Volcán Masaya References

• Refereed Publications
• Theses

• Williams-Jones, G., Rymer, H., and Rothery, D.A., 2003.
  Gravity changes and passive degassing at the Masaya caldera complex, Nicaragua. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 123(1-2), 137-160.

• Delmelle, P., Stix, J., Baxter, P.J., Garcia-Alvarez, J. and Barquero, J., 2002.
  Atmospheric dispersion, environmental effects and potential health hazard associated with the low-altitude gas plume of Masaya volcano, Nicaragua. Bulletin of Volcanology, 10.1007/s00445-002-0221-6


• Delmelle, P., Stix, J., Bourque, C.P.A., Baxter, P.J., Garcia-Alvarez, G. and Barquero, J., 2001.
  Dry deposition and heavy acid loading in the vicinity of Masaya volcano, a major sulfur and chlorine source in Nicaragua. Environmental Science & Technology, 35, 1289-1293


• Duffell, H., Oppenheimer, C. and Burton, M., 2001.
  Volcanic gas emission rates measured by solar occultation spectroscopy. Geophysical Research Letters, 28, 3131-3134


• Delmelle, P., Baxter, P., Beaulieu, A., Burton, A., Francis, P., Garcia-Alvarez, J., Horrocks, L., Navarro, M., Oppenheimer, P., Rothery, D., Rymer, H., St. Amand, K., Stix, J., Strauch, W., and Williams-Jones, G., 1999
  Origin, effects of Masaya volcano's continued unrest probet in Nicargua. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 80, 575-581


• Horrocks, L., Burton, M., Francis, P., and Oppenheimer, C., 1999
  Stable gas plume composition measured by OP-FTIR spectroscopy at Masaya volcano, Nicaragua, 1998-1999. Geophysical Research Letters, 26, 3497-3500


• Oppenheimer C., Francis P., Burton M., Maciejewski, A., and Boardman, L., 1998.
  Remote measurement of volcanic gases by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Applied Physics, 67, 505-515


• Rymer, H., van Wyk de Vries, B., Stix, J., and Williams-Jones, G., 1998.
  Pit crater structure and processes governing persistent activity at Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua. Bulletin of Volcanology, 59, 345-355.


• Métaxian, J.-P. and Lesage, P., 1997
  Permanent tremor of Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua:Wave field analysis and source location. Journal of Geophysical Research, 102:B10, 22529-22545


• Tazieff, H., 1994
  Permanent lava lakes: observed facts and induced mechanisms. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 63:1-2, 3-11


• Condomines, M. and Sigmarsson, O., 1993
  Why are so many arc magmas close to ²³⁸U-²³⁰Th radioactive equilibrium? Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta., 57:18, 4491-4497


• Francis, P., Oppenheimer, C. and Stevenson, D., 1993
  Endogenous growth of persistently active volcanoes. Nature, 366:6455, 554-557


• Walker, J. A., Williams, S. N., Kalamarides, R. I. and Feigenson, M. D., 1993
  Shallow open-system evolution of basaltic magma beneath a subduction zone volcano: the Masaya Caldera Complex, Nicaragua. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 56, 379-400


• Kieffer, G. and Creusot, E. A., 1992
  La Caldeira de Masaya (Nicaragua); une depression polyphasee de type "maar" Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences, Serie 2, Mecanique, Physique, Chimie, Sciences de l'Univers, Sciences de la Terre, 315:11, 1403-1409


• Connor, C. B. and Williams, S.N., 1990
  Interpretation of gravity anomalies, Masaya caldera complex, Nicaragua. Transactions of the 12th Caribbean Geological Conference, Aug. 7-11, 1989, United States Virgin Islands, 12, 495-502


• Gregg, T. K. P. and Williams, S. N., 1986
  Explosive mafic volcanoes on Mars and Earth: Deep magma sources and rapid rise rate. Icarus, 122, 397-405


• Johnson, N. and Parnell, R. A., 1986
  Composition, distribution and neutralization of "acid rain" derived from Masaya volcano, Nicaragua. Tellus, 38, 106-117


• Parnell, R. A., 1986
  Processes of soil acidification in tropical Durandepts, Nicaragua. Soil Science, 142:1, 43-55


• Stoiber, R. E., Williams, S. N. and Huebert, B. J., 1986
  Sulfur and halogen gases at Masaya caldera complex, Nicaragua: Total flux and variations with time. Journal of Geophysical Research, 91:B12, 12215-12231


• Bice, D. C., 1985
  Quaternary volcanic stratigraphy of Managua, Nicaragua: Correlation and source assignment for multiple overlapping plinian deposits. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 96, 553-566


• Tazieff, H., 1984
  Permanent lava lakes: observed facts and induced mechanisms. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 63, 3-11


• Williams, S. N., 1983
  Plinian airfall deposits of basaltic composition. Geology, 11, 211-214


• Baxter, P. J., Stoiber, R. E., and Williams, S. N., 1982
  Volcanic gases and health: Masaya volcano, Nicaragua Lancet, 2, 150-151


• Crenshaw, W. B., Williams, S. N. and Stoiber, R. E., 1982
  Fault location by radon and mercury detection at an active volcano in Nicaragua. Nature, 300, 345-346


