Scientific publications

Ongoing multi-parameter unrest at the Montagne Pelée volcano (Martinique): 2019 to 2024

Fontaine, F.R., Komorowski, J.-C., Corbeau, J., Burtin, A., de Chabalier, J.-B., Grandin, R., Saurel, J.-M., Agrinier, P., Moune, S., Jadelus, F., Melezan, D., Gabriel, J.-G., Vidal, C., Zimmermann, B., Vaton, D., Koziol, J., Lavenaire, J.-M., Moretti, R., Lemarchand, A., Labasque, T., Bard, P.-H., Tibari, B., Zimmermann, L., Aubaud, C., Vergne, J., Andrieu, A., Filliaert, A., Chilin-Eusebe, E., Wahlgren, S. Z., Inostroza, M., Métaxian, J.-P., Potier, A., Fernandez, I., Robert, V., Deroussi, S., Carazzo, G., Tait, S., Vlastelic, I., Jessop, D. E., Bonaimé, S., Le Friant, A., Chaussidon, M., Michaud-Dubuy, A., Retailleau, L. Di Muro, A., Allard, P. & C. Satriano, Scientific Reports, in revision

Volcanic eruptions and associated products

Suzuki, Y. J., Barsotti, S., Carazzo, G., Clarke, A., Folch, A., de'Michieli Vitturi, M. & Phillips, J. C., Encyclopedia of Volcanoes, Academinc Press, in revision

Tephra fallout and dispersal modeling of phreatic eruptions: Implications for volcanic hazard assessment in Martinique and Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles)

Michaud-Dubuy, A., Komorowski, J.-C. & G. Carazzo, Bulletin of Volcanology, 87, 11, doi.org/10.1007/s00445-025-01795-3

Obsidian in the Caribbean islands? Mysterious Ceramic Age glass artefacts in the Lesser Antilles

Leck A., Bellot-Gurlet, L., Carazzo, G., Gratuze, B., Langlade, J., Le Bourdonnec, F.-X., Leandri, C., Shearn, I., Stouvenot, C. & A. Queffelec, Archaeometry, 66, 1255-1279, doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12980, 2024

Unsuspected explosive activity of Montagne Pelée (Lesser Antilles) during the 25–10 ka period

Michaud-Dubuy, A., Carazzo, G., Balcone-Boissard, H., Boudon, G. & E. Kaminski, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 85, 62, doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2023.107873, 2023

Fragmentation behavior of young pyroclasts from Mt. Pelée, Martinique

Huebsch, M., Hueppers, U., Carazzo, G., Cimarelli, C., Hess, K.-U., Hornby, A., Lejeune, A.-M., Michaud-Dubuy, A., Perugini, D., Weller, D., Heap, M. J., & D. B. Dingwell, Bulletin of Volcanology, 85, 62, doi.org/10.1007/s00445-023-01676-7, 2023

New insights into the relationship between mass eruption rate and volcanic column height based on the IVESPA data set

Aubry, T. J., Engwell, S. L., Bonadonna, C., Mastin, L. G., Carazzo, G., Van Eaton, A. R., Jessop, D. E., Grainger, R. G., Scollo, S., Taylor, I. A., Jellinek, A. M., Schmidt, A., Biass, S. & M. Gouhier, Geophysical Reserach Letters, 50, e2022GL102633, doi.org/10.1029/2022GL102633, 2023

Volcanic hazard assessment for tephra fallout in Martinique

Michaud-Dubuy A., Carazzo G. & E. Kaminski, Journal of Applied Volcanology, 10, 8, doi:10.1186/s13617-021-00106-7, 2021

The independent Volcanic Eruption Source Parameter Archive (IVESPA, version 1.0): A new observational database to support explosive eruptive column model validation and development

Aubry T. J., Engwell S. Bonadonna C., Carazzo G., Scollo S., Van Eaton A. R., Taylor I. A., Jessop D., Eychenne J., Gouhier M., Mastin L. G., Wallace K. L., Biass S., Bursik M., Grainger R. G., Jellinek A. M. & A. Schmidt, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 417, 107295, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2021.107295, 2021

Granular mixture deflation and generation of pore fluid pressure at the impact zone of a pyroclastic fountain: Experimental insights

Fries A., Roche O. & G. Carazzo, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 414, 107226, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2021.107226, 2021

Wind entrainment in jets with reversing buoyancy: Implications for volcanic plumes

Michaud-Dubuy A., Carazzo G. & E. Kaminski, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 125, e2020JB020136, doi:10.1029/2020JB020136, 2020

Dynamics and impacts of the May 8th, 1902 pyroclastic current at Mount Pelée (Martinique): New insights from numerical modeling

Gueugneau V., Kelfoun K., Charbonnier S., Germa A. & G. Carazzo, Frontiers in Earth Science, 8, 279, doi:10.3389/feart.2020.00279, 2020

Transition from stable column to partial collapse during the 79 cal CE P3 Plinian eruption of Mt. Pelée volcano (Lesser Antilles)

Carazzo G., Tait S., Michaud-Dubuy A., Fries A. & E. Kaminski, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 392, 106764, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2019.106764, 2020

The contribution of experimental volcanology to the study of the physics of eruptive processes, and related scaling issues: A review

Roche O. & G. Carazzo, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 384, 103-150, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2019.07.011, 2019

Impact of wind direction variability on hazard assessment in Martinique (Lesser Antilles): The example of the 13.5 ka cal BP Bellefontaine Plinian eruption of Mount Pelée volcano

