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IUGG 2015. Session on Volcano Geology (VS24)
From: Gianluca Groppelli <gianluca.groppelli@xxxxxxxx>IUGG 2015. Session on Volcano Geology (VS24)
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Dear Colleagues
We would like to draw your attention to the Volcano Geology session at the 2015 IUGG General Assembly in Prague (22nd June - 2nd July)
Convenors
Gianluca Groppelli, Joan Martì, Claudia Principe and Roberto Sulpizio
For further information, feel free to contact us
We hope to see you in Prague
Best wishes
Gianluca (on the behalf of the convenors)
Description
The geology of volcanic areas represents the unavoidable baseline for all the studies dealing with volcanic activity, because the geological record witnesses to the reality, and provides the measure against which the applicability of observations from other sources (e.g. numerical simulations) must be ultimately assessed.
What are geological data collectable on volcanoes? The description of a volcanic succession, the description of lithofacies association and architecture, the morphology of volcanic landscapes, the geological mapping of volcanic deposits, the volcano-tectonics interactions.
The aim of this session is to collect contributions about all these arguments. It includes new techniques in geological mapping, the use of stratigraphy to understand volcanic processes and behaviour, and the use of geological data as a tool in volcanic hazard mitigation. The session will also welcome contributions on elaboration of geological databases, and GIS applications.
The session will focus on the following areas of research:
- volcano-stratigraphy, including distal tephrostratigraphy;
- volcano geochronology;
- field mapping methodologies;
- tectonic structure of volcanic systems and their relationships with the volcanic activity;
- construction and dismantling of volcanic edifices;
- sedimentology and lithofacies analysis of volcanic deposits;
- geological aspects of hazard assessment;
- geological interpretation of volcanic unrest.
Volcano Listserv is a collaborative venture among Arizona State University (ASU), Portland State University (PSU), the Global Volcanism Program (GVP) of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, and the International Association for Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI).
ASU - http://www.asu.edu/ PSU - http://pdx.edu/ GVP - http://www.volcano.si.edu/ IAVCEI - http://www.iavcei.org/
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