Tamsin Mather - Full Publications List

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In press

  • S.K. Ebmeier, J. Biggs, T.A. Mather, J.R. Elliott, G. Wadge and F. Amelung, Measuring large topographic change with InSAR: lava thicknesses, extrusion rate and subsidence rate at Santiaguito Volcano, Guatemala, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, in press. (doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2012.04.027)

2012

  • R.C. Ghail, C. Wilson, M. Galand, D. Hall, C. Cochrane, P. Mason, J. Helbert, F. MontMessin, S. Limaye, M. Patel, N. Bowles, D. Stam, J. Wahlund, F. Rocca, D. Waltham, T.A. Mather, J. Biggs, M. Genge, P. Paillou, K. Mitchell, L. Wilson and U.N. Singh, EnVision: taking the pulse of our twin planet, Experimental Astronomy, 33, 337-363, 2012. (doi:10.1007/s10686-011-9244-3)
  • R.S. Martin, M.L.I. Witt, G.M. Sawyer, H.E. Thomas, S.F.L. Watt, E. Bagnato, S. Calabrese, A. Aiuppa, P. Delmelle, D.M. Pyle and T.A. Mather, Bioindication of volcanic mercury (Hg) deposition around Mt Etna (Sicily), Chemical Geology, 310-311, 12-22, 2012. (doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2012.03.022)
  • B.T. McCormick, M. Edmonds, T.A. Mather and S.A. Carn, First synoptic analysis of volcanic degassing in Papua New Guinea, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 13, Q03008, 2012. (doi:10.1029/2011GC003945)
  • T.A. Mather, M.L.I. Witt, D.M. Pyle, B.M. Quayle, A. Aiuppa, E. Bagnato, R.S. Martin, K.W.W. Sims, M. Edmonds, A.J. Sutton and E. Ilyinskaya, Halogens and trace metal emissions from the ongoing 2008 summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano, Hawai`i, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 83, 292-323, 2012. (doi:10.1016/j.gca.2011.11.029)

2011

  • S.F.L. Watt, D.M. Pyle, J.A. Naranjo, G. Rosqvist, M. Mella, T.A. Mather and H. Moreno, Holocene tephrochronology of the Hualaihue region (Andean southern volcanic zone, ~42° S), southern Chile, Quaternary International, 246, 324-343, 2011. (doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2011.05.029)
  • S.F.L. Watt, D.M. Pyle and T.A. Mather, Geology, petrology and geochemistry of the dome complex of Huequi volcano, southern Chile, Andean Geology, 38, 335-348, 2011. (doi:10.5027/a05) (click here to go to this)
  • G.M. Sawyer, G.G. Salerno, J.S. Le Blond, R.S. Martin, L. Spampinato, T.J. Roberts, T.A. Mather, M.L.I. Witt, V.I. Tsanev and C. Oppenheimer, Gas and aerosol emissions from Villarrica volcano, Chile, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 203, 62-75, 2011. (doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.04.003)
  • M.M. Parks, J. Biggs, T.A. Mather, D.M. Pyle, F. Amelung, M.L. Monsalve and L Narváez Medina, Co-eruptive subsidence at Galeras identified during an InSAR survey of Colombian volcanoes (2006-2009), Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 202, 228-240, 2011. (doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.02.007).
  • R.S. Martin, M.L.I. Witt, D.M. Pyle, T.A. Mather, S.F.L. Watt, E. Bagnato and S. Calabrese, Rapid oxidation of mercury (Hg) at volcanic vents: Insights from high temperature thermodynamic models of Mt Etna's emissions, Chemical Geology, 283, 279-286, 2011. (doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.01.027)

