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  • 2014 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Michael O. Garcia is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular emphasis on geophysics, atmospheric science, geology, and environmental chemistry. The scientist has published extensively, contributing to various aspects of geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, as well as high-pressure geophysics and materials.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Subfields of study cover:

  • Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Geology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Building and Construction

Michael O. Garcia's work encompasses several main research topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Recycling and Utilization of Industrial and Municipal Waste in Materials Production

The scientist has frequently published in venues such as:

  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts
  • Journal of Petrology
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Chemical Geology
  • Bulletin of Volcanology

Notable recent papers by Michael O. Garcia include:

  • "Kīlauea's Pu'u 'Ō'ō Eruption (1983-2018): A synthesis of magmatic processes during a prolonged basaltic event," 2021, Chemical Geology
  • "Pūhāhonu: Earth's biggest and hottest shield volcano," 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

They have collaborated with a range of coauthors, including:

  • A. J. Pietruszka
  • M. D. Norman
  • Brian R. Jicha
  • J. M. Rhodes
  • Kendra J. Lynn

Michael O. Garcia was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • The Amount of Recycled Crust in Sources of Mantle-Derived Melts

    Alexander V. Sobolev;Albrecht W. Hofmann;Dmitry V. Kuzmin;Gregory M. Yaxley

  • Quantitative analysis of trace element abundances in glasses and minerals: a comparison of laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, solution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, proton microprobe and electron microprobe data

    Marc D. Norman;William L. Griffin;Norman J. Pearson;Michael O. Garcia

  • Primitive magmas and source characteristics of the Hawaiian plume: petrology and geochemistry of shield picrites

    Marc D Norman;Marc D Norman;Michael O Garcia

  • Role of the deep mantle in generating the compositional asymmetry of the Hawaiian mantle plume

    Dominique Weis;Michael O. Garcia;J. Michael Rhodes;Mark Jellinek

  • Evolution of Mauna Kea Volcano, Hawaii: Petrologic and geochemical constraints on postshield volcanism

    F. A. Frey;W. S. Wise;M. O. Garcia;H. West

  • Geochemical characteristics of Koolau Volcano: Implications of intershield geochemical differences among Hawaiian volcanoes

    F.A Frey;M.O Garcia;M.F Roden

  • The evolution of Mauna Kea Volcano, Hawaii: Petrogenesis of tholeiitic and alkalic basalts

    F. A. Frey;M. O. Garcia;W. S. Wise;A. Kennedy

  • Loihi Seamount, Hawaii: a mid-plate volcano with a distinctive hydrothermal system

    D. M. Karl;G. M. McMurtry;A. Malahoff;M. O. Garcia

  • Volatiles in submarine volcanic rocks from the Mariana Island arc and trough

    Michael O Garcia;Norman W.K Liu;David W Muenow

  • The tholeiite to alkalic basalt transition at Haleakala Volcano, Maui, Hawaii

    C.-Y. Chen;F. A. Frey;M. O. Garcia;G. B. Dalrymple

  • Generation of Hawaiian post-erosional lavas by melting of a mixed lherzolite/pyroxenite source

    J.C Lassiter;E.H Hauri;P.W Reiners;M.O Garcia

  • Cadmium, indium, tin, tellurium, and sulfur in oceanic basalts: Implications for chalcophile element fractionation in the Earth

    Wen Yi;Alex N. Halliday;Alex N. Halliday;Jeff C. Alt;Der-Chuen Lee;Der-Chuen Lee

  • Criteria for the identification of ancient volcanic arcs

    Michael O. Garcia

  • Major element, volatile, and stable isotope geochemistry of Hawaiian submarine tholeiitic glasses

    Michael O. Garcia;David W. Muenow;Kwesi E. Aggrey;James R. O'Neil

  • Petrology, Geochemistry and Geochronology of Kaua‘i Lavas over 4·5 Myr: Implications for the Origin of Rejuvenated Volcanism and the Evolution of the Hawaiian Plume

    Michael O. Garcia;Lisa Swinnard;Dominique Weis;Andrew R. Greene

  • A Rapid Fluctuation in the Mantle Source and Melting History of Kilauea Volcano Inferred from the Geochemistry of its Historical Summit Lavas (1790–1982)

    Aaron J. Pietruszka;Michael O. Garcia

  • AN EVALUATION OF TEMPORAL GEOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF LOIHI SUMMIT LAVAS : RESULTS FROM ALVIN SUBMERSIBLE DIVES

    Michael O. Garcia;Beth A. Jorgenson;John J. Mahoney;Emi Ito

  • Geochemical and Isotopic Evolution of Loihi Volcano, Hawaii

    Michael O. Garcia;David J. P. Foss;H. B. West;John J. Mahoney

  • Rhenium and platinum group element abundances correlated with mantle source components in Hawaiian picrites: sulphides in the plume

    Victoria Bennett;Marc Norman;Michael Garcia

  • Magmatic Processes During the Prolonged Pu'u 'O'o Eruption of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

    Michael O. Garcia;Aaron J. Pietruszka;J. M. Rhodes;Kierstin Swanson

  • Evolution of alkalic lavas at Haleakala Volcano, east Maui, Hawaii.

    C. Y. Chen;F. A. Frey;M. O. Garcia

Frequent Co-Authors

Dominique Weis
Dominique Weis University of British Columbia
Marc D. Norman
Marc D. Norman Australian National University
Garrett Ito
Garrett Ito University of Hawaii at Manoa
David A. Clague
David A. Clague Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Brian R. Jicha
Brian R. Jicha University of Wisconsin–Madison
Erik H. Hauri
Erik H. Hauri Carnegie Institution for Science
Mark D. Kurz
Mark D. Kurz Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
John M. Eiler
John M. Eiler California Institute of Technology
Emi Ito
Emi Ito University of Minnesota

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