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Matthew R. Patrick is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with extensive contributions in the subfields of Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Oceanography.

Patrick has authored numerous scientific papers addressing various geophysical phenomena and hazards. Some recent publications include:

  • The cascading origin of the 2018 Kīlauea eruption and implications for future forecasting, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Lava effusion rate evolution and erupted volume during the 2018 Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone eruption, 2021, Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Damage assessment for the 2018 lower East Rift Zone lava flows of Kīlauea volcano, Hawaiʻi, 2022, Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Brittle fragmentation by rapid gas separation in a Hawaiian fountain, 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • Toward Next-Generation Lava Flow Forecasting: Development of a Fast, Physics-Based Lava Propagation Model, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

The main topics covered in Patrick's work encompass:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

Frequent publication venues where Patrick's research can be found include:

  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • USGS professional paper
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Patrick's career, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Hannah R. Dietterich
  • Edward W. Llewellin
  • Tim R. Orr
  • B. F. Houghton
  • C. E. Parcheta

Best Publications

  • The 2018 rift eruption and summit collapse of Kīlauea Volcano

    C. A. Neal;S. R. Brantley;L. Antolik;J. L. Babb

  • Chronology and complex volcanic processes during the 2002-2003 flank eruption at Stromboli volcano (Italy) reconstructed from direct observations and surveys with a handheld thermal camera

    Sonia Calvari;Letizia Spampinato;Luigi Lodato;Andrew J. L. Harris

  • Strombolian explosive styles and source conditions: insights from thermal (FLIR) video

    Matthew R. Patrick;Matthew R. Patrick;Matthew R. Patrick;Andrew J. L. Harris;Maurizio Ripepe;Jonathan Dehn

  • Magma reservoir failure and the onset of caldera collapse at Kīlauea Volcano in 2018.

    Kyle R. Anderson;Ingrid A. Johanson;Matthew R. Patrick;Mengyang Gu

  • Estimating lava volume by precision combination of multiple baseline spaceborne and airborne interferometric synthetic aperture radar: the 1997 eruption of Okmok volcano, Alaska

    Zhong Lu;Eric Fielding;M.R. Patrick;C.M. Trautwein

  • Lava effusion rates from hand-held thermal infrared imagery: an example from the June 2003 effusive activity at Stromboli

    Andrew Harris;Jon Dehn;Matt Patrick;Sonia Calvari

  • Cyclic lava effusion during the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano.

    Matthew R. Patrick;Hannah R. Dietterich;John J. Lyons;Angela K. Diefenbach

  • Infrasonic harmonic tremor and degassing bursts from Halema'uma'u Crater, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

    David Fee;David Fee;Milton Garcés;Matt Patrick;Bernard Chouet

  • Dynamics of Strombolian ash plumes from thermal video: Motion, morphology, and air entrainment

    Matthew R. Patrick;Matthew R. Patrick;Matthew R. Patrick

  • The 2014-2015 Pahoa lava flow crisis at Kilauea Volcano, Hawai'i; disaster avoided and lessons learned

    Michael P. Poland;Tim R. Orr;James P. Kauahikaua;Steven R. Brantley

  • Numerical modeling of lava flow cooling applied to the 1997 Okmok eruption: Approach and analysis

    M. R. Patrick;M. R. Patrick;J. Dehn;K. Dean

  • The cascading origin of the 2018 Kīlauea eruption and implications for future forecasting.

    Matthew R. Patrick;Bruce F. Houghton;Kyle R. Anderson;Michael P. Poland

  • Lava lake level as a gauge of magma reservoir pressure and eruptive hazard

    Matthew R. Patrick;Kyle R. Anderson;Michael P. Poland;Tim R. Orr

  • The morphology and evolution of the Stromboli 2002–2003 lava flow field: an example of a basaltic flow field emplaced on a steep slope

    L. Lodato;L. Spampinato;L. Spampinato;A. J. L. Harris;S. Calvari

  • Kīlauea's 5–9 March 2011 Kamoamoa Fissure Eruption and Its Relation to 30+ Years of Activity From Pu‘u ‘Ō ‘ō

    Tim R. Orr;Tim R. Orr;Michael P. Poland;Matthew R. Patrick;Weston A. Thelen

  • Small Explosion From New Vent at Kilauea's Summit

    David C. Wilson;Tamar Elias;T. Orr;Matthew R. Patrick

  • Shallow degassing events as a trigger for very-long-period seismicity at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i

    Matthew Patrick;David Wilson;David Fee;Tim R. Orr

  • Explosive eruptions triggered by rockfalls at Kīlauea volcano, Hawai‘i

    Tim R. Orr;Weston A. Thelen;Matthew R. Patrick;Donald A. Swanson

  • Continuous gravity measurements reveal a low-density lava lake at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i

    Daniele Carbone;Michael P. Poland;Matthew R. Patrick;Tim R. Orr

  • Shallowly driven fluctuations in lava lake outgassing (gas pistoning), Kīlauea Volcano

    Matthew R. Patrick;Tim Orr;A.J. Sutton;Einat Lev

  • First recorded eruption of Mount Belinda volcano (Montagu Island), South Sandwich Islands

    Matthew R. Patrick;John L. Smellie;Andrew J. L. Harris;Robert Wright

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael P. Poland
Michael P. Poland United States Geological Survey
Bruce F. Houghton
Bruce F. Houghton University of Hawaii at Manoa
Donald A. Swanson
Donald A. Swanson United States Geological Survey
Asta Miklius
Asta Miklius United States Geological Survey
Tamar Elias
Tamar Elias United States Geological Survey
Jacopo Taddeucci
Jacopo Taddeucci National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Andrew J. L. Harris
Andrew J. L. Harris University of Clermont Auvergne
David Fee
David Fee University of Alaska Fairbanks
Piergiorgio Scarlato
Piergiorgio Scarlato National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Sonia Calvari
Sonia Calvari National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology

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