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Dr Jonathan Davidson

Contact

Department: School of Earth and Environment

Email: jonathan.davidson@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3694774

Office: Ernest Rutherford 108

Languages: English, French, Italian, German

About
Research / Creative works
Methods & Equipment

Fields of Research

  • Structure of Geothermal Fields
  • Earth Science Education
  • Radon in soil gas
  • Physical properties of rocks
  • Crustal stress

Researcher Summary

My research interest centres around how rock properties changes in space, especially in areas where rocks have been intensly deformed. I've used investigations at various scales, using satellites and drones to acquire imagery, as well as sampling soil and the gas therein to learn more about the properties of rocks.
Another key part of research that I do is to investigate how student learn about the earth effectively. I'm very excited about the prospect that new technologies bring that allow of to virtually transport students to exciting location, immersing them in a situation that they might find themselves in during their professional careers.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Earth Sciences: Volcanology; Tectonics; Geophysics

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles
  • Saubin E., Kennedy BM., Tuffen H., Villeneuve M., Davidson J. and Burchardt S. (2019) Comparative field study of shallow rhyolite intrusions in Iceland: emplacement mechanisms and impact on country rocks. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 106691: 106691-106691. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2019.106691.
  • Kennedy BM., Holohan EP., Stix J., Gravley DM., Davidson JRJ. and Cole JW. (2018) Magma plumbing beneath collapse caldera volcanic systems. Earth-Science Reviews 177: 404-424. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2017.12.002.
  • Massey C., Townsend D., Rathje E., Allstadt KE., Lukovic B., Kaneko Y., Bradley B., Wartman J., Jibson RW. and Petley DN. (2018) Landslides Triggered by the 14 November 2016 Mw 7.8 Kaikōura Earthquake, New Zealand. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America 108(3B): 1630-1648. http://dx.doi.org/10.1785/0120170305.
  • Dellow S., Massey C., Cox S., Archibald G., Begg J., Bruce Z., Carey J., Davidson J., Della Pasqua F. and Glassey P. (2017) LANDSLIDES CAUSED BY THE MW7.8 KAIKŌURA EARTHQUAKE AND THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering 50(2): 106-116.
  • Davidson J., Fairley J., Nicol A., Gravley DM. and Ring U. (2016) The Origin of Radon anomalies along normal faults in an active rift and georthermal area. Geosphere 12(5): 1656-1669. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/GES01321.
  • Siratovich PA., Heap MJ., Villeneuve MC., Cole JW., Kennedy BM., Davidson J. and Reuschlé T. (2016) Mechanical behaviour of the Rotokawa Andesites (New Zealand): Insight into permeability evolution and stress-induced behaviour in an actively utilised geothermal reservoir. Geothermics 64: 163-179. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2016.05.005.
Conference Contributions - Published
  • Davidson J., Gravley D., Nicol A. and Fairley J.. (2013) Radon activity around active faults in a geothermal environment. In Geoscience Society of New Zealand. Geoscience Society of New Zealand miscellaneous publication 136A: 24.
  • Davidson J., Gravley D., Nicol A. and Fairley J.. (2013) Radon activity around active faults in a geothermal environment. In Twickenham, UK: Mineralogical Society of Great Britain. Mineralogical magazine 77(5): 950.
  • Siratovich PA., Villeneuve M., Kennedy B., Gravley D., Cole J. and Davidson J.. (2013) The Geothermal Stimulator: A high-temperature, high pressure device for inducing thermal fracture in rocks. In 35th New Zealand Geothermal Workshop 2013 Proceedings: 6pp.
Theses / Dissertations
  • Davidson J. (2014) The Effect of Fractures on Fluid-flow in Geothermal Systems, TV2, NZ. Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury.
Other
  • Davidson J., McNamara D., Gravley D., Ring U., Nicol A., Price L. and Wallis I. (2012) Stress distribution at the Rotokawa Geothermal Field. In United States / New Zealand Joint Geothermal Workshop [2012 : abstracts]: 18.

Key Methodologies

  • 3D modeling - Leapfrog 3D, Move, Blender
  • Photogrammetry- particularly structure from motion
  • GIS systems
  • CNC routing
  • Front end development - HTML, javascript
  • Data manipulation and management (python)
  • Small electronics (Arduino)
  • Soil gas measurements (CO2, Radon)
  • AMS measurements
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