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Iguchi, Masato. "Special Issue on Integrated Study on Mitigation of Multimodal Disasters Caused by Ejection of Volcanic Products." Journal of Disaster Research 11, no. 1 (February 1, 2016): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2016.p0003.
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Volcanic eruptions induce often widely dispersed, multimodal flows such as volcanic ash, pyroclastics, layers, and lava. Lahars triggered by heavy rain may extend far beyond ash deposits. Indonesia, which has 127 volcanoes along its archipelago, is at high risk for such disasters. The 2010 Merapi volcano eruption, for example, generated pyroclastic flows up to 17 km from the summit along the Gendol River, killing over 300 residents. The February 13, 2014, eruption of the Kelud volcano produced a gigantic ash plume over 17 km high, dispersing tehpra widely over Java Island. Ash falls and dispersion closed 7 airports and caused many flights to be cancelled. Volcanoes in Japan have recently become active, with the 2014 phreatic eruption at the Ontake volcano leaving 63 hikers dead or missing. The eruption of the Kuchinoerabujima volcano on May 29, 2015, forced all island residents to be evacuated. All of these events undeerscore how underedeveloped Japan’s early warning alert levels remain. The Sakurajima volcano, currently Japan’s most active, maintained high activity in the first half of 2015. Ash from Janaury 2015, for example, was moved down the volcano’s slopes by extremely heavy rain in June and July, accumulating as thick sediment near villages. Regarding such situations of volcano countries, we will develop an integrated system to mitigate many kinds of disasters which are generated by volcanic eruptions and extended by rain fall and wind, based on scientific knowledge. We are developing an integrated warning system to be used by local and national governments to mitigate volcanic and sediment disasters. We are also creating measure against volcanic ash for airlines. This special issue summarizes basic scientific knowledge and technology on the present warning system to be used in the integrated system for decision-making.
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Hu, Yiwei, Boxi Li, and Yue Yin. "The Causes of Volcanic Eruptions and How They Affect Our Environment." Highlights in Science, Engineering and Technology 26 (December 30, 2022): 391–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/hset.v26i.4013.
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Volcanic eruptions often have an impact on the environment. In the context of the environmental problem of global warming, a large amount of carbon dioxide released by volcanic eruptions will aggravate the greenhouse effect, which has aroused widespread concern. This article first explains the volcano's cone-shaped structure with several craters, cones, and vents. Although each volcano is unique, most volcanoes can be separated into three major types, the first type is a cinder cone, the second type is a composite volcano, and the third type is a shield volcano. Furthermore, this article interprets the causes of volcanic eruptions by decompression melting, and crustal movement. In addition to this, the environmental impacts of volcanic eruptions from three different angles are explained in the article. The First is the environmental impact of volcanic eruptions at different latitudes. It not only examines the sea surface temperatures' responses to volcanic forcing but also mentions a phenomenon of wind (El Niño de Navidad) caused by volcanic. The second argument is the impact of volcanic eruption on climate. It explains the effects of volcanic dust, Sulphur dioxide, and greenhouse gases, these three main volcanic substances that contribute to environmental cooling, acid rain, and global warming respectively. The final point is the impact of volcanic eruption on the benefits and disadvantages of plant cultivation, hoping this article could raise awareness of volcanoes and global environmental problems and prevent them.
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Garcia, Sebastian, and Gabriela Badi. "Towards the development of the first permanent volcano observatory in Argentina." Volcanica 4, S1 (November 1, 2021): 21–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.30909/vol.04.s1.2148.
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Argentina is a country that presents a complex situation regarding volcanic risk, where a total of 38 volcanoes are considered active. Although Argentina has no major cities close to these volcanoes, the continuous increase in economic activity and infrastructure near the Andean Codillera will increase exposure to volcano hazards in the future. Further, volcanic activity on the border between Argentina and Chile poses a unique challenge in relation to volcano monitoring and the management of volcanic emergencies. Additionally, due to atmospheric circulation patterns in the region (from West to East), Argentina is exposed to ashfall and ash dispersion from frequent explosive eruptions from Chilean volcanoes. Considering this, the Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino (SEGEMAR) decided to create and implement a Volcanic Threat Assessment Program, which includes the creation of the the first permanent volcano observatory for the country, the Observatorio Argentino de Vigilancia Volcánica (OAVV). Previously the Decepcion Island volcano observatory was created as a collaboration between the Instituto Antártico Argentino (IAA) and the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN) from the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). Argentina es un país que presenta una compleja situación con respecto al riesgo volcánico, donde un total de 38 volcanes son considerados activos. Aunque Argentina no tiene ciudades importantes cerca de estos volcanes, el continuo incremento de la actividad económica y la infraestructura cerca de la Cordillera de los Andes, generará en el futuro un aumento en la exposición a estos peligros. Además, la actividad volcánica en la frontera entre Argentina y Chile constituye un desafío único en relación con el monitoreo de volcanes y la gestión de emergencias volcánicas. Adicionalmente, debido a los patrones de circulación atmosférica en la región (desde el oeste hacia el este), Argentina está expuesta a la caída y dispersión de cenizas de las frecuentes erupciones explosivas de volcanes chilenos. Teniendo esto en cuenta, el Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino (SEGEMAR) decidió crear e implementar un programa de evaluación de amenazas volcánicas, que incluye, la creación del primer observatorio permanente de volcanes para el país, el Observatorio Argentino de Vigilancia Volcánica (OAVV). Previamente, el Observatorio Volcanológico de la Isla Decepción fue creado como una colaboración entre el Instituto Antártico Argentino (IAA) y el Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN) del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas de España (CSIC).
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Poulidis, Alexandros P., Ian A. Renfrew, and Adrian J. Matthews. "Thermally Induced Convective Circulation and Precipitation over an Isolated Volcano." Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 73, no. 4 (March 3, 2016): 1667–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/jas-d-14-0327.1.
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Abstract Intense rainfall over active volcanoes is known to trigger dangerous volcanic hazards, from remobilizing loose volcanic surface material into lahars or mudflows to initiating explosive activity including pyroclastic flows at certain dome-forming volcanoes. However, the effect of the heated volcanic surface on the atmospheric circulation, including any feedback with precipitation, is unknown. This is investigated here, using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model. The recent activity at the Soufrière Hills Volcano (SHV), Montserrat, is a well-documented case of such rainfall–volcano interaction and is used as a template for these experiments. The volcano is represented in the model by an idealized Gaussian mountain, with an imposed realistic surface temperature anomaly on the volcano summit. A robust increase in precipitation over the volcano is simulated for surface temperature anomalies above approximately 40°C, an area-average value that is exceeded at the SHV. For wind speeds less than 4 m s−1 and a range of realistic atmospheric conditions, the precipitation increase is well above the threshold required to trigger volcanic hazards (5–10 mm h−1). Hence, the thermal atmospheric forcing due to an active, but nonerupting, volcano appears to be an important factor in rainfall–volcano interactions and should be taken account of in future hazard studies.
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Yin, Yefei. "Impact and Inspiration of Tonga volcanic Eruption in 2022." E3S Web of Conferences 424 (2023): 03003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202342403003.
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People have been puzzled by the problem of volcanic eruptions since ancient times. Because volcanic eruptions are difficult to predict accurately, if people can't take some precautions in advance, sometimes volcanic eruptions will cause great injuries and deaths and hazards. In this context, this review selects the Tonga Volcano as the research object, summarizes the hazards during the eruption of the volcano and the symptom before the eruption, in order to get inspiration for predicting volcanic eruptions. This paper firstly introduces that Tonga volcano is located on the Tonga-Kermadec volcanic arc. When Tonga volcano erupted, it tended to an explosive eruption, which Surtseyan eruption dominated. Secondly, the author analyzes the impact on the capital of Tonga, the surrounding area and the world through the primary disaster, such as the collapse of crater, volcanic ash and SO2. Then, the global impact of secondary disasters after primary disasters is analyzed, such as tsunami and climate change. Thirdly, the author concludes the pre-eruption symptoms, such as surface deformation and ionospheric anomaly. The observation of these anomalies and the establishment of a volcano monitoring system will help people to predict the next volcanic eruption. In addition, it remains to be seen how to detect the symptoms of volcanic eruption in time. Finally, this paper emphasizes that there are few practical applications of volcano monitoring system, and more volcanoes need to be monitored in time. If volcano monitoring systems were made more common around the world, people could minimize the damage caused by volcanoes.
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Seniukov, S. L., and I. N. Nuzhdina. "SEISMICITY of the VOLCANIC AREAS of KAMCHATKA in 2018–2019." Earthquakes in Northern Eurasia, no. 26 (December 14, 2023): 354–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.35540/1818-6254.2023.26.31.
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The results of near real-time monitoring of the active Kamchatka volcanoes are described. Continuous monitoring was carried out using three remote methods: 1) seismic monitoring according to automatic telemetric seismic stations; 2) visual and video observation; 3) satellite observation of the thermal anomalies and the ash clouds. Daily information about volcanic activity is published in the Internet (http://www.emsd.ru/ ~ssl/monitoring/main.htm) since February 2000. The results of seismic activity of the Northern (Shiveluch, Kluchevskoy, Bezymianny, Krestovsky and Ushkovsky), Avacha (Avachinsky and Koryaksky), MutnovskyGorely volcano group and Kizimen, Zhupanovsky, Karymsky and Kambalny volcanoes for 2018–2019 are presented. Within two years 29199 earthquakes with KS=1.6–10.1 were located for Northern volcano group, 714 earthquakes with KS=1.6–7.6 – for Avacha volcano group, 247 earthquakes with KS=1.7–7.3 – Mutnovsky-Gorely volcano group, 116 earthquakes with KS=2.6–8.7 for Kizimen volcano, 315 earthquakes with KS=2.2–10.9 for Zhupanovsky volcano, five earthquakes with KS=6.2–8.3 for Kambalny volcano and four earthquakes with KS=5.2–6.7 for Karymsky volcano. Maps of epicenters, quantities of seismic energy and earthquake distribution according to class are given. All periods of activity were fixed and investigated by remote methods in 2018–2019: intensive volcanic activity of Sheveluch volcano associated with new cone, two paroxysmal explosive eruptions of Bezymianny volcano and the summit explosive-effusive eruptions of Kluchevskoy volcano.
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Khlystov, О. М., and А. V. Khabuev. ""NOVOSIBIRSK" MUD VOLCANO AND EVIDENCE OF ITS ACTIVATIONS (LAKE BAIKAL)." Geodynamics & Tectonophysics 15, no. 1 (February 16, 2024): 0739. http://dx.doi.org/10.5800/gt-2024-15-1-0739.
