Antonina Calahorrano-Di Patre
Areas of interest
Volcanology & Geophysics
Education
- B.Sc., San Francisco de Quito, 2015
- M.Sc., SFU, 2019
- Ph.D., SFU, 2024
Biography
Volcanoes and their associated hazards can be monitored and explored through the analysis of physical signals like seismic waves, gravity changes, and ground deformation, among others. My current research focuses on the eruptive style, forecasting, and internal structure of two unique volcanic systems: Sierra Negra caldera in the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador), and the volcanoes that comprise the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt (British Columbia, Canada). Analysis of data from these particular cases will provide evidence that may unravel fundamental questions associated with common volcanic processes. Through the study of their “anomalous” behavior, the exaggerated geophysical variations during unrest at Sierra Negra and unexpected geochemical signatures at the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt, we aim to understand their current state of activity, as well as past volcanic events.
Recent Publications
- Battaglia, M., Calahorrano-Di Patre, A., Flinders, A.F. (2022) gTOOLS, an open-source MATLAB program for processing high precision, relative gravity data for time-lapse gravity monitoring. Computers & Geosciences, 160, 105028, doi: 10.1016/j.cageo.2021.105028.
- Le Moigne, Y., Zurek, J.M., Williams-Jones, G., Lev, E., Calahorrano-Di Patre, A., Anzieta, J.C. (2020) Standing waves in high speed lava channels: A tool for constraining lava flow dynamics and eruptive parameters. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 401, 106944, doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2020.106944.
- Calahorrano-Di Patre, A., Williams-Jones, G., Battaglia, M., Mothes, P., Gaunt, E., Zurek, J.M., Ruiz, M., Witter, J. (2019) Hydrothermal fluid migration due to interaction with shallow magma: Insights from gravity changes before and after the 2015 eruption of Cotopaxi volcano, Ecuador. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 387, doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2019.106667.