Ph.D, The
University of Leeds, (2010). Attenuation of Volcanic Seismic Signals.
M.Res. Physics of
the Earth and Atmosphere, The University of Leeds, (2006).
B.Sc. (Hons)
Natural Sciences, The University of Durham, (2004).
Research interests
Post-doctoral Research Fellow at DIAS on EUROVOLC project.
My research at DIAS
will sit within the EUROVOLC project which aims to harmonise
volcanological infrastructure and communities in Europe. The specific
task associated with this position is to gain a better understanding
of how volcanic tremor can be interpreted and used as a real-time
pre-eruptive monitoring tool.
Prior to joining
DIAS I worked as a Research Fellow in Volcano-Seismology at the
Seismic Research
Centre, of the University of the West Indies. I was based full time
at the Montserrat
Volcano Observatory (MVO) and was the resident seismologist with a
dual role: Firstly in monitoring seismic acitivity at the Soufrière
Hills Volcano, maintaining the MVO seismic network, and regularly
acting as Duty Scientist at MVO (and occasionally Acting Director)
responsible for alerting authorities to increases in volcanic
activity. And secondly carrying out research into volcanic seismic
phenomena at Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat.
My research
interests cover a wide range of topics spanning geophysics,
seismology and volcanology, but mainly focussed on
volcano-seismology. This includes interests in:
Low-frequency
or long-period (LP) earthquakes: their generation mechanisms and
links to magma properties (attenuation) and conduit dynamics and
cyclicity during eruptive episodes.
Volcanic
Tremor
Volcano
Tectonic (VT) or high-frequency volcanic seismicity, specifically on
understanding the recently recognised phenomenon of VT ‘strings’
or spasmodic bursts
VLP (Very-long
period) seismic signals, and understanding seismic sources.
Seismic
signals generated by rockfall and pyroclastic flows
I also have
research interests in the field of geohazards and risk assessment.
Through my time at MVO I was actively involved in many quantitative
risk assessments, particular via the formal scientific elicitation
process that is carried out at MVO during the annual meetings of the
Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC).
Selected recent publications
Smith, P.J. (2014).
Volcano-Tectonic Seismicity of Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat.
In M. Beer, E. Patelli, I. Kougioumtzoglou, and I.S.K. Au, editors,
Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering, pages 1–14. Springer,
Berlin Heidelberg. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-36197-5_93-1.
Articles published
Rodgers, M., Smith,
P., Mather, T.A., and Pyle, D.M. (2016). Quiescent-explosive
transitions during dome-forming volcanic eruptions: Using seismicity
to probe the volcanic processes leading to the 29 July 2008 Vulcanian
Explosion of Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat. Journal of
Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. ISSN 2169-9356.
doi:10.1002/2016JB013180. 2016JB013180.
Constantinescu, R.,
Robertson, R., Lindsay, J.M., Tonini, R., Sandri, L., Rouwet, D.,
Smith, P., and Stewart, R. (2016). Application of the probabilistic
model BET_UNREST during a volcanic unrest simulation exercise in
Dominica, Lesser Antilles. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. ISSN 1525-2027.
doi:10.1002/2016GC006485.
Levy, C., Mangeney,
A., Bonilla, F., Hibert, C., Calder, E.S., Smith, P.J., and Cole,
P.D. (2015). Friction weakening in granular flows deduced from
seismic records at Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat. J. Geophys.
Res. doi:10.1002/2015JB012151.
Christopher, T.E.,
Blundy, J., Cashman, K., Cole, P., Edmonds, M., Smith, P.J., Sparks,
R.S.J., and Stinton, A. (2015a). Crustal-scale degassing due to magma
system destabilization and magma-gas decoupling at Soufrière Hills
Volcano, Montserrat. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst.
doi:10.1002/2015GC005791.
Zhao, J., Moretti,
L., Mangeney, A., Stutzmann, E., Kanamori, H., Capdeville, Y.,
Calder, E., Hibert, C., Smith, P.J., Cole, P., and Friant, A.L.
(2014). Model Space Exploration for Determining Landslide Source
History from Long-Period Seismic Data. Pure Appl. Geophys., pages
1–25. ISSN 0033-4553. doi:10.1007/s00024-014-0852-5.
Stinton, A.J.,
Cole, P.D., Stewart, R.C., Odbert, H.M., and Smith, P. (2014). The 11
February 2010 partial dome collapse at Soufrière Hills Volcano,
Montserrat. In G. Wadge, R. Robertson, and B. Voight, editors, The
Eruption of Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat from 2000 to 2010,
volume 39, pages 133–152. Geological Society Memoirs, London.
doi:10.1144/M39.7.
Lamb, O.D., Varley,
N.R., Mather, T.A., Pyle, D.M., Smith, P.J., and Nicholson, E.J.
(2014). Multiple timescales of cyclical behaviour observed at two
dome-forming eruptions. J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res., 284, 106–121.
doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.07.013.
Cole, P.D., Smith,
P.J., Stinton, A.J., Odbert, H.M., Bernstein, M.L., Komorowski, J.C.,
and Stewart, R. (2014). Vulcanian Explosions at Soufrière Hills
Volcano, Montserrat between 2008 and 2010. In G. Wadge, R. Robertson,
and B. Voight, editors, The Eruption of Soufrière Hills Volcano,
Montserrat from 2000 to 2010, volume 39, pages 93–111. Geological
Society Memoirs, London. doi:10.1144/M39.5.