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An integrated study of mud volcanoes in the World Ocean is important for making assessment of potential geological-ecological disasters caused by rapid large-volume gas discharge into the water column and mud volcano eruptions at the bottom. The study of mud-volcanic activity in the past and determination of its periodicity are pioneering for the Baikal. The mud volcanoes and other hydrate-bearing structures are largely concentrated in the Middle Baikal basin along the tectonic faults. The most representative example of these phenomena is the "Gydratny" fault, four of six structures along which are mud volcanoes. An integrated geological-geophysical study (seismoacoustic and hydroacoustic sounding and geological sampling) of the "Novosibirsk" mud volcano, the largest and well-pronounced feature of the lake bottom relief, confirmed its structural identity with classical submarine mud volcanoes. The "Novosibirsk" mud volcano possesses all major elements of other single hydrate-bearing mud volcanoes of the lake which include volcanic cone in the bottom relief, vertical acoustically not transparent feeding channel, mud-volcanic breccia, gas saturation, and gas hydrates. This makes it one of the reference hydrate-bearing mud volcanic-type structures of Lake Baikal.The analysis of the bottom hydroacoustic profiling yielded evidence of the Late Pleistocene mud-volcanic eruptions shaped as two layers-flows at sub-bottom depths of 15 and 26 m (30 and 50 kyr ago, respectively). The presence of mud-volcanic breccia beneath the thin Holocene diatomic silt deposits testifies to the Holocene mud volcano activation due to the warm fluid rising from the depths to the volcano roots along the active segment of the tectonic fault in accordance with the model of the "Baikal-type" mud volcanism. Using the "Novosibirsk" mud volcano and the "Gydratny" fault as an example, it can be shown that the past tectonic activity of the Baikal basin may be determined based on the knowledge of the structure and evolution of the mud volcanoes of the lake.
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Rüdiger, Julian, Jan-Lukas Tirpitz, J. Maarten de Moor, Nicole Bobrowski, Alexandra Gutmann, Marco Liuzzo, Martha Ibarra, and Thorsten Hoffmann. "Implementation of electrochemical, optical and denuder-based sensors and sampling techniques on UAV for volcanic gas measurements: examples from Masaya, Turrialba and Stromboli volcanoes." Atmospheric Measurement Techniques 11, no. 4 (April 26, 2018): 2441–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2441-2018.
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Abstract. Volcanoes are a natural source of several reactive gases (e.g., sulfur and halogen containing species) and nonreactive gases (e.g., carbon dioxide) to the atmosphere. The relative abundance of carbon and sulfur in volcanic gas as well as the total sulfur dioxide emission rate from a volcanic vent are established parameters in current volcano-monitoring strategies, and they oftentimes allow insights into subsurface processes. However, chemical reactions involving halogens are thought to have local to regional impact on the atmospheric chemistry around passively degassing volcanoes. In this study we demonstrate the successful deployment of a multirotor UAV (quadcopter) system with custom-made lightweight payloads for the compositional analysis and gas flux estimation of volcanic plumes. The various applications and their potential are presented and discussed in example studies at three volcanoes encompassing flight heights of 450 to 3300 m and various states of volcanic activity. Field applications were performed at Stromboli volcano (Italy), Turrialba volcano (Costa Rica) and Masaya volcano (Nicaragua). Two in situ gas-measuring systems adapted for autonomous airborne measurements, based on electrochemical and optical detection principles, as well as an airborne sampling unit, are introduced. We show volcanic gas composition results including abundances of CO2, SO2 and halogen species. The new instrumental setups were compared with established instruments during ground-based measurements at Masaya volcano, which resulted in CO2 ∕ SO2 ratios of 3.6 ± 0.4. For total SO2 flux estimations a small differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) system measured SO2 column amounts on transversal flights below the plume at Turrialba volcano, giving 1776 ± 1108 T d−1 and 1616 ± 1007 T d−1 of SO2 during two traverses. At Stromboli volcano, elevated CO2 ∕ SO2 ratios were observed at spatial and temporal proximity to explosions by airborne in situ measurements. Reactive bromine to sulfur ratios of 0.19 × 10−4 to 9.8 × 10−4 were measured in situ in the plume of Stromboli volcano, downwind of the vent.
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Nakamichi, Haruhisa, Masato Iguchi, Hetty Triastuty, Hery Kuswandarto, Iyan Mulyana, Umar Rosadi, Hendra Gunawan, et al. "A Newly Installed Seismic and Geodetic Observational System at Five Indonesian Volcanoes as Part of the SATREPS Project." Journal of Disaster Research 14, no. 1 (February 1, 2019): 6–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2019.p0006.
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“Integrated Study on Mitigation of Multimodal Disasters Caused by Ejection of Volcanic Products” Project was launched in March 2014 for the Galunggung, Guntur, Kelud, Merapi, and Semeru volcanoes. The objectives of the project include the development of an observational system for the prediction and real-time estimations of the discharge rate of volcanic products. Under the project, a team from the Sakurajima Volcano Research Center, Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (CVGHM) and the Balai Penyelidikan dan Pengembangan Teknologi Kebencanaan Geologi (BPPTKG) initiated the installation of a digital seismic and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) observational network for the volcanoes in December 2014, and finished the installation in September 2015. The seismic and GNSS data are transmitted by wireless local area networks (WLANs) from the stations to an observatory at each target volcano. We introduced three Windows PC software for data analysis: the first for estimating the equivalent rate of ejected ash from a volcano, the second for continuous smoothing of tilt data and detecting inflation and deflation in the volcanic sources, and the third for continuously evaluating eruption urgency to predict the eruption time. The seismic and GNSS data were routinely transmitted to the Support Systems of Decision Making (SSDM) at CVGHM or BPPTKG. Data completeness varied from volcano to volcano; for example, the data acquired for Kelud volcano were relatively stable, while those for Merapi volcano were problematic, owing to a communication disruption in the WLAN. We obtained the seismic and GNSS data at the target volcanoes in the observation period since 2015 when they have been relatively quiet.
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Seniukov, S., and I. Nuzhdina. "VOLCANOES of KAMCHATKA." Zemletriaseniia Severnoi Evrazii [Earthquakes in Northern Eurasia], no. 22 (November 12, 2019): 485–501. http://dx.doi.org/10.35540/1818-6254.2019.22.43.
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The results of near real-time monitoring of the active Kamchatka volcanoes are described. Continuous monitoring was carried out using three remote methods: 1) seismic monitoring according to automatic telemetric seismic stations; 2) visual and video observation; 3) satellite observation of the thermal anomalies and ash clouds. Daily information about the volcanic activity is published on the Internet (http://www.emsd.ru/~ssl/monitoring/main.htm) since February 2000. Annual results of the seismic activity of the Northern (Shiveluch, Kluchevskoy, Bezymianny, Krestovsky, and Ushkovsky), Avacha (Avachinsky and Koryaksky), Mutnovsky-Gorely volcano group, and Kizimen volcano are presented. 4390 earthquakes with КS=3.0–8.5 were located for the Northern volcano group, 213 earthquakes with КS=1.8–5.7 – for Avacha volcano group, 110 earthquakes with КS=2.7–7.2 – Mutnovsky-Gorely volcano group, 199 earthquakes with КS=3.0–8.5 for Kizimen volcano, and 22 earthquakes with КS=3.7–6.7 for the Zhupanovsky volcano in 2013. Maps of epicenters, quantities of seismic energy, and earthquake distribution according to class are given. All periods of activity were fixed and investigated by remote methods in 2013: intensive volcanic activity of Sheveluch volcano associated with new cone, subplinian summit eruption of Kluchevskoy volcano, seismic and volcanic activity of Zhupanovsky volcano after a 56-year quite period, and the ending of the long-time eruptions: Tolbachik fissure eruption and Kizimen volcano eruption.
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Seniukov, S. L., and I. N. Nuzhdina. "SEISMISITY of the VOLCANIC AREAS of KAMCHATKA in 2016–2017." Earthquakes in Northern Eurasia, no. 25 (December 20, 2022): 361–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.35540/1818-6254.2022.25.34.
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The results of near real-time monitoring of the active Kamchatka volcanoes are described. Continuous monitoring was carried out using three remote methods: 1) seismic monitoring according to automatic telemetric seismic stations; 2) visual and video observation; 3) satellite observation of the thermal anomalies and the ash clouds. Daily information about volcanic activity is published in the Internet (http://www.emsd.ru/~ssl/monitoring/main.htm) since February 2000. The results of seismic activity of the Northern (Shiveluch, Kluchevskoy, Bezymianny, Krestovsky and Ushkovsky), Avacha (Avachinsky and Koryaksky), Mutnovsky-Gorely volcano group and Kizimen volcano for 2016–2017 are presented. Within two years 8152 earthquakes with KS=1.6–8.5 were located for Northern volcano group, 616 earthquakes with KS=1.6–7.2 – for Avacha volcano group, 357 earthquakes with KS=2.0–6.2 – Mutnovsky-Gorely volcano group, 144 earthquakes with KS=2.3–9.4 for Kizimen volcano, 322 earthquakes with KS=1.8–8.1 for Zhupanovsky volcano and 90 earthquakes with KS=5.0–8.6 for Kambalny volcano. Maps of epicenters, quantities of seismic energy and earthquake distribution according to class are given. All periods of activity were fixed and investigated by remote methods in 2016–2017: intensive volcanic activity of Sheveluch volcano associated with new cone, the summit explosive-effusive eruption of Kluchevskoy volcano from April 2016 till September 2017, explosive activity of Zhupanovsky volcano and seismic preparation and volcanic eruption of Kambalny volcano observed for the first time in historical period.
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Einarsson, Páll, and Ásta Rut Hjartardóttir. "Structure and tectonic position of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano, S-Iceland." Jökull 65, no. 1 (December 15, 2015): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.33799/jokull2015.65.001.
