Kathleen McKee

Contact

kfmckee@mtu.edu
906-487-2643
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Research Assistant Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences

PhD, Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks
MS, Geology, Michigan Technological University
BS, Geoscience, The University of Tulsa

Biography

Dr. McKee specializes in applying seismic, hydroacoustic, infrasonic, lightning, and satellite remote-sensing data to better understand and contextualize the dynamics of volcanic systems, thereby improving eruption forecasting and detection capabilities.

Research Interests / Specialties:

Volcano seismo-acoustics
Volcanic lightning
Remote sensing of volcanic eruptions

Recent Publications

Kahn, R.A., J.A. Limbacher, K.T. Junghenn Noyes, V.J.B. Flower, K.F. McKee (2024). Evolving Particles in the 2022 Hunga Tonga—Hunga Ha’apai Volcano Eruption Plume, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 129, doi: 10.1029/2023JD039963.

Bishop, J.W., M.M. Haney, D. Fee, R.S. Matoza, K.F. McKee, J.J. Lyons (2023). Back-azimuth Estimation of Air-to-Ground Coupled Infrasound from Transverse Coherence Minimization, The Seismic Record, 3(4), pp. 249–258, doi: 10.1785/0320230023.

Perttu, A., J.D. Assink, A.R. Van Eaton, C. Caudron, C. Vagasky, J. Krippner, K. McKee, S.DeAngelis, B. Perttu, B. Taisne, G. Lube (2023). Remote characterization of the 12 January 2020 eruption of Taal Volcano, Philippines, using seismoacoustic, volcanic lightning, and satellite observations, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 113(4), pp. 1471–1492, doi: 10.1785/0120220223

McKee, K.F., D.C. Roman, G.P. Waite, D. Fee (2022). Silent Very Long Period Seismic Events (VLPs) at Stromboli Volcano, Italy, Geophysical Research Letters, 49, doi: 10.1029/2022GL100735

Smith, C.M., A.R. Van Eaton, D.J. Schneider, L. Mastin, R.S. Matoza, K. McKee, S. Maher (2022). Spatial analysis of globally detected volcanic lightning from the June 2019 eruption of Raikoke volcano, Kuril Islands, Volcanica, 5(2), pp. 385–395. doi: 10.30909/vol.05.02.385395.

Matoza, R.S., D. Fee, J.D. Assink, A.M. Iezzi, D.N. Green, K. Kim, L. Toney, T. Lecocq, S. Krishnamoorthy, J.-M. Lalande, K. Nishida, K.L. Gee, M.M. Haney, H.D. Ortiz, Q. Brissaud, L. Martire, L. Rolland, P. Vergados, A. Nippress, J. Park, S. Shani-Kadmiel, A. Witsil, S. Arrowsmith, C. Caudron, S. Watada, A.B. Perttu, B. Taisne, P. Mialle, A¿ Le Pichon, J. Vergoz, P. Hupe, P.S. Blom, R. Waxler, S. De Angelis, J.B. Snively, A.T. Ringler, R.E. Anthony, A.D. Jolly, G. Kilgour, G. Averbuch, M. Ripepe, M. Ichihara, A. Arciniega-Ceballos, E. Astafyeva, L. Ceranna, S. Cevuard, I.-Y. Che, R. De Negri, C.W. Ebeling, L.G. Evers, L.E. Franco-Marin, T.B. Gabrielson, K. Hafner, R.G. Harrison, A. Komjathy, G. Lacanna, J. Lyons, K.A. Macpherson, E. Marchetti, K.F. McKee, R.J. Mellors, G. Mendo-P´erez, T.D. Mikesell, E. Munaibari, M. Oyola-Merced, I. Park, C. Pilger, C. Ramos, M.C. Ruiz, R. Sabatini, H.F. Schwaiger, D. Tailpied, C. Talmadge, J. Vidot, J. Webster, D.C. Wilson (2022). Atmospheric waves and global seismoacoustic observations of the January 2022 Hunga eruption, Tonga, Science, doi: 10.1126/science.abo7063.

Watson, L. M., A.M. Iezzi, L. Toney, S.P. Maher, D. Fee, K. McKee, H.D. Ortiz, R.S. Matoza, J.E. Gestrich, J.W. Bishop, A.J.C. Witsil, J.F. Anderson, J.B. Johnson (2022). Volcano Infrasound: Progress and Future Directions, Bulletin of Volcanology, 84:44, doi: 10.1007/s00445-022-01544-w

McKee, K., C. Smith, K. Reath, E. Snee, S. Maher, R.S. Matoza, S. Carn, L. Mastin, K. Anderson, D. Damby, D.C. Roman, I. Itikarai, K. Mulina, S. Saunders, J.D. Assink, R. de Negri Leiva, A. Perttu (2021). Evaluating the State-ofthe-Art in Remote Volcanic Eruption Characterization Part II: Ulawun Volcano, Papua New Guinea, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 420, doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2021.107381

McKee, K., C. Smith, K. Reath, E. Snee, S. Maher, R.S. Matoza, S. Carn, L. Mastin, K. Anderson, D. Damby, D.C. Roman, A. Degterev, A. Rybin, M. Chibisova, J.D. Assink, R. de Negri Leiva, A. Perttu, A (2021). Evaluating the State-of-the-Art in Remote Volcanic Eruption Characterization Part I: Raikoke Volcano, Kuril Islands, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 419, doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2021.107354

Haney, M.M., D. Fee, K. McKee, J.J. Lyons, R.S. Matoza, A.G. Wech, G. Tepp, C. Searcy, T.D. Mikesell (2020). Co-eruptive tremor from Bogoslof Volcano, Alaska: Seismic wavefield composition at regional distances, Bulletin of Volcanology, 82, doi: 10.1007/s00445-019-1347-0

McKee, K., D. Fee, M.M. Haney, R.S. Matoza, J.J. Lyons (2018). Infrasound signal detection and back-azimuth estimation using ground-coupled airwaves on a seismo-acoustic sensor pair, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, doi: 10.1029/2017JB015132

Matoza, R.S., D. Fee, D. Green, A. Le Pichon, J. Vergoz, M.M. Haney, T.D. Mikesell, L. Franco, O.A. Valderrama, M.R. Kelley, K. McKee, L. Ceranna (2018). Local, regional, and remote seismo-acoustic observations of the April 2015 VEI 4 eruption of Calbuco volcano, Chile, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 123, 3814-3827, doi: 10.1002/2017JB015182

McKee, K., D. Fee, A. Yokoo, R.S. Matoza, K. Kim (2017). Analysis of gas jetting and fumarole acoustics at Aso Volcano, Japan, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 340, 16-29, doi: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2017.03.029

McKee, K., D. Fee, C. Rowell, and A. Yokoo (2014). Network-based evaluation of the infrasonic source location at Sakurajima Volcano, Japan, Seismological Research Letters, 85, 1200-1211, doi: 10.1785/0220140119

Jones, L.S., M. Rosenburg, M. del Mar Figueroa, K.F. McKee, B. Haravitch, J. Hunter (2010). Holocene valley-floor deposition and incision in a small drainage basin in western Colorado, USA, Quaternary Research, 74 (2), 199-206, doi: 10.1016/j.yqres.2010.06.003