COV10 2018: Invitation to submit abstracts to session S3.8 | Volcanic Multihazards in the Americas - VMA
We invite you to submit an abstract to the following session at the Cities on Volcanoes 10 conference to be held in Naples, Italy, 2 – 7 September 2018:
This session will focus on the merging of remotely sensed and in situ observations to better manage volcanic hazards near densely populated cities in the Americas in order to enhance resilience and preparedness. Multiple hazards are triggered by volcanic activity as lahars (mud flows), pyroclastic flows, ash and dust, lava flows, ash fall or landslides. Volcano observatories use different types of Earth observations to monitor volcanoes (from the Aleutian Islands to Ushuaia) which can help to forecast eruptions and allow “early warnings” before an event. This is particularly relevant to the Andes in South America where sprawling metropolitan areas continue to grow near volcanoes putting millions of people at risk. New techniques such as Interferometry Analysis of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), allow timely and unprecedented accurate measurements of the volcano and immediate surroundings.
Many cities in the Americas have been affected by volcanic ash, which contaminate air, water, soils, and vegetation. Ash plumes from highly explosive volcanoes affect air travel safety, and can have serious health consequences for both humans and animals (exacerbating economic losses). Along South America’s Pampa-Patagonia region, explosive volcanic eruptions produce ash clouds pushed by the “westerlies” (strong winds) through tropospheric and stratospheric terrestrial levels.
The proposed session aims to leverage existing global Earth observation networks including the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites-CEOS, the Group on Earth Observations-GEO, the International Charter, the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMS), and on-the- ground, volcano observatories.
The objective of this session has many ethical and social implications, since improving the relationship between geoscientists, politicians and population, means to increase the resilience of society.
Contributions on case histories from active volcanic centers, methodological and operational comparisons are particularly encouraged.
We encourage submitting your abstract by the 10th of May 2018.
Please consult the website https://www.citiesonvo
Our warmest regards,
The conveners,
Fernando Echavarria
Elizabeth Rovere
Silvia Peppoloni
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