Time series showing daily vertical GPS positions from the continuous GPS station HUSB between 2001 and 2022.
Emily Montgomery-Brown
As a research geophysicist focusing on volcano geodesy, I analyze ground- and satellite-based data to explore how magma moves underground, and discover other ways volcanoes deform.
Prior to joining the USGS, I was a visiting researcher at the Earthquake Research Institute at the University of Tokyo studying hydrothermal deformation at Miyake Jima volcano and an NSF post-doctoral fellow at the University of Wisconsin studying the seismic signals associated with flank sector failure at Kilauea volcano.
Professional Experience
Co-chair of the joint IAVCEI/IAG Volcano Geodesy Commission
Prior AGU Geodesy section OSPA Coordinator
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. in Geophysics, Stanford University, September 2008
Thesis Title: Time dependent deformation of Kilauea volcano, Hawaii Advisor: Paul Segall
M.S. in Geophysics, Stanford University, June 2005
B.S. with High Honors in Geology with minor in Mathematics, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, May 2002
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Geophysical Union
IAVCEI
Science and Products
Time series showing daily vertical GPS positions from the continuous GPS station HUSB between 2001 and 2022.
Comparison of vertical GPS motion measured at station HUSB (top) with earthquake depth (bottom). Red line is a 60-day average of the cleaned GPS time series plotted in gray. Earthquakes are plotted with respect to their magnitudes. The swarm in 2004 represents the vast majority of earthquake in the vicinity of the deforming region.
Comparison of vertical GPS motion measured at station HUSB (top) with earthquake depth (bottom). Red line is a 60-day average of the cleaned GPS time series plotted in gray. Earthquakes are plotted with respect to their magnitudes. The swarm in 2004 represents the vast majority of earthquake in the vicinity of the deforming region.
Satellite radar interferogram spanning June 19, 2020, to August 13, 2021, and showing the ground motion in the direction of the satellite.
Satellite radar interferogram spanning June 19, 2020, to August 13, 2021, and showing the ground motion in the direction of the satellite.
CalVO staff assembled in the Rambo Auditorium, Menlo Park, CA
CalVO staff assembled in the Rambo Auditorium, Menlo Park, CA
Ground deformation and gravity for volcano monitoring
Understanding the drivers of volcano deformation through geodetic model verification and validation
The 2018 eruption of Kīlauea: Insights, puzzles, and opportunities for volcano science
Earthquake-derived seismic velocity changes during the 2018 caldera collapse of Kīlauea volcano
Rainfall an unlikely trigger of Kilauea’s 2018 rift eruption
The 2011-2019 Long Valley Caldera inflation: New insights from separation of superimposed geodetic signals and 3D modeling
Periodic dike intrusions at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaii
The cascading origin of the 2018 Kīlauea eruption and implications for future forecasting
Combined seismic and geodetic analysis before, during and after the 2018 Mt. Etna eruption
Post-1978 tumescence at Long Valley Caldera, California: A geophysical perspective
Hydrologically induced deformation in Long Valley Caldera and adjacent Sierra Nevada
Interseismic quiescence and triggered slip of active normal faults of Kīlauea Volcano’s south flank during 2001-2018
Science and Products
Time series showing daily vertical GPS positions from the continuous GPS station HUSB between 2001 and 2022.
Time series showing daily vertical GPS positions from the continuous GPS station HUSB between 2001 and 2022.
Comparison of vertical GPS motion measured at station HUSB (top) with earthquake depth (bottom). Red line is a 60-day average of the cleaned GPS time series plotted in gray. Earthquakes are plotted with respect to their magnitudes. The swarm in 2004 represents the vast majority of earthquake in the vicinity of the deforming region.
Comparison of vertical GPS motion measured at station HUSB (top) with earthquake depth (bottom). Red line is a 60-day average of the cleaned GPS time series plotted in gray. Earthquakes are plotted with respect to their magnitudes. The swarm in 2004 represents the vast majority of earthquake in the vicinity of the deforming region.
Satellite radar interferogram spanning June 19, 2020, to August 13, 2021, and showing the ground motion in the direction of the satellite.
Satellite radar interferogram spanning June 19, 2020, to August 13, 2021, and showing the ground motion in the direction of the satellite.
CalVO staff assembled in the Rambo Auditorium, Menlo Park, CA
CalVO staff assembled in the Rambo Auditorium, Menlo Park, CA
Ground deformation and gravity for volcano monitoring
Understanding the drivers of volcano deformation through geodetic model verification and validation
The 2018 eruption of Kīlauea: Insights, puzzles, and opportunities for volcano science
Earthquake-derived seismic velocity changes during the 2018 caldera collapse of Kīlauea volcano
Rainfall an unlikely trigger of Kilauea’s 2018 rift eruption
The 2011-2019 Long Valley Caldera inflation: New insights from separation of superimposed geodetic signals and 3D modeling
Periodic dike intrusions at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaii
The cascading origin of the 2018 Kīlauea eruption and implications for future forecasting
Combined seismic and geodetic analysis before, during and after the 2018 Mt. Etna eruption
Post-1978 tumescence at Long Valley Caldera, California: A geophysical perspective
Hydrologically induced deformation in Long Valley Caldera and adjacent Sierra Nevada
Interseismic quiescence and triggered slip of active normal faults of Kīlauea Volcano’s south flank during 2001-2018
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government