Newberry Volcano Research Project at WOU

 Steve Taylor, Ph.D. and Jeff Templeton, Ph.D.
Department of Earth and Physical Sciences
Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR 97361

503 838-8398
503 838-8072 FAX
taylors@wou.edu
templej@wou.edu

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Welcome to the Newberry Volcano Research Program at Western Oregon University!

Link to DOGAMI Geothermal Information Layer / Data Download

Newberry Elevation Zone Shapefiles (150m and 300 m contours, 150 Zone Poly) (*.zip, UTM Zone 10N, NAD1927, meters)

Newberry 10-m DEM ESRI Binary Grid Format (*.flt, *.hdr) (*.zip, UTM Zone 10N, NAD1927, meters)

Newberry 150 m and 300 m Contour Lines from 10-m DEM (*.zip, UTM Zone 10N, NAD1927, meters)

Newberry Regional Geology Clipped from OR Statemap5 (*.zip, UTM Zone 10N, NAD1927, meters)

Cinder Cone Morphology GIS Data Joined/Updated Aug. 2013 (*.zip, UTM Zone 10N, NAD1927, meters)

Taylor (August 22, 2013) Presentation for Pacific NW Chapter Geothermal Resource Council Newberry Conference

Newberry Ice-Cinder Cone GIS Data Layers (New Aug. 2013; *.zip; UTM Zone10N 1927 NAD meters)

New Link: Installing the WOU Virtual Desktop Link / ArcGIS Remote Access via View Client



New Project Resources / Related Publications (Summer 2013)

Cladouhos et al., 2011, Stress Modeling and EGS Simulations at Newberry Volcano
Cladouhos et al., 2012, Results of Phase I EGS Testing at Newberry Volcano
Cladouhos et al., 2013, Seismic Monitoring at Newberry Volcano
Petty et al., 2013, Results of Geothermal Stimulation Testing at Newberry Volcano

Newberry Geothermal Project Update Jan. 2013
Newberry Geothermal Project Update Jan. 2013
Kleinfelder 2011 BLM Impact Assessment of Newberry Geothermal
Newberry Geothermal News 2008

Favalli et al., 2009, Cinder Cone Analysis Using Lidar (Mt. Etna)
Hildreth, 2007, Overview of Cascades Volcanism
Donnelly-Nolan (2009) Glacial Ice Map Shapefiles (*.zip; UTM Zone10N 1927 NAD meters)

Newberry Ice-Cinder Cone GIS Data Layers (New Aug. 2013; *.zip; UTM Zone10N 1927 NAD meters)

Cinder Cone Morphology GIS Data Joined/Updated Aug. 2013 (*.zip, UTM Zone 10N, NAD1927, meters)

Newberry Regional Geology Clipped from OR Statemap5 (*.zip, UTM Zone 10N, NAD1927, meters)

Newberry 150 m and 300 m Contour Lines from 10-m DEM (*.zip, UTM Zone 10N, NAD1927, meters)

Newberry 10-m DEM ESRI Binary Grid Format (*.flt, *.hdr) (*.zip, UTM Zone 10N, NAD1927, meters)

Newberry Elevation Zone Shapefiles (150m and 300 m contours, 150 Zone Poly) (*.zip, UTM Zone 10N, NAD1927, meters)

ES407 Senior Seminar Newberry Project - Spring 2011

Newberry Academic Showcase - Final Presentation - May 26, 2011 (Review and Prepare Now!)
  • Newberry Seminar - Academic Showcase Presentation Outline and Speaker Assignments(May 11, 2011)
  • Presentation Module 1 - Introduction and Setting
  • Presentation Module 2 - Literature Review and Previous Work
  • Presentation Module 3 - 2011 ES407 Team Project Results
  • Presentation Module 4 - Summary, Future Research, Acknowledgements

    "Spring 2011 ES407 Senior Seminar: Genesis, Morphology and Geomorphic Evolution of Cinder Cones at Newberry Volcano"

    ES407 Student Independent Project Instructions (May 15, 2011)
    Newberry Seminar - Academic Showcase Presentation Outline (May 11, 2011)
    ES407 2011 Academic Showcase Powerpoint Slide Template (Use as the slide preparation standard!!)
    ES407 Spring 2011 Project Assignments - April 25, 2011

