Dr Thomas Wilkes

Journal articles

• McCormick Kilbride BT, Nicholson EJ, Wood KT, Wilkes TC, Schipper CI, Mulina K, Itikarai I, Richardson T, Werner C, Hayer CSL , Esse B et al (2023) Temporal variability in gas emissions at Bagana volcano revealed by aerial, ground, and satellite observations. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 24(6). View this article in WRRO
• Layana S, Aguilera F, Inostroza M, Tassi F, Wilkes TC, Bredemeyer S, González C, Pering TD & McGonigle AJS (2023) Evolution of the magmatic-hydrothermal system at Lastarria volcano (Northern Chile) between 2006 and 2019: insights from fluid geochemistry. Frontiers in Earth Science, 11.
• Wilkes TC, Pering TD, Aguilera F, Layana S, Nadeau P, Kern C, McGonigle AJS, Aguilera M & Zhu C (2023) A new permanent, low-cost, low-power SO2 camera for continuous measurement of volcanic emissions. Frontiers in Earth Science, 11.
• Wilkes TC, Pering TD & McGonigle AJS (2022) Semantic segmentation of explosive volcanic plumes through deep learning. Computers & Geosciences, 168. View this article in WRRO
• Mason E, Wieser PE, Liu EJ, Edmonds M, Ilyinskaya E, Whitty RCW, Mather TA, Elias T, Nadeau PA, Wilkes TC , McGonigle AJS et al (2021) Volatile metal emissions from volcanic degassing and lava–seawater interactions at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai’i. Communications Earth & Environment, 2. View this article in WRRO
• Ilanko T, Pering TD, Wilkes TC, Woitischek J, D’Aleo R, Aiuppa A, McGonigle AJS, Edmonds M & Garaebiti E (2020) Ultraviolet camera measurements of passive and explosive (Strombolian) sulphur dioxide emissions at Yasur volcano, Vanuatu. Remote Sensing, 12(17). View this article in WRRO
• Pering TD, Liu EJ, Wood K, Wilkes TC, Aiuppa A, Tamburello G, Bitetto M, Richardson T & McGonigle AJS (2020) Combined ground and aerial measurements resolve vent-specific gas fluxes from a multi-vent volcano. Nature Communications, 11(1). View this article in WRRO
• Ilanko T, Pering T, Wilkes T, Woitischek J, D'Aleo R, Aiuppa A, McGonigle A, Edmonds M & Garaebiti E (2020) Ultraviolet camera measurements of passive and explosive sulphur dioxide emissions at Yasur volcano, Vanuatu.
• Ilanko T, Pering T, Wilkes T, Apaza Choquehuayta F, Kern C, Díaz Moreno A, De Angelis S, Layana S, Rojas F, Aguilera F , Vasconez F et al (2019) Degassing at Sabancaya volcano measured by UV cameras and the NOVAC network. Volcanica, 2(2), 239-252. View this article in WRRO
• Wilkes TC, Pering TD, McGonigle AJS, Willmott JR, Bryant R, Smalley AL, Mims FM, Parisi AV & England RA (2019) The PiSpec: A low-cost, 3D-printed spectrometer for measuring volcanic SO2 emission rates. Frontiers in Earth Science, 7. View this article in WRRO
• Mims III MF, McGonigle AJS, Wilkes TC, Parisi AV, Grant WB, Cook JM & Pering TD (2019) Measuring and visualizing solar UV for a wide range of atmospheric conditions on Hawai'i Island. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(6). View this article in WRRO
• Pering TD, Ilanko T, Wilkes TC, England RA, Silcock SR, Stanger LR, Willmott JR, Bryant RG & McGonigle AJS (2019) A rapidly convecting lava lake at Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua. Frontiers in Earth Science, 6. View this article in WRRO
• Liu EJ, Wood K, Mason E, Edmonds M, Aiuppa A, Giudice G, Bitetto M, Francofonte V, Burrow S, Richardson T , Watson M et al (2019) Dynamics of outgassing and plume transport revealed by proximal Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) measurements at Volcán Villarrica, Chile. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 20(2), 730-750. View this article in WRRO
• Stanger LR, Wilkes T, Boone N, McGonigle A & Willmott J (2018) Thermal Imaging Metrology with a Smartphone Sensor. Sensors, 18(7), 2169-2169. View this article in WRRO