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The Eyjafjallajökull volcano, one of the oldest active volcanoes in Iceland, is located in the volcanic flank zone of South Iceland, a few tens of kilometers south of the nearest branch of the mid-Atlantic plate boundary. It is an elongated, broad cone of about 1650 m height. A 100–200 m thick glacier covers the upper part of the volcano and its elliptical 2.5–km-wide summit crater or caldera. An E–W trending rift zone transects the volcano, but a few radial fissures are observed around the summit area. Eruptive fissures on the west flank are curved and tend to be aligned along the maximum gradient of the topography. The E–W orientation of the rift zone and the apparent correlation with the topography suggests strong influence of gravity. Dikes in the older parts of the volcano strike north-easterly and indicate a change in the stress orientation during the last 0.78 My. This change may be related to a southward propagation of the Eastern Volcanic Rift Zone of Iceland and the transfer of spreading from the Western to the Eastern Volcanic Rift Zone. We suggest that the anomalous orientation of the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic system is the result of preexisting topography and gravitational stresses when the volcanic edifice was built up unconformably on old oceanic crust. All known episodes of activity in Eyjafjallajökull have been accompanied by activity in the neighbouring volcano Katla. The most recent examples are the two thermal events, possibly subglacial eruptions, of 1999 and 2011 at Katla following the 1999 sill intrusion and 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull. The coupling mechanism between the volcanoes remains enigmatic. One volcano may be triggered by the other by direct dike or sill injection. Furthermore, pressure perturbation in the mantle may affect the magma sources of both volcanoes.
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Seniukov, S., and I. Nuzhdina. "VOLCANOES OF KAMCHATKA." Earthquakes in Northern Eurasia, no. 23 (December 15, 2020): 375–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.35540/1818-6254.2020.23.38.
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The results of near real-time monitoring of the active Kamchatka volcanoes are described. Continuous monitoring was carried out using three remote methods: 1) seismic monitoring according to automatic telemetric seismic stations; 2) visual and video observation; 3) satellite observation of the thermal anomalies and the ash clouds. Daily information about volcanic activity is published in the Internet (http://www.emsd.ru/~ssl/ monitoring/main.htm) since February 2000. Annual results of seismic activity of the Northern (Shiveluch, Klu-chevskoy, Bezymianny, Krestovsky and Ushkovsky), Avacha (Avachinsky and Koryaksky), Mutnovsky-Gorely volcano group and Kizimen volcano are presented. 4983 earthquakes with КS=2.1–8.7 were located for Northern volcano group, 469 earthquakes with КS=1.6–6.1 – for Avacha volcano group, 459 earthquakes with КS=1.9–6.1 – Mutnovsky-Gorely volcano group, 220 earthquakes with КS=2.4–8.5 for Kizimen volcano and 238 earthquakes with КS=2.5–8.4 for Zhupanovsky volcano in 2014. Maps of epicenters, quantities of seismic energy and earth-quake distribution according to class are given. All periods of activity were fixed and investigated by remote me-thods in 2014: intensive volcanic activity of Shiveluch volcano associated with new cone, a con-tinuation of the seismic and volcanic activity of Zhupanovsky volcano after 56-year quite period and the ending of the summit explosive-effusive eruption of Kluchevskoy volcano in January-February.
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Cajz, Vladimír, Petr Schnabl, Zoltan Pécskay, Zuzana Skácelová, Daniela Venhodová, Stanislav Šlechta, and Kristýna Čížková. "Chronological implications of the paleomagnetic record of the Late Cenozoic volcanic activity along the Moravia-Silesia border (NE Bohemian Massif)." Geologica Carpathica 63, no. 5 (November 13, 2012): 423–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10096-012-0033-3.
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Abstract This paper presents the results of a paleomagnetic study carried out on Plio-Pleistocene Cenozoic basalts from the NE part of the Bohemian Massif. Paleomagnetic data were supplemented by 27 newly obtained K/Ar age determinations. Lavas and volcaniclastics from 6 volcanoes were sampled. The declination and inclination values of paleomagnetic vectors vary in the ranges of 130 to 174 and -85 to -68° for reversed polarity (Pleistocene); or 345 to 350° and around 62° for normal polarity (Pliocene). Volcanological evaluation and compilation of older geophysical data from field survey served as the basis for the interpretation of these results. The Pleistocene volcanic stage consists of two volcanic phases, fairly closely spaced in time. Four volcanoes constitute the Bruntál Volcanic Field; two others are located 20 km to the E and 65 km to the NW, respectively. The volcanoes are defined as monogenetic ones, producing scoria cones and lavas. Exceptionally, the largest volcano shows a possibility of remobilization during the youngest volcanic phase, suggested by paleomagnetic properties. The oldest one (4.3-3.3 Ma), Břidličná Volcano, was simultaneously active with the Lutynia Volcano (Poland) which produced the Zálesí lava relic (normal polarity). Three other volcanoes of the volcanic field are younger and reversely polarized. The Velký Roudný Volcano was active during the Gelasian (2.6-2.1 Ma) and possibly could have been reactivated during the youngest (Calabrian, 1.8-1.1 Ma) phase which gave birth to the Venušina sopka and Uhlířský vrch volcanoes. The reliability of all available K-Ar data was evaluated using a multidisciplinary approach.
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Citra Wahyuningrum, Daninta Handalia, and Muhammad Rizki Ibrahim. "Struktur Geologi Berdasarkan Citra Pada Anak Gunung Krakatau." Jurnal Publikasi Teknik Informatika 2, no. 2 (July 12, 2023): 110–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.55606/jupti.v2i2.1799.
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Volcano monitoring is crucial, especially for a country with many volcanoes like Indonesia. One of the challenges faced in monitoring active volcanoes is the relatively large cost and the location of the volcano which is difficult to access. Geological structures can be identified and studied using imagery, including satellite imagery and aerial imagery. Although the images do not provide a direct picture of the lithological details of the rock, they can provide important information about the pattern and structural characteristics. Aerial photo acquisition for photogrammetry was carried out using a drone that was flown over the Anak Krakatau Volcano. The results of this photogrammetry can be used as a basis for assessing the Geological Structure of Anak Krakatau Volcano. The use of satellite imagery in monitoring volcanoes provides important information for public safety, scientific research, and understanding of volcanic processes. With advances in technology and the accessibility of satellite imagery data, we can gain a better understanding of volcanic activity, monitor changes, and provide early warning to people living in affected areas.
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Amigo, Alvaro. "Volcano monitoring and hazard assessments in Chile." Volcanica 4, S1 (November 1, 2021): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.30909/vol.04.s1.0120.
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Volcanism in Chile occurs in a variety of tectonic settings but mostly in the context of oceanic-continental plate collision, including 92 potentially active volcanoes. There have been more than 30 documented eruptions in the last few centuries. The Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN) is a statutory agency of the Government of Chile responsible for volcano monitoring and hazard assessments across the country. After the impacts derived from volcanic activity at the end of the 20th century, SERNAGEOMIN created the Volcano Hazards Program and the Observatorio Volcanológico de Los Andes del Sur (OVDAS). Despite this effort, most volcanoes in Chile remained unmonitored. In 2008, the aftermath of the eruption of Chaitén led to a nationwide program in order to improve eruption forecasting, development of early warning capabilities and our state of readiness for volcanic impacts through hazard assessments. In the last decade responses to volcanic crises have been indubitably successful providing technical advice before and during volcanic eruptions. El volcanismo en Chile ocurre en una amplia variedad de regímenes tectónicos, aunque principalmente en el contexto de la colisión de placas. Alrededor de 92 volcanes son considerados potencialmente activos y más de 30 presentan actividad histórica documentada en los últimos siglos. El Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería (SERNAGEOMIN) es la agencia gubernamental responsable de la evaluación de peligros y monitoreo de la actividad volcánica en el país. Como consecuencia de los impactos derivados de las erupciones volcánicas ocurridas hacia finales del siglo pasado, SERNAGEOMIN creó el Programa de Riesgo Volcánico y el Observatorio Volcanológico de los Andes del Sur (OVDAS). No obstante, a pesar de este esfuerzo la mayoría de los volcanes en Chile se mantenían sin monitoreo. Luego de los impactos derivados de la erupción del volcán Chaitén en 2008, un nuevo programa nacional fue creado con el fin de fortalecer la vigilancia y la evaluación de los peligros volcánicos en el país. En la última década, la respuesta a crisis volcánicas ha sido exitosa, proporcionando apoyo técnico en forma previa y durante erupciones.
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Seniukov, S., and I. Nuzhdina. "SEISMISITY of THE VOLCANIC AREAS of KAMCHATKA in 2015." Earthquakes in Northern Eurasia, no. 24 (December 14, 2021): 349–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.35540/1818-6254.2021.24.33.
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The results of near real-time monitoring of the active Kamchatka volcanoes are described. Continuous monitoring was carried out using three remote methods: 1) seismic monitoring according to automatic telemetric seismic stations; 2) visual and video observation; 3) satellite observation of the thermal anomalies and the ash clouds. Annual results of seismic activity of the Northern (Shiveluch, Kluchevskoy, Bezymianny, Krestovsky, and Ushkovsky), the Avacha (Avachinsky, and Koryaksky), the Mutnovsky-Gorely volcano groups and the Kizimen volcano are presented. 5464 earthquakes with КS=1.8–8.1 were located for the Northern volcano group, 302 earthquakes with КS=1.7–5.7 – for the Avacha volcano group, 295 earthquakes with КS=2.1–6.8 for the Mutnovsky-Gorely volcano group, 462 earthquakes with КS=2.2–8.3 for Kizimen volcano, and 165 earthquakes with КS=2.5–8.4 for Zhupanovsky volcano in 2015. Maps of epicenters, quantities of seismic energy and earthquake distribution by energy classes are given. All periods of activity were fixed and investigated by remote methods in 2015: intensive volcanic activity of the Sheveluch volcano associated with a new cone; the summit explosive-effusive eruption of the Kluchevskoy volcano in January–April; and a continuation of seismic and volcanic activity of the Zhupanovsky volcano after 56-year quite period.
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Forte, Pablo, Lizzette Rodríguez, Mariana Patricia Jácome Paz, Lizeth Caballero García, Yemerith Alpízar Segura, Emilce Bustos, Constanza Perales Moya, Eveling Espinoza, Silvia Vallejo, and Mariano Agusto. "Volcano monitoring in Latin America: taking a step forward." Volcanica 4, S1 (November 1, 2021): vii—xxxiii. http://dx.doi.org/10.30909/vol.04.s1.viixxxiii.
