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Megan McLay

Megan works with the USGS InSAR project. She helps develop SAR products for volcano monitoring in the US. She also aids VDAP with international responses to volcanic activity and supporting colleagues at other observatories around the world. Her educational background is in mathematics and geophysics.

Science and Products

Volcano geodesy in the Cascade arc, USA

Experience during historical time throughout the Cascade arc and the lack of deep-seated deformation prior to the two most recent eruptions of Mount St. Helens might lead one to infer that Cascade volcanoes are generally quiescent and, specifically, show no signs of geodetic change until they are about to erupt. Several decades of geodetic data, however, tell a different story. Ground- and space-b
Authors
Michael P. Poland, Michael Lisowski, Daniel Dzurisin, Rebecca Kramer, Megan McLay, Benjamin Pauk
By
Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center

Science and Products

Volcano geodesy in the Cascade arc, USA

Experience during historical time throughout the Cascade arc and the lack of deep-seated deformation prior to the two most recent eruptions of Mount St. Helens might lead one to infer that Cascade volcanoes are generally quiescent and, specifically, show no signs of geodetic change until they are about to erupt. Several decades of geodetic data, however, tell a different story. Ground- and space-b
Authors
Michael P. Poland, Michael Lisowski, Daniel Dzurisin, Rebecca Kramer, Megan McLay, Benjamin Pauk
By
Volcano Hazards Program, Volcano Science Center