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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.



Pierson, T., Driedger, C. & Tilling, R. (2013). Volcano Crisis Response at Yellowstone Volcanic Complex—After–Action Report for Exercise Held at Salt Lake City, Utah, November 15, 2011. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report , 2013-1018, 31 p.

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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