Call for Nominations for Volcanology Study from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Dear colleagues:
We are seeking nominations for a National Academies study on improving understanding of volcanic eruptions. The study will bring together experts from a wide range of disciplines to discuss the research, modeling, and observations needed to better characterize and understand volcanic eruptions and to inform monitoring and early warning efforts. The study is sponsored by the National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Geological Survey, and National Academy of Sciences. The charge to the study committee is given below.
We are looking for individuals from the United States and other countries to serve on the study committee. Nominees may have expertise in any relevant scientific discipline (e.g., volcanology, geodynamics, geodesy, seismology, meteorology, hydrology) and/or in volcano observations, monitoring, or early warning.
Please send your suggestions to cgibbs@xxxxxxx by September 14. Thank you for your input, and apologies if you received multiple copies of this email.
Committee Charge
An ad hoc committee will examine fundamental research needed to improve understanding of the processes that initiate, sustain, and end volcanic eruptions and the relationships between those processes and observed eruption precursors. In particular, the committee will undertake the following tasks:
· Summarize current understanding of how magma is stored, ascends, and erupts.
· Discuss new disciplinary and interdisciplinary research on volcanic processes and precursors that could lead to forecasts of the type, size, and timing of volcanic eruptions.
· Describe new observations or instrument deployment strategies that could improve quantification of volcanic eruption processes and precursors.
· Identify priority research and observations needed to improve understanding of volcanic eruptions and to inform monitoring and early warning efforts.
Anne Linn
Study Director
Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics
Warm regards,
Samm
Sammantha Magsino
Senior Program Officer
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
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Washington, DC 20001
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Fax: 202 334 1377
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