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Rebecca Carey
Associate Professor | she/her
Room 327 , Geology-Geography Building
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Associate Professor Rebecca Carey is a former Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow, Tasmanian Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year, and the 2020 winner of the Australian Academy of Science Dorothy Hill Medal. Rebecca is interested in volcanic processes and environments, geological hazards, and indigenous cultural narratives around volcanic events.
Biography
Rebecca has taught undergraduate, Masters and PhD level Earth Science units throughout her postdoctoral appointments at the University of Hawaii, University of California at Berkeley, and her academic career at the University of Tasmania including: Planet Earth (KEA101) and Earth Evolution (KEA102); Earth’s Surface (KEA208), Tectonics and Volcanology (KEA306); roles at the University of Tasmania. Rebecca has a passion for teaching students in the field. These field-based units include: Honours Level Exploration Mapping Skills, and at Masters level Volcanology and Mineralisation in Volcanic Terrains (KEA703). She has led Australian and International volcanology field trips to New Zealand, Hawaii, and Iceland with groups of up to 25 students and scientists.
Rebecca regularly leads a CODES Masters field short course, Volcanology and Mineralisation in Volcanic Terrains (KEA703), which is a component of the University's Master of Economic Geology and Master of Science in Exploration Geoscience. She also co-leads an industry short course called Volcanic Processes, Products, Successions and Resources with Dr. Patrick Hayman from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
Rebecca co-developed and taught a volcanic hazards course for the National Disaster Preparedness Training Centre (NDPTC) at the University of Hawaii, USA. This course focuses on volcanic crises: the hazards, vulnerabilities, impacts and risks, and the tools and processes that support monitoring, forecasts, warning, preparedness, mitigation and response. It was aimed to reach professionals with crisis responsibility in both public and private sectors, including emergency managers, government/public decision-makers, response personnel, utility managers, and urban planners.
Career summary
Qualifications
| Degree | Thesis Title | University | Country | Date of Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Conduit, eruption and plume transport processes during the 1875 eruption of Askja Volcano, Iceland. | University of Hawaii | USA | 20/12/2008 |
| BSc (1st Class Hons) | Grainsize and componentry of the 1886 eruption of Tarawera volcano, New Zealand. | University of Tasmania | Australia | 1/12/2002 |
| BSc | University of Tasmania | Australia | 1/12/2001 |
Memberships
Professional practice
- Leader of the IAVCEI Commission of Submarine Volcanology
- 2011 – present: IAVCEI Commission of Volcanogenic Sediments
- 2011 – present: IAVCEI Commission of Collapse Calderas
- 2011 – present: Australian Geological Society
- 2004 – present: American Geophysical Union
- 2004 – present: IAVCEI Commission of Explosive volcanism
Administrative expertise
- Coordinating and supporting higher degree research students throughout their candidature at the University of Tasmania.
- Managing large projects often with large infrastructure such as ships, robotic underwater vehicles.
- Leading and managing large field-based projects
Teaching
Teaching expertise
- Field-based volcanology and sedimentology
Teaching responsibility
- KEA102 Earth Evolution (Unit Coordinator)
- XBR208 Natural Hazards and Disasters (Unit Coordinator)
- KEA703 Volcanology and Mineralisation in Volcanic Terrains (Unit Coordinator)
- KEA101 Planet Earth (Teaching)
- KEA208 Earth’s Surface (Teaching)
- KEA306 Volcanology, Sedimentology and Plate Tectonics (Teaching)
Research Appointments
- 2010 - present: Adjunct Graduate Faculty, University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Expertise
Rebecca's field of research expertise includes the following:
- Understanding volcanic eruptive histories: Characterising past behaviours at volcanoes by studies of volcanic architectures and products in the field.
- Mechanisms and drivers of volcanic eruptions: Improving the understanding of driving mechanisms of small to large magnitude eruptions by using microanalytical and geochemical approaches on volcanic products.
- Subaerial pyroclast transport in eruption plumes: Characterising the dispersal of eruption products in eruption plumes to further understand and predict future eruptive behaviour of volcanoes.
- Submarine volcanoes and eruption dynamics: multidisciplinary characterisation of submarine volcanoes, their eruptive products, hydrothermal systems and interactions with the hydrosphere.
- Volcanic hazards, risk and mitigation: Characterising and assessing the uncertainties associated with volcanic hazards, risk perceptions and strategies to mitigate risks from future events.
- Volcanic architectures: Using the studies of modern submarine volcanic architectures and hydrothermal systems to enable strategies for more efficient ore deposit discoveries. This research is being conducted with various industry partners, the Australian Research Council and CODES researchers.
Research Themes
Rebecca's research and that of the Volcanology group aligns to the University's strategic research themes of Earth's Resources and Marine Science. Current projects combine volcanology, sedimentology, geochemistry, petrology, marine geology and economic geology. Her ARC-funded projects have focused on investigating the spatio-temporal relationships among plumes, plate boundaries and eruption products in the offshore Eastern Australian context, volcanic eruption, plume and transport processes in subaerial and submarine environments, and exploring complexities in the volcanic architectures in modern and ancient settings.
Collaboration
Rebecca’s research is highly collaborative. Her submarine volcanology projects often require accessing research vessels and Autonomous/Remote vehicles and thus are in collaboration with partners such as The Australian Marine National Facility, The Japanese Agency for Marine Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (USA), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI), New Zealand Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), GEOMAR, Germany and Bristol University. Projects in subaerial volcanology are collaborative with academics across universities worldwide, and geological surveys. Projects in economic geology are collaborative with industry partners.
Awards
2014: University of Tasmania Vice-Chancellor's Award for Research Excellence
2020: Tasmanian Tall Poppy Scientist of the year
2020: Dorothy Hill medal – Australian Academy of Science
Current projects
- Exploration targeting from next-generation volcanic facies reconstruction (PhD student Malai Ila’ava)
- The 1886 eruption of Tarawera Volcano: powerful explosive eruptions of basaltic magma (PhD student Hannah Moore)
- Complex unsteady eruptive behaviour during the 1315 AD eruption of Tarawera volcano (PhD student Acacia Clark)
- Submarine Silicic Volcanism: Havre 2012 eruption, Kermadec Arc, New Zealand (PhD student Shannon Frey)
- Eruption and disruption: how Earth’s deep interior and surface communicate
- Opening of the Tasman Sea and the separation of Australia and Antarctica: temporal and isotopic constraints to further test the deep-seated Balleny plume vs. tectonic reorganization models
- The re-awakening of a mantle plume – the nature and petrogenesis of Neogene volcanism on the Central Kerguelen Plateau
Fields of Research
- Volcanology (370512)
- Marine geoscience (370504)
- Geology (370599)
- Resource geoscience (370508)
- Sedimentology (370509)
- Igneous and metamorphic petrology (370503)
- Geodynamics (370604)
- Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) (310305)
- Economic geography (440603)
- Surveying (incl. hydrographic surveying) (401306)
- Physical oceanography (370803)
- Palaeoclimatology (370904)
- Exploration geochemistry (370301)
- Structural geology and tectonics (370511)
- Natural hazards (370903)
- Geophysical and environmental fluid flows (401208)
- Geophysics (370699)
- Geochemistry (370399)
- Stratigraphy (incl. biostratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy and basin analysis) (370510)
- Isotope geochemistry (370303)
- Inorganic geochemistry (370302)
- Geochronology (370502)
- Biological oceanography (370801)
Research Objectives
- Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences (280107)
- Expanding knowledge in the physical sciences (280120)
- Mining and extraction of precious (noble) metal ores (250405)
- Geological hazards (e.g. earthquakes, landslides and volcanic activity) (190403)
- Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems (180601)
- Precious (noble) metal ore exploration (250305)
- Natural hazards (190499)
- Effects of climate change on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic environments (excl. social impacts) (190503)
- Copper ore exploration (250302)
- Management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments (180499)
- Expanding knowledge in the mathematical sciences (280118)
- Mineral exploration (250399)
- Marine biodiversity (180504)
- Zinc ore exploration (250308)
- Other mineral resources (excl. energy resources) (259999)
Publications
Rebecca is passionate about team-based research. Her most recent publication record includes PhD student-led research papers within large collaborative research projects. One example is the publications derived from the 2012 submarine eruption of Havre volcano, which are appearing in international peer-reviewed journals and providing remarkable insight into how the confining pressure of the ocean modulates eruption dynamics. Rebecca’s 2018 Science Advances paper has provided the eruption and architectural framework for these publications and represents the best documented framework for a recent silicic submarine eruption.
