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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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 R. Patrick, Tim R. Orr, Loren Antolik, Robert Lopaka Lee, Kevan P. 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 R. 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 R. 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 L. Wessels, R. Greg Vaughan, Matthew R. Patrick, Michelle L. Coombs
The ongoing Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaiʻi: 30 Years of eruptive activity The ongoing Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaiʻi: 30 Years of eruptive activity
The Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruption of Kīlauea Volcano is its longest rift-zone eruption in more than 500 years. Since the eruption began in 1983, lava flows have buried 48 square miles (125 square kilometers) of land and added about 500 acres (200 hectares) of new land to the Island of Hawaiʻi. The eruption not only challenges local communities, which must adapt to an ever-changing and sometimes...
Authors
Tim R. Orr, Christina Heliker, Matthew R. Patrick
Convection in a volcanic conduit recorded by bubbles Convection in a volcanic conduit recorded by bubbles
Microtextures of juvenile pyroclasts from Kīlauea’s (Hawai‘i) early A.D. 2008 explosive activity record the velocity and depth of convection within the basaltic magma-filled conduit. We use X-ray microtomography (μXRT) to document the spatial distribution of bubbles. We find small bubbles (radii from 5 μm to 70 μm) in a halo surrounding larger millimeter-size bubbles. This suggests that...
Authors
Rebecca J. Carey, Michael Manga, Wim Degruyter, Helge M. Gonnermann, Donald Swanson, Bruce F. Houghton, Tim R. Orr, Matthew R. Patrick
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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 R. Patrick, Tim R. Orr, Loren Antolik, Robert Lopaka Lee, Kevan P. 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 R. 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 R. 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 L. Wessels, R. Greg Vaughan, Matthew R. Patrick, Michelle L. Coombs
The ongoing Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaiʻi: 30 Years of eruptive activity The ongoing Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaiʻi: 30 Years of eruptive activity
The Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruption of Kīlauea Volcano is its longest rift-zone eruption in more than 500 years. Since the eruption began in 1983, lava flows have buried 48 square miles (125 square kilometers) of land and added about 500 acres (200 hectares) of new land to the Island of Hawaiʻi. The eruption not only challenges local communities, which must adapt to an ever-changing and sometimes...
Authors
Tim R. Orr, Christina Heliker, Matthew R. Patrick
Convection in a volcanic conduit recorded by bubbles Convection in a volcanic conduit recorded by bubbles
Microtextures of juvenile pyroclasts from Kīlauea’s (Hawai‘i) early A.D. 2008 explosive activity record the velocity and depth of convection within the basaltic magma-filled conduit. We use X-ray microtomography (μXRT) to document the spatial distribution of bubbles. We find small bubbles (radii from 5 μm to 70 μm) in a halo surrounding larger millimeter-size bubbles. This suggests that...
Authors
Rebecca J. Carey, Michael Manga, Wim Degruyter, Helge M. Gonnermann, Donald Swanson, Bruce F. Houghton, Tim R. Orr, Matthew R. Patrick