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Publications

Detailed list of Yellowstone scientific articles.

Books

Good, J. M. & Pierce, K. L. (1996). Interpreting the Landscapes of Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks - Recent and Ongoing Geology., 58 p. doi:ISBN-10: 0931895456


Databases





Fact Sheets

Brantley, S. R., Lowenstern, J. B., Smith, R. B., Heasler, H., Waters, A. C., Waite, G. & Wicks, C. (2004). Tracking Changes in Yellowstone's Restless Volcanic System. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet , 100-03, 4 p.

Lowenstern, J. B., Christiansen, R. L., Smith, R. B. & Heasler, H. (2005). Steam Explosions, Earthquakes, and Volcanic Eruptions - What's in Yellowstone's Future?. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet , 2005-3024, 6 p.

Field Guides

Fournier, R. O., Christiansen, R. L., Hutchinson, R. A. & Pierce, K. L. (1994). A field-trip guide to Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho; volcanic, hydrothermal, and glacial activity in the region. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin , 2099, 46 p. http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/b2099

Hazards Assessments and Reports

Christiansen, R. L., Lowenstern, J. B., Smith, R. B., Heasler, H., Morgan, L. A., Nathenson, M., Mastin, L. G., Muffler, L. P. & Robinson, J. E. (2007). Preliminary Assessment of Volcanic and Hydrothermal Hazards in Yellowstone National Park and Vicinity. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report , 2007-1071, 98 p.

Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, (2010). Protocols for geologic hazards response by the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. U.S. Geological Survey Circular , 1351, 18 p.

Journal Articles

Chang, W., Smith, R. B., Farrell, J. & Puskas, C. M. (2010). An extraordinary episode of Yellowstone caldera uplift, 2004–2010, from GPS and InSAR observations. Journal of Geophysical Research , 37, 6 pp. doi:10.1029/2010GL045451 http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2010/2010GL045451.shtml

Evans, W. C., Bergfeld, D., McGeehin, J. P., King, J. C. & Heasler, H. (2010). Tree-ring 14C links seismic swarm to CO2 spike at Yellowstone, USA. Geology , 38, 1075-1078. doi:doi: 10.1130/​G31345.1 http://geology.geoscienceworld.org/content/38/12/1075.abstract

Farrell, J., Smith, R. B., Taira, T., Chang, W. & Puskas, C. M. (2010). Dynamics and rapid migration of the energetic 2008-2009 Yellowstone Lake earthquake swarm. Geophysical Research Letters , 37 doi:10.1029/2010GL044605

Fournier, R. O. (1989). Geochemistry and dynamics of the Yellowstone National Park hydrothermal system. Annual Reviews of Earth and Planetary Sciences , 17, p. 13-53. doi:10.1146/annurev.ea.17.050189.000305

Hurwitz, S., Kumar, A., Taylor, R. & Heasler, H. (2008). Climate-induced variations of geyser periodicity in Yellowstone National Park, USA. Geology , 36, pp. 451-451. doi:10.1130/G24723A.1 http://www.geosociety.org/pubs/geology.htm

Lowenstern, J. B. & Hurwitz, S. (2008). Monitoring a supervolcano in repose: Heat and volatile flux at the Yellowstone Caldera. Elements , 4, 35-40. doi:doi:10.2113/GSELEMENTS.4.1.35 http://elements.geoscienceworld.org/content/4/1/35

Morgan, L., Cathey, H. & Pierce, K. L. (Eds.) (2009). The Track of the Yellowstone Hot Spot: Multi-disciplinary Perspectives on the Origin of the Yellowstone-Snake River Plain Volcanic Province. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research , 188, 304 p.

Morgan, L. A., Shanks III, W. P. & Pierce, K. L. (2009). Hydrothermal Processes above the Yellowstone Magma Chamber: Large Hydrothermal Systems and Large Hydrothermal Explosions. Geological Society of America Special Paper , 459, 95 p.


Smith, R. B., Jordan, M., Puskas, C. M., Farrell, J., Waite, G. & Husen, S. (2009). Geodynamics of the Yellowstone hotspot and mantle plume: Seismic and GPS imaging, kinematics, and mantle flow. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research , 188, 26-56. doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.08.020

Smith, R. B. & Braile, L. W. (1994). The Yellowstone Hotspot. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research , 61, 121-129, 135-187. doi:10.1016/0377-0273(94)90002-7

Maps

Flynn, K., Wall, B. G., White, D. E., Hutchinson, R. A., Keith, T. E., Clor, L. & Robinson, J. E. (2008). Database of the Geology and Thermal Activity of Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series , 324


Koch, R. D., Ramsey, D. W. & Christiansen, R. L. (2011). Database for the Quaternary and Pliocene Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series , 551

Morgan, L. A., Shanks III, W. P. & Webring, M. W. (2007). Bathymetry and Geology of the Floor of Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map , 2973, 2 sheets.

Monitoring Plans

Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, (2006). Volcano and Earthquake Monitoring Plan for the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, 2006-2015. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report , 2006-5276, 17 p.

USGS General Publication

Bergfeld, D., Lowenstern, J. B., Hunt, A. G., Shanks III, W. P. & Evans, W. C. (2011). Gas and isotope chemistry of thermal features in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report , 2011-5012, 26 p.

Christiansen, R. L. (2001). The Quaternary and Pliocene Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper , 729-G, 145 p. 3 plates.

Clor, L., McCleskey, R. B., Huebner, M. A., Lowenstern, J. B., Heasler, H., Mahoney, D. L., Moloney, T. & Evans, W. C. (2012). Water Chemistry and Electrical Conductivity Database for Rivers in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series , 632, 6 p. & Data Folder Download.



Sorey, M. L. (Ed.) (1991). Effects of potential geothermal development in the Corwin Springs Known Geothermal Resources Area, Montana, on the thermal features of Yellowstone National Park. U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report , 91-4052, 207 p.

White, D. E., Hutchinson, R. A. & Keith, T. E. (1988). The Geology and Remarkable Thermal Activity of Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper , 1456, 94 p. 1 plate.

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