    Spring 2011 Journal Articles / Readings

    Assignment for Week 2

    Newberry Volcano Reference List (updated Feb. 2007)

    Taylor, 2008, Overview of Geomorphic Analysis of Cinder Cones at Newberry Volcano
  • Taylor Summary of of Geomorphic Analysis of Cinder Cones at Newberry Volcano (*.ppt)

    Donnelly-Nolan and Jensen, 2009, Ice and Water at Newberry Volcano
  • Donnelly-Nolan and Jensen, 2009, Figures (*.pptx)

    Assignment for Week 3

    Week 3 Reading Assignments - April 13, 2011

    Bemis et al., 2011, Growth and erosion of cinder cones (Kelsii)
  • Kelsii Summary of Bemis et al., 2011, Growth and erosion of cinder cones(*.ppt)

    Perez-Lopez et al., 2011, Scaling laws of cinder cone morphology (Dan)
  • Dan Summary of Perez-Lopez et al., 2011, Scaling laws of cinder cone morphology(*.ppt)

    Cebria et al., 2011, Numerical models of cinder cone evolution (Bill)
  • Bill Summary of Cebria et al., 2011, Numerical models of cinder cone evolution(*.ppt)

    Rooney et al., 2011, Insights into... (Rick)
  • Rick Summary of Rooney et al., 2011, Insights into...(*.ppt)

    Inbar et al., 2011, Holocene cinder cones... (Jody)
  • Jody Summary of Inbar et al., 2011, Holocene cinder cones...(*.ppt)

    Assignment for Week 4

    Week 4 Reading and Presentation Assignments for April 20, 2011

    Wood, 1980, Morphometric analysis of cinder cones (Dan)
  • Dan Summary of Wood, 1980, Morphometric analysis of cinder cones(*.ppt)

    Dohrenwend et al., 1986, Cinder cone degradation, Cima Volcanic Field (Rick)
  • Rick Summary of Dohrenwend et al., 1986, Cinder cone degradation, Cima Volcanic Field(*.ppt)

    Norini et al., Morphometric analysis, Mexico (Bill)
  • Bill Summary of Norini et al., Morphometric analysis, Mexico

    Valentine et al., 2006, Cinder cone geomorphology, Crater Flat, NV (Kelsii)
  • Kelsii Summary of Valentine et al., 2006, Cinder cone geomorphology, Crater Flat, NV(*.ppt)

    Strong and Wolff, 2003, Compositional variation of Cinder Cones (Jody)
  • Jody Summary of Strong and Wolff, 2003, Compositional variation of Cinder Cones(*.ppt)

    Assignment for Week 5

    Week 5 Reading and Presentation Assignments for April 27, 2011

    Valentine et al., 2007, Cinder cone geomorphology, Crater Flat, NV Part II (Jody)
  • Jody Summary of Valentine et al., 2007, Cinder cone geomorphology, Crater Flat, NV Part II(*.ppt)

    Settle, 1979, Structure and emplacement of cinder cones (Rick)
  • Rick Summary of Settle, 1979, Structure and emplacement of cinder cones(*.ppt)

    Nakamura, 1977, Volcanoes as indicators of tectonic stress (Dan)
  • Dan Summary of Nakamura, 1977, Volcanoes as indicators of tectonic stress(*.ppt)

    Lutz, 1986, Structural analysis of point features (Kelsii)
  • Kelsii Summary of Lutz, 1986, Structural analysis of point features(*.ppt)

    Zhang and Lutz, 1989, Statistical methods for structural analysis of igneous features (Bill)
  • Bill Summary of Zhang and Lutz, 1989, Statistical methods for structural analysis of igneous features(*.ppt)

    Assignment for Week 6

    Week 6 Reading and Presentation Assignments for May 4, 2011

    Group round-robin tag team presentation: Meigs et al., 2009, Tectonic and magmatic development of the High Lava Plains and Basin and Range, Oregon
  • Meigs et al., 2009, figures (*.pptx)

  • Kelsii Summary of Geologic Setting - Crust and Volcanism (*.pptx)
  • Bill Summary Active Tectonics of Basin and Range (*.pptx)
  • Jody Summary of Regional Structure (*.pptx)
  • Rick and Dan Summary: Basin and Range - Newberry Transition (*.pptx)
  • Kelsii and Jody Summary: Pre-Basin and Range Magmatism (*.pptx)
  • Bill Summary of Rattlesnake Tuff (*.pptx)
  • Dan Summary of Brothers Fault Zone (*.ppt)
  • Rick Summary of Harney Basin (*.pptx)

