An Eruption Of Science: Research Papers 1996-2020

18th July 1995 Eruption begins
1996

First paper on Soufriere Hills Volcano published

1996

4 papers published

17 September 1996

1997

6 research papers published

25th June 1997

Large (fatal) collapse event

August 1997

Vulcanian Explosions

Sep-October 1997

Vulcanian explosions

26 December 1997

Boxing Day Collapse event

1998

40 papers published

1998

Publication of Special Volume in Geophysical Research Letters ('GRL') vol 1 and 2 . Covers descriptions of activity, rocks and geophysical data collected. Includes new techniques such as Open Path Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, and results from the new broadband seismic network.

Phase I eruption ceases
1999

14 papers published

Phase II eruption starts
1999

14 papers published. Including first papers on ecological impact and on health impacts of the ash.

2000

19 papers published

2001

15 papers published

2002

35 papers published

2002

Geological Society of London Special Publication. Covers the monitoring and analysis of the explosions, Boxing Day Collapse, and the outcomes of the 25th of June 1997.

2003

July 12-13 2003

Major dome collapse

2003

30 papers published including a thematic set of 8 in the Journal of Petrology exploring the Story in the Rocks!

2004

21 papers published

2005 - Phase II dome growth stops
2005

16 papers published

2006 Phase 3 eruption begins
20 May 2006

Large dome collapse

2006

29 papers published

2007

33 papers published

Phase 3 eruption ends
2008

24 papers published

Phase 4 eruption begins (8 Aug 2008)
Dec 2008 and Jan 2009

Vulcanian Explosions

Phase 4 eruption stops
2009

26 papers published

Phase 5 eruption begins (4 Oct 2009)
2010

Large dome collapse 10th Feb 2010

2010

45 papers published including a second special section of 'Geophysical Research Letters' with 25 papers on SHV eruption and the results from the CALIPSO borehole experiment and SEA CALIPSO cruise to better understand what lies beneath the surface on Montserrat.

Phase 5 eruption ends
2011

21 papers published

2012

22 papers published

2013

22 papers published

2014

38 papers published including the Second Geological Society of London Memoir which covers the eruption between 2000 and 2010.

Memoir2
2015

32 papers published

2016

21 papers published

2017

18 papers published

2018

13 papers published

2019

4 papers published

2020

4 papers published... so far

8. Timelines

Montserrat Historical Timeline

18th & 19th Century

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8. Timelines

The Volcano In The News (1995-2000)

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1. Watching the Volcano

Volcano Bad (Volcano Alert)

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1. Watching the Volcano

Everybody Monitors The Volcano

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The Island Today

The Volcano & Belham

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1. Watching the Volcano

The Story Of The Rocks

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The Volcano & Belham

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