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This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.

Cones

Feature Name

Feature Type

Elevation

Latitude

Longitude

Bessie Butte

Cone

1453 m

43° 57' 0" N

121° 16' 0" W

Big Obsidian Flow

Vent

43° 41' 0" N

121° 14' 0" W

Central Pumice Cone

Pyroclastic cone

43° 43' 0" N

121° 14' 0" W

Cinder Hill

Cone

1966 m

43° 45' 0" N

121° 9' 0" W

Company Butte

Cone

1845 m

43° 48' 0" N

121° 9' 0" W

Crater Buttes

Cone

43° 34' 0" N

121° 14' 0" W

Dome, The

Pyroclastic cone

2101 m

43° 42' 0" N

121° 11' 0" W

Finley Butte

Cone

1458 m

43° 39' 0" N

121° 26' 0" W

Firestone Butte

Cone

43° 39' 0" N

120° 58' 0" W

Fuzztail Butte

Cone

1751 m

43° 51' 57" N

121° 12' 33" W

Green Butte

Cone

1757 m

43° 35' 0" N

121° 19' 0" W

Horse Butte

Cone

43° 59' 0" N

121° 14' 0" W

Indian Butte

Cone

1825 m

43° 33' 0" N

121° 9' 0" W

Ipswoot Butte

Cone

43° 33' 0" N

121° 21' 0" W

Kawak Butte

Cone

2246 m

43° 46' 0" N

121° 16' 0" W

Kelly Butte

Cone

43° 39' 0" N

121° 1' 0" W

Klawhop Butte

Pyroclastic cone

1680 m

43° 53' 0" N

121° 17' 0" W

Klone Butte

Pyroclastic cone

1860 m

43° 49' 0" N

121° 17' 0" W

Kweo Butte

Cone

43° 39' 0" N

121° 12' 0" W

Kwinnum Butte

Cone

1965 m

43° 48' 0" N

121° 15' 0" W

Lava Butte

Pyroclastic cone

1729 m

43° 52' 27" N

121° 12' 6" W

Lava Top Butte

Cone

1662 m

43° 52' 0" N

121° 12' 0" W

Lockit Butte

Cone

1873 m

43° 50' 0" N

121° 14' 0" W

Lowullo Butte

Cone

2060 m

43° 47' 0" N

121° 6' 0" W

Luna Butte

Cone

1596 m

43° 54' 7" N

121° 29' 0" W

Mokst Butte

Pyroclastic cone

1884 m

43° 50' 0" N

121° 17' 0" W

North Paulina Peak

Cone

2402 m

43° 45' 0" N

121° 15' 0" W

Orphan Butte

Cone

1766 m

43° 48' 0" N

121° 8' 0" W

Pilpil Butte

Cone

2090 m

43° 47' 0" N

121° 14' 0" W

Polytop Butte

Cone

43° 37' 0" N

120° 59' 0" W

Sand Butte

Cone

43° 41' 0" N

121° 11' 0" W

Spring Butte

Cone

1665 m

43° 31' 0" N

121° 21' 0" W

Sugarpine Butte

Pyroclastic cone

1647 m

43° 50' 0" N

121° 21' 0" W

Swamp Wells Butte

Cone

1796 m

43° 51' 0" N

121° 13' 0" W

Taghum Butte

Cone

1875 m

43° 49' 0" N

121° 11' 0" W

Topso Butte

Cone

43° 39' 0" N

121° 11' 0" W

Willow Butte

Cone

43° 33' 0" N

121° 10' 0" W

Youtlkut Butte

Cone

43° 36' 0" N

121° 14' 0" W

Craters

Feature Name

Feature Type

Elevation

Latitude

Longitude

East Lake Fissure

Fissure vent

43° 44' 0" N

121° 14' 0" W

Northwest Rift Zone

Fissure vent

43° 51' 0" N

121° 18' 0" W

Domes

Feature Name

Feature Type

Elevation

Latitude

Longitude

Indian Butte

Dome

43° 32' 0" N

121° 18' 0" W

McKay Butte

Dome

1601 m

43° 43' 0" N

121° 22' 0" W

Paulina Peak

Dome

2434 m

43° 41' 20" N

121° 15' 14" W

Basic Data

Volcano Number

Last Known Eruption

Elevation

Latitude
Longitude

322110

690 CE

2,434 m / 7,986 ft

43.722°N
121.229°W

Morphology

Volcano Landform
Shield

Volcano Types
Shield
Caldera
Pyroclastic cone(s)
Lava dome(s)

