Publications

In press/in review/in prep.

• Wright, R. The radiant characteristics of Earth's active lavas: implications for the design of Earth observation missions. In prep.

• Wright, R., Garbeil, H., and Davies, A.G. The cooling rate of an aa lava flow determined using an orbital imaging spectrometer. Journal of Geophysical Research (Solid Earth). In press.

• Koeppen, W., Pilger, E., and Wright, R. Time series analysis of low resolution thermal infrared satellite data for detecting thermal anomalies: a hybrid approach. Remote Sensing of Environment. In review.

Published

• Quattrochi, D.A., Prakash, A., Eneva, M., Wright, R., Hall, D.K., Anderson, M., Kustas, W.P., Allen, R.G., Pagano, T., and Coolbaugh, M.F. (2009). Thermal Remote Sensing: Theory, Sensors, and Applications, in: Manual of Remote Sensing, 3rd Edition, Volume 1: Earth Observing Platforms and Sensors. American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.

• Wright, R., Garbeil, H., and Harris, A.J.L. (2008). Using infrared satellite data to drive a thermo-rheological/stochastic lava flow emplacement model: a method for near-real-time volcanic hazard assessment. Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L19307, doi:10.1029/2008GL035228.

• Wright, R., and Pilger, E. (2008). Satellite observations reveal little inter-annual variability in the radiant flux from the Mount Erebus lava lake. (2008). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 177, 687-694.

• Davies, A.G., Calkins, J., Scharenbroich, L., Vaughan, G., Wright, R., Kyle, P., Castano, R., Chien, S., and Tran, D. (2008). Multi-instrument remote and in situ observations of the Mount Erebus, Antarctica, lava lake in 2005: a comparison with the Pele lava lake on the Jovian moon, Io. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 177, 705-724.

• Combrinck, A., Turner, M., & Wright, R., (2008). Geoinformation technology and the environment. In: Buckingham, S., and Turner, M. (Eds.) Understanding Environmental Issues. Sage Publications Ltd., pp 77-118.

• Wright, R., and Pilger, E., (2008). Radiant emission from Earth's sub-aerially erupting volcanoes. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29, 6443-6466.

• Wright, R., Garbeil, H., Baloga, S.M., and Mouginis-Mark, P.J., (2006). An assessment of Shuttle Radar Topography Mission digital elevation data for studies of volcano morphology. Remote Sensing of Environment, 105, 41-53.

• Davies, A.G., Chien, S., Wright, R., Miklius, A., Kyle, P.R., Welsh, M., Johnson, J.B., Tran, D., Schaffer, S.R., and Sherwood, R., (2006). Enabling rapid-response to volcanic activity detection using an autonomous sensor web. EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union. 87, 1,5.

• Wright, R., Carn, S.A., and Flynn, L.P., (2005). A satellite chronology of the May-June 2003 eruption of Anatahan volcano. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 146, 102-116.

• Patrick, M.R., Smellie, J.L., Harris, A.J.L., Wright, R., Dean, K., Izbekov, P., Garbeil, H., and Pilger, E., (2005). First recorded eruption of Belinda volcano (Montagu Island), South Sandwich Islands. Bulletin of Volcanology. 67, 415-422.

• Wright, R., and Flynn, L.P., (2004). Space-based estimate of the volcanic heat flux into the atmosphere during 2001 and 2002. Geology, 32, 189-192.

• Wright, R., Flynn, L.P., Garbeil, H., Harris, A.J.L., and Pilger, E., (2004). MODVOLC: near-real-time thermal monitoring of global volcanism. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 135, 29-49.

• Ramsey, M., Flynn, L., and Wright, R., Eds., (2004). Volcanic observations from space: new results from the EOS satellite instruments. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 135, 1-219.

• Wright, R., and Flynn, L.P., (2003). On the retrieval of lava flow surface temperatures from infrared satellite data. Geology, 31, 893-896.