    Supplemental Reading and Resources

    USGS Link to Macleod et al., 1995, Geologic Map of Newberry Volcano

    McKay et al., 2009, Newberry Volcano - Northwest Rift Zone Eruptions
  • McKay et al., 2009, Figures (*.pptx)

    Jensen et al., 2009, Field Guide to Newberry Volcano
  • Jensen et al., 2009, Figures (*.pptx)

    Sherrod et al., 1997, Hazards at Newberry Volcano
  • Sherrod et al., 1997, Hazards Map

    Jenson and Chitwood, 2000 - Overview of Newberry Volcano
    Jensen and Chitwood, 2000 - Lava Butte Eruption and Lake Benham
    Jensen and Chitwood, 2000 - Newberry Caldera Uplift
    Jensen and others, 2000 - Description of Newberry Field Stops

    Scarberry (2008) Intro to Basin and Range of Oregon

    Orr and Orr (1999) - State Physiography, Blue Mtns, Klamath Mtns, Basin and Range
    Orr and Orr (1999) - High Lava Plains, Deschutes-Columbia Plateau, Cascades

    Spring 2011 ES407 Newberry Project Materials and Data

    ES407 Student Independent Project Instructions (May 15, 2011)

    Newberry Seminar - Academic Showcase Presentation Outline (May 11, 2011)
    ES407 Spring 2011 Project Assignments - April 25, 2011

    ES407 2011 Academic Showcase Powerpoint Slide Template (Use as the slide preparation standard!!)

    Student Project Data and Links

    Newberry Lidar Quarter Quad Clip Boxes (Use to clip data-overload lidar quads into more manageable pieces!)

    Cinder Cone Drainage Density Experiment (Becker)
    Lava Cast / Lava Butte Cone Morphology Data (*.xls)
    Lava Cast / Lava Butte Cone Dimension Data (*.xls)

    Cinder Cone Location Map / Polygon IDs (*.pdf)
    Newberry Cinder Cone Polygons and Point Locations (*.zip)
    Lava Cast Forest/Lava Butte Quad Cinder Cone Polygons (*.zip)
    Lava Cast Forest / Lava Butte Clip Box (*.zip)
    Newberry USGS Quad Boundaries (*.zip)
    Sherrod et al. Newberry Map GIS (*.zip)

    Modified Two-Point Alignment Analysis (Vreeland)
    Cinder Cone Location Map / Polygon IDs (*.pdf)
    Newberry Cinder Cone Polygons and Point Locations (*.zip)
    Newberry USGS Quad Boundaries (*.zip)
    Sherrod et al. Newberry Map GIS (*.zip)
    Newberry Region Fault GIS Layers (*.zip)
    Newberry Random Cone Simulations GIS (n=100) (*.zip)

    Test of Newberry Glacial Hypothesis (Fletcher)
    Cinder Cone Location Map / Polygon IDs (*.pdf)
    Newberry Cinder Cone Polygons and Point Locations (*.zip)
    Newberry USGS Quad Boundaries (*.zip)
    Sherrod et al. Newberry Map GIS (*.zip)
    Ice Map Data Layers (2010) (*.zip)

    Flow Margin Mapping Experiment (Dana)
    Cinder Cone Location Map / Polygon IDs (*.pdf)
    Newberry Cinder Cone Polygons and Point Locations (*.zip)
    Lava Cast Forest/Lava Butte Quad Cinder Cone Polygons (*.zip)
    Lava Cast Forest / Lava Butte Clip Box (*.zip)
    Newberry USGS Quad Boundaries (*.zip)
    Sherrod et al. Newberry Map GIS (*.zip)

    Cone-Volume Methodology Comparison (Dziekan)
    Newberry Cone Volume Data (all cones) (*.xls)
    Lava Cast / Lava Butte Cone Volume Data (n=42) (*.xls)

    Lava Cast Forest / Lava Butte Cinder Cone Bounding Rectangles

    Cinder Cone Location Map / Polygon IDs (*.pdf)
    Newberry Cinder Cone Polygons and Point Locations (*.zip)
    Lava Cast Forest/Lava Butte Quad Cinder Cone Polygons (*.zip)
    Lava Cast Forest / Lava Butte Clip Box (*.zip)
    Newberry USGS Quad Boundaries (*.zip)
    Sherrod et al. Newberry Map GIS (*.zip)

