| Geodesy and Tectonophysics Laboratory

GNSS site monitoring the volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania

Peer-reviewed publications

**student author


2021


(25) **Njinju, E., D.S. Stamps, K. Neumiller, J. Gallagher (2021), Lithospheric Control of Melt Generation Beneath the Rungwe Volcanic Province, East Africa: Implications for a Plume Source, Journal of Geophysical Research, doi:10.1029/2020JB020728. Model files here.  


(24) **Rajaonarison, T, D.S. Stamps, J. Naliboff (2021), Role of Lithospheric Buoyancy Forces in Driving Deformation in East Africa from

     3D Geodynamic Modeling, Geophysical Research Letters, doi:10.1029/2020GL090483. Model files here.


2020


(23) Stamps, D.S., C. Kreemer, R. Fernandes, T. Rajaonarison, G. Rambolamanana (in press), Redefining the Kinematics of the East African

     Rift System, Geology, https://doi.org/10.1130/G47985.1, Model input and output files here.  


(22) Glerum, A., Brune, S., Stamps, D. S., & Strecker, M. R. (2020). Victoria continental microplate dynamics controlled by the

     lithospheric strength distribution of the East African Rift. Nature Communications, 11(1), 1-15,

     https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16176-x


(21) **Rajaonarison, T.A., D.S. Stamps, S. Fishwick, S. Brune, A. Glerun, J. Hu, (2020), Numerical Modeling of Mantle Flow Beneath

     Madagascar to Constrain Upper Mantle Rheology Beneath Continental Regions, Journal of Geophysical Research,

     https://doi.org/10.1029/2019jb018560, Model setup information here.


2019


(20) Njinju, E.**, E.A. Atekwana, D.S. Stamps, M. Abdelsalam, E. Atekwana, K. Mickus, S. Fishwick, F. Kolawole, T. Rajaonarison, V.     

          Nyalugwe (2019), Lithospheric Structure of the Malawi Rift: Implications for Magma-Poor Rifting Processes, Tectonics,

          https://doi.org/10.1029/2019TC005549


(19) Rui, X. and D.S. Stamps (2019), Strain accommodation in the Daliangshan Mountain area, southeastern margin of the Tibetan

          Plateau. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, doi: 10.1029/2019JB017614


(18) Njinju, E.** K. Folarin, E. A. Atekwana, D. S. Stamps, E. A. Atekwana, M. G. Abdelsalam, K. L. Mickuse (2019), Terrestrial heat flow in

               the Malawi Rifted Zone, East Africa: Implications for tectono-thermal inheritance in continental rift basins, Journal of

               Volcanology and Geothermal Research, doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2019.07.023


(17) J.R. Jones**, D.S. Stamps, Christelle Wauthier, Juliet Biggs, Elifuraha Saria (2019), Evidence for slip on a border fault triggered by

              magmatic  processes in an immature continental rift, Geochemistry, Geophysics, and Geosystems , doi: 10.1029/2018GC008165


(16) X. Rui, D. S. Stamps, 2019, A Tectonic Strain Rate and Velocity Model for China, Geochemistry, Geophysics, and

                 Geosystems, doi:10.1029/2018GC007806  


2018


(15) Stamps, D.S., E. Saria, C. Kreemer, 2018, A geodetic strain rate model for the East African Rift System, Scientific Reports,          

                doi:10.1038/s41598-017-19097-w.


2017


(14) F. Kolawole, E. A. Atekwana, **S. Malloy, D. S. Stamps, R. Grandin, M. G. Abdelsalam1, K. Leseane and E. M. Shemang,

               Aeromagnetic and gravity data, and Differential Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (DInSAR) analysis reveal the causative

               fault of the April 3, 2017 Mw 6.5 Moijabana, Botswana Earthquake, (2017), Geophysical Research Letters.


(13) Ji, K.H., *Stamps, D.S., Geirsson, H., Mashagiro, N., Syauswa, M., Kafudu, B., Subira, J. and d’Oreye, N., (2017), Deep magma

               accumulation at Nyamulagira volcano in 2011 detected by GNSS observations. Journal of African Earth Sciences.

