VOGRIPA website launch
From: "Sian Crosweller" <sian.crosweller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Dear colleagues,
The University of Bristol, British Geological Survey, Smithsonian Institution and partners worldwide in VOGRIPA announce the launch of the official website, which contains a new searchable global database on Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE). VOGRIPA (Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project) is a component of the Global Volcano Model (GVM) international collaboration and is endorsed by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI).
The LaMEVE database comprises Quaternary eruptions of magnitude 4 and above, and contains data regarding the age, volumes and magnitudes of each eruption, with further data provided for many. The database can be searched via a spatial tool and or a series of attributes, and the results can be viewed online or downloaded for further analysis. Data collation is an on-going process and we welcome input and comments from the volcanological community, and indeed this is vital to maintain an up-to-date, comprehensive and sustainable database (please email vogripa-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx).
LaMEVE is the first stage in VOGRIPA, with further databases of volcanic hazards and vulnerability being prepared in a collaborative effort with many institutions. These databases are complementary to the Smithsonian’s GVP database and will be inter-related to permit the identification of locations at high risk and gaps in knowledge, and to allow scientists and disaster managers to analyse risk within a global context of systematic information.
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Dr Sian Crosweller
Research Fellow
School of Earth Sciences
University of Bristol
Wills Memorial Building
Queens Road
Bristol, BS8 1RJ
Tel: +44 (0)117 954 5366
Fax: +44 (0)117 925 3385
VOGRIPA: www.bgs.ac.uk/vogripa
GVM: www.globalvolcanomodel.org
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