Peer reviewed publications
In internal review
Amigo, A., Bonadonna, C., Phillips, J.C., Watson, I.M.,Tephra Dispersal and Sedimentation from the Andean Central Volcanic Zone: Insights from Numerical Models, in prep for Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Henney, L.A., Watson, I.M., Rodriguez, L.A., A Comparison of SO2 Retrieval Techniques using mini UV spectreometers and ASTER Imagery at Lascar Volcano, Chile, in prep for Geophysical Research Letters
Henney, L.A., Watson, I.M., Realmuto, V.J.R., The Use of ASTER to detect volcanic sulfur dioxide emissions from Fuego and Pacaya volcanoes, Guatemala, in prep for Remote Sensing of Environment.
McCarthy E.B., Watson, I.M., Development of a volcangenic water vapor for the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder. in prep for Journal of Geophysical Research
Rodríguez, L.A., I.M. Watson, J.G. Viramonte, W.I. Rose, C.M.M. Oppenheimer, and G.J.S. Bluth, Apparent decreases in SO2 flux and their relationship to properties of aerosol plumes from Láscar volcano, Chile, in prep. for Journal of Aerosol Science.
Thomas, H.E., Watson, I.M., Carn, S.A., Prata, A.J., A comparison of AIRS, MODIS and OMI sulphur dioxide retrievals in volcanic clouds, in prep for Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
In external review
Rose, S.R., Watson I.M., Ramsey, M.S., and Hughes, C.G. Accurate retrieval of multispectral infrared emissivity data from thermally-mixed pixels over volcanic surfaces, Journal of Geophysical Research
Watson, I.M., Schneider, D.J., Saunders, R., Thoradson, T., Thomas, H.E., Zehner, C., Rose, W.I.,and Prata A.J., The Eruption of Eyjafjöll, Icelend, ESA report, chapter 1
In press
[37] Holland, A.S.P., Watson, I.M., Phillips, J.C., Smekens, J-F.,Dalton, M.P., Cyclic degassing at Santiaguito volcano, Guatemala., Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
[36] Watson I.M., and Prakash, A., Satellite systems and interactions, Volcanoes of the North Pacific; Observations from Space, Chapter 2, (Springer - eds. Dean and Dehn)
[35] Prata, A.J., Dean, K., Watson, I.M., Observing volcanic ash from satellite, Volcanoes of the North Pacific; Observations from Space, Chapter 5 (Springer - eds. Dean and Dehn)
[34] Prata, A.J., Bluth, G.J.S., Carn, S.A., Realmuto, V.J.R., Watson, I.M., Gas emissions from volcanoes, Volcanoes of the North Pacific; Observations from Space, Chapter 6 (Springer - eds. Dean and Dehn)
2010
[33] Martin, R.S., Sawyer,G.M., Spampinato, L., Salerno, G.G., Ramirez, C., Ilyinskaya, E., Witt, M.L.I., Mather, T.A.,
Watson, I.M., and Oppenheimer, C., An inventory of gas and aerosol emissions from Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth
[32] Dalton, M.P., Waite, G.P., Watson, I.M., Nadeau, P.A., Investigation of degassing mechanisms at Volcán de Pacaya,
Guatemala, by infrasound and UV camera measurements, Geophysical Research Lettters, doi:10.1029/2010GL042617
2009
[31] Thomas, H.E., Watson, I.M., Observations of volcanic emissions from space: current and future perspectives. Natural Hazards, doi: 10.1007/s11069-009-9471-3
[30] Dalton M.P., Watson I.M., Nadeau P.N., Werner, C and Morrow W., Calibration of the UV Camera remote sensing technique for measuring SO2 in point source plumes, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research - Atmospheres, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.09.013
[29] Kearney C., Watson I.M., An ash correction for the 8.6 micron SO2 retrieval, Journal of Geophysical Research
doi:10.1029/2008JD011407
[28] Durant, A., Harrison, S.P., Watson, I.M., Balkanski, Y., Sensitivity of direct radiative forcing to dust particle characteristics, Progress in Physical Geography 2009 33: 80-102
