Dr Mike James

RCUK Fellow in Environmental Informatics

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Articles

Castillo, Carlos and Pérez, Rafael and James, Michael and Quinton, John and Taguas, Encarnación V. and Gómez, José A. (2012) Comparing the accuracy of several field methods for measuring gully erosion. Soil Science Society of America Journal. ISSN 0361-5995 (In Press)
Niethammer, U. and James, M. R. and Rothmund, S. and Travelletti, J. and Joswig, M. (2012) UAV-based remote sensing of the Super-Sauze landslide : evaluation and results. Engineering Geology, 128 (1). pp. 2-11. ISSN 0013-7952
James, Mike R. and Applegarth, Louisa and Pinkerton, Harry (2012) Lava channel roofing, overflows, breaches and switching : insights from the 2008-9 eruption of Mt. Etna. Bulletin of Volcanology, 74 (1). pp. 107-117. ISSN 0258-8900
Delcamp, A. and Van Wyk de Vries, B. and James, Mike R. and Gailler, L. S. and Lebas, E. (2012) Relationships between volcano gravitational spreading and magma intrusion. Bulletin of Volcanology, 74 (3). pp. 743-765. ISSN 1432-0819
Applegarth, Louisa and Tuffen, Hugh and James, Michael and Pinkerton, Harry (2012) Degassing-induced crystallization in basalts. Earth-Science Reviews. ISSN 0012-8252 (Submitted)
Tomasicchio, G. R. and Sanchez-Arcilla, G. R. and Dâ€™Alessandro, F. and Ilic, Suzana and James, Mike R. and Sancho, F. and Fortes, C. J. E. M. and SchÃ¼ttrumpf, H. (2011) Large-scale flume experiments on dune erosion processes. Journal of Hydraulic Research, 49 (Supple). pp. 20-30. ISSN 0022-1686
Macfarlane, D. G. and Odbert, H. M. and Robertson, Duncan and James, Michael and Pinkerton, Harry and Wadge, G. (2011) Topographic and thermal mapping of volcanic terrain using the AVTIS ground based 94GHz dual-mode radar/radiometric imager. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. (Submitted)
James, Mike R. and Llewellin, Edward and Lane, Stephen (2011) Comment on â€œIt takes three to tango : 2. Bubble dynamics in basaltic volcanoes and ramifications for modeling normal Strombolian activityâ€ by J. Suckale, B. H. Hager, L. T. Elkins-Tanton and J.-C. Nave. Journal of Geophysical Research, 116.
Applegarth, Louisa J. and Pinkerton, Harry and James, Mike R. and Calvari, S. (2010) Morphological complexities during the emplacement of `a`Ä lava flow fields : a study of the 2001 lower flow field on Etna. Bulletin of Volcanology, 72 (6). pp. 641-656. ISSN 0258-8900
Applegarth, Louisa and Pinkerton, Harry and James, Mike R. and Calvari, S. (2010) Lava flow superposition : the reactivation of flow units in compound 'a'Ä flows. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 194 (4). pp. 100-106. ISSN 0377-0273
Applegarth, Louisa Jane and James, Mike R. and Van Wyk de Vries, B. and Pinkerton, Harry (2010) The influence of surface clinker on the crustal structures and dynamics of 'a'Ä lava flows. Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, 115 (B07210). ISSN 0148-0227
Ryan, G. A. and Loughlin, S. A. and James, Mike J. and Jones, L. D. and Calder, E. S. and Christopher, T. and Strutt, M. and Wadge, G. (2010) Growth of the lava dome and extrusion rates at SoufriÃ¨re Hills Volcano, Montserrat, West Indies : 2005-2008. Geophysical Research Letters, 37. L00E08. ISSN 0094-8276
Coppola, D. and James, Mike R. and Staudacher, T. and Cigolini, C. (2010) A comparison of field and satellite-derived thermal flux at Piton de la Fournaise: implications for the calculation of lava discharge rate. Bulletin of Volcanology, 72. pp. 341-356. ISSN 0258-8900
Chouet, Bernard A. and Dawson, Phillip B. and James, Mike R. and Lane, Stephen J. (2010) Seismic source mechanism of degassing bursts at Kilauea 1 : results from waveform inversion in the 10 â€“ 50 s band. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115 (B09311). ISSN 0148-0227
Smethurst, Lucy and James, Mike R. and Pinkerton, Harry and Tawn, Jonathan A. (2009) A statistical analysis of eruptive activity on Mount Etna, Sicily. Geophysical Journal International, 179 (1). pp. 655-666. ISSN 0956-540X
James, Mike R. and Lane, Steve J. and Wilson, Lionel and Corder, Steve B (2009) Degassing at low magma-viscosity volcanoes : quantifying the transition between passive bubble-burst and Strombolian eruption. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 180 (2-4). pp. 81-88. ISSN 0377-0273
James, Mike R. and Pinkerton, Harry and Applegarth, Louisa Jane (2009) Detecting the development of active lava flow fields with a very-long-range terrestrial laser scanner and thermal imagery. Geophysical Research Letters, 36. L22305. ISSN 0094-8276
Delcamp, Audray and van Wyk de Vries, Benjamin and James, Mike R. (2008) The influence of edifice slope and substrata on volcano spreading. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 177 (4). pp. 925-943. ISSN 0377-0273
James, Mike R. and Lane, Steve J. and Corder, S. B. (2008) Modelling the rapid near-surface expansion of gas slugs in low-viscosity magmas. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 307 (1). pp. 147-167. ISSN 0305-8719
