Volcanoclastic deposits

3-D seafloor bathymetry map, constructed using AUV data from this expedition (1-meter resolution), showing a silicic lava dome.

New Frontiers and Technologies in Submarine Volcanism Research

by R. Carey, K. Orth and B. Chadwick 20 October 2017

AGU Chapman Conference on Submarine Volcanism: New Approaches and Research Frontier; Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 29 January to 3 February 2017

A volcanic ash plume dwarfs the city of Puerto Montt in southern Chile just after the start of the eruption of Calbuco volcano on 22 April 2015.

Research Spotlights

Volcanic Lightning Could Aid Hazard Response During Eruptions

by Sarah Stanley 15 April 201615 April 2016

Lightning and ash plume dynamics reflected eruption behavior and signaled the onset of fast-moving rock and gas flows during the 2015 eruption of Chile's Calbuco volcano.

Research Spotlights

Can We Predict How Volcanic Ash Disperses After an Eruption?

by W. Yan 23 February 201623 February 2016

Researchers investigate what factors influence how particles from a plume spread following a volcanic eruption.

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