Current Research
Recent papers related to GeoHazards published by members of the Center are listed below. Click on the title for the PDF version of the article, if available.
Procter, J.N., Cronin, S.J. and Sheridan, M.F., 2011, Evaluation of Titan2D Modelling Forecasts for the 2007 Crater Lake Break-out Lahar, Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand, Geomorphology, 5, doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph. 2011.05.001.
Procter, J.N., Cronin, S.J., Fuller, I.C., Sheridan, M., Neall, V.E., Keys, H., 2010, Lahar hazard assessment using Titan2D for an alluvial fan with rapidly changing geomorphology: Whangaehu River, Mt. Ruapehu, Geomorphology, 116(1-2): 162 – 174. DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.10.016
Sheridan, M.F., Patra, A.K, Dalbey, K., and Hubbard, B, 2010, Probabilistic digital hazard maps for avalanches and massive pyroclastic flows using TITAN2D, in Groppelli G. and Viereck-Goette, L., editors, Stratigraphy and Geology of Volcanic Areas , Geological Society of America Special Paper 464, p..
Vargas Franco, R.D., Thouret, J.-C., Delaite, G., van Westen, C., Sheridan, M.F., Siebe, C., Mariño, J., Souriot, T., and Stinton, A., 2010, Mapping and assessing volcanic and flood hazards and risks, with emphasis on lahars, in Arequipa, Peru, in Groppelli, G., and Viereck-Goette, L., eds., Stratigraphy and Geology of Volcanic Areas: Geological Society of America Special Paper 464, p. 267–282, doi: 10.1130/2010.2464(13).
Sheridan, M.F., 2010, Residents, decision makers, and scientists discuss volcanic hazard in Colombia: American Geophysical Union EOS, 91(5):46. doi: 10.1029/2010EO050009.
Murcia, H.F., Sheridan, M.F., Macías, J.L., and Cortés, G.P., 2010, TITAN2D simulations of pyroclastic flows at Cerro Machín Volcano, Colombia: Hazard implications, Journal of South American Earth Sciences, V 29(2): 161-170. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2009.09.005.
Stefanescu, E.R., Bursik, M.I., Cordoba, G., Patra, A.K., Pieri, D.C., and. Sheridan, M.F, 2010, Evaluation of DEM uncertainty in probabilistic mass flow modeling at volcanoes: an example analysis at Galeras Volcano, Colombia: International Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSs), 2010 International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software Modelling for Environment’s Sake, Fifth Biennial Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, Swayne, D.A., Yang, W., Voinov, A.A., Rizzoli, A., and Filatova, T. (Eds.), 427-435. http://www.iemss.org/iemss2010/index.php?n=Main.Proceedings
Procter, J.N., Cronin, S.J. and Sheridan, M.F., 2011, Evaluation of Titan2D Modelling Forecasts for the 2007 Crater Lake Break-out Lahar, Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand, Geomorphology, 5, doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph. 2011.05.001.
Iovine, G.G.R., Huebl, J., Pastor, M., and Sheridan, M. F., 2011, Outcomes of the Special Issue on Approaches to hazard evaluation, mapping, and mitigation, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 11: 2433-436, doi:10.5194/nhess-11-2433-2011
Stefanescu, E.R., Bursik, M.I., Cordoba, G., Dalbey, K., Jones, M., Patra, A.K., Pieri, D.C., Pitman, E.B., and. Sheridan, M.F, (submitted June 2011), Digital Elevation Model (DEM) uncertainty and hazard analysis using a geophysical flow model, Journal of Geophysical Research - Earth Surface.
Gustavo A Cordoba, Michael F Sheridan, Bruce Pitman, 2010, A two-phase, depth-averaged model for geophysical mass flows in the TITAN code framework, CMG-IUGG, Pisa.
Stefanescu, E.R., Bursik, M.I., Cordoba, G., Patra, A.K., Pieri,, D.C., and. Sheridan, M.F, 2010, Evaluation of DEM uncertainty in probabilistic mass flow modeling at volcanoes: an example analysis at Galeras Volcano, Colombia: iEMSs Congress, Ottawa, Canada.