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Monitoring the state of active volcanoes is the foundational component of volcanic risk reduction strategies. To a large extent, these responsibilities rest with volcano observatories. Based on the 11 Reports that constitute this Special Issue—“Volcano Observatories in Latin America”—we provide a comprehensive overview of the work that has been carried out by the observatories in Latin America, a region in which tens of millions of people are exposed to volcanic activity. Since the first steps taken in the 1980s, volcano observatories of the region have made significant progress in assessing and monitoring volcanic activity. Currently, 17 institutions officially contribute to monitoring 135 volcanoes in 10 countries. Along with the improvements in the instrumental, technical, and operational capabilities, advancements have been made in long-term hazard assessment and hazard communication. But despite all the progress accomplished, several challenges and limiting factors still remain, such as the lack of financial resources and training opportunities. Efforts should be focused on increasing the number and quality of monitoring networks. El monitoreo del estado de los volcanes activos es un componente fundamental de las estrategias para la reducción del riesgo volcánico. En gran medida, estas responsabilidades recaen en los observatorios volcánicos. A partir de los 11 Reportes que constituyen este Número Especial –“Observatorios volcanológicos en América Latina”– brindamos un detallado resumen del trabajo llevado adelante por los observatorios en Latinoamérica, una región con decenas de millones de personas expuestas a la actividad volcánica. Desde sus primeros pasos a principios de 1980, los observatorios volcanológicos de la región han logrado avances significativos en la evaluación y vigilancia de la actividad volcánica. Actualmente, 17 instituciones contribuyen oficialmente al monitoreo de 135 volcanes en 10 países. Junto con las mejoras en sus capacidades instrumentales, técnicas y operativas, se produjeron avances también en la evaluación y comunicación de peligros a largo plazo. A pesar del avance logrado, aún persisten desafíos y factores limitantes, como la falta de recursos económicos y oportunidades de capacitación. Los esfuerzos futuros deben centrarse en aumentar el número y la calidad de las redes de monitoreo.
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Xu, Sheng, Hideo Hoshizumi, Kozo Uto, and Stewart P. H. T. Freeman. "Radiocarbon Dating of Fugendake Volcano in Unzen, SW Japan." Radiocarbon 55, no. 3 (2013): 1850–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200048761.
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This article presents new radiocarbon ages for the lavas, pyroclastic flow, and lahar deposits that originated from the Fugendake and Mayuyama volcanoes of the Younger Unzen Volcano, SW Japan. Nine charcoal samples were collected from the lavas and pyroclastic flow deposits, and 17 soil samples from the underlying volcanic-related products. This data set, together with previously published ages (thermoluminescence, K-Ar, fission track, and 14C), yielded new information about the timing of Late Pleistocene eruptions and an improved understanding of the evolution of the Fugendake and Mayuyama volcanoes. Fugendake Volcano started to build within the scar of Myokendake around 29 cal ka BP, and its eruption products spread over the flank of Myokendake. The remarkable eruptions of Fugendake Volcano included the lava and pyroclastic flow deposits around 22, 17, 12, and 4.5 cal ka BP. Subsequent historical eruptions occurred in AD 1663, 1792, and 1991–1995. Developed on the eastern extension of Fugendake Volcano, Mayuyama Volcano was active during the building stage of Fugendake at 4.5 cal ka BP. This study also identified a pumice eruption at ∼10 ka and 2 volcanic-related lahar deposits around 1.6 and 0.7 ka, which need to be addressed in future research.
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MÜNN, SEBASTIAN, THOMAS R. WALTER, and ANDREAS KLÜGEL. "Gravitational spreading controls rift zones and flank instability on El Hierro, Canary Islands." Geological Magazine 143, no. 3 (May 2006): 257–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756806002019.
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Ocean island volcanoes frequently develop local rift zones associated with flank movement and flank collapses. The ocean island El Hierro grew by coalescence and collapse of three volcanic edifices, which are an elongated topographic ridge (the Southern Ridge) and two semi-circular volcanic cones (Tiñor volcano, El Golfo volcano). During edifice growth and volcano coalescence, eruption fissures nucleated into rift zones that developed a complex triangle pattern. In scaled analogue experiments we could successfully reproduce the geometry of rift zones and unstable flanks as observed on El Hierro. The experimental results suggest that the rift configuration on El Hierro is the result of gravitational volcano spreading over deformable basal substrata, rather than of deep-seated magma updoming as thought previously. This paper elucidates the importance of the basal substratum and gravitational spreading, and the relationship to rifting and flank instability on El Hierro Island, and may help in understanding similar volcano architectures elsewhere.
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Alfianti, Hilma, Asep Saepuloh, Mamay Surmayadi, Syegi L. Kunrat, Ugan B. Saing, I. G. B. Eddy Sucipta, and Sofyan Primulyana. "Characterizing SO2 Emission Rate, Thermal Anomalies, from Opened and Closed Vent System at Agung, Bromo, and Sinabung Volcanoes in Indonesia." Indonesian Journal on Geoscience 10, no. 2 (November 15, 2023): 277–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.17014/ijog.10.2.277-295.
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Agung, Bromo, and Sinabung Volcanoes have high volcanic activity over the last decade, and have different eruption characteristics. Hence, it would be fascinating to study the characteristics of their volcanic activity patterns based on SO2 emission rates and thermal anomaly correlated with the seismicity data. The SO2 emission rate measurement was carried out using the Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS), and calculated based on SO 2 column density, distance of measurement, wind speed, and wind direction. In addition, SO2 emission was detected using Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) images with daily global coverage. Thermal anomaly detection was performed using Advance Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) of Thermal Infrared (TIR) subsystem with high spatial resolution (90x90 m). ASTER TIR images were corrected for radiometric and thermal atmospheric. The emissivity and brightness temperature separation algorithm was applied to obtain surface temperature of Agung, Bromo, and Sinabung Volcanoes. All the data were correlated with the seismicity of each volcano. The SO2 emission rates correlate with the magma ascent to the shallow depth in an open system volcano (Bromo Volcano). In the closed-system volcanoes (early phase of Agung and Sinabung), SO2 emission was detected after the transition of closed to open system. Magmatic injection from the reservoir to the shallow depth was detected as thermal anomalies, such as in Agung Volcano. Whereas in Bromo Volcano, the thermal anomaly was insignificant since Bromo Volcano has an explosive eruption at a short period, so the ASTER image could not observe the thermal anomaly on the eruption time. Thermal anomaly pattern in Sinabung Volcano was the manifestation of new magmatic injection to the shallow depth. Therefore, their increase serves as indicators for the increasing magmatic activity prior to the eruptions. Keywords: SO2 emission rate, thermal anomaly, DOAS, OMI, ASTER, Open Vent, Closed Vent
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Yudiantoro, Dwi Fitri, Ramonada Taruna Perwira, and Muchamad Ocky Bayu Nugroho. "The Geology and Lamongan Volcanic Rocks Case Study at Ranu Pakis, Klakah, Lumajang, East Java Province, Indonesia." Journal of Geoscience, Engineering, Environment, and Technology 4, no. 4 (December 30, 2019): 263–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.25299/jgeet.2019.4.4.2456.
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Lamongan volcano is one of the unique volcanoes in the Sunda Volcano. This volcano has side eruption centers or on the slopes of the volcano. The morphology of parasitic eruptions in this volcanoes complex includes maars and boccas. There are about 64 parasitic eruption centers consisting of 37 volcanic cones (bocca) and 27 ranu (maar).
The purpose of this research is to study the characteristics of lithology and petrogenesis of this volcano complex, especially in Ranu Pakis and surrounding areas. The analytical method used is to do geological mapping and petrographic analysis.
The lithology found in this research area consists of magmatic and phreatomagmatic eruption deposits. Genetically this lithology includes pyroclastic flow, pyroclastic fall (scoria fall and phreatomagmatic scoria fall/accretionary lapili), tuff (phreatic) and basaltic lava. In some pyroclastic deposits, especially in maar there are fragments of accretionary lapilli, while in bocca there are basaltic lavas. Other fragments present in pyroclastic deposits are basalt scoria blocks and bombs embedded in the groundmass of volcanic ash. The results of petrographic analysis indicate that the volcanic rocks in the study area are calc alkaline affinity consisting of pyroxene andesite, basalt and pyroxene basalt lava. The pyroxene basalt lava is composed by plagioclase, clinopyroxene and little olivine embedded in the volcanic glass. Lavas are structured scoria and textured porphyritic, intersertal, trachytic, aphyric and pilotaxitic. Trachytic texture is found in the basalt fragments of pyroxene from the pyroclastic fall deposits in Ranu Pakis and Ranu Wurung. While pyroxene andesite lavas composed by plagioclase, clinopyroxene embedded in the volcanic glass. Lavas are structured scoria and textured porphyritic, intergranular, pilotaxitic and aphyric.
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Yang, Qing Fu, Han Rui Ma, and Yu Zhang. "Hydromechanics Study on Lahars of the Erdaobai River Basin, Changbai Mountains, China." Applied Mechanics and Materials 662 (October 2014): 135–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.662.135.
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Lahars are commonly destructive volcanic hazards on composite volcanoes. Tianchi volcano is a composite volcano with potential lahar hazards threats. We studied the geological characteristics, properties, hydromechanics and genesis of lahars in the Erdaobai River Basin and evaluated their hazards through field geological mapping, maximum grain-size measurement of debris and pumice, and grain–size analysis.
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Waythomas, C. F., P. Watts, and J. S. Walder. "Numerical simulation of tsunami generation by cold volcanic mass flows at Augustine Volcano, Alaska." Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 6, no. 5 (July 26, 2006): 671–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-6-671-2006.
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Abstract. Many of the world's active volcanoes are situated on or near coastlines. During eruptions, diverse geophysical mass flows, including pyroclastic flows, debris avalanches, and lahars, can deliver large volumes of unconsolidated debris to the ocean in a short period of time and thereby generate tsunamis. Deposits of both hot and cold volcanic mass flows produced by eruptions of Aleutian arc volcanoes are exposed at many locations along the coastlines of the Bering Sea, North Pacific Ocean, and Cook Inlet, indicating that the flows entered the sea and in some cases may have initiated tsunamis. We evaluate the process of tsunami generation by cold granular subaerial volcanic mass flows using examples from Augustine Volcano in southern Cook Inlet. Augustine Volcano is the most historically active volcano in the Cook Inlet region, and future eruptions, should they lead to debris-avalanche formation and tsunami generation, could be hazardous to some coastal areas. Geological investigations at Augustine Volcano suggest that as many as 12–14 debris avalanches have reached the sea in the last 2000 years, and a debris avalanche emplaced during an A.D. 1883 eruption may have initiated a tsunami that was observed about 80 km east of the volcano at the village of English Bay (Nanwalek) on the coast of the southern Kenai Peninsula. Numerical simulation of mass-flow motion, tsunami generation, propagation, and inundation for Augustine Volcano indicate only modest wave generation by volcanic mass flows and localized wave effects. However, for east-directed mass flows entering Cook Inlet, tsunamis are capable of reaching the more populated coastlines of the southwestern Kenai Peninsula, where maximum water amplitudes of several meters are possible.
