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Using EarthScope Magnetotelluric Data to Improve the Resilience of the US Power Grid: Rapid Predictions of Geomagnetically Induced Currents

Creator:: Bonner, L. Roy, IV
Abstract:: Geomagnetically Induced Currents (GICs) are quasi-DC signals that are induced in the ground during geomagnetic disturbances (GMDs) and pose a large threat to power grid infrastructure. The power industry currently attempts to mitigate GIC effects by utilizing 1-D ground electrical conductivity based electric field predictions, though conductivity can vary in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: through magnetotelluric impedance tensors L R. Bonner IV and Adam Schultz Space Weather

Magnetotelluric Studies of Tectonic Systems and Volcanic Areas of North America

Creator:: Bowles-Martinez, Esteban
Abstract:: Magnetotellurics is used in two geologic settings on scales ranging from 1000-km tectonic structures to local features hundreds of meters wide. These areas are the Midcontinent Rift System (MRS) and its related mantle plume in the northern Midwestern United States and Newberry Volcano in central Oregon. The MRS study uses...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: America Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Adam

Exploring Volcano-Tectonic Connections in Cascadia – Temporal Linkages between Tephra Deposition and Megathrust Earthquakes

Creator:: Gutierrez, Joel C.
Abstract:: Explosively erupting volcanoes and megathrust earthquakes (Mw 8+ magnitude) occur at subduction zones and adjacent volcanic arcs. Volcanic eruptions are observed occurring close in time to megathrust earthquakes in the historical record from at least the 18th century CE to present in locations globally, including Japan in 1707 CE (Chesley...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: _____________________________________________ Adam Kent Explosively

Insights into the Geochemical Evolution of the Youngest Toba Tuff (Sumatra, Indonesia) Magma Chamber Through the Lens of Zircon-hosted Melt Inclusions

Creator:: Lerner, Allan
Abstract:: Supervolcanic eruptions are among the most catastrophic phenomena on Earth, erupting 100s-1000s of cubic kilometers of magma, and producing devastating local effects and global climate perturbations. The largest supervolcanic eruption of the last 28 Ma was the 74 ka Youngest Toba Tuff (YTT) eruption from Sumatra, Indonesia, which erupted 2,800...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________________________________ Adam J.R. Kent Supervolcanic eruptions are among the most catastrophic phenomena on

Crystal Records of the Origin, Evolution, and Thermal Histories of Magmas

Creator:: Bradshaw, Richard W., 1985-
Abstract:: In volcanic systems, magma is generally stored in the shallow crust prior to eruption. The conditions of this storage directly impact whether the magma eventually erupts, or crystallizes within the crust to form a pluton. In this dissertation I present four studies that investigate the storage conditions of a number...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Deschutes Formation: evidence of extension-enhanced explosivity in the early High Cascades

Creator:: Pitcher, Bradley W.
Abstract:: The eruptive history of the Quaternary Cascades arc has been relatively well characterized. However, much less is known about the frequency and sizes of explosive eruptions produced by earlier stages of the arc. The Late Neogene Deschutes Formation of Central Oregon preserves a remarkable record of heightened pyroclastic activity during...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Adam J.R. Kent The

Revisiting Lōʻihi: Geochemistry of Kamaʻehuakanaloa Lavas Reveals Complexities in the Pre-Shield to Shield Transition and Hawaiian Mantle Plume Source

Creator:: Truong, Thi B.
Abstract:: Studies of Hawaiian volcanoes contribute valuable insights about Earth processes and mantle evolution, and are fundamental for understanding the construction of the largest volcanoes on terrestrial planets. The pre-shield stage exists in every Hawaiian volcano, but is usually blanketed by high volume tholeiitic lava flows during the main shield stage....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Transition and Hawaiian Mantle Plume Source Abstract approved: Adam J.R. Kent Studies of Hawaiian

Volatile mobility of trace metals in volcanic systems

Creator:: Loewen, Matthew W.
Abstract:: Semi-volatile trace metals like Li, Cu, Mo, Sn, In, and Pb have the potential to track mobility of a volatile phase in volcanic systems. In this dissertation four studies are presented that either directly investigate or are motivated by observations of trace metal behavior in volcanic systems. A common tool...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Systems. Abstract approved: Adam J.R. Kent Semi-volatile trace metals like Li, Cu, Mo, Sn, In, and

