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AVO is a very extended family. Some people work full time for the observatory, others well under half time. Others perform essential work, but only draw operating expenses. Several agencies contribute personnel at several locations. A wide variety of disciplines are represented, including geophysics, geology, glaciology, hydrology, geochemistry, remote sensing, computing, electronics, and administration. The following people are the paid staff, and share among themselves about 22 Full Time Equivalent positions.

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Jessica Larsen
Department: Geophysical Institute
Institute: UAF/GI
Discipline(s):Geology
Petrology
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Jessica is a Research Associate Professor with the Geophysical Institute. Research involvement includes volatiles in magmas, vesiculation kinetics, and magma mixing and mingling. Research sites include Okmok, Augustine, Westdahl, and Vesuvius volcanoes in Alaska and Italy.
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Digital elevation model (DEM) and shaded relief image of Okmok Caldera, 2010, 2011
Schaefer, J.R., Larsen, J.F., and Unema, J.A., 2011, Digital elevation model (DEM) and shaded relief image of Okmok Caldera, 2010: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2011-6, 1 DVD, available online at http://www.dggs.dnr.state.ak.us/pubs/id/23223 .
Download link to ADGGS website with GIS files for download


Petrology and geochemistry of the 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, 2010
Larsen, J.F., Nye, C.J., Coombs, M.L., Tilman, Mariah, Izbekov, Pavel, and Cameron, Cheryl, 2010, Petrology and geochemistry of the 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, chapter 15 of Power, J.A., Coombs, M.L., and Freymueller, J.T., eds., The 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1769, p. 335-382 and spreadsheets [http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1769/chapters/p1769_chapter15].
Download chapter PDF and spreadsheets on USGS website


The Middle Scoria sequence: A Holocene violent strombolian, subplinian, and phreatomagmatic eruption of Okmok volcano, Alaska, 2010
Wong, L.J., and Larsen, J.F., 2010, The Middle Scoria sequence: A Holocene violent strombolian, subplinian, and phreatomagmatic eruption of Okmok volcano, Alaska: Bulletin of Volcanology, v. 71, p. 17-31.


The role of water in generating the calc-alkaline trend: new volatile data for Aleutian magmas and a new tholeiitic index, 2010
citation imageZimmer, M.M., Plank, Terry, Hauri, E.H., Yogodzinski, G.M., Stelling, Peter, Larsen, Jessica, Singer, Brad, Jicha, Brian, Mandeville, Charles, and Nye, C.J., 2010, The role of water in generating the calc-alkaline trend: new volatile data for Aleutian magmas and a new tholeiitic index: Journal of Petrology, v. 5, n. 12, p. 2411, 2444, doi:10.1093/petrology/egq062 .
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egq062


The July-August 2008 hydrovolcanic eruption of Okmok Volcano, Umnak Island, Alaska, 2009
Neal, C.A., Larsen, J.F., and Schaefer, Janet, 2009, The July-August 2008 hydrovolcanic eruption of Okmok Volcano, Umnak Island, Alaska: Alaska Geological Society Newsletter, v. 39, n. 5, p. 1-3.


Eruption of Alaska volcano breaks historic pattern, 2009
citation imageLarsen, J., Neal, C., Webley, P., Freymueller, J., Haney, M., McNutt, S., Schneider, D., Prejean, S., Schaefer, J., and Wessels, R., 2009, Eruption of Alaska volcano breaks historic pattern: Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 90, n. 20, p. 173-174.


Deciphering the role of H2O and fO2 during calc-alkaline differentiation, 2009
Zimmer, M.M., Plank, Terry, Hauri, E.H., Larsen, J.F., and Nye, C.J., 2009, Deciphering the role of H2O and fO2 during calc-alkaline differentiation [abs.]: in Abstracts of the 19th annual V.M. Goldschmidt conference, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 73, n. 13S, p. A1535.