               *corresponding author


2016

(12) Muirhead, J.D., Kattenhorn, S.A., Lee, H., Mana, S., Turrin, B.D., Fischer, T.P., Kianji, G., Dindi, E. and Stamps, D.S., 2016. Evolution

               of upper crustal faulting assisted by magmatic volatile release during early-stage continental rift development in the East African

               Rift. Geosphere, pp.GES01375-1.


(11) Rui, X. and Stamps, D.S., (2016), Present‐day kinematics of the eastern Tibetan Plateau and Sichuan Basin: Implications for lower

               crustal rheology. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth.


2015

(10) Sachau, T., D. Koehn, D.S. Stamps, M. Lindenfield, (2015), Fault kinematics and stress fields in the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda, Int.

               Jrl. Earth Sci., doi: 10.1007/s00531-015-1162-6.


(9) Stamps, D.S., G. Iaffaldano, E. Calais (2015), Role of mantle flow in Nubia-Somalia divergence, Geophys. Res. Lett., doi:           10.1002/2014GL062515


2014

(8) Stamps, D.S., L.M. Flesch, E. Calais, A. Ghosh (2014), Current kinematics and dynamics of Africa and the East African Rift, Jrl. Geophy. Res., doi: 10.1002/2013JB010717


(7) Saria, E., E. Calais, D.S. Stamps, D. Delvaux, C.J.H. Hartnady (2014), Present-day kinematics of the East African Rift, Jrl. Geophy. Res., doi: 10.1002/2013JB010901


2013

(6) Fernandes, R., Miranda, J. M., Delvaux, D., D.S., Stamps, E. Saria (2013), Re-evaluation of the kinematics of Victoria Plate using continuous GNSS data, Geophys J Int., doi: 10.1093/gji/ggs071


2010

(5) Stamps, D.S., L.M. Flesch, E.Calais (2010), Lithospheric buoyancy stresses in Africa from a thin sheet approach, Int. Jrl. Earth Sci., Special Publication on Continents in Extension, 99(7), doi: 10.1007/s00531-010-0533-2


2008

(4) Calais, E., N. d'Oreye, J. Alberic, A. Deschamps, D. Delvaux, J. Deverchere, C. Ebinger, R.W. Ferdinand, F. Kervyn, A.S. Macheyeki, A. Oyen, J. Perror, E. Saria, B. Smets, D.S. Stamps, C. Wauthier, (2008) Aseismic strain accommodation by slow slip and dyking in a youthful continental rift, East Africa, Nature, doi:10.1038/nature07478


(3) Stamps, D.S., E. Calais, E. Saria, C. Hartnady, J.-M. Nocquet, C.J. Ebinger, and R. Fernandes (2008),  A kinematic model for the East African Rift, Geophy. Res. Lett., 35, L05304, doi:10.1029/2007GL0327 81


2007

(2) Smalley, R. Jr., I.W. Dalziel, M.G. Bevis, E. Kendrick, D.S. Stamps, E.C. King, F.W. Taylor, E. Lauria, A. Zakrajsek, and H. Parra (2007), Scotia arc kinematics from GPS geodesy, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L21308, doi:10.1029/2007GL031699


2006

(1) Stamps, D.S., R. Smalley, Jr. (2006), Strings and Things for Locating Earthquakes, Seismo. Res. Ltrs, Vol. 77, No. 6, pp.677-683., doi:10.1785/gssrl.77.6.677


Data Sets, Software, Jupyter Notebooks


2021


(30) Dye, Mike, D. Sarah Stamps, Myles Mason, 2021, Toward autonomous detection of anomalous GNSS data via applied unsupervised artificial intelligence, https://github.com/earthcube2021/ec21_dye_etal


(29) Mason, Myles, D. Sarah Stamps, John Wenskovich, 2021, Volcanic activity detection and noise characterization using machine learning, https://github.com/earthcube2021/ec21_mason_etal


2020


(28) Peckham, Scott, Maria Stoica, D. Sarah Stamps, James Gallagher, Nathan Potter, David Fulker, 2020, BALTO graphical user interface, EarthCube, https://github.com/earthcube2020/ec20_peckham_etal


