Ninfa L. Bennington, Ph.D.
I am a volcano seismologist at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Broadly, I am interested in developing new seismic methods as well as applying more standard seismic techniques to clarify magma storage and transport at active volcanic systems. Part of this work centers on developing real time forecasting tools for identifying when a volcano is entering into or moving out of a period unrest.
Education and Certifications
PhD - University of Wisconsin-Madison, January 2011
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 14
Earthquake studies reveal the magmatic plumbing system of the Katmai volcanoes Earthquake studies reveal the magmatic plumbing system of the Katmai volcanoes
The 1912 eruption of Novarupta was the largest of the 1900s (Fierstein and Hildreth 2001, Hildreth et al. 2003). A century later, fundamental questions remain regarding the source of the magma for that eruption. A previous seismic study of the Katmai area (Jolly et al. 2007) identified a single large area of anomalous structure in the subsurface centered beneath Katmai Pass (Figure 2)...
Authors
Clifford Thurber, Rachel Murphy, Stephanie G. Prejean, Matthew M. Haney, Ninfa Bennington, Lee Powell, John F. Paskievitch
Aftershock distribution as a constraint on the geodetic model of coseismic slip for the 2004 Parkfield earthquake Aftershock distribution as a constraint on the geodetic model of coseismic slip for the 2004 Parkfield earthquake
Several studies of the 2004 Parkfield earthquake have linked the spatial distribution of the event’s aftershocks to the mainshock slip distribution on the fault. Using geodetic data, we find a model of coseismic slip for the 2004 Parkfield earthquake with the constraint that the edges of coseismic slip patches align with aftershocks. The constraint is applied by encouraging the curvature...
Authors
Ninfa Bennington, Clifford Thurber, Kurt Feigl
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 14
Earthquake studies reveal the magmatic plumbing system of the Katmai volcanoes Earthquake studies reveal the magmatic plumbing system of the Katmai volcanoes
The 1912 eruption of Novarupta was the largest of the 1900s (Fierstein and Hildreth 2001, Hildreth et al. 2003). A century later, fundamental questions remain regarding the source of the magma for that eruption. A previous seismic study of the Katmai area (Jolly et al. 2007) identified a single large area of anomalous structure in the subsurface centered beneath Katmai Pass (Figure 2)...
Authors
Clifford Thurber, Rachel Murphy, Stephanie G. Prejean, Matthew M. Haney, Ninfa Bennington, Lee Powell, John F. Paskievitch
Aftershock distribution as a constraint on the geodetic model of coseismic slip for the 2004 Parkfield earthquake Aftershock distribution as a constraint on the geodetic model of coseismic slip for the 2004 Parkfield earthquake
Several studies of the 2004 Parkfield earthquake have linked the spatial distribution of the event’s aftershocks to the mainshock slip distribution on the fault. Using geodetic data, we find a model of coseismic slip for the 2004 Parkfield earthquake with the constraint that the edges of coseismic slip patches align with aftershocks. The constraint is applied by encouraging the curvature...
Authors
Ninfa Bennington, Clifford Thurber, Kurt Feigl