Creating a Predictive Model of Cinder Cone Evolution in Central Oregon

Creator:: Das-Toke, Shyam P.
Abstract:: Cinder cones are useful geomorphic features for geological analysis because they generally have known initial states and follow a similar pattern of degradation as they are exposed to erosive processes. This is largely because cinder cones are produced by monogenetic eruptions. Characterizing large cinder cone fields in terms of age...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ___________________________________________________ Adam J.R. Kent Cinder cones are useful geomorphic features for geological analysis

Isotopic and Geochemical Signatures of Mantle and Crustal Contributions in Rhyolites from Okataina and Taupo volcanoes, New Zealand

Creator:: Rocco, Nicole D.
Abstract:: Silicic caldera-forming eruptions are some of the largest and most destructive volcanic eruptions known, and present significant local and global hazards. The underlying processes within crustal magma plumbing systems that lead to the accumulation and eruption of large volumes of evolved magma remain enigmatic, yet there is broad consensus that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , New Zealand Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Adam

Timing and Composition of Volcanism at Harrat Ithnayn, Western Saudi Arabia

Creator:: Alhejji, Suhail
Abstract:: Western Saudi Arabia hosts a number of young volcanic fields, known as “Harrats”. Harrats cover a significant proportion of western Saudi Arabia and are associated with significant volcanic hazards. However, the ultimate cause of volcanic activity remains unclear. Younger volcanism (<12 Ma) is clearly represented by the north-south-trending region known...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Adam J.R. Kent Western Saudi Arabia hosts a number of young volcanic fields, known as

Thermochemical Storage Conditions of Caldera Forming Magmatic Systems Revealed by Diffusion Chronometry

Creator:: Lubbers, Jordan E.
Abstract:: Large silicic magmatic systems are responsible for producing the largest explosive volcanic eruptions on earth. These phenomena, although infrequent (i.e., 1 per 100,000 years), impact the global climate, deposit ash over continent sized regions, and significantly alter landscapes. Silicic magmatism also plays important roles in the formation and ongoing evolution...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: by Diffusion Chronometry Abstract approved: Adam J.R. Kent Large silicic

Influence of upwelling-season coastal currents on near-bottom dissolved oxygen concentrations over a submarine bank

Creator:: Adams, Katherine A.
Abstract:: Wind-driven coastal upwelling brings subsurface water onto the central-Oregon shelf after the spring transition each year. This cold and salty source water is oxygen-poor, yet above the hypoxic threshold, dissolved oxygen < 1.4 ml l⁻¹. Once on the shelf, dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations of upwelled near-bottom waters are modified by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: above the hypoxic threshold, dissolved oxygen < 1.4 ml l-1. Once on the shelf, dissolved oxygen (DO

Upper-Crustal Magma Evolution at Intermediate Arc Systems : Uranium-Series Zircon Chronochemistry of the Unzen Volcanic Complex, Southwestern Japan

Creator:: Murphy, Bethany S.
Abstract:: Crystal-rich (40-50 vol.%) intermediate lava has been the primary eruptive product of several recent hazardous eruptions: Mt. Pinatubo, Philippines (1991), Soufriere Hills, Montserrat (1995-present), and Unzen, Japan (1990-1995). Despite this association with such devastating eruptions, the formation, timing, and evacuation of such magma is not well understood: do such eruptions...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: ___________________________________________________ Shanaka L. de Silva Crystal

The Hampton Tuff, High Lava Plains, Oregon : Implications for Westward Migrating Silicic Volcanism

Creator:: Sanville, Henri J.
Abstract:: The Hampton Tuff is a 3.9 ± .02 Ma (2σ) ignimbrite sheet from the High Lava Plains of central Oregon. The majority of known outcrops exist to the north, within ~22 mi (~35 km) of the Frederick Butte Volcanic Center, the proposed source of the tuff. Thickness of the tuff...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Anita L. Grunder The Hampton Tuff is a 3.9 ± .02 Ma (2σ) ignimbrite sheet from the High

