Department
Geophysical Institute (GI)
Organization
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Email
ftpls@uaf.edu

Location

Fairbanks , Alaska 99775
United States

Science Specialties

volcanology

Current Research

Conducting a comparison of contrasting eruptive styles for adjacent volcanic systems. Work focuses on Shishaldin Volcano and Fisher Caldera, in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Shishaldin is predominantly strombolian in character, whereas Fisher is dominated by Plinian and UltraPlinian (?) activity. These two systems are separatedby ~25 km. Other distinctions between these two systems are the presence of 54 flank vents associated with Shishaldin and less than 5 associated with Fisher. Research is being conducted through comparison of case studies on each system.