MED-SUV Newsletter No 3 (December 2015)
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MED-SUV Newsletter #3 – December 2015
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The MED-SUV project proposes the development and implementation of a state-of-the-art infrastructure for the volcanic risk management life-cycle, from the observation to people preparedness, in southern Italy. The infrastructure will rely upon the improvements of the understanding of geophysical processes underlying the volcanic systems of Vesuvius / Campi Flegrei and Mt. Etna. It will also achieve the integration of existing components, such as monitoring systems and data bases, novel sensors for the measurements of volcanic parameters, and tools for data analysis and process modeling.
This project is funded under the call FP7 ENV.2012.6.4-2 : Long-term monitoring experiment in geologically active regions of Europe prone to natural hazards : the Supersite concept. Grant agreement n°308665.
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SUMMARY #3
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MED-SUV 2nd Year Meeting
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The 2nd Year Meeting of MED-SUV was hosted in Naples between 6 and 9 July 2015. The first day was devoted to the discussion of specific themes – dissemination, e-infrastructure, and ground deformation - cross-cutting the work package organization of the MED-SUV community, as well as to the WP4 meeting. The themes were […]
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Seismic footprints of shallow dyke propagation at Etna, Italy
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What happens in an active volcano during a shallow magma intrusion? Effects at the surface are evident: ground deformation, fracturing, thermal changes precede and accompany the release of gases into the atmosphere until magma rises to the surface and the eruption starts.
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Volcanic Plume Elevation Model and its Velocity From Landsat 8
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We introduce a method to restitute the volcanic gas/ash Plume Elevation Model (PEM) from optical satellite imagery. As the volcanic plume is moving fastly, conventional satellite based photogrammetric height restitution methods do not apply as the epipolar offset due to plume motion adds up to the one generated […]
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The exceptional eruptive activity of Mt. Etna
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In December 2015, Mt. Etna underwent a new eruptive phase that was surprisingly peculiar, as it involved all the volcano summit craters – Voragine (VOR), New South-East crater (NSEC), North-east crater (NEC) - except for the Bocca Nuova (BN), which role is still not clear. The eruptive phase can be considered the climax of the moderate and sporadic explosive activity displayed in the previous months, […]
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Raising volcanic risk awareness among children and young students
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With help of INGV, DLR and DPC, BRGM has produced leaflets dedicated to increase awareness of young students in several languages. The leaflets are downloadable on-line (links below) and a poster version has also been implemented for school classes. The aim of this material is not to give an exhaustive presentation of the volcanoes and their risks but more to awaken pupil's curiosity and increase their awareness.
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