Timescales of large silicic magma systems : investigating the magmatic history of ignimbrite eruptions in the Altiplano-Puna Volcanic Complex of the Central Andes through U-Pb zircon dating

Creator:: Kern, Jamie M.
Abstract:: The Altiplano-Puna Volcanic Complex in the Central Andes is one of the youngest large silicic volcanic fields (LSVFs) in the world, erupting over 13,000 km³ of material during multiple supereruptions from 11 to 1 Ma. Understanding the timescales over which magma is stored in the crust prior to eruption is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _______________________________________________________________________ Shanaka L. de Silva The Altiplano-‐Puna Volcanic Complex in

Rhyolitic Melt Production in the Midst of a Continental Arc Flare-Up - The Heterogenous Caspana Ignimbrite of the Altiplano-Puna Volcanic Complex of the Central Andes

Creator:: Lewis, Charles T.
Abstract:: The ~5 km3, 4.54 to 4.09 Ma Caspana Ignimbrite of the Altiplano-Puna Volcanic Complex (APVC) of the Central Andes records the eruption of an andesite and two distinct rhyolitic magmas. It provides a unique opportunity to investigate the production of silicic magmas in a continental arc flare-up, where small volumes...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Shanaka L. de Silva The ~5 km3, 4.54 to 4.09 Ma Caspana Ignimbrite of the Altiplano

The Cerro Guacha caldera complex : an upper Miocene-Pliocene polycyclic volcano-tectonic structure in the Altiplano Puna Volcanic Complex of the Central Andes of Bolivia

Creator:: Iriarte, Rodrigo
Abstract:: Four multicyclic complex calderas and smaller ignimbrite shields located within the Altiplano Puna Volcanic Complex of the Central Andes (APVC) erupted 13000 km³ of magma within the last 11 Ma. One of the largest and most complex of these is the Cerro Guacha Caldera. Ar-Ar age determinations and paleomagnetic directions...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The 3.1 Ma to 100 ka Goat Rocks Volcanic Complex: Persistence and Evolution of Magmatism at a Long-Lived Major Andesite Locus on the Cascade Arc

Creator:: Wall, Kellie T.
Abstract:: The imposing andesite stratovolcano is the characteristic expression of subduction zone magmatism, posing hazards to coastal populations and bearing insight into deep Earth processes. On a map of a typical volcanic arc, one can easily distinguish the approximately linear alignment and regular spacing of these major edifices that stand out...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Anita L. Grunder The imposing andesite stratovolcano is the characteristic expression

The First Spatiotemporal Estimation of Future Vent Opening at Harrat Khaybar, Saudi Arabia

Creator:: Alohali, Abdullah W.
Abstract:: The 180,000 km² of Arabian lava fields (“harrats” in Arabic) form one of the largest distributed basaltic provinces in the world. Approximately 50% of these are located in Saudi Arabia. The most recent eruption in 1256 AD, as well as seismicity and ground deformation associated with shallow dike emplacement in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An Experimental and Analytical Investigation of the Parameters that Influence Measured CO₂ in Plagioclase-Hosted Melt Inclusions in MORBs

Creator:: Drignon, Melissa J.
Abstract:: To understand the processes that lead to the formation of the oceanic crust, one must know the composition and the depth at which primary melts originate. Towards this end, this dissertation focuses on plagioclase-hosted melt inclusions from plagioclase ultraphyric basalts (PUBs). Plagioclase is usually considered to be the second phase,...
Resource Type:: Video and Dissertation
Full Text:: Melt Inclusions in MORBs Abstract approved: Roger L. Nielsen

Biotic alteration of oceanic basalt glass

Creator:: Drinnan, Megan R.
Abstract:: The subsurface microbial biosphere in the igneous oceanic crust has implications for global geochemical cycling, early life on Earth, and the search for life on Mars. Microscopic evidence of a subsurface microbial ecosystem includes biotic alteration textures associated with basaltic glass. The exact conditions in the basaltic layer that make...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Anita L. Grunder The subsurface microbial biosphere in the igneous oceanic crust has