Rapid water exsolution, degassing, and bubble collapse observed experimentally in K-phonolite melts, 2008
citation imageMongrain, J., Larsen, J.F., and King, P.L., 2008, Rapid water exsolution, degassing, and bubble collapse observed experimentally in K-phonolite melts: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 173, n. 3-4, p. 178-184.


Heterogeneous bubble nucleation and disequilibrium H2O exsolution in Vesuvius K-phonolite melts, 2008
citation imageLarsen, J.F., 2008, Heterogeneous bubble nucleation and disequilibrium H2O exsolution in Vesuvius K-phonolite melts: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 175, p. 278-288, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.03.015 .
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.03.015


Comparison of eruptive and intrusive samples from Unzen Volcano, Japan: Effects of contrasting pressure-temperature-time paths, 2008
citation imageAlmberg, LD., Larsen, J.F., Eichelberger, J.C., Vogel, T.A., and Patino, LC., 2008, Comparison of eruptive and intrusive samples from Unzen Volcano, Japan: Effects of contrasting pressure-temperature-time paths: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 175, p. 60-70, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.03.020 .
http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.03.020


Magmatic differentiation at an island-arc caldera: Okmok Volcano, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 2008
citation imageFinney, Benjamin, Turner, Simon, Hawkesworth, Chris, Larsen, Jessica, Nye, Chris, George, Rhiannon, Bindeman, Ilya, and Eichelberger, John, 2008, Magmatic differentiation at an island-arc caldera: Okmok Volcano, Aleutian Islands, Alaska: Journal of Petrology, doi:10.1093/petrology/egn008 .
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egn008


Augustine Volcano: Mg, Cr, and Ni-rich: LILE, REE, and HFSE-poor, 2008
Nye, C.J., Coombs, M.L., Larsen, J., Izbekov, P., Tilman, M., and Cameron, C., 2008, Augustine Volcano: Mg, Cr, and Ni-rich: LILE, REE, and HFSE-poor [abs.]: in Abstracts of the 18th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 72, n. 12S, p. A692.


Water under-saturated phase equilibria of basaltic andesites from Westdahl Volcano, Alaska, 2008
Rader, E.L., and Larsen, J., 2008, Water under-saturated phase equilibria of basaltic andesites from Westdahl Volcano, Alaska [abs.]: Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 89, n. 53, 1 p.


Late Pleistocene and Holocene caldera-forming eruptions of Okmok Caldera, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, 2007
citation imageLarsen, J. F., Neal, Christina, Schaefer, Janet, Beget, Jim, and Nye, Chris, 2007, Late Pleistocene and Holocene caldera-forming eruptions of Okmok Caldera, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, in Eichelberger, John, Gordeev, Evgenii, Izbekov, Pavel, Kasahara, Minoru, and Lees, Jonathan, eds., Volcanism and Subduction: The Kamchatka Region: Geophysical Monograph 172, American Geophysical Union, p. 343-364.


Rhyodacite magma storage conditions prior to the 3430 yBP caldera-forming eruption of Aniakchak volcano, Alaska, 2006
citation imageLarsen, J.F., 2006, Rhyodacite magma storage conditions prior to the 3430 yBP caldera-forming eruption of Aniakchak volcano, Alaska: Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, v. 152, n. 4, p. 523-540, doi: 10.1007/s00410-006-0121-4.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00410-006-0121-4


Variations of glass composition at the start of the 2006 eruption, Augustine volcano, Alaska, 2006
Izbekov, Pavel, Wallace, Kristi, Larsen, Jessica, Nye, Chris, and Eichelberger, John, 2006, Variations of glass composition at the start of the 2006 eruption, Augustine volcano, Alaska [abs.]: Geological Society of America - Abstracts with Programs, v. 38, n. 5, p. 76-77.