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Tiyow, Sriwahyu, Patricia Silangen, and Theresje Mandang. "Identifikasi Mekanisme Kedalaman Gempa Vulkanik Gunungapi Soputan Menggunakan Data Seismik Vulkanik Dalam Periode April-Mei 2014." Jurnal FisTa : Fisika dan Terapannya 3, no. 1 (May 3, 2022): 49–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.53682/fista.v3i1.171.
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Indonesian An archipelago country that has many volcanoes, namely 147 volcanoes 127 of which are active volcanoes. Spread in several regions of Indonesian following the boundaries of the active plate starting from the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, Flores, Sulawesi and Maluku. Soputan volcano is one of 127 active volcanoes in Indonesia, is a Strato volcano. As an active tecto-volcanic country, with many volcanoes we try to minimize and prevent the dangers posed by volcanic eruptions. Based on these thoughts, to date in Indonesian various methods of volcanic natural disasters have been carried out, including earthquakes (seismic). Volcanic earthquakes usually occur in the area around volcanoes and their magnitudes are generally very small, averaging less than 5 on the Richter Scale. The depth of the volcanic earthquake ranges from 0-40 km. Based on the hypocentrum distribution of the depth of the epicenter, it shows that the earthquake point that occurred before the eruption was at a depth of 0 km - 2 km at sea level, while the point of the earthquake that occurred during the eruption was at a depth of 0 km - 2 km below sea level, the point of the earthquake that occurred after the eruption it is at a depth of 0 km - 3 km below sea level. The mechanism for the eruption of Mount Soputan Volcano is a visual change in the vegetation around the crater, the plants turn yellow and can die, as soon as the thin crater turns gray.
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Tilling, R. I. "The critical role of volcano monitoring in risk reduction." Advances in Geosciences 14 (January 2, 2008): 3–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-14-3-2008.
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Abstract. Data from volcano-monitoring studies constitute the only scientifically valid basis for short-term forecasts of a future eruption, or of possible changes during an ongoing eruption. Thus, in any effective hazards-mitigation program, a basic strategy in reducing volcano risk is the initiation or augmentation of volcano monitoring at historically active volcanoes and also at geologically young, but presently dormant, volcanoes with potential for reactivation. Beginning with the 1980s, substantial progress in volcano-monitoring techniques and networks – ground-based as well space-based – has been achieved. Although some geochemical monitoring techniques (e.g., remote measurement of volcanic gas emissions) are being increasingly applied and show considerable promise, seismic and geodetic methods to date remain the techniques of choice and are the most widely used. Availability of comprehensive volcano-monitoring data was a decisive factor in the successful scientific and governmental responses to the reawakening of Mount St. elens (Washington, USA) in 1980 and, more recently, to the powerful explosive eruptions at Mount Pinatubo (Luzon, Philippines) in 1991. However, even with the ever-improving state-of-the-art in volcano monitoring and predictive capability, the Mount St. Helens and Pinatubo case histories unfortunately still represent the exceptions, rather than the rule, in successfully forecasting the most likely outcome of volcano unrest.
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Yudiantoro, Dwi Fitri, Intan Paramita Haty, Setia Pambudi, Elisabet Magdalena, Armala Putri, I. Takashima, and M. Abdurrachman. "Evolution Magmatism of Nagasari Volcano Dieng, Central Java, Indonesia." Journal of Geoscience, Engineering, Environment, and Technology 7, no. 4 (December 15, 2022): 140–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.25299/jgeet.2022.7.4.10084.
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Nagasari Volcano, part of the Dieng volcanic complex, is one of the unique volcanoes in Central Java. Around this volcano grow eruption craters, volcanic cones, and pyroclastic flow ridges. There were several 14 eruption centers around Mount Nagasari, so it is necessary to know the development of magmatism evolution. The aims of the research to determine the evolutionary development of magmatism. The methodology used is geological mapping and petrographic analysis. The observations of rocks found in the study area include andesite lava, lapilli-tuff, fallen pyroclastic breccias, and flow pyroclastic breccias. Meanwhile, geological mapping and petrographic observations of volcanic rock samples show that the evolution of magmatism in the study area from the oldest to the youngest is basaltic magma that formed Prau Volcano in the pre-caldera period. On the other hand, magmatism in the post-caldera I period was of the type of pyroxene andesite forming the Gembol to Jimat Volcano group. In contrast, in the post-caldera II period, the hornblende-biotite andesite group formed the Dieng Kulon to Kendil group.
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Aldeghi, Carn, Escobar-Wolf, and Groppelli. "Volcano Monitoring from Space Using High-Cadence Planet CubeSat Images Applied to Fuego Volcano, Guatemala." Remote Sensing 11, no. 18 (September 16, 2019): 2151. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs11182151.
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Fuego volcano (Guatemala) is one of the most active and hazardous volcanoes in the world. Its persistent activity generates lava flows, pyroclastic density currents (PDCs), and lahars that threaten the surrounding areas and produce frequent morphological change. Fuego’s eruption deposits are often rapidly eroded or remobilized by heavy rains and its constant activity and inaccessible terrain makes ground-based assessment of recent eruptive deposits very challenging. Earth-orbiting satellites can provide unique observations of volcanoes during eruptive activity, when ground-based techniques may be too hazardous, and also during inter-eruptive phases, but have typically been hindered by relatively low spatial and temporal resolution. Here, we use a new source of Earth observation data for volcano monitoring: high resolution (~3 m pixel size) images acquired from a constellation of over 150 CubeSats (‘Doves’) operated by Planet Labs Inc. The Planet Labs constellation provides high spatial resolution at high cadence (<1–72 h), permitting space-based tracking of volcanic activity with unprecedented detail. We show how PlanetScope images collected before, during, and after an eruption can be applied for mapping ash clouds, PDCs, lava flows, or the analysis of morphological change. We assess the utility of the PlanetScope data as a tool for volcano monitoring and rapid deposit mapping that could assist volcanic hazard mitigation efforts in Guatemala and other active volcanic regions.
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Smellie, John L., Kurt S. Panter, and Jenna Reindel. "Chapter 5.3a Mount Early and Sheridan Bluff: volcanology." Geological Society, London, Memoirs 55, no. 1 (2021): 491–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/m55-2018-61.
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AbstractTwo small monogenetic volcanoes are exposed at Mount Early and Sheridan Bluff, in the upper reaches of Scott Glacier. In addition, the presence of abundant fresh volcanic detritus in moraines at two other localities suggests further associated volcanism, now obscured by the modern Antarctic ice sheet. One of those occurrences has been attributed to a small subglacial volcano onlyc.200 km from South Pole, making it the southernmost volcano in the world. All of the volcanic outcrops in the Scott Glacier region are grouped in a newly defined Upper Scott Glacier Volcanic Field, which is part of the McMurdo Volcanic Group (Western Ross Supergroup). The volcanism is early Miocene in age (c.25–16 Ma), and the combination of tholeiitic and alkaline mafic compositions differs from the more voluminous alkaline volcanism in the West Antarctic Rift System. The Mount Early volcano was erupted subglacially, when the contemporary ice was considerably thicker than present. By contrast, lithologies associated with the southernmost volcano, currently covered by 1.5 km of modern ice, indicate that it was erupted when any associated ice was either much thinner or absent. The eruptive setting for Sheridan Bluff is uncertain and is still being investigated.
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Wan, Zhifeng, Junsheng Luo, Xiaolu Yang, Wei Zhang, Jinqiang Liang, Lihua Zuo, and Yuefeng Sun. "The Thermal Effect of Submarine Mud Volcano Fluid and Its Influence on the Occurrence of Gas Hydrates." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10, no. 6 (June 19, 2022): 832. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jmse10060832.
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Mud volcanoes and other fluid seepage pathways usually transport sufficient gas for the formation of gas reservoirs and are beneficial to the accumulation of gas hydrate. On the other hand, the fluid thermal effects of mud volcanoes can constrain the occurrence of gas hydrates. Current field measurements indicate that fluid thermal anomalies impact the distribution of gas hydrates associated with mud volcanoes. However, due to the lack of quantitative analysis of the mud volcano fluid flow and thermal evolution, it is difficult to effectively reveal the occurrence of gas hydrates in mud volcano development areas and estimate their resource potential. This study took the Håkon Mosby Mud Volcano (HMMV) in the southwestern Barents Sea as the research object and comprehensively used seismic, well logging, drilling and heat flow survey data, combining the principles and methods of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics to study the fluid flow and heat transfer of a mud volcanic pathway. The space framework of the mud volcanic fluid temperature field thermal structure was established, the influence of the HMMV fluid thermal effect on gas hydrate occurrence was analyzed and the distribution and resource potential of gas hydrates in mud volcano development areas were revealed from the perspective of thermodynamics. This study provides a thermodynamic theoretical basis for gas hydrate accumulation research, exploration and exploitation under a fluid seepage tectonic environment.
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Machacca Puma, Roger, José Alberto Del Carpio Calienes, Marco Antonio Rivera Porras, Hernando Jhonny Tavera Huarache, Luisa Diomira Macedo Franco, Jorge Andrés Concha Calle, Ivonne Alejandra Lazarte Zerpa, et al. "Monitoring of active volcanoes in Peru by the Instituto Geofísico del Perú." Volcanica 4, S1 (November 1, 2021): 49–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.30909/vol.04.s1.4971.
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Volcano monitoring in Peru is carried out by the Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP), through its Centro Vulcanológico Nacional (CENVUL). CENVUL monitors 12 out of 16 volcanoes considered as historically active and potentially active in southern Peru and issues periodic bulletins about the volcanic activity and, depending on the alert-level of each volcano, also issues alerts and warnings of volcanic unrest, ash dispersion, and the occurrence of lahars. The information generated by CENVUL is disseminated to the civil authorities and the public through different information media (newsletters, e-mail, website, social media, mobile app, etc.). The IGP volcanology team was formed after the eruption of Sabancaya volcano in 1988. Since then, geophysical and geological studies, volcanic hazards assessments, and multidisciplinary monitoring realized by the IGP, have provided a comprehensive understanding of volcanic activity in Peru and forecast future eruptive scenarios. Currently, 80% of the historically active and potentially active volcanoes in Peru are equipped with networks of multiparameter instruments, with the seismic monitoring being the most widely implemented. In this report, we present the situation of volcanic monitoring in Peru, the monitoring networks, the techniques employed, as well as efforts to educate and inform the public and officials responsible for disaster risk management.