Rebecca is an Editor for the multidisciplinary high profile journal Geophysical Research Letters, however she is on hiatus due to parental care responsibilities. Formerly she was an editor for Geology (2010-2012).
Total publications
79
Highlighted publications
(8 outputs)| Year | Type | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Journal Article | Murch AP, White JDL, Carey RJ, 'Unusual fluidal behavior of a silicic magma during fragmentation in a deep subaqueous eruption, Havre volcano, southwestern Pacific Ocean', Geology, 47, (5) pp. 487-490. ISSN 0091-7613 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1130/G45657.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 7 | |
| 2019 | Journal Article | Olivier G, Brenguier F, Carey R, Okubo P, Donaldson C, 'Decrease in seismic velocity observed prior to the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano with ambient seismic noise interferometry', Geophysical Research Letters, 46, (7) pp. 3734-3744. ISSN 0094-8276 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1029/2018GL081609 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 31Web of Science - 27 Co-authors: Olivier G | |
| 2018 | Journal Article | Carey R, Soule SA, Manga M, White JDL, McPhie J, et al., 'The largest deep-ocean silicic volcanic eruption of the past century', Science Advances, 4, (1) Article e1701121. ISSN 2375-2548 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1701121 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 58Web of Science - 60 Co-authors: McPhie J; Jutzeler M; Ikegami F | |
| 2018 | Journal Article | Manga M, Fauria KE, Lin C, Mitchell SJ, Jones M, et al., 'The pumice raft-forming 2012 Havre submarine eruption was effusive', Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 489 pp. 49-58. ISSN 0012-821X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.02.025 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 33Web of Science - 33 Co-authors: Jutzeler M | |
| 2018 | Journal Article | Manga M, Mitchell SJ, Degruyter W, Carey RJ, 'Transition of eruptive style: pumice raft to dome-forming eruption at the Havre submarine volcano, southwest Pacific Ocean', Geology, 46, (12) pp. 1075-1078. ISSN 0091-7613 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1130/G45436.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 10 | |
| 2013 | Journal Article | Carey RJ, Manga M, Degruyter W, Gonnermann H, Swanson D, et al., 'Convection in a volcanic conduit recorded by bubbles', Geology, 41, (4) pp. 395-398. ISSN 0091-7613 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1130/G33685.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 29Web of Science - 25 | |
| 2012 | Journal Article | Carey RJ, Manga M, Degruyter W, Swanson D, Houghton B, et al., 'Externally triggered renewed bubble nucleation in basaltic magma: The 12 October 2008 eruption at Halema'uma'u Overlook vent, Kilauea, Hawai'i, USA', Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 117, (B11) Article B11202. ISSN 0148-0227 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1029/2012JB009496 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 42Web of Science - 40 | |
| 2010 | Journal Article | Carey RJ, Houghton BF, ''Inheritance': An influence on the particle size of pyroclastic deposits', Geology (Boulder), 38, (4) pp. 347-350. ISSN 0091-7613 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1130/G30573.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 14 |
Journal Article
(56 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mitchell SJ, Hudak MR, Bindeman IN, Carey RJ, McIntosh IM, et al., 'Isotopic signatures of magmatic fluids and seawater within silicic submarine volcanic deposits', Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ISSN 0016-7037 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2022.03.022 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 | |
| 2022 | Mitchell SJ, Hudak MR, Bindeman YN, Carey RJ, McIntosh IM, et al., 'Isotopic signatures of magmatic fluids and seawater within silicic submarine volcanic deposits', Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 326 pp. 214-233. ISSN 0016-7037 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2022.03.022 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 | |
| 2022 | Moore HC, Carey RJ, Houghton BF, Jutzeler M, White JDL, 'High‑temperature oxidation of proximal basaltic pyroclasts, 1886 Tarawera, New Zealand', Bulletin of Volcanology, 84 Article 46. ISSN 1432-0819 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00445-022-01549-5 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Moore HC; Jutzeler M | |
| 2022 | Vergani D, McPhie J, Carey R, Di Muro A, 'Intracaldera explosions and lava emissions during the 2007 caldera collapse of Piton de la Fournaise, La Reunion Island', Bulletin of Volcanology, 84, (3) Article 19. ISSN 1432-0819 (2022) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00445-022-01528-w [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Vergani D; McPhie J | |
| 2021 | Fox JM, McPhie J, Carey RJ, Jourdan F, Miggins DP, 'Construction of an intraplate island volcano: the volcanic history of Heard Island', Bulletin of Volcanology, 83, (5) Article 37. ISSN 0258-8900 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00445-021-01452-5 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Fox JM; McPhie J | |
| 2021 | Fox JM, McPhie J, Carey RJ, Jourdan F, Miggins DP, 'Construction of an intraplate island volcano: The volcanic history of Heard Island', Bulletin of Volcanology, 83, (5) Article 37. ISSN 1432-0819 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00445-021-01452-5 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Fox JM; McPhie J | |
| 2021 | Holt SJ, McPhie J, Carey RJ, 'Apparently 'dry' littoral rootless cones in Hawai'i formed by sustained, 'confined' mixing of lava and sea water', Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research Article 107352. ISSN 0377-0273 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2021.107352 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Holt SJ; McPhie J | |
| 2021 | Mitchell SJ, Fauria KE, Houghton BF, Carey RJ, 'Sink or float: microtextural controls on the fate of pumice deposition during the 2012 submarine Havre eruption', Bulletin of Volcanology, 83 Article 80. ISSN 0258-8900 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00445-021-01497-6 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 7 | |
| 2021 | Rowe MC, Carey RJ, White JDL, Kilgour G, Hughes E, et al., 'Tarawera 1886: an integrated review of volcanological and geochemical characteristics of a complex basaltic eruption', New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics pp. 1-24. ISSN 0028-8306 (2021) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2021.1914118 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 14 | |
| 2020 | Durig T, White JDL, Murch AP, Zimanowski B, Buttner R, et al., 'Deep-sea eruptions boosted by induced fuel-coolant explosions', Nature Geoscience, 13, (7) pp. 498-503. ISSN 1752-0894 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/s41561-020-0603-4 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 23Web of Science - 20 | |
| 2020 | Durig T, White JDL, Zimanowski B, Buttner R, Murch A, et al., 'Deep-sea fragmentation style of Havre revealed by dendrogrammatic analyses of particle morphometry', Bulletin of Volcanology, 82 Article 67. ISSN 0258-8900 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00445-020-01408-1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 10 | |
| 2020 | Jutzeler M, Marsh R, van Sebille E, Mittal T, Carey RJ, et al., 'Ongoing dispersal of the 7 August 2019 pumice raft from the Tonga Arc in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean', Geophysical Research Letters, 47, (5) Article e1701121. ISSN 1944-8007 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1029/2019GL086768 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 18Web of Science - 16 Co-authors: Jutzeler M; McPhie J | |
| 2020 | McPhie J, Jutzeler M, Ikegami F, Carey R, 'Syn-eruptive soft-sediment deformation structures in a deep submarine caldera: Havre, 2012', Marine Geology, 430 Article 106373. ISSN 0025-3227 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2020.106373 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: McPhie J; Jutzeler M; Ikegami F | |
