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IUGG 2011 Session: V13 Understanding Big Volcanic Systems
From: "James White" <james.white@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Dear colleagues,
This is a reminder that IUGG 2011 Conference Grant applications for
student presenters, early-career scientists, and scientists from
developing countries close Monday 17 January 2011. Please note that
those applying for conference grants must have an abstract submitted by
this date. See http://www.iugg2011.com/funding.asp
The general abstract deadline is 1 February.
We would like to encourage contributions to the session on
"Understanding Big Volcanic Systems" (V13).
Scope: What makes some volcanic systems big? Do their behaviours
differ fundamentally from those of smaller volcanic systems, or are
they just scaled-up versions? Are they longer-lived? Do they share
fundamental features or processes with one another? Eruptions of all
sizes and a huge range of compositions are known from big volcanic
systems. Some erupt almost continuously, others apparently only in
vast eruptions separated by thousands to hundreds of thousands of
years. Shield volcanoes comprise some of earth's tallest mountains,
while calderas are holes in the ground, and LIPs produce lava plains
and ignimbrite plateaux. This symposium seeks to bring together work
on all types of big volcanic systems, and all aspects of those systems
from magma production, periodicity of delivery, storage and transport
to the surface, to the range of volcanic landforms, structures, and
deposits resulting from their eruptions.
Convenors: James White, Jo Gottsman, Joan Marti, Guido Giordano, Scott
Bryan
Keynote Speakers: Colin Wilson, Sverre Planke, Dougal Jerram
Come to the IUGG Conference, 28 June-7 July 2011, Melbourne, Australia.
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