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Call for contributions to a special issue on the 2014 eruption of Kelud and the ongoing eruption of Sinabung
From: "McCausland, Wendy" <wmccausland@xxxxxxxx>Call for contributions to a special issue on the 2014 eruption of Kelud and the ongoing eruption of Sinabung
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Dear Colleagues,
We would like to announce a special issue of JVGR on the recent eruptions of Sinabung and Kelud Volcanoes. Explosions and ash emissions at Sinabung (Sumatra) in 2010 marked a renewal of activity following 800 years of quiescence. Three years later, phreatomagmatic and magmatic eruptions were followed by extrusion of lava domes, lava flows and block-and-ash type pyroclastic flows that continue through today. Because of a lack of eruption experience among the local population, the long-duration of the eruption and evacuations, and an assertive regional culture, the Sinabung eruption has proven to be challenging for both volcano hazards scientists and emergency managers.
In contrast, the 2014 eruption of Kelud was short in duration (~6 hours, on 13-14 February 2014) but large in explosivity (VEI 4). This powerful eruption produced a spectacular vertical ash column that penetrated the equatorial troposphere and reached an altitude of 26 km into the stratosphere. and destroyed the lava dome that had been erupted passively within the volcano’s crater in 2007. Because of well-known eruption precursors at Kelud, timely monitoring and warnings by local authorities, public familiarity with eruption hazards, extensive education and evacuation planning, and a cultural acceptance of hazards and government authority, an organized evacuation of 200,000 people took place in a period of only a few hours preceding the nighttime eruption.
The objective of this special issue is to describe and evaluate the volcanology and geophysics of these two remarkable eruptions, and to contrast both the science and the social and human responses to the eruptions. A number of proposals for papers have already been submitted, but additional papers are welcome! Submissions will be accepted between 31 December 2015 and 1 July 2016.
If you are interested in contributing to this special issue or have any questions, please get in touch with Dr. McCausland (managing guest editor)
Best regards,
Mohammad Hendrasto, Hendra Gunawan, Wendy McCausland, Masato Iguchi, Setsuya Nakada, Supriyati Andreastuti, and John PallisterVolcano 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).
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