| 2020 | Murch AP, White JDL, Barreyre T, Carey RJ, Mundana RE, et al., 'Volcaniclastic dispersal during submarine lava effusion: the 2012 eruption of Havre Volcano, Kermadec Arc, New Zealand', Frontiers in Earth Science, 8 pp. 1-21. ISSN 2296-6463 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/feart.2020.00237 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Mundana RE; Ikegami F | |
| 2020 | Rajaram H, Camargo S, Carey R, Corey RM, Dombard AJ, et al., 'Thank You to Our 2019 Peer Reviewers', Geophysical Research Letters, 47, (17) Article e2020GL088048. ISSN 0094-8276 (2020) [Non Refereed Article] | |
| 2019 | Astill S, Corney S, Carey R, Auckland S, Cross M, 'Reconceptualising 'community' to identify place-based disaster management needs in Tasmania', Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 34, (1) pp. 48-51. ISSN 1324-1540 (2019) [Refereed Article] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Astill S; Corney S; Auckland S; Cross M | |
| 2019 | Houghton BF, Carey RJ, 'Physical constraints for effective magma-water interaction along volcanic conduits during silicic explosive eruptions', Geology, 47, (5) pp. e461. ISSN 0091-7613 (2019) [Letter or Note in Journal] DOI: 10.1130/G46033C.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7Web of Science - 5 | |
| 2019 | Mitchell SJ, Houghton BF, Carey RJ, Manga M, Fauria KE, et al., 'Submarine giant pumice: a window into the shallow conduit dynamics of a recent silicic eruption', Bulletin of Volcanology, 81 Article 42. ISSN 0258-8900 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00445-019-1298-5 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 15 | |
| 2019 | Murch AP, White JDL, Carey RJ, 'Characteristics and deposit stratigraphy of submarine-erupted silicic ash, Havre Volcano, Kermadec Arc, New Zealand', Frontiers in Earth Science, 7 Article 1. ISSN 2296-6463 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/feart.2019.00001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 18 | |
| 2019 | Murch AP, White JDL, Carey RJ, 'Unusual fluidal behavior of a silicic magma during fragmentation in a deep subaqueous eruption, Havre volcano, southwestern Pacific Ocean', Geology, 47, (5) pp. 487-490. ISSN 0091-7613 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1130/G45657.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 7 | |
| 2019 | Olivier G, Brenguier F, Carey R, Okubo P, Donaldson C, 'Decrease in seismic velocity observed prior to the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano with ambient seismic noise interferometry', Geophysical Research Letters, 46, (7) pp. 3734-3744. ISSN 0094-8276 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1029/2018GL081609 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 31Web of Science - 27 Co-authors: Olivier G | |
| 2019 | Potter NJ, Carey RJ, Andronico D, Costantini L, 'Eruption dynamics of the 23 February 2013 event at Mt. Etna', Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 384 pp. 241-250. ISSN 0377-0273 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2019.07.021 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Potter NJ | |
| 2019 | Rajaram H, Diffenbaugh N, Camargo S, Bayani Cardenas M, Carey R, et al., 'Thank you to our 2018 peer reviewers', Geophysical Research Letters, 46, (12) pp. 12608-12636. ISSN 0094-8276 (2019) [Letter or Note in Journal] | |
| 2018 | Carey R, Soule SA, Manga M, White JDL, McPhie J, et al., 'The largest deep-ocean silicic volcanic eruption of the past century', Science Advances, 4, (1) Article e1701121. ISSN 2375-2548 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1701121 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 58Web of Science - 60 Co-authors: McPhie J; Jutzeler M; Ikegami F | |
| 2018 | Holt SJ, Carey RJ, Houghton BF, Orr T, McPhie J, et al., 'Eruption and fountaining dynamics of selected 1985-1986 high fountaining episodes at Kīlauea volcano, Hawai'i, from quantitative vesicle microtexture analysis', Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 369 pp. 21-34. ISSN 0377-0273 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2018.11.011 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4 Co-authors: Holt SJ; McPhie J; Feig S | |
| 2018 | Ikegami F, McPhie J, Carey R, Mundana R, Soule A, et al., 'The eruption of submarine rhyolite lavas and domes in the deep ocean - Havre 2012, Kermadec Arc', Frontiers in Earth Science, 6 Article 147. ISSN 2296-6463 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/feart.2018.00147 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 15 Co-authors: Ikegami F; McPhie J; Mundana R; Jutzeler M | |
| 2018 | Janebo MH, Houghton BF, Thordarson T, Bonadonna C, Carey RJ, 'Total grain-size distribution of four subplinian-Plinian tephras from Hekla volcano, Iceland: implications for sedimentation dynamics and eruption source parameters', Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 357 pp. 25-38. ISSN 0377-0273 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2018.04.001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 7 | |
| 2018 | Manga M, Fauria KE, Lin C, Mitchell SJ, Jones M, et al., 'The pumice raft-forming 2012 Havre submarine eruption was effusive', Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 489 pp. 49-58. ISSN 0012-821X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.02.025 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 33Web of Science - 33 Co-authors: Jutzeler M | |
| 2018 | Manga M, Mitchell SJ, Degruyter W, Carey RJ, 'Transition of eruptive style: pumice raft to dome-forming eruption at the Havre submarine volcano, southwest Pacific Ocean', Geology, 46, (12) pp. 1075-1078. ISSN 0091-7613 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1130/G45436.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 10 | |
| 2018 | Mitchell SJ, McIntosh IM, Houghton BF, Carey RJ, Shea T, 'Dynamics of a powerful deep submarine eruption recorded in H2O contents and speciation in rhyolitic glass: the 2012 Havre eruption', Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 494 pp. 135-147. ISSN 0012-821X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.04.053 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 19Web of Science - 18 | |
| 2017 | Gonnermann HM, Giachetti T, Fliedner C, Nguyen CT, Houghton BF, et al., 'Permeability during magma expansion and compaction', Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 122, (12) pp. 9825-9848. ISSN 2169-9313 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/2017JB014783 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 31Web of Science - 30 | |
| 2017 | Simmons JM, Carey RJ, Cas RAF, Druitt TH, 'High magma decompression rates at the peak of a violent caldera-forming eruption (Lower Pumice 1 eruption, Santorini, Greece)', Bulletin of Volcanology, 79 Article 42. ISSN 0258-8900 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00445-017-1120-1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 6 Co-authors: Cas RAF | |
| 2017 | Simmons JM, Cas RAF, Druitt TH, Carey RJ, 'The initiation and development of a caldera-forming Plinian eruption (172 ka Lower Pumice 2 eruption, Santorini, Greece)', Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 341 pp. 332-350. ISSN 0377-0273 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2017.05.034 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Cas RAF | |
| 2016 | Houghton BF, Taddeucci J, Andronico D, Gonnermann HM, Pistolesi M, et al., 'Stronger or longer: discriminating between Hawaiian and Strombolian eruption styles', Geology, 44, (2) pp. 163-166. ISSN 0091-7613 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1130/G37423.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 37Web of Science - 35 | |
| 2016 | Janebo MH, Thordarson T, Houghton BF, Bonadonna C, Larsen G, et al., 'Dispersal of key subplinian-Plinian tephras from Hekla volcano, Iceland: Implications for eruption source parameters', Bulletin of Volcanology, 78, (10) Article 66. ISSN 0258-8900 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00445-016-1059-7 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 17 | |
| 2015 | Eychenne J, Houghton BF, Swanson DA, Carey RJ, Swavely L, 'Dynamics of an open basaltic magma system: the 2008 activity of the Halema uma u Overlook vent, Kīlauea Caldera', Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 409 pp. 49-60. ISSN 0012-821X (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2014.10.045 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 13Web of Science - 13 | |