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Blokh, Yu I., V. I. Bondarenko, A. S. Dolgal, P. N. Novikova, V. V. Petrova, O. V. Pilipenko, V. A. Rashidov, and A. А. Trusov. "COMPLEX GEOLOGICAL-GEOPHYSICAL STUDIES OF THE UNDERWATER VOLCANO 7.10 (KURIL ISLAND ARC)." Bulletin of Kamchatka Regional Association «Educational-Scientific Center». Earth Sciences, no. 3(51) (2021): 23–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.31431/1816-5524-2022-3-51-23-40.
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Submarine volcano 7.10, which is part of the North Iturup group of submarine volcanoes of the Kuril island arc, was studied in 5 voyages of the research vessel Vulkanolog in 1982–1989. Comprehensive studies have shown that the edifice of the 7.10 submarine volcano is composed of rocks of a range from dacites to basalts. The summit and slopes of the volcano are devoid of sediments, and the base is overlain by a sedimentary stratum, thickness of which reaches 800 m. The minimum depth recorded above the top of the volcano is 210 m. In the volcanic edifice, subvertical, northeastern and northwestern feeder channels, as well as peripheral magma chambers at depths of 2.5–3.0 km, were identified. It is assumed that during the terminal eruption, small lava flows poured out in the northeast and southwest directions, while the main lava flow poured out in the southeast direction and reached the base of the volcanic edifice.
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Blokh, Yu I., V. I. Bondarenko, A. S. Dolgal, P. N. Novikova, V. V. Petrova, O. V. Pilipenko, V. A. Rashidov, and A. А. Trusov. "COMPLEX GEOLOGICAL-GEOPHYSICAL STUDIES OF THE UNDERWATER VOLCANO 7.10 (KURIL ISLAND ARC)." Bulletin of Kamchatka Regional Association «Educational-Scientific Center». Earth Sciences, no. 3(51) (2021): 23–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.31431/1816-5524-2022-3-51-23-40.
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Submarine volcano 7.10, which is part of the North Iturup group of submarine volcanoes of the Kuril island arc, was studied in 5 voyages of the research vessel Vulkanolog in 1982–1989. Comprehensive studies have shown that the edifice of the 7.10 submarine volcano is composed of rocks of a range from dacites to basalts. The summit and slopes of the volcano are devoid of sediments, and the base is overlain by a sedimentary stratum, thickness of which reaches 800 m. The minimum depth recorded above the top of the volcano is 210 m. In the volcanic edifice, subvertical, northeastern and northwestern feeder channels, as well as peripheral magma chambers at depths of 2.5–3.0 km, were identified. It is assumed that during the terminal eruption, small lava flows poured out in the northeast and southwest directions, while the main lava flow poured out in the southeast direction and reached the base of the volcanic edifice.
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Braitseva, Olga A., Vera V. Ponomareva, Leopold D. Sulerzhitsky, Ivan V. Melekestsev, and John Bailey. "Holocene Key-Marker Tephra Layers in Kamchatka, Russia." Quaternary Research 47, no. 2 (March 1997): 125–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/qres.1996.1876.
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Detailed tephrochronological studies in Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia, permitted documentation of 24 Holocene key-marker tephra layers related to the largest explosive eruptions from 11 volcanic centers. Each layer was traced for tens to hundreds of kilometers away from the source volcano; its stratigraphic position, area of dispersal, age, characteristic features of grain-size distribution, and chemical and mineral composition confirmed its identification. The most important marker tephra horizons covering a large part of the peninsula are (from north to south; ages given in14C yr B.P.) SH2(≈1000 yr B.P.) and SH3(≈1400 yr B.P.) from Shiveluch volcano; KZ (≈7500 yr B.P.) from Kizimen volcano; KRM (≈7900 yr B.P.) from Karymsky caldera; KHG (≈7000 yr B.P.) from Khangar volcano; AV1(≈3500 yr B.P.), AV2(≈4000 yr B.P.), AV4(≈5500 yr B.P.), and AV5(≈5600 yr B.P.) from Avachinsky volcano; OP (≈1500 yr B.P.) from the Baraniy Amfiteatr crater at Opala volcano; KHD (≈2800 yr B.P.) from the “maar” at Khodutka volcano; KS1(≈1800 yr B.P.) and KS2(≈6000 yr B.P.) from the Ksudach calderas; KSht3(A.D. 1907) from Shtyubel cone in Ksudach volcanic massif; and KO (≈7700 yr B.P.) from the Kuril Lake-Iliinsky caldera. Tephra layers SH5(≈2600 yr B.P.) from Shiveluch volcano, AV3(≈4500 yr B.P.) from Avachinsky volcano, OPtr(≈4600 yr B.P.) from Opala volcano, KS3(≈6100 yr B.P.) and KS4(≈8800 yr B.P.) from Ksudach calderas, KSht1(≈1100 yr B.P.) from Shtyubel cone, and ZLT (≈4600 yr B.P.) from Iliinsky volcano cover smaller areas and have local stratigraphic value, as do the ash layers from the historically recorded eruptions of Shiveluch (SH1964) and Bezymianny (B1956) volcanoes. The dated tephra layers provide a record of the most voluminous explosive events in Kamchatka during the Holocene and form a tephrochronological timescale for dating and correlating various deposits.
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Richter, Nicole, and Jean-Luc Froger. "The role of Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar in Detecting, Mapping, Monitoring, and Modelling the Volcanic Activity of Piton de la Fournaise, La Réunion: A Review." Remote Sensing 12, no. 6 (March 22, 2020): 1019. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs12061019.
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Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) remote sensing plays a significant role in volcano monitoring despite the measurements’ non real-time nature. The technique’s capability of imaging the spatial extent of ground motion has especially helped to shed light on the location, shape, and dynamics of subsurface magmatic storage and transport as well as the overall state of activity of volcanoes worldwide. A variety of different deformation phenomena are observed at exceptionally active and frequently erupting volcanoes, like Piton de la Fournaise on La Réunion Island. Those offer a powerful means of investigating related geophysical source processes and offer new insights into an active volcano’s edifice architecture, stability, and eruptive behavior. Since 1998, Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) has been playing an increasingly important role in developing our present understanding of the Piton de la Fournaise volcanic system. We here collect the most significant scientific results, identify limitations, and summarize the lessons learned from exploring the rich Piton de la Fournaise SAR data archive over the past ~20 years. For instance, the technique has delivered first evidence of the previously long suspected mobility of the volcano’s unsupported eastern flank, and it is especially useful for detecting displacements related to eruptions that occur far away from the central cone, where Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) stations are sparse. However, superimposed deformation processes, dense vegetation along the volcano’s lower eastern flank, and turbulent atmospheric phase contributions make Piton de la Fournaise a challenging target for applying InSAR. Multitemporal InSAR approaches that have the potential to overcome some of these limitations suffer from frequent eruptions that cause the replacement of scatterers. With increasing data acquisition rates, multisensor complementarity, and advanced processing techniques that resourcefully handle large data repositories, InSAR is progressively evolving into a near-real-time, complementary, operational volcano monitoring tool. We therefore emphasize the importance of InSAR at highly active and well-monitored volcanoes such as Mount Etna, Italy, Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai’i, and Piton de la Fournaise, La Réunion.
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Setiawan, Ari, Immanatul Huda, and Richard Lewerissa. "ANALYSIS OF GRAVITY ON ALTITUDE CHANGES IN GRAVITY MICRO DATA USING POLYNOMIAL EQUATION APPROACH (CASE STUDIES OF MERAPI AND KELUD VOLCANOES)." Jurnal Teknologi 85, no. 3 (April 19, 2023): 97–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jurnalteknologi.v85.19488.
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Analysis of gravity changes to altitude changes from gravity measurements at Merapi Volcano and Kelud Volcano was carried out to determine the characteristics of the two mountains based on the gravity method. Merapi Volcano and Kelud Volcano are two very active mountains in Indonesia and have different physiography, especially at the top of Kelud there is a crater filled with water. Repeated gravity surveys will be useful for studying deformation in volcanoes and providing information about changes in subsurface mass. The gravity data on Merapi Volcano is secondary data from BPPTKG (Research and Development Center for Geological Disaster Technology), and data on Kelud Volcano is obtained from the 2019 data collection survey. Volcanic monitoring using the gravity method is carried out by observing changes in gravity with changes in altitude to study deformation in the volcano and providing information about changes in subsurface mass using a polynomial equation approach of to . The findings indicate that there was little variation in the gravity anomaly within Merapi Volcano between 2018 and 2019. The highest coefficient of determination, at 96%, was observed in the gravity anomaly data from inside the Kelud Volcano in 2019, after applying Bouguer corrections in the form of spherical effects. Additionally, the coefficients of the second and third order polynomials of the Merapi Volcano data had opposite signs to those of Kelud Volcano, suggesting that the internal source of the gravity anomaly within Merapi Volcano is distinct from that within Kelud Volcano.
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Sugianto, Nanang, Mochamad Nukman, and Wiwit Suryanto. "Characteristics of Active Volcanoes in Sumatra, Indonesia: From Perspective Seismicity, Magma Chemical Composition and Eruption History." E3S Web of Conferences 468 (2023): 09002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202346809002.
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The characteristics of active volcanoes in Sumatra have been summarized based on the analysis of the relationship between seismicity, morphology, magma chemical composition, and eruption history. The level of volcano activity is linked to how partial melting depth, continuity distribution of hypocentre beneath each volcano to the trench line (magma dyke), visual activity seen on craters, chemical magma content, and reoccurrence of eruption analysis. The analysis result showed the current status of the volcano is inverted linear with partial melting depth. The scatter point of the hypocentre beneath the alert and warning volcano is continued to the trench line, but normal volcano status is discontinued. It was similar to volcanic activity seen in craters. It may relate to the quantity and activity of magma flow in dyke. According to reoccurrence analysis, Mt. Krakatau, Mt. Marapi, and Mt. Kerinci are highly vulnerable because they have the shortest accumulated eruption interval. However, all of active volcanoes have the potential for repeated massive eruptions, like what happened to Sinabung. Mix eruption is their eruption because magma types tend to be basaltic and andesitic. Only on Mt. Dempo is detected rhyolitic (SiO2 more than 65%).