Sheridan, M. F.; Cordoba, G.; Pitman, E.; Cronin, S. J.; Procter, J., 2010, A New Two-phase Flow Model Applied to the 2007 Crater Lake Break-out Lahar, Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand, American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #NH13C-07
Patra, A. K.; Dalbey, K.; Pitman, E.; Stefanescu, E. R.; Bursik, M. I.; Sheridan, M. F.; Calder, E. S.; Jones, M. D., 2010, Surrogate Models and Uncertainty Quantification for Hazard Map Construction, American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #NH51C-1250
Sheridan, M. F.; Cordoba, G.; Pitman, E.; Cronin, S. J.; Procter, J., 2011, Application of a wide-ranging two-phase Debris Flow Model to the 2007 Crater Lake break-out lahar at Mt. Ruapehu, New Zealand, American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2010, abstract #V53E-2691.
Valentine GA, Doronzo DM, Dellino P, de Tullio MD (2011) Effects of volcano profile on dilute pyroclastic density currents: numerical simulations. Geology 39: 947-950, doi:
10.1130/G31936.1
Valentine GA, Shufelt NL, Hintz ARL (2011) Models of maar volcanoes, Lunar Crater (Nevada, USA). Bulletin of Volcanology 73: 753-765, doi:10.1007/s00445-011-0451-6
Valentine GA, Doronzo DM, Dellino P, de Tullio MD (2011) Effects of volcano profile on dilute pyroclastic density currents: numerical simulations. Geology, in press.
Valentine GA, Shufelt NL, Hintz ARL (2011) Models of maar volcanoes, Lunar Crater (Nevada, USA). Bulletin of Volcanology, doi:10.1007/s00445-011-0451-6.
Mark W. Horner and Michael J. Widener (2011) The Effects of Transportation Network Failure on People's Accessibility to Hurricane Disaster Relief Goods: A Modeling Approach and Application to a Florida Case Study. In press at Natural Hazards.
Michael J. Widener and Mark W. Horner (2011) A Hierarchical Approach to Modeling Hurricane Disaster Relief Goods Distribution. Journal of Transport Geography.
Doronzo DM, Valentine GA, Dellino P, de Tullio MD (2010) Numerical analysis of the effect of topography on deposition from dilute pyroclastic density currents. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 300: 164-173, doi:10.1016/epsl.2010.10.003.
Genareau K, Valentine GA, Moore G, Hervig RL (2010) Mechanisms for transitions in eruptive style at a monogenetic scoria cone revealed by microtextural analyses (Lathrop Wells volcano, Nevada, USA). Bulletin of Volcanology 72: 593-607, doi 10.1007/s00445-010-0234-z.
Murcia, H.F., Sheridan, M.F., Macías, J.L., and Cortés, G.P., (2010) TITAN2D simulations of pyroclastic flows at Cerro Machín Volcano, Colombia: Hazard implications. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 29(2): 161-170.
Procter, J.N., Cronin, S.J., Fuller, I.C., Sheridan, M.F., Neall, V.E., and Keys, H., (2010) Lahar hazard assessment using Titan2D for an alluvial fan with rapidly changing geomorphology: Whangaehu River, Mt. Ruapehu. Geomorphology 116 (1-2): 162-174.
Sheridan, M.F., Patra, A.K., Dalbey, K., and Hubbard, B., (2010) Probabilistic digital hazard maps for avalanches and massive pyroclastic flows using TITAN2D, in Stratigraphy and Geology of Volcanic Areas, Geological Society of America Special Paper. Groppelli, G. and Viereck-Goette, L., eds. 464, p. 281-291.
Stefanescu, E.R., Bursik, M.I., Cordoba, G., Patra, A.K., Pieri, D.C., and Sheridan, M.F., (2010) Evaluation of DEM uncertainty in probabilistic mass flow modeling at volcanoes: an example analysis at Galeras Volcano, Colombia: International Environmental Modelling and Software Society (iEMSs), 2010 International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software Modelling for Environment's Sake, Fifth Biennial Meeting: Ottawa, Canada. Filatova, T., Rizzoli, A., Swayne, D.A., Voinov, A.A., and Yang, W., eds. 427-435.
Valentine GA, Hirano N (2010) Mechanisms of low-flux intraplate volcanic fields – Basin and Range (North America) and Northwest Pacific Ocean. Geology 38: 55-58, doi:10.1130/G30427.1.
Vargas Franco, R.D., Thouret, J.-C., Delaite, G., van Westen, C., Sheridan, M.F., Siebe, C., Mariño, J., Souriot, T., and Stinton, A. (2010) Mapping and assessing volcanic and flood hazards and risks, with emphasis on lahars, in Arequipa, Peru, in Stratigraphy and GEology of Volcanic Areas, Geological Society of America Special Paper. Groppelli, G. and Viereck-Goette, L., eds. 464, p. 267-282.