Wadge, G. and Macfarlane, D. G. and Odbert, H. M. and James, Mike R. and Hole, J. K. and Ryan, G. and Bass, V. and De Angelis, S. and Pinkerton, Harry and Robertson, D. A. and Loughlin, S. C. (2008) Time series radar observations of a growing lava dome. Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, 113. B08210. ISSN 0148-0227
James, M. R. and Wilson, L. and Lane, Steve J. and Gilbert, J. S. and Mather, T. A. and Harrison, R. G. and Martin, R. S. (2008) Electrical Charging of Volcanic Plumes. Space Science Reviews, 137 (1-4). pp. 399-418. ISSN 0038-6308
Harris, Andrew J. L. and Dehn, Jonathan and James, Mike R. and Hamilton, Christopher and Herd, Richard and Lodato, Luigi and Steffke, Andrea (2007) PÄhoehoe flow cooling, discharge and coverage rates from thermal image chronometry. Geophysical Research Letters, 34. L19303. ISSN 0094-8276
James, Mike R. and Pinkerton, Harry and Robson, S. (2007) Image-based measurement of flux variation in distal regions of active lava flows. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 8 (Q03006). ISSN 1525-2027
James, Mike R. and Robson, S. and Pinkerton, Harry and Ball, M. (2006) Oblique photogrammetry with visible and thermal images of active lava flows. Bulletin of Volcanology, 69 (1). pp. 105-108. ISSN 0258-8900
Strutt, M. and Ryan, G. and Wadge, G. and Dunkley, P. N. and Applegarth, L. J. and Pinkerton, H. and Loughlin, S. C. and Robertson, D. A. and Macfarlane, D. G. and James, M. R. and Odbert, H. M. (2006) Imaging a growing lava dome with a portable radar. Eos Transactions American Geophysical Union, 87 (23). pp. 226-228. ISSN 0096-3941
Macfarlane, D. G. and Wadge, G. and Robertson, D. A. and James, M. R. and Pinkerton, H. (2006) Use of a portable topographic mapping millimetre wave radar at an active lava flow. Geophysical Research Letters, 33 (3). L03301. ISSN 0094-8276
James, M. R. and Lane, Steve J. and Chouet, B. A. (2006) Gas slug ascent through changes in conduit diameter : Laboratory insights into a volcano-seismic source process in low-viscosity magmas. Journal of Geophysical Research, 111 (B05201). ISSN 0148-0227
Wadge, G. and Macfarlane, D. G. and Robertson, D. A. and Hale, A. J. and Pinkerton, Harry and Burrell, R. V. and Norton, G. E. and James, M. R. (2005) AVTIS : a novel millimetre-wave ground based instrument for volcano remote sensing. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 146 (4). pp. 307-318. ISSN 0377-0273
Wadge, G. and Macfarlane, D. G. and Robertson, D. A. and Hale, A. J. and Pinkerton, Harry and Burrell, R. V. and Norton, G. E. and James, M. R. (2005) Field testing of the AVTIS radarometer at Soufriere Hills and Arenal volcanoes. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 7. 08715.
James, M R and Bagdassarov, N and MÃœLLER, K and Pinkerton, H (2004) Viscoelastic behaviour of basaltic lavas. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 132 (2-3). pp. 99-113. ISSN http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03770273
James, M. R. and Lane, Steve J. and Chouet, B and Gilbert, J. S. (2004) Pressure changes associated with the ascent and bursting of gas slugs in liquid-filled vertical and inclined conduits. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 129 (1-3). pp. 61-82. ISSN 0377-0273
James, Mike R. and Lane, Steve J. and Gilbert, Jennie S. (2003) The density, construction and drag coefficient of electrostatic volcanic ash aggregates. Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, 108. p. 2435. ISSN 0148-0227
MÃ¼ller, K. and Bagdassarov, N. S. and James, M. R. and Schmeling, H. and Deubener, J. (2003) Internal friction spectroscopy in Li20-2SiO2 partially crystallised glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 319 (1-2). pp. 44-56. ISSN 0022-3093
Pinkerton, Harry and James, Mike and Jones, Alun (2002) Surface temperature measurements of active lava flows on Kilauea volcano, Hawai'i. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 113 (1-2). pp. 159-176. ISSN 0377-0273
James, Mike R. and Gilbert, Jennie S. and Lane, Steve J. (2002) Experimental investigation of volcanic particle aggregation in the absence of a liquid phase. Journal of Geophysical Research, 107 (B9). p. 2191. ISSN 0148-0227
James, Michael and Lane, Stephen and Gilbert, Jennie S. (2000) Volcanic plume electrification: experimental investigation of a fracture-charging mechanism. Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, 105 (B7). pp. 16641-16649. ISSN 0148-0227
James, Mike R. and Lane, Steve J. and Gilbert, Jennie S. (1998) Volcanic plume monitoring using atmospheric electric potential gradients. Journal of the Geological Society, London, 155 (4). pp. 587-590. ISSN 0016-7649
James, M. R. and Wilson, Lionel (1998) An optical model for ballistic plumes on Io. Lunar and Planetary Science, 29 (1349).
Vogel, K. and Risken, H. and Schleich, W. and James, M. and Moss, F. and Mannella, R. and McClintock, Peter V. E. (1987) Colored noise in the ring-laser gyroscope : theory and simulation. Journal of Applied Physics, 62 (2). pp. 721-723. ISSN 1089-7550
Vogel, K. and Risken, H. and Schleich, W. and James, M. and Moss, F. and McClintock, Peter V. E. (1987) Skewed probability densities in the ring-laser gyroscope : a colored noise effect. Physical Review A, 35 (1). pp. 463-465. ISSN 1050-2947

