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Volcanic Geomorphology - Special Issue - Geomorphology (Elsevier)
From: "Karoly Nemeth" <K.Nemeth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Call for Papers for the Special Issue in Geomorphology
Volcanic Geomorphology - Landforms, processes and hazards
Volcanic processes are inherently complex and diverse resulting in extreme variations in morphology and severe effects on the surrounding environment. A single eruption or protracted activity has the ability to alter the environment at local or regional scale. In addition, volcanic activity is considered to be a significant factor in climate change both locally and globally. Volcanism can play an important role in human communities on a daily basis and climate change can alter society evolution. The multidisciplinary approach to understanding volcano landforms, processes and related hazards provides a good basis to call for papers and a thematic volume in Geomorphology.
This special volume will be based on the successful IAG Volcanic Geomorphology session held in Melbourne in early July 2009. While the works presented during the IAG 2009 meeting will form the backbone of the volume, we wish to expand the scope and potential authorship, aiming at producing a multidisciplinary volume for Geomorphology. For this purpose we will call internationally for research papers and we will invite renowned authors to prepare review articles. The objective is to link case studies to the fundamental problems that volcanic geomorphology studies tackle these days. In this way the volume will offer a snapshot of current research on volcanic geomorphology, as well as a thematic review of geomorphological problems to be examined in volcanic areas in the near future. With this dual aim and approach, we believe that the planned volume will become a valuable resource as well as a reference work.
Classical studies in geomorphology, such as morphological evolution and geochronology of volcanic edifices, as well as morphotectonics and morphometry, have been demonstrated to be vitally important in understanding many aspects of volcanic processes. The use of quantitative techniques (DEM, fractal, regoliths and soils analyses) to date volcanic landforms have proven to be powerful tools in understanding impacts from eruptions on landscape evolution, and short- and long-term erosion of volcanoes and surroundings (or ring plains). Geoarchaeology and social research methods, including the collection of oral traditions, illustrate the effects volcanism has on human societies. The evolution of oceanic volcanoes, and their morphological evolution and submarine sedimentation, are considered to be new trends in volcanic geomorphology research. Detailed studies of sedimentology, physical volcanology geochronology, and geochemistry of eruptive events have also led to the development of probabilistic models for future eruption activity. Erosion on volcano slopes and watersheds have also focused interest in quantitative sediment budgets, while erosion rates computed from volcanoes have helped refine short-term erosion processes.Repeated patterns in volcanic flank instability, mass flows (debris avalanches, debris flows, and mudflows) and resulting natural hazards such as tsunamis may be controlled by external factors. These volcanic events greatly impact the natural and human environment. Interaction of the hydrosphere (glacier, subsurface and surface water) and magma ascent, resulting in phreatomagmatism, is considered to be highly hazardous and generate unique depositional records and volcanic landforms. Hazard-mapping methods and advanced hazard and risk assessment in populated areas on and around active volcanoes have significant social aspects and therefore the outcomes of this research are welcome in this volume.
The special volume intends to focus and call contributions centred on four major areas:
1. The geomorphic evolution of volcanic edifices from monogenetic volcanoes, strato-volcanoes, calderas and large igneous provinces.
2. Methods used to understand the behaviour of explosive volcanism and the emplacement of pyroclastic deposits and volcanic mass flow deposits.
3. Understanding volcanic hazards from research based on physical volcanology and geoarchaeology.
4. Methods used for assessing volcanic hazards and risks including social studies.
This special issue is supported by the Commission on Volcanogenic Sediments (CVS) and Commission on Monogenetic Volcanism (CMV) of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth Interior (IAVCEI)
Advances in understanding volcanic landforms and processes justify the need to prepare a relevant thematic issue. In 2001, 2005 and 2006 four special issues were prepared on volcanic geomorphology based on the outcomes of the IAG Working Group on Volcanic Geomorphology. In order to widen the outreach and demonstrate the significance of volcanic geomorphology among other geomorphology topics, we propose to edit a special volume dedicated to Volcanic Geomorphology in the journal Geomorphology.
The volume will follow the standard Geomorphology (Elsevier) submission and review procedure, making sure that the reviewers are independent and open-minded research fellows outside of the sphere of potential contributors to this volume.
Submission of manuscripts are accepted via the Elsevier (Geomorphology) electronic submission site (choose “Volcanic Geomorphology” special issue)
Submission Deadline: 28 February 2010
Guest Editors
Prof Jean-Claude Thouret
Departement de geologie
Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans UMR 6524 CNRS, OPGC et IRD Universit└
Blaise Pascal; 5 rue Kessler; 63038 Clermont-Ferrand cedex
thouret@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:thouret@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Dr Karoly Nemeth
Massey University; CS-INR, Volcanic Risk Solutions; PO Box 11 222;
Palmerston North; New Zealand k.nemeth@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Prof Bernie Joyce
School of Earth Sciences; The University of Melbourne; Melbourne,
Australia ebj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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