Gregory Waite

Contact

gpwaite@mtu.edu
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Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences

PhD, Geophysics, University of Utah
MS, Geophysics, University of Utah
BS, Mathematics, St. Norbert College

Biography

Dr. Waite uses seismology to study the Earth over a range of scales from the crust to the upper mantle. His research integrates seismology with other geophysical and geological techniques to develop models for active processes in the crust and upper mantle.

Links of Interest

Faculty Webpage

Research Interests

Seismic source mechanisms of tectonic and volcanic earthquakes
Mantle and crustal-scale seismic tomography
The relationship of seismic anisotropy to fluids and strain
Active-source investigations of magmatic systems
Triggering of earthquakes by magmatic and hydrous fluid migration
Relationship between shallow syneruptive volcanic earthquakes and degassing

Recent Publications

Brill, K. A., & Waite, G. P. (2019) Characteristics of Repeating Long‐Period Seismic Events at Fuego Volcano, January 2012. J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2019jb017902.
Chatterjee, S., Deering, C. D., Waite, G. P., Prandi, C., & Lin, P. (2019) An adaptive sampling strategy developed for studies of diffuse volcanic soil gas emissions, J. Volcan. Geotherm Res., 381, 246-261, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2019.06.006.
Lechner, H.N., C. Wauthier, G.P. Waite, and R.P. Escobar-Wolf (2019) Magma storage and diking revealed by GPS and InSAR geodesy at Pacaya volcano, Guatemala, Bull. Volc., 81, 18, doi:10.1007/s00445-019-1277-x Author PDF.
Neal, C.A., et al. (2019) The 2018 rift eruption and summit collapse of Kīlauea Volcano, Science, 363, 367-374, doi:10.1126/science.aav7046.
Brill, K.A., G.P. Waite, and G. Chigna (2018) Foundations for Forecasting: Defining Baseline Seismicity at Fuego Volcano, Guatemala, Front. Earth Sci., 6, doi:10.3389/feart.2018.00087.
Lanza, F., and G.P. Waite (2018) A nonlinear approach to assess network performance for moment tensor studies of long-period signals in volcanic settings, Geophys. J. International, 215, 1352-1376, doi10.1093/gji/ggy338.
Lanza, F., and G.P. Waite (2018) Nonlinear moment-tensor inversion of repetitive long-periods events recorded at Pacaya volcano, Guatemala, Front. Earth Sci., 6, doi: 10.3389/feart.2018.00139.
Avouris, D.M., S.A. Carn, and G.P. Waite (2017) Triggering of volcanic degassing by large earthquakes, Geology, 45(8), 715-718, doi:10.1130/G39074.1.
Russo, E., G.P. Waite, and A. Tibaldi (2017) Evaluation of the evolving stress field of the Yellowstone volcanic plateau, 1988 to 2010, from earthquake first-motion inversions, Tectonophysics, 700-701, 80-91, doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2017.02.009.
Schaefer, L.N., T. Wang, R. Escobar-Wolf, T. Oommen, Z. Lu, J. Kim, P. R. Lundgren, and G. P. Waite (2017) Three-dimensional displacement of a large volcano flank movement during the May 2010 eruptions at Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala, Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, 135-142, doi:10.1002/2016GL071402.
Hopp, C.J. and G.P. Waite (2016) Characterization of seismicity at Volcan Baru, Panama: May 2013 through April 2014, J. Volcan. Geotherm Res., 328, 187-197, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2016.11.002.
Lanza, F., L.M. Kenyon, and G.P. Waite (2016) Near-surface velocity structure of Pacaya volcano, Guatemala, derived from small-aperture array analysis of seismic tremor, Bull. Seis. Soc. Am., 106, doi:10.1785/0120150275.
Richardson, J.P., W.D. Pennington, G.P. Waite, M. Galambus, F. Lanza, and L. Bowman (2016) Menominee Crack: Bedrock pop-up event near Menominee, MI, Seis. Res. Lett., 87, 267-273, doi:10.1785/0220150161.
Stein, S., et al. (2016), New insights into North America's Midcontinent Rift, Eos, 97, doi:10.1029/2016EO056659.
Waite, G.P. and F. Lanza (2016) Nonlinear inversion of tilt-affected very-long-period records of explosive eruptions at Fuego volcano, J. Geophys. Res., preprint PDF, doi:10.1002/2016JB013287.
Matoza, R.S., B.A. Chouet, P.B. Dawson, P.M. Shearer, M.M. Haney, G.P. Waite, S.C. Moran, T.D. Mikesell (2015) Source mechanism of small long-period events at Mount St. Helens in July 2005 using template matching, phase-weighted stacking, and full-waveform inversion, J. Geophys. Res., 120, 6351-6364, doi:10.1002/2015JB012279.
Médici, E.F. and G.P. Waite (2015) Experimental laboratory study on the formation of multiple shock waves observed during volcanic eruptions, Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 85-92, doi:10.1002/2015GL066426.