Rock Types

Major
Andesite / Basaltic Andesite
Dacite
Basalt / Picro-Basalt
Rhyolite

Tectonic Setting

Subduction zone
Continental crust (> 25 km)

Population

Within 5 km
Within 10 km
Within 30 km
Within 100 km

0
0
16,437
180,091

Geological Summary

Newberry volcano, situated east of the Cascade Range, covers an area of about 1,600 km². The low-angle basaltic to basaltic-andesite shield volcano includes more than 400 cinder cones, but has also produced major silicic eruptions associated with formation of a 6 x 8 km summit caldera containing two lakes. The earliest eruptive products (less than 0.73 Ma) consist of a sequence of ash-flow and airfall tuffs. Caldera collapse is thought to be associated with major ash deposits from about 0.5 and 0.3-0.5 Ma. These eruptions were preceded by the emplacement of numerous mafic cones and vents, and silicic lava domes and flows, many of which are aligned NNW and NNE parallel to regional fault zones. Six major eruptions from the early Holocene to about 1,300 years ago have included both basaltic lava flows from flank vents, the explosive ejection of rhyolitic pumice and pyroclastic flows, and the extrusion of obsidian flows within the caldera.

References

The following references have all been used during the compilation of data for this volcano, it is not a comprehensive bibliography.

Castro J, Cashman K, Joslin N, Olmsted B, 2002. Structural origin of large gas cavities in the Big Obsidian Flow, Newberry volcano. J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res., 114: 313-330.

Friedman I, 1977. Hydration dating of volcanism at Newberry Crater Oregon. U S Geol Surv J Res, 5: 337-342.

Friedman I, Obradovich J, 1981. Obsidian hydration dating of volcanic events. Quat Res, 16: 37-47.

Gardner J E, Carey S, Sigurdsson H, 1998. Plinian eruptions at Glacier Peak and Newberry volcanoes, United States: implications for volcanic hazards in the Cascade Range. Geol Soc Amer Bull, 110: 173-187.

Green J, Short N M, 1971. Volcanic Landforms and Surface Features: a Photographic Atlas and Glossary. New York: Springer-Verlag, 519 p.

Higgins M W, 1973. Petrology of Newberry volcano, central Oregon. Geol Soc Amer Bull, 84: 455-488.

Hildreth W E, 2007. Quaternary magmatism in the Cascades--geologic perpectives. U S Geol Surv Prof Pap, 1744: 1-125.

IAVCEI, 1973-80. Post-Miocene Volcanoes of the World. IAVCEI Data Sheets, Rome: Internatl Assoc Volc Chemistry Earth's Interior.

Jensen R A, 1995. Roadside Guide to the Geology of Newberry volcano. Bend, Oregon: The Press Pro's, 155 p.

Kuehn S C, Foit F F Jr, 2006. Correlation of widespread Holocene and Pleistocene tephra layers from Newberry volcano, Oregon, USA, using glass compositions and numerical analysis. Quat Internatl, 148: 113-137.

MacLeod N S, Sherrod D R, 1988. Geologic evidence for a magma chamber beneath Newberry volcano, Oregon. J. Geophys. Res, 93: 10,067-10,079. https://doi.org/10.1029/JB093iB09p10067

MacLeod N S, Sherrod D R, Chitwood L A, 1982. Geologic map of Newberry volcano, Deschutes, Klamath, and Lake Counties, Oregon. U S Geol Surv Open-File Rpt, 82-847: map and 27 p text.

MacLeod N S, Sherrod D R, Chitwood L A, McKee E H, 1981. Newberry volcano, Oregon. U S Geol Surv Circ, 838: 85-91.

Peterson N V, Groh E A, 1966. Lunar Geological Field Conference guidebook. Oregon Dept Geol Min Ind, 51 p.

Sherrod D R, Smith J G, 1990. Quaternary extrusion rates of the Cascade Range, northwestern United States and southern British Columbia. J. Geophys. Res, 95: 19,465-19,474.

Eruptive History

There is data available for 11 confirmed Holocene eruptive periods.