2010

  • S.K. Ebmeier, J. Biggs, T.A. Mather, G. Wadge and F. Amelung, Steady downslope movement on the western flank of Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 11, Q12004, 2010. (doi:10.1029/2010GC003263)
  • R.S. Martin, T.A. Mather, D.M. Pyle, J.A. Day, M.L.I. Witt, S.J. Collins and R.G. Hilton, Major and trace element distributions around active volcanic vents determined by analyses of grasses: Implications for element cycling and biomonitoring, Bulletin of Volcanology, 72, 1009-1020, 2010. (doi:10.1007/s00445-010-0374-7)
  • R.S. Martin, G.M. Sawyer, L. Spampinato, G.G. Salerno, C. Ramirez, E. Ilyinskaya, M.L.I. Witt, T.A. Mather, I.M. Watson, J.C. Phillips and C. Oppenheimer, A total volatile inventory for Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua, Journal of Geophysical Research – Solid Earth, 115, B09215, 2010. (doi:10.1029/2010JB007480)
  • M.L.I Witt, T.A. Mather, A.R. Baker, C-J. de Hoog and D.M. Pyle, Atmospheric trace metals over the South-West Indian Ocean: Total gaseous mercury, aerosol trace metal concentrations and lead isotope ratios, Marine Chemistry, 121, 2-16, 2010. (doi:10.1016/j.marchem.2010.02.005)
  • R.G. Harrison, K.A. Nicoll, Z. Ulanowski and T.A. Mather, Self-charging of the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic ash plume, Environmental Research Letters, 5, 024004, 2010. (doi:10.1088/1748-9326/5/2/024004); Included in ERL highlights of 2010
  • E. Ilyinskaya, C. Oppenheimer, T.A. Mather, R.S. Martin and P.R. Kyle, Size-resolved chemical composition of aerosol emitted by Erebus volcano, Antarctica, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 11, Q03017, 2010. (doi:10.1029/2009GC002855)
  • M.L.I Witt, N. Meheran, T.A. Mather, C-J. de Hoog and D.M. Pyle, Aerosol trace metals, particle morphology and total gaseous mercury in the atmosphere of Oxford, UK, Atmospheric Environment, 44, 1524-1538, 2010. (doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.01.008)
  • B.M. Quayle, T.A. Mather, M.L.I. Witt, B.A. Maher, R. Mitchell, R.S. Martin and S. Calabrese, Application and evaluation of biomagnetic and biochemical monitoring of the dispersion and deposition of volcanically-derived particles at Mt. Etna, Italy, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 191, 107-116, 2010. (doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.01.004)

2009

  • R.S. Martin, S.F.L. Watt, D.M. Pyle, T.A. Mather, N.E. Matthews, B. Georg, J.A. Day, T. Fairhead, M.L.I. Witt and B.M. Quayle, Environmental effects of ashfall in Argentina from the 2008 Chaitén volcanic eruption, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 184, 462-472, 2009. (doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.04.010)
  • S.F.L. Watt, D.M. Pyle, J.A. Naranjo and T.A. Mather, Landslide and tsunami hazard at Yate volcano, Chile, as an example of edifice destruction on strike-slip fault zones, Bulletin of Volcanology, 71, 559-574, 2009. (doi:10.1007/s00445-008-0242-x)
  • D.M. Pyle and T.A. Mather, Halogens in igneous processes and their fluxes to the atmosphere and oceans from volcanic activity: a review, Chemical Geology, 263, 110-121, 2009. (doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.11.013)
  • R.S. Martin, T.J. Roberts, T.A. Mather and D.M. Pyle, The implications of H2S and H2 stability in high-T mixtures of magmatic and atmospheric gases for the production of oxidized trace species (e.g., BrO and NOx), Chemical Geology, 263, 143-150, 2009. (doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.12.028)
  • R.S. Martin, T.A. Mather, D.M. Pyle, M. Power, V.I. Tsanev, C. Oppenheimer, A.G. Allen, C.J. Horwell and E.P.W. Ward, Size distributions of fine silicate and other particles in Masaya’s volcanic plume, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 114, D09217, 2009. (doi:10.1029/2008JD011211); Editors' Highlight
  • S.F.L. Watt, D.M. Pyle, T.A. Mather, R.S. Martin and N.E. Matthews, Fallout and distribution of volcanic ash over Argentina following the May 2008 explosive eruption of Chaitén, Chile, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 114, B04207, 2009. (doi:10.1029/2008JB006219)
  • S.F.L. Watt, D.M. Pyle and T.A. Mather, The influence of Great Earthquakes on volcanic eruption rate along the Chilean subduction zone, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 277, 399-407, 2009. (doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2008.11.005)
  • R.S. Martin, T.A. Mather, D.M. Pyle, S.F.L. Watt, J. Day, S.J. Collins, T.E. Wright, A. Aiuppa and S. Calabrese, Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) leaves as a bio-indicator of volcanic gas, aerosol and ash deposition on the flanks of Mt Etna in 2005-2007, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 179, 107-119, 2009. (doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.10.012)

