Peter Kelly

Position:

Research Geologist, USGS Volcano Emissions Project

Education:

M.S., Geochemistry, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM, 2006

B.S., Geology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 2003

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Publications

Gunawan, H., Caudron, C., Pallister, J., Primulyana, S., Christenson, B., McCausland, W., Van Hinsberg, V., Lewicki, J.L., Rouwet, D., Kelly, P., Kern, C., Werner, C., Johnson, J.B., Utami, S.B., Syahbana, D.K., Saing, U., Purwanto, S.B.H., Sealing, C., Martinez Cruz, M., Maryanto, S., Bani, P., Laurin, A., Schmid, A., Bradley, K., Nandaka, I., Hendrasto, M., in press. New insights into Kawah Ijen’s volcanic system from the wet volcano workshop experiment. In: Ohba, T., Capaccioni, B., & Caudron, C. (eds) Geochemistry and Geophysics of Active Volcanic Lakes, Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 437. [Link]

Lyons, J. J., Haney, M. M., Werner, C., Kelly, P., Patrick, M., Kern, C., Trusdell, F. 2015. Long-period seismicity and very-long-period infrasound driven by shallow magmatic degassing at Mount Pagan, Mariana Islands, J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 120, doi:10.1002/2015JB012490. [Link]

Cynthia Werner, Deborah Bergfeld, Christopher D. Farrar, Michael P. Doukas, Peter J. Kelly, Christoph Kern, 2014. Decadal-scale variability of diffuse CO2 emissions and seismicity revealed from long-term monitoring (1995–2013) at Mammoth Mountain, California, USA. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 289, pp. 51-63. [Link]

Lopez, T., Carn, S., Werner, C., Fee, D., Kelly, P., Doukas, M., Webley, P. W., Cahill, C., Schneider, D., 2013. Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) measurements of sulfur dioxide during the 2009 eruption of Redoubt volcano. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 259, pp. 290-307. [Link]

Werner, C.A., Kelly, P.J., Doukas, M.P., Lopez, T., Pfeffer, M., McGimsey, R., Neal, C., 2013. Degassing associated with the 2009 Eruption of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 259, pp. 270-284. [Link]

Kelly, P.J., Kern, C., Roberts, T.J., Lopez, T., Werner, C., Aiuppa, A., 2013. Rapid chemical evolution of tropospheric volcanic emissions from Redoubt Volcano, Alaska, based on observations of ozone and halogen-containing gases. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 259, pp. 317-333. [Link]

Werner, C.A., Evans, W.C., Kelly, P.J., McGimsey, R., Pfeffer, M., Doukas, M., Neal, C., 2012. Deep magmatic degassing vs. scrubbing: elevated CO2 emissions and C/S in the lead-up to the 2009 eruption of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska. Geophys. Geochem. Geosys. 13, Q03015, doi:1029/2011GC003794. [Link]

Kern, C., Deutschmann, T., Werner, C.A., Sutton, A.J., Elias, T., Kelly, P. 2012. Improving the accuracy of SO2 column densities and emission rates obtained from upward-looking UV-spectroscopic measurements of volcanic plumes by taking realistic radiative transfer into account. Journal of Geophysical Research 117, D20302, doi:10.1029/2012JD017936. [Link]

Werner, C.A., Doukas, M.P., Kelly, P.J., 2011. Gas emissions from failed and actual eruptions from Cook Inlet Volcanoes, Alaska, 1989-2006. In: Moran, S.C., Newhall, C.G., Roman, D.C. (eds), Failed Eruptions: Late-stage cessation of magma ascent, Bulletin of Volcanology 73(2), pp. 155-173. [Link]

Sims, K.W.W., Blichert-Toft, J., Kyle, P.R., Pichat, S., Gauthier, P-J., Bluzstain, J., Kelly, P., Ball, L., Layne, G., 2008. A Sr, Nd, Hf, and Pb isotope perspective on the genesis and long-term evolution of alkaline magmas from Erebus volcano, Antarctica. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 177, pp. 606-618. [Link]

Kelly, P.J., Dunbar, N.W., Kyle, P.R., McIntosh, W.C., 2008. Refinement of the late Quaternary geologic history of Mount Erebus volcano, Antarctica using 40Ar/39Ar and 36Cl age determinations. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 177, pp. 569-577. [Link]

*Kelly, P.J., Kyle, P.R., Dunbar, N.W., Sims, K.W.W., 2008. Geochemistry and mineralogy of the phonolite lava lake, Mount Erebus volcano, Antarctica: 1972 – 2004 and comparison with older lavas. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 177, pp. 589-605. *Selected as Nature Research Highlight. Nature, 457, p. 238. doi:10.1038/457238a. [Link]

Abstracts & Meeting Presentations:

Werner, C.A., Kern, C., Coppola, D., Kelly, P., Lyons, j., Wallace, K., Rasmussen, D., Schneider, D., Wessels, R. Linking Surface and Subsurface: Gas emission, lava extrusion, and interred melt S contents from Mount Cleveland, Alaska. Abstract V33H-07 presented at 2016 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 12-16 Dec. 

