MAMMA (Magma Ascent Mathematical Modeling and Analysis)

01 Mar 2018 | Contributor(s): Alvaro Aravena, Mattia de' Michieli Vitturi

1D-steady state model for volcanic conduits

Tephra 2017 Workshop : Best practices in tephra collection, analysis, and reporting leading toward better tephra databases

15 Jun 2017 | Contributor(s): Marcus I Bursik, Stephen C Kuehn, Kristi L Wallace, Andrei V Kurbatov

Best practices in tephra collection, analysis, and reporting: Leading toward better tephra databasesThis is a page for the Tephra 2017 workshop, held in Portland, OR, 19 August 2017.  The workshop was a follow-on to the Tephra 2014 workshop, held 3-7 August 2014, also in...

La erupción del volcán Calbuco en 2015: Volcanología, sociedad y ecosistemas

25 Apr 2017 | Contributor(s): Jorge E. Romero

La erupción del 22-23 de abril de 2015 del Volcán Calbuco tuvo impactos en las actividades sociales y ecosistemas en el sur de Chile y en Argentina, debido a la espesa caída de piroclastos, corrientes calientes de gases y rocas, además de flujos de lodo...

VUELCO- Dominica Exercise Debriefing Report

18 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Stefano Ciolli, Richard E.A. Robertson

Document summarizing the debriefing of the exercise, developed with the contribution of all the involved partners.

Insights from Volcanic Unrest Simulation Exercises

18 Jun 2015 | Contributor(s): Stefano Ciolli, Chiara Cristiani

Lecture given during the second VUELCO short-course, held in Dominica on 13th and 14th May 2015. 

Volcanic risk management in Italy: a perspective from a decision maker.

23 Apr 2015 | Contributor(s): Stefano Ciolli

Lecture given to the 1st VUELCO workshop held in Colima (Mexico) during the 7th Cities on Volcanoes Conference, 18th November 2012

AGU Poster: Results of the Tephra 2014 Workshop on Maximizing the Potential of Tephra for Multidisciplinary Science

11 Dec 2014 | Contributor(s): Stephen C Kuehn, Solene Pouget, Kristi L Wallace, Marcus I Bursik

Poster presentation from the 2014 AGU Fall Meeting reporting on results and conclusions of the Tephra 2014 workshop

Civil protection exercises for volcanic risk management. The VUELCO experience at midway.

20 Nov 2014 | Contributor(s): Stefano Ciolli, Chiara Cristiani

This lecture was given during the short-course titled "Coping with volcanic unrest" held in Quito (Ecuador) on November 2014.The presentation illustrates some essential key-elements to take into account in the preparation of a simulation exercise, providing useful suggestion taken...

Dome rock densification parameters

20 Oct 2014 | Contributor(s): Fabian Ben Wadsworth, Betty Scheu

Chaotic Mixing Device

09 May 2014 | Contributor(s): Daniele Morgavi, Diego Perugini, Cristina P. De Campos, Werner Ertel-Ingrisch, Donald B. Dingwell

Description of device for chaotic mixing experiments developed at LMU München

Estimating Volcanic Risk in the Lesser Antilles

26 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Michal Camejo, Richard E.A. Robertson

The potential catastrophic effects of future volcanic eruptions in the Lesser Antilles can be decreased by the utilisation of effective risk quantification measures and their subsequent incorporation into disaster risk reduction strategies. A volcanic risk study conducted by the Norwegian...

Eyjafjallajökull, volcanic clouds and aviation - one year on

05 Aug 2011 | Contributor(s): Simon Carn

A workshop at the 2011 IUGG General Assembly in Melbourne, Australia, lead by Andrew Tupper (Australian Bureau of Meteorology), Fred Prata (Norwegian Institute for Air Research), and Arnau Folch (Barcelona Supercomputing Center).The Eyjafjallajokull eruption, resulting in ground and air...

Large Scale Experiments on Volcanic Processes (EOS)

19 Jul 2011 | Contributor(s): Greg A Valentine

Some of the least understood and most hazardous geologic processes involve complex multiphase flows, particularly those related to explosive volcanic eruptions. These phenomena inherently involve a wide range of characteristic length and time scales, as well as processes that are coupled across...

Volcano Monitoring Workshops II : IUGG 2011

16 Jul 2011 | Contributor(s): Eliza S Calder

Organized by Jeffrey Johnson & Eliza CalderWorkshop Title: Ground-Based and Remote Sensing of Volcanic UnrestThe workshop involved seven talks focused on fundamental tools used for monitoring and scientific investigation of active volcanic systems. Lectures emphasized emerging technologies,...

Multi-parameter monitoring overview: Eliza Calder (Lecture 1)

30 Jun 2011 | Presentations

This is the Introduction and first lecture in a series of 7 lectures given as part of the workshop "Ground-based and remote sensing of volcanic unrest" (IUGG 2011)Organized by Jeffrey Johnson & Eliza CalderThe workshop involved seven talks focused on fundamental tools used for monitoring...

Mapping a 49 year old eruption of a basaltic cone: Pacaya Guatemala

27 Apr 2011 | Presentations | Contributor(s): William I Rose

This presentation summarizes the 50 year eruption and the 3 dimensional map produced. The map, prepared as part of an MS thesis by Ruben Otoniel Matias Gomez, is under review as a Map and Chart Series publication by the GSA. The lecture summarizes the situation at Pacaya, and uses Matias' map as...

eject model

01 Feb 2011 | Offline Tools | Contributor(s): Larry Garver Mastin

Eject is a user-friendly model that calculates the trajectories of blocks that are ballistically ejected from volcanic craters. It has also been used to calculate ballistic trajectories of other objects in other other settings, including missiles and bullets.Details are at:The attached zip...

PASI: Volcanic Hazards and Remote Sensing in Pacific Latin America

11 Jan 2011 | Workshops | Contributor(s): William I Rose, Jose Luis Palma

http://www.geo.mtu.edu/~raman/PASI2011The Open Vent Volcanoes PASI in Costa Rica gathered 60 scientists from 13 countries to build scientific networking in the transdisciplinary field of volcanology in January 2011. The accelerating application of field measurements and remote sensing to...