[27] Kearney C., Watson., I.M., Bluth, G.J.S., Carn, S., Realmuto, V.J., A comparision of thermal infrared and ultraviolet retreivals of SO2 in the cloud produced by the 2003 Al-Mishaq state sulfur plant fire, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L10807, doi:10.1029/2009GL038215
[26] Thomas H.E., Watson I.M., Kearney C.K., Carn S.A., Murray S.J., A multi-sensor comparison of sulphur dioxide emissions from the 2005 eruption of Sierra Negra volcano, Galápagos Islands, Remote Sensing of Environment, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2009.02.019
2008
[25] Bouquet, T., Kinoshita, K., Watson, I.M., Observing SO2 emissions at Japanese volcanoes using an ultraviolet imaging camera, Proc. 14th CEReS International Symposium and SKYNET workshop on “Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere for Better Understanding of Climate Change”, Chiba Univ., Nov. 13-14, 2008, pp.173-176
[24] Phillips, J.C., Yamamoto, H., Watson, I.M., and Bluth, G.J.S., Ground-based measurement of ash distribution in volcanic plumes, Proc. Appl. Math. Mech., 10.1002/pamm.200701030
[23] Kearney, C.S., Dean, K., Realmuto, V.J.R., Watson, I.M., Dehn, J., Observations of SO2 production and transport from Bezymianny volcano, Kamchatka using the Moderate Resolution Infrared Radiometer (MODIS), International Journal of Remote Sensing (Special Issue Eds. Tueew and Ernst), Volume 29, Issue 22, DOI: 10.1080/01431160802168392
[22] McCarthy, E.B., Bluth, G.J.S., Watson, I.M., Tupper, A., Detection and analysis of the volcanic clouds associated with the August 18 and 28, 2000 eruptions of Miyakejima volcano, Japan, International Journal of Remote Sensing (Special Issue Eds. Tueew and Ernst), Volume 29, Issue 22, DOI: 10.1080/01431160802168400
[21] Rodriguez, L.A., Watson, I.M., Edmonds, M.E., Ryan, G., Hards, V., Oppenheimer, C.M.M., Bluth, G.J.S., SO2 loss rates in the plume emitted by Soufiere Hills volcano, Montserrat, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Volume 173, Issues 1-2, Pages 135-147
[20] Yamamoto, H., Watson, I.M., Phillips, J.C., and Bluth, G.J.S., Rise dynamics and ash absorbances in Vulcanian eruption plumes at Santiaguito volcano, Guatemala, revealed using a UV imaging camera, Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L08812, doi:10.1029/2008GL033675
[19] Matiella, M.A., Watson, I.M., Rose, W.I., Bluth, G.J.S., Volcanic Emissions from Popocatepetl, Mexico, Quantified using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) infrared data, accepted to Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.09.010
[18] Branan, Y. K., Harris, A.J., Watson, I.M., Phillips, J.C., Horton, K., Williams-Jones, G., and Garbeil, H., Investigation of at-vent entrainment using thermal infrared radiometers at Masaya volcano, Nicaragua, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.07.021
2007
[17] Bluth, G.J.S., Shannon, J.M., Watson, I.M., Prata A.F., and Realmuto V.J., 2007, Development of An Ultra-violet Digital Camera for Volcanic SO2 Imaging. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 161, 47-56.
2005
[16] Gu, Y, Rose, W.I., Schneider, D.J., Bluth, G.J.S., and Watson, I.M., 2005, Advantageous GOES IR results for ash mapping at high latitudes: Cleveland eruptions 2001, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol 32, L02305
2004
[15] Rose, W. I., Bluth, G. J. S., and Watson, I.M., 2004, Ice in volcanic clouds: When and Where?, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on volcanic ash and aviation safety, OFCM Washington, DC Session 3, p 27-33.
[14] Watson, I. M., Rose, W.I., and Bluth, G.J.S., 2004, Detecting ash clouds in tropical atmospheres, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on volcanic ash and aviation safety, OFCM Washington, DC Session 3, p 115-118.
