Matthew Patrick, Ph.D.
I am a geologist with the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, conducting research and monitoring of active eruptions.
Professional Experience
US Geological Survey - Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: Research Geologist, 2007-present
Michigan Tech University: Postdoctoral Researcher, 2006-2007
University of Hawaii Manoa: Postdoctoral Researcher, 2005-2006
Education and Certifications
University of Hawai‘i Mānoa Geology 8/02 – 8/05 Ph.D. 2005
University of Alaska Fairbanks Geology 8/99 – 5/02 M.S. 2002
Cornell University Geology 8/95 – 5/99 B.S. 1999
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A sinuous tumulus over an active lava tube at Kīlauea Volcano: evolution, analogs, and hazard forecasts A sinuous tumulus over an active lava tube at Kīlauea Volcano: evolution, analogs, and hazard forecasts
Inflation of narrow tube-fed basaltic lava flows (tens of meters across), such as those confined by topography, can be focused predominantly along the roof of a lava tube. This can lead to the development of an unusually long tumulus, its shape matching the sinuosity of the underlying lava tube. Such a situation occurred during Kīlauea Volcano's (Hawai'i, USA) ongoing East Rift Zone...
Authors
Tim R. Orr, Jacob Bleacher, Matthew Patrick, Kelly Wooten
A spaceborne inventory of volcanic activity in Antarctica and southern oceans, 2000-10 A spaceborne inventory of volcanic activity in Antarctica and southern oceans, 2000-10
Of the more than twenty historically active volcanoes in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic region only two, to our knowledge, host any ground-based monitoring instruments. Moreover, because of their remoteness, most of the volcanoes are seldom visited, thus relegating the monitoring of volcanism in this region almost entirely to satellites. In this study, high temporal resolution...
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Matthew Patrick, John Smellie
Continuous monitoring of Hawaiian volcanoes with thermal cameras Continuous monitoring of Hawaiian volcanoes with thermal cameras
Continuously operating thermal cameras are becoming more common around the world for volcano monitoring, and offer distinct advantages over conventional visual webcams for observing volcanic activity. Thermal cameras can sometimes “see” through volcanic fume that obscures views to visual webcams and the naked eye, and often provide a much clearer view of the extent of high temperature...
Authors
Matthew Patrick, Tim R. Orr, Loren Antolik, Robert Lopaka Lee, Kevan Kamibayashi
The first five years of Kīlauea’s summit eruption in Halema‘uma‘u Crater, 2008–2013 The first five years of Kīlauea’s summit eruption in Halema‘uma‘u Crater, 2008–2013
The eruption in Halema‘uma‘u Crater that began in March 2008 is the longest summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, on the Island of Hawai‘i, since 1924. From the time the eruption began, the new "Overlook crater" inside Halema‘uma‘u has exhibited fluctuating lava lake activity, occasional small explosive events, and a persistent gas plume. The beautiful nighttime glow impresses and thrills...
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Matthew Patrick, Tim R. Orr, A.J. Sutton, Tamar Elias, Donald A. Swanson
Continuous gravity measurements reveal a low-density lava lake at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i Continuous gravity measurements reveal a low-density lava lake at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i
On 5 March 2011, the lava lake within the summit eruptive vent at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i, began to drain as magma withdrew to feed a dike intrusion and fissure eruption on the volcanoʼs east rift zone. The draining was monitored by a variety of continuous geological and geophysical measurements, including deformation, thermal and visual imagery, and gravity. Over the first ∼14 hours of...
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Daniele Carbone, Michael P. Poland, Matthew Patrick, Tim R. Orr
High-resolution satellite and airborne thermal infrared imaging of precursory unrest and 2009 eruption of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska High-resolution satellite and airborne thermal infrared imaging of precursory unrest and 2009 eruption of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
A combination of satellite and airborne high-resolution visible and thermal infrared (TIR) image data detected and measured changes at Redoubt Volcano during the 2008–2009 unrest and eruption. The TIR sensors detected persistent elevated temperatures at summit ice-melt holes as seismicity and gas emissions increased in late 2008 to March 2009. A phreatic explosion on 15 March was...
