Dr Tom Pering

Books

• Pering T (2025) Exploring Data and Statistics in the Social Sciences.

Journal articles

• Pering TD, Wilkes TC, Layana S, Aguilera F & Aguilera M (2024) The PiGas: a low-cost approach to volcanic gas sampling. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 449. View this article in WRRO
• 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. View this article in WRRO
• 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. View this article in WRRO
• Pering TD & Temple L (2023) Engaging geography students through innovation in statistics teaching. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 47(4), 613-636. View this article in WRRO
• Wilkes TC, Pering TD & McGonigle AJS (2022) Semantic segmentation of explosive volcanic plumes through deep learning. Computers & Geosciences, 168.
• Stuart M, Davies M, Hobbs M, Pering T, McGonigle A & Willmott J (2022) High-resolution hyperspectral imaging using low-cost components: application within environmental monitoring scenarios. Sensors, 22(12). View this article in WRRO
• Stuart MB, McGonigle AJS, Davies M, Hobbs MJ, Boone NA, Stanger LR, Zhu C, Pering TD & Willmott JR (2021) Low-cost hyperspectral imaging with a smartphone. Journal of Imaging, 7(8). View this article in WRRO
• Calleja H & Pering T (2021) Quantifying the influence of conduit inclination on Taylor Bubble behaviour in basaltic magmas..
• 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.
• Pering TD (2020) Review.
• Diaz-Moreno A, Roca A, Lamur A, Munkli BH, Ilanko T, Pering TD, Pineda A & De Angelis S (2020) Characterization of acoustic infrasound signals at Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala: a baseline for volcano monitoring. Frontiers in Earth Science, 8.
• 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).
• 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), ---.
• Stuart MB, Stanger LR, Hobbs MJ, Pering TD, Thio D, McGonigle AJS & Willmott JR (2020) Low-cost hyperspectral imaging system: Design and testing for laboratory-based environmental applications. Sensors, 20(11). View this article in WRRO
• Woitischek J, Woods AW, Edmonds M, Oppenheimer C, Aiuppa A, Pering TD, Ilanko T, D'Aleo R & Garaebiti E (2020) Strombolian eruptions and dynamics of magma degassing at Yasur Volcano (Vanuatu). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 398, 106869-106869.
• 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.
• Liu E, Wood K, Aiuppa A, Giudice G, Bitetto M, Pering T, Wilkes T, McGonigle A, McCormick Kilbride B, Fischer T , Nowicki S et al (2020) Volcanic degassing along the enigmatic South Sandwich volcanic arc.
• Pering TD, Ilanko T, Wilkes TC, Stanger L, Willmott JR & McGonigle AJS (2020) Multiparametric measurements of the lava lake at Masaya volcano.
• McCormick Kilbride B, Liu E, Wood K, Wilkes T, Schipper I, Mulina K, Richardson T, Werner C, McGonigle A, Pering T , Aiuppa A et al (2020) First measurements of volcanic gas composition at Bagana volcano, Papua New Guinea.
• 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
• Pering T, Ilanko T & Liu EJ (2019) Periodicity in volcanic gas plumes : a review and analysis. Geosciences, 9(9). 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
• 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
• Pering TD & McGonigle AJS (2018) Combining spherical-cap and taylor bubble fluid dynamics with plume measurements to characterize basaltic degassing. Geosciences, 8(2). 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).
• Pering TD, McGonigle AJS, James MR, Capponi A, Lane SJ, Tamburello G & Aiuppa A (2017) The dynamics of slug trains in volcanic conduits: Evidence for expansion driven slug coalescence. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 348, 26-35.
• Wilkes T, Pering T, McGonigle A, Tamburello G & Willmott J (2017) A Low-Cost Smartphone Sensor-Based UV Camera for Volcanic SO2 Emission Measurements. Remote Sensing, 9(1).
• 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
• Pering TD, McGonigle AJS, James MR, Tamburello G, Aiuppa A, Delle Donne D & Ripepe M (2016) Conduit dynamics and post explosion degassing on Stromboli: A combined UV camera and numerical modeling treatment. Geophysical Research Letters, 43(10), 5009-5016.
• Pering TD, Tamburello G, McGonigle AJS, Aiuppa A, James MR, Lane SJ, Sciotto M, Cannata A & Patane D (2015) Dynamics of mild strombolian activity on Mt. Etna. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 300, 103-111. View this article in WRRO
• Pering TD, Tamburello G, McGonigle AS, Hanna E & Aiuppa A (2014) Correlation of oscillatory behaviour in Matlab using wavelets. Computers & Geosciences, 70, 206-212. View this article in WRRO
• Pering TD, Tamburello G, McGonigle AJS, Aiuppa A, Cannata A, Giudice G & Patane D (2014) High time resolution fluctuations in volcanic carbon dioxide degassing from Mount Etna. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 270, 115-121. View this article in WRRO
• Tamburello G, Aiuppa A, McGonigle AJS, Allard P, Cannata A, Giudice G, Kantzas EP & Pering TD (2013) Periodic volcanic degassing behavior: The Mount Etna example. Geophysical Research Letters, 40(18), 4818-4822.
• Calleja H, Breard ECP, Pering TD, Kirstein LA, Butler IB & Fitton JG () Experimental analysis of Taylor bubble regimes using kymography: a tool for understanding bubble ascent dynamics in open-vent volcanic conduits. Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems, 15(1), 141-163.
• Calleja H & Pering T () Crystals and inclined conduits: analogue experiments for slug-driven volcanism. Volcanica, 6(1), 147-160.
• 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), 2122-2122.

Book chapters

• Pering TD, Jones B & McElearney G (2025) Assessing field experiences: Reflecting on approaches for physical geography, Routledge Handbook of Field Research (pp. 493-507).
• Hammett D & Pering TD (2025) The (Hidden) Costs of Field Research, The Routledge Handbook of Field Research (pp. 139-148). Routledge
• Pering TD, Jones B & McElearney G (2025) Assessing Field Experiences, The Routledge Handbook of Field Research (pp. 493-507). Routledge

Other

• Rojas Vilches F, Fischer TP, Nowicki S, Pfeffer MA, Aguilera F, Pering TD, Wilkes T, Layana S, Gonzalez C, Fricke M , Ericksen J et al (2026) Supplementary material to "Water Vapor Detection in Volcanic Plumes: Near-Infrared Cameras applications at Lascar, Chile, and Litli Hrútur, Iceland".
• 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

• Rojas Vilches F, Fischer TP, Nowicki S, Pfeffer MA, Aguilera F, Pering TD, Wilkes T, Layana S, Gonzalez C, Fricke M , Ericksen J et al (2026) Water Vapor Detection in Volcanic Plumes: Near-Infrared Cameras applications at Lascar, Chile, and Litli Hrútur, Iceland, Copernicus GmbH.
• Calleja H, Breard ECP, Pering TD, Kirstein LA, Butler IB & Fitton JG (2025) Experimental analysis of Taylor bubble regimes using kymography: a tool for understanding bubble ascent dynamics in open-vent volcanic conduits, Copernicus GmbH.
• 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.