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Robin S. Matoza is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research focuses extensively on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular contributions to the field of Geophysics. The scientist has also conducted work related to Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Ocean Engineering.

The main research topics covered by their work include Seismic Waves and Analysis, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Seismology and Earthquake Studies, Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, earthquake and tectonic studies, Landslides and related hazards, and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include David Fee, Alexandra M. Iezzi, Arthur D. Jolly, Rodrigo De Negri, and M. M. Haney. These collaborations have contributed to extending the depth and scope of research in volcanic processes, seismic and acoustic monitoring, and geophysical imaging.

Robin S. Matoza has published in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Seismological Research Letters

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Robin S. Matoza include:

  • Atmospheric waves and global seismoacoustic observations of the January 2022 Hunga eruption, Tonga (2022, Science)
  • One hundred years of advances in volcano seismology and acoustics (2022, Bulletin of Volcanology)

Other notable papers associated with their research group or co-authors in relevant subfields include:

  • Evaluating the state-of-the-art in remote volcanic eruption characterization Part I: Raikoke volcano, Kuril Islands (2021, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research)
  • Local Explosion Detection and Infrasound Localization by Reverse Time Migration Using 3-D Finite-Difference Wave Propagation (2021, Frontiers in Earth Science)
  • Trends in volcano seismology: 2010 to 2020 and beyond (2022, Bulletin of Volcanology)

The scientist's work integrates seismological data and atmospheric phenomena to better understand volcanic eruptions and related hazards. Their publications reflect ongoing advancements in methods for detecting and characterizing seismic and acoustic signals from natural events. This multidisciplinary approach often combines geophysical techniques with computational methods drawn from artificial intelligence.

Best Publications

  • A multi-decadal view of seismic methods for detecting precursors of magma movement and eruption

    Bernard A. Chouet;Robin S. Matoza

  • Atmospheric waves and global seismoacoustic observations of the January 2022 Hunga eruption, Tonga

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  • An overview of volcano infrasound: From hawaiian to plinian, local to global

    David Fee;Robin S. Matoza

  • Infrasonic observations of the June 2009 Sarychev Peak eruption, Kuril Islands: Implications for infrasonic monitoring of remote explosive volcanism

    Robin S. Matoza;Alexis Le Pichon;Julien Vergoz;Pascal Herry

  • An infrasound array study of Mount St. Helens

    Robin S. Matoza;Michael A.H. Hedlin;Milton A. Garcés

  • Infrasonic jet noise from volcanic eruptions

    R. S. Matoza;D. Fee;M. A. Garcés;J. M. Seiner

  • Three‐dimensional seismic velocity structure of Mauna Loa and Kilauea volcanoes in Hawaii from local seismic tomography

    Guoqing Lin;Peter M. Shearer;Robin S. Matoza;Paul G. Okubo

  • Seismic and acoustic signatures of surficial mass movements at volcanoes

    Kate E. Allstadt;Robin S. Matoza;Andrew B. Lockhart;Seth C. Moran

  • The source of infrasound associated with long‐period events at Mount St. Helens

    Robin S. Matoza;Milton A. Garcés;Bernard A. Chouet;Luca D'Auria

  • Subevents of long‐period seismicity: Implications for hydrothermal dynamics during the 2004–2008 eruption of Mount St. Helens

    Robin S. Matoza;Bernard A. Chouet

  • Long-range acoustic observations of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption, Iceland, April-May 2010

    Robin S. Matoza;Julien Vergoz;Alexis Le Pichon;Lars Ceranna

  • Volcanic tremor and plume height hysteresis from Pavlof Volcano, Alaska

    David Fee;Matthew M. Haney;Robin S. Matoza;Alexa R. Van Eaton

  • Localization of microbarom sources using the IMS infrasound network

    Matthieu Landès;Lars Ceranna;Alexis Le Pichon;Robin S. Matoza

  • Coherent ambient infrasound recorded by the International Monitoring System

    Robin S. Matoza;Matthieu Landès;Alexis Le Pichon;Lars Ceranna

  • Systematic relocation of seismicity on Hawaii Island from 1992 to 2009 using waveform cross correlation and cluster analysis

    Robin S. Matoza;Peter M. Shearer;Guoqing Lin;Cecily J. Wolfe;Cecily J. Wolfe

  • Aeroacoustics of volcanic jets: Acoustic power estimation and jet velocity dependence

    Robin S. Matoza;David Fee;Tracianne B. Neilsen;Kent L. Gee

  • Capturing the Acoustic Fingerprint of Stratospheric Ash Injection

    Milton Garcés;David Fee;Andrea Steffke;David McCormack

  • Volcano Infrasound and the International Monitoring System

    Robin Matoza;David Fee;David Green;Pierrick Mialle

  • Seismic and acoustic recordings of an unusually large rockfall at Mount St. Helens, Washington

    Seth C. Moran;R.S. Matoza;M.A. Garces;M.A.H. Hedlin

  • Infrasonic tremor wavefield of the Pu`u `Ō`ō crater complex and lava tube system, Hawaii, in April 2007

    Robin S. Matoza;David Fee;David Fee;Milton A. Garcés

  • Automated detection and cataloging of global explosive volcanism using the International Monitoring System infrasound network

    Robin S. Matoza;David N. Green;Alexis Le Pichon;Peter M. Shearer

Frequent Co-Authors

David Fee
David Fee University of Alaska Fairbanks
Matthew M. Haney
Matthew M. Haney Alaska Volcano Observatory
Peter M. Shearer
Peter M. Shearer University of California, San Diego
Paul G. Okubo
Paul G. Okubo United States Geological Survey
Bernard A. Chouet
Bernard A. Chouet United States Geological Survey
Milton Garces
Milton Garces University of Hawaii at Manoa
Michael A. H. Hedlin
Michael A. H. Hedlin University of California, San Diego
Ben Kennedy
Ben Kennedy University of Canterbury
Mario Ruiz
Mario Ruiz National Polytechnic School
Jeffrey B. Johnson
Jeffrey B. Johnson Boise State University

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