| 2014 | Carey RJ, Wysoczanski R, Wunderman R, Jutzeler M, 'Discovery of the largest historic silicic submarine eruption', Eos, 95, (19) pp. 157-164. ISSN 2324-9250 (2014) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.1002/2014EO190001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 34 Co-authors: Jutzeler M | |
| 2014 | Houghton BF, Carey RJ, Rosenberg MD, 'The 1800a Taupo eruption: 'Ill wind' blows the ultraplinian type event down to Plinian', Geology, 42, (5) pp. 459-461. ISSN 0091-7613 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1130/G35400.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 18Web of Science - 18 | |
| 2014 | Jutzeler M, Marsh R, Carey RJ, White JDL, Talling PJ, et al., 'On the fate of pumice rafts formed during the 2012 Havre submarine eruption', Nature Communications, 5 Article 3660. ISSN 2041-1723 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4660 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 66Web of Science - 66 Co-authors: Jutzeler M | |
| 2014 | Sahetapy-Engel S, Self S, Carey RJ, Nairn IA, 'Deposition and generation of multiple widespread fall units from the c. AD 1314 Kaharoa rhyolitic eruption, Tarawera, New Zealand', Bulletin of Volcanology, 76, (8) Article 836. ISSN 0258-8900 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00445-014-0836-4 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 11 | |
| 2013 | Carey RJ, Manga M, Degruyter W, Gonnermann H, Swanson D, et al., 'Convection in a volcanic conduit recorded by bubbles', Geology, 41, (4) pp. 395-398. ISSN 0091-7613 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1130/G33685.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 29Web of Science - 25 | |
| 2013 | Houghton BF, Swanson DA, Rausch J, Carey RJ, Fagents SA, et al., 'Pushing the Volcanic Explosivity Index to its limit and beyond: Constraints from exceptionally weak explosive eruptions at Kilauea in 2008', Geology, 41, (6) pp. 627-630. ISSN 0091-7613 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1130/G34146.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 44Web of Science - 42 | |
| 2013 | Patel A, Manga M, Carey RJ, Degruyter W, 'Effects of thermal quenching on mechanical properties of pyroclasts', Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 258 pp. 24-30. ISSN 0377-0273 (2013) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2013.04.001 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 9 | |
| 2012 | Carey RJ, Manga M, Degruyter W, Swanson D, Houghton B, et al., 'Externally triggered renewed bubble nucleation in basaltic magma: The 12 October 2008 eruption at Halema'uma'u Overlook vent, Kilauea, Hawai'i, USA', Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, 117, (B11) Article B11202. ISSN 0148-0227 (2012) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1029/2012JB009496 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 42Web of Science - 40 | |
| 2011 | Houghton BF, Swanson DA, Carey RJ, Rausch J, Sutton AJ, 'Pigeonholing pyroclasts: Insights from the 19 March 2008 explosive eruption of Kılauea volcano', Geology (Boulder), 39, (3) pp. 263-266. ISSN 0091-7613 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1130/G31509.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 46Web of Science - 40 | |
| 2011 | Lupi M, Geiger S, Carey RJ, Thordarson T, Houghton BF, 'A model for syn-eruptive groundwater flow during the phreatoplinian phase of the 28-29 March 1875 Askja volcano eruption, Iceland', Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 203, (3-4) pp. 146-157. ISSN 0377-0273 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2011.04.009 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 4 | |
| 2010 | Carey RJ, Houghton BF, ''Inheritance': An influence on the particle size of pyroclastic deposits', Geology (Boulder), 38, (4) pp. 347-350. ISSN 0091-7613 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1130/G30573.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 14 | |
| 2010 | Carey RJ, Houghton BF, Thordarson T, 'Tephra dispersal and eruption dynamics of wet and dry phases of the 1875 eruption of Askja Volcano, Iceland', Bulletin of Volcanology, 72, (3) pp. 259-278. ISSN 0258-8900 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00445-009-0317-3 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 74Web of Science - 73 | |
| 2010 | Houghton BF, Carey RJ, Cashman KV, Wilson CJN, Hobden BJ, et al., 'Diverse patterns of ascent, degassing, and eruption of rhyolite magma during the 1.8 ka Taupo eruption, New Zealand: Evidence from clast vesicularity', Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research: An International Journal on The Geophysical, Geochemical, Petrological and Economic Aspects of Geothermal and Volcanological Research, 195, (1) pp. 31-47. ISSN 0377-0273 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2010.06.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 86Web of Science - 85 | |
| 2009 | Carey RJ, Houghton BF, Thordarson T, 'Abrupt shifts between wet and dry phases of the 1875 eruption of Askja Volcano: Microscopic evidence for macroscopic dynamics', Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research: An International Journal on The Geophysical, Geochemical, Petrological and Economic Aspects of Geothermal and Volcanological Research, 184, (3-4) pp. 256-270. ISSN 0377-0273 (2009) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.04.003 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 51Web of Science - 48 | |
| 2009 | Sable JE, Houghton BF, Wilson CNJ, Carey RJ, 'Eruption mechanisms during the climax of the Tarawera 1886 basaltic Plinian eruption inferred from microtextural characteristics of the deposits', Special Publications of IAVCEI (International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior), 2009, (2) pp. 129-154. ISSN 1750-8207 (2009) [Refereed Article] Citations: Scopus - 57 | |
| 2008 | Carey RJ, Houghton BF, Thordarson T, 'Contrasting styles of welding observed in the proximal Askja 1875 eruption deposits II: Local welding', Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research: An International Journal on The Geophysical, Geochemical, Petrological and Economic Aspects of Geothermal and Volcanological Research, 171, (1-2) pp. 20-44. ISSN 0377-0273 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.11.017 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 14 | |
| 2008 | Carey RJ, Houghton BF, Thordarson T, 'Contrasting styles of welding observed in the proximal Askja 1875 eruption deposits I: Regional welding', Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research: An International Journal on The Geophysical, Geochemical, Petrological and Economic Aspects of Geothermal and Volcanological Research, 171, (1-2) pp. 1-19. ISSN 0377-0273 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2007.11.020 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 21Web of Science - 21 | |
| 2007 | Carey RJ, Houghton BF, Sable JE, Wilson CJN, 'Contrasting grain size and componentry in complex proximal deposits of the 1886 Tarawera basaltic Plinian eruption', Bulletin of Volcanology, 69, (8) pp. 903-926. ISSN 0258-8900 (2007) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00445-007-0117-6 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 36Web of Science - 31 | |
| 2006 | Sable JE, Houghton BF, Wilson CNJ, Carey RJ, 'Complex proximal sedimentation from Plinian plumes: the example of Tarawera 1886', Bulletin of Volcanology, 69, (1) pp. 89-103. ISSN 0258-8900 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s00445-006-0057-6 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 61Web of Science - 56 | |
| 2004 | Houghton BF, Wilson CJN, Del Carlo P, Coltelli M, Sable JE, et al., 'The influence of conduit processes on changes in style of basaltic Plinian eruptions: Tarawera 1886 and Etna 122 BC', Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research: An International Journal on The Geophysical, Geochemical, Petrological and Economic Aspects of Geothermal and Volcanological Research, 137, (1-3) pp. 1-14. ISSN 0377-0273 (2004) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2004.05.009 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 124Web of Science - 116 |
