************************************************************ From: Giuseppe Puglisi <puglisi-g@xxxxxxxxxx> ************************************************************ Dear colleagues, Please consider submitting an abstract to the following session at the 2008 EGU General Assembly (Vienna, Austria, 13 18 April 2008): Title: GMPV25 "Volcano flank instability" Conveners: Giuseppe Puglisi (INGV Catania), Thomas R. Walter (GFZ Potsdam) There is evidence that most large volcanoes show signs of flank deformations or even flank collapses. Due to the increasing accuracy of volcano geodetic techniques, such as GPS and InSAR, seismological and rock mechanical data, gravity and (electro-)magnetic measurements, as well as due to a large number of theoretical and experimental models, the understanding of volcano growth and instability has greatly improved in the past years. The impact of flank instability on human settlements, natural environments or economy, highlights the need to study these phenomena and include them in volcanic hazard assessment. This session will provide a focused forum for the scientists involved in the study of flank instability from geophysical, geodetic, geochemical and petrological disciplines and we especially hope to address the coupling of events that may lead to flank collapses. We encourage submitting contributions related to the stressing and destabilization of volcanic flanks. Studies devoted to the understanding of flank instability and the influence of the physical parameters and time-dependent deformation of rocks, the tectonic control, the interaction of unstable or collapsing flanks with magmatic processes, dike propagation or magma chamber evolution, and the development and application of techniques used to measure such phenomena over different scales, are particularly welcome. For additional information on the EGU General Assembly 2008 visit <http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2008/>http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2008/ The abstract deadline is 14 January 2008. We apologize for multiple postings. ============================================================== 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. ==============================================================