    Powerpoint Slide Resources

    WOU Earth Science Logo (*.ppt)

    Newberry Field Photos 2005 (*.ppt)
    Taylor Newberry Overview Presentation (*.ppt)

    Donnelly-Nolan and Jensen, 2009, Figures (*.pptx)
    Jensen et al., 2009, Figures (*.pptx)
    McKay et al., 2009, Figures (*.pptx)
    Meigs et al., 2009, figures (*.pptx)

    General Lidar Methodology Overview(*.ppt)

    2011 Lidar Data Resources

    Overview of Newberry Lidar Data Delivery and Acquisition Methodology (Delivery 3)
    Newberry Lidar Delivery 3 Acceptance Report
  • Newberry Lidar Methodology / Figures (*.pptx)

    Newberry Lidar Data Delivery - Organized by Quarter Quads (Spring 2011)
  • Newberry Lidar Quarter Quad Clip Boxes

    Map of Newberry Lidar Data Deliveries (by quad)
    Newberry Lidar Data Projection Information

    Newberry Hillshade Models (Lidar-Derived)

    East Lake Quad Hillshade
    Lava Cast Forest Hillshade
    Lava Cast-Lava Butte Quads Composite Hillshade
    Lava Cast Hillshade ver. 2
    Lava Cast Butte Quads Composite Hillshade

    Data, Maps, GIS from Previous Studies

    Link to WOU Newberry Project Research Home Page

    Link to Newberry Quad 10-m DEM Data (UTM Zone10N, NAD1927, 10 m)
    Link to 7.5-Minute (Black and White) Quad DRG (UTM Zone10N, NAD1927, 10 m)

    Newberry Project GIS Shapefile Themes (UTM Zone10N, NAD1927, 10 m)
  • Link to Figures and Graphics
  • Link to Fault Data
  • Link to Cone Position Data
  • Link to Single Cone Data
  • Link to Composite Cone Data
  • Link to Strip-Point Density Analysis
  • Link to Two-Point Orientation Analysis
  • Link to Cone Volume Data

    WOU / Newberry Reports, Proposals, and Publications

    GSA Cole Award Proposal: Field Studies of Newberry Cinder Cones (*.doc)
  • GSA Cole Proposal Figures (*.ppt)
  • GSA Cole Proposal Final *.pdf Document

    Powerpoint (*.ppt) Spatial Analysis of Cinder Cones at Newberry Volcano - OSU Geomorph Brownbag Seminar, Sept. 2007

    Powerpoint (*.ppt) Taylor and Templeton, 2007, Spatial Analysis of Cinder Cones at Newberry Volcano - University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Seminar

    Proposal (*.doc): Templeton and Taylor, 2004, Quantitative Analysis of Cinder Cones at Newberry Volcano

    Abstract (*.pdf): Giles et al., 2003, Newberry Digital Map Compilation, Fall GSA Presentation, Seattle
    Abstract (*.pdf): Taylor et al., 2003, Newberry Cone Volumes, Fall GSA Presentation, Seattle
    Abstract (*.pdf): Taylor et al., 2005, Newberry Cone Distribution, Fall GSA Presentation, Salt Lake City
    Abstract (*.pdf): Taylor et al., 2007, Synthesis of Newberry Cone Work, GSA-Cordilleran Section Presentation, Bellingham

    Poster (*.pdf): Giles et al., 2003, Newberry Digital Map Compilation, Fall GSA Presentation, Seattle
    Poster (*.pdf): Taylor et al., 2003, Newberry Cone Volumes, Fall GSA Presentation, Seattle
    Poster (*.pdf): Taylor et al., 2005, Newberry Cone Distribution, Fall GSA Presentation, Salt Lake City
    Poster (*.pdf): Taylor et al., 2007, Newberry Synthesis, Spring GSA Cordilleran Presentation, Bellingham

    Poster (*.ppt): Giles et al., 2003, Newberry Digital Map Compilation, Fall GSA Presentation, Seattle
    Poster (*.ppt): Taylor et al., 2003, Newberry Cone Volumes, Fall GSA Presentation, Seattle
    Poster (*.ppt): Taylor et al., 2005, Newberry Cone Distribution, Fall GSA Presentation, Salt Lake City
    Poster (*.ppt): Taylor et al., 2007, Newberry Synthesis, Spring GSA Cordilleran Presentation, Bellingham

