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Mineralogical Society 2011 Session: Ash and aerosol emissions from active volcanoes
From: RS Martin <r.s.martin@xxxxxxxxxx>
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The Mineralogical Society's Annual Conference for 2011 will take place
in picturesque Aberystwyth, Wales, UK on 21–24 June 2011. The
scientific focus of the meeting will be on recent advances in research
into environmental mineralogy, geochemistry, biosystems and
toxicology, under the overall theme of ‘Frontiers in Environmental
Geoscience’.
http://www.minersoc.org/pages/meetings/frontiers-2011/frontiers-2011.html
In particular, I would like to draw your attention to Session 6:
Ash and aerosol emissions from active volcanoes: characterizations,
processes and impacts
Convenors: Tamsin Mather, University of Oxford, UK; Rob Martin, Queen
Mary, University of London, UK
Keynote: Pierre Delmelle, York University, UK
Active volcanoes are a major natural source of particles (ash and
aerosol) to the atmosphere and environment. The potential impacts of
such emissions were recently illustrated with the closure of European
airspace due to the ash cloud from the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull
volcano in Iceland. Technological advances in analysis and remote
observation have enabled more detailed characterisations of volcanic
particles from both quiescently degassing and explosively erupting
volcanoes. New insights into the processes that form a range of
volcanic particles (e.g., ash, soluble aerosols) have also been
gained. These studies, along with field assessments, offer a better
understanding of the atmospheric and environmental impacts of volcanic
particles. This session will provide an integrated view of the topic
by highlighting recent work in volcanic particle characterisations,
their dispersion and processing in the atmosphere and their impacts.
This session is kindly supported and organized by the Volcanic and
Magmatic Studies Group.
Online registration is now open. The deadline for early registration
(with a reduced fee) is 4 May 2011, while the deadline for oral and
poster abstracts is 25 April 2011.
Best wishes,
Rob Martin, University of London, UK
Tamsin Mather, University of Oxford, UK
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