Gregory P. Waite

Seismology & Volcanology
Michigan Technological University
Department of Geological & Mining
Engineering & Sciences
geo.mtu.edu →
Publications
  1. Bejar, G., Waite, G. P., Escobar-Wolf, R., Chatterjee, S., Bosa, A., Roca, A., Johnson, J. B., Mock, J., & Pineda, A. (2026). Seismic characterization of lahars on Volcan de Fuego toward the development of a machine learning-based detection algorithm. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 131(2), e2025JB032019.
  2. Moazzam, A. A., Srisapan, N., Waite, G. P., Guney, D. O., & Askari, R. (2026). Remote Sensing of Dynamic Ground Motion via a Moire-Based Apparatus. Remote Sensing, 18(5), 718.
  3. Srisapan, N., Ray, S., Waite, G. P., & Askari, R. (2026). Seismic Anisotropy Analysis Across a Vertical Crack in Concrete Using a Controllable High-Frequency Source. NDT & E International, , 103651.
  4. Bosa, A. R., Bejar, G., Waite, G. P., Mock, J. C., Pineda, A., & Anderson, J. F. (2025). Dynamics of rain-triggered lahars and destructive power inferred from seismo-acoustic arrays and time-lapse camera correlation at Volcan de Fuego, Guatemala. Natural Hazards, 121(3), 3431–3472.
  5. Ray, S., Waite, G. P., & Askari, R. (2025). A Controlled-Source Physical Model for Long Period Seismic Events. Geophysical Journal International.
  6. Thole, H. R., Henquinet, K. B., & Waite, G. P. (2024). Community-based natural hazard vulnerability assessment in rural Jamaica. Environmental Hazards, 23(1), 72–91.
  7. Gonzalez-Santana, J., Wauthier, C., & Waite, G. (2024). The 2021 eruption of Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala: Geophysical analysis through satellite geodesy and seismic noise correlations. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 447, 108027.
  8. Hotovec-Ellis, A. J., Garza-Giron, R., Waite, G. P., Farias, C., Layana, S., & Haney, M. M. (2024). Preface to the Focus Section on Volcano Monitoring in the Americas. Seismological Research Letters, 95(5), 2577–2579.
  9. Ray, S., Cao, H., Waite, G. P., & Askari, R. (2024). Possibility of fluid flow characterization via a geophysical signal: Experimental study on the Krauklis wave under fluid flow. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 129(12), e2024JB029229.
  10. Johnson, J., Roca, A., Pineda, A., Merida, R., Escobar-Wolf, R., Anderson, J., Mock, J., Bosa, A., Bejar, G., & Waite, G. (2023). Infrasound detection of approaching lahars. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 6476.
  11. Brill, K. A., Waite, G. P., Carn, S. A., Palma, A. E. R., & Chigna, G. (2022). Long-term stability of conduit dynamics at Fuego volcano, Guatemala, 2008–2015. Bulletin of Volcanology, 84(4), 37.
  12. Thelen, W., Waite, G., Lyons, J., & Fee, D. (2022). Infrasound observations and constraints on the 2018 eruption of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii. Bulletin of Volcanology, 84(8), 76.
  13. Sonder, I., Graettinger, A., & others (2022). Experimental multiblast craters and ejecta: seismo-acoustics, jet characteristics, craters, and ejecta deposits. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 127.
  14. Neumann, N. R., & others (2022). Urinary concentrations of metals before and after volcanic eruption: a natural experiment surrounding the eruption of Volcan de Fuego, 2018. Environmental Geochemistry and Health.
  15. McKee, K. F., Roman, D. C., Waite, G. P., & Fee, D. (2022). Silent Very Long Period Seismic Events (VLPs) at Stromboli Volcano, Italy. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(23), e2022GL100735.
  16. Russo, E., Tibaldi, A., Waite, G. P., Bonali, F. L., Massin, F., & Farrell, J. (2020). Unraveling the complex deformation pattern at Yellowstone plateau through seismicity and fracture analysis. Tectonophysics, 778, 228352.
  17. Patrick, M., Johanson, I., Shea, T., & Waite, G. (2020). The historic events at Kilauea Volcano in 2018: summit collapse, rift zone eruption, and Mw 6.9 earthquake. Bulletin of Volcanology, 82, 46.
  18. Cao, H., Medici, E., Waite, G., & Askari, R. (2020). Effect of Geometry and Fluid Viscosity on Dynamics of Fluid-Filled Cracks: Insights from Analogue Experimental Observations. Earth and Space Science, 7.
  19. Neal, C., & others (2019). The 2018 rift eruption and summit collapse of Kilauea Volcano. Science, 363(6425), 367–374.
  20. Lechner, H. N., Wauthier, C., Waite, G. P., & Escobar-Wolf, R. (2019). Magma storage and diking revealed by GPS and InSAR geodesy at Pacaya volcano, Guatemala. Bulletin of Volcanology, 81.