Michaud-Dubuy A., Carazzo G., Tait S., Le Hir G., Fluteau F. & E. Kaminski, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 381, 193-208, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2019.06.004, 2019

Marginally stable recent Plinian eruptions of Mt Pelée volcano (Lesser Antilles): the P2 AD 280 eruption

Carazzo G., Tait S. & E. Kaminski, Bulletin of Volcanology, 81, 3-20, doi:10.1007/s00445-018-1265-6, 2019

A revisit of the role of gas entrapment on the stability conditions of explosive volcanic columns

Michaud-Dubuy A., Carazzo G., Kaminski E. & F. Girault, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 357, 349-361, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2018.05.005, 2018

Turbulent entrainment into volcanic plumes: New constraints from laboratory experiments on buoyant jets rising in a stratified crossflow

Aubry T. J., Carazzo G. & A. M. Jellinek, Geophysical Research Letters, 44 (20), 10,198-10,207, doi:10.1002/2017GL075069, 2017

A new analytical scaling for turbulent wind-bent plumes: Comparison of scaling laws with analog experiments and a new database of eruptive conditions for predicting the height of volcanic plumes

Aubry T. J., Jellinek A. M., Carazzo G., Gallo R., Hatcher K. & J. Dunning, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 343, 233-251, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2017.07.006, 2017

Results of the eruptive column model inter-comparison study

Costa A., Suzuki Y. J., Cerminara M., Devenish B. J., Esposti Ongaro T., Herzog M., Van Eaton A. R., Denby L. C., Bursik M., de' Michieli Vitturi M., Engwell S., Neri A., Barsotti S., Folch A., Macedonio G., Girault F., Carazzo G., Tait S., Kaminski E., Mastin L. G., Woodhouse M. J., Phillips J. C., Hogg A. J., Degruyter W. & C. Bonadonna, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 326, 2-25, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2016.01.017, 2016

Combined effects of total grain-size distribution and crosswind on the rise of eruptive volcanic columns

Girault F., Carazzo G., Tait S. & E. Kaminski, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 326, 103-113, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2015.11.007, 2016

Dynamics of the major plinian eruption of Samalas in 1257 A.D. (Lombok, Indonesia)

Vidal C. M., Komorowski J.-C., Metrich N., Pratomo I., Kartadinata N., Prambada O., Michel A., Carazzo G., Lavigne F., Rodysill J., Fontijn K. & Surono, Bulletin of Volcanology, 77 (9), 1-24, doi:10.1007/s0045-015-0960-9, 2015

The timing and intensity of column collapse during explosive volcanic eruptions

Carazzo G., Kaminski E. & S. Tait, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 411, 208-217, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2014.12.006, 2015

Laboratory experiments of forced plumes in a density-stratified crossflow and implications for volcanic plumes

Carazzo G., Girault F., Aubry T., Bouquerel H. & E. Kaminski, Geophysical Research Letters, 41 (24), 8759-8766, doi:10.1002/2014GL061887, 2014

The effect of total grain-size distribution on the dynamics of turbulent volcanic plumes

Girault F., Carazzo G., Tait S., Ferrucci F. & E. Kaminski, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 394, 124-134, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2014.03.021, 2014

The remarkable longevity of submarine plumes: Implications for the hydrothermal input of iron to the deep-ocean

Carazzo G., Jellinek A. M. & A. V. Turchyn, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 382, 66-76, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2013.09.008, 2013

Particle sedimentation and diffusive convection in volcanic ash-clouds

Carazzo G. & A. M. Jellinek, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 118, 1420-1437, doi:10.1002/jgrb.50155, 2013

The recent Plinian explosive activity of Mt. Pelée volcano (Lesser Antilles): The P1 AD 1300 eruption

Carazzo G., Tait S., Kaminski E. & J. E. Gardner, Bulletin of Volcanology, 74, 2187-2203, doi:10.1007/s00445-012-0655-4, 2012

Magmatic structures in the Tuolumne Intrusive Suite, California : A new model for the formation and deformation of ladder dikes

Hodge K. F., Carazzo G., Montague X. & A. M. Jellinek, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 164 (4), 587-600, doi:10.1007/s00410-012-0760-6, 2012

Experimental constraints on the deformation and breakup of injected magma

Hodge K. F., Carazzo G. & A. M. Jellinek, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 325-326, 52-62, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2012.01.031, 2012

A new view of the dynamics, stability and longevity of volcanic ash clouds

Carazzo G. & A. M. Jellinek, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 325-326, 39-51, doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2012.01.025, 2012

The rise and fall of turbulent fountains: A new model for improved quantitative predictions

Carazzo G., Kaminski E. & S. Tait, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 657, 265-284, doi:10.1017/S002211201000145X, 2010

On the rise of turbulent plumes: Quantitative effects of variable entrainment for submarine hydrothermal vents, terrestrial and extra terrestrial explosive volcanism

Carazzo G., Kaminski E. & S. Tait, Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, B09201, doi:10.1029/2007JB005458, 2008

On the dynamics of volcanic columns : A comparison of field data with a new model of negatively buoyant jets

Carazzo G., Kaminski E. & S. Tait, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 178, 94-103, doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2008.01.002, 2008

The route to self-similarity in turbulent jets and plumes

Carazzo G., Kaminski E. & S. Tait, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 547, 137-148, doi:10.1017/S002211200500683X, 2006

Turbulent entrainment in jets with arbitrary buoyancy

Kaminski E., Tait S. & G. Carazzo, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 526, 361-376, doi:10.1017/S0022112004003209, 2005