5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 From: "Montgomery-Brown, Emily K" <emontgomery-brown@xxxxxxxx> Dear Colleagues, we would like to invite your abstracts for AGU's Fall Meeting in Chicago this December describing what you have learned, or benefits derived from synthetic eruption scenarios and other hypothetical exercises. The abstract deadline is Aug. 3. We hope to see you there! *V007 - Lessons Learned from Eruption Scenarios and Hypothetical Exercises* Furthering our understanding volcano dynamics involves interpreting a range of physical processes that occur relatively rarely in the real world. Thus, hypothetical scenarios are critical for planning ahead to maximize scientific progress from a real eruption. Hypothetical tabletop eruptions are a common method of exercising both emergency response and scientific activities that would occur during a real eruption. In the realm of numerical modeling, forward and inverse models of volcano deformation continue to increase in complexity and are increasingly applied towards hazard assessment and event response. These exercises are an important component of establishing community standards and benchmarks to ensure quality research and reproducibility. Recently, several exercises have been conducted in community research groups. We encourage participants of these exercises, as well as researchers with studies of their own, to share their results and insights about how hypothetical studies improve volcano research. Emily K. Montgomery-Brown- USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory Einat Lev - Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Josh A Crozier - Rice University 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 ------------------------------