Book
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Carey R, Cayol V, Poland M, Weis D, 'Hawaiian Volcanoes: From Source to Surface', American Geophysical Union and John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New Jersey, USA, pp. 600. ISBN 978-1-118-87204-8 (2015) [Edited Book] |
Chapter in Book
(4 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mitchell SJ, Biass S, Houghton RF, Anderson A, Bonny E, et al., 'The interplay among clast size, vesicularity, postfragmentation expansion, and clast breakage: An example from the 1.8 ka Taupo eruption', Field Volcanology: A Tribute to the Distinguished Career of Don Swanson, Geological Society of America, MP Poland, MO Garcia, VE Camp and A Grunder (ed), United States, pp. 375-383. ISBN 9780813795386 (2018) [Research Book Chapter] | |
| 2015 | Carey RJ, Swavely L, Swanson DA, Houghton BF, Orr T, et al., 'Onset of a Basaltic Explosive Eruption from Kīlauea's Summit in 2008', Hawaiian Volcanoes: From Source to Surface, American Geophysical Union and John Wiley and Sons, R Carey, V Cayol, M Poland, D Weis (ed), United States of America, pp. 421-437. ISBN 978-1-118-87204-8 (2015) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1002/9781118872079.ch19 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3 | |
| 2015 | Houghton B, Carey RJ, 'Pyroclastic Fall Deposits', Encyclopedia of Volcanoes, Elsevier Inc, H Sigurdsson, B Houghton, H Rymer, J Stix, S McNutt (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 599-616. ISBN 9780123859389 (2015) [Other Book Chapter] | |
| 2015 | May M, Carey RJ, Swanson DA, Houghton BF, 'Reticulite-Producing Fountains from Ring Fractures in Kīlauea Caldera ca. 1500 CE', Hawaiian Volcanoes: From Source to Surface, American Geophysical Union and John Wiley and Sons, R Carey, V Cayol, M Poland, D Weis (ed), United States of America, pp. 351-367. ISBN 978-1-118-87204-8 (2015) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1002/9781118872079.ch16 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 7 |
Review
(1 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Carey R, Orth K, Chadwick B, 'New frontiers and technologies in submarine volcanism research', Eos, 20 October ISSN 0096-3941 (2017) [Other Review] Co-authors: Orth K |
Conference Publication
(10 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Fox JM, Halpin JA, Carey RJ, 'Temporal and environmental constraints on the eruption history of Gaussberg Volcano', Abstracts from the SCAR Open Science Conference 2020. Ice Sheet-Solid Earth Interactions: GIA, Landscape Evolution and Geothermal Heat Flux, Hobart, Tasmania, pp. 760. (2020) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Fox JM; Halpin JA | |
| 2019 | Fox JM, Falloon TJ, Olin PH, Carey RJ, Coffin MF, et al., 'Petrology of Fresh Submarine Lavas from Recent Phonolitic Volcanism on the Central Kerguelen Plateau, Southern Indian Ocean', Abstracts from the American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2019, December 2019, pp. V11E-0139. (2019) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Fox JM; Falloon TJ; Olin PH; Coffin MF | |
| 2017 | Fox J, Carey RJ, Coffin MF, Watson S, Olin PH, et al., 'McDonald Islands - an example of submarine and subaerial phonolitic volcanism on the Kerguelen Plateau, the southern Indian Ocean', Abstracts from the IAVCEI 2017 Scientific Assembly, 14-18 August, Portland, Oregon (2017) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Fox J; Coffin MF; Watson S; Olin PH; Arculus RJ; Spain EA | |
| 2017 | Fox J, McPhie J, Carey RJ, 'Basaltic cryptodomes and daily records of phreatomagmatic eruption - Miocene submarine volcanism at Cape Grim, Tasmania, Australia', Abstracts from the IAVCEI 2017 Scientific Assembly, 14-18 August, Portland, Oregon, pp. 333. (2017) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Fox J; McPhie J | |
| 2017 | Mundana R, Johnson SC, Whittaker JM, Carey R, Sauermilch I, et al., 'Rocks from the Cascade Seamount: an archive of the unzipping of Gondwana and the initiation of the ACC?', AGU Chapman Conference 2017 Abstracts, 29 January-03 February, Hobart, Tasmania (2017) [Non Refereed Conference Paper] Co-authors: Mundana R; Johnson SC; Whittaker JM; Sauermilch I; Fox JM | |
| 2017 | Watson S, Fox JM, Post A, Whittaker J, Lucieer VL, et al., 'Submarine glacial landforms and interactions with volcanism around Sub-Antarctic Heard and McDonald Islands', AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts, 11-15 December 2017, New Orleans, USA (2017) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Watson S; Fox JM; Whittaker J; Lucieer VL; Coffin MF | |
| 2016 | Fox J, Carey RJ, McPhie J, Jourdan F, 'Volcanism on Heard Island, the southern Indian Ocean', Abstract book from the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research: Biennial meetings and open science conference 2016, 20-30 August 2016, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 318. ISBN 9780948277320 (2016) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Fox J; McPhie J | |
| 2016 | Fox JM, McPhie J, Carey RJ, 'Cape Grim, NW Tasmania - a world class example of submarine basaltic intraplate volcanism', Abstracts from the Australian Earth Sciences Convention, 26-30 June 2016, Adelaide (2016) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Fox JM; McPhie J | |
| 2016 | Watson SJ, Coffin MF, Whittaker JM, Lucieer V, Fox JM, et al., 'Submarine geology and geomorphology of active Sub-Antarctic volcanoes: Heard and McDonald Islands', American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting abstracts, 12-16 December 2016, San Francicso, USA, pp. V43F-08. (2016) [Plenary Presentation] Co-authors: Watson SJ; Coffin MF; Whittaker JM; Lucieer V; Fox JM; Bowie AR; Chase Z | |
| 2013 | Fox J, Wheller G, Coffin MF, Leser T, Carey RJ, 'A multidisciplinary approach to the understanding of the magmatic and volcanic history of Heard Island, Kerguelen Plateau', Abstracts from the IAVCEI Scientific Assembly: Predicting Volcanic Eruptions, 20-24 January 2013, Kagoshima, Japan (2013) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Fox J; Coffin MF |
Other Public Output
(7 outputs)| Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ilaava M, Jutzeler M, Carey R, Cas R, 'Volcanic Architecture of the Cowal Igneous Complex Junee-Narromine Volcanic Belt, Macquarie Arc, NSW', University of Tasmania, p. 52. (2022) [Report of Restricted Access] Co-authors: Ilaava M; Jutzeler M | |
| 2022 | Ilaava M, Jutzeler M, Carey R, Cas R, 'Volcanic Facies Architecture of the Cowal Igneous Complex, NSW', University of Tasmania, Mines and Wines 2022, Orange, NSW, 11th March 2022, pp. 1-17. (2022) [Report of Restricted Access] Co-authors: Ilaava M; Jutzeler M | |
| 2022 | Ilaava M, Jutzeler M, Carey RJ, Cas R, 'Volcanic Facies Architecture of the Cowal Igneous Complex, NSW (before later intrusions and deformation)', ARC Linkage Meeting, 10th August 2022, p. 64. (2022) [Report of Restricted Access] Co-authors: Ilaava M; Jutzeler M | |
| 2022 | Ilaava M, Jutzeler M, Cas R, Carey RJ, 'Early Ordovician Volcanic Processes and Setting: Cowal Igneous Complex, NSW', CODES Annual Review, University of Tasmania, 28th November 2022, p. 29. (2022) [Report of Restricted Access] Co-authors: Ilaava M; Jutzeler M | |
| 2019 | Carey RJ, 'The 'pulse' of a volcano can be used to help predict its next eruption', The Conversation, The Conversation Media Group Ltd, Australia, 22 May 2019 (2019) [Magazine Article] | |
| 2019 | Lucieer VL, Carey RJ, 'Our last great unexplored frontier- the seabed', ABC Radio National. Nightlife Program with Phillip Clark, ABC, Australia, 17 April (2019) [Media Interview] Co-authors: Lucieer VL | |
| 2018 | Carey R, 'Trouble in paradise: eruptions from Kīlauea Volcano place the Hawaiian island on Red Alert', Science Educational News, 67, 2, pp. 39-42. (2018) [Magazine Article] |
Grants & Funding
Rebecca’s research leadership and quality of research outputs has led to her success in funding grants and requests for marine voyages. She has secured AU$6.1M in funding to support her research and that of her group, with $2.25M as lead Chief Investigator, and the remaining AU$4.35M as co-lead Investigator. She has secured AU$16.2M for marine voyages in US and Australian funding agencies to support the research of her group, AU$6.8M as Chief Scientist and $9.4M as Co-lead Investigator.
