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  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Michael P. Poland is a researcher affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with significant contributions in subfields such as Geophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Oceanography.

The scientist's main research topics include earthquake and tectonic studies, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) applications and techniques, geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake detection and analysis, seismology and earthquake studies, landslides and related hazards, as well as geophysics and gravity measurements.

Frequent coauthors of Michael P. Poland encompass Juliet Biggs, I. A. Johanson, Elske de Zeeuw-van Dalfsen, K. R. Anderson, and Mark Bemelmans. Their collaboration has resulted in multiple scholarly outputs across a variety of prestigious venues.

Publication venues where Michael P. Poland has appeared frequently include Bulletin of Volcanology, Scientific Investigations Report, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Eos.

Among recent papers, notable works include:

  • "The cascading origin of the 2018 Kīlauea eruption and implications for future forecasting" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Forecasting, Detecting, and Tracking Volcanic Eruptions from Space" (2020, Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences)
  • "Volcano geodesy using InSAR in 2020: the past and next decades" (2022, Bulletin of Volcanology)
  • "Applications of Bistatic Radar to Volcano Topography-A Review of Ten Years of TanDEM-X" (2021, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing)
  • "An osteoinductive and biodegradable intramedullary implant accelerates bone healing and mitigates complications of bone transport in male rats" (2023, Nature Communications)

Michael P. Poland has received recognition as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, a designation that highlights their standing within the geoscience community.

Best Publications

  • The 2018 rift eruption and summit collapse of Kīlauea Volcano

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

  • Mapping Three-Dimensional Surface Deformation by Combining Multiple-Aperture Interferometry and Conventional Interferometry: Application to the June 2007 Eruption of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

    H S Jung;Z Lu;J S Won;M P Poland

  • A mantle-driven surge in magma supply to Kīlauea Volcano during 2003–2007

    Michael P. Poland;Asta Miklius;A. Jeff Sutton;Carl R. Thornber

  • Magma supply, storage, and transport at shield-stage Hawaiian volcanoes

    Michael P. Poland;Asta Miklius;Emily K. Montgomery-Brown

  • 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

  • Volcanology: lessons learned from synthetic aperture radar imagery

    Virginie Pinel;Michael P. Poland;Andy Hooper

  • Evolution of dike opening during the March 2011 Kamoamoa fissure eruption, Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai`i

    Paul Lundgren;Michael P. Poland;Asta Miklius;Tim R. Orr

  • A volcano bursting at the seams: Inflation, faulting, and eruption at Sierra Negra volcano, Galápagos

    William W. Chadwick;Dennis J. Geist;Sigurjon Jonsson;Michael P. Poland

  • A new model for the growth of basaltic shields based on deformation of Fernandina volcano, Galápagos Islands

    Marco Bagnardi;Falk Amelung;Michael P. Poland

  • The added value of time-variable microgravimetry to the understanding of how volcanoes work

    Daniele Carbone;Michael P. Poland;Michel Diament;Filippo Greco

  • Geodetic evidence for en echelon dike emplacement and concurrent slow slip during the June 2007 intrusion and eruption at Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii

    Emily K. Montgomery-Brown;D.K. Sinnett;Michael P. Poland;P. Segall

  • Time‐averaged discharge rate of subaerial lava at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i, measured from TanDEM‐X interferometry: Implications for magma supply and storage during 2011–2013

    Michael P. Poland

  • The 2005 eruption of Sierra Negra volcano, Galápagos, Ecuador

    Dennis J. Geist;Karen S. Harpp;Terry R. Naumann;Michael P. Poland

  • New episodes of volcanism at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

    Michael P. Poland;Asta Miklius;Tim R. Orr;J. Sutton

  • Constraints on the mechanism of long-term, steady subsidence at Medicine Lake volcano, northern California, from GPS, leveling, and InSAR

    Michael Poland;Roland Burgmann;Daniel Dzurisin;Michael Lisowski

  • Bayesian estimation of magma supply, storage, and eruption rates using a multiphysical volcano model: Kīlauea Volcano, 2000–2012

    Kyle R. Anderson;Michael P. Poland

  • Tracking lava flow emplacement on the east rift zone of Kīlauea, Hawai‘i, with synthetic aperture radar coherence

    Hannah R. Dietterich;Michael P. Poland;David A. Schmidt;Katharine V. Cashman

  • The May 2005 eruption of Fernandina volcano, Galápagos: The first circumferential dike intrusion observed by GPS and InSAR

    William W. Chadwick;Sigurjon Jónsson;Dennis J. Geist;Michael Poland

  • Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Lava Flows: Forecasting Volcanic Eruptions in the Twenty‐First Century

    Michael P. Poland;Kyle R. Anderson

  • Thermal, Deformation, and Degassing Remote Sensing Time Series (CE 2000–2017) at the 47 most Active Volcanoes in Latin America: Implications for Volcanic Systems

    K. Reath;M. Pritchard;M. Poland;F. Delgado;F. Delgado

  • 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

  • Patterns of Magma Flow in Segmented Silicic Dikes at Summer Coon Volcano, Colorado: AMS and Thin Section Analysis

    Michael P Poland;Jonathan H Fink;Lisa Tauxe

Frequent Co-Authors

Asta Miklius
Asta Miklius United States Geological Survey
Daniel Dzurisin
Daniel Dzurisin United States Geological Survey
Matthew R. Patrick
Matthew R. Patrick United States Geological Survey
Juliet Biggs
Juliet Biggs University of Bristol
Matthew E. Pritchard
Matthew E. Pritchard Cornell University
Paul Lundgren
Paul Lundgren California Institute of Technology
Zhong Lu
Zhong Lu Southern Methodist University
Falk Amelung
Falk Amelung University of Miami
Eugenio Sansosti
Eugenio Sansosti National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Tamar Elias
Tamar Elias United States Geological Survey

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