Central America is one of earth’s most active volcanic regions and the site of 79 volcanoes, 40 of which have been historically active. Open vent conditions, which characterize many of Central America’s volcanoes, offer special opportunities for researchers interested in the active process, since there are nearly continuous eruptions along with associated seismic, deformation and degassing events. The near- continuous activity however, creates a public awareness that suggests that eruptions are mostly mild tourist attractions, and not the serious public issues that they are. This makes management of risk challenging in a different way. Acknowledging the fact that geologic hazard mitigation for communities in or near regions of active tectonic and volcanic hazards is an exceptionally complex issue, reliable forecasting of these hazards plays an integral part.
While the planned workshop includes fundamental aspects of remote sensing and digital image processing, the topics will be presented in the context of new developments for studying volcanic processes and hazards. Goals of the workshop include: 1) increasing awareness of available data and instruments for collecting data, 2) increasing proficiency in acquiring and processing data, 3) increasing awareness of the availability of tools for processing remotely sensed data, and 4) enabling more effective and comprehensive archiving and sharing of data. Planning for the workshop is now active.
The Institute is a collaborative effort by Michigan Tech, the University of Costa Rica, the USGS and NASA. Dissemination of the workshop materials will be aided by a strong interface with VHub, a cyber science initiative of NSF. Website for the PASI: http://www.geo.mtu.edu/~raman/SilverI/PASI
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