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Mike Burton is a researcher affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their scholarly work focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to subfields such as Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Artificial Intelligence.

Themes prominently addressed in their research include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Among their recent published papers are:

  • "The initial phase of the 2021 Cumbre Vieja ridge eruption (Canary Islands): Products and dynamics controlling edifice growth and collapse" (2022) in the Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • "Explosivity of basaltic lava fountains is controlled by magma rheology, ascent rate and outgassing" (2020) in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "Synoptic analysis of a decade of daily measurements of SO 2 emission in the troposphere from volcanoes of the global ground-based Network for Observation of Volcanic and Atmospheric Change" (2021) in Earth system science data
  • "Dendritic crystallization in hydrous basaltic magmas controls magma mobility within the Earth's crust" (2022) in Nature Communications
  • "Insights into the 9 December 2019 eruption of Whakaari/White Island from analysis of TROPOMI SO 2 imagery" (2021) in Science Advances

Their collaborations include frequent co-authors such as:

  • Margherita Polacci
  • Fabio Arzilli
  • Giuseppe La Spina
  • Ben Esse
  • Catherine Hayer

Mike Burton's research has been published repeatedly in specific academic venues, reflecting focused domain expertise. These venues include:

  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Frontiers in Earth Science

Best Publications

  • Deep Carbon Emissions from Volcanoes

    Michael R. Burton;Georgina M. Sawyer;Domenico Granieri

  • Magmatic Gas Composition Reveals the Source Depth of Slug-Driven Strombolian Explosive Activity

    Mike Burton;Mike Burton;Mike Burton;Patrick Allard;Patrick Allard;Patrick Allard;Filippo Muré;Filippo Muré;Filippo Muré;Alessandro La Spina;Alessandro La Spina;Alessandro La Spina

  • A multi-disciplinary study of the 2002-03 Etna eruption: insights into a complex plumbing system

    Daniele Andronico;Stefano Branca;Sonia Calvari;Michael Burton

  • 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

  • Gradual caldera collapse at Bárdarbunga volcano, Iceland, regulated by lateral magma outflow

    Magnús T. Gudmundsson;Kristín Jónsdóttir;Andrew Hooper;Eoghan P. Holohan

  • Spectroscopic evidence for a lava fountain driven by previously accumulated magmatic gas

    Patrick Allard;Mike Burton;Filippo Muré

  • 2001 flank eruption of the alkali- and volatile-rich primitive basalt responsible for Mount Etna's evolution in the last three decades

    N. Métrich;P. Allard;P. Allard;N. Spilliaert;D. Andronico

  • Remote measurements of volcanic gas compositions by solar occultation spectroscopy

    Peter Francis;Mike R. Burton;Clive Oppenheimer

  • Remote sensing of CO2 and H2O emission rates from Masaya volcano, Nicaragua

    Michael R. Burton;Clive Oppenheimer;Lisa A. Horrocks;Peter W. Francis

  • The SO2 camera: A simple, fast and cheap method for ground‐based imaging of SO2 in volcanic plumes

    Toshiya Mori;Mike Burton

  • The role of gas percolation in quiescent degassing of persistently active basaltic volcanoes

    M.R. Burton;H.M. Mader;M. Polacci

  • Remote measurement of volcanic gases by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

    C. Oppenheimer;P. Francis;M. Burton;A.J.H. Maciejewski

  • Total volatile flux from Mount Etna

    A. Aiuppa;A. Aiuppa;G. Giudice;S. Gurrieri;M. Liuzzo

  • Etna 2004–2005: An archetype for geodynamically-controlled effusive eruptions

    Michael R. Burton;Marco Neri;Daniele Andronico;Stefano Branca

  • Effusive to explosive transition during the 2003 eruption of Stromboli volcano

    Maurizio Ripepe;Emanuele Marchetti;Giacomo Ulivieri;Andrew Harris

  • Three-years of SO2 flux measurements of Mt. Etna using an automated UV scanner array: Comparison with conventional traverses and uncertainties in flux retrieval

    G.G. Salerno;G.G. Salerno;M.R. Burton;C. Oppenheimer;T. Caltabiano

  • Eruption dynamics of the 22-23 April 2015 Calbuco Volcano (Southern Chile): Analyses of tephra fall deposits

    Jorge E. Romero;Daniele Morgavi;Fabio Arzilli;Romina Daga

  • Investigation into magma degassing at Nyiragongo volcano, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    G. M. Sawyer;S. A. Carn;V. I. Tsanev;C. Oppenheimer

  • Unusually large magmatic CO2 gas emissions prior to a basaltic paroxysm

    Alessandro Aiuppa;Alessandro Aiuppa;Mike Burton;Tommaso Caltabiano;Gaetano Giudice

  • SO2 flux from Stromboli during the 2007 eruption: Results from the FLAME network and traverse measurements

    M.R. Burton;T. Caltabiano;F. Murè;G. Salerno

  • Magma fragmentation in highly explosive basaltic eruptions induced by rapid crystallization

    Fabio Arzilli;Giuseppe La Spina;Mike R. Burton;Margherita Polacci

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppe Salerno
Giuseppe Salerno National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Margherita Polacci
Margherita Polacci University of Manchester
Clive Oppenheimer
Clive Oppenheimer University of Cambridge
Tommaso Caltabiano
Tommaso Caltabiano National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Alessandro Aiuppa
Alessandro Aiuppa University of Palermo
Patrick Allard
Patrick Allard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Bo Galle
Bo Galle Chalmers University of Technology
Salvatore Giammanco
Salvatore Giammanco National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Marco Neri
Marco Neri National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Peter D. Lee
Peter D. Lee University College London

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