Dahlgren, R.P, Pinsker, E.A., Jasionowitz, J.P., Jones, L.L., Mosser, C.D., Pschid, M.J., Weidow, N.L.D., Kelly, P., Kern, C., Werner, C.A. FrankenRaven: A New Platform for Remote Sensing. Abstract NH11B-1726 presented at 2016 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 12-16 Dec.

Kelly, P.J., Ketner, D.M., Kern, C., Lahusen, R.G., Lockett, C., Parker, T., Paskievitch, J., Pauk, B., Rinehart, A., Werner, C.A. Long-term autonomous volcanic gas monitoring with Multi-GAS at Mount St. Helens, Washington, and Augustine Volcano, Alaska. Abstract V23B-3095 presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 Dec.

Lewicki, J.L., Caudron, C., van Hinsberg, V., Bani, P., Hilley, G.E., Kelly, P.J. High Spatio-Temporal Resolution Observations of Crater-Lake Surface Temperatures at Kawah Ijen Volcano, East Java, Indonesia. Abstract V13C-3138 presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 Dec.

Lyons, J.J., Haney, M.H., Werner, C.A., Kelly, P.J., Patrick, M., R., Kern, C., Trusdell, F. Long-Period Seismicity and Very-Long-Period Infrasound Driven by Shallow Magmatic Degassing at Mount Pagan, Mariana Islands. Abstract S53D-01 presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 Dec.

Werner, C., Dahlgren, R.P., Kern C., Kelly, P.J., Fladeland, M.M., Norton, K., Johnson, M., Sutton, A.J., Elias, T. Volcano Gas Measurements from UAS - Customization of Sensors and Platforms. Abstract NH43C-1901 presented at 2015 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 14-18 Dec.

Lyons, J., Haney, M., Fee, D., Werner, C., Kern, C., Kelly, P. Degassing Dynamics from Long-Period and Very-Long-Period Seismicity and Infrasound at Mt. Pagan Volcano. Abstract V23C-4799 presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 Dec. 

Werner, C., Kern, C., Sutton, A.J., Elias, T., Hauri, E., Kelly, P. Mapping the Spatial Distribution of CO2 Release from Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii, USA. Abstract V41D-04 presented at 2014 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 15-19 Dec.

Kelly, P.J., Werner, C., Evans, W.C., Ingebritsen, S.E., Tucker, D.S. Observations of Gas Emissions from Cascade Range Volcanoes (USA) using a Portable Real-Time Sensor Package and Evacuated Flasks. Abstract V53B-2838 presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec.

Werner, C.A., Kelly, P.J., Doukas, M.P., Evans, W.C., McGimsey, R.G., Neal, C.A. CO₂, SO₂, and H₂S Degassing Related to the 2009 Redoubt Eruption, Alaska. Abstract V52B-05 presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec.

Prejean, S., Werner, C., Buurman, H., Doukas, M., Kelly, P., Kern, C., Ketner, D., Stihler, S., Thurber, C., West, M. Gas and Seismic Analyses Imply Magmatic Intrusion at Iliamna Volcano, Alaska in 2012. Abstract V53B-2826 presented at 2012 Fall Meeting, AGU, San Francisco, Calif., 3-7 Dec.

Kern, C., Elias, T., Kelly, P., Mastin, L.A., Sutton, A.J., Thelan, W., Werner, C., 2012. Ultraviolet SO₂ imaging systems allow insights into degassing processes occurring on short timescales at Kilauea’s summit, AGU Chapman Conference on Hawaiian Volcanoes 2012.