(27) Troia, Gabrielle, Stamps, D. Sarah, Hensel, Philippe, Lotspeich, Robert R., McCoy, Kurt, Moore, William B., Nash, Jonathan, Layton, Janelle, Hippenstiel, Ryan, McKenna, Thomas, Andreasen, David, Lokken, Scott, Geoghegan, Charles, Covington, Scott, Winn, Neil, Quinn, Heather, Staley, Andrew, Ulizio, Thomas P., Williams, Karen, 2020, Chesapeake Bay Vertical Land Motions 2019, UNAVCO, GPS/GNSS Observations Dataset, https://doi.org/10.7283/M6D3-T837


2019


(26) Stamps, D. Sarah, Nyblade, Andy, Tugume, Fred, 2019, Uganda-Kenya Eastern Branch GNSS Network - UGN1, UNAVCO, Inc., GPS/GNSS Observations Dataset, https://doi.org/10.7283/5YWS-G946


(25) Stamps, D. Sarah, Nyblade, Andy, Tugume, Fred, 2019, Uganda-Kenya Eastern Branch GNSS Network - UGN2, UNAVCO, Inc.,

          GPS/GNSS Observations Dataset, https://doi.org/10.7283/96K9-CY19


(24) Stamps, D. Sarah, Nyblade, Andy, Tugume, Fred, 2019, Uganda-Kenya Eastern Branch GNSS Network - UGN3, UNAVCO, Inc.,

          GPS/GNSS Observations Dataset, https://doi.org/10.7283/NCNX-MF08


(23) Stamps, D. Sarah, Nyblade, Andy, Kianji, Gladys, 2019, Uganda-Kenya Eastern Branch GNSS Network - KYN1, UNAVCO, Inc.,

          GPS/GNSS Observations Dataset, https://doi.org/10.7283/PGZG-QN51


(22) Stamps, D. Sarah, Nyblade, Andy, Kianji, Gladys, 2019, Uganda-Kenya Eastern Branch GNSS Network - KYN2, UNAVCO, Inc.,

          GPS/GNSS Observations Dataset, https://doi.org/10.7283/879W-ZH24


(21) Stamps, D. Sarah, Nyblade, Andy, Kianji, Gladys, 2019, Uganda-Kenya Eastern Branch GNSS Network - KYN3, UNAVCO, Inc.,

          GPS/GNSS Observations Dataset, https://doi.org/10.7283/JW25-DC44


(20) Stamps, D. Sarah, Nyblade, Andy, Kianji, Gladys, 2019, Uganda-Kenya Eastern Branch GNSS Network - KYN4, UNAVCO, Inc.,

          GPS/GNSS Observations Dataset, https://doi.org/10.7283/0ZK5-HF19.


(19) Stamps, D. Sarah, Nyblade, Andy, Kianji, Gladys, 2019, Uganda-Kenya Eastern Branch GNSS Network - KYN5, UNAVCO, Inc.,

          GPS/GNSS Observations Dataset, https://doi.org/10.7283/MC7S-S138


(18) Stamps, D. Sarah, Nyblade, Andy, Kianji, Gladys, 2019, Uganda-Kenya Eastern Branch GNSS Network - KYN6, UNAVCO, Inc.,

          GPS/GNSS Observations Dataset, https://doi.org/10.7283/GWTD-X957.


(17) Stamps, D. Sarah, Nyblade, Andy, Kianji, Gladys, 2019, Uganda-Kenya Eastern Branch GNSS Network - KYN7, UNAVCO, Inc.,

          GPS/GNSS Observations Dataset, https://doi.org/10.7283/TDCA-Z146


2017


(16) Stamps, D.S., Saria, Elifuraha, Hyeun Ji, Kang, **Jones, J. Robert, Ntambila, Daud, Daniels, Mike and Mencin, Dave, 2017, TZVOLCANO: OLO6-OLO6_OLO_TZA2017 P.S., UNAVCO, GPS Data Set, doi:10.7283/T51V5CR2


