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  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to understanding the role of groundwater in geologic processes.
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Steven E. Ingebritsen is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions in Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Mechanical Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their work addresses several core topics including earthquake and tectonic studies, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, geological and geochemical analysis, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, and methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Recent publications by Steven E. Ingebritsen include:

  • "Violent Groundwater Eruption Triggered by a Distant Earthquake," 2022, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Modeling Groundwater Inflow to the New Crater Lake at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai'i," 2020, Ground Water
  • "Post Audit of Simulated Groundwater Flow to a Short-Lived (2019 to 2020) Crater Lake at Kīlauea Volcano," 2021, Ground Water
  • "Geochemistry and fluxes of gases from hydrothermal features at Newberry Volcano, Oregon, USA," 2022, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • "Review: The hydrogeology of critical mineral resources relevant to the energy transition," 2025, Hydrogeology Journal

Frequent co-authors of Steven E. Ingebritsen include:

  • James P. Kauahikaua
  • Paul A. Hsieh
  • A. F. Flinders
  • William C. Evans
  • Sara Peek

Key publication venues for their work include Ground Water, Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Hydrogeology Journal, and USGS professional paper.

Steven E. Ingebritsen has been recognized by professional organizations, being named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2019 for contributions to understanding the role of groundwater in geologic processes. Additionally, they are a Fellow of the Geological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • Groundwater in Geologic Processes

    Steven E. Ingebritsen;Ward E Sanford

  • Permeability of the continental crust: Implications of geothermal data and metamorphic systems

    C. E. Manning;S. E. Ingebritsen

  • Land subsidence in the United States

    Devin L. Galloway;David R. Jones;S.E. Ingebritsen

  • Detection of aquifer system compaction and land subsidence using interferometric synthetic aperture radar, Antelope Valley, Mojave Desert, California

    D. L. Galloway;K. W. Hudnut;S. E. Ingebritsen;S. P. Phillips

  • Changes in permeability caused by transient stresses: Field observations, experiments, and mechanisms

    Michael Manga;Igor Beresnev;Emily E. Brodsky;Jean E. Elkhoury

  • Permeability of the Continental Crust: Dynamic Variations Inferred from Seismicity and Metamorphism

    Steven E. Ingebritsen;C. E. Manning

  • Multiphase groundwater flow near cooling plutons

    Daniel O. Hayba;Steven E. Ingebritsen

  • Geological implications of a permeability-depth curve for the continental crust

    S. E. Ingebritsen;Craig E. Manning

  • Numerical simulation of magmatic hydrothermal systems

    S. E. Ingebritsen;Sebastian Geiger;S. Hurwitz;Thomas Driesner

  • Principal components analysis of multitemporal image pairs

    S. E. Ingebritsen;R. J. P. Lyon

  • Magmatic activity beneath the quiescent Three Sisters volcanic center, central Oregon Cascade Range, USA

    Charles W. Wicks;Daniel Dzurisin;Steven E. Ingebritsen;Wayne R. Thatcher

  • Use of precipitation and groundwater isotopes to interpret regional hydrology on a tropical volcanic island: Kilauea volcano area, Hawaii

    M. A. Scholl;S. E. Ingebritsen;C. J. Janik;J. P. Kauahikaua

  • The computer model Hydrotherm, a three-dimensional finite-difference model to simulate ground-water flow and heat transport in the temperature range of 0 to 1,200 degrees C

    D.O. Hayba;S.E. Ingebritsen

  • Groundwater flow, heat transport, and water table position within volcanic edifices: Implications for volcanic processes in the Cascade Range

    Shaul Hurwitz;Kenneth L. Kipp;Steven E. Ingebritsen;Mark E. Reid

  • Potentially exploitable supercritical geothermal resources in the ductile crust

    Noriaki Watanabe;Tatsuya Numakura;Kiyotoshi Sakaguchi;Hanae Saishu

  • Vapor‐Dominated Zones Within Hydrothermal Systems: Evolution and Natural State

    S. E. Ingebritsen;M. L. Sorey

  • Heat flow and hydrothermal circulation in the cascade range, north-central Oregon.

    S. E. Ingebritsen;D. R. Sherrod;R. H. Mariner

  • Hydrothermal systems of the Cascade Range, north-central Oregon

    S.E. Ingebritsen;R.H. Mariner;David R. Sherrod

  • The physical hydrogeology of ore deposits

    Steven E. Ingebritsen;M.S. Appold

  • Geyser periodicity and the response of geysers to deformation

    S. E. Ingebritsen;S. A. Rojstaczer

  • The hydrogeology of Kilauea volcano

    S.E. Ingebritsen;M.A. Scholl

Frequent Co-Authors

Shaul Hurwitz
Shaul Hurwitz United States Geological Survey
William C. Evans
William C. Evans United States Geological Survey
Paul A. Hsieh
Paul A. Hsieh United States Geological Survey
Craig E. Manning
Craig E. Manning University of California, Los Angeles
Michael Manga
Michael Manga University of California, Berkeley
Nils Moosdorf
Nils Moosdorf Kiel University
Ying Fan
Ying Fan Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Stephen H. Hickman
Stephen H. Hickman United States Geological Survey
Ward E. Sanford
Ward E. Sanford United States Geological Survey
Aaron I. Packman
Aaron I. Packman Northwestern University

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