Kern, C., Werner, C.A., Doukas, M.P., Elias, T., Kelly, P.J., Sutton, A.J., 2012. Imaging of volcanic SO₂ plumes. EGU General Assembly 2012, Vienna, Austria 

Kelly, P.J., Kern, C., Lopez, T., Werner, C., Roberts, T.J., Aiuppa, A., Wang, B., 2011. Synthesis of observations of halogen-containing gases, ozone, and gaseous elemental mercury in the tropospheric plume of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska. Eos Trans. AGU, 92(6), Abstract A13F-0412 

Wang, B., Kelly, P., 2010. Volcanoes and Mercury. Alaska Quicksilver Summit 2010

Roberts, T.J., Martin, R., Oppenheimer, C., Griffiths, P., Braban, C., Cox., T., Jones, R., Durant, A., Kelly, P., 2010. Volcanic Plume Chemistry: Models, Observations and Impacts. EGU General Assembly 2010, Vienna, Austria

Roberts, T.J., Durant, A., Voss, P., Watson, M., Kelly. P., Werner, C., Braban, C., Oppenheimer, C., Griffiths, P., Cox, T., Jones, R., Martin, R., 2010. Temporal Evolution and Atmospheric Impacts of Tropospheric Volcanic Emissions from In-Situ Measurements and Modelling. EGU General Assembly 2010, Vienna, Austria

Kelly, P.J., Troop, D., Werner, C.A., Doukas, M.P., 2009. Airborne In Situ Measurements of Ozone in the Tropospheric Plume of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska. Eos Trans. AGU, 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract A21B-0146

Lopez, T.M., Carn, S.A., Webley, P., Pfeffer, M.A., Doukas, M.P., Kelly, P.J., Werner, C.A., Prata, F., Cahill, C.F., Schneider, D.J., 2009. Evaluation of satellite derived sulfur dioxide measurements for volcano monitoring during the 2009 Redoubt eruption. Eos Trans. AGU, 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V51F-03

Sawyer, V.R., Varner, R.K., Kelly, P.J., Welton, E.J., Vandemark, D.C., Wolfe, D.E., Talbot, R.W., 2009. Height of the Planetary Boundary Layer During ICEALOT 2008. Eos Trans. AGU, 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract A43A-0165

Werner, C.A., Kelly, P.J., Doukas, M.P., Pfeffer, M., Evans, W.C., McGimsey, R.G., Neal, C., 2009. Airborne Measurements of Gas Emissions during the 2009 Eruption of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska. Eos Trans. AGU, 90(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V43A-2218

Kelly, P.J., Troop, D., Werner, C.A., Doukas, M.P., 2009. A Technique for In Situ Measurement of Ozone in Tropospheric Volcanic Plumes Using Two Portable, Low-Cost, Sensors. Geological Society of America, 2009 Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs, Portland, OR, Abstract 184-3

Werner, C.A., Kelly, P.J., Doukas, M.P., Pfeffer, M.A., Evans, W.C., McGimsey, R.G., Neal, C., 2009. Precursory Gas Emissions to the Initial Magmatic Eruption of Redoubt Volcano (Alaska) in 2009. Geological Society of America, 2009 Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs, Portland, OR, Abstract 184-2

Carn, S.A., Lopez, T., Pfeffer, M., Doukas, M., Kelly, P., Werner, C., Krotkov, N.A., Yang, K., Prata, A.J., Kivi, R., Kurosu, T.P., Krueger, A.J., 2009. The 2008-2009 cluster of North Pacific volcanic eruptions: A-Train observations and OMI Validation. EOS Aura Science Team Meeting 14-17 September, 2009, Leiden, Netherlands

Sawyer, V.R., Kelly, P., Welton, E.J., Talbot, R., Varner, R.K., 2008. Micro-pulse Lidar Observations of the Arctic Haze During ICEALOT 2008. Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract A11A-0096

Stewart, S.A., Welton, E.J., Campbell, J.R., Reid, E., Barnes, J.E., Kelly, P., Talbot, R.W., Lin, N-H., 2008. Initial Lidar Observations of the Kasatochi Plume at Multiple MPLNET Sites. Eos Trans. AGU, 89(53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract A53B-0271

Kelly, P.J., Kyle, P.R., Dunbar, N.W., 2006. Crystallization Processes and Magma Chamber Dynamics at the Mount Erebus Volcano Lava Lake: The Mineralogic Message, EOS Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract V53E-04   

Kelly, P.J., Blichert-Toft, J., Sims, K.W.W., Kyle, P.R., 2004. Geochemical and isotopic evolution in the persistent anorthoclase phonolite magma lake from 1972-2001 at Erebus Volcano, Antarctica, and comparison with older lavas. IAVCEI 2004 General Assembly Abstracts with Programs, Pucon, Chile

Kelly, P.J., and Ross, M. E., 2002. Contact relations of the Nahant gabbro and Weymouth Formation, Nahant, Massachusetts. Geological Society of America, 2002 Annual Meeting Abstracts with Programs, Denver, CO, 34(7), p. 549

Other Publications:

Kelly, P.J., 2006. Geochemistry and mineralogy of the Mt.Erebus, Antarctica, lava lake from 1972-2004 and comparison with older lavas. M.S. thesis, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM.  http://www.ees.nmt.edu/outside/alumni/papers/2006t_kelly_pj.pdf