• McNutt, S., 1982
  Analysis of volcanic tremor from Pavlof, Fuego, Pacaya, San Cristobal and Masaya volcanaoes. Boletin de Vulcanologia (Costa Rica), 14, 55-58


• Stroiber, R. E., 1982
  Sulfur dioxide and other gas emission from Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua. Boletin de Vulcanologia (Costa Rica), 14, 49-51


• Cazenave, A. and Daillet, S., 1981
  Lunar tidal acceleration from Earth satellite orbit analyses. Journal of Geophysical Research, 86, 1659-1663


• Eckstein, Y., 1980
  New geothermal anomaly in Nicaragua. Geothermal Energy, 8:1, 12-2


• Stoiber, R.E. and Jepsen, A., 1973
  Sulfur Dioxide Contributions to the Atmosphere by Volcanoes. Science, 182, 577-578


• Ui, T., 1973
  Recent Volcanism in Masaya-Granada Area, Nicaragua. Bulletin Volcanologique, 36, 174-190


• Viramonte, J., 1973
  Las ultimas erupciones volcanicas en Nicaragua (Periodo 1968-1970). Publicaciones Geologicas del ICAITI, 4, 69-80


• Lagana, T., 1960
  Observaciones sobre la actividad de los volcanes Santiago (Masaya) y Cerro Negro (Leon). Nicaragua Servicio Geol. Nac. Bol. 4, 7-12


• Zoppis-de-Sena, R., 1957
  El volcan Masaya de Nicaragua. Nicaragua Servicio Geol. Nac. Bol., 1, 45-64


• McBirney, A. R., 1956
  The Nicaraguan volcano Masaya and its caldera. Transactions - American Geophysical Union, 37, 83-96


• Schoenberg, J. W., 1934
  Die Fumarolen des Masaya [Nicaragua]. Zeitschr. Vulkanologie, 15:4, 261-263


• Schoenberg, J. W., 1927
  Bericht ueber die juengsten Ereignisse und Arbeiten am Masaya, Nicaragua. Zeitschr. Vulkanologie, 11:2, 128-134


• Heim, A., 1926
  Vulkanische Ereignisse; berichte ueber die juengste vulkanische Taetigkeit in Mittelamerika. Zeitschr. Vulkanologie, 10:2, 114-119


• Sapper, K. T., 1925
  El infierno de Masayo; documentos historicos publicados con una introduccion. Estudios sobre America y Espana, Serie geografica (publicaciones del Instituto americanista de la Universidad de Wuerzburgo), 2, pp. 65


• Sapper, K. T., 1916
  Alte und neue Bilder des Masaya und Momotombo [volcanoes, Nicaragua]. Zeitschr. Vulkanologie, 2, 226-231


• Sapper, K. T., 1914
  Die Hoelle von Masaya [Nicaragua]. Neues Jahrbuch fuer Mineralogie, Geologie und Palaeontologie, Abhandlungen, Abteilung A: Mineralogie, Petrographie, 415-445


• Sapper, K. T., 1906
  Erdbebenserie von Masaya (Nicaragua) 1. bis 5. Januar, 1906. Zentralblatt fuer Mineralogie, Geologie und Palaeontologie, 257-259


• Sapper, K. T., 1904
  Die vulcanischen Ereignisse in Mittelamerika im Jahre 1902. Neues Jahrbuch fuer Mineralogie, Geologie und Palaeontologie, Abhandlungen, Abteilung A: Mineralogie, Petrographie, 39-90
  

• Theses
• Refereed Publications

• Williams-Jones, G., 2001
  Integrated Geophysical Studies at Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.


• Horrocks, L.A., 2001
  Volatile fluxes in active volcanoes Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.


• Beaulieu, A., 1999
  The nature and origin of spatial and temporal variations in the gravity fields of Telica and Masaya volcanoes, Nicaragua. Unpublished M.Sc. thesis, Département de géologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada, 138 pp


• Marceau, J.-F., 1999
  Corrélations gravité - marées au volcan Masaya, Nicaragua. Unpublished B.Sc. honours thesis, Département de géologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada


• St-Amand, K., 1999
  The distribution and origin of radon, CO₂, and SO₂ gases and multifractal behaviour of SO₂ at Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua. Unpublished M.Sc. thesis, Département de géologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada, 270 pp


• Maciejewski, A. J. H., 1998
  Remote measurements of volcanic gases: Applications of Open-path Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy (OP-FTIR) and Correlation spectroscopy (COSPEC). Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Department of Earth Sciences, The Open University, U.K., 348 pp.


• Métaxian, J-P., 1994
  Étude Sismologique et Gravimétriqe d'un Volcan Actif: Dynamisme Interne et Structure de la Caldera Masaya, Nicaragua. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Laboratoire D'instrumentation Géophysique, Université de Savoie, France, 319 pp.


• Van Wyk de Vries, B., 1993
  Tectonics and magma evolution of Nicaraguan volcanic systems. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Department of Earth Sciences, The Open University, U.K., 328 pp.


• Williams, S. N., 1983
  Geology and eruptive mechanisms of Masaya Caldera complex, Nicaragua. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Dartmouth College, United States, 169 pp.