Cole, P.D., Smith,
P., Komorowski, J.C., Alfano, F., Bonadonna, C., Stinton, A.,
Christopher, T., Odbert, H.M., and Loughlin, S. (2014b). Ash venting
occurring both prior to and during lava extrusion at Soufrière Hills
Volcano, Montserrat, from 2005 to 2010. In G. Wadge, R. Robertson,
and B. Voight, editors, The Eruption of Soufrière Hills Volcano,
Montserrat from 2000 to 2010, volume 39, pages 71–92. Geological
Society Memoirs, London. doi:10.1144/M39.4.
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Dr Patrick Smith
Name: Patrick Smith
Position: Post-doctoral Research Fellow on EUROVOLC project
Email: psmith-at-cp.dias.ie
https://homepages.dias.ie/psmith/
Qualifications
Ph.D, The University of Leeds, (2010). Attenuation of Volcanic Seismic Signals.
M.Res. Physics of the Earth and Atmosphere, The University of Leeds, (2006).
B.Sc. (Hons) Natural Sciences, The University of Durham, (2004).
Research interests
Post-doctoral Research Fellow at DIAS on EUROVOLC project.
My research at DIAS will sit within the EUROVOLC project which aims to harmonise volcanological infrastructure and communities in Europe. The specific task associated with this position is to gain a better understanding of how volcanic tremor can be interpreted and used as a real-time pre-eruptive monitoring tool.
Prior to joining DIAS I worked as a Research Fellow in Volcano-Seismology at the Seismic Research Centre, of the University of the West Indies. I was based full time at the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) and was the resident seismologist with a dual role: Firstly in monitoring seismic acitivity at the Soufrière Hills Volcano, maintaining the MVO seismic network, and regularly acting as Duty Scientist at MVO (and occasionally Acting Director) responsible for alerting authorities to increases in volcanic activity. And secondly carrying out research into volcanic seismic phenomena at Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat.
My research interests cover a wide range of topics spanning geophysics, seismology and volcanology, but mainly focussed on volcano-seismology. This includes interests in:
I also have research interests in the field of geohazards and risk assessment. Through my time at MVO I was actively involved in many quantitative risk assessments, particular via the formal scientific elicitation process that is carried out at MVO during the annual meetings of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC).
Selected recent publications
Smith, P.J. (2014). Volcano-Tectonic Seismicity of Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat. In M. Beer, E. Patelli, I. Kougioumtzoglou, and I.S.K. Au, editors, Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering, pages 1–14. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-36197-5_93-1.
Articles published
Rodgers, M., Smith, P., Mather, T.A., and Pyle, D.M. (2016). Quiescent-explosive transitions during dome-forming volcanic eruptions: Using seismicity to probe the volcanic processes leading to the 29 July 2008 Vulcanian Explosion of Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. ISSN 2169-9356. doi:10.1002/2016JB013180. 2016JB013180.
Constantinescu, R., Robertson, R., Lindsay, J.M., Tonini, R., Sandri, L., Rouwet, D., Smith, P., and Stewart, R. (2016). Application of the probabilistic model BET_UNREST during a volcanic unrest simulation exercise in Dominica, Lesser Antilles. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. ISSN 1525-2027. doi:10.1002/2016GC006485.
Levy, C., Mangeney, A., Bonilla, F., Hibert, C., Calder, E.S., Smith, P.J., and Cole, P.D. (2015). Friction weakening in granular flows deduced from seismic records at Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat. J. Geophys. Res. doi:10.1002/2015JB012151.
Christopher, T.E., Blundy, J., Cashman, K., Cole, P., Edmonds, M., Smith, P.J., Sparks, R.S.J., and Stinton, A. (2015a). Crustal-scale degassing due to magma system destabilization and magma-gas decoupling at Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. doi:10.1002/2015GC005791.
Zhao, J., Moretti, L., Mangeney, A., Stutzmann, E., Kanamori, H., Capdeville, Y., Calder, E., Hibert, C., Smith, P.J., Cole, P., and Friant, A.L. (2014). Model Space Exploration for Determining Landslide Source History from Long-Period Seismic Data. Pure Appl. Geophys., pages 1–25. ISSN 0033-4553. doi:10.1007/s00024-014-0852-5.
Stinton, A.J., Cole, P.D., Stewart, R.C., Odbert, H.M., and Smith, P. (2014). The 11 February 2010 partial dome collapse at Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat. In G. Wadge, R. Robertson, and B. Voight, editors, The Eruption of Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat from 2000 to 2010, volume 39, pages 133–152. Geological Society Memoirs, London. doi:10.1144/M39.7.
Lamb, O.D., Varley, N.R., Mather, T.A., Pyle, D.M., Smith, P.J., and Nicholson, E.J. (2014). Multiple timescales of cyclical behaviour observed at two dome-forming eruptions. J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res., 284, 106–121. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.07.013.
Cole, P.D., Smith, P.J., Stinton, A.J., Odbert, H.M., Bernstein, M.L., Komorowski, J.C., and Stewart, R. (2014). Vulcanian Explosions at Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat between 2008 and 2010. In G. Wadge, R. Robertson, and B. Voight, editors, The Eruption of Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat from 2000 to 2010, volume 39, pages 93–111. Geological Society Memoirs, London. doi:10.1144/M39.5.
Cole, P.D., Smith, P., Komorowski, J.C., Alfano, F., Bonadonna, C., Stinton, A., Christopher, T., Odbert, H.M., and Loughlin, S. (2014b). Ash venting occurring both prior to and during lava extrusion at Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat, from 2005 to 2010. In G. Wadge, R. Robertson, and B. Voight, editors, The Eruption of Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat from 2000 to 2010, volume 39, pages 71–92. Geological Society Memoirs, London. doi:10.1144/M39.4.
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