0690 ± 100 years Confirmed Eruption VEI: 4

Episode 1 | Eruption

S caldera wall, Big Obsidian Flow

0690 ± 100 years - Unknown

Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

List of 6 Events for Episode 1 at S caldera wall, Big Obsidian Flow

Start Date	End Date	Event Type	Event Remarks
- - - -	- - - -	Explosion
- - - -	- - - -	Pyroclastic flow
- - - -	- - - -	Lava flow
- - - -	- - - -	Lava flow	Obsidian.
- - - -	- - - -	Ash
0690 ± 100 years	- - - -	VEI (Explosivity Index)

0490 ± 100 years Confirmed Eruption VEI: 4

Episode 1 | Eruption

South caldera wall

0490 ± 100 years - Unknown

Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

List of 4 Events for Episode 1 at South caldera wall

Start Date	End Date	Event Type
- - - -	- - - -	Explosion
- - - -	- - - -	Ash
- - - -	- - - -	Pumice
0490 ± 100 years	- - - -	VEI (Explosivity Index)

1450 BCE (?) Confirmed Eruption

Episode 1 | Eruption

South of East Lake

1450 BCE (?) - Unknown

Evidence from Chem/Bio: Hydration Rind

List of 4 Events for Episode 1 at South of East Lake

Start Date	End Date	Event Type	Event Remarks
- - - -	- - - -	Explosion
- - - -	- - - -	Lava flow
- - - -	- - - -	Lava flow	Obsidian.
- - - -	- - - -	Pumice

4450 BCE (?) Confirmed Eruption

Episode 1 | Eruption

Center, N & S caldera, upper SE flank, Central Pumice Cone, Game Hut Obsidian

4450 BCE (?) - Unknown

Evidence from Chem/Bio: Hydration Rind

List of 4 Events for Episode 1 at Center, N & S caldera, upper SE flank, Central Pumice Cone, Game Hut Obsidian

Start Date	End Date	Event Type	Event Remarks
- - - -	- - - -	Explosion
- - - -	- - - -	Lava flow
- - - -	- - - -	Lava flow	Obsidian.
- - - -	- - - -	Pumice

4690 BCE ± 150 years Confirmed Eruption VEI: 0

Episode 1 | Eruption

NW rift zone, Lava Cascade flow

4690 BCE ± 150 years - Unknown

Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

List of 2 Events for Episode 1 at NW rift zone, Lava Cascade flow

	Start Date	End Date	Event Type	Event Remarks
	- - - -	- - - -	Lava flow
	4690 BCE ± 150 years	- - - -	VEI (Explosivity Index)

4770 BCE ± 75 years Confirmed Eruption

Episode 1 | Eruption

NW rift zone (Sugarpine Butte)

4770 BCE ± 75 years - Unknown

Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

List of 4 Events for Episode 1 at NW rift zone (Sugarpine Butte)

Start Date	End Date	Event Type
- - - -	- - - -	Explosion
- - - -	- - - -	Lava flow
- - - -	- - - -	Cinder Cone
- - - -	- - - -	Tephra

4860 BCE ± 150 years Confirmed Eruption VEI: 0

Episode 1 | Eruption

NW rift zone, Forest Road flow

4860 BCE ± 150 years - Unknown

Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

List of 2 Events for Episode 1 at NW rift zone, Forest Road flow

	Start Date	End Date	Event Type	Event Remarks
	- - - -	- - - -	Lava flow
	4860 BCE ± 150 years	- - - -	VEI (Explosivity Index)

4960 BCE ± 100 years Confirmed Eruption

Episode 1 | Eruption

East Lake fissure, south flank

4960 BCE ± 100 years - Unknown

Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

List of 2 Events for Episode 1 at East Lake fissure, south flank

	Start Date	End Date	Event Type	Event Remarks
	- - - -	- - - -	Lava flow
	- - - -	- - - -	Lava flow	Obsidian.

