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85
Citations
24935
World Ranking
384
National Ranking
201

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Stephen Self is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions across several subfields including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The main topics covered in their work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geological formations and processes, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.

Stephen Self has published extensively in several scientific venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts

Their recent significant publications include:

  • "Thickness Characteristics of Pāhoehoe Lavas in the Deccan Province, Western Ghats, India, and in Continental Flood Basalt Provinces Elsewhere" (2021, Frontiers in Earth Science)
  • "Toward Understanding Deccan Volcanism" (2022, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences)

Several papers authored or co-authored by Stephen Self have received scholarly attention, including works on volcanic and geological processes concerning Deccan lava flows and volcanism.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Tushar Mittal, Paul R. Renne, L. Vanderkluysen, Isabel Fendley, and Courtney J. Sprain, with whom they have multiple coauthored publications.

Stephen Self was awarded the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2012, marking recognition within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • The volcanic explosivity index (VEI) an estimate of explosive magnitude for historical volcanism

    Christopher G. Newhall;Stephen Self

  • Atmospheric and environmental effects of the 1783-1784 Laki eruption: A review and reassessment

    Thorvaldur Thordarson;Thorvaldur Thordarson;Stephen Self;Stephen Self

  • Products of Ignimbrite Eruptions

    R.S.J. Sparks;S. Self;G.P.L. Walker

  • The Laki (Skaftár Fires) and Grímsvötn eruptions in 1783–1785

    Thorvaldur Thordarson;S Self

  • Volcanic winter and accelerated glaciation following the Toba super-eruption

    Michael R. Rampino;Michael R. Rampino;Stephen Self

  • Estimates of sulfur and chlorine yield to the atmosphere from volcanic eruptions and potential climatic effects

    J. D. Devine;H. Sigurdsson;A. N. Davis;S. Self

  • The Importance of Pahoehoe

    S. Self;L. Keszthelyi;Thorvaldur Thordarson

  • The effects and consequences of very large explosive volcanic eruptions

    S Self

  • Emplacement of continental flood basalt lava flows

    Stephen Self;Thorvaldur Thordarson;Laszlo Keszthelyi

  • State shift in Deccan volcanism at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary, possibly induced by impact.

    Paul R. Renne;Paul R. Renne;Courtney J. Sprain;Courtney J. Sprain;Mark A. Richards;Stephen Self

  • Sulfur, chlorine, and fluorine degassing and atmospheric loading by the 1783–1784 AD Laki (Skaftár Fires) eruption in Iceland

    Thorvaldur Thordarson;S. Self;N. Oskarsson;T. Hulsebosch

  • Characteristics of widespread pyroclastic deposits formed by the interaction of silicic magma and water

    S. Self;R. S. J. Sparks

  • The Roza Member, Columbia River Basalt Group: A gigantic pahoehoe lava flow field formed by endogenous processes?

    Thorvaldur Thordarson;S. Self

  • The largest volcanic eruptions on Earth

    Scott E. Bryan;Scott E. Bryan;Scott E. Bryan;Ingrid Ukstins Peate;David W. Peate;Stephen Self

  • Volatile fluxes during flood basalt eruptions and potential effects on the global environment: A Deccan perspective

    Stephen Self;Mike Widdowson;Thorvaldur Thordarson;Anne. E. Jay

  • The 1883 eruption of Krakatau

    Stephen Self;Michael R. Rampino

  • The eruptive tempo of Deccan volcanism in relation to the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary

    Courtney J. Sprain;Courtney J. Sprain;Paul R. Renne;Paul R. Renne;Loÿc Vanderkluysen;Kanchan Pande

  • Historic eruptions of Tambora (1815), Krakatau (1883), and Agung (1963), their stratospheric aerosols, and climatic impact

    Michael R. Rampino;Michael R. Rampino;Stephen Self

  • Explosive eruptions and pyroclastic avalanches from Ngauruhoe in February 1975

    I.A. Nairn;S. Self

  • Some physical requirements for the emplacement of long basaltic lava flows

    L. Keszthelyi;S. Self

  • A new model for the emplacement of Columbia River basalts as large, inflated Pahoehoe Lava Flow Fields

    S. Self;Thorvaldur Thordarson;L. Keszthelyi;G. P. L. Walker

  • A working terminology of pyroc lstic deposits

    John V. Wright;Alan L. Smith;Stephen Self

Frequent Co-Authors

Thorvaldur Thordarson
Thorvaldur Thordarson University of Iceland
Michael R. Rampino
Michael R. Rampino New York University
Stephen Blake
Stephen Blake The Open University
Mike Widdowson
Mike Widdowson University of Hull
Tiffany L. Barry
Tiffany L. Barry University of Leicester
Mark A. Sephton
Mark A. Sephton Imperial College London
Laszlo P. Keszthelyi
Laszlo P. Keszthelyi United States Geological Survey
John A. Wolff
John A. Wolff Washington State University
Lionel Wilson
Lionel Wilson Lancaster University
Peter Francis
Peter Francis The Open University

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