile content of the Mount St. Helens magma system from the 2004–2008 history of dome growth and deformation

    Larry G. Mastin;Mike Lisowski;Evelyn Roeloffs;Nick Beeler

  • Improved prediction and tracking of volcanic ash clouds

    Peter Webley;Larry Mastin

  • What makes hydromagmatic eruptions violent? Some insights from the Keanakāko'i Ash, Kilauea Volcano, Hawai'i

    Larry G. Mastin;Robert L. Christiansen;Carl R. Thornber;Jacob B. Lowenstern

  • Explosive tephra emissions at Mount St. Helens, 1989-1991: The violent escape of magmatic gas following storms?

    Larry G. Mastin

  • Gas evolution in eruptive conduits: combining insights from high temperature and pressure decompression experiments with steady-state flow modeling

    Margaret Mangan;Larry Mastin;Thomas Sisson

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger P. Denlinger
Roger P. Denlinger United States Geological Survey
Jacob B. Lowenstern
Jacob B. Lowenstern United States Geological Survey
Augusto Neri
Augusto Neri National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Costanza Bonadonna
Costanza Bonadonna University of Geneva
Arnau Folch
Arnau Folch Spanish National Research Council
William I. Rose
William I. Rose Michigan Technological University
Donald A. Swanson
Donald A. Swanson United States Geological Survey
Colin J.N. Wilson
Colin J.N. Wilson Victoria University of Wellington
Mark D. Zoback
Mark D. Zoback Stanford University
Roger N. Anderson
Roger N. Anderson Columbia University

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