    Poster Text (*.doc): Taylor et al., 2003, Newberry Cone Volumes, Fall GSA Presentation, Seattle
    Poster Text (*.doc): Taylor et al., 2005, Newberry Cone Distribution, Fall GSA Presentation, Salt Lake City
    Combined Newberry Text (*.doc): Combined Text Manuscript (Taylor et al., 2003; 2005)

    Related References and Project Notes

  • Newberry-Related Reference List (*.doc)

  • Newberry Reading Notes (from Fall 2003 Poster research) (*.doc)

  • Newberry Cone Volume Calculation Procedures (*.doc)
  • Newberry Point-Strip Analysis Procedures (*.doc)
  • Newberry Batch-Grid Procedures (surfer cone volume scripts) (*.doc)

    Newberry-Related Web Links

  • USFS Newberry Volcano National Monument
  • USGS/CVO Newberry Volcano

    Newberry Data Download

    Newberry Area Rock Chronologies (*.pdf; from Jensen, 2000)
    Newberry Numerical Age Chronologies (*.xls; from Jensen, 2000)

    Newberry Data File Archive Lists

  • USGS 10-m Digital Elevation Models
  • 7.5-Minute Quad Digital Raster Graphics
  • 7.5-Minute (Black and White) Quad Digital Raster Graphics

  • Newberry Geologic Map Overlain on 7.5 Min Quads (from Sherrod and others, 1991)

  • Newberry GIS Shapefile Themes

  • Deschutes County Soil Survey

  • Figure and Graphics

  • Fault Data

  • Cone Position Data
  • Single Cone Data
  • Composite Cone Data

  • Strip-Point Density Analysis
  • Two-Point Orientation Analysis

  • Cone Volume Data

    Newberry Digital Geologic Map (UTM Zone10N NAD_1927 meters; *.zip file format)

  • Newberry Digital Geologic Map (Sherrod and others; *.zip; *.shp; UTM10N_NAD1927_meters)
  • Draft - Newberry Geologic Map (*.srf Surfer8.0 file format)
  • Draft - Newberry Geologic Map (*.pdf file format)

    Newberry Photo Archive

  • Newberry Photo Montage (*.ppt file format)


    Tepee Draw Project Links (Templeton and Friscia GIS Work Spring 2012

  • Teepee Draw Didger Project File (*.pjt) (UTM Zone10N, NAD1927, 10 m)
  • Teepee Draw Data Points (*.shp) (UTM Zone10N, NAD1927, 10 m)

  • Link to Newberry Quad 10-m DEM Data (UTM Zone10N, NAD1927, 10 m)
  • Link to 7.5-Minute (Black and White) Quad DRG (UTM Zone10N, NAD1927, 10 m)
  • Link to Other Newberry GIS Shapefile Themes (UTM Zone10N, NAD1927, 10 m)

    Spatial Analysis Source Codes

    Jones 2006A MATLAB Source Code for Azimuth Statistical Analysis
    Jones 2006A, Article: "MATLAB functions to analyze directional (azimuthal) data—II: Correlation"

    Jones 2006B, MATLAB Source Code for Azimuth Statistical Analysis
    Jones 2006B, Article: "MATLAB functions to analyze directional (azimuthal) data—I: Single-sample inference"


    Runyan, June 2005 (ver. 4), Zipped *.java and *.class Source Code for Two-Point Line Analysis Method
    Runyan, June 2005 (ver. 4), Executable *.jar Source Code for Two-Point Line Analysis Method
    Runyan, May 2006 (ver 2) - Directions for compiling and executing Java code for Two-Point Line Analysis Method

    Sample Two-Point Input Data Set to Run with Java Script
    Sample Two-Point Ouput
    Sample Two-Point Frequency

    Contact Information:

    Stephen B. Taylor, Ph.D.
    Earth and Physical Sciences Department
    Western Oregon University
    345 N. Monmouth Ave.
    Monmouth, Oregon 97361

    Office: Natural Science, NS 210
    Phone:  503-838-8398 (Office)
    Fax:  503-838-8072 (Office)
    E-mail: taylors@wou.edu
    Web Page: www.wou.edu/taylor