Degassing and microlite crystallization of basaltic andesite magma erupting at Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica, 2006
citation imageSzramek, Lindsay, Gardner, J.E., and Larsen, Jessica, 2006, Degassing and microlite crystallization of basaltic andesite magma erupting at Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 157, p. 182-201, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.03.039 .
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2006.03.039


Experimental study of plagioclase rim growth around anorthite seed crystals in rhyodacitic melt, 2005
citation imageLarsen, J. F., 2005, Experimental study of plagioclase rim growth around anorthite seed crystals in rhyodacitic melt: American Mineralogist, v. 90, p. 417-427.


Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Okmok Volcano, Umnak Island, Alaska, 2005
citation imageBeget, J.E., Larsen, J.F., Neal, C.A., Nye, C.J., and Schaefer, J.R., 2005, Preliminary volcano-hazard assessment for Okmok Volcano, Umnak Island, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2004-3, 32 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:150,000.
Download PDF full text of report : 3.4 MB
Download PDF map sheet : 53.2 MB
Download link to all files for this report on DGGS website


The petrology and geochemistry of the Aniakchak caldera-forming ignimbrite, Aleutian Arc, Alaska, 2005
citation imageDreher, S.T., Eichelberger, J.C., and Larsen, J.F., 2005, The petrology and geochemistry of the Aniakchak caldera-forming ignimbrite, Aleutian Arc, Alaska: Journal of Petrology, v. 46, n. 9, p. 1747-1768, doi: 10.1093/petrology/egi032.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egi032


Experimental study of water degassing from phonolite melts: implications for volatile oversaturation during magmatic ascent, 2004
citation imageLarsen, J. F., and Gardner, J. E., 2004, Experimental study of water degassing from phonolite melts: implications for volatile oversaturation during magmatic ascent: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 134, n. 1-2, p. 109-124.


Experimental study of bubble coalescence in rhyolitic and phonolitic melts, 2004
citation imageLarsen, J. F., Denis, M. H., and Gardner, J. E., 2004, Experimental study of bubble coalescence in rhyolitic and phonolitic melts: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 68, p. 333-344.


Preliminary geology of the Tanaga Island volcanic cluster, western Aleutians (Alaska), 2004
Coombs, M. L., Browne, B. L., and Larsen, J. F., 2004, Preliminary geology of the Tanaga Island volcanic cluster, western Aleutians (Alaska) [abs.]: Eos, AGU Fall Meeting Supplement, v. 85, n. 47, p. V43E-1457.


Preliminary geology of Gareloi Volcano, western Aleutian Islands (Alaska), 2004
Browne, B. L., Coombs, M. L., and Larsen, J. F., 2004, Preliminary geology of Gareloi Volcano, western Aleutian Islands (Alaska) [abs.]: Eos, AGU Fall Meeting Supplement, v. 85, n. 47, p. V43E-1454.


Analysis of composition and chronology of dome emplacement at Black Peak, Alaska utilizing ASTER remote sensing data and field-based studies, 2004
citation imageAdleman, J.N., Larsen, J.F., Ramsey, M.S., McGimsey, R.G., and Neal, C.A., 2004, Analysis of composition and chronology of dome emplacement at Black Peak, Alaska utilizing ASTER remote sensing data and field-based studies [abs.]: in Abstract Volume, IAVCEI General Assembly, November 2004, Pucon, Chile, s08c_pf_165.
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Analysis of composition and chronology of dome emplacement at Black Peak, Alaska utilizing ASTER remote sensing data and field-based studies, 2004
citation imageAdleman, J.N., Larsen, J.F., Ramsey, M.S., McGimsey, R.G., and Neal, C.A., 2004, Analysis of composition and chronology of dome emplacement at Black Peak, Alaska utilizing ASTER remote sensing data and field-based studies [abs.]: in Abstract Volume, IV International Biennial Workshop on Subduction Processes emphasizing the Japan-Kurile-Aleutain Arcs, August 2004, unpaged.
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Constraints on the speciation of hydrogen in the Earth’s transition zone, 2003
Larsen, J. F., Knittle, E., and Williams, Q., 2003, Constraints on the speciation of hydrogen in the Earth’s transition zone: Physics of Earth and Planetary Interiors, v. 136, p. 93-105.


