Alaska Volcano Observatory

Game McGimsey

Department:	Alaska Volcano Observatory
Institute:	USGS
Office:	(907) 786-7432
Address:	Anchorage, AK 99508-4667
Discipline(s):	Geology

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Game McGimsey, geologist; mapping and interpretation of Quaternary and recent eruptive products at active Alaskan volcanoes; hazards assessment; eruption crisis response including observation and documentation of volcanic activity, dissemination of information to Federal, State, and local authorities as well as the media, scientific community, and the general public. Research topics include: post-caldera eruptive activity at Aniakchak caldera, catastrophic draining of the intracaldera lake at Aniakchak, experimental photogrammetric measurement of deformation at Augustine volcano, the incorporation of 1989-90 Redoubt tephra into the geologic record, establishment of benchmark photographic stations and the use of repeat photography to document geomorphic changes caused by eruptive activity.

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Degassing of CO2, SO2, and H2S associated with the 2009 eruption of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska, 2013
Werner, Cynthia, Kelly, P.J., Doukas, Michael, Lopez, Taryn, Pfeffer, Melissa, McGimsey, Robert, and Neal, Christina, 2013, Degassing of CO2, SO2, and H2S associated with the 2009 eruption of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska: Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, v. 259, p. 270-284, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.04.012

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2012.04.012

Geologic map of Mount Gareloi, Gareloi Island, Alaska, 2012
Coombs, M.L., McGimsey, R.G., and Browne, B.L., 2012, Geologic map of Mount Gareloi, Gareloi Island, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3145, 18 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000, available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3145/ .

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Spurr's eruption, 2011
McGimsey, Game, 2011, Spurr�s eruption, in Cook Inlet volcanoes: Frontier Scientists, WonderVisions, video, available at http://frontierscientists.com/category/cook_inlet_volcanoes/

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Precursory gas emissions to the initial magmatic eruption of Redoubt Volcano (Alaska) in 2009, 2009
Werner, C.A., Kelly, P.J., Doukas, M.P., Pfeffer, M.A., Evans, W.C., McGimsey, Game, and Neal, Christina, 2009, Precursory gas emissions to the initial magmatic eruption of Redoubt Volcano (Alaska) in 2009 [abs.]: Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, v. 41, n. 7, p. 482.

Diffuse gas emissions at the Ukinrek Maars, Alaska: implications for magmatic degassing and volcanic monitoring, 2009
Evans, W.C., Bergfeld, Deborah, McGimsey, R.G., and Hunt, A.G., 2009, Diffuse gas emissions at the Ukinrek Maars, Alaska: implications for magmatic degassing and volcanic monitoring: Applied Geochemistry, v. 24, n. 4, p. 527-535, doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.12.007 .

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.12.007

The 2005 crater lake formation, lahar, acidic flood, and gas emission from Chiginagak volcano, Alaska, 2005
Schaefer, J.R., Scott, W.E., McGimsey, R.G., Jorgenson, Janet, 2005, The 2005 crater lake formation, lahar, acidic flood, and gas emission from Chiginagak volcano, Alaska, [abs.]: EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract V21E-0675.

Redoubt volcano and the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 10 years later, 2001
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McGimsey, G., 2001, Redoubt volcano and the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 10 years later: in Gough, L. P. and Wilson, F. H., (eds.), Geological studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper PP 1633, p. 5-12.

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Addendum to Open-File Report 98-128, 1998
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Richter, D., McGimsey, R, and Rosenkranz, D., 1998, Addendum to Open-File Report 98-128: U.S. Geological Survey unpublished report, 3 p.

Volcanic activity in Alaska: September 1991-September 1992, 1993
McGimsey, Game, 1993, Volcanic activity in Alaska: September 1991-September 1992: Earthquakes and Volcanoes, v. 24, n. 2, p. 60-73.

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