Books & Chapters

James, Mike R. and Lane, Stephen J. and Houghton, Bruce A. (2012) â€œUnsteadyâ€ explosive eruptions : Strombolian activity. In: Modeling volcanic processes: the physics and mathematics of volcanism. Cambridge University Press, New York. ISBN 9780521895439 (In Press)
James, Michael and Robson, Stuart (2012) The accuracy of photo-based structure-from-motion DEMs. In: Geophysical Research Abstracts. UNSPECIFIED. (In Press)
Lane, Steve J. and James, Mike R. (2009) Volcanic eruptions, explosive : experimental insights. In: Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science. Springer, New York, pp. 2538-2555. ISBN 978-0-387-75888-6

Conference Items

James, Michael and Varley, Nick (2012) Near-automatic generation of lava dome DEMs from photos. In: EGU General Assembly 2012, 2012-04-232012-04-27, Vienna.
James, Michael and Robson, Stuart and Varley, Nick (2012) Straightforward reconstruction of 3D surfaces or DEMs from photos. In: UNSPECIFIED.
James, Michael and Castillo, Carlos and PÃ©rez, Rafael and Taguas, EncarnaciÃ³n V. and GÃ³mez, JosÃ© A. and Quinton, John (2012) Determining gully volume from straightforward photo-based 3D reconstruction. In: EGU General Assembly 2012, 2012-04-232012-04-27, Vienna.
Applegarth, Louisa and Tuffen, Hugh and James, Mike R. and Cashman, Katharine V. and Pinkerton, Harry (2011) Quantifying degassing-driven crystal growth in basaltic lavas. In: UNSPECIFIED.
Lane, Stephen and James, Michael (2011) Cyclic activity and flow instability in Volcanoes: A review of experimental approaches. AGU Fall Meeting 2011 (Invited) V51G-04. In: UNSPECIFIED.
Lane, Stephen and Gilbert, Jennifer and James, Michael (2011) The role of electrostatics in ash transport and deposition : AGU Fall Meeting 2011 V53H-05. In: UNSPECIFIED.
James, Michael and Lane, Stephen and Corder, Steven (2011) Fluid-dynamic source mechanisms for acoustic and seismic signals generated during strombolian eruptions : IUGG 2011 JV12/JS08-2441. In: UNSPECIFIED.
Lane, Stephen and James, Michael and Gilbert, Jennifer (2011) Electrostatic phenomena in volcanic eruptions : IoP 13th International Conference on Electrostatics. In: UNSPECIFIED.
James, Mike R. and Applegarth, Louisa and Pinkerton, Harry and Fryer, Tom (2011) Estimating rheological properties of lava flows using high-resolution time lapse imaging. In: AGU Fall Meeting 2011, 2011-12-05, San Francisco.
Gilbert, Jennifer and Lane, Stephen and James, Michael and Stevenson, JA and Hoskuldsson, Á and Thordarson, T and Loughlin, SC and Milodowski, A (2011) Mechanisms of Particle Aggregation In Volcanic Plumes and Resultant Morphologies of Aggregates.:(Invited) IUGG 2011 V09-2952. In: UNSPECIFIED.
Applegarth, Louisa and James, Michael and Pinkerton, Harry and Fryer, Tom (2011) The development of compound lava flow fields : insights from the 2008-9 eruption of Mt. Etna, Sicily. In: IUGG 2011, 2011-06-28, Melbourne.
Lane, Stephen and Corder, Steven and James, Michael (2010) Source mechanism regimes for the acoustic signals generated during the expansion of rising and bursting gas slugs in low-viscosity magmas. In: AGU Fall Meeting 2010, 2010-12-13 - 2010-12-17, San Francisco.

Theses

James, M. R. (1999) Electric charge within volcanic plumes on Earth and Io. PhD thesis, Lancaster University.

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