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Pratomo, Indyo. "Klasifikasi gunung api aktif Indonesia, studi kasus dari beberapa letusan gunung api dalam sejarah." Indonesian Journal on Geoscience 1, no. 4 (December 28, 2006): 209–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.17014/ijog.1.4.209-227.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.17014/ijog.vol1no4.20065Indonesia is well known as a volcanic country, where more than 30% out of all the world volcanoes occupied this region. Volcanic region is generally densely populated, because of their soil fertility and other land use. Based on their historical eruptions noted since and before 1600 A.D., the Indonesian active volcanoes are regrouped in to A type (79 volcanoes), which were defi ned as volcanoes erupted since 1600 A.D., B type (29 volcanoes) erupted before 1600 A.D., and C type (21 volcanoes) are solfatar fi elds (Bemmelen, 1949; van Padang 1951; Kusumadinata, 1979). Studies on parts of the Indonesian active volcanoes, show different eruptive characters, which are generally related to hazard potentials. A new classifi cation of Indonesian active volcanoes was proposed based on the combination of their physical properties, morphology, volcanic structure and eruptive styles to the eight differents types, those are Tambora (caldera formation), Merapi (lava dome), Agung (open crater), Papandayan (sector failure), Batur (post-caldera activities), Sangeangapi (lava fl ows) and Anak Krakatau types (volcano islands and submarine volcano). This classification would be make a better understanding to different characteristics of Indonesian active volcanoes, for the volcanic hazard and mitigation and also for the applied volcanological researches.
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Bai, Xinyuan, Shaojing Xie, and Yanjun Zhu. "Evolution, Causes and Influence Factors of Taal Volcanic Activities." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1011, no. 1 (April 1, 2022): 012041. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1011/1/012041.
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Abstract Volcanoes are a kind of geological feature which can bring both destruction and wealth to human beings. This study takes the eruption of Taal Volcano on January 12, 2020 as an example to analyze its eruption evolution, causes and influence factors via QGIS software. Taal Volcano lies at the southwestern end of a convergent boundary between the Eurasian and Philippine Sea tectonic plates where volcanic activities are frequent. Results show that the evolution of the eruption consists of increased CO2 flux, seismic swarms, phreatic explosion chronically. The origin of the volcano is the subduction of the oceanic plate and terrestrial plate. Volcanic eruptions are mostly due to pressurization by active convergent plates activities. The eruption emitted tephra and gas, which exerted impacts on the atmosphere, the nearby vegetation and the water body, and was predicted to result in an El Nino. High concentration of particles, dispersed tephra output, a sharp increase in SO2 and CO content, variation in atmospheric ozone, and rise in humidity were observed in the atmosphere following the eruption. The volcanic output wiped out the plant cover on the volcano island, and covered the vegetation outside of the volcano island, as shown in the RGB band composite and land cover change monitoring images generated using QGIS from Sentinel-2 data. The volcanic output’s influences on nearby water bodies were shown through drops in ocean salinity and Taal lake’s PH, variation in ocean temperature, and increased ocean’s surface latent heat flux.
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Sakamoto, Mayumi, and Haruhisa Nakamichi. "Open Science Initiatives by Sakurajima Volcano Observatory." Journal of Disaster Research 19, no. 1 (February 1, 2024): 154–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2024.p0154.
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The sudden eruption and tragedy of Mt. Ontake in 2014, a volcano located in central Japan, showed the fact that the volcanic eruption is the event with uncertainty, and it is important to let citizen to be aware of such uncertainty. To find measures to raise citizen’s disaster awareness, this study focuses on the risk communication between citizens and volcano observatories, which are attached to universities. It examines the role of observatories, focusing on the activities of the Sakurajima Volcano Research Center, which monitors Mt. Sakurajima, one of the most active volcanoes in Japan, and suggests the necessity of human resource development that is able to connect citizen and science.
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Calvari, Sonia, and Giuseppe Nunnari. "Statistical Insights on the Eruptive Activity at Stromboli Volcano (Italy) Recorded from 1879 to 2023." Remote Sensing 15, no. 19 (October 4, 2023): 4822. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs15194822.
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Stromboli is an open-conduit active volcano located in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea and is the easternmost island of the Aeolian Archipelago. It is known as “the lighthouse of the Mediterranean” for its continuous and mild Strombolian-type explosive activity, occurring at the summit craters. Sometimes the volcano undergoes more intense explosions, called “major explosions” if they affect just the summit above 500 m a.s.l. or “paroxysms” if the whole island is threatened. Effusive eruptions are less frequent, normally occurring every 3–5 years, and may be accompanied or preceded by landslides, crater collapses and tsunamis. Given the small size of the island (maximum diameter of 5 km, NE–SW) and the consequent proximity of the inhabited areas to the active craters (maximum distance 2.5 km), it is of paramount importance to use all available information to forecast the volcano’s eruptive activity. The availability of a detailed record of the volcano’s eruptive activity spanning some centuries has prompted evaluations on its possible short-term evolution. The aim of this paper is to present some statistical insights on the eruptive activity at Stromboli using a catalogue dating back to 1879 and reviewed for the events during the last two decades. Our results confirm the recent trend of a significant increase in major explosions, small lava flows and summit crater collapses at the volcano, and might help monitoring research institutions and stakeholders to evaluate volcanic hazards from eruptive activity at this and possibly other open-vent active basaltic volcanoes.
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Iqbal, Mochamad, Anjar Dwi Asterina Denhi, Kristianto, and Ardy Prayoga. "Morphological Analysis of Anak Krakatau Volcano after 22 December 2018 Eruption using Differential Interferometry Synthetic Aperture Radar (DInSAR)." Journal of Geoscience, Engineering, Environment, and Technology 8, no. 2 (June 23, 2023): 90–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.25299/jgeet.2023.8.2.11651.
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Anak Krakatau Volcano is an active volcano located in the Krakatau Complex, Sunda Strait, Indonesia. On 22 December 2018, the volcano experienced a major eruption that led to a tsunami that devastated the shores of the islands of Java and Sumatra and killed up to 437 people. The eruption also destroyed the volcano’s body and change its shape drastically and forming a large crater in the southwestern part. After that eruption, the volcano continues to grow up. This research aims to analyze the deformation of the Anak Krakatau Volcano post-2018 eruption by using the differential interferometry SAR method (DInSAR). In order to support the analysis, we additionally compare the DInSAR result with tectonic-volcanic activity. Sentinel 1-A type SLC satellite imagery data from 5 June 2019 to 7 January 2020; consisting of 19 images or 18 pairs as master and slave were used to producing a deformation map. DInSAR result shows the volcano was generally experiencing deflation during the period, ranging from -1.03 to -4.81 cm (-3.01 cm average). However, inflation also occurred ranging from 0 to 5.99 cm, correlating with shallow and deep volcanic activity and followed by eruptions in October 2019 when the highest activities were observed. Furthermore, coherence value should be highly considered along with DInSAR processing, and this research allows that coherence to be acceptable.
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Rincon-Yanez, Diego, Enza De Lauro, Simona Petrosino, Sabrina Senatore, and Mariarosaria Falanga. "Identifying the Fingerprint of a Volcano in the Background Seismic Noise from Machine Learning-Based Approach." Applied Sciences 12, no. 14 (July 6, 2022): 6835. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app12146835.
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This work is devoted to the analysis of the background seismic noise acquired at the volcanoes (Campi Flegrei caldera, Ischia island, and Vesuvius) belonging to the Neapolitan volcanic district (Italy), and at the Colima volcano (Mexico). Continuous seismic acquisition is a complex mixture of volcanic transients and persistent volcanic and/or hydrothermal tremor, anthropogenic/ambient noise, oceanic loading, and meteo-marine contributions. The analysis of the background noise in a stationary volcanic phase could facilitate the identification of relevant waveforms often masked by microseisms and ambient noise. To address this issue, our approach proposes a machine learning (ML) modeling to recognize the “fingerprint” of a specific volcano by analyzing the background seismic noise from the continuous seismic acquisition. Specifically, two ML models, namely multi-layer perceptrons and convolutional neural network were trained to recognize one volcano from another based on the acquisition noise. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the two models in recognizing the noisy background signal, with promising performance in terms of accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score. These results suggest that persistent volcanic signals share the same source information, as well as transient events, revealing a common generation mechanism but in different regimes. Moreover, assessing the dynamic state of a volcano through its background noise and promptly identifying any anomalies, which may indicate a change in its dynamics, can be a practical tool for real-time monitoring.
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Toman, Ivan, David Brčić, and Serdjo Kos. "Contribution to the Research of the Effects of Etna Volcano Activity on the Features of the Ionospheric Total Electron Content Behaviour." Remote Sensing 13, no. 5 (March 6, 2021): 1006. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs13051006.
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This research represents a contribution to the theory on the coupling of the volcanic activity and the ionospheric dynamics, represented by total electron content (TEC) patterns and their behaviour. The ionospheric response to the activity of the Etna volcano has been analysed using global navigation satellite system (GNSS)-derived TEC values, employing data from International GNSS Service (IGS) reference station near the volcano and on two distant IGS locations. Volcanic activity has been modelled using volcanic radiative power (VRP) data obtained by the Middle InfraRed Observation of Volcanic Activity (MIROVA) system. The estimated minimal night TEC values have been averaged over defined index days of the VRP increase. During the analysed period of 19 years, the volcano activity was categorised according to pre-defined criteria. The influence of current space weather and short-term solar activity on TEC near the volcano was systematically minimised. The results showed mean/median TEC increases of approximately +3 standard deviations from the overall mean values, with peak values placed approximately 5 days before the VRP increase and followed by general TEC depletion around the time of the actual volcanic activity increase. Additionally, TEC oscillation pattern was found over the volcano site with a half-period of 6.25 days. The main interpretation of results indicates that the volcanic activity has modified the ionospheric dynamics within the nearby ionospheric region before the actual VRP increase, and that the residual impact in the volcano’s surrounding area refers to terrestrial endogenous processes and air–earth currents. Those changes can be detected during criteria predefined in the research: during quiet space weather conditions, observing night-time TEC values and within the limits of low short-term solar influence.
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Bredemeyer, Stefan, Franz-Georg Ulmer, Thor Hansteen, and Thomas Walter. "Radar Path Delay Effects in Volcanic Gas Plumes: The Case of Láscar Volcano, Northern Chile." Remote Sensing 10, no. 10 (September 21, 2018): 1514. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs10101514.