2008

  • T.A. Mather, Volcanoes and the atmosphere: the potential role of the atmosphere in unlocking the reactivity of volcanic emissions, Philosophical Transactions A, 366, 4581-4595, 2008. (doi:10.1098/rsta.2008.0152)
  • R.S. Martin, T.A. Mather, D.M. Pyle, M. Power, A.G. Allen, A. Aiuppa, C.J. Horwell and E.P.W. Ward, Composition-resolved size distributions of volcanic aerosols in the Mt. Etna plumes, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 113, D17211, 2008. (doi:10.1029/2007JD009648)
  • P. Gabrielli, C. Barbante, J.M.C. Plane, C.F. Boutron, J.L. Jaffrezo, T.A. Mather, B. Stenni, V. Gaspari, G. Cozzi, C. Ferrari and P. Cescon, Siderophile metal fallout to Greenland from the 1991 winter eruption of Hekla (Iceland) and during the global atmospheric perturbation of Pinatubo, Chemical Geology, 255, 78-86, 2008. (doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.06.012)
  • M.R. James, L. Wilson, S.J. Lane, J.S. Gilbert, T.A. Mather, R.G. Harrison and R.S. Martin, Electrical charging of volcanic plumes, Space Science Reviews, 137, 399-418, 2008. (doi:10.1007/s11214-008-9362-z)
  • M.L.I. Witt, T.A. Mather, D.M. Pyle, A. Aiuppa, E. Bagnato and V.I. Tsanev, Mercury and halogen emissions from Masaya and Telica volcanoes, Nicaragua, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 113, B06203, 2008. (doi:10.1029/2007JB005401)
  • T.A. Mather, D.M. Pyle and T.H.E. Heaton, Investigation of the use of filter packs to measure the sulphur isotopic composition of volcanic sulphur dioxide and the sulphur and oxygen composition of volcanic sulphate aerosol, Atmospheric Environment, 42, 4611-4618. (doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.01.052)
  • I. Kelman and T.A. Mather, Living with volcanoes: The sustainable livelihoods approach for volcano-related opportunities, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 172, 189-198, 2008. (doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.12.007)

2007

  • A. Aiuppa, E. Bagnato, M.L.I. Witt, T.A. Mather, F. Parello, D.M. Pyle and R.S. Martin, Real-time simultaneous detection of volcanic Hg and SO2 at La Fossa Crater, Vulcano (Aeolian Islands, Sicily), Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L21307, 2007. (doi:10.1029/2007GL030762)
  • E. Bagnato, A. Aiuppa, F. Parello, S. Calabrese, W. D’Alessandro, T.A. Mather, A.J.S. McGonigle, D.M. Pyle and I. Wängberg, Degassing of gaseous (elemental and reactive) and particulate mercury from Mount Etna volcano (Southern Italy), Atmospheric Environment, 41, 7377-7388, 2007. (doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.05.060)
  • S.F.L. Watt, T.A. Mather and D.M. Pyle, Vulcanian explosion cycles: Patterns and predictability, Geology, 35, 839-842, 2007. (doi:10.1130/G23562A.1)
  • R.S. Martin, T.A. Mather and D.M. Pyle, Volcanic Emissions and the Early Earth Atmosphere, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71, 3673-3685, 2007. (doi:10.1016/j.gca.2007.04.035)
  • S.F.L. Watt, D.M. Pyle, T.A. Mather, J.A. Day and A. Aiuppa, The use of tree-rings and foliage as an archive of volcanogenic cation deposition, Environmental Pollution, 148, 48-61, 2007. (doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2006.11.007)
  • T.A. Mather, J.R. McCabe, V.K. Rai, M.H. Thiemens, D.M. Pyle, T.H.E. Heaton, H.J. Sloane, and G.R. Fern, Correction to “Oxygen and sulphur isotope composition of volcanic sulphate aerosol at the point of emission”, Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmospheres, 112, D09306, 2007. (doi:10.1029/2007JD008551)
  • T.A. Mather, R.G. Harrison, V.I. Tsanev, D.M. Pyle, M.L. Karumudi, A.J. Bennett, G.M. Sawyer and E.J. Highwood, Observations of the plume generated by the December 2005 oil depot explosions and prolonged fire at Buncefield (Hertfordshire, UK) and associated atmospheric changes, Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 463, 1153-1177, 2007. (doi:10.1098/rspa.2006.1810)
  • A. Aiuppa, A. Franco, R. von Glasow, A.G. Allen, W. D'Alessandro, T.A. Mather, D.M. Pyle and M. Valenza, The tropospheric processing of acidic gases and hydrogen sulphide in volcanic gas plumes as inferred from field and model investigations, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 7, 1441-1450, 2007. (www.atmos-chem-phys.net/7/1441/2007/)