Crustal architecture and magma dynamics in a large continental magmatic system : a case study of the Purico-Chascon Volcanic Complex, Northern Chile

Creator:: Burns, Dale H.
Abstract:: The ~1 Myr history of the Purico-Chascon volcanic complex (PCVC) records significant changes in the production and storage of magmas in the crust. At ~1 Ma activity at the PCVC initiated with the eruption of a large 80-100 km³ crystal-rich dacite ignimbrite with restricted whole rock ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr isotope ratios between...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Geochemistry of Plutonic Rocks of the Western Cascades, Washington & Oregon : Relationship to Crustal Segmentation and Ore Genesis

Creator:: Utevsky, Elinor S.
Abstract:: The volcanic (~45-10 Ma) and plutonic rocks (~37-12 Ma) comprising the Western Cascades extend from northernmost California to southern British Columbia and are ancestral to modern arc magmatism. The ancestral arc hosts a series of small plutons that are locally associated with porphyry (Cu-Mo) and epithermal (Au) ore deposits. Three...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Magmatic processes beneath mid-ocean ridges : insights from mineral and glass chemistry in plagioclase ultraphyric basalts

Creator:: Lange, Amy E.
Abstract:: Prior to eruption at mid-ocean ridges, melts must travel through >6 km of crust from their origin in the mantle. The final composition of the melts is dependent on both the melting conditions and magmatic processes within the crust. While mid-ocean ridge basalt (MORB) glasses are commonly used to infer...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Amy E. Lange Roger L. Nielsen Frank J. Tepley III Adam J.R. Kent This manuscript is

Petrogenesis of the Steens Basalt : Variation in Source Contributions and Effects of Crustal Passage During the Onset of Columbia River Flood Basalt Volcanism

Creator:: Moore, Nicole E.
Abstract:: Continental flood basalts represent short-lived but immense blasts of mafic magma to the continental crust. The youngest and smallest continental flood basalt worldwide, the Columbia River Basalt, initiated with the eruption of the most mafic member, the Steens Basalt (~16.9 Ma). The Steens Basalt is exposed in southeast Oregon, southwest...
Resource Type:: Dataset and Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Anita L. Grunder

Petrological Forensics of the Mount Sinabung, Sumatra, Indonesia Magma Reservoir before May 2016 Dome Collapse

Creator:: Bowers, Jade M.
Abstract:: Mount Sinabung, Sumatra, Indonesia initiated eruptive activity in 2010 with the addition of a magmatic component in 2013, after a 3 year period of quiescence. Observations of magmatic activity began with phreatomagmatic eruption starting July 2013 closely followed by extrusion of andesitic lava in December 2013. Lava effusion has persisted...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Shanaka L. de Silva

Role of the Sisters Fault Zone in the Separation of Siletzia from the Cascadia Backarc

Creator:: Mark-Moser, MacKenzie
Abstract:: Oblique subduction of the Juan de Fuca plate beneath the North American plate characterizes the tectonic setting of the Pacific Northwest. North American plate deformation at the latitude of central Oregon consists of the clockwise-rotation of the Siletzia block in the forearc and the extensional Basin and Range province in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: his enthusiasm for structural geology. I want to thank my committee members, Adam Kent, Adam

Petrologic Investigations into the Magmatic Processes That lead to Au, Ag, and Base Metal Fertility: Insights from Pebble, Alaska and the Emigrant Pass Volcanic Field, Nevada

Creator:: Olson, Nansen H.
Abstract:: Magmatic-hydrothermal ore deposits are giant geochemical anomalies in the earth’s crust most often generated by normal magmatic terrestrial processes. They are often associated with oxidized and hydrous intermediate to highly evolved magmas that have concentrated metals and have the necessary components to efficiently extract and transport them as ascending magmatic-hydrothermal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (Christopher Henry, Anita Grunder, and Adam Kent) that have provided invaluable feedback, many discussions