[13] Guo S., Bluth G.J.S., Rose W.I., Watson I.M., and Prata A.J., 2004, Re-evaluation of SO2 release of the climatic June 15,1991 Pinatubo eruption using TOMS and TOVS/HIRS2 satellite data, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Vol. 5, No. 4
[12] Guo S., Bluth G.J.S., Rose W.I., Watson I.M., 2004, Particles in the great Pinatubo volcanic cloud of late June 1991: the role of ice, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, Vol 5. No.5
[11] Watson, I.M., Realmuto, V.J., Rose, W.I., Prata, A.J., Bluth, G.J.S., Gu, Y., Yu, T., Thermal infrared remote sensing of volcanic emissions using the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), 2004, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Vol. 135, pp 75-89
[10] Rodriguez, L.A., Watson, I.M., Rose, W.I., Branan, Y.K., Bluth, G.J.S., Chigna, G, Matias, O.,Coy, A., Carn, S.A., Fischer, T., 2004, SO2 emissions to the atmosphere from active volcanoes in Northern Central America, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Vol., 138, Issues 3-4, pp 325-344
2003
[9] Carn, S.A., Krueger A.J., Bluth, G.J.S., Schaefer, S.J., Krotkov, N.A., Watson, I.M., Datta, S, 2003, Volcanic eruption detection by the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) instrument: a 22 year record of sulfur dioxide and ash emissions, Volcanic Degassing (eds Oppenheimer, Pyle and Barclay), Special Publication of the Royal Society, SP213, pp. 177- 203
[8] Rose, W. I., Gu, Y., Watson, I.M., Yu, T., Bluth, G.J.S., Prata, A.J., Krueger, A.J., Krotkov, N., Carn, S., Fromm, M.D., Hunton, D.E., Ernst, G.G.J., Viggiano, A.A., Miller, T.M., Ballentin, J.O., Reeves, J.M., Wilson, J.C., Anderson, B.E., Flittner, D. 2003, The February-March 2000 eruption of Hekla, Iceland from a satellite perspec¬tive, AGU Special Publication 139: Volcanism and the Atmosphere pp107-132, eds. A. Robock and C. Oppenheimer.
2001
[7] Watson, I.M., Oppenheimer, C., Photometric Observations of Mt. Etna's Different Aerosol Plumes, 2001, Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 35, No. 21, pp 3561-3572
2000
[6] Watson, I.M., Oppenheimer, C., Voight, B., Francis, P.W., Clarke, A., Stix, J., Miller, A., Pyle, D.M., Burton, M.R., Young, S.R., Norton, G., Loughlin, S., Darroux B., and MVO Staff, The Relationship Between Degassing and Ground Deformation at Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat. 2000, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Vol. 98, No. 1-4, pp. 117-126
[5] Watson, I.M., Oppenheimer, C., Particle Size Distributions of Mt. Etna's Aerosol Plume Constrained by Sunphotometry. 2000. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, Vol. 105, No. D8, pp 9823 -9829
1999
[4] Voight, B., Sparks, R.S.J., Miller, A.D., Stewart, R.C., Hoblitt, R.P., Clarke, A., Ewart, J., Aspinall, W., Baptie, B., Druit, T.H., Herd, R., Jackson, P., Lockhart, A.B., Loughlin, S.C., Luckett, R., Lynch, L., McMahon, J., Norton, G.E., Robertson, R., Watson, I.M., Young, S.R., Magma flow instability and cyclic activity at Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat B.W.I., 1999, Science, Vol. 283, No. 5405, pp. 1138-1142
[3] Watson, I.M., Oppenheimer, C., 1999, Remote sensing of the optical properties of tropospheric volcanic aerosol plumes, Journal of Aerosol Science, Vol. 30(1), pp. S561-S562.
1998
[2] Oppenheimer, C., Francis, P., Watson. I.M., Advanced Visible and Near Infrared Radiometer (AVNIR) Observations of Mt. Etna's Aerosol Plume. 1998. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Vol. 19 No. 15, pp. 2823-2828.
[1] Young, S.R., Francis, P.W., Barclay, J., Casadevall, T.J., Gardner, C.A., Darroux, B., Davies, M.A., Delmelle, P., Norton, G.E., Maciejewski, A.J.H., Oppenheimer, C.M.M., Stix, J., Watson, I.M., Monitoring SO2 emissions at the Soufriere Hills volcano: Implications for changes in eruptive conditions, 1998, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 25, No. 19, pp 3681-3684.
