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Late Holocene edifice collapse and eruptions of Iriga volcano, Philippines: integrated data from subaerial and lacustrine deposits
Mount Iriga is a small, dormant stratovolcano of basalt to basaltic andesite composition located in Luzon Island, Philippines. The volcanic edifice...
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Did steam boost the height and growth rate of the giant Hunga eruption plume?
The eruption of Hunga volcano on 15 January 2022 produced a higher plume and faster-growing umbrella cloud than has ever been previously recorded....
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Multi-method constraints on the age and timescale of silicic small-volume eruptions of Puketerata Volcanic Complex, Taupō Volcanic Zone, New Zealand
Accurate dating of young eruptions from explosive volcanoes is essential for forecasting future eruptions and for defining the hazardscape of...
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Recognizing unsteadiness in the transport systems of dilute pyroclastic density currents
Laboratory density currents generated with unsteady source conditions provide insight into the distances and timescales over which unsteadiness at...
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Terminology for Volcanic Deposits and Rocks
In many modern active settings where eruptions and transportation processes have been witnessed, the naming of volcanic deposits and rocks can be...
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Ordovician Volcanism in the Northern Famatina System
The Suri–Las Planchadas Volcanic–Sedimentary Complex at the northwestern of the Famatina System, Famatinian Orogen, comprises an Early to Medium...
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How well do concentric radii approximate population exposure to volcanic hazards?
Effective risk management requires accurate assessment of population exposure to volcanic hazards. Assessment of this exposure at the large-scale has...
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Geological History, Chronology and Magmatic Evolution of Merapi
This chapter provides a synthesis of the geological history, chronology and magmatic evolution of Merapi. Stratigraphic field and geochronological...
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Magma fragmentation: a perspective on emerging topics and future directions
The breaking apart of magma into fragments is intimately related to the eruptive style and thus the nature and footprint of volcanic hazards. The...
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Montagne Pelée volcano (Martinique, in the French Lesser Antilles) hydrogeological system revealed by high-resolution helicopter-borne electromagnetic imagery
Montagne Pelée, on the French island of Martinique, eastern Caribbean Sea, has been one of the deadliest volcanoes in the world, with 30,000 victims...
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Understanding and modeling tephra transport: lessons learned from the 18 May 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens
Discoveries made during the 18 May 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens advanced our understanding of tephra transport and deposition in fundamental...
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Synthetic aperture radar volcanic flow maps (SAR VFMs): a simple method for rapid identification and map** of volcanic mass flows
Volcanic mass flows, including lava, pyroclastic density currents, and lahars, account for the bulk of fatalities and infrastructure damage caused by...
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Morphology and Instability of the Merapi Lava Dome Monitored by Unoccupied Aircraft Systems
Episodic growth and collapse of the lava dome of Merapi volcano is accompanied by significant hazards associated with material redeposition...
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Fragmentation Processes in Magmas and Volcanic Rocks
In this chapter, we consider the many processes by which magma and volcanic rock can be fragmented. This comprehensive review describes the...
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Evidence for welding of a block and ash pyroclastic flow deposit: the case of Cerro Bravo Volcano, Colombia
Cerro Bravo is an active composite volcano located in the San Diego—Cerro Machín Volcano-Tectonic Province (SCVTP), the northernmost volcanic chain...
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The peperino rocks: historical and volcanological overview
The name peperino derives from the Italian word pepe (from the Latin word piper , pepper) and has been used in the common language for lithified...
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Crater-rim collapse at Stromboli volcano: understanding the mechanisms leading from the failure of hot rocks to the development of glowing avalanches
The failures of volcanic crater-rims frequently lead to the development of avalanches of glowing rocks, a hybrid phenomenon between rock avalanches...
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Paleomagnetism and rock magnetism as tools for volcanology
Paleomagnetic and rock magnetic methods for studying volcanoes and their products have been developed since the second half of the twentieth century....
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Particle Transport
Weathering residues and pyroclastic particles that reach the coast from the mainland, as well as any carbonate class generated in the marine...
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Investigating the geological and geomechanical characteristics governing the weathering behavior of Meymand tuff
The Meymand world heritage site (Kerman Province, Iran) is a rock-hewn village carved within a pyroclastic rock mass, Meymand Tuff. This site, having...
