First-of-its kind tool to understand past eruptions and improve future hazard estimates
Scientists have created a tool that can improve estimating hazards of future volcanic eruptions.
January 12, 2021
A team of geoscientists has developed a new way to reconstruct the sizes of volcanic eruptions that occurred thousands of years ago, creating a first-of-its kind tool that can aid in understanding past explosive eruptions and improve estimates of hazards from future eruptions.
The advanced numerical model allows scientists to reconstruct eruption rates through time by estimating the dimensions of the umbrella clouds that contribute to the accumulation of deposits of volcanic ash. The research is published in the journal