• Wilkes TC, Stanger LR, Willmott JR, Pering TD, McGonigle AJS & England RA (2018) The development of a low-cost, near infrared, high-temperature thermal imaging system and its application to the retrieval of accurate lava lake temperatures at Masaya volcano, Nicaragua. Remote Sensing, 10(3). View this article in WRRO
• McGonigle AJS, Wilkes TC, Pering TD, Willmott JR, Cook JM, Mims FM & Parisi AV (2018) Smartphone spectrometers. Sensors, 18(1). View this article in WRRO
• Wilkes TC, McGonigle AJS, Willmott JR, Pering TD & Cook JM (2017) Low-cost 3D printed 1  nm resolution smartphone sensor-based spectrometer: instrument design and application in ultraviolet spectroscopy.. Optics Letters, 42(21), 4323-4326. View this article in WRRO
• McGonigle AJS, Pering TD, Wilkes TC, Tamburello G, D Aleo R, Bitetto M, Aiuppa A & Willmott JR (2017) Ultraviolet imaging of volcanic plumes: A new paradigm in volcanology. Geosciences, 7(3). View this article in WRRO
• Pering TD, McGonigle AJS, Tamburello G, Aiuppa A, Bitetto M, Rubino C & Wilkes TC (2017) A novel and inexpensive method for measuring volcanic plume water fluxes at high temporal resolution. Remote Sensing, 9(2). View this article in WRRO
• Wilkes TC, McGonigle AJS, Pering TD, Taggart AJ, White BS, Bryant RG & Willmott JR (2016) Ultraviolet Imaging with Low Cost Smartphone Sensors: Development and Application of a Raspberry Pi-Based UV Camera. Sensors, 16(10). View this article in WRRO
• Mason E, Wieser PE, Liu EJ, Edmonds M, Ilyinskaya E, Whitty RCW, Mather TA, Elias T, Nadeau PA, Wilkes TC , McGonigle AJS et al () Publisher Correction: Volatile metal emissions from volcanic degassing and lava–seawater interactions at Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai’i. Communications Earth & Environment, 2(1).
• Pering TD, Liu EJ, Wood K, Wilkes TC, Aiuppa A, Tamburello G, Bitetto M, Richardson T & McGonigle AJS () Author Correction: Combined ground and aerial measurements resolve vent-specific gas fluxes from a multi-vent volcanic system. Nature Communications, 11(1).
• Aguilera F, Layana S, Rojas F, Arratia P, Wilkes TC, González C, Inostroza M, McGonigle AJS, Pering TD & Ureta G () First Measurements of Gas Flux with a Low-Cost Smartphone Sensor-Based UV Camera on the Volcanoes of Northern Chile. Remote Sensing, 12(13), 2122.
• Pering TD, McGonigle AJS, Tamburello G, Aiuppa A, Bitetto M, Rubino C & Wilkes TC () Reply to Kern, C. The Difficulty of Measuring the Absorption of Scattered Sunlight by H2O and CO2 in Volcanic Plumes: A Comment on Pering, et al. “A Novel and Inexpensive Method for Measuring Volcanic Plume Water Fluxes at High Temporal Resolution”, Remote Sens. 2017, 9, 146. Remote Sensing, 9(10), 1040.
• Wilkes T, Pering T, McGonigle A, Tamburello G & Willmott J () A Low-Cost Smartphone Sensor-Based UV Camera for Volcanic SO2 Emission Measurements. Remote Sensing, 9(1). View this article in WRRO

Other

• Pering T, Wilkes T, Nadeau P, Hidalgo S, Aguilera F, Layana S, Aisyah N, Humaida H, Sakti A & Kern C (2025) Application of a low-cost ultraviolet camera solution for permanent sulphur dioxide measurements at six volcanoes worldwide..
• Wilkes TC, Hidalgo S, Battaglia J, Pering TD, Almeida M, Vásconez F, Macías C & García D (2025) Evidence of rapid conduit sealing driving explosive activity at El Reventador (Ecuador) underpinned by a permanent SO2 camera installation..

Preprints

• McCormick Kilbride B, Liu EJ, Wood KT, Wilkes TC, Schipper CI, Mulina K, Itikarai I, Richardson TS, Werner C, Hayer CSL , Esse B et al (2022) Temporal Variability in Gas Emissions at Bagana Volcano Revealed by Aerial, Ground, and Satellite Observations, Wiley.