Funding Summary
Number of grants
28
Total funding
$6,196,646
Projects
Three dimensional investigation of volcanic products of the 1886 eruption of Tarawera by Micro-computed Tomography (2022)$1,870
- Description
- Rebecca Carey, and PhD students Hannah Moore and Acacia Clark have been awarded beamtime on the Australian Synchrotron ANSTO. This beamtime will be used for a 3D investigation of volcanic material from the 1886 eruption of Tarawera volcano, New Zealand.
- Funding
- Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation ($1,870)
- Scheme
- Grant-Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Carey RJ
- Year
- 2022
Life after death: understanding the recovery dynamics of seabed disturbances (2020)$0
- Description
- This research will address how the recovery dynamics of deep seafloor communities and hydrothermal systems after catastrophic seafloor disturbances. This research will use the example of Havre 2012 eruption to constrain the rates and trajectories of deep-sea benthic community recovery and elucidate where the colonisers come from. This research will also address the recovery dynamics of hydrothermal systems and mineralisation post-eruption
- Funding
- CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation ($0)
- Scheme
- Grant-Marine National Facility
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Carey RJ; Johnson CR; Hill NA
- Year
- 2020
Seamounts in the Tasman Sea and Southwest Pacific: Deep seated Balleny plume vs. Pacific Superswell (2020 - 2022)$81,050
- Description
- The overarching aim of this research is to further understand the fundamental processes driving plate tectonic motions, particularly between Australia and Antarctica. The Balleny Plume has been implicated in causing/aiding the opening of the Tasman Sea and southwestern Pacific from about 80 Ma and continental breakup between Cape Adare and Tasmania 30-50 Myr ago. However, an alternative hypothesis proposes that volcanism in this region is instead related to a superswell. We are in a position to test these alternative hypotheses by utilizing existing Tasman/Balleny seamount samples in the existing U. Tasmania rock store, and new samples collected during the RV Investigator shiptime IN2018-18 in December 2018-January 2019. We will collect new Ar-Ar dates of key samples coupled with Sr, Nb, Pb isotopes.
- Funding
- Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) ($81,050)
- Scheme
- Grant-Australian Antarctic Science
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Carey RJ; Whittaker J; Duncan R; Seton M
- Period
- 2020 - 2022
The re-awakening of a mantle plume - the nature and petrogenesis of Neogene volcanism on the Central Kerguelen Plateau (2020)$83,831
- Description
- Mantle plumes are cylinders of hot rock that rise from the deep Earth. The Kerguelen plume, thought to be the magma source of Australia's active hot spot volcanoes, Heard and McDonald Islands in the Southern Ocean, is also likely responsible for newly discovered fields of hundreds of young seamounts on the adjacent seafloor. This project will test controversial models of plume dynamics to explain the complex spatial, temporal and geochemical patterns of volcanism in this unique geological setting. The outcomes will be a reassessment of plume volcanism with global implications for both active and ancient mantle plumes. This research attracts strong international interest and will boost Australia's international reputation for frontier science.
- Funding
- Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) ($83,831)
- Scheme
- Grant-Australian Antarctic Science
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Carey RJ; Falloon TJ; Coffin MF; Barling J; Duncan RA
- Year
- 2020
Sedimentation at its extreme: how powerful are submarine caldera-forming eruptions (Kermadec arc)? (2020)$0
- Description
- This expedition will collect new information on powerful underwater volcanic eruptions. The voyage will target three representative submarine caldera volcanoes (Macauley, Havre and Healy) in the Kermadec arc, north of New Zealand. We will investigate the internal structure of these volcanoes to infer how they erupted, and where the eruption products were dispersed in the ocean. This research has strong with ties with the Australian mining industry by improving strategies for exploration in ancient volcanic terrains, and will also provide novel data on hazards linked to submarine volcanic eruptions, such as tsunamis and breakage of underwater communication cables.
- Funding
- CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation ($0)
- Scheme
- Grant-Marine National Facility
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jutzeler M; Carey RJ; Whittaker J; Lamarche G; Soule A; Manga M; Wysoczanski R; Kutterolf S
- Year
- 2020
How Earth's deep interior communicates with the surface (2020 - 2022)$549,000
- Description
- Massive outpourings of magma are a driver of the Earth System, responsible for causing major planetary-scale disruption. This project will reveal the interrelationship between the hot, deep sources of volcanic material, and the tectonic processes at the Earth's surface. Expected outcomes of this project include global leadership in the development of innovative geodynamic modelling capability, which applied to unique datasets in our region willprovide a geological framework for the urgent address of pressing questions across the sciences (e.g., climate). The project outcomes will generate significant new fundamental knowledge which can be directly linked societal, environmental and financial benefits for our nation
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($549,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Discovery Projects
- Administered By
- University of Sydney
- Research Team
- Seton M; Carey RJ; Williams S; Coltice N; Duncan R
- Period
- 2020 - 2022
- Grant Reference
- DP200100966
Exploration targeting from next-generation volcanic facies reconstruction (2019 - 2022)$629,824
- Description
- The project aims to develop new approaches to reconstruct the architecture of the volcanic host in hydrothermal ore deposits. Fingerprinting of volcanic units will be achieved through using novel, automated techniques of image analysis in addition to classical facies analysis and rock and mineral chemistry. This project will enhance mineral discovery through basin-scale lithostratigraphic reconstructions. Application of the technique to younger, undeformed volcanic units in New Zealand will improve exploration strategies in the much older southeasternAustralian continental crust. This study will provide significant benefit to the mining industry by diversifying exploration strategies to locate and extract ore deposits in Australia.
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($499,824)
- Collaborators
- Department of State Growth (Tas) ($10,000); Evolution Mining ($120,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Linkage Projects
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Carey RJ; Cas R; Cooke DR; Meffre SJM; Bull KF; Rowland J; Heap M
- Period
- 2019 - 2022
- Grant Reference
- LP190100035
Eruption styles and periodicity of the silicic Sumisu caldera, Izu-Bonin-Mariana arc (2019 - 2020)$10,000
- Description
- Geochemical analyses of volcanic deposits to interpret the eruption history of a silicic submarine caldera
- Funding
- Australian and New Zealand Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Consortium ($10,000)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jutzeler M; Carey RJ
- Period
- 2019 - 2020
Volcanic architecture and eruption behaviour at Site U1437 Izu-Bonin-Mariana rear-arc, IODP 350 (2019 - 2020)$20,000
- Description
- This project involves analytical work on volcanic material collected during an IODP expedition. Funding of 20k from ANZIC-IODP.
- Funding
- Australian and New Zealand Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Consortium ($20,000)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Jutzeler M; Carey RJ; Busby C; De Bari S
- Period
- 2019 - 2020
4D geological modelling of the Cowal district, NSW (2018 - 2021)$756,192
- Description
- Unravelling the geological evolution of the Cowal district: identifying exploration targets and building an improved metallogenic and exploration model for the district.