  21. Chatterjee, S., Deering, C., Waite, G., Prandi, C., & Lin, P. (2019). An adaptive sampling strategy developed for studies of diffuse volcanic soil gas emissions. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 381.
  22. Brill, K., & Waite, G. (2019). Characteristics of Repeating Long-Period Seismic Events at Fuego Volcano, January 2012. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.
  23. Brill, K. A., Waite, G. P., & Chigna, G. (2018). Foundations for Forecasting: Defining Baseline Seismicity at Fuego Volcano, Guatemala. Frontiers in Earth Science, 6.
  24. Lanza, F., & Waite, G. P. (2018). A nonlinear approach to assess network performance for moment tensor studies of long-period signals in volcanic settings. Geophysical Journal International.
  25. Lanza, F., & Waite, G. P. (2018). Nonlinear moment-tensor inversion of repetitive long-period events recorded at Pacaya volcano, Guatemala. Frontiers in Earth Science, 6, 139.
  26. Schaefer, L., Wang, T., Escobar-Wolf, R., Oommen, T., Lu, Z., Kim, J., Lundgren, P., & Waite, G. (2017). Three-dimensional displacements of a large volcano flank movement during the May 2010 eruptions at Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala. Geophysical Research Letters, 44(1), 135–142.
  27. Russo, E., Waite, G., & Tibaldi, A. (2017). Evaluation of the evolving stress field of the Yellowstone volcanic plateau, 1988 to 2010, from earthquake first-motion inversions. Tectonophysics, 700, 80–91.
  28. Avouris, D. M., Carn, S. A., & Waite, G. P. (2017). Triggering of volcanic degassing by large earthquakes. Geology, , G39074–1.
  29. Medici, E., & Waite, G. (2016). Experimental laboratory study on the formation of multiple shock waves observed during volcanic eruptions. Geophysical Research Letters, 43(1), 85–92.
  30. Richardson, J. P., Pennington, W. D., Waite, G. P., Galambus, M., Lanza, F., & Bowman, L. (2016). Menominee Crack: Bedrock Pop-Up Event near Menominee, Michigan. Seismological Research Letters, 87(2A), 267–273.
  31. Lanza, F., Kenyon, L. M., & Waite, G. P. (2016). Near-Surface Velocity Structure of Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala, Derived from Small-Aperture Array Analysis of Seismic Tremor. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 106(4), 1438–1445.
  32. Waite, G. P., & Lanza, F. (2016). Nonlinear inversion of tilt-affected very-long-period records of explosive eruptions at Fuego volcano. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 121.
  33. Hopp, C. J., & Waite, G. P. (2016). Characterization of seismicity at Volcan Baru, Panama: May 2013 through April 2014. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 328, 187–197.
  34. Stein, S., & others (2016). New Insights into North Americas Midcontinent Rift. Eos, 97.
  35. Nadeau, P. A., Werner, C. A., Waite, G. P., Carn, S. A., Brewer, I. D., Elias, T., Sutton, A. J., & Kern, C. (2015). Using SO2 camera imagery and seismicity to examine degassing and gas accumulation at Kilauea Volcano, May 2010. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 300, 70–80.
  36. Book Chapter Waite, G. P. (2015). Very-Long-Period Seismicity at Active Volcanoes: Source Mechanisms. In Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering (pp. 3861–3871. Springer).
  37. Matoza, R. S., Chouet, B. A., Dawson, P. B., Shearer, P. M., Haney, M. M., Waite, G. P., Moran, S. C., & Mikesell, T. D. (2015). Source mechanism of small long-period events at Mount St. Helens in July 2005 using template matching, phase-weighted stacking, and full-waveform inversion. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 120(9), 6351–6364.
  38. Medici, E., Allen, J., & Waite, G. (2014). Modeling shock waves generated by explosive volcanic eruptions. Geophysical Research Letters, 41(2), 414–421.
  39. Richardson, J. P., Waite, G. P., & Palma, J. L. (2014). Varying seismic-acoustic properties of the fluctuating lava lake at Villarrica volcano, Chile. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 119(7), 5560–5573.
  40. De Siena, L., Thomas, C., Waite, G., Moran, S., & Klemme, S. (2014). Attenuation and scattering tomography of the deep plumbing system of Mount St. Helens. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 119(11), 8223–8238.
  41. Waite, G. P., Nadeau, P. A., & Lyons, J. J. (2013). Variability in eruption style and associated very long period events at Fuego volcano, Guatemala. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 118(4), 1526–1533.
  42. Richardson, J. P., & Waite, G. P. (2013). Waveform inversion of shallow repetitive long period events at Villarrica Volcano, Chile. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 118(9), 4922–4936.
