Field Deployment at Santiaguito, Guatemala, January, 2007.

 

This research led to a publication in the journal Nature about the relationship of dome deformation, seismic and acoustic waves during explosions.

 

Johnson, J., J. M. Lees, A. Gerst, D. Sahagian, N. Varley, (2008) Long-period earthquake and co-eruptive dome inflation seen with particle image velocimetry, in press, Nature.

 

Following are photos from the deployment with students from UNC-Chapel Hill.

 

UNC Students: Rachel Gilgen, Mike Smith and Mario Ruiz:

New Mexico Tech Student: Richard Sanderson

 

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