- Funding
- Evolution Mining ($756,192)
- Scheme
- Contract Research
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Cooke DR; Meffre SJM; Jutzeler M; Carey RJ
- Period
- 2018 - 2021
Strombolian and Hawaiian volcanism: sub-second parameterization of the eruptive dynamics of explosions at Kilauea and Stromboli (2018 - 2021)$694,000
- Description
- This project funded through the NSF is an international collaborative effort to study low intensity basaltic explosive eruptions from Hawaiian and Stromboli volcanoes.
- Funding
- National Science Foundation ($694,000)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- National Science Foundation
- Research Team
- Carey RJ
- Period
- 2018 - 2021
The Balleny mantle plume: key role in Tasmania-Antarctic breakup? (2018)$0
- Description
- This frontier work will address first-order geoscientific questions on the fundamental processes driving plate tectonic motions, particularly the separation between Australia and Antarctica. It will focus on the role of the Balleny plume, an upwelling of hot material through the Earth's interior, that was responsible for the formation of many seamounts offshore Eastern Tasmania. It will also address the evolution of the Tasman Seaway, a critical component in the onset of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. This work will utilise marine geological data to resolve these outstanding tectonic and oceanographic questions.
- Funding
- CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation ($0)
- Scheme
- Grant-Marine National Facility
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Whittaker J; Carey RJ; Williams S
- Year
- 2018
East Tasman Plateau - key to unravelling the onset of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (2017)$19,180
- Description
- The onset of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current was controlled by the Eocene rifting of Tasmania from Antarctica and evolution of the deep Tasman Gateway (e.g. Stickley et al. 2004; Scher et al. 2015). However, the exact mechanism enabling the onset of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current through the Tasman Gateway remains controversial, with rapid Eocene deepening (Stickley et al. 2004) and northward migration (Scher et al. 2015) both implicated. The source of controversy lies in alternative interpretations of the paleoenvironment and subsidence of the East Tasman Plateau, and the Cascade Seamount that sits upon it. Driven by interpretations of IODP drill site 1172 on the East Tasman Plateau, which was used as the type example for the region, the South Tasman Rise region (Fig. 1) is thought to have deepened rapidly in the late Eocene enabling formation of the deep oceanic gateway (Stickley et al. 2004; Hill and Exon, 2004). In this interpretation, the East Tasman Plateau was close to sea level during the Late Eocene and has subsided ~2 km since then to its present depth. However, the subsidence history inferred from dredge samples from the Cascade Seamount, a ~2000 m seamount sitting atop the East Tasman Plateau is significantly different (summarised in Figure 2). Here, dredged volcanic samples recovered opportunistically by fishing vessels also indicate near sea level conditions in the Late Eocene (Fig. 2; Quilty, 1997; 2001), but are located ~2 km shallower than the shallow marine Late Eocene sediments in IODP core 1172. Options to resolve this observed discrepancy include: 1) An alternative interpretation of the shallow marine siliciclastic sediments below 356 m in site 1172. Instead of being deposited in-situ as proposed by Stickley et al. (2004), these sediments may have been first deposited on the top/flank of the Cascade seamount and subsequently transported to site 1172 in sediment gravity flows (e.g. Hill and Exon, 2004; Scher et al. 2015). 2) Existing age and paleo-environment constraints for the Cascade Seamount rely heavily on rocks opportunistically provided by fishing vessels. As such, there is a possibility that these samples were not accurately located. 3) The glauconitic sand/silt unit in Site 1172 was formed in-situ, though at a greater depth than suggested by Hill and Exon (2004).
- Funding
- Australian and New Zealand Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Consortium ($19,180)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Daczko N; Whittaker J; Carey RJ; Scher H; Halpin JA
- Year
- 2017
Digging into the biggest explosive submarine eruption ever 'seen' to understand seafloor volcanism (2017 - 2019)$855,000
- Description
- This project uses experimental approaches to understand magma water interaction. We use the stratigraphic framework, deposits to provide a context for magma-water interaction. We use lavas from Havre in experimental setups at the University of Wurzburg to interact magma and water and then examine the fragmental material with microscopes.
- Funding
- The Royal Society of New Zealand ($855,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Marsden Fund
- Administered By
- The Royal Society of New Zealand
- Research Team
- White JDL; Carey RJ; Zimanowski B
- Period
- 2017 - 2019
Chasing the Kerguelen Mantle Plume tail: investigating the Miocene to Holocene record of volcanism present in ODP Leg 183, Site 1138a cores (2016)$20,000
- Funding
- Australian and New Zealand Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Consortium ($20,000)
- Scheme
- Grant
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Carey RJ
- Year
- 2016
East Tasman Plateau - Key to unravelling the onset of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (2016)$0
- Description
- This frontier work will address first-order geoscientific questions on the evolution of the Tasman Seaway, a critical component in the onset of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Today, this current helps keep Antarctica cool, but its onset and role in stabilising icesheets on Antarctica remains controversial. This work will utilise marine geological data to resolve these outstanding tectonic and oceanographic questions around the evolution of key changes in past climatic and oceanographic conditions.
- Funding
- CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation ($0)
- Scheme
- Grant-Marine National Facility
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Whittaker J; Carey RJ; Halpin JA; Williams S; Daczko N; Stilwell J
- Year
- 2016
Collaborative Research: Elucidating conduit, eruption and plume transport dynamics of large silicic submarine eruptions. (2015 - 2017)$568,589
- Funding
- US National Science Foundation ($568,589)
- Scheme
- Research Grant
- Administered By
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Research Team
- Houghton BF; Carey RJ; Soule A; Manga M; White JDL; Wysoczanski R
- Period
- 2015 - 2017
The role of hydrostatic pressure in modulating submarine silicic eruptions (2015 - 2017)$350,259
- Description
- Exploration on the modern seafloor reveals the deposits of deep (>1000m) silicic explosive eruptions, yet theory predicts that explosivity at these depths is largely suppressed. In 2012 the largest and deepest silicic submarine explosive eruption ever recorded took place at depths up to 1600m, also challenging this theory. This project leverages from a US research expedition to the eruption site. This project will constrain the physical and chemical factors that control explosivity using cutting-edge technologies. Australia's ancient submarine volcanoes host highly economic ore deposits. This research will enhance our ability to interpret ancient volcanic settings, thereby improving the potential for new ore deposit discoveries.
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($350,259)
- Scheme
- Fellowship-Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Carey RJ
- Period
- 2015 - 2017
- Grant Reference
- DE150101190
Submarine volcanism and hydrothermalism around Heard and McDonald Islands (2015 - 2016)$65,600
- Description
- The scarcity of iron limits biological productivity and carbon uptake in the nutrient rich waters of the Southern Ocean. This project will explore for the first time the role of undersea "hotspot" volcanoes in supplying iron to surface waters, thus linking the solid earth and the biosphere. Existing data indicate that fields of submarine volcanoes extend for several hundred kilometres from Heard and McDonald islands, among the world's most active hotspot volcanoes. We will produce a three dimensional, high-resolution bathymetric and backscatter map of the seafloor surrounding the islands. We will map the water column for chemical signatures of hydrothermal activity. From this mapping we will identify and sample candidate active submarine volcanoes, a first for this region. We will measure iron abundance, and reactivity in buoyant plumes over and downstream of these volcanoes, and evaluate physical mixing processes that might deliver this iron to surface waters.
