Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database - Version 1 online now
From: "Sian Crosweller" <sian.crosweller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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The LaMEVE database, an international collaborative project lead by the University of Bristol, 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. LaMEVE is the first stage in VOGRIPA (Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project), with further databases of volcanic hazards and vulnerability being prepared in a collaborative effort with many institutions. These databases are complementary to the Smithsonian Institution’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.
As of 28 February 2013, Version 1 of the LaMEVE database is online at www.bgs.ac.uk/vogripa. The data in this version will be kept static until Version 2 is released, which we anticipate will be in a year’s time. Please note that if you have downloaded data between the site going live at the end of 2012 and now, these data could be different to Version 1. If you intend to use these data for analysis then please download again to ensure you have Version 1.
Please continue to submit any new data, or notify us of errors for the release of Version 2 next year. The improvement and development of the database is only sustainable through the input of the volcanological community. The LaMEVE team will maintain a record of any changes and additions for incorporation into version 2 and will put notifications on the website if any major errors are identified.
If using the data in any publication, please cite the Crosweller et al. (2012) paper published in the open-access Journal of Applied Volcanology (http://www.appliedvolc.com/content/1/1/4) and note the version number of the database.
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Dr Sian Crosweller
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
Cabot Insitute: www.bris.ac.uk/cabot
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