Amphibole reaction rims in response to decompression compared to heating: An experimental approach, 2003
Browne, B. L, Gardner, J. E., and Larsen, J. F., 2003, Amphibole reaction rims in response to decompression compared to heating: An experimental approach: Eos, AGU Fall Meeting Supplement, v. 84, n. 46, p. V12A-0551.


Analysis of composition and chronology of dome emplacement at Black Peak, Alaska utilizing ASTER remote sensing data and field-based studies, 2003
Adleman, J.N., Larsen, J.F., Ramsey, M.S., McGimsey, R.G., and Neal, C.A., 2003, Analysis of composition and chronology of dome emplacement at Black Peak, Alaska utilizing ASTER remote sensing data and field-based studies [abs.]: in Fall meeting supplementary, Eos, v. 84, n. 46, Abstract V31G-07.
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Preliminary investigations of the ~4600 BP caldera-forming eruption and subsequent post-caldera activity, 2003
McGimsey, R.G., Neal, C.A., Adleman, J.N., Larsen, J.F., and Ramsey, M.S., 2003, Preliminary investigations of the ~4600 BP caldera-forming eruption and subsequent post-caldera activity [abs.]: in Fall meeting supplement, Eos, v. 84, n. 46, V42B-0342.
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Deciphering silicic dome emplacement processes in the northern Pacific: Quantitative analyses of high resolution satellite and field-based data, 2003
Ramsey, M.S., Dehn, J., Adleman, J.N., Larsen, J.F., McGimsey, R.G., Neal, C.A., and Wessels, R., 2003, Deciphering silicic dome emplacement processes in the northern Pacific: Quantitative analyses of high resolution satellite and field-based data [abs.]: in Fall meeting supplement, Eos, v. 84, n. 46, V51F-0346.
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Pre-eruptive dynamics of the 3400 vBP Aniakchak caldera forming eruption: a phase equilibria study, 2002
Larsen, J. F., 2002, Pre-eruptive dynamics of the 3400 vBP Aniakchak caldera forming eruption: a phase equilibria study [abs.]: Eos, v. 83, n. 47, p. V12C-04.


Intra-caldera events: a look at the hydrovolcanic deposit stratigraphically located between two caldera-forming eruptions of Okmok Volcano, Umnak Island, Alaska, 2002
Wong, L. J., and Larsen, J. F., 2002, Intra-caldera events: a look at the hydrovolcanic deposit stratigraphically located between two caldera-forming eruptions of Okmok Volcano, Umnak Island, Alaska [abs.]: Eos, v. 83, n. 47, p. V11A-1378.


The 2050 BP Okmok Caldera forming event: evidence for magma mixing as an eruption trigger, 2000
Larsen, J. F., Nye, C. J., and Ray, L. A., 2000, The 2050 BP Okmok Caldera forming event: evidence for magma mixing as an eruption trigger [abs.]: Eos, v. 81, n. 48, p. 1376.


Experimental constraints on bubble interactions in rhyolite melts: implications for vesicle size distributions, 2000
Larsen, J. F., and Gardner, J., 2000, Experimental constraints on bubble interactions in rhyolite melts: implications for vesicle size distributions: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 180, p. 201-214.


Preliminary investigation of the eruptive cycles of Okmok Volcano, Alaska, 1999
Burgisser, Alain, Larsen, J. F., Hazlett, R. W., Coombs, Michelle, Campbell, Matthew, and Eichelberger, John, 1999, Preliminary investigation of the eruptive cycles of Okmok Volcano, Alaska [abs.]: Eos, v. 80, n. 46, p. 1188.


The stratigraphy and petrology of the 3400 BP caldera-forming eruption of Aniakchak Volcano, Alaska, 1999
Dreher, S., Coombs, M., Larsen, J., and Eichelberger, J., 1999, The stratigraphy and petrology of the 3400 BP caldera-forming eruption of Aniakchak Volcano, Alaska [abs.]: Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 80, n. 17, p. S353.


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