************************************ Giuseppe Puglisi <puglisi-g@xxxxxxxxxx> ************************************ Dear colleagues, we would remind to interested people to submit an abstract to the following session of the 2007 IUGG Assembly: The Magma Feeding System of Persistently Active Basaltic Volcanoes: Mount Etna and Others Sponsoring Association: IAVCEI Persistently active basaltic volcanoes display a wide range of eruptive regimes that closely depend on magma dynamics and the geometry of feeding systems. Improved understanding and forecasting of their eruptions thus requires quantitative imaging and modeling of the magma feeding systems. This can be obtained from multidisciplinary investigations of the volcanic activity, of its solid and gaseous products, of geophysical and geochemical signals, as well as of the regional and local structural framework. Since its inclusion among the IAVCEI Decade volcanoes, Mount Etna - the largest active volcano in Europe - has been the target of growing studies and monitoring, which have allowed substantial progress on these aspects. Nevertheless, there still remain a number of unclear aspects, for instance as regards the respective triggering effects of magma replenishment and regional tectonic forces, which could only be resolved through closer combination of different methodologies. The same is true for other basaltic volcanoes elsewhere. Therefore, this session is aimed at making a standpoint of our current knowledge of the magma feeding system and eruptive dynamics of Mt. Etna and other persistently active basaltic volcanoes. We welcome either single or multidisciplinary contributions dealing with geophysical, geochemical, petrologic, structural and remote sensing approaches. Inter-comparison between different basaltic volcanoes is encouraged. One final objective should be to identify a number of priorities in future investigations of magma dynamics and feeding systems on basaltic volcanoes. Conveners: Patrick Allard, Laboratoire Pierre Süe, CNRS-CEA, CE-Saclay, 91191 Gif/Yvette, France, e-mail: patrick.allard@xxxxxx Renato Cristofolini, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Catania, Italy e-mail: rcristof@xxxxxxxx Giuseppe Puglisi, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Catania, Italy e-mail: puglisi-g@xxxxxxxxxx The deadline for abstract submission for the IUGG 2007 meeting in Perugia is approaching (February 28th) ! For additional information on the IUGG general assembly 2007 visit http://www.iugg2007perugia.it/ ====================================================== Giuseppe Puglisi Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia Sezione di Catania Piazza Roma, 2 95123 Catania - Italy Tel.: +39 95 7165817 (direct) Tel.: +39 95 7165800 (telephone exchange) Fax.: +39 95 435801 e-mail: puglisi-g@xxxxxxxxxx ======================================================= ============================================================== To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxxx To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxxx Please do not send attachments. ==============================================================