(15) Stamps, D.S., Saria, Elifuraha, Hyeun Ji, Kang, **Jones, J. Robert, Ntambila, Daud, Daniels, Mike and Mencin, Dave, 2017, TZVOLCANO: OLO7-OLO7_OLO_TZA2017 P.S., UNAVCO, GPS Data Set, doi:10.7283/T5F47MW0


(14) Stamps, D.S., Saria, Elifuraha, Hyeun Ji, Kang, **Jones, J. Robert, Ntambila, Daud, Daniels, Mike and Mencin, Dave (2017) TZVOLCANO: OLO8-OLO8_OLO_TZA2017 P.S., UNAVCO, GPS Data Set, doi:10.7283/T59C6W64


2016


(13) Stamps, D. S., Saria, E., Ji, K. H., **Jones, J. R., Ntambila, D., Daniels, M. D., & Mencin, D. (2016). Real-time data from the Tanzania Volcano Observatory at the Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano in Tanzania (TZVOLCANO). UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/d6p849bm


(12) Daniels, M. D., Kerkez, B., Chandrasekar, V., Graves, S., Stamps, D. S., Martin, C., Dye, M., Gooch, R., Bartos, M., Jones, J., Keiser, K. (2016). Cloud-Hosted Real-time Data Services for the Geosciences (CHORDS) software (Version 0.9). UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/d6v1236q

(11) Stamps, D.S., Saria, Elifuraha, Hyeun Ji, Kang, **Jones, J. Robert, Ntambila, Daud, Daniels, Mike and Mencin, Dave, 2016, TZVOLCANO: OLO1-OLO1_OLO_TZA2016 P.S., UNAVCO, GPS Data Set, doi:10.7283/T5TB15P4


(10) Stamps, D.S., Saria, Elifuraha, Hyeun Ji, Kang, **Jones, J. Robert, Ntambila, Daud, Daniels, Mike and Mencin, Dave, 2016, TZVOLCANO: OLO2-OLO2_OLO_TZA2016 P.S., UNAVCO, GPS Data Set, doi:10.7283/T5JS9P7J


(9) Stamps, D.S., Saria, Elifuraha, Hyeun Ji, Kang, **Jones, J. Robert, Ntambila, Daud, Daniels, Mike and Mencin, Dave, 2016, TZVOLCANO: OLO3-OLO3_OLO_TZA2016 P.S., UNAVCO, GPS Data Set, doi:10.7283/T5Z31XFX


(8) Stamps, D.S., Saria, Elifuraha, Hyeun Ji, Kang, **Jones, J. Robert, Ntambila, Daud, Daniels, Mike and Mencin, Dave, 2016, TZVOLCANO: OLO4-OLO4_OLO_TZA2016 P.S., UNAVCO, GPS Data Set, doi:10.7283/T55M64H7


(7) Stamps, D.S., Saria, Elifuraha, Hyeun Ji, Kang, **Jones, J. Robert, Ntambila, Daud, Daniels, Mike and Mencin, Dave, 2016, TZVOLCANO: OLO5-OLO5_OLO_TZA2016 P.S., UNAVCO, GPS Data Set, doi:10.7283/T5PK0DXZ


2015


(6) Stamps, D.S. and G. Rambolamanana, (2015). Madagascar 2014, UNAVCO, GPS Data Set, doi:10.7283/T5WS8RKK


(5) Stamps, D.S. and F. Tugume, (2015). Uganda 2014, UNAVCO, GPS Data Set, doi:10.7283/T5SN077


(4) Stamps, D.S. and E. Saria (2015), Tanzania 2014, UNAVCO, GPS Data Set, doi:10.7283/T5XD0ZZG


2012


(3) Stamps D.S. and G. Rambolamanana, (2012), Madagascar Uganda 2012: Madagascar 2012, UNAVCO, GPS Data Set, doi:10.7283/T5HX19S6


(2) Stamps D.S. and G. Rambolamanana, (2012), Madagascar Uganda 2012: Uganda 2012, UNAVCO, GPS Data Set, doi:10.7283/T5HX19S6


2010


(1) Stamps, D.S. and G. Rambolamanana, (2010), Tanzania Madagascar Uganda 2010: Madagascar, UNAVCO, GPS Data Set, doi:10.7283/T5000052

