Publications


2013


Ebmeier, SK,Biggs, J. Mather, T & Amelung, F 2013, `On the lack of InSAR observations of magmatic deformation at Central American volcanoes'. Journal of Geophysical Research.

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Ebmeier, SK,Biggs, J. Mather, T & Amelung, F 2013, `The applicability of InSAR to tropical volcanoes: lessons from Central America.: in "Remote-sensing of volcanoes and volcanic processes: integrating observation and modelling"'. Geological Society of London Special Publication, vol 380.

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2012


Ebmeier, SK,Biggs, J. Mather, T, Elliott, J, Wadge, G & Amelung, F 2012, `Measuring large topographic change with InSAR: Lava thicknesses, extrusion rate and subsidence rate at Santiaguito volcano, Guatemala'. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol 335., pp. 216

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Ghail, R, Wilson, C, Galand, M, Hall, D, Cochrane, C, Mason, P, Helbert, J, MontMessin, F, Limaye, S, Patel, M, Bowles, N, Stam, D, Wahlund, J, Rocca, F, Waltham, D, Mather, T,Biggs, J. Genge, M, Paillou, P, Mitchell, K, Wilson, L & Singh, U 2012, `EnVision: taking the pulse of our twin planet'. Experimental Astronomy.

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Parks, M.,Biggs, J. England, P, Mather, T, Nomikou, P, Palamartchouk, K, Papanikolaou, X, Paradissis, D, Parsons, B, Pyle, D, Raptakis, C & Zacharis, V 2012, `Evolution of Santorini Volcano dominated by episodic and rapid fluxes of melt from depth'. Nature Geoscience, vol 5., pp. 749-754

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Sparks, S.,Biggs, J. Neuberg, J 2012, `Monitoring Volcanoes'. Science, vol 335., pp. 1310 - 1311

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2011


Biggs, J. Bastow, I, Keir, D & Lewi, E 2011, `Pulses of deformation reveal frequently recurring shallow magmatic activity beneath the Main Ethiopian Rift'. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst, vol 12.

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Kilgore, W., Roman, D. Biggs, J. Hansen, R 2011, `Seismic and geodetic investigation of the 1996-1998 earthquake swarm at Strandline Lake, Alaska'. Geophysical Journal International, vol 186., pp. 1365 - 1379

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Parks, M. Biggs, J. Mather, T.A., Pyle, D.P., Amelung, F., Monsalve, M.L. & Narvaez Medina, L.. 'Co-eruptive subsidence at Galeras identified during an InSAR survey of Colombian volcanoes (2006–2009)', JVGR, 202

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2010


Ebmeier, S. Biggs, J. Mather, T.A., Wadge, G. & Amelung, F. 'Steady downslope movement on the western flank of Arenal volcano, Costa Rica', Gcubed 11, Q12004-

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Biggs, J, Mothes,P., Baker, S.,, Amelung, F., Dixon, T., and Hong, S-H. Endogenous growth of a stratovolcano edifice during eruption, Tungurahua Volcano, Ecuador. Geophys. Res. Lett.

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Biggs, J, Lu, Z., Fournier, T., Freymueller, J., Magma flux at Okmok Volcano, Alaska from a joint inversion of continuous GPS, campaign GPS and InSAR. JGR (in press).

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Plattner, C., Wdowinski, S.,Dixon, T.H., and Biggs, J., Surface subsidence induced by the Crandall Canyon Mine (Utah) collapse: InSAR observations and elasto-plastic modeling. GJI. (in press).

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Biggs, J., Nissen, E., Craig, T., Jackson, J., Robinson, D., Breaking up the hanging wall of a rift-border fault: the 2009 Karonga Earthquakes, Malawi. GRL

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Lu , Z., D. Dzurisin, Biggs, J. , C. Wicks, and S. McNutt (2010), Ground surface deformation patterns, magma supply, and magma storage at Okmok volcano, Alaska, from InSAR analysis: 1. Intereruption deformation, 1997–2008, J. Geophys. Res., 115, B00B02, doi:10.1029/2009JB006969.M.

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Outerbridge, K.C., T.H. Dixon, S. Schwartz, J. Walter, M.Protti, V. Gonzalez,Biggs, J. M.Thorwart, W. Rabbel, A Tremor and Slip Event on the Cocos-Caribbean subduction zone as measured by a GPS and Seismic network on the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica. JGR.

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2009


Biggs, J., Amelung, F., Gourmelen, N., Dixon, T. 2009. InSAR Observations of 2007 Tanzania Seismic Swarm Reveals Mixed Fault and Dyke Extension in an Immature Continental Rift. Geophysical Journal International, 179, 549 - 558 doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04262.x

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Biggs, J. Anthony, E.Y., Ebinger, C. 2009b. Multiple inflation and deflation events at Kenyan volcanoes, East African Rift. Geology. 37; 979-982; DOI: 10.1130/G30133A.1

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Biggs, J., Robinson, D,. Dixon, T. 2009.The 2007 Pisco, Peru earthquake (M8.0): Seismology and Geodesy. Geophysical Journal International, 176, 657 - 669 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03990.x

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Biggs, J., Burgmann, R., Freymueller, J.T., Lu, Z., Parsons, B., Ryder, I., Schmalzle, G., Wright, T. The postseismic response to the 2002 M 7.9 Denali Fault earthquake: constraints from InSAR 2003–2005. Geophysical Journal International. 176, 353-367 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2008.03932.x

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Dehghani, M., Zoej, M.J.V., Saatchi, S., Biggs, J. Parsons, B., Wright, T. 2009 Radar interferometry time series analysis of Mashhad subsidence. Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. 37 147-156


Osmanoglu, B., Wdowinski, S., Dixon, T.H., Biggs, J. 2009 InSAR phase unwrapping based on extended Kalman filtering. IEEE National Radar Conference-Proceedings. Article number 4977028


Wang, H., Wright, T. J., Biggs, J. 2009, Interseismic slip rate of the northwestern Xianshuihe fault from InSAR data, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L03302, doi:10.1029/2008GL036560.

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2008


Elliott, J.R. Biggs, J. Parsons, B., Wright, T. 2008 InSAR Slip Rate Determination on the Altyn Tagh Fault, N Tibet, in the Presence of Topographically Correlated Atmospheric Delays. GRL. 35, L12309,

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2007


Biggs, J., Wright, T., Lu, Z. and Parsons, B. 2007 Multi-interferogram method for measuring interseismic deformation: Denali Fault Alaska. GJI. 170 1165-1179.

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Rowland, J., Baker, E., Ebinger, C., Keir, D., Kidane, T.,Biggs, J. Hayward, N, 2007. Brittle strain associated with the 2005 Dabbahu rifting event, Afar: Implications for fault growth at a nascent spreading ridge. GJI 171 1226

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2006


Biggs, J., Bergman, E., Emmerson, B., Funning, G., Jackson, J., Parsons, B., Wright, T. 2006 Fault Identification for Buried Strike-Slip Earthquakes using InSAR: The 1994 and 2004 Al Hoceima, Morocco Earthquakes. Geophysical Journal International. 166 1347-1362.

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Wright, T.J., Ebinger, C.,Biggs, J. Ayele, A., Yirgu, G., Keir, D., Stork, A. 2006 Magma-maintained rift segmentation at continental rupture in the 2005 Afar dyking episode, Nature, 442, 291-294.

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Talebian, M., Biggs, J. Bolourchi, M., Copley, A., Ghassemi, A., Ghorashi, M., Hollingsworth, J., Jackson, J., Nissen, E., Oveisi, B., Parsons, B., Priestley, K. Saiidi, A., 2006, The Dahuiyeh (Zarand) earthquake of 2005 February 22 in central Iran: reactivation of an intra-mountain thrust, Geophysical Journal International, 164 137-148.

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2003


Murton, B. Biggs, J. 2003 Numerical modelling of mud volcanoes and their flows using constraints from the Gulf of Cadiz. Marine Geology, 32

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