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Overview

Paul Lundgren is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant work in subfields such as Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Aerospace Engineering, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Geology.

Their research topics cover a range of areas, notably:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Paul Lundgren include:

  • Marco Bagnardi
  • M. E. Pritchard
  • Mary Grace Bato
  • K. Reath
  • Alberto Roman

Paul Lundgren has published multiple papers across various venues. Notable publication venues with multiple contributions are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Paul Lundgren include:

  • Large-scale thermal unrest of volcanoes for years prior to eruption, 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • Lava effusion rate evolution and erupted volume during the 2018 Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone eruption, 2021, Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Caldera resurgence during the 2018 eruption of Sierra Negra volcano, Galápagos Islands, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Extreme Curvature of Shallow Magma Pathways Controlled by Competing Stresses: Insights From the 2018 Sierra Negra Eruption, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • The 2020 Eruption and Large Lateral Dike Emplacement at Taal Volcano, Philippines: Insights From Satellite Radar Data, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters

Best Publications

  • The 2018 rift eruption and summit collapse of Kīlauea Volcano

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

  • Joint Inversion of InSAR, GPS, Teleseismic, and Strong-Motion Data for the Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Earthquake Slip: Application to the 1999 İzmit Mainshock

    B. Delouis;D. Giardini;P. Lundgren;J. Salichon

  • A diffuse plate boundary model for Indian Ocean tectonics

    Douglas A. Wiens;Charles DeMets;Richard G. Gordon;Seth A Stein

  • Satellite radar interferometry time series analysis of surface deformation for Los Angeles, California

    Riccardo Lanari;Paul Lundgren;Mariarosaria Manzo;Francesco Casu

  • Broad accommodation of rift-related extension recorded by dyke intrusion in Saudi Arabia

    John S. Pallister;Wendy A. McCausland;Sigurjón Jónsson;Zhong Lu

  • Gravity and magma induced spreading of Mount Etna volcano revealed by satellite radar interferometry

    P. Lundgren;F. Casu;M. Manzo;A. Pepe

  • Geodetic and seismic constraints on some seismogenic zone processes in Costa Rica

    Edmundo Norabuena;Timothy H. Dixon;Susan Schwartz;Heather DeShon;Heather DeShon

  • Modeling surface deformation observed with synthetic aperture radar interferometry at Campi Flegrei caldera

    P. Lundgren;S. Usai;E. Sansosti;R. Lanari

  • Monitoring dam structural health from space: Insights from novel InSAR techniques and multi-parametric modeling applied to the Pertusillo dam Basilicata, Italy

    Pietro Milillo;Pietro Milillo;Pietro Milillo;Daniele Perissin;Jacqueline T. Salzer;Paul Lundgren

  • Dynamic deformation of Etna Volcano observed by satellite radar interferometry

    Riccardo Lanari;Paul Lundgren;Eugenio Sansosti

  • Shallow fault-zone dilatancy recovery after the 2003 Bam earthquake in Iran

    Eric J. Fielding;Paul R. Lundgren;Roland Bürgmann;Gareth J. Funning

  • 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 test of alternative Caribbean Plate relative motion models

    Seth Stein;Charles DeMets;Richard G. Gordon;John Brodholt

  • Application of the SBAS-DInSAR technique to fault creep: A case study of the Hayward fault, California

    Riccardo Lanari;Francesco Casu;Mariarosaria Manzo;Paul Lundgren

  • Deformation and eruptions at Mt. Etna (Italy) : A lesson from 15 years of observations

    Marco Neri;Francesco Casu;Valerio Acocella;Giuseppe Solaro

  • Fault‐Slip Source Models for the 2011 M 7.1 Van Earthquake in Turkey from SAR Interferometry, Pixel Offset Tracking, GPS, and Seismic Waveform Analysis

    Eric J. Fielding;Paul R. Lundgren;Tuncay Taymaz;Seda Yolsal‐Çevikbilen

  • Space geodetic monitoring of engineered structures: The ongoing destabilization of the Mosul dam, Iraq.

    Pietro Milillo;Roland Bürgmann;Paul Lundgren;Jacqueline Salzer

  • Coupled magma chamber inflation and sector collapse slip observed with synthetic aperture radar interferometry on Mt. Etna volcano

    P. Lundgren;P. Berardino;M. Coltelli;G. Fornaro

  • 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 use of IFSAR and classical geodetic techniques for caldera unrest episodes: application to the Campi Flegrei uplift event of 2000

    R. Lanari;P. Berardino;S. Borgström;C. Del Gaudio

  • Geodetic and Seismic Constraints on some Seismogenic Zone Processes in Costa Rica

    T. H. Dixon;E. Norabuena;S. Schwartz;Heather R. DeShon

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric J. Fielding
Eric J. Fielding Jet Propulsion Lab
Paul A. Rosen
Paul A. Rosen Jet Propulsion Lab
Mark Simons
Mark Simons California Institute of Technology
Riccardo Lanari
Riccardo Lanari National Research Council (CNR)
Sergey Samsonov
Sergey Samsonov Natural Resources Canada
Eugenio Sansosti
Eugenio Sansosti National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Michael P. Poland
Michael P. Poland United States Geological Survey
Matthew E. Pritchard
Matthew E. Pritchard Cornell University
Francesco Casu
Francesco Casu National Research Council (CNR)

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