5070 BCE ± 150 years Confirmed Eruption VEI: 3

Episode 1 | Eruption

Lower NW rift zone (Lava Butte)

5070 BCE ± 150 years - Unknown

Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

List of 5 Events for Episode 1 at Lower NW rift zone (Lava Butte)

Start Date	End Date	Event Type	Event Remarks
- - - -	- - - -	Explosion	violent, strong, or large
- - - -	- - - -	Lava flow	violent, strong, or large
- - - -	- - - -	Cinder Cone
- - - -	- - - -	Ash
5070 BCE ± 150 years	- - - -	VEI (Explosivity Index)

5260 BCE ± 150 years Confirmed Eruption VEI: 0

Episode 1 | Eruption

NW rift zone (Lava Cast Forest)

5260 BCE ± 150 years - Unknown

Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

List of 2 Events for Episode 1 at NW rift zone (Lava Cast Forest)

	Start Date	End Date	Event Type	Event Remarks
	- - - -	- - - -	Lava flow
	5260 BCE ± 150 years	- - - -	VEI (Explosivity Index)

9210 BCE ± 1200 years Confirmed Eruption

Episode 1 | Eruption

South and east caldera rim

9210 BCE ± 1200 years - Unknown

Evidence from Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

List of 5 Events for Episode 1 at South and east caldera rim

Start Date	End Date	Event Type	Event Remarks
- - - -	- - - -	Explosion
- - - -	- - - -	Lava flow
- - - -	- - - -	Lava flow	Obsidian.
- - - -	- - - -	Lava dome
- - - -	- - - -	Scoria

Deformation History

There is no Deformation History data available for Newberry.

Emission History

There is no Emissions History data available for Newberry.

Photo Gallery

Paulina Lake is the westernmost of two lakes within Newberry caldera and is seen here from Paulina Peak, the high point of the southern caldera rim. The lava flow entering the lake to the upper right erupted about 6,400 years ago from the Central Pumice Cone. The flow split into two lobes, and the other lobe traveled into East Lake, just out of view to the right. This was one of several eruptive vents within the caldera that were active during this eruptive phase.

Photo by Willie Scott, 1974 (U.S. Geological Survey).

Newberry shield volcano covers an area of about 1,600 km² about 60 km E of the crest of the Cascade Range in central Oregon. The low-angle shield volcano covers an area of 60 km in a N-S direction and 30 km E-W. More than 400 scoria cones dot the flanks of the volcano, including Lava Butte at the left center of this photo, one of many cones formed around 6,100 years ago along the NW rift zone.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1995 (Smithsonian Institution).

The crater rim of Lava Butte scoria cone on the NW flank provides a view of the broad Newberry shield volcano. Many other NW flank cones and associated lava flows erupted about the same time as the Lava Butte cone and lava flow. Over the past 7,700 years Newberry has erupted both mafic and silicic lavas from flank vents and within the caldera, respectively.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1981 (Smithsonian Institution).

The Big Obsidian Flow erupted from Newberry caldera in central Oregon is composed of glassy rhyolite, formed when lava rapidly cools. The flow covers 20 km² of the caldera floor. Obsidian flows are never entirely glassy, but also contain large amounts of frothy pumiceous material and devitrified (crystallized) spherulites, which commonly form bands alternating with layers of glass.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1981 (Smithsonian Institution).

As many as 400 scoria cones that dot the flanks of the massive 30 x 60 km wide Newberry shield volcano in Oregon are seen in this view from Paulina Peak on the south rim of Newberry caldera. The scoria cones at Newberry are most abundant on the north and south flanks. Many are of Pleistocene age, but cones along a rift on the NW flank and some on the south flank have erupted during the Holocene.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1972 (Smithsonian Institution).

A major eruption about 6,400 years ago produced the large Central Pumice Cone in the center of Newberry caldera, a pumice ring, and obsidian lava flows. The Interlake obsidian flow (on the far side of the left-hand lake, Paulina) originated from a vent on the north caldera wall and flowed onto the caldera floor and divided around Central Pumice Cone. The west lobe (seen here) flowed into Paulina Lake, while the east lobe flowed behind Central Pumice Cone into East Lake. The Game Hut obsidian flow was also erupted at this time.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1984 (Smithsonian Institution).

The Central Pumice Cone at the right formed during a major rhyolitic eruption about 6,400 years ago. Many other vents on the north and south caldera walls and the caldera floor were also active at this time, producing pumice rings and obsidian flows. Paulina Peak forms the high point on the south caldera rim at the left.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1984 (Smithsonian Institution).