2006

  • W.I. Rose, G.A. Millard, T.A. Mather, D.E. Hunton, B. Anderson, C. Oppenheimer, B.F. Thornton, T.M. Gerlach, A.A. Viggiano, Y. Kondo, T.M. Miller and J.O. Ballenthin, The atmospheric chemistry of a 33-34 hour old volcanic cloud from Hekla Volcano (Iceland): insights from direct sampling and the application of chemical box modeling, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 111, D20206, 2006. (doi:10.1029/2005JD006872)
  • G.A. Millard, T.A. Mather, D.M. Pyle, W.I. Rose and B.F. Thornton, Halogen emissions from a small volcanic eruption: Modeling the peak concentrations, dispersion and volcanically induced ozone loss in the stratosphere, Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L19815, 2006. (doi:10.1029/2006GL026959)
  • T.A. Mather, J.R. McCabe, V.K. Rai, M.H. Thiemens, D.M. Pyle, T.H.E. Heaton, H.J. Sloane and G. Fern, The oxygen and sulfur isotopic composition of volcanic sulfate aerosol at the point of emission, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 111, D18205, 2006. (doi:10.1029/2005JD006584)
  • T.A. Mather and R.G. Harrison, Electrification of volcanic plumes, Surveys in Geophysics, 27, 387-432, 2006. (doi:10.1007/s10712-006-9007-2)
  • A.G. Allen, T.A. Mather, A.J.S. McGonigle, A. Aiuppa, P. Delmelle, B. Davison, N. Bobrowski, C. Oppenheimer, D.M. Pyle and S. Inguaggiato, Sources, size distribution and downwind grounding of aerosols from Mt. Etna, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 111, D10302, 2006. (doi:10.1029/2005JD006015)
  • R.S. Martin, T.A. Mather and D.M. Pyle, High temperature mixtures of magmatic and atmospheric gases, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 7, Q04006, 2006. (doi:10.1029/2005GC001186)
  • T.A. Mather, D.M. Pyle, V.I. Tsanev, A.J.S. McGonigle, C. Oppenheimer and A.G. Allen, A reassessment of current volcanic emissions from the Central American arc with specific examples from Nicaragua, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 149, 297-311, 2006. (doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2005.07.021)

2005

  • G.R. Fern, T.A. Mather and D.M. Pyle, Investigation of near-source basaltic glasses using 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy, Hyperfine Interactions, 166, 705-708, 2005. (doi:10.1007/s10751-006-9345-y)
  • D.M. Pyle and T.A. Mather, The regional influence of volcanic emissions from Popocatéptl, Mexico. Discussion of "Measurement of aerosol particles, gases and flux radiation in the Pico de Orizaba Nacional Park, and its relationship to air pollution transport", Márquez et al., 2005, Atmospheric Environment, 39, 3877-3890 Atmospheric Environment, 39, 6475-6478, 2005. (doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.07.022)
  • C. Oppenheimer, P.R. Kyle, V.I. Tsanev, A.J.S. McGonigle, T.A. Mather and D. Sweeney, Mt. Erebus, the largest point source of NO2 in Antarctica, Atmospheric Environment, 39, 6000-6006, 2005. (doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.06.036)

