Matt M. Haney
I am a volcano seismologist at the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) in Anchorage. My work involves research on the seismicity and structure of Alaskan volcanoes, volcano monitoring, infrasound, and the acquisition and processing of data from the AVO seismic network.
At AVO, I focus on the interpretation of seismicity at volcanoes with the goal of providing improved forecasts and assessments of volcano hazards to the public. Different aspects of my position touch on research, operations, and monitoring. A major part of my research includes the interpretation of seismic waves in the Earth and sound waves in the atmosphere for detecting volcanic unrest, imaging volcanic structure, and elucidating the dynamics of volcanic sources.
Professional Experience
2011 – present Research Geophysicist, Alaska Volcano Observatory
2009 – 2011 Assistant Professor, Boise State University, Dept. of Geosciences
2007 – 2009 USGS Mendenhall Postdoc, Alaska Volcano Observatory
2005 – 2007 Postdoctoral Appointee, Sandia National Laboratories
Education and Certifications
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO Geophysical Engineering B.Sc. 1999
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO Geophysics Ph.D. 2005
Affiliations and Memberships*
Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Seismological Society of America (SSA)
Honors and Awards
J. Clarence Karcher Award (Society of Exploration Geophysicists) 2007
Science and Products
Using earthquakes, T waves, and infrasound to investigate the eruption of Bogoslof Volcano, Alaska
Application of an updated atmospheric model to explore volcano infrasound propagation and detection in Alaska
Reducing risk where tectonic plates collide—U.S. Geological Survey subduction zone science plan
Perturbational and nonperturbational inversion of Rayleigh-wave velocities
Seismic envelope-based detection and location of ground-coupled airwaves from volcanoes in Alaska
Volcano deformation source parameters estimated from InSAR: Sensitivities to uncertainties in seismic tomography
Long period seismicity and very long period infrasound driven by shallow magmatic degassing at Mount Pagan, Mariana Islands
Long period (LP) seismicity and very long period infrasound (iVLP) were recorded during continuous degassing from Mount Pagan, Mariana Islands, in July 2013 to January 2014. The frequency content of the LP and iVLP events and delay times between the two arrivals were remarkably stable and indicate nearly co-located sources. Using phase-weighted stacking over similar events to dampen noise, we find
Monitoring changes in seismic velocity related to an ongoing rapid inflation event at Okmok volcano, Alaska
Point spread functions for earthquake source imaging: An interpretation based on seismic interferometry
Non-perturbational surface-wave inversion: A Dix-type relation for surface waves
Surface‐wave Green’s tensors in the near field
Distinguishing high surf from volcanic long-period earthquakes
Science and Products
Using earthquakes, T waves, and infrasound to investigate the eruption of Bogoslof Volcano, Alaska
Application of an updated atmospheric model to explore volcano infrasound propagation and detection in Alaska
Reducing risk where tectonic plates collide—U.S. Geological Survey subduction zone science plan
Perturbational and nonperturbational inversion of Rayleigh-wave velocities
Seismic envelope-based detection and location of ground-coupled airwaves from volcanoes in Alaska
Volcano deformation source parameters estimated from InSAR: Sensitivities to uncertainties in seismic tomography
Long period seismicity and very long period infrasound driven by shallow magmatic degassing at Mount Pagan, Mariana Islands
Long period (LP) seismicity and very long period infrasound (iVLP) were recorded during continuous degassing from Mount Pagan, Mariana Islands, in July 2013 to January 2014. The frequency content of the LP and iVLP events and delay times between the two arrivals were remarkably stable and indicate nearly co-located sources. Using phase-weighted stacking over similar events to dampen noise, we find
Monitoring changes in seismic velocity related to an ongoing rapid inflation event at Okmok volcano, Alaska
Point spread functions for earthquake source imaging: An interpretation based on seismic interferometry
Non-perturbational surface-wave inversion: A Dix-type relation for surface waves
Surface‐wave Green’s tensors in the near field
Distinguishing high surf from volcanic long-period earthquakes
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