White papers, reports, and media highlights

Evans, Eileen L.; Nikulin, Alex; Ford, Heather A.; Stamps, D. Sarah; Creasy, Neala; Swiatlowski, Jeryln; et al. (2020): An Early Career Investigator Community Vision for the Future NSF Geophysical Facility: Education, Workforce, and Outreach Needs. figshare. Online resource. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.12398372.v1


Ford, Heather A.; Floyd, Michael; Stamps, D. Sarah; Mendoza, Manuel; Bozdag, Ebru; Bowden, Daniel; et al. (2020): An Early Career Investigator Community Vision for the Future NSF Geophysical Facility: Data Services Needs. figshare. Online resource. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.12398321.v1


Stamps, D. Sarah; Eilon, Zach; Fan, Wenyuan; Lynner, Colton; Kehoe, Haiyang; Ford, Heather A.; et al. (2020): An Early Career Investigator Community Vision for the Future NSF Geophysical Facility: Instrumentation Services Needs. figshare. Online resource. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.12398288.v1


D. Sarah Stamps receives $625,000 NSF CAREER grant to study role of volcanism in continental rifting, written by Steven Mackay, 2020, Virginia Tech News


Geosciences’ D. Sarah Stamps rocks science in National Geographic Kids book, written by Steven Mackay, 2019, Virginia Tech News


A Position Paper on EarthCube adoption/promotion of principles embodied in the FAIR acronym for current and future activities, 2019, Rubin, K.H., Kelbert, A., Stamps, D.S., Meier, O., Koskela, R. and the EarthCube Leadership Council


CHORDS Provides Next Generation Infrastructure for Real-time Geoscience Data Services, written by Beth Bartel, UNAVCO highlight

https://www.unavco.org/highlights/2019/chords.html


EarthCube Resources Document (2018), Ouida Meyer, D. Sarah Stamps, Lynne Schrieber, and the EarthCube Science Committee


Virginia Tech new (2017) Geoscience’s D. Sarah Stamps to spearhead $1.4 million NSF grant to build key cyberinfrastructure project


National Geographic Story (2017) 'Mountain of God' Volcano Preparing to Erupt.


Virginia Tech news (2016) Geosciences team to place GPS sensors around Tanzanian volcano in effort to predict eruptions


D.S. Stamps and X. Rui, GPS Studies of the Wenchuan and Lushan earthquake: What can we learn?, Presentation at Chengdu High School No. 7, Chinese National News highlight, Sept. 23, 2015.


Aronson E, Bristol S, Burgess AB, Chandrasekar V, Close H, van Eyken T, Ferrini V, Gomez B, Kinkade D, Kelbert A, Martin RL, Ritterbush K, Rubin K, Schmittner A, Slota S, Stamps DS, Stocks K, Tzeng MW, Wiebe P, Wood-Charlson E (2015): Geoscience 2020: Cyberinfrastructure to reveal the past, comprehend the present, and envision the future, EarthCube Working Paper ECWP-2015-1, dx.doi.org/10.7269/P3MG7MDZ


Douglas B., R, Bennett, D.S. Stamps, N. Niemi, B. Wang, E. Nissan, M, Oskin, A. Duvall, M.Hamburger, (2015), Current directions of field science education with respect to geodetic technologies, White Paper for Workshop on Future Seismic and Geodetic Facility Needs in the Geosciences, May 4-6, 2015.


Rifting in Eastern Africa: Geodetic data deciphers spreading forces (2014) UNAVCO Geodetic Science Snapshot, written by L. Rowen, http://www.unavco.org/science/snapshots/solid-earth/2014/stamps.html


Stamps D.S. et al. (2013). An investigation of rift-parallel surface deformation along the East African Rift System, GeoPRISMS Planning Workshop for East African Rift, Morristown, NJ, 10/25/13-10/27/13, White Paper.


Stamps D.S. et al. (2013). An investigation of plate boundary formation in Madagascar, GeoPRISMS Planning Workshop for East African Rift, Morristown, NJ, 10/25/13-10/27/13, White Paper.


Plate tectonics in the East African Rift (2008) UNAVCO Highlight, https://www.unavco.org/highlights/2008/stamps.html