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Modern volcano monitoring commonly involves Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) measurements to identify ground motions caused by volcanic activity. However, InSAR is largely affected by changes in atmospheric refractivity, in particular by changes which can be attributed to the distribution of water (H2O) vapor in the atmospheric column. Gas emissions from continuously degassing volcanoes contain abundant water vapor and thus produce variations in the atmospheric water vapor content above and downwind of the volcano, which are notably well captured by short-wavelength X-band SAR systems. These variations may in turn cause differential phase errors in volcano deformation estimates due to excess radar path delay effects within the volcanic gas plume. Inversely, if these radar path delay effects are better understood, they may be even used for monitoring degassing activity, by means of the precipitable water vapor (PWV) content in the plume at the time of SAR acquisitions, which may provide essential information on gas plume dispersion and the state of volcanic and hydrothermal activity. In this work we investigate the radar path delays that were generated by water vapor contained in the volcanic gas plume of the persistently degassing Láscar volcano, which is located in the dry Atacama Desert of Northern Chile. We estimate water vapor contents based on sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission measurements from a scanning UV spectrometer (Mini-DOAS) station installed at Láscar volcano, which were scaled by H2O/SO2 molar mixing ratios obtained during a multi-component Gas Analyzer System (Multi-GAS) survey on the crater rim of the volcano. To calculate the water vapor content in the downwind portion of the plume, where an increase of water vapor is expected, we further applied a correction involving estimation of potential evaporation rates of water droplets governed by turbulent mixing of the condensed volcanic plume with the dry atmosphere. Based on these estimates we obtain daily average PWV contents inside the volcanic gas plume of 0.2–2.5 mm equivalent water column, which translates to a slant wet delay (SWD) in DInSAR data of 1.6–20 mm. We used these estimates in combination with our high resolution TerraSAR-X DInSAR observations at Láscar volcano, in order to demonstrate the occurrence of repeated atmospheric delay patterns that were generated by volcanic gas emissions. We show that gas plume related refractivity changes are significant and detectable in DInSAR measurements. Implications are two-fold: X-band satellite radar observations also contain information on the degassing state of a volcano, while deformation signals need to be interpreted with care, which has relevance for volcano observations at Láscar and for other sites worldwide.
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Gorbach, N. V., and A. N. Rogozin. "Geological Structure Features and Rocks Composition of Kronotsky Volcano, the Largest Stratovolcano in the Frontal Zone of the Eastern Volcanic Belt of Kamchatka." Вулканология и сейсмология 17, no. 5 (September 1, 2023): 26–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.31857/s020303062370027x.
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Based on the results of 2020‒2022 field works, this paper presents a characterization of the geological structure and whole rock composition of Kronotsky volcano, one of the poorly studied eruptive centers of the Eastern Volcanic Belt (EVB) of Kamchatka. The volume of the volcanic edifice is estimated at 350 km3, that significantly exceeds the volumes of other stratovolcanoes of the frontal zone of EVB. Rocks of a volcano are presented by low-K, high-Fe tholeiitic basalts and basaltic andesites (SiO2 = 47.04–53.15 wt %; K2O = = 0.24‒0.65 wt %; FeO*/MgO = 1.2‒2.89). The basalts show extremely low contents of silica, potassium, titanium, and phosphorus in comparison with rocks of other frontal volcanoes of Kamchatka. The revealed petrochemical features were used to clarify the belonging of the objects located at the junction of Kronotsky and Krasheninnikov volcanic edifices. The obtained data will serve as the background for further petrological and geochemical studies of the volcano, and also may be used for reconstruction the sequence of volcanic events in this area, including clarification of the history of Kronotsky Lake formation.
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Espinoza, Eveling, José Armando Saballos Peréz, Martha Navarro Collado, Virginia Tenorio Bellanger, Teresita Olivares Loaisiga, Martha Ibarra Carcache, David Chavarría González, Dodanis Matus Sanchez, and Elvis Mendoza Rivera. "Nicaraguan volcanic monitoring program of the Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales." Volcanica 4, S1 (November 1, 2021): 161–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.30909/vol.04.s1.163181.
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The Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER) is the institution responsible for volcano monitoring in Nicaragua. The Volcanology Division of the General Directorate of Geology and Geophysics currently monitors six active volcanoes by means of seismology, gas measurements, optical webcams, and visual and satellite observations. The volcano monitoring network that INETER maintains is in continuous expansion and modernization. Similarly, the number of technical and scientific personnel has been growing in the last few years. 2015 was the busiest year of the last two decades: Momotombo volcano erupted for the first time in 110 years, a lava lake was emplaced at the bottom of Masaya volcano’s Santiago crater, and Telica volcano experienced a phreatic phase from May to November. Although we have increased our monitoring capabilities, we still have many challenges for the near future that we expect to resolve with support from the national and international geoscientific community. El Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales (INETER) es la institución responsable de la vigilancia volcánica en Nicaragua. Su División de Vulcanología actualmente vigila seis volcanes activos por medio de sismicidad, emisiones de gases, cámaras ópticas, observaciones visuales y teledetección satelital. La red de monitoreo de volcanes que mantiene INETER está en continua expansión y modernización. Del mismo modo, el número de personal técnico y científico ha estado creciendo en los últimos años. El año 2015 fue el año más ocupado que tuvimos en las últimas dos décadas, debido a que el volcán Momotombo entró en erupción por primera vez en los últimos 110 años, se emplazó un lago de lava en el fondo del cráter Santiago (volcán Masaya), y el volcán Telica experimentó una fase freática de mayo a noviembre. A pesar del progreso realizado, todavía tenemos muchos desafíos para el futuro cercano que esperamos lograr con los recursos nacionales y de la comunidad geocientífica internacional.
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Kinvig, H. S., A. Winson, and J. Gottsmann. "Analysis of volcanic threat from Nisyros Island, Greece, with implications for aviation and population exposure." Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 10, no. 6 (June 7, 2010): 1101–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-10-1101-2010.
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Abstract. Nisyros island in the South Aegean volcanic arc, Greece, is a Quaternary composite volcano with a 3.8 km wide caldera that in 1996 entered a volcano-seismic crisis, which heralded the islands' return to a state of unrest. The caldera has been the locus of at least thirteen phreatic eruptions in historical times, the most recent in 1888, and the system is still presently affected by considerable hydrothermal activity. Although the recent unrest waned off without eruption, there are still open questions relating to the current threat of volcanic activity from the island. Here, we perform a detailed and systematic assessment of the volcanic threat of Nisyros using a threat analysis protocol established as part of the USGS National Volcano Early Warning System (NVEWS). The evaluation involves a methodical assessment of fifteen hazard and exposure factors, and is based on a score system, whereby the higher the score, the higher the threat is. Uncertainty in assessment criteria are expressed by allowing for a conservative and an extreme score for each factor. We draw our analysis from published data as well as from results of our research on Nisyros over the past years. Our analysis yields a conservative threat score of 163 and an extreme score of 262. The most adverse exposure factors include significant scores relating to aviation and population exposure to volcanic hazards from Nisyros. When looked at in comparison to US volcanoes both scores place Nisyros in the "Very High Threat (VHT)" category, grouping it with volcanoes such as Redoubt, Mount Ranier and Crater Lake. We identify a short-fall in recommended surveillance efforts for VHT volcanoes given existing monitoring capabilities on the island. We discuss potential pitfalls of applying the NVEWS scheme to Nisyros and suggest potential adaptation of analysis scheme to match industrial and societal conditions in Europe. At the same time, our findings indicate that that volcanic threat posed by Nisyros volcano may currently be underestimated.
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Suwarsono, NFn, Indah Prasasti, Jalu Tejo Nugroho, Jansen Sitorus, and Djoko Triyono. "DETECTING THE LAVA FLOW DEPOSITS FROM 2018 ANAK KRAKATAU ERUPTION USING DATA FUSION LANDSAT-8 OPTIC AND SENTINEL-1 SAR." International Journal of Remote Sensing and Earth Sciences (IJReSES) 15, no. 2 (February 19, 2019): 157. http://dx.doi.org/10.30536/j.ijreses.2018.v15.a3078.
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The increasing volcanic activity of Anak Krakatau volcano has raised concerns about a major disaster in the area around the Sunda Strait. The objective of the research is to fuse Landsat-8 OLI (Operational Land Imager) and Sentinel-1 TOPS (Terrain Observation with Progressive Scans), an integration of SAR and optic remote sensing data, in observing the lava flow deposits resulted from Anak Krakatau eruption during the middle 2018 eruption. RGBI and the Brovey transformation were conducted to merge (fuse) the optical and SAR data. The results showed that optical and SAR data fusion sharpened the appearance of volcano morphology and lava flow deposits. The regions are often constrained by cloud cover and volcanic ash, which occurs at the time of the volcanic eruption. The RGBI-VV and Brovey RGB-VV methods provide better display quality results in revealing the morphology of volcanic cone and lava deposits. The entire slopes of Anak Krakatau Volcano, with a radius of about 1 km from the crater is an area prone to incandescent lava and pyroclastic falls. The direction of the lava flow has the potential to spread in all directions. The fusion method of optical Landsat-8 and Sentinel-1 SAR data can be used continuously in monitoring the activity of Anak Krakatau volcano and other volcanoes in Indonesia both in cloudy and clear weather conditions.
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Gao, Ji, Haijiang Zhang, Senqi Zhang, Hailiang Xin, Zhiwei Li, Wei Tian, Feng Bao, Zhengpu Cheng, Xiaofeng Jia, and Lei Fu. "Magma recharging beneath the Weishan volcano of the intraplate Wudalianchi volcanic field, northeast China, implied from 3-D magnetotelluric imaging." Geology 48, no. 9 (June 1, 2020): 913–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/g47531.1.
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Abstract The last volcanic eruptions at the intraplate Wudalianchi volcanic field in northeast China were ∼300 yr ago. Recent ambient noise tomography (ANT) imaged a potential magma chamber beneath one of its volcanoes, the Weishan volcano, which last erupted at ca. 50 ka. To image the spatial distribution of the magmatic system and estimate the melt fractions beneath the Weishan volcano, we use a dense magnetotelluric (MT) network (average site spacing of ∼1 km) around the Weishan cone to image a three-dimensional (3-D) resistivity structure beneath the volcano. For the first time, 3-D MT inversion illuminates the high-resolution spatial distribution of a very low-resistivity body of ∼0.3–3 Ω·m at depth of ∼2–15 km beneath the Weishan volcano. From the 3-D resistivity model, it can be deduced there exists a magma chamber in the upper and middle crust. From both low-velocity anomalies from ANT and low-resistivity anomalies from MT imaging, melt fractions of magma reservoirs are reliably estimated to be >∼15%. From the morphology of magma reservoirs and the shallow magma chamber, the Weishan volcano can be best described by the model of transcrustal magmatic system. Considering the significant melt fractions and active earthquakes and tremors occurring around magma reservoirs, the Weishan volcano is likely in an active stage with magma recharging. Therefore, it needs more active monitoring for better forecasting of its potential future eruptions.