  43. Erdem, J. E., & Waite, G. P. (2013). Temporal changes in eruptive behavior identified with coda wave interferometry and seismo-acoustic observations at Fuego Volcano, Guatemala. Geological Society of America Special Papers, 498, 107–123.
  44. Anderson, J., Lees, J., Waite, G., & Johnson, J. (2012). Source and Propagation Effects on Near-Field Co-Eruptive Ground Motion at Santiaguito Volcano, Guatemala. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 102(2), 696–706.
  45. Lyons, J. J., Waite, G. P., Ichihara, M., & Lees, J. M. (2012). Tilt prior to explosions and the effect of topography on ultra-long-period seismic records at Fuego volcano, Guatemala. Geophysical Research Letters, 39(8).
  46. Richardson, J. P., Waite, G. P., Pennington, W. D., Turpening, R. M., & Robinson, J. M. (2012). Icequake locations and discrimination of source and path effects with small aperture arrays, Bering Glacier terminus, AK. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 117(F4).
  47. Beachly, M. W., Hooft, E. E., Toomey, D. R., & Waite, G. P. (2012). Upper crustal structure of Newberry Volcano from P-wave tomography and finite difference waveform modeling. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 117(B10).
  48. Nadeau, P. A., Palma, J. L., & Waite, G. P. (2011). Linking volcanic tremor, degassing, and eruption dynamics via SO2 imaging. Geophysical Research Letters, 38(1).
  49. Lyons, J. J., & Waite, G. P. (2011). Dynamics of explosive volcanism at Fuego volcano imaged with very long period seismicity. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 116(B9).
  50. Lyons, J. J., Waite, G. P., Rose, W. I., & Chigna, G. (2010). Patterns in open vent, strombolian behavior at Fuego volcano, Guatemala, 2005–2007. Bulletin of Volcanology, 72(1), 1.
  51. Richardson, J. P., Waite, G. P., FitzGerald, K. A., & Pennington, W. D. (2010). Characteristics of seismic and acoustic signals produced by calving, Bering Glacier, Alaska. Geophysical Research Letters, 37(3).
  52. Dalton, M. P., Waite, G. P., Watson, I. M., & Nadeau, P. A. (2010). Multiparameter quantification of gas release during weak Strombolian eruptions at Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala. Geophysical Research Letters, 37(9).
  53. Richardson, J. P., FitzGerald, K. A., Waite, G. P., & Pennington, W. D. (2010). Acoustic and seismic observations of calving events at Bering Glacier, Alaska. Bering Glacier: Interdisciplinary Studies of Earths Largest Temperate Surging Glacier, 462, 327.
  54. Smith, R. B., Jordan, M., Steinberger, B., Puskas, C. M., Farrell, J., Waite, G. P., Husen, S., Chang, W., & OConnell, R. (2009). Geodynamics of the Yellowstone hotspot and mantle plume: Seismic and GPS imaging, kinematics, and mantle flow. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 188(1-3), 26–56.
  55. Matoza, R. S., Garces, M. A., Chouet, B. A., DAuria, L., Hedlin, M. A., De Groot-Hedlin, C., & Waite, G. P. (2009). The source of infrasound associated with long-period events at Mount St. Helens. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 114(B4).
  56. Waite, G. P., & Moran, S. C. (2009). VP Structure of Mount St. Helens, Washington, USA, imaged with local earthquake tomography. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 182(1-2), 113–122.
  57. Johnson, J., Sanderson, R., Lyons, J., Escobar-Wolf, R., Waite, G., & Lees, J. (2009). Dissection of a composite volcanic earthquake at Santiaguito, Guatemala. Geophysical Research Letters, 36(16).
  58. Waite, G. P., Chouet, B. A., & Dawson, P. B. (2008). Eruption dynamics at Mount St. Helens imaged from broadband seismic waveforms: Interaction of the shallow magmatic and hydrothermal systems. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 113(B2).
  59. Waite, G. P., Smith, R. B., & Allen, R. M. (2006). VP and VS structure of the Yellowstone hot spot from teleseismic tomography: Evidence for an upper mantle plume. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 111(B4).
  60. Waite, G. P., Schutt, D. L., & Smith, R. B. (2005). Models of lithosphere and asthenosphere anisotropic structure of the Yellowstone hot spot from shear wave splitting. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 110(B11).
  61. Husen, S., Smith, R. B., & Waite, G. P. (2004). Evidence for gas and magmatic sources beneath the Yellowstone volcanic field from seismic tomographic imaging. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 131(3-4), 397–410.
  62. Waite, G. P., & Smith, R. B. (2004). Seismotectonics and stress field of the Yellowstone volcanic plateau from earthquake first-motions and other indicators. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 109(B2).
  63. Waite, G. P., & Smith, R. B. (2002). Seismic evidence for fluid migration accompanying subsidence of the Yellowstone caldera. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 107(B9).