The provenance and trace element signatures of MORB anorthitic plagioclase

Creator:: Burleigh, Andrew W.
Abstract:: In an attempt to understand the phase equilibria and petrogenesis of MORB anorthitic plagioclase, Cr-spinel commonly hosted within anorthitic plagioclase has been investigated petrographically and compositionally. Based on spinel-anorthite relationships from three samples of plagioclase ultra-phyric basalt (PUB; Southeast Indian Ridge, Axial Seamount and West Valley Segment, Juan de Fuca...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Plagioclase Abstract approved: Roger L. Nielsen Frank J. Tepley III In an attempt to understand the

A springtime source of toxic Pseudo-nitzschia cells on razor clam beaches in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Hickey, Barbara M., Trainer, Vera L., Kosro, P. Michael, Adams, Nicolaus G., Connolly, Thomas P., Kachel, Nancy B., and Geier, Susan L.
Abstract:: Concentrations of domoic acid (DA) above the regulatory limit in Washington coast razor clams are usually higher on northern beaches from summer to fall. Recent field studies have confirmed that the primary source of toxic Pseudo-nitzschia (PN) cells in those seasons is a semi-retentive topographically trapped seasonal eddy located offshore...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: . Hickey a,*, Vera L. Trainer b, P. Michael Kosro c, Nicolaus G. Adams b, Thomas P. Connolly d, Nancy B

Helium isotope variations in peridotite, gabbro and basalt from the Kane Oceanic Core Complex

Creator:: Konrad, Kevin
Abstract:: The Kane Oceanic Core Complex (OCC) is a valuable window into crustal architecture and chemical composition of the lithosphere beneath a slow-spreading ocean ridge. A suite of > 30 samples (comprised of whole rocks, mineral separates and basalt glasses) has been analyzed for ³He/⁴He isotope ratios and He concentrations. Gas...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the less deformed peridotites. Troctolite intrusions from the Adam and Eve Domes appear to record

Impact of Igneous Mineralogy on the Composition and Metabolic Function of Microbial Biofilms in a Thermal Suboceanic Crustal Aquifer

Creator:: Smith, Amy R.
Abstract:: Igneous oceanic crust encompasses ~60% of Earth’s surface and is composed of basalt glass and mafic, ultramafic, and felsic minerals. A vast marine aquifer lies within the crust, exchanging geochemically altered fluids with seawater from the overlying ocean at ridge crests, flanks, seamounts, and outcrops where permeable crust is exposed....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: helping me become a better scientist. Thank you to Drs. Staci Simonich, Adam Schultz, and Ryan Mueller

The Nature of Sulfate Saturation in Oxidized Arc Magmas: Implications for Magmatic Sulfur Budgets

Creator:: Hutchinson, Michael C.
Abstract:: This dissertation is concerned with the behavior of sulfur in intermediate-silicic arc magmas associated with subduction at convergent margins. In particular it focusses on oxidized, sulfur-rich magmas, the conditions at which they might reach sulfate saturation, and implications of sulfate saturation. It is divided into an investigation of natural samples...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: study geology. This includes committee members Anita Grunder, Frank Tepley III, Roger Neilsen and Adam

A Genetic Algorithm Approach to Imaging the Internal Southern San Andreas Fault Zone

Creator:: Reinhard, Hannah R.
Abstract:: The southern San Andreas fault (SSAF) is the fault segment with the highest 30-year probability of causing a moderate to large magnitude earthquake in California, yet key structural characteristics of the fault remain unconstrained, particularly in the Coachella Valley where the fault splits into the Banning (BF) and Mission Creek...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: also grateful to the other members of my committee, Dr. Erin Pettit, Dr. Adam Schultz, and Dr. Hisham

The Geology, Geochronology, and Geochemistry of the Miocene Volcanic Rocks at the Inmaculada Ag-Au Mine, Southern Peru

Creator:: Cuellar Quispe, Juan Carlos
Abstract:: The Inmaculada Mine is located in the Miocene belt of epithermal deposits that extends from southern Peru to northern Chile and Bolivia. This belt is known for its silver-rich epithermal veins that have been worked since colonial times. The Inmaculada Mine belongs to a mining district that includes, from north...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: me mineral separation and geochronology. I would also like to thank my committee members, Adam Kent

The Geology and Geochemistry of the Haquira East Porphyry Copper Deposit of Southern Peru : Insights on the Timing, Temperature and Lifespan of the Magmatic-hydrothermal Alteration and Mineralization

