Christopher G. Newhall

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Christopher G. Newhall is a world renowned volcanologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. [1]. He is the co-creator of the Volcanic explosivity index and is considered among the worlds leading experts in volcanic prediction [2]. His publications include Fire and Mud: Eruptions and Lahars of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines a heavily cited collection of Volcanology reference material.[3]

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  1. ^ TOM PAULSON (2005-08-05). Moving on: A volcano scientist to the core. SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCE. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
  2. ^ Christopher G. Newhall; Steve Self (1982). "The volcanic explosivity index (VEI): An estimate of explosive magnitude for historical volcanism". Journal of Geophysical Research (87): 1231–1238. 
  3. ^ Newhall, C. and Punongbayan, R., eds. (1997) Fire and Mud: Eruptions and Lahars of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines. ISBN 0-295-97585-7.