V23F:
How and When Do Volcanic Eruptions Start and Stop, and What Controls the Tempo of Everything in Between? I
V23F:
How and When Do Volcanic Eruptions Start and Stop, and What Controls the Tempo of Everything in Between? I
How and When Do Volcanic Eruptions Start and Stop, and What Controls the Tempo of Everything in Between? I
Session ID#: 8269
Session Description:
There is much information now accumulating about the timing of volcanic eruptions, from the millennia (or longer) for the accumulation of magma into its eruptible state through to real-time observations of contemporary eruptive activity. A key aim of volcanology is to forecast the course of future events and provide advice on the timing and processes at ongoing eruptions on timescales that are relevant to humanity and with a degree of confidence about the processes involved. We invite contributions that address all the facets of this topic. These might include (1) magmatic forensics of past eruption products that contribute to accurate assessment of timescales and processes in past events; (2) studies of modern eruptions and the controls on their durations, including prolonged, multi-episode events; and (3) how temporal information about magmatic and volcanic processes can be translated into sound and useful advice to civil authorities for managing ongoing and future events.
Primary Convener: Colin J N Wilson, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Conveners: Michelle L Coombs, Alaska Volcano Observatory Anchorage, USGS, Anchorage, AK, United States, Bruce F Houghton, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand and Paul J Wallace, University of Oregon, Department of Earth Sciences, Eugene, United States
Chairs: Colin J N Wilson, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand and Michelle L Coombs, Alaska Volcano Observatory Fairbanks, Fairbanks, United States
OSPA Liaison: Colin J N Wilson, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Index Terms:
8419 Volcano monitoring [VOLCANOLOGY]
8434 Magma migration and fragmentation [VOLCANOLOGY]
8488 Volcanic hazards and risks [VOLCANOLOGY]
8499 General or miscellaneous [VOLCANOLOGY]
Abstracts Submitted to this Session:
Constraining timescales of pre-eruptive events within large silicic volcanic centers (Invited) (60960)
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