Creator:: Cernuschi Rodilosso, Federico
Abstract:: This dissertation is informally divided into three major sections. In the first section (Chapter 2) I use data from field mapping, isotopic geochronology, whole rock geochemistry and trace element concentrations in zircons to examine the petrology, geochemistry and ages of the Haquira East porphyry copper deposit of southern Peru. In...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . My PhD committee, Anita Grunder, Adam Kent and Andrew Meigs as well as my graduate council

The geology, geochronology, and geochemistry of the Kaskanak Batholith, and other late Cretaceous to Eocene magmatism at the Pebble porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposit, SW Alaska

Creator:: Olson, Nansen H.
Abstract:: The Pebble porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposit in Alaska is one of the world's largest Cu-Au mineral resources. Late Cretaceous magmatic evolution in the Pebble district culminated with the intrusion of the Kaskanak Batholith and associated porphyry copper-gold-molybdenum mineralization. The Kaskanak Batholith is a multiphase granodiorite intrusion with an estimated footprint of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: also like to thank my committee members, Dr. Adam Kent, and Dr. Frank Tepley for their assistance

A field comparison of multiple techniques to quantify groundwater–surface-water interactions

Creator:: González-Pinzón, Ricardo, Ward, Adam S., Hatch, Christine E., Wlostowski, Adam N., Singha, Kamini, Gooseff, Michael N., Haggerty, Roy, Harvey, Judson W., Cirpka, Olaf A., and Brock, James T.
Abstract:: Groundwater–surface-water (GW-SW) interactions in streams are difficult to quantify because of heterogeneity in hydraulic and reactive processes across a range of spatial and temporal scales. The challenge of quantifying these interactions has led to the development of several techniques, from centimeter-scale probes to whole-system tracers, including chemical, thermal, and electrical...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: –surface-water interactions Ricardo González-Pinzón1,10, Adam S. Ward2,11, Christine E. Hatch3,12, Adam N

Perceptions of a Changing Ocean: Resilience and Oregon's Commercial Fishing Community

Creator:: Haugen, Brianna I.
Abstract:: The complex challenges that Oregon’s commercial fishing community faces are mainly driven by four sources of change: climate change, change in management regulations, societal shifts, and market trends. Challenges include increasing competition for ocean use, management decisions that prioritize economic efficiency over community values, and an increasingly uncertain environment. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Flaxen D. L. Conway

Ocean Views: Characterizing Risk Perception, Uncertainty, and Decision-making Within the Ocean Condition Forecast System

Creator:: Kuonen, Jessica A.
Abstract:: Ocean users and marine scientists both have connections to the sea. This research explores how the nature of their connection to the sea leads to different perceptions of risk and comfort with uncertainty, and how these differences might be important to consider when one group has information another group needs....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: challenges of transdisciplinary research. Many thanks to Adam Haley from the Graduate Writing Center

Crustal inheritance and a top-down control on arc magmatism at Mount St. Helens

Creator:: Bedrosian, Paul A., Peacock, Jared R., Bowles-Martinez, Esteban, Schultz, Adam, and Hill, Graham
Abstract:: In a subduction zone, the volcanic arc marks the location where magma, generated via flux melting in the mantle wedge, migrates through the crust and erupts. While the location of deep magma broadly defines the arc position, here we argue that crustal structures, identified in geophysical data from the Washington...
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Full Text:: , Adam Schultz3, Graham J. 3 Hill4 4 5 1United States Geological Survey, Denver, CO, USA 6

Eocene extension in Idaho generated massive sediment floods into the Franciscan trench and into the Tyee, Great Valley, and Green River basins

Creator:: Dumitru, Trevor A., Ernst, W.G., Wright, James E., Wooden, Joseph L., Wells, Ray E., Farmer, Lucia P., Kent, Adam J.R., and Graham, Stephan A.
Abstract:: The Franciscan Complex accretionary prism was assembled during an similar to 165-m.y.-long period of subduction of Pacific Ocean plates beneath the western margin of the North American plate. In such fossil subduction complexes, it is generally difficult to reconstruct details of the accretion of continent-derived sediments and to evaluate the...
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Full Text:: , W.G. Ernst1, James E. Wright2, Joseph L. Wooden1, Ray E. Wells3, Lucian P. Farmer4, Adam J.R. Kent4