Waite, G.P. (2015) Very-Long-Period Seismicity at Active Volcanoes: Source Mechanisms in Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering, edited by M. Beer, I.A. Kougioumtzoglou, E. Patelli, and S.-K. Au, pp. 3861-3871, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, doi:10.1007/978-3-642-35344-4_46 I'll send you a copy..
De Siena, L., C. Thomas, G.P. Waite, S.C. Moran, and S. Klemme (2014) Attenuation and scattering tomography of the deep plumbing system of Mount St. Helens, J. Geophys. Res., 119, 8223-8238, doi:10.1002/2014JB011372.
Médici, E.F., J.S. Allen, and G.P. Waite (2014) Modeling shockwaves generated by explosive volcanic eruptions, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 414-421, doi:10.1002/2013GL058340, preprint PDF.
Nadeau, P.A., C.A. Werner, G.P. Waite, S.A. Carn, I.D. Brewer, T. Elias, A.J. Sutton, and C. Kern (2014) Using SO2 camera imagery and seismicity to examine degassing and gas accumulation at Kilauea volcano, May 2010, J. Volcan. Geotherm. Res., doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2014.12.005.
Richardson, J.P., G.P. Waite, and J.L. Palma (2014) Varying seismic-acoustic properties of the fluctuating lava lake at Villarrica volcano, Chile, J. Geophys. Res., 119, 5560-5573, doi:10.1002/2014JB011002.
Erdem, J.E. and G.P. Waite (2013) Temporal changes in eruptive behavior identified with coda wave interferometry and seismo-acoustic observations at Fuego Volcano, Guatemala, Geol. Soc. Am. Special Papers 498, 107-123, doi:10.1130/2013.2498(07).
Richardson, J.P. and G.P. Waite (2013) Waveform inversion of shallow repetitive long period events at Villarrica Volcano, Chile, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 4922-4936, doi:10.1002/jgrb.50354.
Waite, G.P., P.A. Nadeau, and J.J. Lyons (2013) Variability in eruption style and associated very-long-period events at Fuego volcano, Guatemala", J. Geophys. Res., 118, 1526-1533, doi:10.1002/jgrb.50075. Read More
Anderson, J.F., J.M. Lees, G.P. Waite, and J.B. Johnson (2012) Source and propagation effects on near-field co-eruptive ground motion at Santiaguito Volcano, Guatemala, Bull. Seismo. Soc. Am, 102, 696-706, doi:10.1785/0120110106. Read More
Beachley, M., E. Hooft, D. Toomey, and G.P. Waite (2012), Upper Crustal Structure of Newberry Volcano from P-Wave Tomography and Finite Difference Waveform Modeling, J. Geophys. Res., 117, B10311, doi:10.1029/2012JB009458. Read More
Lyons, J.J., G.P. Waite, M. Ichihara, and J.M. Lees (2012) Tilt prior to explosions and the effect of topography on ultra-long-period seismic records at Fuego volcano, Guatemala, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L08305, doi:10.1029/2012GL051184. Read More
Richardson, J.P., G.P. Waite, W.D. Pennington, R.M. Turpening, and J.M. Robinson (2012), Icequake locations and discrimination of source and path effects with small aperture arrays, Bering Glacier terminus, AK, J. Geophys. Res., 117, doi:10.1029/2012JF002405. Read More
Lyons, J.J. and G.P. Waite (2011) Dynamics of explosive volcanism at Fuego volcano imaged with very long period seismicity, J. Geophys. Res., 116, B09303, doi:10.1029/2011JB008521. Read More
Nadeau, P.A., J.L. Palma, and G.P. Waite (2011), Linking volcanic tremor, degassing, and eruption dynamics via SO2 imaging, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L01304, doi:10.1029 /2010GL045820. Read More
Dalton, M.P., G.P. Waite, I.M. Watson, and P.A. Nadeau (2010), Multiparameter quantification of gas release during weak strombolian eruptions at Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L09303, doi:10.1029/2010GL042617. Read More
Richardson, J.P., K.A. FitzGerald, G.P. Waite, and W. D. Pennington (2010), "Acoustic and seismic observations of calving events at Bering Glacier, Alaska", in Shuchman, R.A. and E.G. Josberger, eds., Bering Glacier: Interdisciplinary Studies of Earth's Largest Temperate Surging Glacier, Geol. Soc. Am. 462, Boulder, CO.
Richardson, J.P., G.P. Waite, K.A. FitzGerald, and W. D. Pennington (2010), Characteristics of seismic and acoustic signals produced by calving, Bering Glacier, AK, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L03503, doi:10.1029/2009GL041113. Read More
Lyons, J.J., G.P. Waite, W.I. Rose, and G. Chigna (2010), Patterns in open vent, strombolian behavior at Fuego volcano, Guatemala, 2005-2007, Bull. Volcanol., 72, 1-15, doi:10.1007/s00445-009-0305-7. Read More
Johnson, J.B., R. Sanderson, J. Lyons, R. Escobar-Wolf, G. Waite, and J.M. Lees (2009), Dissection of a composite volcanic earthquake at Santiaguito, Guatemala, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L16308, doi:10.1029/2009GL039370. Read More

Teaching Statement

Dr. Waite teaches on topics of natural hazards, earthquake seismology, and time analysis in geosciences.