• Wright, R., and Flynn, L.P., (2003). Satellite observations of thermal emission before, during, and after the January 2002 eruption of Nyiragongo. Acta Vulcanologica. 15 (1-2), 67-74.

• Wright, R., De La Cruz-Reyna, S., Harris, A.J.L., Flynn, L.P., and Gomez-Palacios, J.J., (2002). Infrared satellite monitoring at Popocatepetl: explosions, exhalations, and cycles of dome growth. Journal of Geophysical Research (Solid Earth), 107, 10.1029/2000JB000125.

• Wright, R., Flynn, L.P., Garbeil, H., Harris, A.J.L., and Pilger, E., (2002). Automated volcanic eruption detection using MODIS. Remote Sensing of Environment, 82, 135-155.

• Flynn, L.P., Wright, R., Garbeil, H., Harris, A.J.L., and Pilger, E., (2002). A global thermal alert using MODIS: initial results from 2000-2001. Advances in Environmental Monitoring and Modelling, 1, 37-69.

• Wright, R., Blake, S., Harris, A.J.L., and Rothery, D.A., (2001). A simple explanation for the space-based calculation of lava eruption rates. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 192, 223-233.

• Rothery, D.A., Coltelli, M., Pirie, D., Wooster, M.J., and Wright, R., (2001). Documenting surface magmatic activity at Mount Etna using ATSR remote sensing. Bulletin of Volcanology, 63, 387-397.

• Flynn, L.P., Harris, A.J.L., and Wright, R., (2001). Improved identification of volcanic features using Landsat 7 ETM+. Remote Sensing of Environment, 79, 1-14.

• Wright, R., Flynn, L.P., and Harris, A.J.L., (2001). Evolution of lava flow-fields at Mount Etna, 27-28 October 1999, observed by Landsat 7 ETM+. Bulletin of Volcanology, 63, 1-7.

• Harris, A.J.L., Murray, J.B., Aries, S.E., Davies, M.A., Flynn, L.P., Wooster, M.J., Wright, R., and Rothery, D.A., (2000). Effusion rate trends at Etna and Krafla and their implications for eruptive mechanisms. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 102, 237-269.

• Wright, R., Rothery, D.A., Blake, S., and Pieri, D.C., (2000). Visualising active volcanism with high spatial resolution satellite data: the 1991 to 1993 eruption of Mount Etna. Bulletin of Volcanology, 62, 256-265.

• Wright, R., Rothery, D.A., Blake, S., and Pieri, D.C., (2000). Improved remote sensing estimates of lava flow cooling: a case study of the 1991 to 1993 Mount Etna eruption. Journal of Geophysical Research (Solid Earth), 105, 23681-23694.

• Harris, A.J.L., Sherman, S.B., and Wright, R., (2000). Discovery of self-combusting volcanic sulfur flows. Geology, 28, 415-418.

• Harris, A.J.L., Flynn, L.P., Dean, K., Pilger, E., Wooster, M., Okubo, C., Mouginis-Mark, P., Garbiel, H., Thornber, C., De La Cruz-Reyna, S., Rothery, D., and Wright, R., (2000). Real-time satellite monitoring of volcanic hot spots. In: PJ Mouginis-Mark, JA Crisp, & JH Fink (eds), Remote sensing of active volcanism. AGU Geophysical Monograph 116, pp. 139-159.

• Wright, R., Rothery, D.A., Blake, S., Harris, A.J.L., and Pieri, D.C., (1999). Simulating the response of the EOS Terra ASTER sensor to high-temperature volcanic targets. Geophysical Research Letters, 26, 1773-1776.

• Harris, A.J.L., Wright, R., and Flynn, L.P., (1999). Remote monitoring of Mount Erebus volcano, Antarctica, using polar orbiters: progress and prospects. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 20, 3051-3071.

• Wooster, M.J., Wright, R., Blake, S., and Rothery, D.A., (1997). Cooling mechanisms and an approximate thermal budget for the 1991-1993 Mount Etna lava flow. Geophysical Research Letters, 24, 3277-3280.