- Funding
- Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) ($65,600)
- Scheme
- Grant-Australian Antarctic Science
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Coffin MF; Chase Z; Bowie AR; Whittaker J; Phillips HE; Noble T; Arculus R; Trull T; Carey RJ
- Period
- 2015 - 2016
The geological evolution of Heard Island, Australian Antarctic Territory (2015)$19,434
- Description
- Our objectives are to:1. Determine the absolute age of 15 strategically selected lava flow samples on Heard Island using Ar-Ar dating techniques, permitting the recent volcanism of Heard Island temporally constrained.2. Integrate the Ar-Ar dating data from this project with historical and remote sensing data to construct a temporal sequence of lava producing events on Heard Island.3. Place the timing and magnitude of volcanic activity on Heard Island in the context of volcanism on the Kerguelen Plateau. MethodologyThe technique used to determine the ages of lavas will be Argon-Argon dating, a method that has been used successfully to date young lava flows in Hawaii. The samples used in this study will be analysed using a combination of X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), petrography at the University of Tasmania and 40Ar/39Ar dating at Oregon State University, USA. The 40Ar/39Ar dating method is suitable for the study of relatively young (<Xxx ka) lava flow samples, as shown by recent research results from Prof. Duncan's research group. The 40Ar/39Ar method involves sample irradiation in a nuclear reactor. This converts a small number of 39K atoms to 39Ar atoms (McDougall & Harrison, 1999). Following irradiation, the sample is fused in a vacuum system. The sample is heated in a series of steps starting below the temperature of fusion (McDougall & Harrison, 1999). For each step the argon is analysed isotopically in a mass spectrometer. The relative abundance of 40Ar, 39Ar, 37Ar, 36Ar +/- 38Ar are measured. The mass spectrometer used for the Argon dating is a Thermo Scientific Model Argus VI mass spectrometer. This spectrometer is the leading technology in the Ar-Ar dating method providing a larger range of data, improved accuracy and the capacity to analyse smaller samples than previous mass spectrometersOutcomesWe will produce:a) A geological map of Heard Island using the Ar-Ar age dates determined during this study.b) Publications to international peer-reviewed journals.c) Geological information pertinent to fundamental understanding of Australia's only active volcano.Further, the outcomes of this study will inform the research mission voyage and dredging plans on the IMAS/UTAS Marine National Facility Cruise (R/V Investigator) to Heard Island in 2015/2016.
- Funding
- Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) ($19,434)
- Scheme
- Grant-Australian Antarctic Science
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Carey RJ; Duncan R; Falloon TJ; McPhie J; Fox JM
- Year
- 2015
Collaborative Research: Strombolian and Hawaiian explosions: New insights from synchronizing videos and exsolved volatiles (2014 - 2016)$108,078
- Funding
- US National Science Foundation ($108,078)
- Scheme
- Research Grant
- Administered By
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Research Team
- Houghton BF; Carey RJ; Burton M; Bello D; Edmonds M; Orr T; Taddeuchi J; Patrick M
- Period
- 2014 - 2016
Submarine volcanoes in the Izu-Bonin Arc: degassing of magma and implications for eruption processes (2014)$0
- Funding
- Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science ($0)
- Scheme
- Fellowship
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Carey RJ
- Year
- 2014
Relationships between eruption rate, tephra dispersal and total grain size at Hekla and Askja volcanoes, Iceland: Enhancing the source term for tephra modelling. (2012 - 2014)$458,448
- Funding
- US National Science Foundation ($458,448)
- Scheme
- Research Grant
- Administered By
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Research Team
- Houghton BF; Thordarson T; Carey RJ; Bonadonna C; Larsen G; Hoskuldsson A; van den Bogaard C
- Period
- 2012 - 2014
Collaborative Research: Hawaiian and Subplinian basaltic volcanism: constraints on eruption dynamics from Kilauea (2012 - 2013)$212,428
- Funding
- US National Science Foundation ($212,428)
- Scheme
- Research Grant
- Administered By
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Research Team
- Houghton BF; Gonnermann H; Plank T; Hauri E; Carey RJ
- Period
- 2012 - 2013
2012: Hawaiian Volcanoes: From Source to Surface, USA (2012)$1,000
- Funding
- University of Tasmania ($1,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Conference Support Scheme
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Carey RJ
- Year
- 2012
Submarine volcanoes: Degassing of silicic magma with implications for ascent and eruption processes (2011 - 2013)$280,000
- Description
- Submarine volcanoes are more common than those on land and yet we know very little about eruption processes in such settings. Unique sample suites recovered via submersible from deep-marine silicic volcanoes will be used in the first study to constrain magmatic volatile abundances and exsolution processes at known eruption depths. Water depth retards volatile resolution, which potentially strongly modulates eruption styles and intensities, with important yet uncertain consequences for the delayed release of volatiles influencing metal transport and syn-and-post eruptive ore deposition. These results will transform current understanding of submarine eruption processes and the older submarine volcanic rock formations that form the continents.
- Funding
- Australian Research Council ($280,000)
- Scheme
- Grant-Discovery Projects
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Carey RJ
- Period
- 2011 - 2013
- Grant Reference
- DP110102196
Understanding of basaltic eruption dynamics and mechanisms: Effusive andexplosive eruptions in Hawaii (2009 - 2011)$112,500
- Funding
- US National Science Foundation ($112,500)
- Scheme
- Research Grant
- Administered By
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Research Team
- Houghton BF; Gonnermann H; Orr T; Patrick M; Sutton AJ; Swanson D; Elias T; Carey RJ
- Period
- 2009 - 2011
Silicic Explosive Volcanism: Understanding the conditions of steady and unsteady eruptive behaviour in silicic magmas the Kaharoa 1314 eruption (2009 - 2011)$300,363
- Funding
- US National Science Foundation ($300,363)
- Scheme
- Research Grant
- Administered By
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Research Team
- Carey RJ; Houghton BF; Rosenberg M; Self S
- Period
- 2009 - 2011
Research Supervision
Rebecca supervises students with projects associated with magmatism, volcanism, sedimentology and economic geology. She co-supervises students with projects in other disciplines that include volcanoes (e.g., geophysics, natural hazards). Projects are advertised on the University of Tasmania website, please email Rebecca if you are interested in her supervision.
Current
9
Completed
5
Current
| Degree | Title | Commenced |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | What are the Controls on Transitions of Eruptive Styles During the Tarawera 1886 Eruption? | 2019 |
| PhD | Understanding Health and Resilience in the Face of Natural Disasters in Tasmania | 2019 |
| PhD | Application of Seismic Techniques to Reconstruct Volcanic Architecture | 2020 |
| PhD | Volcanic Architecture of the Cowal Volcanic Complex, NSW | 2020 |
| PhD | Silicic Explosive Volcanism: Understanding the conditions of steady and unsteady eruptive behaviour of silicic magma - the Kaharoa 1315 eruption | 2021 |
| PhD | Behavior of Submarine Caldera-forming Silicic Eruptions in the Kermadec Arc | 2021 |
| PhD | The Tectonic Significance of Mafic/Ultramafic Igneous Rocks in Western Tasmania | 2022 |
| PhD | Volcanic Architectures | 2023 |
| PhD | Characterisation of Skarn-Type Deposits: Devonian granite-related overprint of the Cambrian Rosebery VHMS deposit, Western Tasmania | 2023 |
Completed
| Degree | Title | Completed |
|---|---|---|
| PhD | Complex Basaltic Volcanic Sequences in Oceanic and Continental Intraplate Submarine and Island Settings Candidate: Jodi Maree Fox | 2019 |
| PhD | Geologic and Geochemical Vectors to Mineralisation at the Resolution Porphyry Cu-Mo Deposit, Arizona Candidate: Joshua James Phillips | 2019 |
| PhD | Understanding of Basaltic Eruption Dynamics and Mechanisms: Effusive and Explosive Eruptions in Hawaii Candidate: Samuel James Holt | 2019 |
| PhD | The 2007 Explosive Activity at Piton de la Fournaise Volcano (Runion Island): Constraints on the eruptive processes by the volcanological study of the erupted deposits Candidate: Daniele Vergani | 2019 |
| Masters | Litho-chemo-stratigraphic, Structural and Mineral Prospectivity Aspect of the Rosebery Group, an Enigmatic Cambrian Volcano-sedimentary Succession in Western Tasmania Candidate: Eyob Fisseha Andemeskel | 2018 |