New Insights into Mantle Dynamics from Helium Isotopes and Argon Geochronology

Creator:: Konrad, Kevin
Abstract:: Earth’s mantle extends to nearly 3000 km depth, comprises >80 % of Earth’s total volume, and has the largest influence on the primordial and radiogenic heat budget. Despite its importance, the structure and composition of the mantle is still debated. There are three primary models for Earth’s mantle structure that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: guys are the best advisors a student could ask for. I thank Adam Kent and Bob Duncan for all the

The geology and geochemistry of the Sulphurets district porphyry Au-Cu-Mo deposits, British Columbia, Canada: Insights from a long-lived, gold-enriched porphyry district

Creator:: Campbell, Michelle E.
Abstract:: Porphyry Cu-(Au-Mo) deposits are critical sources of several economically important metals. The processes governing the total metal endowment and relative proportions of ore metals at these large magmatic-hydrothermal deposits remain uncertain. The Sulphurets porphyry district, in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, contains four porphyry Au-Cu-Mo deposits that each feature distinct Cu/Au...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Anita Grunder, Adam Kent, David Graham, and Markus Kleber, are thanked for providing critical

Volatiles and Geochemical Fingerprinting of Plagioclase-Hosted Melt Inclusions from Mid-Ocean Ridge Lavas: Determination of Depth of Crystallization and Melt Composition in the Lower Crust

Creator:: Kotash, Alisa K.
Abstract:: The global mid-ocean ridge system is the largest magmatic system encompassing over 75% of the Earth’s total volcanism. As magmas ascend through the vertically variable oceanic crust, melts begin to crystallize and diversify and subsequently erupt at the surface. The interpretation of these erupted products observed on the seafloor requires...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . I also acknowledge my other committee members Dr. Randy Keller, Dr. Adam Kent and my dedicated

Investigating Influences of Natural and Anthropogenic Lead Sources on Environmental Archives at Multiple Spatial and Temporal Scales: Evidence from Oysters and Ice Cores

Creator:: Wensman, Sophia M.
Abstract:: Environmental archives provide records of natural and anthropogenic variation in the environment at different temporal and spatial scales. Lead (Pb) concentrations and isotopic ratios are useful tracers of anthropogenic emissions from industrial activities including mining, smelting, and leaded gasoline use, however, methods of measuring Pb are largely limited in low...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: supportive, to which I am deeply grateful. I would like to thank my committee members, Adam Kent, George

Using Magnetotellurics Towards Imaging the Primary Magma Reservoir in the Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuador

Creator:: Angel, Kaitlan W. E.
Abstract:: In this study, 3D finite difference and 2D finite element forward modeling were used to create an electromagnetic sensitivity analysis for the Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador. Magnetotellurics (MT) is a natural-source electromagnetic geophysical technique that images electrical conductivity. Measuring strong contrasts in electrical conductivity in volcanic materials allows for the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ). http://www.igepn.edu.ec/ Kent, Adam J R Is “hazard” a better word here? 5 Figure

A petrogenetic model for the Caribbean large igneous province

Creator:: Krawl, Kyle A.
Abstract:: The Caribbean Plateau is an oceanic large igneous province (CLIP). A widely accepted model for LIP petrogenesis proposes that these large bodies of igneous rock are formed by decompression melting associated with upwelling mantle plume heads during the initiation of hotspot activity. According to this classical model, petrogenesis occurs over...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _________________________________________________________ Robert A. Duncan Adam J. R. Kent The Caribbean

International river basin management in the face of change : Syr Darya Basin case study

Creator:: Pak, Mariya
Abstract:: The conflict over water resources exploitation and sharing in the Aral Sea Basin is one of the most pressing environmental issues yet to be resolved in Central Asia. The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 and establishment of the New Independent States (NIS) within the Aral Sea Bain led...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , and Dr. Adam Schultz. For exceptional support during my stay in Tashkent I am most grateful to the

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