The Big Obsidian Flow lava flow in the foreground covers about 2.6 km² of the floor of Newberry caldera and was emplaced about 1,300 years ago. The eruption occurred at a vent at the base of the southern caldera wall, out of view to the right.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1984 (Smithsonian Institution).

Lava Butte is a scoria cone on the NW flank of Newberry volcano at the end of fissure system that extended from the caldera rim about 7,000 years ago. Following construction of the cone, the SW flank fissure at the base of the cone (in the foreground) fed a voluminous lava flow that traveled to the north and changed the course of the Deschutes River.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1981 (Smithsonian Institution).

The Lava Cast Forest lava flow on the NW flank of Newberry formed about 7,000 years ago. It contains hollow tree molds that stand above the surface of the flow. These features formed when flowing lava chilled around standing tree trunks that subsequently burned from the heat of the lava. Horizontal tree molds formed around trees that had either previously fallen or were toppled by the advancing lava flow.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1972 (Smithsonian Institution).

This is the NE margin of the Big Obsidian Flow, which erupted from a vent near the Newberry southern caldera wall about 1,300 years ago into this crater, whose forested rim is seen in the background.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1981 (Smithsonian Institution).

The East Lake Fissure (center) cutting through the northern rim of Newberry caldera is part of the northwest rift zone. The basaltic lava flow (the unvegetated area in the center of the photo) can be seen descending into the NE corner of East Lake.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1997 (Smithsonian Institution).

The East Lake obsidian flows and associated pumice deposits erupted from fissures parallel to the inner caldera wall. The westernmost of the two obsidian flows immediately south of East Lake is seen here. It traveled to the north towards East Lake, part of which can be seen beyond the forested area in the center of the photo, below the eastern caldera wall.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1997 (Smithsonian Institution).

The easternmost of the two East Lake obsidian flows forms the sparsely vegetated area in the center of the photo near the SE shore of East Lake. This rhyolitic flow, another one to the west, and associated pumice deposits erupted from fissures parallel to the inner caldera wall.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1997 (Smithsonian Institution).

Three lava flows that erupted from fissure vents on the NW rift zone of Newberry volcano about 7,000 years ago can be seen in this photo. The Forest Road Flow in the foreground was one of the smallest. Behind it are the Lava Cast Forest and Lava Cascades flows. The latter traveled about 8 km from its vent. The northern rim of Newberry caldera forms the ridge on the horizon.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1997 (Smithsonian Institution).

The Lava Cascade lava flow erupted from the Newberry NW rift zone about 7,000 years ago and traveled about 8 km NW from its vent. The forested area to the far right is one of three large kipukas composed of older lavas that were surrounded by the flow. The flow in the foreground, called the Lava Cast Forest flow, originated from another fissure at about the same time. The NW rim of Newberry caldera rises in the distance.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1977 (Smithsonian Institution).

The Lava Cast Forest Flow was one of several lava flows erupted from the upper NW rift zone of Newberry volcano about 7,000 years ago. The flow is named for its abundant casts of trees that formed when lava chilled and cooled around standing or fallen tree trunks.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1997 (Smithsonian Institution).

The small Forest Road lava flow that was erupted from fissures on the central NW rift zone of Newberry. This lava flow, one of the smallest from the NW rift zone of Newberry volcano, originated from a fissure vent immediately NW of the Lava Cast Forest flow.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1997 (Smithsonian Institution).

Newberry caldera is one of the largest volcanoes in the conterminous United States, covering an area of about 3,200 km². Two lakes, Paulina Lake (top) and East Lake (bottom) partially fill the 6.5 x 8 km wide caldera, which formed following the eruption of major pyroclastic flows during the Pleistocene. Subsequent eruptions have taken place from vents within the caldera, near its rim, and from fissures on its flanks. The light-colored lobate lava flow south (left) of Paulina Lake is one of several obsidian flows erupted during the Holocene.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 1998 (Smithsonian Institution).

The Big Obsidian Flow covers 2.6 km² of the floor of Newberry caldera and was emplaced about 1,300 years ago. The eruption began from a vent at the base of the southern caldera wall with a large pumice fall deposit followed by a pyroclastic flow that entered Paulina Lake, and finally with emplacement of the obsidian flow. East Lake lies in the background in this view from the southern caldera rim.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 2002 (Smithsonian Institution).