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Rick Wessels, R. Greg Vaughan, Matthew Patrick, Michelle Coombs
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A sinuous tumulus over an active lava tube at Kīlauea Volcano: evolution, analogs, and hazard forecasts A sinuous tumulus over an active lava tube at Kīlauea Volcano: evolution, analogs, and hazard forecasts
Inflation of narrow tube-fed basaltic lava flows (tens of meters across), such as those confined by topography, can be focused predominantly along the roof of a lava tube. This can lead to the development of an unusually long tumulus, its shape matching the sinuosity of the underlying lava tube. Such a situation occurred during Kīlauea Volcano's (Hawai'i, USA) ongoing East Rift Zone...
Authors
Tim R. Orr, Jacob Bleacher, Matthew Patrick, Kelly Wooten
A spaceborne inventory of volcanic activity in Antarctica and southern oceans, 2000-10 A spaceborne inventory of volcanic activity in Antarctica and southern oceans, 2000-10
Of the more than twenty historically active volcanoes in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic region only two, to our knowledge, host any ground-based monitoring instruments. Moreover, because of their remoteness, most of the volcanoes are seldom visited, thus relegating the monitoring of volcanism in this region almost entirely to satellites. In this study, high temporal resolution...
Authors
Matthew Patrick, John Smellie
Continuous monitoring of Hawaiian volcanoes with thermal cameras Continuous monitoring of Hawaiian volcanoes with thermal cameras
Continuously operating thermal cameras are becoming more common around the world for volcano monitoring, and offer distinct advantages over conventional visual webcams for observing volcanic activity. Thermal cameras can sometimes “see” through volcanic fume that obscures views to visual webcams and the naked eye, and often provide a much clearer view of the extent of high temperature...
Authors
Matthew Patrick, Tim R. Orr, Loren Antolik, Robert Lopaka Lee, Kevan Kamibayashi
The first five years of Kīlauea’s summit eruption in Halema‘uma‘u Crater, 2008–2013 The first five years of Kīlauea’s summit eruption in Halema‘uma‘u Crater, 2008–2013
The eruption in Halema‘uma‘u Crater that began in March 2008 is the longest summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, on the Island of Hawai‘i, since 1924. From the time the eruption began, the new "Overlook crater" inside Halema‘uma‘u has exhibited fluctuating lava lake activity, occasional small explosive events, and a persistent gas plume. The beautiful nighttime glow impresses and thrills...
Authors
Matthew Patrick, Tim R. Orr, A.J. Sutton, Tamar Elias, Donald A. Swanson
Continuous gravity measurements reveal a low-density lava lake at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i Continuous gravity measurements reveal a low-density lava lake at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i
On 5 March 2011, the lava lake within the summit eruptive vent at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i, began to drain as magma withdrew to feed a dike intrusion and fissure eruption on the volcanoʼs east rift zone. The draining was monitored by a variety of continuous geological and geophysical measurements, including deformation, thermal and visual imagery, and gravity. Over the first ∼14 hours of...
Authors
Daniele Carbone, Michael P. Poland, Matthew Patrick, Tim R. Orr
High-resolution satellite and airborne thermal infrared imaging of precursory unrest and 2009 eruption of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska High-resolution satellite and airborne thermal infrared imaging of precursory unrest and 2009 eruption of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
A combination of satellite and airborne high-resolution visible and thermal infrared (TIR) image data detected and measured changes at Redoubt Volcano during the 2008–2009 unrest and eruption. The TIR sensors detected persistent elevated temperatures at summit ice-melt holes as seismicity and gas emissions increased in late 2008 to March 2009. A phreatic explosion on 15 March was...
Authors
Rick Wessels, R. Greg Vaughan, Matthew Patrick, Michelle Coombs