2004

  • T.A. Mather, V.I. Tsanev, D.M. Pyle, A.J.S. McGonigle, C. Oppenheimer and A.G. Allen, Characterization and evolution of tropospheric plumes from Lascar and Villarrica volcanoes, Chile, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 109, D21303, 2004. (doi:10.1029/2004JD004934)
  • T.A. Mather, D.M. Pyle and A.G. Allen, Volcanic source for fixed nitrogen in the early Earth's atmosphere, Geology, 32, 905-908, 2004. (doi:10.1130/G20679.1)
  • T.A. Mather, C. Oppenheimer, A.G. Allen and A.J.S. McGonigle, Aerosol chemistry of emissions from three contrasting volcanoes in Italy, Atmospheric Environment, 38, 5637-5649, 2004. (doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.06.017)
  • C.J. Horwell, A.G Allen, T.A. Mather and J.E. Patterson, Evaluation of a novel passive sampling technique for monitoring volcanogenic hydrogen sulphide, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 6, 630-635, 2004. (doi:10.1039/b400746h)
  • A.J.S. McGonigle, P. Delmelle, C. Oppenheimer, V.I. Tsanev, T. Delfosse, G. Williams-Jones, K. Horton and T.A. Mather, SO2 depletion in tropospheric volcanic plumes, Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L13201, 2004. (doi:10.1029/2004GL019990)
  • T.A. Mather and D.M. Pyle, Volcanic emissions of mercury to the atmosphere: global and regional inventories. Comment. The Science of the Total Environment, 327, 323-329, 2004. (doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2003.08.031)
  • T.A. Mather, A.G. Allen, B.M. Davison, D.M. Pyle, C. Oppenheimer and A.J.S. McGonigle, Nitric Acid from Volcanoes, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 218, 17-30, 2004. (doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(03)00640-X)

2003

  • T.A. Mather, A.G. Allen, C. Oppenheimer, D.M. Pyle and A.J.S. McGonigle, Size-resolved characterisation of soluble ions in the particles in the tropospheric plume of Masaya volcano, Nicaragua: Origins and plume processing, Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 46, 207-237, 2003. (doi:10.1023/A:1026327502060)
  • T.A. Mather, D.M. Pyle and C. Oppenheimer, Tropospheric Volcanic Aerosol, in Volcanism and the Earth's Atmosphere, Geophysical Monograph 139, A. Robock and C. Oppenheimer eds., Am. Geophys. Union, Washington, D.C. 189-212, 2003.
  • D.M. Pyle and T.A. Mather, The importance of volcanic emissions in the global atmospheric mercury cycle, Atmospheric Environment, 37, 5115-5124, 2003. (doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2003.07.011)
  • P. Vallelonga and T.A. Mather, Lead (Pb) fluxes and Pb isotopic compositions from Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua, Atmospheric Environment, 37, 4453-4460, 2003. (doi:10.1016/S1352-2310(03)00580-6)
  • A.J.S. McGonigle, C. Oppenheimer, A.R. Hayes, B. Galle, M. Edmonds, T. Caltabiano, G. Salerno, M. Burton and T.A. Mather, Sulphur dioxide fluxes from Mount Etna, Vulcano, and Stromboli measured with an automated scanning ultraviolet spectrometer, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 108, 2455, 2003. (doi:10.1029/2002JB002261)

2002

  • A.J.S. McGonigle, C. Oppenheimer, B. Galle, T.A. Mather and D.M. Pyle, Walking traverse and scanning DOAS measurements of volcanic gas emission rates, Geophysical Research Letters, 29, 1985, 2002. (doi:10.1029/2002GL015827)

Other recent published output:

  • Tsanev, V.I. and Mather, T.A., 2007. Microtops Inverse: Software package for retrieving aerosol columnar size distributions using Microtops II data. Available (plus the downloadable .exe codes) from http://fsf.nerc.ac.uk/resources/software/MicrotopsInverse.shtml.
  • Building Bridges: Science meets Parliament, Johnian News, Issue 20, November 2006, p.5.
  • POSTnote (parliamentary briefing), Carbon capture and storage, March 2005.
  • Tamsin Mather, A volcanic breath of life?, Chemistry World, 1(12), 30-34, December 2004.
  • Plumbing the depths, The Economist, April 24th 2004, p. 95.
  • Winters of discontent, The Economist, April 17th 2004, p. 87.
  • T.A. Mather, Aerosols with Altitude!, The Aerosol Society Newsletter, November 2003, pp. 11-16.
  • Tamsin Mather and Björn Hassler, Mapping Perception, Varsity, November 2002.
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