Newberry volcano, one of the largest Quaternary volcanoes in the conterminous United States, lies 60 km E of the crest of the Cascade Range in central Oregon. The shield volcano contains a 5 x 7 km caldera with two lakes, Paulina Lake (left) and East Lake (right). Newberry has been active during the Holocene at vents within the caldera that have produced pumice cones and obsidian lava flows (like Obsidian flow to the lower right), and outside the caldera forming scoria cones on its broad flanks.

Photo by Lee Siebert, 2002 (Smithsonian Institution).

GVP Map Holdings

Maps are not currently available due to technical issues.

Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

The following 30 samples associated with this volcano can be found in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences collections, and may be availble for research (contact the Rock and Ore Collections Manager). Catalog number links will open a window with more information.

Catalog Number	Sample Description	Lava Source	Collection Date
NMNH 117465-1	Obsidian	--	--
NMNH 117465-10	Pumice	Lost Lake Obsidian Flow	--
NMNH 117465-11	Obsidian	Lost Lake Obsidian Flow	--
NMNH 117465-12	Obsidian	Lost Lake Obsidian Flow	--
NMNH 117465-13	Obsidian	Big Obsidian Flow	--
NMNH 117465-14	Obsidian	Lost Lake Obsidian Flow	--
NMNH 117465-15	Obsidian	Lost Lake Obsidian Flow	--
NMNH 117465-16	Volcanic Bomb	Lost Lake Obsidian Flow	--
NMNH 117465-17	Pumice	Lost Lake Obsidian Flow	--
NMNH 117465-18	Pumice	Lost Lake Obsidian Flow	--
NMNH 117465-19	Pumice	Lost Lake Obsidian Flow	--
NMNH 117465-2	Obsidian	--	--
NMNH 117465-20	Obsidian	--	--
NMNH 117465-21	Obsidian	--	--
NMNH 117465-22	Obsidian	--	--
NMNH 117465-23	Pumice	--	--
NMNH 117465-24	Pumice	--	--
NMNH 117465-25	Pumice	Lost Lake Obsidian Flow	--
NMNH 117465-26	Pumice	Lost Lake Obsidian Flow	--
NMNH 117465-27	Glass	--	--
NMNH 117465-28	Pumice	--	--
NMNH 117465-29	Glass	--	--
NMNH 117465-3	Pumice	--	--
NMNH 117465-30	Pumice	--	--
NMNH 117465-4	Pumice	--	--
NMNH 117465-5	Pumice	--	--
NMNH 117465-6	Pumice	--	--
NMNH 117465-7	Pumice	--	--
NMNH 117465-8	Obsidian	--	--
NMNH 117465-9	Obsidian	--	--

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MIROVA

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MODVOLC Thermal Alerts

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Volcanic Hazard Maps

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IRIS seismic stations/networks

Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Data Services map showing the location of seismic stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 0.18° (about 20 km at mid-latitudes) from the given location of Newberry. Users can customize a variety of filters and options in the left panel. Note that if there are no stations are known the map will default to show the entire world with a "No data matched request" error notice.

UNAVCO GPS/GNSS stations

Geodetic Data Services map from UNAVCO showing the location of GPS/GNSS stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 20 km from the given location of Newberry. Users can customize the data search based on station or network names, location, and time window. Requires Adobe Flash Player.

DECADE Data

The DECADE portal, still in the developmental stage, serves as an example of the proposed interoperability between The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program, the Mapping Gas Emissions (MaGa) Database, and the EarthChem Geochemical Portal. The Deep Earth Carbon Degassing (DECADE) initiative seeks to use new and established technologies to determine accurate global fluxes of volcanic CO₂ to the atmosphere, but installing CO₂ monitoring networks on 20 of the world's 150 most actively degassing volcanoes. The group uses related laboratory-based studies (direct gas sampling and analysis, melt inclusions) to provide new data for direct degassing of deep earth carbon to the atmosphere.

Large Eruptions of Newberry

Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

EarthChem

EarthChem develops and maintains databases, software, and services that support the preservation, discovery, access and analysis of geochemical data, and facilitate their integration with the broad array of other available earth science parameters. EarthChem is operated by a joint team of disciplinary scientists, data scientists, data managers and information technology developers who are part of the NSF-funded data facility Integrated Earth Data Applications (IEDA). IEDA is a collaborative effort of EarthChem and the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS).