Orr, Tim

Geologic mapping and interpretation of Quaternary and recent eruptive products at active Alaskan volcanoes; hazards assessment; eruption crisis response including observation and documentation of volcanic activity, and dissemination of information to Federal, State, and local authorities as well as the media, scientific community, and the general public.

Discipline(s): Geology

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2020 volcanic activity in Alaska - Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 2024

Orr, T., Cameron, C.E., Dietterich, H.R., Loewen, M.W., Lopez, T., Lyons, J.J., Nakai, J., Power, J.A., Searcy, C., Tepp, G., and Waythomas, C.W., 2024, 2020 Volcanic activity in Alaska - Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2024-5004, 34 p. https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20245004.
Full-text PDF 13.5 MB

2021 Volcanic activity in Alaska and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory, 2024

Orr, T.R., Dietterich, H.R., Fee D., Girona, T., Grapenthin, R., Haney, M.M., Loewen, M.W., Lyons, J.J., Power, J.A., Schwaiger, H.F., Schneider, D.J., Tan, D., Toney, L., Wasser, V.K., and Waythomas, C.F., 2024, 2021 Volcanic activity in Alaska and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Summary of events and response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2024-5014, 64 p. https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20245014.
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Digital elevation models and orthoimagery from the 2018 eruption of Veniaminof, Alaska, 2021

Dietterich, H.R., Loewen, M.W., Laker, M., Orr, T., and Hults, C., 2021, Digital elevation models and orthoimagery from the 2018 eruption of Veniaminof, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9VEFFRX.